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# Beatnik | ||
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Beatnik is a language for typing drum beats. | ||
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In other words, it's a **drum programming language**. | ||
Beatnik is a **drum programming language**. | ||
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## What Does it Do? | ||
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With Beatnik you can type **text** which describes your beat, and Beatnik will interpret it and turn in into **MIDI**. | ||
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## Getting Started | ||
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1. Go to [releases](https://github.com/fluhus/beatnik/releases) and download the relevant file. It contains two executables: `btnk` and `gui`. | ||
2. Read the [tutorial](https://github.com/fluhus/beatnik/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md). | ||
3. Start making beats using `btnk` with the command line, or `gui` with your browser. | ||
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### `btnk` | ||
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`btnk` is a command line compiler that turns Beatnik code (typically with .btn suffix) into MIDI files. | ||
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From the command line run: | ||
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``` | ||
btnk file1.btn file2.btn | ||
``` | ||
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`btnk` will create file1.btn.mid and file2.btn.mid. | ||
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### `gui` | ||
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`gui` is a graphical web interface. Once you run it you can open your browser at the address it shows on the terminal. | ||
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This is an experimental thing I did for demonstration purposes. Would love to get feedback on where to take it further! | ||
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## Samples | ||
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[Song 2](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CVjNAYApnMNlhYOlAlGLJCB7WGvBDJO5/preview) | ||
Isolated samples: | ||
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[Song 2](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CVjNAYApnMNlhYOlAlGLJCB7WGvBDJO5/preview), | ||
[50 Ways](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qEw-5D6pLfflZBiCXrj60oeYwtHhJ1h_/preview) | ||
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Beatnik is used on my project [Out of Bounds](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAsR8ow5yv5dz4yZ6ZqsrTQ). Check it out for mixed samples. |