Sonic Pi

The Live Coding Music Synth for Everyone. Express yourself with code whilst learning core Computer Science concepts. Patreon:

[Sonic Pi @Sonic_Pi]

A gentle introductory interview with @Sonic_Pi creator @samaaron on why & how you can use Sonic Pi in your classroom https://t.co/LyW1FebI1v

[Robert Bilsland (🦋@bob.bilsland.me.uk🦋) @BobBilsland]

Attending the @craigndave1 #FestivalOfComputing26 with @CodeClub sharing my enthusiasm for code and creativity with the attendees. Thought I'd bring the web-based @Sonic_Pi Tau with me this year to show how people can express their musical creativity through code.

[Alex Chatzizacharias @glyc1n]

How cool! You can use @Sonic_Pi and @intellijidea internal APIs to get adaptive music while you code. The music then reacts to how dangerous the method you're editing is.

No danger? Cool, calm and collected music.
A lot of danger? Pure chaos and stress!

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

Sonic Pi now supports game controllers.

Connect a spare Xbox controller just like a MIDI controller and jam away.

Use your finely honed Fortnite skills to express yourself through music!

Available next week as an exclusive pre-release for Patreon supporters in v5 Beta 4.

[GOTO @GOTOcon]

What if the first thing you built with code was music instead of a TODO app?

@samaaron joins James Lewis to talk about Sonic Pi and a surprisingly simple idea:

People learn differently when coding feels creative.

🎧 Listen to this #GOTOpodcast episode: https://t.co/uXmDK0HJ6p

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

The reviews for Sonic Pi v5 beta3 are starting to come in:

"I love the supersonic display. Quite mesmerising to watch"

"The additional features are marvellous. They make sense to me as a teacher"

"First impression: Phenomenal! A real joy to play with!"

https://t.co/L6YxaGxzJD

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

Sonic Pi now has the ability to sync bpm with external MIDI clocks.

Up to 8 simultaneous MIDI clocks are supported - so you could drive multiple threads at different BPMs simultaneously via different clocks.

Coming in v5 Beta 4 in a week or so...

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

I'm making good progress integrating @Ableton Link Audio streams into @Sonic_Pi.

Now you can receive link streams in addition to sending the main stereo out.

I think this is a really powerful feature - especially if we see wider adoption of Link Audio in other audio software.

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

Experimenting with new autocomplete ideas for @Sonic_Pi.

Patreon supporters will be able to get their hands on an exclusive pre-release very soon.

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

Experimenting with new autocomplete ideas for
@Sonic_Pi

Patreon supporters will be able to get their hands on an exclusive pre-release very soon.

[Kev 🤷‍♂️ @kev_bite]

Today I got to meet the creator of @Sonic_Pi, @samaaron at @MongoDB

[GOTO @GOTOcon]

What if learning to code felt more like making music? 🎶

@samaaron & James Lewis explore teaching programming through @Sonic_Pi — creative, engaging, and surprisingly powerful 👀

🎥 https://t.co/6BRHzzRDja
#Coding #EdTech #LearnToCode #SonicPi

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

Rumour has it that Patreon supporters now have access to a private beta of v5 of Sonic Pi - powered by SuperSonic.

https://t.co/VeoJZuh6EV

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

Sonic Pi v5 beta 1 'SuperSonic' is here.

A new audio engine. A year in the making. Hot-swap audio devices without a restart.

https://t.co/Lv5quGYdq7

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

Sonic Pi's tectonic plates have shifted as the original SuperCollider scsynth is now replaced with SuperSonic.

This brings the ability to switch audio devices without having to restart.

After almost a year of hard work... delayed gratification FTW!

https://t.co/5bs0VwTvVs

[All Things Open @AllThingsOpen]

🚀 NEW on We ❤️ Open Source 🚀

@JessicaGarson shares how discovering Sonic Pi turned code into live music, touring Europe & Asia. Learn how Sonic Pi & SuperCollider power real-time music creation through code.

https://t.co/LardScQy6u

#WeLoveOpenSource #SonicPi #LiveCoding

[cshell 🐚 @cshelljn]

toying with @Sonic_Pi to help with guitar practice over the weekend. vibe-coded an infinite chord progression generator with 4/4 metronome + chords I can playalong with on my acoustic guitar. crazy stuff!

[Sam Aaron (@samaaron.bsky.social) @samaaron]

I'm considering starting a series called "Couch to Sonic Pi" where I gradually build a web version of Sonic Pi using SuperSonic.

Episode #1: play & sleep

(It currently clocks in at just 80 lines of html/js)

Each episode would include a Post + Video + Git Commit

Thoughts?

[V ⧉⥇⧉ @valcoholics1]

I'm coding my favorite songs. The vocals are from "Whip Appeal" by Frank Ocean, along with some drum beats I created using Ruby.

[YOW! Conferences @yow_conf]

We’re excited to announce our next #YOW2025 keynote speaker @samaaron

In his keynote, he introduces #Tau5 - a new live coding system exploring collaboration, concurrency & AI as a creative partner.

Book your #YOW25 tix: MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec https://t.co/asLAlckR8j