Bytebeat Web App (WIP)
A small web application to make 🔥 noise and music
Bytebeat is a genre of music where the sound is created by a formula that defines a waveform as a function of time. The genre arose from the realization that even small simple programs could produce complex and interesting music. The app is mostly complete, but still requires some proper documentation to make it more accessible. I wanted the design to reflect the simplicity and "fundamental" nature of bytebeat, hence the extremely sparse and simple UI. I tried to reflect this throughout all aspects, from interface to implementation.
Try it here.
Here is a brief overview:
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│ PROGRAM OVERVIEW │
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- Programs are written in reverse polish notation
- All values are integers, eg 7 / 2 will return 3
- The app is caSe iNsenSItive
- Samplerate is 8,000 Hz and has a bitdepth of 8 bits, by default
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│ OPERATORS AND METHODS │
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T Time T (0-2147483647)
+ Addition 1 2 + (3)
- Subtraction 2 1 - (1)
* Multiplication 2 2 * (4)
/ Division 7 2 / (3)
% Modulo 7 2 % (1)
& AND 1 0 & (0)
| OR 1 0 | (1)
^ XOR 1 1 ^ (0)
~ NOT 1 ~ (0)
>> Shift bits right 2 1 >> (1)
<< Shift bits left 1 1 << (2)
ABS Absolute value 0 5 - ABS (5)
MIN Smallest of two values 1 2 MIN (1)
MAX Largest of two values 1 2 MAX (2)
SIGN Return sign of value 999 SIGN (1)
POW Exponentiation 2 3 POW (8)
MULT Multiply a value by itself 8 MULT (64)
SWAP Swap order in stack 1 2 SWAP (2 1)
SIZE Current stack size 1 2 3 4 SIZE (4)
GET Get item at stack position 1 2 3 4 3 GET (1)
BREAK End execution here 1 BREAK 2 3 (1)
MOUSEX Mouse x position
MOUSEY Mouse y position
GYRO Rotational speed T GYRO *
GYROX In X axis
GYROY In Y axis
GYROZ In Z axis
ACCEL Speed T ACCEL *
ACCELX In X axis
ACCELY In Y axis
ACCELZ In Z axis
VOL Set volume 50 VOL
Value between 0-100
HZ Set sample rate 8000 HZ
Range 8,000-96,000 Hz
BIT Set bit depth 8 BIT
Accepts between 1-16 bits
If you are interested in learning more about bytebeat, I recommend checking out these resources: