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Modalys

Create and explore instruments through physical modeling.

Read the 4.0 manual Other versions

Spat

Sound spatialization. Introduction and reference for Spat 3.

Introduction Reference All resources

The Snail

See the sound. Explore pitch, tuning, temperaments, and the spectrum.

Version 3 online manual Version 2 pdf manual

OpenMusic

A visual programming environment for computer-assisted composition.

OM 6 manual Other resources

OpenMusic libraries

Extend OpenMusic with specialized composition and synthesis tools.

Explore the libraries All resources

Antescofo

Score following and a language for interactive musical performance.

Read the manual

SKataRT

Explore sound collections through corpus-based concatenative synthesis.

Read the manual

Diphone

Sound synthesis and transformation with Diphone Studio.

English manual PDF More resources

AudioSculpt

Visual analysis, editing, and transformation of sound.

Version 3.0 Other versions

Musique Lab 2

Guides to the Musique Lab 2 music education tools.

English Français All resources

NMI

Quick-start guide and reference resources for NMI.

Quick start PDF More resources

SpeaK

Documentation and guides for the SpeaK project.

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This library preserves documentation across generations of IRCAM software. New is not necessarily better, and earlier versions and resources remain available, including those for projects no longer in active development.

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