What is Overtone?
Overtone is an open-source audio environment that enables users to explore innovative musical concepts spanning synthesis, sampling, instrument creation, live-coding, and collaborative jamming. By integrating the robust SuperCollider audio engine with Clojure, a cutting-edge Lisp programming language, Overtone provides an immersive and interactive sonic experience. This versatile platform empowers musicians, sound artists, and digital creatives to push the boundaries of audio expression and experimentation, unlocking new realms of musical discovery and collaboration. Through its seamless integration of powerful computational capabilities and intuitive creative controls, Overtone invites users to dive into the depths of audio manipulation, programming, and real-time performance, fostering a dynamic and ever-evolving sonic landscape
Highlights
- Supports a wide range of audio synthesis and sampling techniques
- Enables users to build custom musical instruments and sound-generating modules
- Facilitates live-coding for real-time audio manipulation and performance
- Provides a collaborative environment for joint music-making and exploration