Everything on one page. Each name links to its full entry.
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song("house", 7) | a generated song; options #{ seed, bpm, key, short, loops, samples } |
blank("house") | an empty song: one 8-bar section, no tracks, progression A = the tonic chord, the genre’s mix |
| (neither) | edit the open song, or a blank house song when none is open |
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title("Night Drive") | |
tempo(124), bpm(124) | 40..240 |
key("A minor") | "F#m", "Eb", "D dorian", "E harmonic minor" |
swing(0.56) | 0.5 straight .. 0.8; sixteenth-note swing |
humanize(0.3) | 0..1 |
prog("A", "i7 VImaj7 iv7 v7") | numerals, chord names, slash chords; sections play A, breaks B (or A) |
bars_per_chord(2) | bars each chord lasts, 1..8 |
drum("kick", "X...x...") | X 1.0, x 0.8, o 0.45, 1-9, . rest; drum(lane, variant, steps, per_bar) |
drum_sound("kick", "tr909:bd") | a drum name, a kit sound (or a name and a bank), a file |
part("bass", #{ ... }) | style preset register density seed rate; adds the genre’s part when the song has none |
track("hats", pattern) | a pattern track; new ones join sections with energy ≥ 0.6 |
mix("pad", #{ ... }) | level −40..12, pan −1..1, reverb/room, delay, duck 0..1, mute, solo |
master(#{ lufs: -9, ceiling: -1 }) | −24..−5 LUFS, −3..−0.1 dBTP |
mute() unmute() solo() unsolo() remove() | by track name |
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a b c | sequence over one bar |
~, - | rest |
[a b], {a b} | group in one step |
a, b | together |
<a b c> | one per bar |
a | b | random pick per bar |
a*2, a/2 | faster, slower; above 0, up to 256 |
a@3, a _ _ | weight |
a!3, a ! | repeat |
a?, a?0.3 | drop at random |
a(3,8), a(3,8,2) | euclidean |
bd:3, tr808:sd:2 | variation: a number after the last colon |
F/A, V7/V | a slash before a letter stays in the word |
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.fast(2) .slow(2) | speed; above 0, up to 256 |
.late(0.25) .early(0.125) | shift (cycles = bars) |
.rev() .ply(2) | reverse each bar, repeat each event (1 to 256 times) |
.every(4, f) .lastOf(4, f) | first / last bar of every n, from the section start |
.sometimes(f) .often(f) .rarely(f) .almostNever(f) .almostAlways(f) .sometimesBy(p, f) | per event, seeded |
.off(0.125, f) .superimpose(f) | shifted copy, copy on top |
.degrade() .degradeBy(0.3) | drop events, seeded |
.struct("x ~ x x") .mask("1 0 1 1") | rhythm from another pattern |
.euclid(3, 8) .euclidRot(3, 8, 2) | euclidean rhythm |
.gain() .velocity() .legato() | per event; numbers or patterns |
.add(2) .transpose(12) | add to the value (degrees on n()) / semitones always |
.n("0 1 2") | variation, on sound patterns |
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.s(name), .sound(name) | instrument for note / degree / chord patterns |
.bank("tr909") | tr909 tr808 tr707 acoustic uzu apple |
.scale("A:minor") | also dorian phrygian lydian mixolydian harmonic_minor minor_pentatonic pentatonic blues chromatic |
.octave(4) | octave of degree 0 and of note names without one |
.voicing(), .voicing(48, 72) | chord range, default 52..74 |
.arp("up") | up down updown |
.root() | a chord pattern’s roots (or slash basses), octave 2 |
.role("pad") | mixing role |
.level(-3) .pan(-0.4) .room(0.3) .delay(0.2) .duck(0.5) | mix |
.lpf(1200) .hpf(200) .crush(8) .distort(6) | inserts |
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| drums | bd sd cp hh oh rd cr lt mt ht rim sh cb snap perc (and kick snare clap hat ohat ride crash tom rs shaker cowbell ch) |
| synths | sub_bass 808 reese acid saw_bass pluck_bass organ_bass wobble pluck supersaw pad warm_pad stab epiano keys bell organ strings square_lead chip |
| sampled | piano upright rhodes wurlitzer hammond string_ensemble violins cellos pizzicato brass trumpet flute harp marimba vibes kalimba upright_bass bass guitar choir sax bongo conga ... |
| exact | vsco2:violins, tr808:sd, in .s() or in s() patterns |
| files | .s("/path/sound.wav"): c4 plays it as recorded |
kick −12.5 · snare −13.5 · clap −14.5 · hat −17.5 · ohat −18.5 · perc −19.5 · shaker −21.5 · ride
−20.5 · tom −18 · crash −20 · bass −14.5 · keys −17 · chords −18 · lead −18 · arp −20.5 · pad −21.5 ·
vocal −15 · anything else −19.