Ruby & Sonic Pi

Sonic Pi is an audible computing platform that allows you to compose music in real time using a Ruby DSL.

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1. Ruby &
   Sonic PI
   

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2. daniel reedy
   Career Freelance
   

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3. Audible

   Computing
   

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4. write code
   Make Music
   Using SonicPi you can write
   anything from canons to dubstep
   using Ruby.
   &
   Using principles of computer
   science you can experiment in
   real-time.
   

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5. sonic-pi.net
   

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6. Sonic PI
   • Open-Source
   • RaspberryPi, OS X, or Windows
   • Developed by Computer Laboratory
   @ University of Cambridge
   • Written with Ruby
   • Active Community
   • Focused on Education
   

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7. Education
   What you do is more important
   that the language you choose.
   &
   Focus should be on immediate
   feedback with the lowest barrier
   of entry.
   

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8. What can
   you learn?
   

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9. Computer science
   concepts
   • Sequencing
   • Debugging
   • Iteration
   • Conditions
   • Data Structures
   • Algorithms
   • Functions
   

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10. Getting
    started
    

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11. MIDI Notes
    Note
    Octave
    2 3 4 5 6
    C 36 48 60 72 84
    C# 37 49 61 73 85
    D 38 50 62 74 86
    D# 39 51 63 75 87
    E 40 52 64 76 88
    F 41 53 65 77 89
    F# 42 54 66 78 90
    G 43 55 67 79 91
    G# 44 56 68 80 92
    A 45 57 69 81 93
    A# 46 58 70 82 94
    B 47 59 71 83 95
    

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12. MIDI Notes
    Note
    Octave
    3 4 5
    C :C3 :C :C5
    C#/D̆ :Cs3 / :Db3 :Cs / :Db :Cs5 / :Db5
    D :D3 :D :D5
    D#/Ĕ :Ds3 / :Eb3 :Ds / :Eb :Ds5 / :Eb5
    E :E3 :E :E5
    F :F3 :F :F5
    F#/Ğ :Fs3 / :Gb3 :Fs / :Gb :Fs5 / :Gb5
    G :G3 :G :G5
    G#/Ă :Gs3 / :Ab3 :Gs / :Ab :Gs5 / :Ab5
    A :A3 :A :A5
    A#/B̆ :As3 / :Bb3 :As / :Bb :As5 / :Bb5
    B :B3 :B :B5
    

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13. Scales
    • :major
    • :minor
    • :diatonic
    • :harmonic_major
    • :dorian
    • …and a lot more!
    

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14. Chords
    • :major
    • :minor
    • :minor7
    • :diminished7
    • :augmented
    • …and more!
    

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15. ADSR
    

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16. Let us
    Make Music
    

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17. @
    dan reedy.in
    http:/
    /speakerdeck.com/reedy
    

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