StrudelLM

Make music with AI. Just describe what you want to hear.

Built by the Tambo team to show what's possible when you give an AI agent control of a live coding music engine using Strudel.

Try it

Go to StrudelLM.com live:

make the intro to Stranger Things

What Can You Do?

How It Works

You chat. The AI writes Strudel code. Music plays instantly.

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                        StrudelLM                               │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                 │
│   ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐    │
│   │   You       │───▶│  Tambo AI   │───▶│    Strudel      │    │
│   │             │    │   Agent     │    │  (makes sound)  │    │
│   └─────────────┘    └─────────────┘    └─────────────────┘    │
│         │                   │                    │              │
│         ▼                   ▼                    ▼              │
│   "Make a drum      Writes valid         Plays it              │
│    beat"            Strudel code         immediately           │
│                                                                 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Why We Built This

This is a Tambo demo. We wanted to show that AI agents aren't just for chatbots and dashboards—they can control creative tools too.

Under the hood, it uses Tambo's tool system to let the AI write and execute Strudel code in real-time. When the code has errors, Tambo automatically retries until it works.

export const validateAndUpdateRepl: TamboTool = {
  name: "updateRepl",
  description: "Update the Strudel REPL with new pattern code...",
  tool: async (code: string) => {
    const result = await service.updateAndPlay(code);
    if (!result.success) {
      throw new Error(`Invalid pattern: ${result.error}`);
    }
    return "Pattern updated";
  },
};

Get Started

npm install
npx tambo init    # adds your API key
npm run dev

Open localhost:3000 and start making music.

Prompts to Try

• "Make the intro to Stranger Things"
• "Create a house beat with a 909 kick"
• "Build a lo-fi hip hop beat with jazzy chords"
• "Make an ambient soundscape with evolving pads"
• "Now make it faster and more intense"

Learn More

• Tambo Docs - Build your own AI agents
• Strudel Docs - Learn the pattern syntax

Built With

• Tambo - AI agent framework
• Strudel - Live coding music environment
• Better Auth - Authentication