A cubic-interpolating sound generator based on the difference equation:
x(n+2) = 1 - a * x(n+1)^2 + b * x(n)
This equation was discovered by French astronomer Michel Hénon while studying the orbits of stars in globular clusters.
for more information on chaos theory henon formulas:
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory"
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hénon_map"
sclang code translation:
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var a = 1.4, b = 0.3, x0 = 0, x1 = 1, size = 64;
plot(size.collect { var aux = 1 - (a * (x1 ** 2)) + (b * x0); x0 = x1; x1 = aux; aux });
)
freq |
Iteration frequency in Hertz |
a |
Equation variable |
b |
Equation variable |
x0 |
Initial value of x |
x1 |
Second value of x |
// default initial params
{ HenonC.ar(MouseX.kr(20, SampleRate.ir)) * 0.2 !2}.scope(s);
// mouse-control of params
{ HenonC.ar(SampleRate.ir/4, MouseX.kr(1,1.4), MouseY.kr(0,0.3)) * 0.2 !2}.scope(s);
// randomly modulate params
({ HenonC.ar(SampleRate.ir/8, LFNoise2.kr(1, 0.2, 1.2), LFNoise2.kr(1, 0.15, 0.15)) ! 2 * 0.02 }).scope(s);
// as a frequency control
{ SinOsc.ar(HenonC.ar(40, MouseX.kr(1,1.4), MouseY.kr(0,0.3))*800+900) * 0.04 ! 2 }.scope(s);