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Welcome to Sonic Pi Weekly #3

Apologies for the hiatus last week - it was all hands on deck to get v2.2 out in time for the new release of Raspbian. Hopefully it means many of the Raspberry Pis bought as Christmas presents will be rocking the latest Sonic Pi. Speaking of Christmas, we have a few festive links for you this week including a fantastic "One Last Thing...". Now, where did I leave that mince pie...

Merry Christmas everyone!

Sam Aaron

Sonic Pi v2.2 Changelog
Sonic Pi v2.2 Changelog

Each release of Sonic Pi comes with a Changelog detailing the new features and changes in that version. Here's the Changelog for v2.2. The two main features of this release are the fixed FX timing making rhythmic FX possible and the new ring data structure and associated functions. Enjoy!

Sample Based Voices
Sample Based Voices

An edition of Sonic Pi Weekly isn't complete without a link to something by Robin Newman. Here's the results of his experimentations using samples to play melodies: audio, code.

Code for the Game Of Thrones Intro
Code for the Game Of Thrones Intro

Guo YU has made an excellent transcription of the Game of Thrones theme into Sonic Pi and made the code available for everyone to play with. audio, code: Part I, Part II.

The  Cognicast - Interview with Sam Aaron
The Cognicast - Interview with Sam Aaron

I was interviewed back in October for the Cognicast - a podcast typically featuring software developers. I discuss Sonic Pi, live coding and much more.

This Week's Music

Live Code Session #2 - Time Machine
Live Code Session #2 - Time Machine

Here's the second installment of my Live Code Sessions called Time Machine. This session was performed entirely on a Raspberry Pi to demonstrate that the little affordable computer is more than up to the task of live coding. See if you can follow along at home...

Sonic Pi Christmas Medley
Sonic Pi Christmas Medley

To put those of us celebrating in the festive mood, here's a recording of 5 pieces of Christmas Music all performed with Sonic Pi!

Top Tweets

Carl Turland
Carl Turland

Student working on @sonic_pi for #codehour - hoping for a live performance one day! @HarrowBangkok @HarrowBKKICT

Sonic Pi
Sonic Pi

The real secret to @sonic_pi wizardry isn't just developing good coding skills & music knowledge, it's raw practice just like any instrument

Helen Armfield
Helen Armfield

@sonic_pi tiny piece made with your software https://soundcloud.com/littlepurplegoth/seascale now just need to work out how to fade/stop loops in play!!

Cambridge Junction
Cambridge Junction

34 of the young people who took part in the @sonic_pi: Live & Coding Summer School have achieved their Bronze Arts Award qualification! #woo

One Last Thing...

Synth Secrets: Links to All Parts
Synth Secrets: Links to All Parts

Finally, if v2.2 of Sonic Pi wasn't enough of a Christmas gift for you all - here's a stocking bumper full of wonder. If you ever fancied learning more about synthesisers in general, there's no better, more approachable way than to read though the Synth Secrets articles. Here's a link to them all for your enjoyment.

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Happy live coding!

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