Generator 1 is an attempt to create an ecology of sound and color. Informed by chaos theory, minute differences in initial conditions are amplified as the environment develops.
Generator 1 creates sounds based on the way the user's input interacts with the existing environment.
If on a phone or tablet, tap the screen. If on a desktop, press any key.
Each keypress or tap generates two parameters. These parameters are used to generate critters. The synthesizer type, note(s) played, effects, geometry, and color result from a combination of the user's input and the preexisting state.
After generating a sound, the critter passes a spore back to the environment, modifying the initial conditions in place when the user calls the next critter into being.
Try the demo.
git clone https://github.com/crashspringfield/generator-1.git && cd generator-1
npm install
npx webpack
...and open index.html in your browser
Critters are pure-ish functions that wrap Tone.js and THREE.js classes. Each Critter takes integer parameters to generate a sound and returns an integer. They don't manipulate application state, but it's generally easier for them to handle I/O && reference globals (like what musical key) in non-functional ways.
Fork and create your own critters in their own file under ./src/critters. If they follow the guide above, they should interact well with the existing environment.
GPL 3.0