Cells
Cells is a live and creative coding environment. It allows you to organize code into runnable snippets and mix programming languages.
You can use it as a sequencer, effect processor, DAW, for generative/interactive installations, prototyping, visuals, and more.
Cells supports:
- Clojure
- Common Lisp (SBCL)
- Haskell
- Lua
- Node.js
- Overtone
- Python
- Ruby
- Scheme (Chez)
- SuperCollider
- Swift
- TidalCycles
Build/Run
You need Python and poetry.
First, you need to install dependencies:
poetry install
Then:
poetry run cells -d
Or checkout releases section for distributed packages.
Deploy
Update version in settings.py and .github/main.yml then run:
./packaging/macos/publish.sh <version>
Status
Version 1.0.0
It's about 90% ready for alpha. v1.0.0-beta is ready. But there are some important points:
I chose Python to get the first version quickly and to look at the design at a high level, without going deep into details. And without tests. And with imperfect code quality... So the first version is going to be more like a prototype. But ready-to-use working prototype though, developed with live performance stability in mind.
Version 1.1.0
For the next version I'm going to rewrite it in Rust with all the good development practice applied (testing, code quality, low coupled design etc.)
I'm also thinking of the next features:
- more color themes, maybe user color themes support
- project templates
- backups
- cells browser (save/re-use cells between projects, maybe make a centralized place, where users could share them)
- support MIDI (to use Launchpad to run and select cells, for example, would be great)
- better mouse support
- one or even two more cool secret features
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