VenetianScript
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| Designed by | PoptartPlungerBoi |
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| Appeared in | 2024 |
| Computational class | Turing complete |
| Reference implementation | Unimplemented |
| File extension(s) | .midi, .mid |
- Not to be confused with the Venetian language.
VenetianScript or VS for short, is a music-based esolang created by PoptartPlungerBoi in 2024. The esolang uses MIDI drums as code.
History
In 2024, PoptartPlungerBoi thought of a musical esolang but using drums as code. This was made after the esolang 
also made by PoptartPlungerBoi as another non-textual esolang.
Etymology
The esolang's name is a combination of both JavaScript and Canadian breakcore musician Aaron Funk, also known by his stage name, Venetian Snares.
Commands
| VS | Description |
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| Kick, Kick, Snare | Start script |
| 1 Ride | |
| 2 Ride | Input |
| 3 Ride | If |
| 4 Ride | Compute* |
| Crash | Store variable |
| High Tom | More than |
| Middle Tom | Equal |
| Low Tom | Less than |
Ride, Drum Stick, Quarter rest, *string*, Quarter rest, *string*, Low Tom
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Repeat for |
| Any rest | Seperate code |
| Kick | 0 in binary |
| Snare | 1 in binary |
| Hi-Hat | Linefeed |
| Kick, Ride, Snare, Snare | Stop this part of script (do NOT use to end script, should be used for 3 Ride/Hi-Hat as an example)
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| Kick, Ride, Snare | End Script |
| The Amen break | Destroys your speakers |
To make a program, any MIDI editor can be used. The MIDI file should have the BPM of 135. (danielx.net's Composer web app is good for making MIDI files as code.) Any Unicode character (in binary) can be used in the code.
*Since any Unicode character can be used, it includes math symbols simple and complex. Thus making VenetianScript technically Turing-complete.
Programs
Hello, World!
Truth-machine
Cat
