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PhobosLab article introducing pl_synth, a tiny music synthesizer and tracker

Details

Format:
Interactive synthesizer / tracker
Topics:
Synthesis, tracker, procedural music
Creator:
Dominic Szablewski

pl_synth

Synthesizing Music from JSON · By Dominic Szablewski

pl_synth is Dominic Szablewski's love letter to small, capable music tools. Written in C and JavaScript, it packs instruments, patterns, and arrangements into a minimal JSON format that can be edited by hand or generated by code.

The accompanying tracker gives each of eight tracks its own instrument and pattern sequence. The result is a complete, self-contained music system small enough for demos and expressive enough for real compositions.