[HN Gopher] Samplebrain: A custom sample mashing app designed by...
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       Samplebrain: A custom sample mashing app designed by Aphex Twin
        
       Author : dev_snd
       Score  : 137 points
       Date   : 2022-09-23 21:02 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (gitlab.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (gitlab.com)
        
       | osigurdson wrote:
       | Shoot, I thought I was going to get to see actual code written by
       | Aphex Twin.
        
         | runjake wrote:
         | You might not want that. I was going to post some quip about
         | RDJ's (aka Aphex Twin) code, so I'll do it here.
         | 
         | I could tell this app wasn't _written_ by RDJ, because it 's
         | fairly well laid out, and his code has always been that of a
         | messy tinkerer.
         | 
         | He's released several bits of code on the web, most of it
         | pseudonymous and it's always been a hacked up mess. I've
         | "uncovered" him a few times, just by recognizing his chicken
         | scratch code.
         | 
         | Edit: I won't mention any of his pseudonyms, except one that's
         | semi-public and long-retired: eric_hard_jams ("richard james"
         | with the "e" moved). He used that one around the turn of the
         | millenium. If you Google it, keep in mind that some fans later
         | co-opted the handle for their own use.
         | 
         | Edit 2: Also, hi Richard! I'm sure you're reading, and I hope
         | life and fatherhood are treating you well.
        
           | kranke155 wrote:
           | I had no idea he was a coder at all. What kind of code did he
           | release? Is it all music related?
           | 
           | Also how are you so sure he's reading this?
        
             | runjake wrote:
             | Max/MSP, some C/C++. All sound related, that I know of. He
             | used to spend a lot of time online. Much more than he lets
             | on. I don't know what he's doing now -- immersed in family
             | and normal life stuff, I reckon.
        
       | eyelidlessness wrote:
       | > As we worked on it (during 2015 and 2016) we gradually added
       | more and more tweakable parameters until it became slightly out
       | of control.
       | 
       | Sounds about right! Can't wait to play with this tomorrow.
        
         | just-tom wrote:
         | I have to try this, see if it fits my work. Just tattooed Aphex
         | Twin logo a couple of months ago.
        
           | lemiffe wrote:
           | Warning: It can get wild, lower volume... Tried out a bunch
           | of samples and by slightly tweaking some parameters you can
           | end up in overdriven white-noise hell depending on the
           | "brain" + samples.
        
       | yaxu wrote:
       | More info here: https://thentrythis.org/projects/samplebrain/
       | 
       | and in the profile text of RDJ's soundcloud:
       | https://twitter.com/thentrythis/status/1573573106714697729
        
       | Slow_Hand wrote:
       | I don't have experience coding, but I'm keen to try this program.
       | Would someone please give me a very broad overview of what I'll
       | need to run this program on an Apple Silicon comp after
       | downloading it from Git? I just need to be pointed in the right
       | direction.
        
         | Slow_Hand wrote:
         | Figured it out. Someone can delete my question, if they wish.
         | (facepalm).
        
       | leokennis wrote:
       | Love that it uses some sort of Comic Sans as the interface font.
        
         | becquerel wrote:
         | Very on-brand for Richard, somehow.
        
       | polyterative wrote:
       | cool stuff
        
       | hericium wrote:
       | I think the last time I saw Comic Sans used in any software as a
       | main font was when I compiled dogecoin[1]. Can't remember any
       | before that.
       | 
       | [1] https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin
        
       | pierrec wrote:
       | Sounds like it fits in the family of concatenative synthesis.
       | I've played with this technique before but never got any nice
       | results, this tool is good motivation to give it another go. Some
       | other cousins:
       | 
       | https://rodrigoconstanzo.com/combine/
       | 
       | http://www.benhackbarth.com/audioGuide/index.html
        
       | vestrigi wrote:
       | Is there a demo available of someone using it to create music?
        
       | PhilipTrauner wrote:
       | Seems that there are some code signing issues with the Apple
       | silicon version. Intel one works fine though.
        
       | isoprophlex wrote:
       | Very cool, can't wait to play with this.
       | 
       | https://gitlab.com/then-try-this/samplebrain/-/tree/master/c...
       | 
       | What would these images signify?! I can't seem to find any readme
       | files or docs using them.
       | 
       | Also..: The date puts this sometimes just around or after the
       | release of Syro (which I was really disappointed with by the way
       | but that's another discussion). Does anyone know of any tracks
       | that were made using this tool?
        
         | runjake wrote:
         | At least some of these images are used for the website.
        
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