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ORCA Sequencer Intro (Experimental Livecoding!)
About this video
Allieway Audio gives an informal introduction and live-coding demo of ORCA, a free esoteric programming environment for building procedural sequencers from Hundred Rabbits. It walks through the interface and how to make music with it.
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HN commenters call it the best video overview of Orca, the explanation that makes the unusual interface click.
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There is an excellent overview of how to use the interface by a YouTube channel called Allieway Audio[0]. It was the explanation that made this software make sense for me personally. [0] [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗There is an excellent introductory tutorial to Orca by an artist that goes by Allieway Audio[0]. It is by far the best video overview of the system that I am aware of. [0] [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗YouTube user Allieway Audio has started posting a series of great tutorials and introductory videos for Orca: [VIDEO] [LINK] To give a bit of context the primary creator of this project has been essentially living off a sailboat for the past few years and has traveled some 28000km around the world in the process. More info at their site at [LINK] :)
Read original comment ↗+1 for Orca. Orca is live coding environment / procedural music playground. This video gives an overview of what it is. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Love 100r! There aren't a ton of examples online, but their livecoding music software/language, ORCA, is a remarkable instrument. [LINK] I posted a clip to bsky a few weeks back: [LINK] And Allieway Audio made some great Youtube videos about ORCA too if people would like to learn how it works in more of a tutorial format: [VIDEO] (I love the Dwarf Fortress background for this video, it absolutely nails the vibe)
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