Linum

The simple musical notation and synthesizer

Linum is a minimalist musical notation system paired with an audio synthesizer. It aims to provide the simplest, most compact way to write music in a textual format, making it ideal for quick drafting of melodies or transcription of existing pieces. Through the use of numbers to represent notes, Linum also supports unconventional tunings and microtonal music.

| 10= 10= [8 10] 3=*
| < 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10

| +1 12 10 12 5= 5=
| < -10 5 -10 5 -10 5 -10 5

| 5=* 6 [8 6 5] 1= [1] 
| < 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 8

| 3 3 0 1 3= 3=
| < 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10

Above is a brief Linum transcription of “Taniec Eleny” from Michał Lorenc, along with the generated sound file. For more information, check out the documentation!