The idea started, as you might guess, with this: what if the classic arcade game Breakout had MIDI values assigned to its blocks, so when you hit them, they’d play a note
The idea started, as you might guess, with this: what if the classic arcade game Breakout had MIDI values assigned to its blocks, so when you hit them, they’d play a note? The next step, of course, was… not to blow them up at all. A few years ago, I built an iPad app to drive analogue and modular synths using this concept. I even used it on a few recordings — all before the era of AI coding — but I never released it on the App Store. Fast forward four years, and the idea has been rebuilt for macOS as bloQs, a multi-window version — and now, here as bloQsLite. Similar ideas exist in MAX and other environments, but bloQs is simple to set up and surprisingly versatile. It’s a “random” (not really random!) musical tool that’s just plain fun. You can jam with the built-in synths for an hour, or — better yet — connect it to your DAW for even more creative possibilities. bloQs uses a physics engine normally reserved for games. You can adjust gravity and restitution, create resizable blocks with MIDI data, then fire up to 16 balls using slingshots. When balls collide with blocks, they read the MIDI data stored within the block and send that trigger to the channel assigned to the ball. It’s quite simple. But lots of simple makes complex… Play on-grid for quantized patterns or off-grid for free-flowing rhythms. Even the slingshot launch can be quantized or free, depending on the mode. It’s intuitive, flexible, and perfect for offbeat rhythms, ambient textures, or film sound design. This Lite version is FREE, offering one scene with limited blocks and balls. For the full experience, grab bloQs from the App Store for a tiny fee!
| 序号 | 名称 | 价格 | 货币 | 地区 |
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| 1 | 项目 | ¥ 0 | CNY | 中国 |
