Jnana
“Jnana” is a generative musical accompaniment system integrated into Ableton Live.
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I like to build software that inspires myself and others to be creative.
KnacK
KnacK is a music composition framework for the ChucK programming language. It encourages organization of components in a standard way, enabling easier re-use in later projects.
tulpasynth
“tulpasynth” is a collaborative music system that enables a group of people to spontaneously create together by manipulating a physics-based environment on a touchscreen interface.
I like to explore algorithmic music generation and sound synthesis.sounds
dreamtrapper
“dreamtrapper” is a piece created with Jen Hsu in the Fall of 2012.
dreamtrapper
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Determinism
“Determinism” is an algorithmic music composition written in ChucK.
Algorithmic music with sounds synthesized from scratch and arrangements determined by controlled randomness.
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Colin Sullivan - 220b Homework 1: timbre-scapes
For this assignment, I created a variety of FM synthesis sounds and used them to generate a musical statement using ChucK and the KnacK[^knack] framework.
FM Synthesis Soundscape
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Colin Sullivan - 220b Homework 2: Homebrew
For this assignment, I gathered a few recordings (listed below) and created a short musical statement by manipulating the sounds in ChucK.
Music created from sounds I recorded then manipulated.
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Colin Sullivan - 220b Homework 3: Determinism
For this assignment, I brought together a variety of techniques to create some algorithmic music.
Music created from markov chains and FM synthesis.
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