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00:56 - Simple DSP synth controlled by chaos system

1:41 - Breaking the system

3:29 - Chaos system controlling MIDI instrument

3:55 - Chaos system controlling DSP synth and MIDI instrument

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This is a patch made with Max for Live in Ableton using the jitter physics environment to simulate a double pendulum which in turn is used to control synthesis parameters and/or MIDI controlled virtual instruments.

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Max is an object oriented programming language and it is extremely useful in audio-visual manipulation. 

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Here, parameters from a chaotic system (in particular - a double pendulum system) are used to control synthesis parameters like note length, note pitch and note launch. These parameters are also used to control a multi-band EQ and multi-band delay with feedback. A variety of sounds are produced in this manner. External effects can be used to vary the sound further. 

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The pendulum can be handled by a user with a mouse and makes this method of synthesis partly interactive and partly controlled by the chaotic system. 

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This double pendulum can also be used to control parameters in a MIDI instrument - extending it's playability and variance in terms of sonic timbres and composition. 

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This project was undertaken under the supervision of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in fulfilment of the course "Non real-time systems" facilitated by Tom Mudd.