Tone Row Generator
This Max for Live patch generates random notes in different ...
- Type
- MIDI Effect
- Author
- nordmann
- Version
- 1.2
- License
- AttributionNonCommercialShareAlike
- Live version
- 8.2.2
- Max version
- 5.1.8
- Downloads
- 3,806
- Updated
- 2011-12-05
Description
This Max for Live patch generates random notes in different scales and tempi and combines composition techniques of Arnold Schoenberg and John Cage.
Like in Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique every tone row refers to a non-repetitive ordering of the notes, so no note will be played twice in a row. The Tone Row Generator also transfers the 12-tone-technique to other scales like the western church scales or pentatonic scales.
On the other hand John Cage's idea of aleatoric music is incorporated in this plug-in. The randomness of the note output makes the generated music based on chance operations.
The Max urn objects realizes both composition techniques - generating numbers randomly and never twice in a row.
However you use this midi-device - analytic or intuitive, synchronized or free - you can generate some pretty interesting sequences and even use it as an arpeggiator. Enjoy!
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Version 1.1
Added:
- Tone Pitch (-48 to +48 in octaves)
- Randomize the tone pitch
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Version 1.2
Added:
- Note Duration
- Randomize the note duration
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