DIN (DIN Is Noise) is a software musical instrument for the

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operating systems. A DIN player either plays with a keyboard, or uses the

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to pick both the pitch (by moving horizontally) and the

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(by moving vertically) of a sound from an on-screen ''keyboard'' that displays the

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of the current scale and a number of microtones in-between. By varying the mouse position, a player can simultaneously change the pitch & volume of their sound and improvise their music. Players can use

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to create and sculpt

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to change the

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of the instrument, provide carrier and

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waveforms for the FM and AM and control other parameters like stereo gater patterns,

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feedback & volume patterns and

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patterns. Users can also create an unlimited number of drones pitched on any microtone and edit them in real-time. DIN uses

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to output audio on Linux and accepts input using

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, OSC &

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protocols. DIN is free software on Linux and proprietary software on Windows and Mac OS X.

References

din feature article at Create Digital Music

External links

Din (Din is noise) website
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