128-spring-2013/ChucK Tutorial 1

You'll want to start by downloading miniAudicle, which is an integrated development environment designed for ChucK (available for Mac, Windows, and Linux): http://chuck.stanford.edu/release/. Open miniAudicle, click "Start Virtual Machine", and start chucking!

Example Code

• Part 0 (hello world): helloworld.ck
• Part 1 (volume, frequency, duration): part1.ck
• Part 2 (for-loop sequence): part2.ck
• Part 3 (array of notes): part3.ck
• Part 4 (parallel melodies): part4.ck

Helpful Links

• ChucK main website: http://chuck.stanford.edu/
• All varieties of example ChucK code: http://chuck.stanford.edu/doc/examples/ (these are also included when you download miniAudicle)
• Unit Generator Reference: http://chuck.stanford.edu/doc/program/ugen.html -- the building blocks of every ChucK program
• General ChucK Language Reference: http://chuck.stanford.edu/doc/language/
• Table of MIDI note numbers, Pitches, and Frequencies: http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/notes.html

Further Reading

• Graham Coleman's "Notes on ChucK for Music"
• One-Line ChucK Crazy: http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-13512.html&postorder=asc