TidalCycles (~>) Machines

https://tidalcycles.org/

TidalCycles is basically a limitless sequencer you build from the ground up to whatever values you choose.
Noticed a few people use it on here, needs its own thread.
Shoutout @kindohm @toiminto check out their stuff!

SuperDirt MIDI opens up old and new music hardware to patterns beyond comprehension.

Share/discuss TidalCycles cycles into Elektron M:C/YamahaQY70/CasioCT-6000 etc here.

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Nice! As a sequencer, Tidal has no equal. I use it to sequence the RYTM (and other synths): all 12 pads, all 12 performance CC’s, plus individual page CC’s. Tidal is a beast! :dragon:

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:raised_hands:

Your work with the Rytm is some of the best out there. Absolutely fantastic.

Edit: Off topic

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TidalCycles is the best.

I recommend @kindohm’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/kindohm/videos

Of particular value to Elektron users:
Workflow From Scratch
TidalCycles + RYTM sound design/sequencing
Tidal Tutorial #19: SuperDirt MIDI

You’ll definitely want to get cozy with TidalCycles before tackling these. Start with the documentation at https://tidalcycles.org/index.php/Userbase and then visit https://chat.toplap.org/home when you get stuck. The community is super helpful and kind.

TC is absolutely worth the time investment. Now’s a better time than ever to learn it.

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Absolutely love Tidalcycles!

I’ve been using it to mangle MIDI clock (sequence start messages, sequence midi position pointers) as well, in addition to sequencing elektron stuff straight. And random patterned midi CC sending :drooling_face:

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There’s so much kindohm freshness littered around the Internet from over the last 5 years…
Check out his Twitch too, some recent live q&a sessions :star::star::star::star::star:

Also quite a few Ted talks about live coding, this ones a goodun.

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I did a stream live with Tidal controlling bunch of synths+clocking octa & digitakt. It turned out pretty nice :slight_smile:

Tidalcycles + Monomachine, Pulse, Blofeld, E-Mu XL1, Octa and DT

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this is crazy, so many mad moments…

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Good to see some Tidalcycles love.

It’s a beast to set up but super powerful beat sequencer (the effects are less good IMO).

In case anyone’s using Ubuntu 18:04 LTS and wants to set it up, I wrote down my notes here -

http://sarm-wol.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/2019-11/tidal_install.html

Warning - not for the faint hearted :confused:

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Wanted to have a look in tidal…There is not a single step that is working in the installation process ! :rofl:

[EDIT] Made several progress since the original version of this post but I am still amazed at how things are presented : “copy this script and enjoy !” versus reality which is more : Copy this script, nothing works as expected, keep 10 tabs opened with 10 different sites cross referencing themselves, and debug yourself because you have no other choice !"

Still Fun ! :rofl:

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I just installed the whole environment (Windows 10) via the instructions and it just worked flawlessly for me. Been watching @kindohm videos (thanks for sharing) tonight to get started, super excited to learn it all!

Amazing! As for me every time it was a torture to learn something related to programming. But tidal cycles were perfectly understandable. Maybe this is an experience of working with Renoise, but I can’t stop studying this software for a week already. This is something incredible.

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Hi, first post on this forum. Recently bought a few Elektron machines and immediately thought about integrating them with my Tidal workflow. Some very cool mappings from the Tidal community here:

I bought the DT and DN because the workflow felt kinda like Tidal in a box, which is what I was looking for.

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nice, i did always find going through SC a run around when i was just using midi.
i’d like an MD setup for sure. :slight_smile:

some intermediate results of the study of tidal cycles

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I started learning TidalCycles a few days ago. For now this new language is very exciting and I find this so liberating compared to the visual elements of Max or Bitwig’s grid. It seems to compile the elements I like from the tracker workflow and from the Max workflow.

Also, I wanted to add that @kindohm is an absolute genius.

Edit: And I must say I’m impressed that with one line of code you can make a complex, probabilistic and evolving pattern

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Too kind, thank you! :pray:

I’m sorry to hijack this thread for self-promotion, but feels relevant (?): I released this album last November, 99% made with TidalCycles sequencing the RYTM apart from one digital pad on one of the tracks

The starting inspiration for a bunch of those tracks was exploring Tidal’s stripe function.

I’ve been wanting to get back into making Tidal videos again. I should do that :).

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