Xenos

Xenos is a virtual instrument plug-in that implements and extends the Dynamic Stochastic Synthesis (DSS) algorithm invented by Iannis Xenakis. Programmed in C++ with the JUCE framework, Xenos is open-source, cross-platform, and can be built in a number of plug-in formats.

Key features include:

• Authentic DSS engine.
• Xenharmonic pitch quantizer.
• Custom scale import in the Scala format.
• Ten stochastic distributions with up to two parameters each.
• First- and second-order random walks.
• Variable number of segments per wave cycle.
• Variable amplitude envelope.
• Polyphonic (128 voices by default).
• MIDI implementation (notes, sustain, pitch bend).
• External MIDI controller assignment.
• Parameter automation.
• Simple and streamlined interface.
• Free and open source.

Xenos was first presented to the Meta–Xenakis Global Symposium, and is the subject of a master's degree from the Media Arts and Technology (MAT) program at UC Santa Barbara.

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