Otomata

http://www.earslap.com/projectslab/otomata

Otomata is a generative sequencer. It employs a cellular automaton type logic I’ve devised to produce sound events.

Each alive cell has 4 states: Up, right, down, left. at each cycle, the cells move themselves in the direction of their internal states. If any cell encounters a wall, it triggers a pitched sound whose frequency is determined by the xy position of collision, and the cell reverses its direction. If a cell encounters another cell on its way, it turns itself clockwise.

This set of rules produces chaotic results in some settings, therefore you can end up with never repeating, gradually evolving sequences. Go add some cells, change their orientation by clicking on them, and press play, experiment, have fun.

If you encounter something you like, just press “Copy Piece Link” and save it somewhere, or better, share it!

Here is something from me to start with:

http://www.earslap.com/projectslab/otomata?q=0d6p224s4v508n7n6012

wait you made this?

i think it literally means "sound again".

  On 4/18/2011 at 9:23 PM, kaini said:

jazz

I was one of the first to find out about Otomata because I follow Earslap on twitter