einariii/pipesines

Elixir as musical instrument.

Pipesines. Elixir as musical instrument.

Pipesines (v0.1.0) is a web app that encourages Elixir developers to explore sound through code: general programming as a specific sonic experience.

What do |> sound like? Which is more musical: if, case, or cond? Will Enum.filter actually filter a sound? And what about Enum.reduce?

assert compose(Elixir) == compose(music)

Paste existing code into the text editor, or write something from scratch. Type Alt+P to hear how it sounds. Initially it may seem like a chaotic mess. Type Alt+P again to pause. Adding, deleting, or refactoring may lead to more pleasant, harmonious, or musical output. Or not! What sounds "good" is a subjective judgment. What do your coder ears prefer?

Create an account to add your code/compositions to the community database. Save an entire defmodule, or just one line!

Pipesines is an open-source space where contributors are very much welcome. Future versions should improve on optimization, accessibility, and ideally, adding additional BEAM languages to the platform.

Built using Elixir, Phoenix LiveView, Ecto, PostgresQL, and the excellent Tone.js

Inspired by GEMS by @nbw, ElixirWPM by @tindrew, Max Mathews, Joan Miller, Laurie Spiegel, the monome community, Sonic Pi, SuperCollider, Tidal Cycles, algorave, ok all computer music programming ever, and all the sociotechnical wonders of the BEAM ecosystem.

Special thanks to @brooklinjazz, @czrpb, @byronsalty, @IciaCarroBarallobre, @a-alhusaini, @BigSpaces, @w0rd-driven, and all my colleagues at DockYard Academy for their support and camaraderie.

Open source contributions

Please consider joining the effort to port more of Elixir and the BEAM ecosystem into the world of computer music. You may find a healthy list of issues here on the GitHub.

pipesines's Issues

more transparent user instructions

add form to save action so that user can give composition title

refactor regex

responsive at different default browser scaling

add tips/suggestions modal

increase modularity

modal text briefly renders w/ incorrect spacing upon connection

consider randomness as a malleable property

potential interaction: via Regex.scan for first digit. digits determine random seed.

add username to registration form

timestamp database

options:

• write helper function to seed db
• snapshot and persist to db at random instance each day

bad path on new composition

button tooltips change content on click

for additional information
incl. save confirmation

analyze the Elixir AST

alt + p creates π char on mac os

editor z-index

"copy code" button for retrieving saved compositions

store Enum.shuffle in a database

so that users can listen to a slice* of time
to be chosen by select_input

*resolution is limited. units are in days

maintain code formatting when saving

ability to scroll when cursor above editor

audio glitches after X evaluations

implement compositions database and timestamp archive as dropdown menus

whereupon selections will automatically take effect
e.g. composition code appears in editor and random seed is re-set

float: right

info + confirmation when switching b/w regex & ast

CI/CD pipeline

slow load time

limiter on all patterns

user option: create playlists

add API for on-the-fly remixing/inspiration

implement ML version

hex docs

including example code

resize editor font option

live_flash for save

clicking menu modal should not stop audio

improve test suite

variable frequency sine gifs