Aligning patterns

Arithmetic options have ‘helper’ functions for controlling how patterns are aligned.

in is the default, where the pattern on the right is added ‘in’ to the structure of the one on the left.

note("0 3 1 2 [3 4]"
   .add.in("0 4 3")
   .scale("C:pentatonic")
  ).sound("supersaw")
    ._pianoroll()

You can also do the opposite, with ‘out’:

note("0 2 1 2 [3 4]"
   .add.out("0 4 3")
   .scale("C:pentatonic")
  ).sound("supersaw")
    ._pianoroll()

… or mix the structure of both patterns with ‘mix’:

note("0 2 1 2 [3 4]"
   .add.mix("0 4 3")
   .scale("C:pentatonic")
  ).sound("supersaw")
    ._pianoroll()

Or ‘squeeze’ the structure on the right into each value on the left:

note("0 2 1 2 [3 4]"
   .add.squeeze("0 4 3")
   .scale("C:pentatonic")
  ).sound("supersaw")
    ._pianoroll()

Or vice-versa, with ‘squeezeout’:

note("0 2 1 2 [3 4]"
   .add.squeezeout("0 4 3")
   .scale("C:pentatonic")
  ).sound("supersaw")
    ._pianoroll()

Or do a ‘polymetric’ alignment, there the values are aligned between the patterns:

note("0 2 1 2 [3 4]"
   .add.poly("0 4 3")
   .scale("C:pentatonic")
  ).sound("supersaw")
    ._pianoroll()

These alignment functions are also available on their own, so they can be used with control patterns too:


sound("bd - sd cp bd*2 - mt ht".slow(2))
.squeeze(hpf("1 500 - 4000"))
.speed(2)