| project name: | demoncore |
| project url: | https://github.com/kevinlindley/demoncore |
| author: | KevinLindley |
| description: | a simple noise module but with a mind of its own |
| discussion url: | https://llllllll.co/t/demon-core-a-very-simple-noise-module-for-norns-but-with-a-mind-of-its-own/ |
| tags: | synth noise |
demoncore
A very simple noise module for Norns but with a mind of its own.
Requirements
- Norns
Background
I wanted to create a simple Norns project in order to learn Lua and SuperCollider. Inspiration came from watching the 1989 film “Fat Man and Little Boy”. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ0P7R9CfCY)
I wanted to create a similar sound to that created when scientists were experimenting with a spherical plutonium core, blocks of graphite and a screwdriver! as part of the Manhattan Project.
The core was involved in two incidents at the Los Alamos Laboratory in 1945 and 1946, resulting in the acute radiation poisoning and subsequent deaths of scientists Harry Daghlian and Louis Slotin. After these incidents the spherical plutonium core was referred to as the “Demon Core”.
Manual
Page 1 - Core (Noise)
- Encoder 1 - Volume
- Encoder 2 - Criticality (density)
- Encoder 3 - Mix
- Key 2 - Menu Page 2
- Key 3 - Alive / Sleeping (rnd)
Page 2 - Shield (LP Filter)
- Encoder 1 - Volume
- Encoder 2 - Frequency
- Encoder 3 - Cuttoff
- Key 2 - Menu Page 3
- Key 3 - Alive / Sleeping (rnd)
Page 3 - Lab (Reverb)
- Encoder 1 - Volume
- Encoder 2 - Room Size
- Encoder 3 - Dmaping
- Key 2 - Menu Page 1
- Key 3 - Alive / Sleeping (rnd)
Notes on Use
The Norns script comprises of three menus that can be accessed by pressing the K2 button. Each menu allows you to adjust the volume control for convenience.
The first menu page also allows you to change the Criticality (density) of the noise and the Blocks (mix) which affects the reverb Wet/Dry mix. The second menu page allows you to adjust the filter of the noise sound from both frequency and resonance amount. The third menu allows you to change the room size and damping of the reverb. Changes here affect the Dry/Wet mix on menu 1.
Finally the K3 button toggles between the Core being “Alive” or “Sleeping”. If toggled to the “Alive” setting the script will slowly randomise the settings. You can still interact with the core when in this mode and it’s useful for finding new noise sounds, when the Demon Core finds a noise sound you like, click on the K3 button and take over.
Installation
- From maiden:
;install https://github.com/kevinlindley/demoncore - Power Off and On to install the new Engine.