Symbolic Sound Kyma 7 | Getting Started with the StepSequencer and Indeterminacy Part II
Channel: Spectral Evolver
Date: 05/07/2019

A follow-up tutorial incorporating the StepSequencer and indeterminate values in the Kyma sound design environment. Kyma users can pick up where we left off to build this exact sound or can skim through the video to get to the most useful parts. Non-Kyma users should still be able to get a good sense of what is going on especially the parts about the modes and note numbers. 

This video builds on two previous videos which are recommended to see but not entirely necessary:

Building the synth:
https://youtu.be/xId4RszSDT8

Getting Started with the StepSequencer and Indeterminacy in Kyma Part I:
https://youtu.be/PdzT0A2IQfk

As always, the principles addressed in this video can be applied elsewhere and to other parameters/sounds in Kyma, I've just decided to use them in the StepSequencer. 

The real takeaways from the video are the ability to algorithmically generate the hot values, add a 'dice' button, and further understand indeterminacy.

The Sound can be downloaded from the Kyma Community Sound Library here:
https://kyma.symbolicsound.com/library/modal-atonal-microtonal-stepsequencer-idea/

Or you can practice building it using this information:

PARAMETER VALUE FIELDS:

Ionian:

!IonianIntervalDice

!IonianIntervalDice nextRandom abs * 28 of: #(-24 -22 -20 -19 -17 -15 -13 -12 -10 -8 -7 -5 -3 -1 0 2 4 5 7 9 11 12 14 16 17 19 21 23 24)

Dorian:

!DorianIntervalDice

!DorianIntervalDice nextRandom abs * 28 of: #(-24 -22 -21 -19 -17 -15 -14 -12 -10 -9 -7 -5 -3 -2 0 2 3 5 7 9 10 12 14 15 17 19 21 22 24)

Phrygian:

!PhrygianIntervalDice

!PhrygianIntervalDice nextRandom abs * 28 of: #(-24 -23 -21 -19 -17 -16 -14 -12 -11 -9 -7 -5 -4 -2 0 1 3 5 7 8 10 12 13 15 17 19 20 22 24)

Lydian:

!LydianIntervalDice

!LydianIntervalDice nextRandom abs * 28 of: #(-24 -22 -20 -18 -17 -15 -13 -12 -10 -8 -6 -5 -3 -1 0 2 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 16 18 19 21 23 24)

Mixolydian:

!MixolydianIntervalDice

!MixolydianIntervalDice nextRandom abs * 28 of: #(-24 -22 -20 -19 -17 -15 -14 -12 -10 -8 -7 -5 -3 -2 0 2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14 16 17 19 21 22 24)

Aeolian:

!AeolianIntervalDice

!AeolianIntervalDice nextRandom abs * 28 of: #(-24 -22 -21 -19 -17 -16 -14 -12 -10 -9 -7 -5 -4 -2 0 2 3 5 7 8 10 12 14 15 17 19 20 22 24)

Locrian:

!LocrianIntervalDice

!LocrianIntervalDice nextRandom abs * 28 of: #(-24 -23 -21 -19 -18 -16 -14 -12 -11 -9 -7 -6 -4 -2 0 1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 22 24)

Whole Tone:

!WholeToneIntervalDice

!WholeToneIntervalDice nextRandom abs * 24 of: #(-24 -22 -20 -18 -16 -14 -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24)

HalfWhole Tone:

!HalfWholeToneIntervalDice

!HalfWholeToneIntervalDice nextRandom abs * 32 of: #(-24 -23 -21 -20 -18 -17 -15 -14 -12 -11 -9 -8 -6 -5 -3 -2 0 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 21 22 24)

Microtonal:

!MicrotonalIntervalDice

!MicrotonalIntervalDice nextRandom * 24

Harmonic Minor:

!HarmonicMinorIntervalDice

!HarmonicMinorIntervalDice nextRandom abs * 28 of: #(-24 -23 -21 -19 -17 -16 -14 -12 -11 -9 -7 -5 -4 -2 0 2 3 5 7 8 11 12 14 15 17 19 20 23 24)

Recommended reading on Kyma and computer music:
Kyma and the SumOfSines Disco Club: https://amzn.to/3lDiYv0
The Computer Music Tutorial: https://amzn.to/3noHqka
The Csound Book: https://amzn.to/38PZcc6

For more information on Kyma:
https://kyma.symbolicsound.com/

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