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The Toplap Task

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Task Summary All CMP tasks

Live coding is the activity of writing (parts of) a program while it runs. It thus deeply connects algorithmic causality with the perceived outcome and by deconstructing the idea of the temporal dichotomy of tool and product it allows code to be brought into play as an artistic process. The nature of such running generative algorithms is that they are modified in real-time; as fast as possible compilation and execution assists the immediacy of application of this control. Whilst one might alter the data set, it is the modification of the instructions and control flow of processes themselves that contributes the most exciting action of the medium.

http://toplap.org/index.php/Read_me_paper

Live coding with Toplap

Files


    The Task

    • Download the above files - the soundfiles are simply there for you to use if you want. You'll need to put the files somewhere identifiable and then input the correct path into the following code: 
      b = Buffer.read(s, "sounds/hwm.aiff"); // this is the default directory within the SC folder.
b = Buffer.read(s, "/Users/rich/Documents/Documentation/hwm.aiff"); // this is a more verbose version...
    • Once you've got the things working, plan out a brief composition/performance, and use the code at the bottom of the patch to record this. It should be no longer than 60 seconds. Try to manipulate the code as you're performing: 
      
// recording (to the SC directory)...
(
s.recSampleFormat = "int16";
s.recChannels = 1; // number of channels
s.prepareForRecord("live-buffers.aiff");
s.record;
)

s.stopRecording;

    Finally

    • Zip or Stuff your patches, demos, etc. into one file called your_student_number_"SCToplap" (e.g. 0504335_SCToplap.zip or 0504335_SCToplap.sit), include a readme with your name and student number and, if necessary, how to use or just open the patch, and submit the whole thing here.

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    The Projects

    The projects and tasks are designed to help you through the various courses and materials that you'll have to deal with, and also to provide an active and practical element to what could otherwise become a rather dry and technical exercise. Tasks are small exercises - you may be asked to complete one or two per week. Projects are larger and carry a higher percentage of the mark. We will undertake two, three, four or more projects and tasks. The final project is usually an individual choice project, and will be worth significantly more than the others in terms of percentages in your portfolio. We will usually try to set aside a time to perform the projects in a public setting.