CC3 Week 1 - Introduction To SuperCollider I

Everyone was surprised to see me back at uni this year after my constant complaining about Max/MSP last year. I suppose this year could be the same with SuperCollider (SC), but we don't know yet. After our first class today, I felt that SC could be easier to work with simply because it seems to work linearly. Obviously I haven't really started using it yet so I can't make any assumptions just yet.

I have a decent mathematical background so I think I will be fine with the logical side of the programming language. I just need to learn the syntax. For this week's exercise I just put strings together and also created some mathematical functions. I couldn't work out how to do a power symbol (i.e. ^). If anyone knows let me know.

[1]

the original SuperCollider. . .

(
// Function 1 - Basic Maths

 x = 10;
 y = 20;
 z = 30;
 (x - y * z).postln; 
)


(
// Function 2 - Maths

 x = 10;
 y = 20;
 z = 30;
 (x + y / z).postln; 
)



(
// Function 3 - Maths

 var one, two, three;
 one = 1;
 two = 2;
 three = 3;
 (one + two + three).postln;
)



(
// Function 4 - Maths

 var apple, pear, orange, banana;
 apple = pi;
 pear = 12.5;
 orange = 100;
 banana = 1000;
 (apple / orange + banana * pear).postln;
)



(
// Function 5 - Strings

 a = "this";
 b = "is";
 c = "a";
 d = "string";
 e = "......woohoo!";

(a + b + c + d + e).postln;
 
)



(
// Function 6 - Strings

 a = "there";
 b = "is";
 c = "no";
 d = "spoon";

(a + b + c + d).postln;

)



(
// Function 7 - Complex Maths

 f = {
  arg a,b,c,d; 
  
  var apple = 19.8;
  apple.postln;
  
  (a - b - c - d + pi * a * b * c * d).postln;
 };
 
 f.value(10000,1000,100,10);
)



(
// Functions 8 - Complex Maths

 f = {
   arg a,b,c,d;
   
   var piano = pi;
   piano.postln;
   
   (tan(sin(a - b - c - d * c * b * a))).postln;
   
   };
   
   f.value(121,232,343,454);
 )
   
  
   
(
// Functions 9 - Complex Maths

 f = {
   arg a,b;
  
   ((1 / b) * (a*(sin(cos(cos(a - b * b * a)))))).postln;
   
   };
   
   f.value(pi,12.34);
)


(
// Function 10 - Strings

 a = "Finally";
 b = "this";
 c = "is";
 d = "it!";

(a + b + c + d).postln;

)

[1] Neatorama, 'Super Conduction SuperCollider'. www.neatorama.com (Accessed 12th March 2008)
[2] Christian Haines. "Creative Computing: Semester 1 - Week 1 - Introduction To SuperCollider". Lecture presented at the Electronic Music Unit, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 6th March 2008.