https://github.com/etol1lc/rmp
RMP is a simple livecodable bytebeat system made with Pure Data, Vim and Bash
https://github.com/etol1lc/rmp
bash bytebeat livecoding puredata
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RMP is a simple livecodable bytebeat system made with Pure Data, Vim and Bash
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/etol1lc/rmp
- Owner: Etol1LC
- Created: 2025-01-24T16:43:30.000Z (9 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-02-07T10:57:45.000Z (8 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-17T08:23:31.066Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: bash, bytebeat, livecoding, puredata
- Language: Shell
- Homepage: https://etol1lc.github.io/
- Size: 38.1 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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# RMP
RMP is a ByteBeat system that allows you to live code and evaluate ByteBeat expressions using Bash and PureData.
## Description
This is inspired and influenced by [Rampcode](https://github.com/gabochi/rampcode) by Gabriel Vinazza aka Gabo. It is also, at least in the way expressions are written, based on an "older" version of rampcode, before the beautiful but unusual and somehow scary Forth-like [RPN](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation) (Reversed Polish Notation) was adopted. :)
## Installation and usage
You need to have Pure-Data Vanilla installed on your machine.
In order to use the visualizer included, you'll need also GEM and ELSE installed.
Currently is only been tested on Linux.
- Download the folder an cd into it.
- Open the rmp.pd file in Pure Data.
- Go to your terminal.
- Execute repl.sh (./repl.sh)
## Basic Guide
### Bytebeat
You have two main "operators": vl and p1
The vl operator (volume) takes two parameters:
- Volume in db (0=loud, -100=no sound)
- Time in ms to reach the target volume
The p1 operator takes a float or an integer and controls the initial rate of the ramp.
By using arrow up you get the history of the commands previously evaluated.
### Visuals:
The visuals consist of a simple scope. You can control the "style" of the scope from inside the repl evaluating the following commands:
- vd_1; (open and close GEM window)
- vd_red;
- vd_green;
- vd_white;
- vd_blue;
- vd_rcolor; (random color)
### Examples
- vl -10 2000; (get to -10db in 2000ms)
- t|t>>8; (bytebeat expression)
### IMPORTANT:
- Every expression or message must end with ;
- Remember, bytebeats can get very very loud. Always control the main volume and you can always go to no sound evaluating this line: vl -100 10; (keep this line at hand!!!)
The expressions.txt file contain a collection of expressions that I hope will help you start exploring bytebeat.
## MORE ON BYTEBEAT
### Historical Background:
Bytebeat is a technique of algorithmic music that emerged from experiments by Finnish programmer Ville-Matias Heikkilä (aka Viznut). Although the concept could have been explored in the early 1950s, it gained popularity around 2011 when Viznut discovered that simple C programs could generate musical outputs when interpreted as raw audio data. This accidental discovery sparked a collaborative movement within the demoscene community, leading to the creation of a new electronic music subgenre.
[link](https://cult.honeypot.io/reads/hack-your-way-to-music/)
### Technological Overview:
Bytebeat music is generated from short programs, typically one line of code, which produce audio as a function of time. These programs output raw PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) audio data, often using unsigned 8-bit integers at an 8 kHz sampling rate. The simplicity and minimalism of bytebeat allow for creative manipulation of waveforms using mathematical and bitwise operations, making it an intriguing form of digital music creation.
### Bytebeat Interpreters and Learning Resources:
Here are some key resources for exploring bytebeat:
- Greggman’s HTML5 Bytebeat Player: A web-based tool for creating and experimenting with bytebeats directly in your browser [link](https://greggman.com/downloads/examples/html5bytebeat/html5bytebeat.html)
- The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Coding Bytebeats: A comprehensive PDF guide for newcomers to bytebeat programming [link](https://nightmachines.tv/downloads/Bytebeats_Beginners_Guide_TTNM_v1-5.pdf)
- ICMC Workshop on Bytebeat: Resources and lessons from a workshop on performing and teaching with bytebeat [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQHQpSyd7Cw&list=PLe4ojWnlX92OOrDhM8_yGIP9LNqSE_gR2)
- Rampcode (bytebeat in Pure data... yes RMP is actually based on this...) [link](https://github.com/gabochi/rampcode)
- An article on bytebeat by Gabriel Vinazza published on [TopLap](https://blog.toplap.org/) [link](https://blog.toplap.org/2020/02/17/bytebeat-floatbeat-rampcode/)
## Contact Information
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Claudio Donaggio (Etol) at claudiodonaggio83@gmail.com.