Introduction

Welcome to the Generative.fm documentation. This information is intended to help anyone learn more about Generative.fm and contribute to it.

For instructions on contributing to Generative.fm, see "How to contribute."

About

Generative.fm is an open source web platform for generative music. The project is primarily developed by Alex Bainter.

Generative.fm currently offers two products, Generative.fm Play and Generative.fm Record. The player is used by significantly more people and is the focus of development efforts.

History

Generative.fm was created in 2018 by Alex Bainter, who designed and developed it over the next four years based on direction from a small community of users. It has always been open source, but allowing for outside contributions wasn't prioritized until 2022.

Originally, Generative.fm was a single product hosted at https://generative.fm which supported playback and later recording of its music generators. In 2021, Generative.fm Play and Generative.fm Record were released as separate products focused on distinct functionality.