TimeLines: Crafting a Live Coding Musical Instrument with & out of Clojure
summary
TimeLines is a PhD live‑coding instrument that moves from a Haskell prototype that broke on disk‑buffer WAV tricks to a Clojure implementation where every parameter is a function of time and everything stays symbolic until compilation. It uses Clojure metaprogramming, a simple Signal type (lambda + const flag), and a single map implements 80% of the logic to compose and transform signals. Hardware experiments include an open‑source Raspberry Pi Pico module running a tiny Clojure interpreter; goal is deterministic serialization so a 30‑minute session can be replayed exactly.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction and research context
- 10:16Ergonomics ergodynamics and ergology
- 18:26Historical influences and inspiration
- 25:15Timeline project origins and challenges
- 30:10Designing signals and functional programming
- 34:30Future directions and open invitation
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