Top 9 algorithmic-composition Open-Source Projects

supercollider

64 5,185 8.5 C++

An audio server, programming language, and IDE for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition.

Project mention: Recreating the THX Deep Note (2009) | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-09-03

Link to the audio programming language / server they're using in the article: https://github.com/supercollider/supercollider

mutateful

1 393 4.0 C#

Add-on for Ableton Live that enables live coding functionality fully integrated into Live's session view.
InfluxDB

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mercury

1 271 8.9 Max

A minimal and human-readable language and environment for the live coding of algorithmic electronic music. (by tmhglnd)
slippery-chicken

2 63 9.1 Common Lisp

slippery chicken: algorithmic composition software in common lisp and clos
scheme-for-pd

8 63 0.0 C

Pure Data port of the Scheme For Max external, providing an embedded S7 Scheme/Lisp interpreter for scripting and live-coding Pure Data in Scheme Lisp.
alda-clj

2 61 1.2 Clojure

A Clojure library for live-coding music with Alda
soundstorm

2 19 7.8 Python

Soundstorm is a cutting-edge AI-powered audio manipulation application designed to provide a rich yet simplified experience for sound designers, algorithmic composers, and experimental audio enthusiasts. From sample pack creation and algorithmic composition to AI text-to-audio and onscreen ChatGPT, Soundstorm is a sonic powerhouse.

Project mention: Help needed in developing this! It’s an AI-powered audio manipulation application designed to provide a rich yet simplified experience for sound designers that features AI text-to-audio, onboard fx, onscreen ChatGPT, and more. Send a line if you can help! | /r/aiMusic | 2023-09-24

WorkOS

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The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.
dodecaphony

2 6 6.3 Python

Algorithmic composition of twelve-tone fragments.
Groove-Tool

2 3 8.1 Perl

MIDI beat generation

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020). The latest post mention was on 2023-09-24.