Blip

The concept behind Blip is to create innovative sounds and loops by drawing with the usual graphic tools (pencil, airbrush, line�). The classic painting functions take a whole other dimension, as they create melodies and rhythms in the musical domain.

The Blip application will continuously scan a grid of 64x64 cells. Each cell corresponds to a note, whose starting time is determined by its column, and whose instrument is determined by its row. The color of the cell controls the volume of the note (red component), its pan (green component), and its pitch (blue component).

Painting in the grid can be done in real-time while the loop is playing, which coupled with MIDI support and numerous shortcuts, transforms Blip into a very powerful live instrument. There are 16 patterns, each of them having its own tempo.

Here are some key features of "Blip":

￭ Instruments with min and max notes, as well as a musical scale, to which the blue levels will be mapped, in order to sound more musical. ￭ Digital audio effects (tempo-based delay, resonant filter, chorus�). ￭ Alternate grids, in complement of the note grid, to change effect send levels, or to set the probability that one note will actually be played. ￭ Procedural generation of grids. ￭ Automatic evolution / mutation of the grid patterns for live performances.