note: | 52 | amp: | 1 | pan: | 0 | attack: | 0 |
decay: | 0 | sustain: | 0 | release: | 1 | attack_level: | 1 |
decay_level: | sustain_level | sustain_level: | 1 | env_curve: | 2 | cutoff: | 100 |
detune: | 0.1 |
use_synth :dsaw
A pair of detuned saw waves passed through a low pass filter. Two saw waves with slightly different frequencies generates a nice thick sound which is the basis for a lot of famous synth sounds. Thicken the sound by increasing the detune value, or create an octave-playing synth by choosing a detune of 12 (12 MIDI notes is an octave).
Introduced in v2.0
note: |
Note to play. Either a MIDI number or a symbol representing a note. For example:
Default: 52
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amp: |
The amplitude of the sound. Typically a value between 0 and 1. Higher amplitudes may be used, but won’t make the sound louder, they will just reduce the quality of all the sounds currently being played (due to compression.)
Default: 1
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pan: |
Position of sound in stereo. With headphones on, this means how much of the sound is in the left ear, and how much is in the right ear. With a value of -1, the sound is completely in the left ear, a value of 0 puts the sound equally in both ears and a value of 1 puts the sound in the right ear. Values in between -1 and 1 move the sound accordingly.
Default: 0
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attack: |
Amount of time (in beats) for sound to reach full amplitude (attack_level). A short attack (i.e. 0.01) makes the initial part of the sound very percussive like a sharp tap. A longer attack (i.e 1) fades the sound in gently. Full length of sound is attack + decay + sustain + release.
Default: 0
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decay: |
Amount of time (in beats) for the sound to move from full amplitude (attack_level) to the sustain amplitude (sustain_level).
Default: 0
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sustain: |
Amount of time (in beats) for sound to remain at sustain level amplitude. Longer sustain values result in longer sounds. Full length of sound is attack + decay + sustain + release.
Default: 0
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release: |
Amount of time (in beats) for sound to move from sustain level amplitude to silent. A short release (i.e. 0.01) makes the final part of the sound very percussive (potentially resulting in a click). A longer release (i.e 1) fades the sound out gently. Full length of sound is attack + decay + sustain + release.
Default: 1
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attack_level: |
Amplitude level reached after attack phase and immediately before decay phase
Default: 1
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decay_level: |
Amplitude level reached after decay phase and immediately before sustain phase. Defaults to sustain_level unless explicitly set
Default: sustain_level
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sustain_level: |
Amplitude level reached after decay phase and immediately before release phase.
Default: 1
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env_curve: |
Select the shape of the curve between levels in the envelope. 1=linear, 2=exponential, 3=sine, 4=welch, 6=squared, 7=cubed
Default: 2
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cutoff: |
MIDI note representing the highest frequencies allowed to be present in the sound. A low value like 30 makes the sound round and dull, a high value like 100 makes the sound buzzy and crispy.
Default: 100
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detune: |
Distance (in MIDI notes) between components of sound. Affects thickness, sense of tuning and harmony. Tiny values such as 0.1 create a thick sound. Larger values such as 0.5 make the tuning sound strange. Even bigger values such as 5 create chord-like sounds.
Default: 0.1
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