https://github.com/ricardomatias/playa

A framework for musical composition. It allows creating custom music algorithms, musical phrases, percussion rhythms, harmonic sequences and more.
https://github.com/ricardomatias/playa

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A framework for musical composition. It allows creating custom music algorithms, musical phrases, percussion rhythms, harmonic sequences and more.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ricardomatias/playa
• Owner: ricardomatias
• License: osl-3.0
• Created: 2020-02-24T13:07:27.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-03-24T06:24:36.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-26T01:31:53.766Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: algorave, javascript, midi, music, music-composition, music-theory, playa, webaudio
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage: https://ricardomatias.net/playa
• Size: 4.83 MB
• Stars: 75
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 13
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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PLAYA *(pronounced `ˈpleɪə`)* is a framework for musical composition. It allows creating custom music algorithms, musical phrases, percussion rhythms, harmonic sequences and more.

## Install

```bash

npm install --save playa

```

## Usage

### ES6 Modules

```js

import { Chord, Key, Rhythm } from 'playa';

// or everything

import * as Playa from 'playa';

```

### Common JS (Node)

```js

const { Chord, Key, Rhythm } = require('playa');

// or everything

const Playa = require('playa');

```

## Example

```js

import { Scale, createMotif } from 'playa';

const scale = new Scale('A', Scale.Major);

createMotif(scale.notes, ['4n', '2n', '8nt']);

/* =>

[

    { time: 0, dur: 480, next: 480, midi: 73, note: 'C#4', isRest: false },

    { time: 480, dur: 960, next: 1440, midi: 80, note: 'G#4', isRest: false },

    { time: 1440, dur: 160, next: 1600, midi: 74, note: 'D4', isRest: false }

]

*/

```

## Guides

Interactive guide [here](https://observablehq.com/@ricardomatias/playa) which uses [Tone.js](https://tonejs.github.io/) for the sound.

An example of using PLAYA with P5 and Tone.js - [PLAYA meets P5](https://observablehq.com/@ricardomatias/playa-meets-p5)

## Documentation

Can be found [here](https://ricardomatias.net/playa/?api).

## Templates

* [Starter template for PLAYA with Tone.js ](https://github.com/ricardomatias/playa-starter)

## License

[Open Software License 3.0](LICENSE)