219K views · Aug 7, 2016 · 22:01 · 3 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2017–2023
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 points people here: Offered as an example of live-coded music and a fun entry point to Sonic Pi.
“Sam Aaron is the guy behind the project, he does a lot of ambient type stuff”HN comment, 2017
“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
Guys if you haven't seen Sonic PI ( link ), this is also a great tool! You can write beats using a Ruby DSL and it runs them real time. I sat down and did this in an hour: link Sam Aaron is the guy behind the project, he does a lot of ambient type stuff: this video
“I hope it really catches on!”
Example of live coding music in front of an audience
Have you heard of live coding? Writing code in front of a live audience that plays music? I doubt anything like that has been done before the last couple of decades. I don't know the history, maybe people dabbled with it way back when, but it's an actual thing now. I hope it really catches on! this video
“this looks like fun”
Fun live coding music performance
Don't think this is at a haskel conference, but this looks like fun: this video . Their web site is link . An explanation of sonic link
