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https://github.com/mdoege/PySynth
Python 2/3 music synthesizer scripts (old but still functional project)
https://github.com/mdoege/PySynth
additive-synthesis fm-synthesis midi music python subtractive-synthesis synthesis
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Python 2/3 music synthesizer scripts (old but still functional project)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mdoege/PySynth
- Owner: mdoege
- Created: 2020-01-28T10:13:17.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-01-25T12:17:14.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-05-19T03:03:06.631Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: additive-synthesis, fm-synthesis, midi, music, python, subtractive-synthesis, synthesis
- Language: Jupyter Notebook
- Homepage: https://mdoege.github.io/PySynth/
- Size: 31.2 MB
- Stars: 64
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 19
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
## Current project status
PySynth is no longer being actively developed by me and has therefore been removed from PyPI.
**There is now a maintained fork of PySynth at [g4brielvs/PySynth](https://github.com/g4brielvs/PySynth).**
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## Overview
PySynth is a simple music synthesizer for Python 2 or 3. The goal is not to produce many different sounds, but to have scripts that can turn ABC notation or MIDI files into a WAV file without too much tinkering.
The current release of the synthesizer can only play one note at a time. (Although successive notes can overlap in PySynth B and S, but not A.) However, two output files can be mixed together to get stereo sound.
## Synthesizer scripts
| Synth | Synthesis method | Approximate timbre | Note decay | Needs NumPy? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A | additive (3 sine waves) | flute, organ, piano | variable (depends on note length) | no
| B | additive (5 sine waves) | acoustic piano | medium | yes
| C | subtractive (sawtooth wave) | bowed string, analog synth pad | none | no
| D | subtractive (square wave) | woodwind, analog synth lead | none | no
| E | FM/phase modulation (6 sine waves) | DX7 Rhodes piano | medium | yes
| P | subtractive (white noise) | untuned percussion hit | very fast | no
| S | Karplus-Strong (physical modeling) | plucked string, guitar, koto | fast | yes
| beeper | additive | Nokia phone ringtone | none | no
| samp | sampler | [Salamander Grand Piano][3] | medium | yes
## Installation
### Linux
Clone the repository:
`git clone [email protected]:mdoege/PySynth.git`
or
`git clone https://github.com/mdoege/PySynth.git`
Enter the directory (`cd PySynth`) and run
`python3 setup.py install`
## Sample usage
Basic usage:
```python3
import pysynth as ps
test = (('c', 4), ('e', 4), ('g', 4),
('c5', -2), ('e6', 8), ('d#6', 2))
ps.make_wav(test, fn = "test.wav")
```
More advanced usage:
```python3
import pysynth_b as psb # a, b, e, and s variants available
''' (note, duration)
Note name (a to g), then optionally a '#' for sharp or
'b' for flat, then optionally the octave (defaults to 4).
An asterisk at the end means to play the note a little
louder. Duration: 4 is a quarter note, -4 is a dotted
quarter note, etc.'''
song = (
('c', 4), ('c*', 4), ('eb', 4),
('g#', 4), ('g*', 2), ('g5', 4),
('g5*', 4), ('r', 4), ('e5', 16),
('f5', 16), ('e5', 16), ('d5', 16),
('e5*', 4)
)
# Beats per minute (bpm) is really quarters per minute here
psb.make_wav(song, fn = "danube.wav", leg_stac = .7, bpm = 180)
```
Read ABC file and output WAV:
`python3 read_abc.py straw.abc`
## Documentation
More documentation and examples at the [PySynth homepage][1].
[1]: http://mdoege.github.io/PySynth/
[2]: http://numpy.scipy.org/
[3]: http://freepats.zenvoid.org/Piano/acoustic-grand-piano.html