https://www.renickbell.net/ 2026-04-16T06:48:05+00:00 https://www.renickbell.net/ https://www.renickbell.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2022-04-24T10:06:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=12-week-p5js-teaching-guide&rev=1650794765&do=diff 12-Week p5js Creative Coding Course Teaching Guide Goal of Creative Coding Course * Expose students who may have not had prior chances to experience what coding is, what coding might allow people to do * Understand one application of coding skills, and understand how these skills might be useful to them personally in future life and work text/html 2025-02-18T07:36:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=12-week-p5js&rev=1739864163&do=diff 12-Week p5js course Introduction This coding course is generally meant to introduce you to programming and some possibilities for you to use it in your future life. In particular, you will become basically familiar with the p5js library, which among other things will give you a tool to exercise your creativity and make pictures. text/html 2026-02-16T07:34:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=100-word-bio&rev=1771227274&do=diff 100-word bio Dr. Renick Bell is a computer musician, programmer, and researcher based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Originally from West Texas, he has lived in Asia since 2001, currently serving as a Lecturer in Digital Media at RMIT University Vietnam. A pivotal figure in the global algorave movement, Bell improvises bass-heavy, generative electronic music by writing and modifying code in real-time before live audiences. He is the author of the open-source live coding libraries Conductive and … text/html 2026-04-15T17:38:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=300-word-bio&rev=1776274703&do=diff (under) 300-word bio Renick Bell is a computer musician and academic whose work explores the friction between algorithmic logic and human improvisation. Originally from West Texas, Bell relocated to Asia in 2001, spending formative years in Taipei and Tokyo before settling in Ho Chi Minh City, where he currently lectures at RMIT University Vietnam. He holds a PhD from Tama Art University in Tokyo, where his doctoral research focused on affect-based aesthetic evaluation in live coding, developin… text/html 2026-02-16T07:49:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=500-word-bio&rev=1771228173&do=diff (under) 400-word bio Dr. Renick Bell is an electronic musician, software engineer, and researcher who has spent the last two decades dismantling the “black box” of digital music production. Based in Ho Chi Minh City since 2020, he serves as a Lecturer in Digital Media at RMIT University Vietnam, where his research spans algorithmic composition, interface design, and, more recently, ecological systems. text/html 2026-01-08T14:44:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=academic&rev=1767883451&do=diff Academic Writing (some items not yet listed) Book Chapters (edited) 2022. Bell, Renick. Chapter 3.8. In Blackwell, A. F., Cocker, E., Cox, G., McLean, A., & Magnusson, T. Live coding: A user’s manual. MIT Press. 2022. Chicau, Joana and Bell, Renick. Choreographies of the Circle & Other Geometries. In Shih, X. X. et al. (2022). Critcal Coding Cookbook. Critical Coding Cookbook. Retrieved March 5, 2023, from text/html 2022-11-28T17:05:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=ai-articles&rev=1669655136&do=diff some articles and thoughts on AI 221128 <https://mindmatters.ai/2022/03/the-ai-illusion-state-of-the-art-chatbots-arent-what-they-seem/> We should really be calling it statistical image synthesis rather than AI. <https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-critic-gary-marcus-metas-lecun-is-finally-coming-around-to-the-things-i-said-years-ago/> text/html 2024-11-28T02:53:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=algorithmic_art_live_coding_ai&rev=1732762388&do=diff Algorithmic Art, Live Coding, and AI Here are some talking notes for a presentation for the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology at RMIT University, Saigon South campus on 2024/11/28. Algorithmic Art, Live Coding, and AI Dr. Renick Bell RMIT University Vietnam, School of Communication and Design digital media program 24/11/27 text/html 2023-11-02T07:02:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=amplitude&rev=1698908566&do=diff amplitude introduction Amplitude is a factor related to how loud a sound is. text simple explanation from a maker of soundproofing products: <https://www.soundproofcow.com/characteristics-of-sound-wave/> another from equipment retailer Sweetwater: <https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/amplitude/> video a visual comparison of soft and loud sounds: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVaq8OlxkL4> brief video relating it to what we learned about the nature of sound (also previews frequency): text/html 2023-10-17T07:59:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=ardour-basics&rev=1697529540&do=diff Ardour: Basic Tutorial introduction text video text/html 2023-10-17T07:59:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=ardour-effects-automation&rev=1697529557&do=diff Ardour: Effects Automation introduction text video text/html 2023-10-17T07:59:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=ardour-midi&rev=1697529574&do=diff Ardour: MIDI introduction text video text/html 2023-10-17T07:58:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=ardour&rev=1697529515&do=diff Ardour * basic tutorial * effects automation * MIDI in Ardour text/html 2022-10-30T10:24:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=arduino&rev=1667125443&do=diff Arduino notes i had this error (a permission error) when uploading to the arduino uno. here was the solution: <https://askubuntu.com/questions/1056314/uploading-code-to-arduino-gives-me-the-error-avrdude-ser-open-cant-open-d> text/html 2022-09-22T03:38:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=art-experience-sketching&rev=1663817884&do=diff Sketching to Develop Art Experiences * Le Corbusier, Sketch of bulls and peasant houses near Chandigarh, dated March 1951; Courtesy Foundation Le Corbusier, Paris. * <https://www.kooness.com/posts/magazine/top-11-most-iconic-and-famous-sketches-ever-made> * Pablo Picasso * bull sketches * <https://www.pinterest.com/pin/317503842472885390/> * Salvador Dali * horse sketches text/html 2022-09-11T09:07:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=art-experience-students&rev=1662887234&do=diff How to Have More Fun at the Museum by Renick Bell, Sept. 11, 2022 (written for my young students in Taiwan) Art can be super fun, if you know some tricks about how to think about art. Many people feel the art museum is a place where it's hard to have fun. It can feel so distant from the things that we care about. Sometimes there are things in the museum that seem weird, either because we don't know what they are or because they are from a different time. There are staff sitting around who are… text/html 2022-09-22T03:10:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=art-styles-experience&rev=1663816214&do=diff Different styles can change your experience With the same subject of “dog”, so many different experiences can be created. What feelings do each of these images give you? * photo * from Good Housekeeping magazine * <https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/pets/g4531/cutest-dog-breeds/> * Man's best friends text/html 2022-09-22T12:11:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=art-teaching-examples&rev=1663848714&do=diff Some examples of artwork by students In every course, I teach students iterative design, including basic design principles and the design process. I help students to develop their thinking about aesthetics as well as fundamental techniques in a variety of media. In addition, I help students to develop their observational skills, patience, and concentration. The content and teaching method are based on my extensive teaching experience around the world (Japan, all across Europe, Russia, and Taiwa… text/html 2024-07-21T10:41:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=audacity-add-envelope&rev=1721558507&do=diff Audacity: adding an envelope introduction Audacity can help you to add envelopes; it's got a dedicated tool! text the audacity manual page on the envelope tool: <https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/envelope_tool.html> basic how-to with the envelope tool: <https://matthewsetter.com/audacity-envelope-tool/> video great practical explanation and demonstration: text/html 2023-11-21T03:56:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=audacity-adding-tracks&rev=1700538965&do=diff adding tracks in Audacity introduction text video text/html 2023-11-02T08:13:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=audacity-adjust-volume&rev=1698912837&do=diff Audacity: Adjusting Volume introduction There are several ways to change the volume of a track in Audacity. * gain slider (doesn't affect the waveform, but will affect exported audio) * amplify (affects the waveform * normalization * envelope tool (it's even got its own page here!) text text/html 2023-10-17T07:51:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=audacity-apply-effects&rev=1697529073&do=diff Audacity: applying effects introduction text video text/html 2023-11-16T07:20:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=audacity-filter-curve&rev=1700119247&do=diff using the filter curve EQ in Audacity introduction The filter curve is a convenient way to adjust the character of a sound by boosting or cutting frequencies. text <https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/filter_curve_eq.html> video brief: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HGNjsqFjaI> detailed, useful!: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WHZcpAQuXE> text/html 2023-10-17T07:46:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=audacity-loop-sounds&rev=1697528786&do=diff Audacity: looping sounds introduction text video text/html 2023-11-02T08:39:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=audacity-noise-reduction&rev=1698914363&do=diff Audacity: Noise Reduction introduction When a recording has unwanted noise, like an air conditioner, ventilator, background hiss, or other noise, Audacity can help us to remove it while leaving the other audio as close to the “clean” state as possible. Notice that the Audacity developers say that text/html 2023-11-13T07:02:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=audacity-sample-rates&rev=1699858930&do=diff sample rates in Audacity When you export a file from Audacity, it will have the same sample rate as the project settings. To see the project sample rate, click the “Audio Setup” button, then the “Audio Settings” menu item in the menu that appears. There you can change the project sample rate. text/html 2023-10-17T07:49:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=audacity-view-frequency&rev=1697528984&do=diff Audacity: viewing a frequency-domain representation of sound introduction text video text/html 2024-07-05T06:16:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=audacity-workshop&rev=1720160187&do=diff audacity workshop <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dnzIFLhmZWQ6B1xqXxxOYI8g8eGOOK35imY8ha-eJDE/edit?usp=sharing> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JdO8ljCSwjhLyfS6K5c6zswXrqy1OBAV/view?usp=drive_link> text/html 2024-11-03T16:03:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=basic-ideas-sound-design&rev=1730649820&do=diff Some things to try in sound design text This article recommends some basic techniques for coming up with new or useful sounds: <https://headlinermagazine.net/beginner-sound-design-hacks.html> video text/html 2026-02-16T07:31:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=bio&rev=1771227067&do=diff bio improvising algorithmic sound and images, coding, teaching, currently based in Saigon, Vietnam * email: renick at gmail.com * twitter: <http://twitter.com/renick> * instagram: <https://www.instagram.com/renickbell/> * soundcloud: <https://soundcloud.com/renick> * youtube: <https://www.youtube.com/user/renickbell> * facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/Renick-Bell-363654877746922/> “Renick Bell is one of [the algorave] scene’s more flabbergasting producers,” writes Mixmag magaz… text/html 2023-09-26T03:02:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=coding_camps&rev=1695697373&do=diff Creative Coding Camps 創意程式設計營隊 * Creative Coding Camp Level 1 創意程式設計營隊 (入門) * Creative Coding Camp Level 2 創意程式設計營隊 (進階) text/html 2023-10-16T09:13:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=coiling-cables&rev=1697447584&do=diff Coiling Cables Shout out to Shelley Knotts who properly emphasized cable coiling in a workshop. Boo to the TV station staff who taught me as a 15 year old to dogbone every cable. introduction text video text/html 2021-04-24T15:21:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=coming-events&rev=1619277707&do=diff Upcoming Events 2022, January 12-15; algorave, Data Art for Climate Action (DACA) hybrid conference (performance) text/html 2026-01-08T15:10:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=compression-limiting&rev=1767885030&do=diff Compression and Limiting introduction A compressor is an effect that A limiter is a specific type of compressor which prevents the amplitude from exceeding a particular level. text “audio compression 101”: <https://blog.landr.com/how-to-use-a-compressor/> another good explanation of the parameters of compression and how to use a compressor: text/html 2023-11-12T06:31:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=consciousness&rev=1699770702&do=diff Consciousness Colm Kelleher mentions Jeffrey Kripal, Edward Kelly, Robert Lanza, Donald Hoffman, Bernardo Kastrup: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01LJplf8pKo&t=251s> text/html 2021-04-24T16:12:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=contact&rev=1619280742&do=diff Contact Email me: renick at gmail.com text/html 2024-07-04T09:05:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=design-principles&rev=1720083956&do=diff Design Principles Every field of design has principles that it uses to guide its work. properties of forms After points and lines, designs are made up of forms. Forms have the following properties: * vertices * shape/form: geometric/organic, curvilinear/rectilinear, regular/irregular, concave/convex text/html 2023-10-16T09:00:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=digitization-sound&rev=1697446855&do=diff Digitization of Sound introduction I highly recommend the video below, maybe before you even read the text! text * explainer from Native Instruments: <https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/digital-audio-basics-sample-rate-and-bit-depth.html> * another from Sweetwater: <https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/what-is-a-digital-to-analog-converter-and-how-does-it-work/> * wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio> video * visual explanation of audio resolution: text/html 2023-11-09T02:48:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=discography&rev=1699498102&do=diff Albums, EPs, Singles, Compilation Tracks, and Remixes (still incomplete, especially before 2016; you might do better with this: <https://www.discogs.com/search?q=renick+bell&type=all>) 2020. Groove 11. Outlines Records. Album on cassette and digital. <https://outlineslabel.bandcamp.com/album/groove-11> 2020. “Knowing When Not To Persist”. Algorithmic Art Assembly v1.0 compilation.Highpoint Lowlife Records. Digital album. text/html 2023-10-16T09:36:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=dynamics&rev=1697448965&do=diff Sound Design Aesthetics: Dynamics introduction text video text/html 2023-10-16T09:29:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=ear-safety&rev=1697448558&do=diff ear safety introduction text video text/html 2023-11-30T10:18:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=easy-generative-music&rev=1701339482&do=diff easy generative music for your game or video introduction There are tools to generate MIDI which has a CC0 license. This one creates whole songs. <https://pernyblom.github.io/abundant-music/index.html> Here's another which just generates melodies. <https://www.link.cs.cmu.edu/melody-generator/> text video text/html 2021-11-20T12:46:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=eco-open-notes&rev=1637412396&do=diff Some Notes about Umberto Eco's Open Work (2021, Nov. 21) chapter 1, poetics of the open work starts with description of three aleatoric works, works which involve improvisation or choice on the part of the performer contrasted with closed form of classical music up to that point text/html 2023-04-25T06:38:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=electricity_electronics&rev=1682404734&do=diff Electricity and Electronics What is electricity? What are electrons? * a slightly modern view: <https://www.wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2014/02/07/what-is-the-shape-of-an-electron/> * atomic structure: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=h6LPAwAmnCQ&t=49s> How can electricity kill you? Watch some videos on how electricity can kill you. Keep notes about the important vocabulary. Be able to explain how electricity can kill you. text/html 2023-03-21T06:23:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=electronics-first-circuitboard-led&rev=1679379828&do=diff first circuit to circuit board: LED with switch and 9V battery Make this circuit on your breadboard first. Then move it component by component to the circuit board, starting with the red wire which connects the power supply to the resistor. Attach the switch and the power supply last. text/html 2022-11-30T06:54:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=electronics-fsr-01&rev=1669791282&do=diff a circuit with an FSR text/html 2023-03-27T06:30:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=electronics-oscillator-in-a-box&rev=1679898612&do=diff oscillator on a circuit board and installed in a plastic container This project is based on the oscillating LEDs which you built on your breadboard previously. In this case, we want to make it permanent on a universal circuit board. Here are the steps. * Show your box design to a teacher. After it is approved, explain your design to a teacher, give the box to that teacher and ask them to drill the necessary holes for you. text/html 2022-10-05T06:19:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=electronics-series-parallel&rev=1664950741&do=diff compare the difference between three LEDs in series and parallel Build the following circuits on the circuit board with a 6V battery pack and compare. Be very careful to build the circuits as specified, paying close attention to which components should be parallel or in series. text/html 2022-09-29T05:14:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=electronics-switch-green-red&rev=1664428497&do=diff exercise: a switch which alternates between green and red Make a circuit which can alternate between green and red LEDs depending on the position of a switch. When the switch is down (on), the green LED should light up. When the switch is up (off), the red LED should light up. text/html 2023-04-25T06:39:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=electronics-uv-sensor-arduino&rev=1682404760&do=diff using johnny five to control an arduino-based UV sensor // -------------------------------------------------------------------------- // -- uv-sensor.js // -------------------------------------------------------------------------- var five = require("johnny-five"); var board = new five.Board(); let uvReading = 0; let uvVoltage = 0; board.on("ready", function() { let uvSensor = new five.Sensor({ pin: "A0", freq: 500 }); uvSensor.on("data", function () { … text/html 2023-11-02T07:13:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=envelopes&rev=1698909225&do=diff envelopes introduction The envelope describes the shape of the change in amplitude over time. text definition and some history: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Envelope_>(music) more detail about envelopes: <https://www.pitchbends.com/posts/sound-envelopes-adsr> video basic and great explanation with examples: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-ot9AaJx-Y> text/html 2023-12-07T04:18:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=eq&rev=1701922737&do=diff EQ (Equalization) introduction Equalization means the adjustment of various bands of frequency to change or optimize those sounds. In Audacity, this is mainly accomplished with the filter curve EQ or the graphic EQ. When you Google for more information, be sure that you search for eq and equalization to get the results that you want. text/html 2025-11-10T11:06:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=event-archive&rev=1762772802&do=diff Event Archive (from 2013 onward) (some missing performances, currently updating) 2025, Aug. 3. algorave. SEAquence Protocol. Krapela. Jakarta, Indonesia. (performance) 2025, Aug. 2. Konduktiva workshop. SEAquence Protocol. 97 Kobo Lab. Jakarta, Indonesia. (workshop) text/html 2023-08-18T07:49:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=example-student-7-9&rev=1692344956&do=diff Example Student, 7th Grade to 9th Grade Progression 7th grade, 2nd Semester <div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/present/4Ms7Uqxek" width=99% height=799px></iframe> </div> 8th grade, 1st Semester <div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/full/VjmbBX1R6" width=100% height=844px></iframe> </div> 8th grade, 2nd Semester <div> <iframe width="100%" height="1800" src="//jsfiddle.net/linzoey/e6nzvkph/191/embedded/result,js/" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" allowpaymentreque… text/html 2025-11-10T10:46:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=exhibitions&rev=1762771584&do=diff Exhibitions This list is incomplete. 2025, Oct. 22 - Nov. 2. sound design for Nguyen Hoang Giang. Trướng rủ, Màn che. GIAO ĐIỂM TINH HOA | INTERSECTION OF MASTERY. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (exhibition) 2025, July 3-6. Mapping Future Heritages. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (exhibition) text/html 2024-01-09T07:03:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=fixing-mix&rev=1704783836&do=diff Fixing a mix intro There are lots of ways that your mix can go wrong. Here is a collection of information about some common problems. Many of the problems faced by people mixing for music are also faced by those mixing for video, so take advantage of advice they offer, too. text/html 2021-06-30T15:52:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=footer&rev=1625068369&do=diff ---------- <https://renickbell.net> | contact renick@gmail.com text/html 2023-11-16T07:29:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=frequency&rev=1700119784&do=diff Frequency introduction In addition to amplitude, frequency is one of the fundamental aspects of sound. Amplitude is the strength of the air pressure waves, and frequency is how frequently those waves occur. It is the strongest factor in determining pitch. text/html 2023-11-12T03:59:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=getting-files-into-audacity&rev=1699761581&do=diff getting files into Audacity There are a few ways to get audio files recorded elsewhere into an Audacity, but for your clearest understanding, I recommend: * make a new Audacity project * use File -> Import -> Audio and import the audio into the file text/html 2023-11-08T10:34:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=getting-the-right-levels&rev=1699439687&do=diff Getting the right levels introduction When you are recording, it's essential to get the input level set properly so that: * the signal is strong enough that you don't need to later amplify it too much, increasing the presence of noise; * not so loud that you get distortion in your recording. text/html 2023-10-16T09:29:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=hand-held-recorder&rev=1697448580&do=diff recording with a hand-held recorder introduction text video text/html 2023-10-16T09:29:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=headphones&rev=1697448541&do=diff headphones introduction text video text/html 2023-10-17T06:52:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=how-to-critique&rev=1697525563&do=diff How to Give a Useful Critique introduction text video text/html 2021-11-06T15:39:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=hse-01&rev=1636213169&do=diff HSE 01, Nov. 6, 2021 a note about the lecture style * interrupt me anytime if you don't understand, and especially do so because most pieces of information will have consequence for what follows * hold discussion questions for the end thanks to Stas and you all for this opportunity! text/html 2021-11-20T13:49:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=hse-02&rev=1637416169&do=diff HSE 02, Nov. 13, 2021 second lecture: layers of algorithmic processes toward an illusion of artificial creativity and how to interact with them ---------- outline (based on time: history, always (normative), momentary time, short time, medium time) text/html 2021-11-20T15:06:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=hse-03&rev=1637420790&do=diff HSE 03, Nov. 21, 2021 summary * Umberto Eco's The Open Work and a pragmatic aesthetic theory * algorithmic openness * openness and society conclusions, discussion openness in your works ---------- Umberto Eco's The Open Work and a pragmatic aesthetic theory text/html 2021-04-24T15:49:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=images&rev=1619279380&do=diff Images For now, see my Instagram account: <https://www.instagram.com/renickbell/> text/html 2023-09-26T02:18:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=intro-to-creative-coding-camp-2305&rev=1695694699&do=diff 當GPT-4已經席捲我們的生活，在AI時代裡，每個人的基本能力一定要升級。懂得基本程式原理是掌握新智能工具的鑰匙！ With GPT-4 bringing us into the new AI ​​era, everyone's basic abilities must be upgraded. Understanding basic programming principles is the key to mastering and utilizing new smart tools. text/html 2025-03-07T01:43:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=intro-to-javascript-wokshop&rev=1741311838&do=diff Introduction to JavaScript Workshop hello world Are you feeling like this about programming? We'll do this today. At the end of this hour, you;ll feel like this! This webpage can be found at this QR code, or go to my website and search javascript-workshop. text/html 2024-08-05T04:38:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=jsfxr&rev=1722832701&do=diff jsfxr: synthesizing sounds in the browser Access this browser-based synthesizer here: <https://sfxr.me/> Sfxr was programmed by Tomas Pettersson, and ported to JavaScript by Eric Fredricksen. Forked and improved by Chris McCormick First point: make sure that you select 44k and 16 bit in the column on the right for maximum sound quality text/html 2023-03-16T05:56:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=led-oscillator&rev=1678946169&do=diff astable multivibrator with potentiometer to control oscillation speed Uses a B20K potentiometer and 2200 ohm resistors at the back (2k ohm resistors would be almost the same). Notice that both 2200K ohm resistors are connected to the same terminal on the potentiometer, which allows it to control the speed of both lights. text/html 2023-10-17T06:31:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=listening-to-environment&rev=1697524286&do=diff Listening to your Environment introduction text video text/html 2021-07-15T14:25:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=luo-bo-gao&rev=1626359117&do=diff vegetarian luo bo gao Here's a recipe for a vegetarian radish cake, called luo bo gao in Mandarin, from bai luo bo, which is daikon in Japanese. ingredients * 350 grams of rice flour * two cups of water * a few tablespoons of grapeseed oil text/html 2023-11-16T08:39:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=making-a-zip-file&rev=1700123996&do=diff making a zip file introduction We often want to gather a collection of files and folders into a single file which we can easily pass to others. It's much easier to do this than to try to send multiple files and folders. text making a zip on Windows: text/html 2023-10-16T09:35:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=mastering&rev=1697448921&do=diff Mastering introduction text video text/html 2023-10-16T04:18:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=mickey-mousing&rev=1697429898&do=diff Mickey Mousing on Wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mousing> text/html 2024-07-21T10:49:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=microphones&rev=1721558965&do=diff microphones introduction To record sound from the physical world, you need a microphone. There are several types, including: * shotgun: a highly directional microphone * condenser: a sensitive, but usually fragile, microphone that is good for sonic details text/html 2023-10-16T09:32:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=mixing-boards&rev=1697448748&do=diff Mixing Boards introduction text video text/html 2024-01-02T16:09:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=mixing-intro&rev=1704211794&do=diff an introduction to mixing introduction Mixing means controlling the volume level of each sound in a set of sounds to get the desired relative volumes for each so that the final composite sound sounds right. This can be accomplished by changing the amplitudes of the sounds or controlling their individual gain settings. text/html 2025-11-10T09:54:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=navbar&rev=1762768496&do=diff * about * bio * social media * events * upcoming-events * event-archive * exhibitions * software * software * music * discography * visual art * images * purchase * writing * academic * other * contact * contact text/html 2021-04-24T15:55:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=on-covid-19&rev=1619279722&do=diff On COVID-19 2020-03-22 Most of us are shocked by the covid-19 crisis. At the same time, there is a kind of inevitability to it considering the social and economic path of our societies. I would like you to consider the reasons and the solutions. I've compiled a book-lengt text/html 2021-07-15T14:21:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=other&rev=1626358869&do=diff Other Writing * 2020, March 22: On COVID-19 * ???: luo bo gao recipe text/html 2025-04-03T06:41:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-animation&rev=1743662487&do=diff animation with p5js Here's a page on the p5js.org website that introduces animation. <https://p5js.org/examples/hello-p5-animation.html> Let's understand how it works. One of the first things you might not understand is what the variables width and height mean. Have a look at these pages: <https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/width> <https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/height> The reason that p5js can animate is the draw function, which by default loops at a frame rate of 60 frames per second. Wha… text/html 2024-03-13T14:47:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-interaction&rev=1710341242&do=diff p5js: making interactive sketches We talked about using mouseX and mouseY in this lesson: <https://renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-02> Let's go deeper on making our sketches interactive. Think about what data the mouse can give you: * X position * Y position * button clicks * button releases<div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/full/0rJNNdrfg" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/full/W2sBJT3PW" width=99% height=800>… text/html 2024-03-07T06:41:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-local-server&rev=1709793672&do=diff hosting your sketches on a local server We can view our sketches in the p5js editor, or we can host them ourselves with a web server and then open that page with a browser to view it. What's a web server? It's a software process that can send html and related files using HTTP. text/html 2024-03-12T07:56:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-photos-interactive&rev=1710230177&do=diff combining interactivity and photos in p5js simple example of photos and interaction This version uses four photos and a simple mouse click interaction; depending on where you click, one of the two photos will change randomly. View in full screen: <div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/2558fOrE9" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/QePb8Now7" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5… text/html 2024-03-13T15:01:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-photos&rev=1710342081&do=diff p5js: manipulating photos The documentation for loading images is here: <https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/loadImage> The basics for describing what p5js can do with images is described here: <https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5.Image> uploading a photo Browser security may prevent you from using photos on the web, so you may need to upload your own.<div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/full/-pCOZkmsM" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/reni… text/html 2024-03-20T06:27:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-sound1&rev=1710916027&do=diff the basics of sound in p5js All of the documentation for sound-related functions in p5js is here: <https://p5js.org/reference/#/libraries/p5.sound> making a sound play and loop Let's get a sound playing in p5js. This works, but notice the problem when you click the square more than once! <div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/xK8lVKUCP" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div> making a sound play only when the mouse is clicked <div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/ren… text/html 2026-03-26T08:20:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-supplement-01&rev=1774513231&do=diff p5js supplement 01: sharing code, open source software Understanding Open Source Software: How Collaborative Code Shapes Technology Open source software (OSS) is code whose source is publicly available for anyone to inspect, modify, and share. Think of it as a recipe posted online: anyone can cook the dish, tweak the ingredients, or pass it along. This collaborative model now underpins much of the world's digital infrastructure, from the Linux operating system to the frameworks behind popular … text/html 2024-08-22T07:01:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-webcam1&rev=1724310068&do=diff using the webcam in p5js showing the color of the pixel under the mouse from the webcam Get the pixels from the webcam with this: <https://p5js.org/reference/#/p5/createCapture> In this example, we'll update text and the fill color of a rect based on the captured image and the mouse position. You can read the four values under the mouse (R, G, B, and A) next to the <div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/Sojy1gg6p" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src="ht… text/html 2023-07-03T10:47:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-01&rev=1688381243&do=diff p5js week 01 By the end of today, you all should try to program a picture of a wolf, a flower, or a robot. Let's get started learning how to code in p5js. “Hello world” is the first program that programmers learn. Let's look at that as a p5js drawing with text to get started. In the editor below, press the play button and then take a look at the code.<div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/cvj1fF3c9" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js… text/html 2023-07-12T05:46:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-02&rev=1689140811&do=diff p5js week 02 The goals this week are to learn some more of the basic features of the JavaScript programming language, and we also want to make a program that produces pictures which have different colors each time we run it! Remember, last time we talked a lot about <div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/-iL72DvOX" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/OUOhSUF16" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src… text/html 2023-07-12T05:50:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-03&rev=1689141003&do=diff p5js week 03 This week, let's make an automatic toaster in code that can toast 5, 10, or 1,000 pieces of toast for us! After you do that, your goal is to fill your screen with robots, wolves, or flowers. (toaster robot by Nehal Siksik <https://www.artstation.com/artwork/DALome> ) To do that, first we need to learn some things about JavaScript:<div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/05s6zoEes" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/… text/html 2023-07-23T03:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-04&rev=1690083804&do=diff p5js week 04: arrays and transformations (pic from <https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/hotpoint-mwh-26321-mb>) We've got two pieces of toast stacked, with one moved and rotated a bit. We might still need some jam or something, but it's a good start for a breakfast. We can make a list of what's on that plate: piece 1 on the bottom, and then piece 2 on top rotated. That's what we want to learn how to do in JavaScript this week. We will learn about making lists of things in JavaScript. Then… text/html 2023-07-30T06:42:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-05&rev=1690699366&do=diff p5js week 05 Like every week, today we want to talk about toast! Some toast comes with fancy toppings, like this Nutella above. Still, it couldn't be good toast without toasting the bread underneath correctly. In order to toast toast correctly, we need to understand some basic principles. It's the same in programming. This week, let's look at some important basic programming principles and apply them to make some useful tools:<div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/m0SW6iV… text/html 2023-06-26T07:36:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-06&rev=1687765008&do=diff p5js week 06 (picture from <https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1621020>) We've talked a lot about toast, but somehow I think we haven't been able to describe our toast really well in code. It would be cool if we could describe the properties of toast, like its size, how well-toasted it is, where it is, and so on. You know, it might be something like this:<div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/_11ZdS-nm" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.… text/html 2023-06-26T07:48:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-07&rev=1687765727&do=diff p5js week 07 (photo from <https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/hotpoint-si9-s8c1-sh-ix-h>) We're halfway through our course. We've talked a lot about toast and JavaScript, so it's a good time to review before we take on some new techniques for improving our coding and our drawing. After we review, we want to try once more to polish up these drawings that we've been working on recently:<div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/YOLwhqGwR9" width=99% height=800></iframe> </di… text/html 2023-06-26T07:59:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-08&rev=1687766380&do=diff p5js week 08 (photo from <https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/packages/food-network-essentials/tips-on-toast>) Now you're able to represent toast in more and more sophisticated ways. You can put that toast into arrays and then process it with forEach and map. You can draw your toast in p5js. You can draw lots of other stuff as well! You've made at least two drawings, and probably a lot more. Now let's learn one more way to process arrays called filter, and then let's use that and everything e… text/html 2023-06-30T05:48:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-09&rev=1688104118&do=diff p5js week 09 (photo from <https://www.flickr.com/photos/carowallis1/2260652819>) Phew! It's been lots of toast over the past eight lessons! We'd better take a lesson to catch up and review what we've learned. We'll review in two parts: general JavaScript and then p5js. You should also review how to put your work on the wiki and make sure you've added all of your work there. That lets you share it with your teachers and classmates, and eventually with the public, too! text/html 2023-06-30T05:50:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-10&rev=1688104226&do=diff p5js week 10 It usually takes butter to make good toast. In our case, practice will be the butter for our toast. Before we practice, though, we want to spend a little time working on our wiki pages. Work with the teacher to make some improvements to your wiki page. After that, come back to this practice!<div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/7lhJSR7bd" width=99% height=800></iframe> </div><div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/0TvPmHzy7" width=99% heig… text/html 2023-06-30T05:56:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-11&rev=1688104618&do=diff p5js week 11 (photo from <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:French_toast_variaton_in_Guatemala.jpg>) You can make toast in a toaster, but you can also make toast on a grill or in a pan. For example, you might want to make French toast like in the photo above. Now that we've reviewed what we've learned, let's learn one more fundamental part of JavaScript to expand what we're able to do.<div> <iframe src="https://editor.p5js.org/renick/sketches/P5wmDkHEj" width=99% height=800></iframe> … text/html 2023-06-30T06:02:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=p5js-week-12&rev=1688104951&do=diff p5js week 12 (photo from <https://www.flickr.com/photos/healthserviceglasses/3256234213>) Last time, we looked at if-statements and used them to check a toaster. Remember, here's the basic pattern for an if statement: if () {} else {} This is the example function we made about a toaster: toasterPluggedIn = false; function checkToasterPower (toasterPowerBoolean) { if (toasterPluggedIn == true) {console.log("First step towards toasting is complete!")} else {console.log("Please plug … text/html 2023-08-03T16:30:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=photography-classes&rev=1691080226&do=diff Photography Class Notes text/html 2023-10-17T07:37:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=physical-filters&rev=1697528244&do=diff Physical Filters introduction text * worldizing sound <http://filmsound.org/terminology/worldizing.htm> video text/html 2023-12-05T08:42:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=processing-sound&rev=1701765758&do=diff Processing Sounds with Effects introduction Effects are tools which can change sounds subtly or dramatically depending on how they are used. That usage can improve or degrade the quality of the sound, so experiment and always step back and listen to what is happening with the processed version in comparison with the unprocessed versions. Don't forget that you can also mix the two, even in variable amounts over time! text/html 2021-04-24T15:52:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=purchase&rev=1619279567&do=diff Purchasing Images For information, contact at renick@gmail.com. text/html 2023-11-09T02:35:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=recording-and-editing-workflow&rev=1699497317&do=diff one basic workflow for recording and editing * get the sound into the computer * find the sound you want * clean it up more detailed version * record the sound you want with your phone or the zoom; use the windshield! * move the file to your computer * text/html 2023-10-31T06:44:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=recording-phone&rev=1698734671&do=diff recording with a smartphone introduction You need an app for your phone which can record wav files. Here are some suggestions. The first is Dolby On. Google Play Store: <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dolby.dolby234&hl=en&gl=US> Apple App Store: <https://apps.apple.com/in/app/dolby-on-record-audio-video/id1443964192> text basic advice on recording audio with a phone: <https://www.conquerthedigitalempire.com/blog-all/improve-audio-recorded-on-a-smartphone> video text/html 2023-11-27T08:59:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=recording-voice-no-booth&rev=1701075584&do=diff Recording Voice without a Vocal Booth introduction When you can't get access to a vocal booth to record vocals, there are a few different solutions: * get very close to the microphone and turn down the gain as well as playing with mic placement; text/html 2025-05-21T06:49:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=seeking-phd-students&rev=1747810154&do=diff PhD Studentship Opportunity: Practice-Based Research in Sound and Design (Ho Chi Minh City) Invitation for Applications: Applications are invited for a full-time PhD studentship at RMIT University based at the Saigon South campus in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam text/html 2024-07-08T03:41:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.renickbell.net/doku.php?id=six-common-mistakes-audio&rev=1720410115&do=diff six common mistakes in audio editing I see six common mistakes in audio editing. These are mistakes made by beginners and even some experienced editors. 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Konduktiva, a JavaScript successor to Conductive. * completed as part of the Geometries project with Joana Chicau. <https://geometries.xyz/> 2008. Conductive, a Haskell software library for live coding. <https://hackage.haskell.org/package/conductive-base> * Conductive has been continually developed since this original release. 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