Music 171 homework 8

This assignment is to put together a generative algorithm for melodies. It is an example of what is called a sieve. The composer Iannis Xenakis used a variation on this technique in some of his compositions. Here we'll work out a simple way to use a sieve to make two melodies interlock together into a longer one.

To make the patch:

The output should sound something like this (but the particular sound to use is up to you; for this example I used subtractive synthesis).

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