Supported devices

• ES-3
• ES-8

Features

• SynthDefs for specific types of signals (clock and gate).
• Class methods to convert between MIDI notes, frequency, amplitude and corresponding output voltage.
• Instance methods to add, set and remove clock and gate signals on specific hardware outputs.
• Documentation (in .schelp format) for the ZZZ, ZZZDevice and ZZZError classes.

Installation

The classes are an extension of the SuperCollider language (sclang), therefore their installation corresponds to how Quarks are installed.

Usage

To create an object interfacing your hardware device, instantiate the ZZZDevice class with an Array of Integers representing your eight ADAT channels connected to the module and the server instance in use:

// RME Babyface example, when creating output bus channels for all hardware
// outputs of the audio interface
~device = ZZZDevice.new(server: s, channels: Array.series(8, 4, 1));

Note

The instantiation of ZZZDevice conveniently makes the outputs of the device available in a numbering range from 1-8 (as displayed on the hardware).

Generally, in SuperCollider channel numbering starts with 0, though!

To interface with your module on one of the eight outputs, you can make use of the SynthDefs added by the ZZZ class:

// create a tempo (240bpm), which can be used by e.g. multiple clocks on outputs
~device.addTempo(slot: 1, tempo: (240/60));

// the tempo can be changed manually
~device.setTempo(slot: 1, tempo: (180/60));

// start clock on output 8 using the tempo at slot 1
~device.addClock(output: 8, slot: 1);

// remove the clock
~device.removeClock(output: 8);

// start a gate  on output 7
~device.addGate(output: 7);

Both tempos and gates can be altered using control Busses exposed in .tempoBusses and .gateBusses (respectively).

Background

License

This code is licensed under the terms of the GPL-3.0-or-later (see LICENSE).