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CODE AND MUSIC · 18 VIDEOS

Sonic Pi.

Audio in Spanish · English subtitles available

Learn to use code as an instrument: create rhythms, melodies and performances from the very first steps.

Follow the lessons in order or choose a topic you want to work on. The series combines clear explanations with examples you can recreate and adapt.

  • Interface, samples, rhythm and tempo
  • Variables, loops and random processes
  • Melodies, chords, scales and synthesizers
  • Effects and organising a performance

All tutorials

STEP BY STEP
  1. 01Sonic Pi: installation, interface and first stepsYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  2. 02Getting started with Sonic Pi: samples, basic rhythms and tempo controlYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  3. 03Controlling sample parameters: amplitude, panning and rateYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  4. 04Create rhythmic phrases with repetition in Sonic PiYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  5. 05Synchronise multiple loops with a master clock in Sonic PiYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  6. 06Variables in Sonic PiYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  7. 07Randomness and seeds for reproducible results in Sonic PiYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  8. 08Conditionals, probability and one_in in Sonic PiYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  9. 09Advanced conditionals in Sonic Pi with practical examplesYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  10. 10Synthesizers, MIDI notes and ADSR envelopes in Sonic PiYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  11. 11Melodies with lists vs rings: tick, look and mirror step by stepYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  12. 12Chords in Sonic Pi: play_chord, chord, inversions and arpeggios with .chooseYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  13. 13How to create and play scales in Sonic Pi: scale, mirror, choose and octavesYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  14. 14How to use effects in Sonic Pi: reverb, echo and ping-pong delayYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  15. 15How to use the Slicer effect in Sonic Pi: control, automation and effect combinationsYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  16. 16Three essential Sonic Pi effects: LPF, ixi_techno and Bit_crusherYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  17. 17Three Sonic Pi effects for transforming pitch: pitch_shift, octaver and ring_modYouTube (Spanish) ↗
  18. 18How to organise a Sonic Pi performance with layers, buffers and synchronised loopsYouTube (Spanish) ↗