Bytebeat Machine 1.31



Publisher Description



Bytebeat Machine is an experimental software synthesizer. Instead of structured composition or instruments it uses functions to generate audio in real-time.


Sometimes simple input functions contain a large amount of musical structure. Sometimes the result is unexpected.. and interesting. Or you can ignore all that and just use this app to generate bleep and glitch noises. Bytebeat Machine has several preset examples to get you started.

Features
• Free. No ads or other tracking garbage.
• Two modes: bytebeat (8-bit) and floatbeat (32-bit).
• Selectable sample rates from 8kHz to 44kHz.
• A number of preset input functions. Save your own input functions for later use.
• Custom text input mode with copy, paste, undo, mystery button (?) and more.
• Export output as .wav file.
• Various output visualizations. Yay.
• Speed slider (kind of hidden under the presets).

What is bytebeat?
Bytebeat output is fully defined by the input function. There are no pre-set instruments, samples or structures. Even slight changes in the input function produce significantly different output (as a hint, prime numbers generally result in less repetition).

Input function has a time index (t) and usually various bitwise and arithmetic operations. Input function is evaluated constantly and time index is incremented by one in each iteration.

The simplest input function is "t", which produces numbers 1, 2, 3, ... and outputs a sawtooth wave audio. Sawtooth wave is generated because the result is wrapped to 8 bits (bytebeat): 0-255 remain unchanged, but 256 becomes 1, 356 becomes 101 and so on.

Input function "t * 2" decreases the wavelength and produces a result one octave higher. Input function "t & 128" produces a square wave. Bitwise operators

Bytebeat Machine uses 'C -type syntax' and basic arithmetic operations, bitwise operations as well as comparisons are supported:
- arithmetic operations: +, -, *, /, %
- bitwise operations:
- comparison operations: =, ==, !=

Bytebeat was first introduced late 2011 in a blog post http://countercomplex.blogspot.com/2011/10/algorithmic-symphonies-from-one-line-of.html by 'viznut'. Online tools such as http://wurstcaptures.untergrund.net/music/ surfaced soon after, followed by a theoretical introduction http://countercomplex.blogspot.com/2011/10/some-deep-analysis-of-one-line-music.html and a paper http://arxiv.org/abs/1112.1368. Active community discussion and development in IRC and various forums (pouet.net) lasted a couple of months.

This app might be developed further based on interest and feedback. #bytebeat



About Bytebeat Machine

Bytebeat Machine is a free app for Android published in the Audio File Players list of apps, part of Audio & Multimedia.

The company that develops Bytebeat Machine is Midnight Sun Games. The latest version released by its developer is 1.31. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 4.0.

To install Bytebeat Machine on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2015-10-01 and was downloaded 105 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Bytebeat Machine as malware as malware if the download link to com.midnightsun.synth.android is broken.

How to install Bytebeat Machine on your Android device:

  • Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
  • Once the Bytebeat Machine is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
  • A pop-up window with the permissions required by Bytebeat Machine will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
  • Bytebeat Machine will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.



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Users Rating:  
  4.0/5     1
Downloads: 105
Updated At: 2024-03-05
Publisher: Midnight Sun Games
Operating System: Android
License Type: Free