SuperCollider Experiments

A collection of experimental SuperCollider sketches exploring sound synthesis, algorithmic composition, and various musical styles.

Overview

This repository contains live coding experiments organized into several categories:

Artists (47 files)

Studies inspired by electronic and experimental musicians:

• Ambient/Drone: Tim Hecker, Éliane Radigue, Stars of the Lid, William Basinski, Loscil
• Electronic/IDM: Autechre, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, µ-Ziq, Squarepusher
• Dub Techno: Deepchord, Porter Ricks, Pole, Vladislav Delay
• Glitch/Noise: Oval, Alva Noto, Ryoji Ikeda, Fennesz, Pan Sonic
• Modular/Synth: Caterina Barbieri, Suzanne Ciani, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
• Minimalist: Midori Takada, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Beverly Glenn-Copeland

Techniques

Explorations of specific synthesis and composition approaches:

• Bouncing Ball — Physics-based rhythm generation using gravity simulations
• Shepard Tones — Auditory illusions and infinite pitch spirals
• Mark Fell — Algorithmic rhythm and perceptual pattern studies

Studies

In-depth research projects:

• Hungarian Folk — Verbunkos, csárdás, hallgató, and magyar nóta styles with authentic ornamentation
• Dub Techno — Chord progressions, delays, and spatial processing
• Recreations — Covers including Steve Reich and Manuel Göttsching's E2-E4

Experiments

Miscellaneous work-in-progress sketches and sound design explorations.

Requirements

• SuperCollider 3.x
• SuperDirt (Quark)

Getting Started

1. Open SuperCollider IDE
2. Boot the server: s.boot or press Cmd-B
3. Load the startup configuration:

   "/path/to/core/superdirt_startup.scd".load;

4. Load synth definitions:

   "/path/to/core/synthdefs.scd".load;

5. Open any .scd file and evaluate code blocks with Cmd-Enter

Project Structure

supercollider/
├── core/           # Startup and synth definitions
├── artists/        # Artist-inspired experiments
├── techniques/     # Technique explorations
├── studies/        # Research projects
├── experiments/    # WIP sketches
├── tools/          # Utility scripts
└── output/         # Recorded audio

License

These are personal experiments for learning and exploration.