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Show HN: Playing Piano with Prime Numbers

Mirror: Reflects primes around middle C, alternating above and below. C Major: Maps primes onto degrees of the C major scale. Harmonic: Turns each prime into a chord (root + major 3rd + 5th). Spiral: Walks upward through the keyboard cyclically, like a spiral. Factors: Number of prime factors determines chord size and richness.

How Culture Is Made

Story #1: Take nobody’s word for it It’s November 28, 1660. Europe is in the early stages of transforming from the Middle Ages into something new. At a small university in London, an astronomy professor holds weekly lectures on “Natural Knowledge,” a Middle Age term describing facts that only God would know — how planets move, how human bodies work, things like that. After the lecture a dozen people gather, as they usually do. That particular night the group decides it’s time to start a club d

Getting Started Strudel

Welcome Welcome to the Strudel documentation pages! You’ve come to the right place if you want to learn how to make music with code. What is Strudel? With Strudel, you can expressively write dynamic music pieces. It is an official port of the Tidal Cycles pattern language to JavaScript. You don’t need to know JavaScript or Tidal Cycles to make music with Strudel. This interactive tutorial will guide you through the basics of Strudel. The best place to actually make music with Strudel is th