KippleGEN, or The Empathy Box
2024

The first law of Kipple is...Kipple drives out nonkipple. Other forms of the word; Kipple-ized, kipple-factor, and kippleization.

KippleGEN, or The Empathy Box is a generative ambient wavetable synthesizer and sequencer for Supercollider inspired by the aesthetic and atmosphere of 1960s sci-fi novels. The synthesis engine processes any collection of audio samples, morphing organically between them to generate an evolving sci-fi soundscape whose lush synth tones echo a futuristic yet degenerate world.

While working on the sound design I was inspired by the themes of decay and renewal from the dystopian landscapes of Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The title references the tension between discarded objects ("kipple") that accumulate in the novel’s world, with the cathartic release of the empathy box, the conduit to spiritual absolution in Dick's alternate timeline San Francisco.

Find the code here:
https://pastebin.com/M318534p