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 - requires updating)

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)

CDP Plugin for Reaper

A beta plugin for the REAPER DAW, currently supporting a limited number of CDP processes.
Can process selected clips within a track and includes a preview facility.

• Video on YouTube (original design)
• List of CDP Functions for REAPER (compiled by Walter Cesarini)
• Author's blog (revised GUI design: 2015)

Author: 'Xenakios'

Other CDP Graphic 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

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 (separate purchase)

Also supplied:

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.

• AL/Erwin: details and download
• AL/Erwin Information Sheet

Author: Rajmil Fischman

By the same author (available separately):

Clouds

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

• Clouds: details and download

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.

* Though not currently included in the CDP download, T.V. is available on request from CDP.

• T.V. Information Sheet
• Tabula Vigilans Manual

Author: Richard Orton