SolarSystem | SuperCollider 3.13.0 Help

Description

This class provides a representation of a Solar System, where the planets can be found.

Class Methods

.new

Creates a solar system with all its 8 planets (sorry, Pluto)

Examples

// SOLAR SYSTEM SONIFICATION
// this example depends on SpatialRender and SSWorld classes from the 3Dj quark
(
r = SpatialRender.new(s).verbose_(false);

s.options.numOutputBusChannels_(20);
~numAudioOutputs=2;
~synths = Dictionary.new;

w=SSWorld([60,60,5]).showView;
w.setSweetSpotSize(0.0046491); // sun radius in AU

SynthDef(\planet,{ |out=0, freq=200, modAmp=1, modFreq=1|

var sig = SinOsc.ar(freq+(modAmp*freq/2*SinOsc.kr(modFreq)));
    Out.ar(out,sig*0.2);
}).add
)
(
y=SolarSystem.new;

y.planets.do{|p,i|
    var freq, modAmp,modFreq;

var o = SSObject.new(w,name:p.name.postln,channel:i,size:i).locSph_([p.perihelion,2pi.rand,0]);
    o.setMotion(\orbit,2pi*p.orbitalPeriod.reciprocal.postln); // 1 earth year -> 2pi rad/s

// sound mapping: the bigger the lower, the faster the rotation period the faster and bigger the LFO
    freq = p.mass.expexp(0.055,317.8,2000,100);
    modFreq= p.rotationPeriod.linlin(0,243.0185,10,0,1);
    modAmp = p.rotationPeriod.linlin(0,243.0185,0.5,0,1);
    ~synths.add(p.name -> Synth(\planet,[\out,~numAudioOutputs+i,\freq,freq,\modFreq,modFreq,\modAmp,modAmp]));

("jack_connect SuperCollider:out_"++(~numAudioOutputs+i+1)++" SuperCollider:in_"++(i+1)).systemCmd;

}

)

~synths.do(_.run(false))
~synths[\mercury].run(true)
~synths[\venus].run(true)
~synths[\earth].run(true)
~synths[\mars].run(true)
~synths[\jupiter].run(true)
~synths[\saturn].run(true)
~synths[\uranus].run(true)
~synths[\neptune].run(true)

helpfile source: HelpSource/SolarSystem.schelp
link::astronomy/SolarSystem::

SolarSystem
Extension

Description

Class Methods

.new

Instance Methods

.planets

Examples

SolarSystemExtension

Description

Class Methods

.new

Instance Methods

.planets

Examples

SolarSystem
Extension