OK. Ready. Let’s Do It is an online exhibition of free to use, web-based sound and noise-making tools. When Tse Tse Fly Middle East was first founded in the UAE in 2015 our work centred around live experimental music performances and pushing the envelope in bringing sound art to the Middle East region. Founder members and acolytes used sound and noise in their artistic practise, and we were all continually learning from one another, not just in terms of ideas but in equipment and software disruption too. With this is mind we present OK. Ready. Let’s Do It, a curated collection of web and browser based tools that can be used by anyone to make sound art, noise and experimental music.
OK. Ready. Let’s Do It.
OK. Ready. Let’s Do It.
Turtle Audio
An audio environment where simple text commands generate lines that can play music. Sounds and rhythms created can be exported as a .WAV file for further editing and mixing.
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An audio environment where simple text commands generate lines that can play music. Sounds and rhythms created can be exported as a .WAV file for further editing and mixing.
Check Turtle Audio here >
Beat Maker
An in-depth drum machine from music composition website Splice. Beats can be exported if you sign up to Splice (for free).
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An in-depth drum machine from music composition website Splice. Beats can be exported if you sign up to Splice (for free).
Check Beat Maker here >
Leshy SFMaker
Intended for creating sound effects for computer games, the SFMaker is a retro-style sound effect generator that can be used to make all manner of noises. Sounds created can be exported as .WAV files.
Check the SFMaker here >
Intended for creating sound effects for computer games, the SFMaker is a retro-style sound effect generator that can be used to make all manner of noises. Sounds created can be exported as .WAV files.
Check the SFMaker here >
Patatap
A beautiful-looking interface with sounds and beats triggered by hitting keys and space bar. No ability to export files but output could be recorded via desktop recording software.
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A beautiful-looking interface with sounds and beats triggered by hitting keys and space bar. No ability to export files but output could be recorded via desktop recording software.
Check Patatap here >
Typatone
From the makers of Patatap, Typatone is more of an excellent time waster than a noise maker but well worth playing around with as text is converted into sounds and music.
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From the makers of Patatap, Typatone is more of an excellent time waster than a noise maker but well worth playing around with as text is converted into sounds and music.
Check Typatone here >
Beep Box
An interface for making instrumentals. There are various sound pre-sets that can be converted into custom sounds, with the ability to build tracks and sequences visually. Sounds created can be exported as .WAV files.
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An interface for making instrumentals. There are various sound pre-sets that can be converted into custom sounds, with the ability to build tracks and sequences visually. Sounds created can be exported as .WAV files.
Check Beep Box here >
Online Tone Generator
It’s not intended to be, but the Online Tone Generator works very well as a virtual theremin. The interface has detailed instructions of how to use it but there’s no ability to export the sounds created.
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It’s not intended to be, but the Online Tone Generator works very well as a virtual theremin. The interface has detailed instructions of how to use it but there’s no ability to export the sounds created.
Check the Tone Generator here >
Pixel Synth
An amazing interface that generates sounds based on images on the screen; therefore perfect for composing and testing graphic scores. Users can also draw directly on the interface to manipulate the sounds made.
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An amazing interface that generates sounds based on images on the screen; therefore perfect for composing and testing graphic scores. Users can also draw directly on the interface to manipulate the sounds made.
Check Pixel Synth here >
PulseBoy
Modelled as a Game Boy interface, the PulseBoy is perfect of making low-bit, chip tune type work. In keeping with PulseBoy’s old school styling tracks and sounds can only be exported as .PBP files.
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Modelled as a Game Boy interface, the PulseBoy is perfect of making low-bit, chip tune type work. In keeping with PulseBoy’s old school styling tracks and sounds can only be exported as .PBP files.
Check PulseBoy here >
Viktor NV-1
Wonderful early eighties-style synth interface with plenty of preset vintage synth sounds that can be changed and manipulated. Includes the ability to operate via a MIDI interface.
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Wonderful early eighties-style synth interface with plenty of preset vintage synth sounds that can be changed and manipulated. Includes the ability to operate via a MIDI interface.
Check Viktor NV-1 here >
Web Synths
A comprehensive online synthesizer with 136 preset sounds that can all be manipulated. Can be used with a MIDI device. Complicated so needs patience.
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A comprehensive online synthesizer with 136 preset sounds that can all be manipulated. Can be used with a MIDI device. Complicated so needs patience.
Check Web Synths here >
HTML5 Drum Kit
Charming and very simple drum machine interface using standard percussion sounds from GarageBand.
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Charming and very simple drum machine interface using standard percussion sounds from GarageBand.
Check HTML5 Drum Kit here >
Acid Machine
Amazing online sequencer and drum machine that seems to offer an entire virtual work station. Can be triggered via a MIDI device, and work made can
be recorded and exported as .WAV files.
Check Acid Machine here >
Amazing online sequencer and drum machine that seems to offer an entire virtual work station. Can be triggered via a MIDI device, and work made can
be recorded and exported as .WAV files.
Check Acid Machine here >
Drumbit
Basic – and simple to use – drum machine interface. It has just eight percussion presets but includes controls for panning and compressing sounds. Ability to save work but only as as .JSON files.
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Basic – and simple to use – drum machine interface. It has just eight percussion presets but includes controls for panning and compressing sounds. Ability to save work but only as as .JSON files.
Check Drumbit here >
Nsynth
An experimental sound interface that works by blending preset instrument sounds in varying degrees via a slider. Can be played as a piano keyboard using a computer keyboard and works with a MIDI device.
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An experimental sound interface that works by blending preset instrument sounds in varying degrees via a slider. Can be played as a piano keyboard using a computer keyboard and works with a MIDI device.
Check Nsynth here >
Synthe Scheisse
Despite the name, more of a sequencer than a synth, the noises this interface makes go from dubstep to sinister. It does have the ability to record sequences but there’s no functionality to export as files.
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Despite the name, more of a sequencer than a synth, the noises this interface makes go from dubstep to sinister. It does have the ability to record sequences but there’s no functionality to export as files.
Check Synthe Scheisse here >
Theremin
Sounding like something created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the 1960s, this is very simple and very good. No ability to record from the interface, however there’s an app version does have that functionality.
Check the Theremin here >
Sounding like something created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the 1960s, this is very simple and very good. No ability to record from the interface, however there’s an app version does have that functionality.
Check the Theremin here >
Noise Sculptor
A dark-sounding interface that extracts musical notes from source sounds from the BBC sound effect library. Be sure to read the instruction manual before use. Sadly there’s no inbuilt ability to record or extract work.
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A dark-sounding interface that extracts musical notes from source sounds from the BBC sound effect library. Be sure to read the instruction manual before use. Sadly there’s no inbuilt ability to record or extract work.
Check Noise Sculptor here >
Synthi-JS
Synthi-JS is a Javascript take on the mighty EMS Synthi A analogue synthesizer. Start by reading the help section and playing with the patchboard.
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Synthi-JS is a Javascript take on the mighty EMS Synthi A analogue synthesizer. Start by reading the help section and playing with the patchboard.
Check Synthi-JS here >
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