Nodal Version 1.0 Released!
Nodal is a generative software application for composing music. It uses a novel method for the notation and playing of MIDI based music. This method is based around the concept of a user-defined graph. The graph consists of nodes (musical events) and edges (connections between events). You interactively define the graph, which is then traversed by any number of players who play the musical events as they encounter them on the graph. The time taken to travel from one node to another is based on the length of the edges that connect the nodes.
Nodal is free software available for Mac OS X based computers.
Nodal Download
Download Nodal 1.0R
Please note this version is for Apple Macintosh only. It is a universal binary and should run on any PowerPC or Intel based Mac computer. Nodal requires MacOS Version 10.4 or higher.
The Nodal application and associated files are provided for free download from the CEMA web site. We ask that you only download this software for personal use and that you do not post it on other web or download sites, or copy it for any other form of distribution. The software and associated files are © Copyright by the Centre for Electronic Media Art, Monash University.
This software is provided "as is", without any warranty or guarantee of specific functionality or fitness for any particular purpose. We are not able to provide installation assistance or support for this software.
Download: Nodal1.0R.dmg [9.5Mb]
Working with Nodal
Nodal does not make any sound by itself – it only generates
MIDI data. You will need a MIDI synthesiser to hear the output that Nodal is
making. Nodal is compatible with any MIDI synthesiser. For simple demonstrations
we recommend SimpleSynth.
Nodal will also work with Apple's GarageBand software.
Tutorial
You can download the Nodal Tutorial [400k pdf] for guided information on how to use Nodal as a composition tool.
Credits
Nodal is based on an original concept by Jon McCormack. The Nodal development team is: Alan Dorin, Aidan Lane, Jon McCormack and Peter McIlwain. Funding for Nodal research and development was provided by an Arts/IT small grant from Monash University.
Nodal software was written by Aidan Lane.