Another ambient generative patch in the Long Earth series.

I’ve finished the 5-part book series now and I’ve got a couple more half-finished patches inspired by the series (check out “The Long Earth” patch), but I thought I’d share at least this one, named after a massive self-growing supercomputer. Again, it’s based on pinged bandpass filters and shift register sequencers, but this one is a bit more active and regular, less sparse, and you can actually tune the notes to your liking (although there is of course a certain amount of evolving randomness; it wouldn’t be a generative patch otherwise!). It has a nice interplay between left and right side, both of which play a simple melody of different length, but they alternate to create a more complex bigger picture.

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[CONTROLS]
There’s no real need for controls, but you can set a few main ‘rules’ and settings.
All of these are on PAGE0 and are labeled (see below for a “Picture Manual” in the comments).
The Stereo Output module with gain parameter is on PAGE1.

OCCURENCE (sets the density at which notes are triggered; 0% at either end, emphasis on L/R at left/right sides, or equal change of L/R in the middle)
SPREAD (sets the maximum pitch of notes)
VARIATION (sets the amount of pitch variation from the programmed notes)
NOTES L/R (sets the pitch of individual notes of the left and right side)
REZ (sets the resonance/decay of all voices)
NOISE/DETUNE (macro control for noisy modulation and slow random detune of pitch)
VEL (sets the velocity of notes)

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[THOUGHTS/IDEAS/PLANS]
I was surprised by the reception of the first Long Earth patches (mostly thanks to Red Means Recording; thanks Jeremy!), and that made me realize: I really should start recording more of this stuff and release it!

If there’s any bugs/questions/remarks/requests or suggestions for improvement, please let me know!
Enjoy!

(Image: Jan Stel)