The console
Press ` in the app and you can type what the knobs do. A sound is a head line and its parts; every chip has its own words; a kit is the same idea with a pad a line; an effect is a line under either. This page is what /help says, topic by topic, as the engine prints it in V1.376, so it is never behind the app.
READ THIS ONE
patch "my bass" alg=4 fb=5 op1 tl=22 ar=31 dr=12 sr=3 sl=4 rr=8 mul=1 op2 tl=0 ar=31 dr=6 sr=2 sl=2 rr=10 mul=1
patch starts an instrument sound and names it. alg is which of the FM algorithms wires the operators up, fb how hard the first one feeds back on itself. Each op line is one operator: tl its level (lower is louder, the chip's own way round), ar dr sr sl rr its envelope, mul its pitch multiple. Change one number, press ⌘Enter, play a note.
/HELP
THE OVERVIEW
CONSOLE SCRIPT
patch "name" alg= fb= [ams= fms=] an FM sound; follow with op1..op4 lines
op1..op4 tl= ar= dr= sr= sl= rr= mul= one operator (unmentioned ops stay silent)
kit "name" a drum kit; follow with pad lines
pad N "name" note= pitch= pdecay= gate= noise= nrate= ndecay= retrig= retrigms= ntail=
a hit on pad 1-16; a patch block under it is its FM part
fx <type> name=value ... up to two effects on that pad's own out (under its patch block)
Topics: /help patch /help op /help pad /help noise /help 8bit /help synth /help fx /help <parameter>
Examples: /help kick /help bass
/HELP PATCH
THE PATCH LINE
PATCH LINE alg (0..7) Algorithm 0-7: how the four operators connect. 0-3 chain into one carrier, 4 is two stacks (1>2, 3>4), 7 is four carriers side by side. fb (0..7) Feedback 0-7: operator 1 modulates itself. 0 is a clean sine, 7 is near noise. ams (0..3) Amplitude LFO depth 0-3 for operators with am=1. fms (0..7) Pitch LFO depth 0-7 (vibrato). level (0..2) Level 0-2: the instrument's own gain on its out (1 = as authored; top-level patches only). tune (-36..36) Semitones added to every note, fractions allowed (the panel's OCT, SEMI and CENTS). type bass|lead|keys|pad|strings|brass|pluck|fx where the library files it (top-level patches)
/HELP OP
THE OPERATOR LINE
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) OPERATOR LINE (op1..op4) tl (0..127) Total level 0-127: attenuation, 0 is loudest. On a carrier it is volume; on a modulator it is brightness. ar (0..31) Attack rate 0-31: 31 is instant. dr (0..31) Decay rate 0-31 toward the sustain level. Measured -30 dB times: 19 = 65 ms, 17 = 130, 15 = 260, 13 = 520, 11 = 1000. sr (0..31) Sustain rate 0-31: continued decay after the sustain level is reached. 0 holds forever. sl (0..15) Sustain level 0-15: where decay ends. 0 is full level (no decay), 15 is silence (decays all the way, use for drums). rr (0..15) Release rate 0-15 after key-off: 15 is instant. mul (0..15) Frequency multiple 0-15: 1 = fundamental, 2 = octave up, 0 = half. dt (0..7) Detune 0-7: 0 none, 1-3 sharp, 5-7 flat. Two carriers a little detuned make chorus. rs (0..3) Rate scaling 0-3: envelopes get faster with pitch, like a piano. am (0..1) 1 = this operator follows the amplitude LFO (see ams).
/HELP PAD
THE PAD LINE
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) PAD LINE note (0..127) MIDI note the hit plays at (33 = A0 for kicks). Fractions allowed. pitch (-48..48) Pitch envelope start in semitones, decaying to 0. +24 with a short pdecay is a kick drop. pdecay (0..2000) Pitch envelope time constant in ms. gate (0..5000) Auto key-off after this many ms. Set it just past the decay. level (0..2) Trim for this pad, 1 = as authored (the pad editor's LEVEL). pan (-1..1) Pan on the pad's own out: -1 left, 0 centre, 1 right. tune (-24..24) Semitones added to the note (the pad editor's TUNE). low (-15..15) The pad's own EQ: low shelf in dB (the mixer's LOW on the pad). mid (-15..15) The pad's own EQ: mid peak in dB. high (-15..15) The pad's own EQ: high shelf in dB. NOISE PART (also on the pad line) noise (0..2) Noise part: off, white, or periodic. nrate (0..3) Noise pitch 0-3: 0 highest (hats), 2 lowest (rumble), 3 follows tone 2. ndecay (0..5000) Noise level time constant in ms. retrig (0..8) Extra restarts of the noise burst (claps use 3). retrigms (1..100) Spacing between restarts in ms. ntail (0..5000) Time constant after the last restart, if different from ndecay.
/HELP NOISE
THE NOISE PART
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) NOISE PART noise (0..2) Noise part: off, white, or periodic. nrate (0..3) Noise pitch 0-3: 0 highest (hats), 2 lowest (rumble), 3 follows tone 2. ndecay (0..5000) Noise level time constant in ms. retrig (0..8) Extra restarts of the noise burst (claps use 3). retrigms (1..100) Spacing between restarts in ms. ntail (0..5000) Time constant after the last restart, if different from ndecay.
/HELP SYNTH
THE SYNTH STAGE
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) THE SYNTH STAGE (under a patch) synth filter=off|lp|hp|bp|notch cutoff= res= drive= key= a= d= s= r= amount= vel= lfo1 / lfo2 shape=sine|tri|saw|square|hold rate= sync= depth= to=pitch|cutoff|level|pan delay= SYNTH LINE cutoff (20..20000) The filter's cutoff in Hz (the SYNTH page's CUT). res (0..1) Resonance 0-1: 1 rings. drive (0..24) Drive into the filter in dB. key (0..1) Key tracking 0-1: how much the cutoff follows the note. a (0..5000) Filter envelope attack in ms. d (0..5000) Filter envelope decay in ms. s (0..1) Filter envelope sustain 0-1. r (0..5000) Filter envelope release in ms. amount (-1..1) Envelope to cutoff, -1..1: four octaves at full, negative closes. vel (0..1) Velocity into the envelope amount, 0-1. LFO LINES rate (0.01..40) Rate in Hz, or with sync=1 a division of a bar: 1 a bar, 4 a beat, 8 an eighth, 16 a sixteenth. sync (0..1) 1 = the rate follows the tempo. depth (0..1) Depth 0-1. delay (0..5000) Fade-in after a note, in ms.
/HELP FX
EFFECT LINES
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx)
PAD FX LINES
fx <type> name=value ... an insert on the pad's own out; up to two per pad, after the patch block
gain gain=-24..24 dB
filter cutoff=20..20000 Hz res=0..1 mode=0..2
eq low=-15..15 dB mid=-15..15 dB freq=200..8000 Hz high=-15..15 dB
drive drive=1..24 x tone=200..20000 Hz level=-24..12 dB
tape drive=0..24 dB hiss=0..1 rolloff=2000..20000 Hz level=-12..12 dB
amp gain=1..40 x bass=-12..12 dB treble=-12..12 dB cab=0..2 level=-24..12 dB
mic model=0..2 proximity=0..1 air=-6..6 dB lowcut=20..300 Hz
shine freq=1000..10000 Hz drive=1..10 x mix=0..1
bitcrush bits=2..16 down=1..64 x
vinyl wow=0..1 crackle=0..1 tone=1000..16000 Hz mix=0..1
ringmod freq=20..5000 Hz mix=0..1
sub sub=0..1 dry=0..1 tone=50..400 Hz
shift semis=-12..12 st mix=0..1
chorus rate=0.05..10 Hz depth=0.5..20 ms mix=0..1
flanger rate=0.05..10 Hz depth=0.1..10 ms fb=-0.95..0.95 mix=0..1
phaser rate=0.05..10 Hz depth=0..1 fb=0..0.9 mix=0..1
tremolo rate=0.1..20 Hz depth=0..1 stereo=0..1
chop rate=0.5..32 Hz duty=0.1..0.9 depth=0..1 smooth=1..50 ms
skip rate=1..32 Hz size=5..400 ms skip=0..1 mix=0..1
tune key=-1..11 scale=0..2 retune=0..400 ms amount=0..1 formant=0..1 notes=0..4095 mix=0..1
harmony key=-1..11 scale=0..2 voice1=-7..7 voice2=-7..7 mix=0..1
double time=10..40 ms drift=0..1 width=0..1 mix=0..1
deess freq=3000..10000 Hz thresh=-40..0 dB amount=0..1
wah sens=0..1 base=100..2000 Hz res=0..1 mix=0..1
gate thresh=-80..0 dB attack=0.1..50 ms hold=0..500 ms release=5..1000 ms range=0..90 dB
comp thresh=-60..0 dB ratio=1..20 :1 attack=0.1..200 ms release=5..2000 ms makeup=0..24 dB
snap attack=-12..12 dB sustain=-12..12 dB level=-12..12 dB
pump rate=0.25..16 Hz depth=0..1 release=20..1000 ms
limiter ceiling=-12..0 dB release=10..1000 ms gain=0..24 dB
width width=0..2 x mono=0..300 Hz
delay time=1..2000 ms fb=0..0.95 mix=0..1
reverb size=0..1 damp=0..1 mix=0..1
adpcm rate=4000..44100 Hz filter=0..4 mix=0..1
disc room=0..5 time=0..1 damp=0..1 mix=0..1
Example:
pad 1 "KICK" note=33 pitch=24 pdecay=30 gate=320 level=0.9 tune=-1
patch alg=4 fb=0
op1 tl=38 ar=31 dr=22 sl=15 mul=2
op2 tl=0 ar=31 dr=16 sl=15 rr=13
fx drive drive=6 tone=3000 level=-4
fx comp thresh=-18 ratio=4
/HELP 8BIT
NE8
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) THE 8-BIT CHIP patch "name" chip=8bit wave=pulse|tri duty= vol= att= dec= sus= rel= [arp=0,4,7 arpspeed=] [vib= vibrate= vibdelay=] [slide= slideframes=] [dutycycle=1] pad N "name" chip=8bit part=noise|tri|pulse period= short= duty= vol= decay= note= pitch= pdecay= gate= 8-BIT PARAMETERS duty (0..3) Pulse duty 0-3: 12.5, 25, 50, 75 %. 0 is thin and reedy, 2 is the hollow square. vol (0..15) Peak volume 0-15: the chip's own 4-bit level. att (0..60) Attack in frames (60 a second) up to vol. dec (0..120) Decay in frames from vol down to the sustain. sus (0..15) Sustain 0-15 as a share of vol: 15 holds, 0 decays to silence (plucks). rel (0..60) Release in frames after key-off. arpspeed (1..16) Frames per arpeggio step (with arp=0,4,7 that is a chord). vib (0..100) Vibrato depth in cents. vibrate (2..32) Frames per vibrato cycle: 8 is about 7.5 Hz. vibdelay (0..60) Frames before the vibrato starts. slide (-24..24) Semitones the note starts away from its pitch, sliding in. slideframes (0..60) Frames the slide takes. dutycycle (0..1) 1 = step the duty every frame: the PWM shimmer. period (0..15) An 8-bit pad's noise pitch 0-15: 0 the highest hiss, 15 a low rumble. short (0..1) 1 = the noise's 93-step loop: metallic and tonal. decay (1..5000) An 8-bit pad's volume time constant in ms (a triangle pad is gated instead).
/HELP HANDHELD
HANDBOY
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) THE HANDHELD CHIP Two pulses, a thirty-two step wave table you draw yourself, and noise with two register lengths. patch "name" chip=handheld wave=pulse|wave|noise vol= att= dec= sus= rel= [duty=] [table=organ|saw|... or 32 steps] [wavevol=] [nshift= ndiv= nshort=1] [arp=0,4,7 arpspeed=] [vib= vibrate= vibdelay=] [slide= slideframes=] [sweep= sweepshift= sweepdown=1] [dutycycle=1] pad N "name" chip=handheld part=noise|wave|pulse vol= decay= [nshift= ndiv= nshort=] [duty=] [wavevol= table=] note= pitch= pdecay= gate= Wave shapes: square, pulse25, pulse12, saw, ramp, tri, sine, organ, reed, bell, hollow. HANDHELD PARAMETERS duty (0..3) Pulse duty 0-3: 12.5, 25, 50, 75 %. Only the two pulse channels have one. vol (0..15) Peak volume 0-15: the chip's own 4-bit level. att (0..60) Attack in frames (60 a second) up to vol. dec (0..120) Decay in frames from vol down to the sustain. sus (0..15) Sustain 0-15 as a share of vol: 15 holds, 0 decays to silence (plucks). rel (0..60) Release in frames after key-off. arpspeed (1..16) Frames per arpeggio step (with arp=0,4,7 that is a chord). vib (0..100) Vibrato depth in cents. vibrate (2..32) Frames per vibrato cycle: 8 is about 7.5 Hz. vibdelay (0..60) Frames before the vibrato starts. slide (-24..24) Semitones the note starts away from its pitch, sliding in. slideframes (0..60) Frames the slide takes. dutycycle (0..1) 1 = step the duty every frame: the PWM shimmer. sweep (0..7) Hardware pitch sweep on the first pulse: 0 off, else the step time in 128ths of a second. This is the handheld's rising zap. sweepshift (0..7) How far the sweep moves each step: lower is a wider interval. sweepdown (0..1) 1 = the sweep falls instead of rising. wavevol (0..3) The wave channel's coarse level: 0 mute, 1 full, 2 half, 3 quarter. nshift (0..13) Noise shift clock 0-13: 0 is the brightest hiss, 13 a slow rattle. ndiv (0..7) Noise divisor 0-7: a fine tuning under nshift. nshort (0..1) 1 = the 7-step register: metallic and pitched, the handheld's own snare colour. decay (1..5000) A handheld pad's volume time constant in ms.
/HELP COMPUTER
COMP 64
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) THE HOME COMPUTER CHIP Three oscillators and one filter between them. Ring modulation folds a voice against the one below it; sync resets a voice every time the one below it wraps; the filter is the chip's own. patch "name" chip=computer wave=tri|saw|pulse|noise (added with +) a= d= s= r= [pw= pwsweep=] [voices=1-3 detune=] [ring=1] [sync=1] [filter=1 cutoff= res= mode=lp|bp|hp] [arp=0,4,7 arpspeed=] [vib= vibrate= vibdelay=] [slide= slideframes=] [cutsweep=] pad N "name" chip=computer part=noise|pulse+noise|... a= d= s= r= [pw=] [ring=1] [filter=1 cutoff= res= mode=] decay= note= pitch= pdecay= gate= HOME COMPUTER PARAMETERS pw (0..4095) Pulse width 0-4095: 2048 is a square, 300 is thin and reedy, and moving it is this chip's chorus. a (0..15) Attack 0-15, in the chip's own steps: 0 is instant, 15 is eight seconds. d (0..15) Decay 0-15 down to the sustain, in the chip's own steps. s (0..15) Sustain level 0-15: 0 decays away to nothing (plucks), 15 holds. r (0..15) Release 0-15 after key-off. ring (0..1) 1 = fold this voice's triangle against the voice below it: bells and metal out of two plain tones. sync (0..1) 1 = reset this voice every time the voice below it wraps: the hard, tearing lead. filter (0..1) 1 = run this patch through the chip's own filter. cutoff (0..2047) The chip's filter cutoff, in its own register units. res (0..15) Filter resonance 0-15. arpspeed (1..16) Frames per arpeggio step (with arp=0,4,7 that is a chord). vib (0..100) Vibrato depth in cents. vibrate (2..32) Frames per vibrato cycle. vibdelay (0..60) Frames before the vibrato starts. slide (-24..24) Semitones the note starts away from its pitch, sliding in. slideframes (0..60) Frames the slide takes. pwsweep (-400..400) Pulse width moved every frame, and folded back at the ends: one voice sounding like several. cutsweep (-128..128) Filter cutoff moved every frame. detune (0..99) Cents the second voice sits away from the first (needs voices=2 or 3). voices (1..3) How many of the chip's three oscillators this patch takes: 1 plain, 2 detuned, 3 a chord in one press. decay (1..5000) A home computer pad's volume time constant in ms, over the chip's own envelope.
/HELP MICRO
ZX MICRO
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) THE HOME MICRO CHIP Three squares, one noise source, and one envelope generator that can be clocked into the audio range and used as an oscillator: that is the buzzer, and it is this chip's bass. patch "name" chip=micro wave=tone|noise|tone+noise|env vol= OR env=1 shape= [buzz=1 buzzsemis=] [envperiod= envsweep=] [noise= noisesweep=] [voices=1-3 detune=] [arp=0,4,7 arpspeed=] [vib= vibrate= vibdelay=] [slide= slideframes=] pad N "name" chip=micro part=noise|tone|tone+noise vol= noise= [noisesweep=] [env=1 shape= envperiod=] decay= note= pitch= pdecay= gate= HOME MICRO PARAMETERS vol (0..15) Level 0-15 when the channel is not following the envelope. The chip's steps are 1.5 dB apart, so its quiet levels stay audible. env (0..1) 1 = follow the hardware envelope instead of a level. A channel can do one or the other, never both. shape (8..15) The envelope's shape: 8 a falling saw, 9 down once, 10 a triangle, 11 down and hold high, 12 a rising saw, 13 up and hold, 14 the other triangle, 15 up once. envperiod (1..65535) The envelope's own period. Small is fast: below about 300 it leaves the shape behind and becomes a tone. buzz (0..1) 1 = the envelope's period follows the note, so the envelope is the oscillator. This is the buzzer, and it is this chip's bass. buzzsemis (-36..12) How far under the note the buzz sits. An octave down is the usual place. noise (0..31) The noise period, shared by every channel: 0 is the brightest hiss, 31 a slow rattle. voices (1..3) How many of the chip's three channels this patch takes. detune (0..99) Cents between them, when there is more than one. arpspeed (1..16) Frames per arpeggio step. vib (0..100) Vibrato depth in cents. vibrate (2..32) Frames per vibrato cycle. vibdelay (0..60) Frames before the vibrato starts. slide (-24..24) Semitones the note starts away from its pitch. slideframes (0..60) Frames the slide takes. envsweep (-2000..2000) The envelope period moved every frame, when it is not tracking the note. noisesweep (-8..8) The noise period moved every frame: a hat that closes, a snare that darkens. decay (1..5000) A home micro pad's volume time constant in ms.
/HELP MOD
MOD 4
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) THE TRACKER MACHINE'S CHIP Four channels of eight-bit loops, each at its own period, channels 1 and 4 hard left and 2 and 3 hard right. No envelope on the chip: the tracker was the envelope, fifty times a second, and the patch writes it for you. The filter sits on the power light. patch "name" chip=mod wave=saw|square|tri|sine|noise|drawn [duty= pwm=1] [table=32 steps 0-15] vol= [att= dec= sus= rel=] [led=1] [model=0|1] [spread=] [voices=1-4 detune=] [arp=0,4,7 arpspeed=] [vib= vibrate= vibdelay=] [slide= slideframes=] pad N "name" chip=mod part=saw|square|tri|sine|noise [duty=] vol= [led=1] [model=] decay= note= pitch= pdecay= gate= TRACKER PARAMETERS duty (0..100) The square's width, 0-100. Only the square listens. vol (0..64) Volume 0-64, the chip's own scale. att (0..100) Ticks (fiftieths of a second) up to the volume. 0 is instant. dec (0..200) Ticks down to the sustain. sus (0..64) The level held while the key is down, 0-64. rel (0..200) Ticks out after the key. The chip has no envelope of its own; the tracker was the envelope, and this is it. led (0..1) 1 = the filter on the light: two poles at about 3.3 kHz, which takes the edge off the eight bits. model (0..1) 0 = the early machine, with its fixed roll-off near 4.9 kHz; 1 = the later one, wide open. spread (0..100) How far a channel sits to its side. 100 is the hardware's hard left and right; 0 is the middle. voices (1..4) How many of the chip's four channels this patch takes. Two, detuned, land one each side: the wide lead. detune (0..99) Cents between them, when there is more than one. pwm (0..1) 1 = the square's width walks every tick. arpspeed (1..16) Ticks per arpeggio step. 1 is the fifty-hertz chord this machine is known for. vib (0..100) Vibrato depth in cents. vibrate (2..32) Ticks per vibrato cycle. vibdelay (0..60) Ticks before the vibrato starts. slide (-24..24) Semitones the note starts away from its pitch, sliding in. slideframes (0..60) Ticks the slide takes. decay (1..5000) A tracker pad's volume time constant in ms.
/HELP DOSFM
DOS FM
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) THE PC'S FM CARD Nine channels of two-operator FM. Each operator has a multiple, a level, an envelope and one of four waveforms (sine, half sine, rectified sine, quarter pulses); the modulator feeds back into itself. An operator word is m (modulator) or c (carrier) and then the field: mmul mtl mat mde msl mre mwav mksl mam mvib meg mksr, and the same with c. patch "name" chip=dosfm mmul= mtl= mat= mde= msl= mre= [mwav=] cmul= ctl= cat= cde= csl= cre= [cwav=] [feedback=0-7] [add=1] [voices=1-3 detune=] [arp=0,4,7 arpspeed=] [vib= vibrate= vibdelay=] [slide= slideframes=] pad N "name" chip=dosfm part=fm (the same operator words) [feedback=] [add=1] note= pitch= pdecay= gate= FM CARD PARAMETERS mmul (0..15) The modulator's frequency multiple, 0 is a half. mtl (0..63) The modulator's attenuation: 0 the loudest, 63 silent. mat (0..15) The modulator's attack rate, 15 the fastest. mde (0..15) The modulator's decay rate. msl (0..15) The modulator's sustain level, 0 the loudest. mre (0..15) The modulator's release rate. mwav (0..3) The modulator's waveform: 0 sine, 1 half sine, 2 rectified sine, 3 quarter pulses. mksl (0..3) The modulator's quieter as the notes rise. mam (0..1) The modulator's 1 = tremolo from the card's LFO. mvib (0..1) The modulator's 1 = vibrato from the card's LFO. meg (0..1) The modulator's 1 = hold at the sustain level while the key is down; 0 decays through it. mksr (0..1) The modulator's 1 = envelopes faster as the notes rise. cmul (0..15) The carrier's frequency multiple, 0 is a half. ctl (0..63) The carrier's attenuation: 0 the loudest, 63 silent. cat (0..15) The carrier's attack rate, 15 the fastest. cde (0..15) The carrier's decay rate. csl (0..15) The carrier's sustain level, 0 the loudest. cre (0..15) The carrier's release rate. cwav (0..3) The carrier's waveform: 0 sine, 1 half sine, 2 rectified sine, 3 quarter pulses. cksl (0..3) The carrier's quieter as the notes rise. cam (0..1) The carrier's 1 = tremolo from the card's LFO. cvib (0..1) The carrier's 1 = vibrato from the card's LFO. ceg (0..1) The carrier's 1 = hold at the sustain level while the key is down; 0 decays through it. cksr (0..1) The carrier's 1 = envelopes faster as the notes rise. feedback (0..7) The modulator fed back into itself: 0 none, 7 the harshest. add (0..1) 1 = the two operators side by side instead of one into the other: an organ, not a bell. deepvib (0..1) 1 = the card's vibrato at its deeper setting. deeptrem (0..1) 1 = the card's tremolo at its deeper setting. voices (1..3) How many of the card's nine channels this patch takes. detune (0..99) Cents between them, when there is more than one. arpspeed (1..16) Frames per arpeggio step. vib (0..100) Driver vibrato depth in cents (on top of the card's own). vibrate (2..32) Frames per vibrato cycle. vibdelay (0..60) Frames before the vibrato starts. slide (-24..24) Semitones the note starts away from its pitch, sliding in. slideframes (0..60) Frames the slide takes.
/HELP WAVE6
WAVE 6
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) THE WAVETABLE CONSOLE'S CHIP Six channels, each playing a wave of thirty-two steps that you choose or draw, each with its own left and right. A patch can turn from one wave into another as the note sounds (to= and morph=): that is this chip's filter sweep. Noise lives on the last two channels. patch "name" chip=wave6 wave=saw|square|pulse|tri|sine|organ|hollow|bell|drawn|noise [to=<wave> morph=frames] [table=32 steps 0-15] vol= [att= dec= sus= rel=] [pan=] [voices=1-3 spread= detune=] [noise=] [arp=0,4,7 arpspeed=] [vib= vibrate= vibdelay=] [slide= slideframes=] pad N "name" chip=wave6 part=<wave> vol= [noise=] [pan=] decay= note= pitch= pdecay= gate= WAVETABLE PARAMETERS morph (0..120) Frames the wave takes to turn into the to= wave. 0 = it stays as it is. This chip's filter sweep. vol (0..31) Level 0-31, a decibel and a half a step. att (0..100) Frames up to the level. 0 is instant. dec (0..200) Frames down to the sustain. sus (0..31) The level held while the key is down, 0-31. rel (0..200) Frames out after the key. pan (-100..100) Where the voice sits: -100 left, 100 right. Every channel on this chip has its own left and right. spread (0..100) How far apart several voices sit around the pan. voices (1..3) How many of the chip's six channels this patch takes. detune (0..99) Cents between them, when there is more than one. noise (0..31) The noise's pitch when wave=noise: higher is brighter. Noise lives on the last two channels. arpspeed (1..16) Frames per arpeggio step. vib (0..100) Vibrato depth in cents. vibrate (2..32) Frames per vibrato cycle. vibdelay (0..60) Frames before the vibrato starts. slide (-24..24) Semitones the note starts away from its pitch, sliding in. slideframes (0..60) Frames the slide takes. decay (1..5000) A wavetable pad's volume time constant in ms.
/HELP SAMPLER
BPC 60
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx) THE SAMPLER Plays audio you load: a pad plays its sample once (or loops it), an instrument re-speeds one sample across the keys from its root note. Words: sample=<name> start end loop loopstart root reverse choke attack release fit; tune and level are the pad's and patch's own words.
/HELP KICK
A KICK, EXPLAINED
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx)
A kick is one carrier with a fast pitch drop and a click from its modulator:
pad 1 "KICK" note=33 pitch=24 pdecay=30 gate=320
patch alg=4 fb=0
op1 tl=38 ar=31 dr=22 sl=15 mul=2
op2 tl=0 ar=31 dr=16 sl=15 rr=13
Longer boom: dr=12 gate=900. Harder click: op1 tl=30 mul=3.
/HELP BASS
A BASS, EXPLAINED
fx <type> name=value up to two effect lines after the operators, on the instrument's own out (/help fx)
The growl bass: op1 hits op2 hard and decays fast, so the note barks then settles.
patch "growl bass" alg=4 fb=5
op1 tl=22 ar=31 dr=12 sr=3 sl=4 rr=8 mul=1
op2 tl=0 ar=31 dr=6 sr=2 sl=2 rr=10 mul=1
More growl: fb=7 or op1 tl=16. Duller: op1 tl=30. Sub: op1 tl=60.