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@@ -2,6 +2,267 @@
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All notable changes to PyTheory are documented here.
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## 0.40.9
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- **Mellotron synth** — tape-replay keyboard with wow/flutter, tape saturation,
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bandwidth limiting, hiss, and 8-second tape fadeout. Three tape banks via the
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`tape` parameter: `"strings"` (default), `"flute"`, and `"choir"`.
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- **Analog oscillator synths** — four new waveform generators for fat, alive,
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analog-style sounds:
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- `Synth.HARD_SYNC` — slave oscillator hard-synced to a master (Prophet-5
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leads). `slave_ratio` parameter controls harmonic content.
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- `Synth.RING_MOD` — two oscillators multiplied for metallic, bell-like
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inharmonic tones. `mod_ratio` parameter.
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- `Synth.WAVEFOLD` — west coast wavefolding (Buchla-style). `folds` parameter
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sweeps from warm to gnarly.
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- `Synth.DRIFT` — analog VCO with pitch drift, jitter, and noise floor.
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`shape` parameter (`"saw"`, `"square"`, `"triangle"`, `"pulse"`) and
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`drift_amount` for instability level.
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- **Synth kwargs passthrough** — `play()`, `save()`, and `_render()` now accept
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`**synth_kw` for forwarding parameters to synth wave functions (e.g.
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`play(tone, synth=Synth.MELLOTRON, tape="choir")`).
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- **14 new instrument presets** — `mellotron`, `mellotron_strings`,
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`mellotron_flute`, `mellotron_choir`, `sync_lead`, `sync_lead_bright`,
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`ring_mod_bell`, `ring_mod_metallic`, `wavefold_warm`, `wavefold_gnarly`,
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`drift_saw`, `drift_square`, `analog_pad`, `analog_bass`.
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- **808 bass envelope fix** — changed from `pluck` (zero sustain, wrong for 808)
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to `piano` (sharp attack with long decay tail).
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## 0.40.8
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- **Fix hold() inflating duration** — `Note.beats` was returning the full
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duration for held notes (`_hold=True`), causing `Part.total_beats` and
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`Score.duration_ms` to overcount. A part with `hold(Sa, WHOLE * 4)` followed
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by `add(Pa, QUARTER)` would report 17 beats instead of 1. Now held notes
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return 0 beats, matching the renderer which already skipped advancing the
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timeline for held notes.
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## 0.40.7
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- **Expose missing Synth enum entries** — rhodes, wurlitzer, vibraphone,
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pipe organ, and choir wave functions were already implemented but not
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accessible via the Synth enum. Now available as `Synth.RHODES`,
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`Synth.WURLITZER`, `Synth.VIBRAPHONE`, `Synth.PIPE_ORGAN`, `Synth.CHOIR`.
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## 0.40.6
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- **Saxophone presets cleaned up** — removed lowpass filters and vel_to_filter
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from all sax instrument presets (saxophone, alto_sax, tenor_sax, bari_sax).
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The saxophone wave function already shapes its own spectrum; the extra
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filters were dulling the tone.
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## 0.40.5
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- **Saxophone synth overhaul** — reed nonlinearity (asymmetric soft clipping),
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conical bore formant resonances, breath noise with attack envelope, separate
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reed buzz, key click transient, and sub-harmonic warmth. Vibrato dialed back
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to subtle, delayed onset.
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## 0.40.4
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- **Distortion overhaul** — multi-stage clipping (preamp → power amp →
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asymmetric rectifier) replaces single-stage tanh. Crunch, distorted,
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orange crunch, and metal guitar presets now sound properly driven.
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## 0.40.3
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- **Crotales synth** — tuned bronze discs with long ring and bright harmonics
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- **Tingsha synth** — paired Tibetan cymbals with beating from two detuned discs
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- **Rain stick** — cascading pebbles (steep and slow/shallow variants)
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- **Ocean drum** — steel beads rolling inside a frame drum, surf wash
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- **Cabasa** — metal bead chain on cylinder, bright metallic scrape
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- **Wind chimes** — multiple suspended metal tubes ringing at random offsets
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- **Finger cymbal** — single zill tap, bright metallic ping
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- `crotales`, `tingsha`, `singing_bowl`, `singing_bowl_ring` instrument presets
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- Audio demos in docs for all new sounds
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## 0.40.2
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- **Master compressor dialed back** — threshold raised from 0.5 to 0.7,
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makeup gain capped at 3x. Sparse arrangements no longer get
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over-amplified to clipping.
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## 0.40.1
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- **Singing bowl synth** — two variants: strike (mallet hit with chirp
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and long decay) and ring (rim-rubbed sustained tone with slow build).
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Inharmonic partials beat against near-degenerate mode pairs for
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authentic Himalayan bowl shimmer.
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- `singing_bowl` and `singing_bowl_ring` instrument presets
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- Audio demos in docs for both variants
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## 0.40.0
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- **Rhodes electric piano synth** — tine + tonebar + electromagnetic
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pickup model. `electric_piano` preset now uses dedicated `rhodes_synth`
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instead of FM
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- **73 audio demos in docs** — every synth, every drum pattern, every
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code example with `play_score()` now has an embedded audio player
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- Idiomatic demos: harp arpeggiates, guitars strum, cello bows, sitar
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drones, strings use ensemble
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- Trailing silence trimming on all audio exports
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- Raw waveform demos (no envelope) for classic waveforms
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## 0.39.3
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- **33 audio samples in documentation** — every `play_score()` example
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now has an embedded stereo audio player. Covers quickstart, sequencing,
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drums (all world percussion), playback, and cookbook.
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- **`docs/generate_audio.py`** — renders all doc examples to WAV
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- Numpy vectorization: cached time arrays, decay envelopes, drum hits;
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vectorized piano harmonic synthesis
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- Fixed acid legato example (removed pad envelope, added proper 303 recipe)
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## 0.39.2
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- **Marching percussion** — snare, rimshot, and stick click sounds with
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high-tension kevlar synthesis and woody-metallic rimshot crack
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- **`Part.flam()`**, **`Part.diddle()`**, **`Part.cheese()`** — marching
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rudiment methods for any drum sound
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- **`Part ensemble=`** — duplicate voices with per-player timing tendencies
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and micro pitch drift. Works on any Part (drumline, string section, choir).
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`ensemble=20` for a full snare line, `ensemble=4` for a string quartet.
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- **Sympathetic resonance** — marching snare buzz builds up with repeated
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hits, decays during rests (like real snare wire response)
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- **4 marching patterns** — march, cadence, paradiddle, roll
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- **Chakradar tabla pattern** — 16-beat tihai of tihais composition
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- Song #32: Snare Cadence (flams, diddles, cheese, triplets, 32nds)
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## 0.39.1
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- **Chakradar tabla pattern** — 16-beat tihai of tihais composition with
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3 escalating phrases and a crescendo triplet finale
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## 0.39.0
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- **Dropped `numeral` dependency** — Roman numeral helpers inlined,
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reducing supply chain surface (#47)
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- **`Part.ramp()`** — smooth parameter automation with 4 interpolation
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curves (linear, ease_in, ease_out, ease_in_out)
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- **Articulations** — staccato, legato, marcato, tenuto, accent, fermata
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- **Dynamic curves** — crescendo(), decrescendo(), swell(), dynamics()
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- **`Part.hit()`** — individual drum sounds with articulation support
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- **Cross-choke drum damping** — djembe, hi-hats, cajón, doumbek
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- **5 new djembe patterns** + 3 djembe fills (30 fills total)
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- **6 new drum fills** — 3 cajón, 3 metal
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- **Duration arithmetic** — multiply, divide, add
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- **Improved djembe slap** synthesis
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- Song #31: Acid Tabla
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## 0.38.2
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- **`Part.ramp()`** — smooth parameter automation from current value to
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target over a duration. Works for lowpass, reverb, distortion, chorus,
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delay, volume, and any `.set()` parameter. Four interpolation curves:
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linear, ease_in, ease_out, ease_in_out.
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## 0.38.1
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- **Dynamic curves** — `Part.crescendo()`, `Part.decrescendo()`,
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`Part.swell()`, and `Part.dynamics()` for velocity ramps and custom
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curves across a sequence of notes
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## 0.38.0
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- **Articulations** — `staccato`, `legato`, `marcato`, `tenuto`, `accent`,
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`fermata` via `articulation=` on `Part.add()` and `Part.hold()`
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- **`Part.hit()`** — place individual drum sounds in a Part's note stream
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with articulation, velocity, and effects support
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- **5 new djembe patterns** — dununba, tiriba, yankadi, djansa, mendiani
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- **3 new djembe fills** — djembe call, djembe roll, djembe break (30 fills total)
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- **Cross-choke drum damping** — striking one sound fades out related sounds
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(djembe, hi-hats, cajón, doumbek)
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- **Improved djembe slap** — dry goatskin pop instead of snare-like noise
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## 0.37.0
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- **5 new djembe patterns** — dununba, tiriba, yankadi, djansa, mendiani
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- **3 new djembe fills** — djembe call, djembe roll, djembe break (30 fills total)
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- **Cross-choke drum damping** — striking one sound on a hand drum fades
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out the ring of related sounds (djembe slap kills bass resonance, closed
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hat chokes open hat, cajón slap dampens bass, doumbek tek dampens dum)
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- **Improved djembe slap** — dry, high-pitched goatskin pop instead of
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snare-like noise rattle
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## 0.36.6
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- **6 new drum fills** — 3 cajón (flam, rumble, breakdown) and 3 metal
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(triplet, blast, cascade). 27 fills total.
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- Updated drums documentation with fill lists and examples
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## 0.36.5
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- **Duration arithmetic** — `Duration.WHOLE * 2`, `Duration.HALF + Duration.QUARTER`,
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division, and reverse multiply all work now (previously raised TypeError)
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## 0.36.3
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- **`Part.hold()`** — polyphonic overlap on a single part. Add notes
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without advancing the beat position so they play simultaneously.
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Enables: piano sustain, sitar drone under melody, guitar strum texture.
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- **Strum uses hold()** — leading string plays simultaneously with chord,
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no more timing gaps or choppiness
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- **Improved songs** 1-16: humanize, velocity dynamics, reverb, saxophone
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for blues
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- **Ctrl-C handling** — clean stop on all playback functions
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- **REPL updates** — strum, roll, bend, temperament, reference commands
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- Song #28 Descent (generative), #29 Pop Rock, #30 Sitar Drone
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- 862 tests
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## 0.36.1
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- **7 new instrument synths:** pedal steel guitar, theremin, kalimba/thumb
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piano, steel drum/pan, accordion (musette reeds), didgeridoo (drone +
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shifting formants), bagpipes (chanter reed)
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- **9 new demo moods** in ``pytheory demo``: Theremin Noir, Caribbean,
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Accordion Waltz, Kalimba Dreams, Outback Drone, Highland, Nashville
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Tears, Tabla Fusion
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- Improved existing songs with dedicated instrument synths
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- 41 synth waveforms, 26+ songs, 21 demo moods
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## 0.36.0
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- **Banjo synth** — steel strings on drum-head body, nasal twang,
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fast decay with membrane resonance
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- **Mandolin synth** — paired steel strings (natural chorus from
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doubled courses), bright body resonance
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- **Ukulele synth** — nylon strings, small mid-heavy body, shorter
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sustain than guitar
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- **Cajón drums** — bass (woody box thump), slap (snare wire buzz),
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tap (ghost note). 3 patterns: cajon, cajon rumba, cajon folk
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- **Vocal/formant synth** — LF glottal model, 5 Peterson & Barney
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formant peaks, jitter/shimmer, consonant onsets, per-note lyrics.
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Presets: vocal, choir
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- **Granular synthesis** — grain cloud engine with scatter, pitch
|
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variation, Hanning windows. Presets: granular_pad, granular_texture
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- **Strum sweep** — subtle grace notes before chord hit for natural
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strum feel on all fretboard instruments
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- Mandola preset, 34 synth waveforms, 26 songs
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## 0.35.0
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- **8.5x faster import** — dropped pytuning/sympy, lazy-load scipy.
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`import pytheory` now takes ~50ms instead of ~480ms (#44)
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- **Proper shruti JI ratios** — 22 positions with 5-limit just intonation
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(pure 3/2 fifths, 5/4 thirds), not 22-TET approximation
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- **Arabic maqam JI ratios** — Zalzalian 11-limit ratios.
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Mi↓ (the Rast third) is exactly 27/22 from Do
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- **B#/Cb octave boundary fix** — B#4 = C5, Cb4 = B3 (#45)
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- **Int tone names** — `Tone(0, system=TET(22))` works alongside strings.
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Wrapping: `Tone(22)` → tone 0, octave+1. `System.tone()` convenience.
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- **Timpani synth** — inharmonic membrane modes, felt mallet, copper kettle
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resonance, cathedral reverb
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- **Saxophone synth** — conical bore, reed buzz, brass body warmth.
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4 presets: saxophone, alto_sax, tenor_sax, bari_sax
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- **Part.roll()** — rapid repeated notes with velocity ramp for crescendo/
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decrescendo rolls on any instrument
|
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- **Vibrato tuning** — all instruments reduced to 0.001 depth for cleaner
|
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ensemble sound
|
||||
- **Granular synthesis** — grain cloud engine with scatter, pitch
|
||||
variation, and Hanning-windowed grains. Two presets: granular_pad,
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granular_texture.
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- 30 synth waveforms, 838 tests
|
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|
||||
## 0.34.0
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|
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- **16 dedicated instrument synths** — physical modeling and specialized
|
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@@ -20,6 +281,8 @@ All notable changes to PyTheory are documented here.
|
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with 22 new drum patterns
|
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- **Piano improvements:** brightness scales with pitch, two-stage decay,
|
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hammer impact with felt character
|
||||
- **Vibrato tuning:** reduced across flute, oboe, trumpet, cello for
|
||||
smoother ensemble sound
|
||||
- 27 synth waveforms, 10 envelopes, 40+ instrument presets, 80+ drum patterns
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## 0.33.1
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@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
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"""Demo the 5 new synths: Mellotron, Hard Sync, Ring Mod, Wavefold, Drift.
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Each synth gets a short musical phrase — not just a scale run — with
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reverb and rhythmic variety to show off its character.
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"""
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from pytheory import Score, Duration, play_score
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EIGHTH = Duration.EIGHTH
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QUARTER = Duration.QUARTER
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HALF = Duration.HALF
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DOTTED_Q = Duration.DOTTED_QUARTER
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WHOLE = Duration.WHOLE
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# ── Mellotron Strings ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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# Strawberry Fields vibes — slow, haunted, with rests that breathe.
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print("=== MELLOTRON STRINGS ===")
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s = Score("4/4", bpm=72)
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p = s.part("tape", instrument="mellotron_strings",
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reverb=0.45, reverb_type="cathedral", reverb_decay=2.0)
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p.add("G4", HALF).add("B4", QUARTER).add("D5", QUARTER)
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p.add("C5", DOTTED_Q).add("B4", EIGHTH).add("A4", HALF)
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p.rest(QUARTER)
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p.add("G4", DOTTED_Q).add("F#4", EIGHTH).add("G4", WHOLE)
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play_score(s)
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# ── Mellotron Flute ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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||||
# Lonely, breathy, with space between phrases.
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||||
print("\n=== MELLOTRON FLUTE ===")
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s = Score("3/4", bpm=84)
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p = s.part("flute", instrument="mellotron_flute",
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reverb=0.5, reverb_type="taj_mahal", reverb_decay=2.5)
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p.add("E5", HALF).add("D5", QUARTER)
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p.add("C5", DOTTED_Q).add("B4", EIGHTH).rest(QUARTER)
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p.add("A4", HALF).add("G4", QUARTER)
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p.add("A4", HALF).rest(QUARTER)
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p.add("E5", QUARTER).add("D5", QUARTER).add("C5", QUARTER)
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p.add("B4", HALF + QUARTER)
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play_score(s)
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# ── Mellotron Choir ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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||||
# Ghostly pad — slow chords, big reverb.
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||||
print("\n=== MELLOTRON CHOIR ===")
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s = Score("4/4", bpm=60)
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p = s.part("choir", instrument="mellotron_choir",
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||||
reverb=0.6, reverb_type="cathedral", reverb_decay=3.0)
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p.add("C4", WHOLE)
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p.add("E4", HALF).add("G4", HALF)
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||||
p.add("A4", DOTTED_Q).add("G4", EIGHTH).add("F4", HALF)
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||||
p.add("E4", WHOLE)
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play_score(s)
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||||
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||||
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||||
# ── Hard Sync Lead ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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||||
# Aggressive, punchy — fast 16ths and syncopation.
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||||
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||||
print("\n=== HARD SYNC LEAD ===")
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||||
s = Score("4/4", bpm=128)
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||||
p = s.part("sync", instrument="sync_lead",
|
||||
reverb=0.25, reverb_type="plate")
|
||||
p.add("E4", EIGHTH).add("E4", EIGHTH).rest(EIGHTH).add("G4", EIGHTH)
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||||
p.add("A4", QUARTER).add("G4", EIGHTH).add("E4", EIGHTH)
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||||
p.add("D4", EIGHTH).rest(EIGHTH).add("E4", EIGHTH).add("G4", EIGHTH)
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||||
p.add("A4", HALF)
|
||||
p.rest(QUARTER).add("B4", EIGHTH).add("A4", EIGHTH)
|
||||
p.add("G4", QUARTER).add("E4", QUARTER).add("D4", HALF)
|
||||
play_score(s)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
# ── Hard Sync Bright ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
# Higher slave ratio — more harmonics, screaming lead.
|
||||
|
||||
print("\n=== HARD SYNC BRIGHT ===")
|
||||
s = Score("4/4", bpm=138)
|
||||
p = s.part("sync2", instrument="sync_lead_bright",
|
||||
reverb=0.2, reverb_type="plate")
|
||||
p.add("A4", EIGHTH).add("C5", EIGHTH).add("D5", QUARTER)
|
||||
p.rest(EIGHTH).add("E5", EIGHTH).add("D5", EIGHTH).add("C5", EIGHTH)
|
||||
p.add("A4", QUARTER).rest(QUARTER).add("G4", EIGHTH).add("A4", EIGHTH)
|
||||
p.add("C5", HALF)
|
||||
play_score(s)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
# ── Ring Mod Bell ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
# Shimmery, metallic — sparse hits with long reverb tail.
|
||||
|
||||
print("\n=== RING MOD BELL ===")
|
||||
s = Score("4/4", bpm=66)
|
||||
p = s.part("bell", instrument="ring_mod_bell",
|
||||
reverb=0.6, reverb_type="cave", reverb_decay=3.0)
|
||||
p.add("C5", HALF).rest(QUARTER).add("G4", QUARTER)
|
||||
p.rest(HALF).add("E5", HALF)
|
||||
p.add("D5", QUARTER).rest(QUARTER).add("C5", HALF)
|
||||
p.rest(WHOLE)
|
||||
p.add("G4", QUARTER).add("A4", QUARTER).add("C5", HALF)
|
||||
play_score(s)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
# ── Ring Mod Metallic ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
# Alien, inharmonic — atonal stabs.
|
||||
|
||||
print("\n=== RING MOD METALLIC ===")
|
||||
s = Score("4/4", bpm=100)
|
||||
p = s.part("metal", instrument="ring_mod_metallic",
|
||||
reverb=0.4, reverb_type="parking_garage", reverb_decay=2.0)
|
||||
p.add("F4", EIGHTH).rest(EIGHTH).add("Ab4", EIGHTH).add("F4", EIGHTH)
|
||||
p.rest(QUARTER).add("Db5", QUARTER).rest(QUARTER)
|
||||
p.add("C5", EIGHTH).add("Ab4", EIGHTH).rest(QUARTER).add("F4", HALF)
|
||||
p.rest(HALF).add("Db5", QUARTER).add("C5", QUARTER)
|
||||
play_score(s)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
# ── Wavefold Warm ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
# Gentle folds — round and musical, like a filtered saw with overtones.
|
||||
|
||||
print("\n=== WAVEFOLD WARM ===")
|
||||
s = Score("4/4", bpm=108)
|
||||
p = s.part("fold", instrument="wavefold_warm",
|
||||
reverb=0.3, reverb_type="plate")
|
||||
p.add("A3", QUARTER).add("C4", QUARTER).add("E4", QUARTER).add("A4", QUARTER)
|
||||
p.add("G4", DOTTED_Q).add("E4", EIGHTH).add("C4", HALF)
|
||||
p.add("D4", QUARTER).add("F4", QUARTER).add("A4", HALF)
|
||||
p.add("G4", WHOLE)
|
||||
play_score(s)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
# ── Wavefold Gnarly ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
# Cranked folds — buzzy, aggressive, with syncopation.
|
||||
|
||||
print("\n=== WAVEFOLD GNARLY ===")
|
||||
s = Score("4/4", bpm=130)
|
||||
p = s.part("gnarly", instrument="wavefold_gnarly",
|
||||
reverb=0.2, reverb_type="spring")
|
||||
p.add("E3", EIGHTH).add("E3", EIGHTH).rest(EIGHTH).add("G3", EIGHTH)
|
||||
p.add("A3", EIGHTH).rest(EIGHTH).add("B3", EIGHTH).add("A3", EIGHTH)
|
||||
p.add("E3", QUARTER).add("G3", EIGHTH).add("A3", EIGHTH).add("B3", QUARTER)
|
||||
p.rest(QUARTER)
|
||||
p.add("E4", EIGHTH).add("D4", EIGHTH).add("B3", QUARTER).add("A3", HALF)
|
||||
play_score(s)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
# ── Drift Saw ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
# Warm, alive analog saw — the Minimoog pad.
|
||||
|
||||
print("\n=== DRIFT SAW (vintage VCO) ===")
|
||||
s = Score("4/4", bpm=88)
|
||||
p = s.part("drift", instrument="drift_saw",
|
||||
reverb=0.35, reverb_type="taj_mahal", reverb_decay=2.0)
|
||||
p.add("D4", HALF).add("F4", HALF)
|
||||
p.add("A4", DOTTED_Q).add("G4", EIGHTH).add("F4", QUARTER).rest(QUARTER)
|
||||
p.add("D4", QUARTER).add("E4", QUARTER).add("F4", HALF)
|
||||
p.add("D4", WHOLE)
|
||||
play_score(s)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
# ── Drift Square ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
# Hollow, wobbly — 8-bit with analog soul.
|
||||
|
||||
print("\n=== DRIFT SQUARE ===")
|
||||
s = Score("4/4", bpm=110)
|
||||
p = s.part("dsq", instrument="drift_square",
|
||||
reverb=0.25, reverb_type="plate")
|
||||
p.add("C4", EIGHTH).add("E4", EIGHTH).add("G4", QUARTER).add("E4", QUARTER)
|
||||
p.rest(QUARTER)
|
||||
p.add("A4", EIGHTH).add("G4", EIGHTH).add("E4", QUARTER).add("C4", HALF)
|
||||
p.add("D4", QUARTER).add("F4", EIGHTH).add("G4", EIGHTH).add("A4", HALF)
|
||||
p.add("G4", WHOLE)
|
||||
play_score(s)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
# ── Analog Pad ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
# Slow, drifting chords — Juno-style lushness.
|
||||
|
||||
print("\n=== ANALOG PAD ===")
|
||||
s = Score("4/4", bpm=70)
|
||||
p = s.part("pad", instrument="analog_pad",
|
||||
reverb=0.5, reverb_type="taj_mahal", reverb_decay=3.0)
|
||||
p.add("A3", WHOLE)
|
||||
p.add("C4", HALF).add("E4", HALF)
|
||||
p.add("F4", WHOLE)
|
||||
p.add("E4", HALF).add("D4", HALF)
|
||||
p.add("C4", WHOLE)
|
||||
play_score(s)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
# ── Analog Bass ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
|
||||
# Tight, punchy — Moog bass with filter sweep.
|
||||
|
||||
print("\n=== ANALOG BASS ===")
|
||||
s = Score("4/4", bpm=120)
|
||||
p = s.part("bass", instrument="analog_bass",
|
||||
reverb=0.1, reverb_type="plate")
|
||||
p.add("E2", EIGHTH).add("E2", EIGHTH).rest(EIGHTH).add("G2", EIGHTH)
|
||||
p.add("A2", QUARTER).rest(QUARTER)
|
||||
p.add("E2", EIGHTH).rest(EIGHTH).add("B2", EIGHTH).add("A2", EIGHTH)
|
||||
p.add("G2", QUARTER).add("E2", QUARTER).rest(HALF)
|
||||
p.add("E2", EIGHTH).add("E2", EIGHTH).add("G2", EIGHTH).add("A2", EIGHTH)
|
||||
p.add("B2", QUARTER).add("A2", QUARTER).add("E2", HALF)
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||||
play_score(s)
|
||||
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||||
|
||||
print("\nDone!")
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+4
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|
||||
<audio controls style="width: 100%; margin: 0.5em 0 1.5em 0;">
|
||||
<source src="{{ pathto('_static/audio/' + file, 1) }}" type="audio/wav">
|
||||
Your browser does not support the audio element.
|
||||
</audio>
|
||||
File diff suppressed because it is too large
Load Diff
@@ -322,6 +322,14 @@ against 17 known chord types (triads, 7ths, 9ths, sus, power chords).
|
||||
>>> Chord.from_tones("Bb", "D", "F").identify()
|
||||
'Bb major'
|
||||
|
||||
Enharmonic spellings are fully supported — Cb, Fb, E#, B#, double
|
||||
sharps/flats, and unicode symbols (see :doc:`tones` for details):
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: pycon
|
||||
|
||||
>>> Chord.from_tones("Cb", "Eb", "Gb").identify()
|
||||
'B minor'
|
||||
|
||||
You can also access the root and quality separately:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: pycon
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ Acid House Track
|
||||
|
||||
play_score(score)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/acid_house.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Dub Reggae with Delay Madness
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -443,6 +447,10 @@ Sparse notes into infinite echo:
|
||||
|
||||
play_score(score)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/dub_reggae.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Jazz Ballad with Humanize
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -480,6 +488,10 @@ The difference between a robot and a musician:
|
||||
|
||||
play_score(score)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/jazz_ballad.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Song with Sections
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -513,6 +525,10 @@ Define once, arrange freely:
|
||||
play_score(score)
|
||||
score.save_midi("my_song.mid")
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/song_sections.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Export Everything to MIDI
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
+305
-12
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ in Atlanta. Over a dancehall pattern, you're in Kingston. The drums ARE
|
||||
the genre -- they tell the listener's body how to move before a single
|
||||
melodic note is played.
|
||||
|
||||
PyTheory includes a complete drum system -- 27 synthesized percussion
|
||||
sounds, 58 pattern presets across dozens of genres, and 21 fill presets.
|
||||
PyTheory includes a complete drum system -- 51 synthesized percussion
|
||||
sounds, 95+ pattern presets across dozens of genres, and 30 fill presets.
|
||||
Every sound is generated from waveforms; no samples needed.
|
||||
|
||||
Drum Sounds
|
||||
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ The ``DrumSound`` enum maps to General MIDI percussion note numbers:
|
||||
>>> DrumSound.CLOSED_HAT.value
|
||||
42
|
||||
|
||||
All 27 sounds, organized by type:
|
||||
All 51 sounds, organized by type:
|
||||
|
||||
**Kicks:** KICK (36)
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -106,7 +106,32 @@ All 27 sounds, organized by type:
|
||||
**Percussion:** COWBELL (56), CLAVE (75), SHAKER (70), TAMBOURINE (54),
|
||||
CONGA_HIGH (63), CONGA_LOW (64), BONGO_HIGH (60), BONGO_LOW (61),
|
||||
TIMBALE_HIGH (65), TIMBALE_LOW (66), AGOGO_HIGH (67), AGOGO_LOW (68),
|
||||
GUIRO (73), MARACAS (70)
|
||||
GUIRO (73)
|
||||
|
||||
**Tabla:** TABLA_NA (86), TABLA_TIN (87), TABLA_GE (88), TABLA_DHA (89),
|
||||
TABLA_TIT (90), TABLA_KE (91), TABLA_GE_BEND (108 -- bayan with upward
|
||||
pitch bend from palm pressing into the head)
|
||||
|
||||
**Dhol:** DHOL_DAGGA (92), DHOL_TILLI (93), DHOL_BOTH (94)
|
||||
|
||||
**Dholak:** DHOLAK_GE (95), DHOLAK_NA (96), DHOLAK_TIT (97)
|
||||
|
||||
**Mridangam:** MRIDANGAM_THAM (98), MRIDANGAM_NAM (99), MRIDANGAM_DIN (100),
|
||||
MRIDANGAM_THA (101)
|
||||
|
||||
**Djembe:** DJEMBE_BASS (102), DJEMBE_TONE (103), DJEMBE_SLAP (104)
|
||||
|
||||
**Cajón:** CAJON_BASS (108), CAJON_SLAP (109), CAJON_TAP (110)
|
||||
|
||||
**Metal Kit:** METAL_KICK (105), METAL_SNARE (106), METAL_HAT (107)
|
||||
|
||||
**Marching Snare:** MARCH_SNARE (115), MARCH_RIMSHOT (116), MARCH_CLICK (118)
|
||||
|
||||
**Quads (Tenors):** QUAD_1 (119), QUAD_2 (120), QUAD_3 (121), QUAD_4 (122),
|
||||
QUAD_SPOCK (123)
|
||||
|
||||
**Marching Bass:** BASS_1 (124), BASS_2 (125), BASS_3 (126), BASS_4 (127),
|
||||
BASS_5 (80)
|
||||
|
||||
Drum Synthesis
|
||||
--------------
|
||||
@@ -145,8 +170,8 @@ Each sound has a dedicated synthesizer:
|
||||
Pattern Presets
|
||||
---------------
|
||||
|
||||
58 patterns spanning genres from rock to Afro-Cuban to electronic.
|
||||
Load them with ``Pattern.preset()``:
|
||||
80+ patterns spanning genres from rock to Afro-Cuban to electronic to
|
||||
world percussion. Load them with ``Pattern.preset()``:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: pycon
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -193,9 +218,16 @@ adds syncopation.
|
||||
rattling hi-hats of trap, the breakneck tempo of drum and bass. These
|
||||
patterns were born in drum machines and they still live there.
|
||||
|
||||
**Metal/Punk:** metal, blast beat, punk -- Speed and aggression.
|
||||
The blast beat is both feet and both hands going as fast as humanly
|
||||
possible. Punk strips everything to its essentials.
|
||||
**Metal/Punk:** metal, blast beat, punk, double kick, metal blast,
|
||||
metal groove, metal gallop -- Speed and aggression. The blast beat is
|
||||
both feet and both hands going as fast as humanly possible. Punk strips
|
||||
everything to its essentials. The metal kit adds 3 dedicated sounds
|
||||
(double kick, china cymbal, stack) and 4 patterns for extreme metal
|
||||
subgenres.
|
||||
|
||||
**World Percussion:** tabla, dhol, dholak, mridangam, djembe, cajón --
|
||||
Deep traditions from across the globe, each with authentic sound sets and
|
||||
idiomatic patterns. See the World Percussion section below for details.
|
||||
|
||||
**Other:** funk, hip hop, bo diddley, second line, new orleans, waltz,
|
||||
12/8 blues, country, gospel, flamenco -- Everything else. The syncopated
|
||||
@@ -217,6 +249,13 @@ Playing Patterns
|
||||
play_pattern(Pattern.preset("salsa"), repeats=4, bpm=180)
|
||||
play_pattern(Pattern.preset("afrobeat"), repeats=8, bpm=110)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.3em 0 0.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/rock_beat.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.3em 0 0.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/bossa_nova_pattern.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.3em 0 0.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/salsa_pattern.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.3em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/afrobeat_pattern.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Fills
|
||||
-----
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -228,14 +267,17 @@ ending and a new one is about to begin. Without fills, a drum pattern
|
||||
just loops. With them, it breathes and has structure.
|
||||
|
||||
``Pattern.fill()`` loads a 1-bar drum fill -- a short break that
|
||||
transitions between sections. 21 fill presets are available:
|
||||
transitions between sections. 30 fill presets are available:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: pycon
|
||||
|
||||
>>> Pattern.list_fills()
|
||||
['afrobeat', 'blast', 'bossa nova', 'breakdown', 'buildup',
|
||||
'cumbia', 'disco', 'funk', 'highlife', 'hip hop', 'house',
|
||||
'jazz', 'jazz brush', 'metal', 'reggae', 'rock', 'rock crash',
|
||||
'cajon breakdown', 'cajon flam', 'cajon rumble',
|
||||
'cumbia', 'disco', 'djembe break', 'djembe call', 'djembe roll',
|
||||
'funk', 'highlife', 'hip hop', 'house',
|
||||
'jazz', 'jazz brush', 'metal', 'metal blast', 'metal cascade',
|
||||
'metal triplet', 'reggae', 'rock', 'rock crash',
|
||||
'salsa', 'samba', 'second line', 'trap']
|
||||
|
||||
>>> fill = Pattern.fill("rock")
|
||||
@@ -304,6 +346,257 @@ drum pattern and all named parts are mixed together by ``play_score()``:
|
||||
|
||||
play_score(score)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/salsa_layered.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
World Percussion
|
||||
----------------
|
||||
|
||||
PyTheory includes dedicated sound sets and pattern presets for
|
||||
traditional percussion instruments from around the world. Each
|
||||
instrument has its own synthesized sounds that capture the timbral
|
||||
character of the real instrument, plus idiomatic rhythmic patterns
|
||||
drawn from their musical traditions.
|
||||
|
||||
Tabla
|
||||
~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
The tabla is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent -- the
|
||||
smaller, higher-pitched *dayan* and the larger, bass *bayan*. It is
|
||||
the rhythmic backbone of Hindustani classical music, and one of the
|
||||
most expressive percussion instruments ever created. A single tabla
|
||||
player can produce an astonishing range of tones by varying finger
|
||||
placement, pressure, and striking technique.
|
||||
|
||||
**7 sounds** -- covering the primary tabla strokes (na, tin, tun, ge,
|
||||
dha, ke, tit) plus a bayan pitch bend sound (TABLA_GE_BEND) that
|
||||
models the technique of pressing the palm into the bayan head to bend
|
||||
the pitch upward.
|
||||
|
||||
**7 patterns:** teental (16 beats, the most common taal), jhaptaal
|
||||
(10 beats), rupak (7 beats), dadra (6 beats), keherwa (8 beats, folk
|
||||
and light classical), tabla solo, and tiri kita (fast ornamental
|
||||
pattern).
|
||||
|
||||
**5 fills:** tihai (3x crescendo landing on sam), chakkardar (32nd
|
||||
triplet cascade into slam), tiri kita (rapid 16th-note dayan burst),
|
||||
bayan (deep bass bends showcase), tabla call (dayan/bayan call-and-response).
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
score.drums("teental", repeats=4, fill="tihai")
|
||||
score.drums("keherwa", repeats=4, fill="chakkardar")
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=80)
|
||||
score.drums("teental", repeats=4)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.3em 0 0.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/tabla_teental.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.3em 0 0.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/tabla_keherwa.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.3em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/tabla_chakradar.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Dhol
|
||||
~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
The dhol is a double-headed barrel drum from Punjab, played with
|
||||
sticks. It is the driving force behind bhangra music -- loud,
|
||||
energetic, and physically impossible to sit still to.
|
||||
|
||||
**3 sounds** -- bass stroke, treble stroke, and rimshot.
|
||||
|
||||
**2 patterns:** bhangra (the classic bhangra groove) and dhol chaal
|
||||
(a processional rhythm).
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=160)
|
||||
score.drums("bhangra", repeats=4)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/dhol.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Dholak
|
||||
~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
The dholak is a smaller, lighter two-headed drum used across South
|
||||
Asia in folk music, qawwali, and Bollywood. Played with bare hands,
|
||||
it produces a warm, melodic tone.
|
||||
|
||||
**3 sounds** -- bass, treble, and slap.
|
||||
|
||||
**2 patterns:** qawwali (the rhythmic foundation of Sufi devotional
|
||||
music) and dholak folk (a general folk groove).
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=120)
|
||||
score.drums("qawwali", repeats=4)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/dholak.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Mridangam
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
The mridangam is a double-headed drum from South India, the
|
||||
rhythmic anchor of Carnatic classical music. Its tuning system is
|
||||
extraordinarily precise, and its rhythmic vocabulary is among the
|
||||
most mathematically complex in the world.
|
||||
|
||||
**4 sounds** -- tha, thom, nam, and din.
|
||||
|
||||
**2 patterns:** adi talam (the most common Carnatic talam, 8 beats)
|
||||
and mridangam korvai (a rhythmic cadence pattern).
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=90)
|
||||
score.drums("adi talam", repeats=4)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/mridangam.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Djembe
|
||||
~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
The djembe is a rope-tuned goblet drum from West Africa, capable of
|
||||
producing a wide range of tones from deep bass to sharp slaps. It is
|
||||
central to the drum ensemble traditions of Mali, Guinea, and Senegal.
|
||||
|
||||
**3 sounds** -- bass (open center strike), tone (edge strike), and
|
||||
slap (sharp edge strike).
|
||||
|
||||
**8 patterns:** djembe (basic accompanying rhythm), kuku (Guinean harvest
|
||||
dance), soli (powerful Mandinka rhythm), dununba (heavy bass-driven),
|
||||
tiriba (joyful Susu rhythm), yankadi (gentle greeting/welcome), djansa
|
||||
(fast Malinke dance), mendiani (women's celebratory dance).
|
||||
|
||||
**3 fills:** djembe call (bass-tone-slap conversation building to climax),
|
||||
djembe roll (rapid slaps accelerating into bass), djembe break (syncopated
|
||||
West African-style break).
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=120)
|
||||
score.drums("djembe", repeats=8, fill="djembe call", fill_every=4)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/djembe.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Metal Kit
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
A dedicated percussion kit for extreme metal subgenres, with
|
||||
specialized sounds and patterns that go beyond the standard drum kit.
|
||||
|
||||
**3 sounds** -- double kick (triggered, tight attack), china cymbal,
|
||||
and stack (a short, trashy cymbal choke).
|
||||
|
||||
**4 patterns:** double kick (relentless double bass drum pattern),
|
||||
metal blast (blast beat with china cymbal accents), metal groove (a
|
||||
half-time groove with double kick fills), and metal gallop (the
|
||||
classic triplet-feel gallop rhythm).
|
||||
|
||||
**4 fills:** metal (double kick 16ths with descending toms), metal triplet
|
||||
(double kick triplets with snare accents), metal blast (alternating
|
||||
snare/kick 32nds into half-time crash), metal cascade (descending snare
|
||||
roll → kick roll → alternating → crash ending).
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=200)
|
||||
score.drums("metal blast", repeats=8, fill="metal cascade", fill_every=4)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/metal_blast.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Cajón
|
||||
~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
The cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument from Peru, now
|
||||
ubiquitous in acoustic and unplugged settings worldwide. Players sit
|
||||
on the box and strike the front face with their hands.
|
||||
|
||||
**3 sounds** -- bass (deep center thump), slap (sharp, snare-like edge
|
||||
hit with wire buzz), and tap (light finger tap).
|
||||
|
||||
**3 patterns:** cajon (basic groove), cajon rumba (flamenco-style rumba),
|
||||
and cajon folk (folk/acoustic pattern).
|
||||
|
||||
**3 fills:** cajon flam (slaps accelerating into bass hits), cajon rumble
|
||||
(fast taps building to slap accents), cajon breakdown (syncopated
|
||||
bass-slap groove).
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=100)
|
||||
score.drums("cajon", repeats=8, fill="cajon flam", fill_every=4)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/cajon.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Marching Percussion
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
A full drumline — snare, quads (tenors), and pitched bass drums.
|
||||
Every sound is synthesized: kevlar snare heads, aluminum shell ting
|
||||
on the quads, felt-beater thwack on the basses.
|
||||
|
||||
**Snare** -- 3 sounds: MARCH_SNARE (tight kevlar tap), MARCH_RIMSHOT
|
||||
(woody-metallic crack), MARCH_CLICK (stick click for count-offs).
|
||||
|
||||
**Quads** -- 5 sounds: QUAD_1 through QUAD_4 (high to low pitched
|
||||
tenors) plus QUAD_SPOCK (rim click on the shell).
|
||||
|
||||
**Bass drums** -- 5 pitched drums: BASS_1 (highest/smallest) through
|
||||
BASS_5 (lowest/biggest), each with a prominent felt-beater thwack.
|
||||
|
||||
**6 patterns:** march (basic 4/4), cadence (8-beat street beat),
|
||||
march paradiddle, march roll (buzz crescendo), quad sweep (run across
|
||||
all 4 drums), quad groove, bass split (cascading across the line),
|
||||
bass unison (all 5 hit together), drumline (snare + quads + bass).
|
||||
|
||||
**Rudiment methods:** ``Part.flam()``, ``Part.diddle()``, and
|
||||
``Part.cheese()`` for marching rudiments on any drum sound.
|
||||
|
||||
**Ensemble rendering:** ``ensemble=N`` on any Part duplicates the
|
||||
voice with per-player timing tendencies and micro pitch drift.
|
||||
``ensemble=8`` for a snare line, ``ensemble=20`` for a massive section.
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
# Full drumline with ensemble
|
||||
snares = score.part("snares", synth="sine", volume=0.9,
|
||||
reverb=0.2, ensemble=8)
|
||||
quads = score.part("quads", synth="sine", volume=0.5,
|
||||
reverb=0.2, ensemble=4)
|
||||
basses = score.part("basses", synth="sine", volume=0.55,
|
||||
reverb=0.2, ensemble=5)
|
||||
|
||||
snares.flam(DrumSound.MARCH_SNARE, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120)
|
||||
snares.diddle(DrumSound.MARCH_SNARE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=60)
|
||||
|
||||
# Or use patterns
|
||||
score.drums("drumline", repeats=4)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/march_snare.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
**Sympathetic resonance:** The marching snare builds up snare wire
|
||||
buzz as hits accumulate, and the buzz decays during rests — just like
|
||||
a real drum.
|
||||
|
||||
MIDI Export
|
||||
-----------
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
+96
-10
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ It's a well-tested order that sounds good by default.
|
||||
|
||||
Effects are applied in this fixed order::
|
||||
|
||||
Signal --> Saturation --> Tremolo --> Distortion --> Chorus --> Phaser
|
||||
--> Highpass --> Lowpass --> Delay --> Reverb --> Mix
|
||||
Signal --> Saturation --> Tremolo --> Distortion --> Cabinet --> Chorus
|
||||
--> Phaser --> Highpass --> Lowpass --> Delay --> Reverb --> Mix
|
||||
|
||||
Additionally, these per-note effects are applied before the part effects chain:
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ Part-level effects:
|
||||
- **Saturation** first: subtle even-harmonic warmth (tape/tube color).
|
||||
- **Tremolo** second: amplitude LFO modulation.
|
||||
- **Distortion** third: drives the signal before filtering.
|
||||
- **Chorus** fourth: thickens the signal.
|
||||
- **Phaser** fifth: swept allpass notches.
|
||||
- **Highpass** sixth: removes low-frequency mud.
|
||||
- **Lowpass** seventh: shapes the tone (like a tone knob on an amp).
|
||||
- **Delay** eighth: echoes the shaped signal (tap delay / tape echo).
|
||||
- **Cabinet** fourth: speaker cab simulation (rolloff + presence bump).
|
||||
- **Chorus** fifth: thickens the signal.
|
||||
- **Phaser** sixth: swept allpass notches.
|
||||
- **Highpass** seventh: removes low-frequency mud.
|
||||
- **Lowpass** eighth: shapes the tone (like a tone knob on an amp).
|
||||
- **Delay** ninth: echoes the shaped signal (tap delay / tape echo).
|
||||
- **Reverb** last: places everything in a space (room / hall).
|
||||
|
||||
Distortion
|
||||
@@ -96,6 +97,89 @@ Parameters:
|
||||
distortion_drive=10.0,
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
Cabinet Simulation
|
||||
------------------
|
||||
|
||||
A real guitar amp doesn't just distort the signal -- the speaker
|
||||
cabinet shapes the tone dramatically. A 12-inch speaker in a closed
|
||||
cabinet rolls off the harsh high frequencies above 5 kHz and adds a
|
||||
presence bump around 2--3 kHz that gives the sound its "in the room"
|
||||
quality. Without a cabinet, distortion sounds thin and fizzy. With
|
||||
one, it sounds like a real amp.
|
||||
|
||||
PyTheory's cabinet simulation applies a speaker rolloff curve (lowpass
|
||||
at ~5 kHz) combined with a presence resonance bump, placed in the
|
||||
signal chain immediately after distortion -- exactly where it sits in
|
||||
a real amp.
|
||||
|
||||
Parameters:
|
||||
|
||||
- ``cabinet``: Wet/dry mix, 0.0--1.0 (default 0, off).
|
||||
|
||||
- 0.3--0.5 = subtle speaker coloring
|
||||
- 0.6--0.8 = classic amp-in-a-room
|
||||
- 1.0 = full cabinet, no dry signal
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
# Classic rock amp tone: distortion into cabinet
|
||||
guitar = score.part(
|
||||
"guitar",
|
||||
synth="saw",
|
||||
envelope="pluck",
|
||||
distortion=0.6,
|
||||
distortion_drive=5.0,
|
||||
cabinet=0.8,
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
# Clean amp with just cabinet warmth (no distortion)
|
||||
clean = score.part(
|
||||
"clean",
|
||||
synth="triangle",
|
||||
envelope="pluck",
|
||||
cabinet=0.5,
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
Analog Drift
|
||||
------------
|
||||
|
||||
Real analog synthesizers are never perfectly in tune. The voltage-
|
||||
controlled oscillators drift slightly over time as components warm up
|
||||
and temperature fluctuates. This imperfection is actually a big part
|
||||
of why vintage analog synths sound so appealing -- the subtle pitch
|
||||
wandering gives each note a unique, living quality that static digital
|
||||
oscillators lack.
|
||||
|
||||
The ``analog_drift`` parameter adds slow, random pitch variation to
|
||||
each oscillator, modeling this vintage behavior.
|
||||
|
||||
Parameters:
|
||||
|
||||
- ``analog_drift``: Drift amount, 0.0--1.0 (default 0, off).
|
||||
|
||||
- 0.05--0.1 = subtle warmth (studio-grade analog)
|
||||
- 0.15--0.25 = noticeable drift (vintage gear warming up)
|
||||
- 0.3+ = unstable, wobbly (broken tape machine)
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
# Warm vintage pad
|
||||
pad = score.part(
|
||||
"pad",
|
||||
synth="supersaw",
|
||||
envelope="pad",
|
||||
analog_drift=0.1,
|
||||
chorus=0.3,
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
# Lo-fi detuned lead
|
||||
lead = score.part(
|
||||
"lead",
|
||||
synth="saw",
|
||||
envelope="pluck",
|
||||
analog_drift=0.25,
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
Chorus
|
||||
------
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -757,9 +841,11 @@ processes each section independently:
|
||||
lead.arpeggio("Gm", bars=4, pattern="updown", octaves=2)
|
||||
|
||||
Any parameter can be automated: ``lowpass``, ``lowpass_q``, ``highpass``,
|
||||
``reverb``, ``reverb_decay``, ``delay``, ``delay_time``, ``delay_feedback``,
|
||||
``distortion``, ``distortion_drive``, ``chorus``, ``phaser``, ``phaser_rate``,
|
||||
``saturation``, ``tremolo_depth``, ``tremolo_rate``, ``volume``.
|
||||
``reverb``, ``reverb_decay``, ``reverb_type``, ``delay``, ``delay_time``,
|
||||
``delay_feedback``, ``distortion``, ``distortion_drive``, ``chorus``,
|
||||
``phaser``, ``phaser_rate``, ``saturation``, ``tremolo_depth``,
|
||||
``tremolo_rate``, ``cabinet``, ``cabinet_brightness``, ``analog_drift``,
|
||||
``volume``.
|
||||
|
||||
LFO Automation
|
||||
--------------
|
||||
|
||||
+32
-1
@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ Optional parameters for synth, envelope, and temperament:
|
||||
play(Tone.from_string("C4"), synth=Synth.SAW, envelope=Envelope.PLUCK, t=1_000)
|
||||
play(Tone.from_string("C4"), temperament="pythagorean", t=1_000)
|
||||
|
||||
Synth-specific parameters are passed through as keyword arguments:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
# Mellotron with flute tape
|
||||
play(Tone.from_string("C4"), synth=Synth.MELLOTRON, tape="choir", t=2_000)
|
||||
|
||||
# Hard sync with custom slave ratio
|
||||
play(Tone.from_string("C4"), synth=Synth.HARD_SYNC, slave_ratio=2.5)
|
||||
|
||||
# Wavefolding with 4 folds
|
||||
play(Tone.from_string("C4"), synth=Synth.WAVEFOLD, folds=4.0)
|
||||
|
||||
# Drift oscillator with square shape
|
||||
play(Tone.from_string("C4"), synth=Synth.DRIFT, shape="square")
|
||||
|
||||
play_score() -- Full Arrangements
|
||||
---------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -66,6 +82,21 @@ the mix louder and punchier:
|
||||
chords.add(Chord.from_symbol(sym), Duration.WHOLE)
|
||||
play_score(score)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/playback_basic.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
The render pipeline respects the Score's ``temperament`` and
|
||||
``reference_pitch`` settings, so Baroque or microtonal scores play back
|
||||
at the correct tuning:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=80, temperament="meantone", reference_pitch=415.0)
|
||||
|
||||
Press **Ctrl+C** at any time during playback to stop — PyTheory catches
|
||||
``KeyboardInterrupt`` and stops audio cleanly.
|
||||
|
||||
See :doc:`sequencing` for how to build scores and parts.
|
||||
|
||||
render_score() -- Headless Rendering
|
||||
@@ -153,7 +184,7 @@ Play a drum pattern through the speakers:
|
||||
play_pattern(Pattern.preset("rock"), repeats=4, bpm=120)
|
||||
play_pattern(Pattern.preset("bossa nova"), repeats=4, bpm=140)
|
||||
|
||||
See :doc:`drums` for the full list of 58 presets and 21 fills.
|
||||
See :doc:`drums` for the full list of 80+ presets and 21 fills.
|
||||
|
||||
play_progression() -- Quick Chord Playback
|
||||
------------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
+19
-33
@@ -143,48 +143,34 @@ chords, melody, bass, each with their own synth and effects:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
from pytheory import Score, Pattern, Key, Duration, Chord
|
||||
from pytheory import Score, Key, Duration
|
||||
from pytheory.play import play_score
|
||||
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=140)
|
||||
score.drums("bossa nova", repeats=4)
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=120)
|
||||
score.drums("rock", repeats=8, fill="rock", fill_every=4)
|
||||
|
||||
chords = score.part(
|
||||
"chords",
|
||||
synth="fm",
|
||||
envelope="pad",
|
||||
reverb=0.4,
|
||||
)
|
||||
lead = score.part(
|
||||
"lead",
|
||||
synth="saw",
|
||||
envelope="pluck",
|
||||
delay=0.3,
|
||||
lowpass=3000,
|
||||
humanize=0.2,
|
||||
)
|
||||
bass = score.part(
|
||||
"bass",
|
||||
synth="sine",
|
||||
lowpass=500,
|
||||
)
|
||||
piano = score.part("piano", instrument="piano", reverb=0.3)
|
||||
lead = score.part("lead", synth="saw", envelope="pluck",
|
||||
delay=0.2, reverb=0.2, lowpass=4000)
|
||||
bass = score.part("bass", synth="triangle", lowpass=900)
|
||||
|
||||
key = Key("A", "minor")
|
||||
for chord in key.progression("i", "iv", "V", "i"):
|
||||
chords.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
|
||||
chords.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
|
||||
for chord in Key("G", "major").progression("I", "V", "vi", "IV") * 2:
|
||||
piano.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
|
||||
|
||||
lead.arpeggio("Am", bars=2, pattern="updown", octaves=2)
|
||||
lead.arpeggio("Dm", bars=2, pattern="updown", octaves=2)
|
||||
lead.set(lowpass=5000, reverb=0.3)
|
||||
lead.arpeggio("E7", bars=2, pattern="up", octaves=2)
|
||||
lead.arpeggio("Am", bars=2, pattern="updown", octaves=2)
|
||||
lead.add("D5", 1).add("B4", 0.5).add("D5", 0.5)
|
||||
lead.add("G5", 1).add("E5", 1)
|
||||
lead.add("D5", 0.5).add("B4", 0.5).add("A4", 1)
|
||||
lead.add("G4", 2).rest(2)
|
||||
|
||||
for n in ["A2", "E2", "A2", "C3"] * 4:
|
||||
bass.add(n, Duration.QUARTER)
|
||||
for n in ["G2", "G2", "D2", "D2", "E2", "E2", "C2", "C2"] * 2:
|
||||
bass.add(n, Duration.HALF)
|
||||
|
||||
play_score(score)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/quickstart.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Export to Your DAW
|
||||
------------------
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
+391
-41
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ A ``Duration`` represents a note length in beats (quarter note = 1 beat):
|
||||
>>> Duration.TRIPLET_QUARTER.value
|
||||
0.6666666666666666
|
||||
|
||||
Duration supports arithmetic — multiply, divide, and add to create
|
||||
compound durations:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: pycon
|
||||
|
||||
>>> Duration.WHOLE * 2
|
||||
8.0
|
||||
>>> Duration.HALF + Duration.QUARTER
|
||||
3.0
|
||||
>>> Duration.WHOLE / 2
|
||||
2.0
|
||||
|
||||
Time Signatures
|
||||
---------------
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -149,6 +161,10 @@ Chords work just like tones — pass any ``Chord`` object:
|
||||
for chord in chords:
|
||||
score.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/chords_basic.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: pycon
|
||||
|
||||
>>> score.measures
|
||||
@@ -232,6 +248,31 @@ Chords and Tone objects work the same way:
|
||||
for note in ["A2", "C3", "E3", "A2", "D2", "F2", "A2", "D2"]:
|
||||
bass.add(note, Duration.QUARTER)
|
||||
|
||||
Polyphonic Hold
|
||||
---------------
|
||||
|
||||
``Part.hold()`` adds a note without advancing the beat position —
|
||||
the next note starts at the *same* time. This enables polyphonic
|
||||
overlap on a single part: piano sustain, sitar drone under melody,
|
||||
guitar strum texture.
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
piano = score.part("piano", instrument="piano", reverb=0.3)
|
||||
|
||||
# Hold a C major chord for 8 beats
|
||||
piano.hold("C3", Duration.WHOLE * 2, velocity=60)
|
||||
piano.hold("E3", Duration.WHOLE * 2, velocity=55)
|
||||
piano.hold("G3", Duration.WHOLE * 2, velocity=55)
|
||||
|
||||
# Melody plays simultaneously on top
|
||||
for n in ["E4", "G4", "C5", "G4", "E4", "D4", "C4", "E4"]:
|
||||
piano.add(n, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=80)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/piano_hold.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Arpeggiator
|
||||
------------
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -280,6 +321,10 @@ Chain arpeggios through a progression:
|
||||
for sym in ["Cm", "Fm", "Abm", "Gm"]:
|
||||
lead.arpeggio(sym, bars=2, pattern="updown", octaves=2)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/arpeggio.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Combined with legato, glide, distortion, and a resonant lowpass, this
|
||||
produces the classic acid/trance arpeggiator sound.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -310,12 +355,18 @@ portamento (pitch slides between notes):
|
||||
acid = score.part(
|
||||
"acid",
|
||||
synth="saw",
|
||||
envelope="pad",
|
||||
legato=True,
|
||||
glide=0.04,
|
||||
lowpass=3000,
|
||||
lowpass_q=6.0,
|
||||
distortion=0.3,
|
||||
)
|
||||
acid.add("C2", 0.25).add("C3", 0.25).add("G2", 0.25).add("C2", 0.25)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/legato_glide.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
- ``legato``: If True, no envelope retrigger between notes (default False).
|
||||
- ``glide``: Portamento time in seconds (default 0, instant).
|
||||
0.03--0.05 = quick 303 slide, 0.1--0.2 = slow glide.
|
||||
@@ -323,63 +374,51 @@ portamento (pitch slides between notes):
|
||||
Complete Example
|
||||
----------------
|
||||
|
||||
A full multi-part arrangement built from scratch — bossa nova with FM
|
||||
rhodes, triangle lead, and filtered bass:
|
||||
A full multi-part arrangement — rock beat with piano chords, saw
|
||||
lead, and filtered bass:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
from pytheory import Score, Pattern, Key, Duration, Chord
|
||||
from pytheory import Score, Key, Duration, Chord
|
||||
from pytheory.play import play_score
|
||||
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=140)
|
||||
score.drums("bossa nova", repeats=4)
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=120)
|
||||
score.drums("rock", repeats=8, fill="rock", fill_every=4)
|
||||
|
||||
# FM rhodes with reverb
|
||||
rhodes = score.part(
|
||||
"rhodes",
|
||||
synth="fm",
|
||||
envelope="piano",
|
||||
volume=0.3,
|
||||
reverb=0.4,
|
||||
reverb_decay=1.8,
|
||||
)
|
||||
# Piano chords with reverb
|
||||
piano = score.part("piano", instrument="piano", volume=0.4, reverb=0.3)
|
||||
|
||||
# Triangle lead with delay
|
||||
# Saw lead with delay
|
||||
lead = score.part(
|
||||
"lead",
|
||||
synth="triangle",
|
||||
envelope="pluck",
|
||||
volume=0.45,
|
||||
delay=0.25,
|
||||
delay_time=0.32,
|
||||
delay_feedback=0.35,
|
||||
reverb=0.2,
|
||||
"lead", synth="saw", envelope="pluck", volume=0.4,
|
||||
delay=0.2, delay_time=0.33, reverb=0.2, lowpass=3000,
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
# Filtered bass
|
||||
bass = score.part(
|
||||
"bass",
|
||||
synth="sine",
|
||||
envelope="pluck",
|
||||
volume=0.45,
|
||||
lowpass=600,
|
||||
)
|
||||
bass = score.part("bass", synth="triangle", envelope="pluck",
|
||||
volume=0.45, lowpass=1200)
|
||||
|
||||
for sym in ["Am", "Am", "Dm", "Dm", "E7", "E7", "Am", "Am"]:
|
||||
rhodes.add(Chord.from_symbol(sym), Duration.WHOLE)
|
||||
for chord in Key("G", "major").progression("I", "V", "vi", "IV") * 2:
|
||||
piano.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
|
||||
|
||||
for n, d in [
|
||||
("E5", 0.67), ("D5", 0.33), ("C5", 0.67), ("B4", 0.33),
|
||||
("A4", 1), ("C5", 0.67), ("E5", 0.33), ("D5", 0.67), ("C5", 0.33),
|
||||
("A4", 1),
|
||||
]:
|
||||
lead.add(n, d)
|
||||
lead.add("D5", 1).add("B4", 0.5).add("D5", 0.5)
|
||||
lead.add("G5", 1).add("E5", 1)
|
||||
lead.add("D5", 0.5).add("B4", 0.5).add("A4", 1)
|
||||
lead.add("G4", 2).rest(2)
|
||||
lead.add("D5", 1).add("B4", 0.5).add("D5", 0.5)
|
||||
lead.add("G5", 1).add("A5", 1)
|
||||
lead.add("G5", 0.5).add("E5", 0.5).add("D5", 1)
|
||||
lead.add("B4", 2).rest(2)
|
||||
|
||||
for n in ["A2", "E2", "A2", "C3", "D2", "A2", "D2", "F2"]:
|
||||
bass.add(n, Duration.QUARTER)
|
||||
for n in ["G2", "G2", "D2", "D2", "E2", "E2", "C2", "C2"] * 2:
|
||||
bass.add(n, Duration.HALF)
|
||||
|
||||
play_score(score)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/complete_rock.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Velocity
|
||||
--------
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -399,6 +438,157 @@ The arpeggiator also accepts velocity:
|
||||
|
||||
lead.arpeggio("Am", bars=2, pattern="up", velocity=80)
|
||||
|
||||
Articulations
|
||||
-------------
|
||||
|
||||
Articulations change *how* a note is played — its attack, duration, and
|
||||
weight. A staccato note is short and bouncy. A marcato note hits hard.
|
||||
A legato note melts into the next one. This is the difference between
|
||||
a melody that sounds like a MIDI file and one that sounds like a
|
||||
musician played it.
|
||||
|
||||
Pass ``articulation=`` to ``Part.add()``:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
piano.add("C4", Duration.QUARTER, articulation="staccato") # short, bouncy
|
||||
piano.add("D4", Duration.QUARTER, articulation="legato") # smooth, overlaps
|
||||
piano.add("E4", Duration.QUARTER, articulation="marcato") # heavy accent
|
||||
piano.add("F4", Duration.QUARTER, articulation="tenuto") # held, soft attack
|
||||
piano.add("G4", Duration.QUARTER, articulation="accent") # louder
|
||||
piano.add("C5", Duration.HALF, articulation="fermata") # held longer
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/articulations.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
What each articulation does:
|
||||
|
||||
- **staccato** — plays ~40% of the note duration with a quick fade-out. Short and detached.
|
||||
- **legato** — extends ~15% into the next note. Smooth and connected.
|
||||
- **marcato** — 25% velocity boost + sharper attack. Heavy and accented.
|
||||
- **tenuto** — full duration with a softer attack ramp. Held and deliberate.
|
||||
- **accent** — 20% velocity boost, no duration change.
|
||||
- **fermata** — stretches the note 50% longer.
|
||||
|
||||
Articulations work on ``Part.hold()`` and ``Part.hit()`` too.
|
||||
|
||||
Dynamic Curves
|
||||
--------------
|
||||
|
||||
Real music breathes — phrases get louder, get quieter, swell and
|
||||
recede. Dynamic curves let you shape the velocity across a sequence
|
||||
of notes instead of setting each one manually.
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
# Crescendo: quiet to loud
|
||||
piano.crescendo(["C4","D4","E4","F4","G4","A4","B4","C5"],
|
||||
Duration.QUARTER, start_vel=30, end_vel=110)
|
||||
|
||||
# Decrescendo: loud to quiet
|
||||
piano.decrescendo(["C5","B4","A4","G4","F4","E4","D4","C4"],
|
||||
Duration.QUARTER, start_vel=110, end_vel=30)
|
||||
|
||||
# Swell: up then back down (orchestral < > shape)
|
||||
strings.swell(["C4","D4","E4","F4","G4","F4","E4","D4"],
|
||||
Duration.QUARTER, low_vel=35, peak_vel=110)
|
||||
|
||||
# Custom curve: explicit velocity per note
|
||||
piano.dynamics(["C4","E4","G4","C5"], Duration.QUARTER,
|
||||
velocities=[50, 80, 110, 90])
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/dynamics.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Four methods:
|
||||
|
||||
- **crescendo()** — linear velocity ramp from ``start_vel`` to ``end_vel``.
|
||||
- **decrescendo()** — same thing, but typically loud to quiet.
|
||||
- **swell()** — ramps up to the midpoint, then back down. The classic
|
||||
orchestral crescendo-decrescendo.
|
||||
- **dynamics()** — the general form. Pass a ``(start, end)`` tuple for
|
||||
a linear ramp, or a list of velocities for a custom curve.
|
||||
|
||||
All four accept ``articulation=`` to combine dynamics with articulations:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
# Staccato crescendo — bouncy notes getting louder
|
||||
piano.crescendo(["C4","E4","G4","C5","E5","G5","C6","E6"],
|
||||
Duration.EIGHTH, start_vel=40, end_vel=110,
|
||||
articulation="staccato")
|
||||
|
||||
Part.hit() — Manual Drum Placement
|
||||
-----------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
The pattern system is great for grooves, but sometimes you want to
|
||||
place individual drum hits with full control — articulations, effects,
|
||||
and all. ``Part.hit()`` puts a drum sound into a Part's note stream:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
from pytheory import DrumSound
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kit = score.part("kit", synth="sine", volume=0.7)
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kit.hit(DrumSound.KICK, Duration.QUARTER, articulation="accent")
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kit.hit(DrumSound.CLOSED_HAT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=60)
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kit.hit(DrumSound.SNARE, Duration.EIGHTH, articulation="marcato")
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Because hits go through the normal Part renderer, they get humanize,
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effects, and articulations for free. Use this for custom beats that
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don't fit a preset pattern, or for one-shot accent hits layered on
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top of a pattern.
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Rudiments — Flam, Diddle, Cheese
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---------------------------------
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Marching percussion rudiments as methods on any Part:
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.. code-block:: python
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||||
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from pytheory import DrumSound
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p = score.part("snares", synth="sine", volume=0.9)
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# Flam: grace note + main hit (gap controls tightness)
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p.flam(DrumSound.MARCH_SNARE, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120)
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# Diddle: two equal strokes in one note duration
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p.diddle(DrumSound.MARCH_SNARE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=60)
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# Cheese: flam + diddle combined
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p.cheese(DrumSound.MARCH_SNARE, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120)
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Ensemble
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--------
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Any Part can be rendered as an ensemble — multiple players with
|
||||
per-player timing tendencies and micro pitch drift:
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|
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.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
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# 8-player snare line
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snares = score.part("snares", synth="sine", volume=0.9, ensemble=8)
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|
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# 20-player string section
|
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strings = score.part("strings", instrument="string_ensemble", ensemble=20)
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|
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# Single player (default)
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solo = score.part("solo", instrument="violin")
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||||
|
||||
Each ensemble voice gets a consistent timing personality (some rush,
|
||||
some drag) plus small per-note wobble, and slightly different tuning.
|
||||
The result sounds like a real section — together but alive.
|
||||
|
||||
Solo snare, then an 8-player section plays the same pattern:
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/ensemble.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
Swing and Groove
|
||||
----------------
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -478,6 +668,54 @@ integrate naturally with the rest of the automation system:
|
||||
pad.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
|
||||
pad.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
|
||||
|
||||
Parameter Ramps
|
||||
---------------
|
||||
|
||||
Fades only control volume. ``Part.ramp()`` smoothly sweeps *any*
|
||||
parameter from its current value to a target — filters, reverb,
|
||||
distortion, chorus, delay, anything ``.set()`` accepts. This is how
|
||||
you build filter sweeps, gradual effect sends, and EDM buildups.
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
lead = score.part("lead", synth="saw", lowpass=200, lowpass_q=3.0)
|
||||
|
||||
# Open the filter over 8 bars
|
||||
lead.ramp(over=Duration.WHOLE * 8, lowpass=8000)
|
||||
|
||||
# Ramp multiple params at once
|
||||
pad.ramp(over=Duration.WHOLE * 4, reverb=0.5, chorus=0.3)
|
||||
|
||||
# Close the filter with distortion fading in
|
||||
lead.ramp(over=Duration.WHOLE * 4, lowpass=400, distortion=0.5)
|
||||
|
||||
Four interpolation curves:
|
||||
|
||||
- **linear** — constant rate of change (default).
|
||||
- **ease_in** — starts slow, accelerates. Good for buildups.
|
||||
- **ease_out** — starts fast, decelerates. Good for releases.
|
||||
- **ease_in_out** — slow at both ends. Smooth and natural.
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
# EDM buildup: slow start, accelerating filter sweep
|
||||
lead.ramp(over=Duration.WHOLE * 8, curve="ease_in", lowpass=8000)
|
||||
|
||||
# Smooth reverb wash fading in and settling
|
||||
pad.ramp(over=Duration.WHOLE * 4, curve="ease_in_out", reverb=0.6)
|
||||
|
||||
.. raw:: html
|
||||
|
||||
<audio controls style="width:100%;margin:0.5em 0 1.5em"><source src="../_static/audio/filter_ramp.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
|
||||
|
||||
``ramp()`` generates automation points every quarter-beat by default.
|
||||
Set ``resolution=0.125`` for smoother curves (every 32nd note), or
|
||||
``resolution=1.0`` for lighter automation (every beat).
|
||||
|
||||
Combine with ``lfo()`` for cyclic modulation and ``ramp()`` for
|
||||
one-shot sweeps — together they cover the full range of parameter
|
||||
automation.
|
||||
|
||||
Humanize
|
||||
--------
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -574,3 +812,115 @@ Define sections with ``score.section()`` and repeat them with
|
||||
Use any names you want — ``"intro"``, ``"verse"``, ``"chorus"``,
|
||||
``"bridge"``, ``"drop"``, ``"breakdown"``, ``"outro"``, or anything
|
||||
that makes sense for your song. The names are just labels.
|
||||
|
||||
Guitar Strumming
|
||||
----------------
|
||||
|
||||
Any part with a fretboard can strum chords using real fingering
|
||||
positions. The ``strum()`` method looks up the chord on the fretboard,
|
||||
gets the correct voicing, and plays all strings as a chord.
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
from pytheory import Fretboard
|
||||
|
||||
guitar = score.part("guitar", instrument="acoustic_guitar",
|
||||
fretboard=Fretboard.guitar())
|
||||
|
||||
guitar.strum("Am", Duration.HALF, direction="down")
|
||||
guitar.strum("G", Duration.HALF, direction="up")
|
||||
guitar.strum("F", Duration.WHOLE)
|
||||
|
||||
Works with any fretboard instrument — guitar, ukulele, banjo, mandolin.
|
||||
Works with any guitar preset — clean, crunch, distorted, orange, metal.
|
||||
|
||||
Pitch Bends
|
||||
-----------
|
||||
|
||||
Bend a note's pitch up or down over its duration. Essential for guitar
|
||||
bends, sitar meends, trombone slides, and vocal-style expression.
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
# Guitar bend: D up to E (2 semitones)
|
||||
guitar.add("D4", Duration.HALF, bend=2, bend_type="smooth")
|
||||
|
||||
# Release bend: E back down to D
|
||||
guitar.add("E4", Duration.HALF, bend=-2)
|
||||
|
||||
# Blues curl: hold then bend at the end
|
||||
guitar.add("C4", Duration.HALF, bend=1, bend_type="late")
|
||||
|
||||
Three bend types:
|
||||
|
||||
- ``"smooth"`` — logarithmic (default). Perceptually even pitch change.
|
||||
- ``"linear"`` — linear frequency interpolation. Mechanical/synth feel.
|
||||
- ``"late"`` — holds the starting pitch for 60%, bends in the last 40%.
|
||||
The classic blues "curl."
|
||||
|
||||
Rolls
|
||||
-----
|
||||
|
||||
Rapid repeated notes with a velocity ramp — perfect for timpani
|
||||
rolls, snare rolls, tremolo on any instrument. The velocity ramps
|
||||
from ``velocity_start`` to ``velocity_end`` for crescendo or
|
||||
decrescendo effects.
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
# Timpani crescendo roll
|
||||
timp = score.part("timp", instrument="timpani")
|
||||
timp.roll("C3", Duration.WHOLE, velocity_start=20, velocity_end=110)
|
||||
timp.add("C3", Duration.HALF, velocity=127) # big accent
|
||||
|
||||
# Snare roll with 32nd notes
|
||||
snare = score.part("snare", synth="noise", envelope="pluck")
|
||||
snare.roll("C4", Duration.HALF, speed=0.125,
|
||||
velocity_start=40, velocity_end=100)
|
||||
|
||||
# Decrescendo (loud to quiet)
|
||||
timp.roll("G2", Duration.WHOLE, velocity_start=100, velocity_end=30)
|
||||
|
||||
Parameters:
|
||||
|
||||
- ``velocity_start``: Starting velocity (default 40).
|
||||
- ``velocity_end``: Ending velocity (default 100).
|
||||
- ``speed``: Note subdivision (default ``Duration.SIXTEENTH``).
|
||||
Use ``0.125`` for 32nd notes, ``Duration.EIGHTH`` for 8th notes.
|
||||
|
||||
Tuning Systems
|
||||
--------------
|
||||
|
||||
A Score can use any tuning system and temperament:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
# Baroque harpsichord — meantone tuning, A=415
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=80, temperament="meantone",
|
||||
reference_pitch=415.0)
|
||||
|
||||
# Indian classical — 22-shruti system
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=75, system="shruti")
|
||||
|
||||
# Just intonation — pure intervals
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=90, temperament="just")
|
||||
|
||||
The Score constructor accepts these tuning parameters:
|
||||
|
||||
- ``system``: Musical system name (default ``"western"``). Any system
|
||||
from :doc:`systems` works — ``"indian"``, ``"shruti"``, ``"maqam"``,
|
||||
``"carnatic"``, etc. Note strings in ``Part.add()`` are parsed against
|
||||
this system.
|
||||
- ``temperament``: Tuning temperament — ``"equal"`` (default),
|
||||
``"pythagorean"``, ``"meantone"``, ``"just"``.
|
||||
- ``reference_pitch``: Concert pitch in Hz (default 440.0). Use 415.0
|
||||
for Baroque tuning, 432.0 for "Verdi tuning", etc.
|
||||
|
||||
Custom equal temperaments via the ``TET()`` factory:
|
||||
|
||||
.. code-block:: python
|
||||
|
||||
from pytheory import TET
|
||||
|
||||
edo19 = TET(19) # 19-tone equal temperament
|
||||
score = Score("4/4", bpm=100, system=edo19)
|
||||
|
||||
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