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1 -- hello ack.
2 -- sample player
3 -- controlled by midi or grid
4 --
5 -- enc2: select sample
6 -- enc3: change pitch*
11 -- menu > parameters
12 --
13 -- midi notes/grid:
14 -- trigger samples
15 --
16 -- midi cc:
17 -- tweak cutoff, resonance,
Lua
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1 -- hello gong.
2 -- 6 voice polyphonic fm synth
3 -- controlled by midi or grid
4 --
5 -- enc2: timbre macro control
6 -- enc3: time macro control
7 -- key2: trig random note
8 --
9 -- midi notes/grid: play notes
10 --
Lua
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1 -- meadowphysics
2 -- midi out capability
3 -- engine PolyPerc
4 --
5 -- key2 toggle scale mode^
6 -- key3 save meadowphysics
23 local MusicUtil = require "mark_eats/musicutil"
24
25 local g = grid.connect()
26
27 local BeatClock = require "beatclock"
28
29 local m = midi.connect()
Lua
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14 i.step = i.steps_per_beat - 1
15 i.beat = i.beats_per_bar - 1
16 i.external = false
17 i.send = false
18 i.midi = false
29 i.on_select_external = function(e) print("BeatClock using external clock") end
30
31 i:enable_midi()
32
33 return i
34 end
35
36 function BeatClock:start(dev_id)
37 self.playing = true
38 if not self.external then
Lua
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1 ---
2 ---
3
4 # Hello Ack
5
6 Sample player controlled by grid or midi
7
8 ## Features
9
10 - Trigger 8 voice sample player using grid or midi device
11
12 ## Operation
13
14 - ENC1 adjusts volume.
15 - ENC2 selects channel.
Markdown
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97 er = require 'er'
98
99 engine.name = 'Ack'
100
101 local g = grid.connect()
102 local m = midi.connect()
103
104 local ack = require 'jah/ack'
114 local track_edit = 1
115 local stopped = 1
116 local pset_load_mode = false
117 local current_pset = 0
118
119 -- a table of midi note on/off status i = 1/0
Lua
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75 <td class="name" nowrap><a href="#snap_note_to_array">snap_note_to_array (note_num, snap_array)</a></td>
76 <td class="summary">Snap a MIDI note number to the nearest note number in an array.</td>
77 </tr>
79 <td class="name" nowrap><a href="#snap_notes_to_array">snap_notes_to_array (note_nums_array, snap_array)</a></td>
80 <td class="summary">Snap an array of MIDI note numbers to an array of note numbers.</td>
HTML
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27 engine.name = 'PolyPerc'
28
29 local MusicUtil = require "mark_eats/musicutil"
30
31 local options = {}
32 options.OUTPUT = {"audio", "midi", "audio + midi"}
33 options.STEP_LENGTH_NAMES = {"1 bar", "1/2", "1/3", "1/4", "1/6", "1/8", "1/12", "1/16", "1/24", "1/32", "1/48", "1/64"}
Lua
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1 ---
2 ---
3
4 # Hello Gong
5
6 6 voice FM syntheziser controlled by midi.
7
8 ## Features
9
10 - 3 sine oscillators per voice.
18 - ENC2 changes timbre.
19 - ENC3 changes time.
20 - KEY2 triggers a random note.
21 - MIDI notes triggers samples.
22
23 ## Options
Markdown
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106 --- Generate scale from a root note.
107 -- @param root_num MIDI note number (0-127) where scale will begin.
108 -- @param scale_type String defining scale type (eg, "major", "aeolian" or "neapolitan major"), see class for full list.
109 -- @param[opt] octaves Number of octaves to return, defaults to 1.
110 -- @return Array of MIDI note numbers.
Lua
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