Learn SONIC-PI with Real Code Examples

Download Sonic Pi from official website (Windows/Mac/Linux)

Install following platform-specific instructions

Run the Sonic Pi application

Familiarize with editor, console, and audio settings

Test basic `play` and `sleep` commands to verify setup

Install Sonic Pi for your OS

Configure audio output settings

Open editor and explore tutorial scripts

Ensure MIDI or OSC devices connected if needed

Test basic `play` commands

Single `.spi` script file per composition

Optional external sample folders

Configuration for audio output devices

README or instructional notes

Optional custom synth definitions

Sonic Pi GUI launched via application icon

Optional: use command-line to launch with preloaded scripts

Record audio output to WAV

Monitor logs in GUI console

Reload scripts live for iteration

Script-based, language-agnostic for notes and loops

Interface available in multiple languages

Samples and comments can be localized

Community examples exist globally

Text-based code compatible with all locales

Cross-platform application

Supports keyboard and MIDI input

Open-source, free to use

Designed for beginners and educational contexts

Tutorials and example scripts included

Editor provides code input and output visualization

Real-time audio feedback is main interface

Optional visualization of sound waves or scopes

No traditional GUI design needed

Supports simple live coding display for performance

Variables hold musical state

live_loops maintain concurrent state

FX blocks modify state temporarily

Threaded loops allow layered sound management

Sleep statements control temporal flow

Notes, samples, and FX parameters stored in variables

External samples loaded via `sample` path

Timing and rhythm controlled via `sleep`

State persists per live_loop or globally

Loops and FX applied programmatically