roipoussiere / jaffle

An hybrid yaml/node editor for Tidal Cycles, based on Strudel.

Jaffle

Just another flat file livecoding environment.

Check out the demo website!

Introduction

Jaffle is an hybrid yaml/node editor for Tidal-cycles, based on Strudel.

It aims to make algorithmic music more accessible for people who are not familiar with programming languages.

Under the hood, Jaffle is a transpiler generating JavaScript code, which is then interpreted by Strudel.

Features

• node editor to visualize and edit tunes without writing code
• easy to read yaml syntax (albeit ususally a bit more verbose than Strudel, because less compact)
• use lambda functions, expressions, variable definitions, and more
• includes all Strudel examples converted into Jaffle

Roadmap

• allow to import Strudel tunes
• create a desktop app

Syntax

Go to the syntax section in the Jaffle website (or alternatively read its source if necessary).

Technical stack

Jaffle stands on the shoulders of giants:

• music code interpreter: Strudel
• graph renderer: D3
• text editor: CodeMirror
• website generator: Hugo
• bundler: ESbuild
• unit tests framework: Jest
• linter: ESLint

Contributing

See the contribution guide!

Authorship

Jaffle transpilers, editors and website

• credits: Nathanaël Jourdane and contributors
• license: AGPL-3.0
• source: https://framagit.org/roipoussiere/jaffle

Strudel engine

• credits: Strudel contributors
• license: AGPL-3.0
• source: https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel

Pre-loaded sounds

• piano:
  • credits: Alexander Holm
  • license: CC-by
  • source: https://archive.org/details/SalamanderGrandPianoV3
• VCSL:
  • credits: Versilian Studios LLC
  • license: CC0
  • source: https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL
• Tidal drum machines:
  • source: https://github.com/ritchse/tidal-drum-machines
• EmuSP12:
  • source: https://github.com/tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples