sardine-system 0.4.0

Python's missing algorave module

Sardine: ✨ Live Coding Library for Python ✨

Python's missing algorave module. Hackable live coding tool for modern Python (3.10+)

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Sardine is a versatile and hacker-friendly Python library designed for musical improvisation, algorithmic composition, and beyond. It transforms your standard Python interpreter into a powerful music instrument, enabling you to create and map melodic and rhythmic patterns to any electronic instrument (MIDI, OSC, and SuperCollider). With Sardine, you can:

• Unleash your musical creativity on stage, in the studio, or for personal enjoyment

  • Seamlessly communicate with any MIDI/OSC device and the SuperCollider audio engine using Sardine.
  • Utilize bindings for SuperDirt, a widely recognized synthesis engine embraced by live coders globally.

• Empower your Python code with time-aware capabilities

  • Employ temporal recursion to make any Python code time and tempo aware.
  • Accurately launch synchronous or asynchronous functions with time-specific results.
  • Customize your own Senders or Receivers to pattern any desired elements!

• Develop intricate audio/visual installations with MIDI and OSC I/O

  • Assign callbacks to any OSC event, transforming Sardine into a sophisticated reactive toolbox.
  • Monitor changing values and incorporate them into your musical patterns or code.

• Synchronize with other computers and musical instruments

  • Synchronise your hardware with MIDI Clocks.
  • Synchronize effortlessly with other tools or players using the Link Protocol.

Installation

Refer to the installation section.

Contributions

Sardine is in its early stages of development, and we're actively seeking contributors to help enhance the project. If you're passionate about music and technology, we welcome your expertise, whether it's code, documentation, or ideas. We are looking for contributors!

To collaborate with the Sardine community, connect with us on Discord, Github or send a private message if you have specific inquiries. Together, we can create an even more powerful tool for musical expression and creativity!