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Sam Aaron live coding an ambient electro set w/ Sonic Pi

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Creative coding & generative artMusic theory, synthesis & productionMusic performance & songs

What it is

Sam Aaron live codes an ambient electronic set using Sonic Pi, the music programming environment he created. The performance shows code driving music in real time.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Offered as an example of live-coded music and a fun entry point to Sonic Pi.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Sam Aaron is the guy behind the project, he does a lot of ambient type stuff”

    Sam Aaron's ambient live coding with Sonic Pi

    exabrial, 2017-05 · Recommendation · in “Get started making music”

  2. “I hope it really catches on!”

    Example of live coding music in front of an audience

    ModernMech, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “New numbers on music consumption”

  3. “this looks like fun”

    Fun live coding music performance

    wglb, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “Common Lisp and Music Composition”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: sonic pi, live coding, ambient music, electronic music, algorave

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