CDP GRAPHIC PROGRAMS

Graphical User Interfaces

Various front-ends give access to the CDP system:

Sound Loom

Supports the full set of CDP processes, plus some extras. Available for PC and Mac.

User's Guide to the Sound Loom & CDP (in pdf format)
Sound Loom Reference Manual

Author: Trevor Wishart

Sound Loom Basic Guide (in pdf format)

Author: Archer Endrich

Soundshaper

Supports the full set of CDP processes. Currently available for PC only.
Built around a multi-process patch grid and supports mono/stereo/multi-channel input.

About Soundshaper (pdf version)
Soundshaper Basic Operation (pdf format)

Author: Robert Fraser

Renoise CDP Interface

A new interface integrated into the RENOISE DAW, supporting most CDP processes.
The interface is multi-platform and is currently the only working CDP interface for LINUX.

CDP Interface description
Linux CDP Tool Guide (Dave Phillips)

Authors: Aftab Hussain (Lua programming) and Richard Jonas (CDP definition files)

Other CDP Supplied Programs

GrainMill

Graphic Editor for granular reconstruction of soundfiles (c.f. MODIFY BRASSAGE).

About CDP GrainMill
CDP Information sheet about GrainMill (.pdf)
GrainMill Reference
GrainMill Tutorials

Author: Richard Dobson

BRKEDIT

Breakpoint graph editor which can display more than one file at a time. You can create exponential and logarithmic curves as well as linear shapes.

Brkedit Manual

Author: Richard Dobson

ViewSF

A soundfile viewer with the ability to zoom in to sample level. VIEWSF can also display sonograms of frequency analysis files. (Currently undocumented.)

Author: Richard Dobson

Tabula Vigilans

Tabula Vigilans ('T-V') is an advanced (non-graphic) scripting language, aimed at algorithmic composition. As a score processor, it can define and replay anything from completely conventional melodic and harmonic music to envelope-shaped multi-event textures with random features. T.V. can operate as a real-time MIDI instrument to play pre-programmed or instantly generated music under mouse or keyboard control. It can also call and run any of the CDP programs, in command-line form. TV (version 1.5) is included in the CDP download, but for a full install, download T.V. zip:

Author: Richard Orton

Also available:

ProcessPack

A graphic program suite complementary to CDP, with an emphasis on algorithmic procedures in micro-time.

Process Pack Description

Authors: Richard Orton & Archer Endrich (available separately)

AL/Erwin

AL is an algorithmic compositional environment for the creation and manipulation of sonic events and their organization into a structured musical work. ERWIN is a plug-in for AL applying the solutions of Schroedinger's equation to the creation of granular clouds.

Author: Rajmil Fischman

Clouds

Clouds implements real-time asynchronous granular synthesis, with four audio buffers, comprehensive controls and up to 8-channel output.

Clouds: details and download