Tidal was originally made by Alex McLean (who is writing this bit right now), while a postgrad student in Goldsmiths in London. It started around 2006, with a DSL to explore pattern rotation presented at a 'pecha kucha' inspired event organ…
Transitions are functions you can use to switch musically between patterns. Start with a pattern on d1: You can then perform a crossfade transition to a new pattern using xfade: Note that the argument we give to xfade is 1, which means to a…
There are user-made tools to install the Tidalcycles stack. Be sure to check out the following solutions: There are several required components for a complete Tidal Cycles system Most modern distros will make all or most of these available
In Tidal, what is a pattern? There are a lot of ways of answering this question. A technical definition is that under the hood, a pattern is a function from time to events. You give a pattern a start and end time, and it gives you back the
There are different ways to use Tidal with your friends. Troop is described by it author, Ryan Kirkbride (Qirky), as "a real-time collaborative tool that enables group live coding within the same document across multiple computers." Troop i…
State values were recently introducted in Tidal version 1.7.2. For a more in-depth introduction, Alex McLean prepared a Google Slides document you can take a look at. It will explain why such a feature was needed and how it was implemented.…
The main place to get help is the Tidal Club forum, for example the Installation help and Questions and Answers sections. You can search the forum to see if someone had the same problem or question as you before, or post a new topic (requir…
Tidal Cycles (or just Tidal for short) is software for making patterns with code, whether live coding music at algoraves or composing in the studio. It includes a simple and flexible notation for rhythmic sequences, and an extensive library…
Here follows is a list of projects connected with TidalCycles, whether they interface with, inspired, or are inspired by it. (For a long list of _all_ the live coding environments, see the all things livecoding list.) TidalCycles has spawne…
This page will teach you how to get started writing arpeggios using different techniques. It is a good way to learn Tidal Cycles in a more intuitive way. Start with a simple sequence of notes: On top of that, put a copy of the sequence, off…
Tidal Cycles is a domain-specific language made with the Haskell programming language. Haskell is a general-purpose, statically typed and purely functional programming language. Haskell had always been used, since its creation, by researche…
Live coding is a new direction in electronic music and video: live coders expose and rewire the innards of software while it generates improvised music and/or visuals. All code manipulation is projected for your pleasure. TOPLAP has been co…