S4) The Backticks
Master **BPscript backticks** to integrate native code (JS, Python…) directly into your compositions. Explore their 3 types and uses for enhanced power!
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S3) Types, actors, and bindings
Learn how BPscript symbols use temporal types (gate, trigger, CV) and associate with an **actor**. Orchestrate multiple instruments with varied tunings.
S2) Three words and twenty-four symbols
Discover BPscript syntax: 3 reserved words, 24 structural symbols. A full overview of the language’s building blocks, by type. Master its richness.
S1) BPscript
BPscript modernizes Bol Processor (BP3). It makes 40 years of powerful formal grammars accessible: simple, typed, browser-executable.
B10) The EBNF of BP3
Discover BP3’s formal EBNF grammar, a first! Complete spec (~83 productions) of the musical language syntax. Essential for any parser.
B9) Time-objects
BP3 time-objects go beyond music! Discover how this temporal grammar organizes sounds, videos, robotics, and granular synthesis. A universal multimedia composition tool.
I2) Bol Processor
Discover the **Bol Processor**, Bernard Bel’s musical grammar system. Explore its impact on polymetry, Indian music, and algorithmic composition.
B12) The Three Times of BP3
Explore BP3’s three time levels: Boulez’s *smooth time* and the `_tempo()` operator. Understand these musical time concepts in algorithmic composition and their significance.
B8) Two Directions, Three Modes
Explore BP3 modes (PROD, ANAL, TEMP): generate, analyze, and explore music with a single grammar. Master this unique bidirectionality.
B2) Alphabets, terminals, and non-terminals
Master the key concepts of formal grammars with BP3: alphabets, terminals, and non-terminals. Essential for creating your algorithmic music!