Jagernot

livecoding with din

din has an integrated Tcl/Tk interpreter for livecoding sound and gui. Tcl/Tk is a convenient choice for livecoding in din because din commands have the form: command_name ?arg ?arg ?arg which is the same as a Tcl/Tk command.

an example:

set code1 {set_bpm fm $v; set_bpm gate-l $v; set_bpm gate-r $v} ;# to change FM bpm and gater bpm.
set code2 {key $v} ;# changes the key of din. 
set code3 {set_delay all feedback [expr $v/100.0]} ;# changes feedback of L and R delay lines

# set_bpm, key and set_delay are built-in din commands.

set code $code1

# slider handler
proc slide {code v} { 
eval $code
}

# we will control this with a simple Tk based slider
package require Tk;

scale .s -from 0 -to 240 -command {slide $code} ;# slider changes bpm of FM and gaters from 0 to 240.
grid .s ;# packs into Tk window and displays on screen

# other possibilities

# to change key of din
set code $code2
.s configure -from 261 -to [expr 4*261] ;# slider range from middle C to 2 octaves above middle-C

# to change feedback on all delays
set code $code3
.s configure -from 0 -to 100 ;# slider range from 0 to 100