Irys is a Generative Rhythm Designer
with a flair for delightfully detailed rhythms.

Instead of programming rhythms note by note, rhythms in Irys are shaped in terms of desired musical behaviours, embellished and punctuated in response to Kick and Snare MIDI notes.

Under the hood, Irys is driven by 5 distinct types of generative rhythm modules. Instead of emulating genre-specific rhythms, modules are characterised by the kind of rhythmic behaviours they specialise in:

Pattern Mode

produces human-like base patterns with realistic velocity dynamics and musically coherent syncopation and interplay. It's also pretty capable of polyrhythms and all that good stuff.

Spring Mode

produces elastic rhythms by applying various forms of motion to Pulse Speed in response to Kicks and Snares. This makes it possible to create hyper physical, time-bending rhythms that transcend the grid yet remain anchored to the underlying rhythmic context.

Flourishes

introduces rhythmic detail by cascading clusters of pulses in response to Kick & Snare MIDI notes or Pattern pulses. Rhythmic intricacy is achieved by chaining together varying numbers of pulses at different Subdivisions.

Accents and Rests

create convincingly intentional moments of tension and release with convincing musical phrasing

Each of these modules were designed to produce stylish, realistic rhythms that are adaptable to a wide range of musical styles and rhythmic contexts, in real-time, in any time signature.

Note : Irys is a Max for Live MIDI Device, it does not generate sound on its own; it is meant to be inserted before a Drum Rack. By default, Irys recognises notes C1 and C#1 as Kicks and Snares and generates 4 streams of MIDI notes that are routed to E1, F1, F#1 and G1.

Pricing :

$28 - Introductory Price
Includes all v1.x updates. Price will increase with future major feature releases.
Your support not only helps me keep the lights on, but also allows me to deepen my research in real time music composition which will allow me to create more delightful, expressive tools that blur the line between creation and performance.

Requirements :

• Ableton Live 12 and above
• Max 8.6 and above
• Compatible with both MacOS and Windows

If you make something cool with Irys or have any questions or suggestions for improvements, feel free to reach out whenever, I'd love to hear from you!

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Email : glymmalabs@protonmail.com