Gerard BraadReverse engineering #BitWig's Poly Grid format
... going quite OK
I extract the polygrid info from the bwpreset, then parse it and create a json... and that got visualized here. parameters are still an issue...
The beginning of a rapid prototyping and cross-compilation workflow
Note: uses very basic oscillators for now, and no filtering. But the idea is to use my other regroovefx components as grid modules, so this can be used as a testbed/experimentation before I generate code for plugins or logue.
Loading a 'converted' PolyGrid preset into my BitWig grid visualizer
Patrick Laimbock 🇳🇱 🇪🇺@gbraad Next do this one: https://polarity.me/posts/music-videos/2026-02-06-i-taught-my-synth-how-to-compose-melodic-techno/ 😉
I Taught My Synth How to Compose Melodic Techno
Alright, in this Bitwig Grid patch, I tried to randomly generate a new track every 32/16 bars. It's all based on randomness noise generators, so it's basically a Melodic Techno track generator (sort of). Of course, it can be expanded further, but you can already see my CPU is really pushed to its limits at the end. I’d love to add more, like percussion generators and stuff. There’s definitely more potential there.
@plaimbock ... /me blinks...
... challenge... accepted?
@gbraad Yeah I had the same reaction when I first saw what he did in The Grid. I do not even have enough CPU power and memory to run those.
@plaimbock have seen similar monstrosities in VCV Rack.
I keep to as much as what is useful to synths, and less to artistic/creative use like probability and randomness
@gbraad I looked at some VCV rack images on DDG. Yup that's quite similar. IIRC Polarity uses probability and randomness so can imagine that does not align with your intention.