strudel/packages/link

@strudel.cycles/link

This is an experiment to find out how to hook up ableton link with strudel.

Usage

cd packages/link/ && npm i
node link-server.mjs # tested with node 18

This will play the pattern in link-server.mjs, which will be synced automatically via Ableton Link!

Notes

• The sound generation uses node-web-audio-api, supporting only oscillators with a fixed envelope
  • All functions from @strudel.cycles/webaudio could be supported when the node-webaudio branch is further developed. This includes refactoring the webaudio stuff to allow passing an audio context + making sure it can be imported in node
• To make this live codable, I see 2 options:
  • headless: add an express server (or similar) that allows sending PUT requests to change the pattern.
  • browser: find a way combine the REPL with the ableton clock.
    • the server could pass the callback from ableton link via http or websocket
    • the client could then use these messages to control the scheduler
      • could try implementing getTime as a LERP between received beat values
      • or do not use the scheduler and just query within the received beat values
    • highlighting is another thing..