tuneflow-py 0.0.3

Implement your music models and algorithms directly in TuneFlow - The next-gen DAW for the AI era

TuneFlow Python SDK

What is TuneFlow and tuneflow-py?

TuneFlow is a next-gen DAW that aims to boost music making productivity through the power of AI. Unlike traditional DAWs, TuneFlow has a plugin system designed to facilitate music production in almost all areas, including but not limited to song writing, arrangement, automation, mixing, transcription...... You can easily write your own algorithms or integrate your AI models directly into the song-making process. tuneflow-py is the Python SDK of TuneFlow plugins.

Installation

pip install tuneflow-py

Prefer Another Language?

Check out the SDKs in other languages:

• Typescript: https://www.github.com/tuneflow/tuneflow
• Other: Contributions welcome!

Getting Started

The core idea of TuneFlow's plugin system is that you only care about the data model, NOT the implementation. A plugin's only goal is to modify the song, and the DAW will get the modified result and apply changes automatically. Below is an illustration:

A barebone plugin may look like this:

from tuneflow_py import TuneflowPlugin, Song, ReadAPIs, ParamDescriptor


class HelloWorld(TuneflowPlugin):
    @staticmethod
    def provider_id():
        return "andantei"

    @staticmethod
    def plugin_id():
        return "hello-world"

    @staticmethod
    def provider_display_name():
        return "Andantei"

    @staticmethod
    def plugin_display_name():
        return "Hellow World"
    
    def params(self) -> dict[str, ParamDescriptor]:
        return {}
    
    def init(self, song: Song, read_apis: ReadAPIs):
        pass

    def run(self, song: Song, params: dict[str, Any], read_apis: ReadAPIs):
        print("Hello World!")

When writing a plugin, our main focus is in params, init and run.

params

This is where you specify the input parameters you want from the user or from the DAW. It will be processed by the DAW and generate your plugin's UI widgets.

init

Called by the DAW when the user loads the plugin but before actually running it. The DAW will provide the current song snapshot (song: Song) and some read-only APIs (read_apis: ReadAPIs), and you will take these params to initialize your plugin.

For example, if you have a list of presets that applies to different time signatures, you can use init to read the current song's time signature and filter out those options that don't work for the song.

run

Called by the DAW when the user actually runs the plugin by hitting the Apply` button.

Here is where you implement your main logic. The method takes in the current song snapshot (song: Song), the params that are actually provided by the user or the DAW (params), and the read-only APIs (read_apis: ReadAPIs).

Examples

For a comprehensive of example plugins, check out https://www.github.com/tuneflow/tuneflow-py-demos

Resources

TuneFlow Website

Typescript SDK