README.md

Ambient Tone Melody Generator

FA20 MUS 171 Computer Music Final Project:

Using Pure Data and Google Magenta to create music:

Goals

1. Use PD patch as a MIDI Controller and Receiver to initiate call and response melodies between the user and Magenta

2. Create a dialogue between PD and Magenta to generate ambient textures through random data (PD) and repetition/pattern recognition (Magenta)

Demo Video: MUS 171 FA20 - Pure Data and Magenta

Setup

1. Set up the Google Magenta MIDI environment (full documentation here)

2. Run a Magenta Model through the shell script (pick one)

   ./basic.sh
   ./attention.sh
   ./performance.sh
   

3. Once the script has finished running (important!), start up the Pure Data software and choose a file (pick one)

• ./PD/magentaUser.pd
• ./PD/magentaAmbience.pd

4. For magentaUser.pd reference this image for computer keyboard MIDI controller keybindings:

Additional Notes

• Basic RNN (basic.sh) works best with magentaUser.pd
• Attention RNN (attention.sh) works best with magentaAmbience.pd

Special thanks to Professor Tamara Smyth for all your guidance this quarter!

– terry feng