Strudel: Live Coding Patterns on the Web

This paper introduces Strudel, which faithfully ports the TidalCycles approach to live coding algorithmic patterns to
native JavaScript and the web. We begin by giving a little background of the first year of development, before sharing
some detail about its implementation and examples of use. We go on to outline the wide range of synthesis and other
outputs available in Strudel, including WebAudio, MIDI, OSC (for SuperDirt), WebSerial and CSound, and introduce
Strudel’s REPL live editor, including its built-in visualisations. We then compare Strudel with Tidal, the trade-offs
involved between JavaScript and Haskell, and the unique capabilities offered by Strudel for aligning patterns, before
concluding with some thoughts about the future.