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Intro

Simple guitar soft synth written in Python, based on Real Python tutorial.

Current major differences from tutorial

• No project management using poetry
• Several boilerplate classes are not used
• Use of PyAudio to directly play sounds instead of writing files with pedalboard
• Use of click to build the CLI instead of argparse

Running the code

Make sure to have PyAudio and PortAudio installed (see install istructions at https://people.csail.mit.edu/hubert/pyaudio/).

Then, after setting up your Python environment:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Finally, run the CLI tool to display help and list of commands:

python src/cli.py

Reproducing the tutorial

Step 2

To reproduce the sound sequence generated at the end of step 2, run:

python src/cli.py play-sequence

Step 3

To reproduce the blending of multiple notes:

python src/cli.py play-chord --delay 0

To add 40 milliseconds of delay between notes:

python src/cli.py play-chord --delay 0.04

To reverse the strumming direction:

python src/cli.py play-chord --delay 0.04 --reverse true

Step 4

To generate the sequence of pitches from the beginning of the step:

python src/cli.py play-pitches

To generate the sequence of notes:

python src/cli.py play-notes

To generate the sounds of the 3 instruments:

python src/cli.py play-instruments

Step 5

To generate the chorus of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours":

python src/cli.py play-chorus

Step 6

To generate the chorus of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" with special effects:

python src/cli.py play-chorus --effects true

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