Pilot

Pilot is a UDP synthesizer designed to be controlled externally. It was created as a companion application to the livecoding environment ORCA.

Install & Run

You can download builds for OSX, Windows and Linux, or if you wish to build it yourself, follow these steps:

git clone https://github.com/hundredrabbits/Pilot.git
cd Pilot/desktop/
npm install
npm start

Commands

Pilot has 16 voices, and 8 effects. Commands can be entered directly with the input bar, or through UDP via the port 49161. You can send multiple commands at once by using the ; character. For example, 03C;13E will play a C3 and E3 chord.

Channel

Play

The Play commands allows you to play synth notes. The play command format is a channel value between 0-G, an octave value between 0-8, a letter for the note (where lowercase letters are sharps), a velocity between 0-F, and a length from 0-F.

Command	Channel	Octave	Note	Velocity	Length
04C	0	4	C	64	1/16
04Cf	0	4	C	127	1/16
04Cff	0	4	C	127	1bar

Settings

The Settings commands allow you to change the sound of the synth.

To change the envelope, the settings command format is a channel value between 0-G, the string ENV, and four values between 0-G.

Command	Channel	Name	Info
0ENV056f	0	Envelope	Set Attack:0.00, Decay:0.33, Sustain:0.40 and Release:1.00

To change the oscillator, the settings command format is a channel value between 0-G, the string OSC, two characters defining the primary oscillator, and two characters defining the modulation oscillator.

Command	Channel	Name	Info
1OSCsisq	1	Oscillator	Set Primary Oscillator:Sine, Modulation Oscillator:Square
8OSCtrsw	8	Oscillator	Set Primary Oscillator:Triangle, Modulation Oscillator:Sawtooth

The possible waveforms are shown in the table below.

Abbreviation	Waveform
si	sine
tr	triangle
sq	square
sw	sawtooth
2i	sine2
2r	triangle2
2q	square2
2w	sawtooth2
4i	sine4
4r	triangle4
4q	square4
4w	sawtooth4
8i	sine8
8r	triangle8
8q	square8
8w	sawtooth8

Global

Effects

The Effects are applied to all channels. The effect command format is a 3 characters long name, followed by one value between 0-G for wet and depth.

Command	Channel	Operation	Info
BITff	All	Bitcrusher	..
DISff	All	Distortion	..
WAHff	All	AutoWah	..
CHEff	All	Chebyshev	..
FEEff	All	Feedback	..
DELff	All	Ping Pong Delay	..
TREff	All	Tremolo	..
REVff	All	Reverb	..
PHAff	All	Pashor	..
VIBff	All	Vibrato	..
CHOff	All	Chorus	..
STEff	All	StereoWidener	..
EQUff	All	EQ3	..
COMff	All	Compressor	..
VOLff	All	Volume	..
LIMff	All	Limiter	..

Masters

TODO Add the ability to change the mastering effects like compressor and volume. Coming soon!

Special

• bpm140, sets the BPM to 140. This command is designed to apply to effects like feedback.
• renv, randomizes envelopes.
• rosc, randomizes oscillators.
• refx, randomizes effects.
• reset, reset all.

Record

Press cmd/ctrl+r to record, and press it again to stop.

Convert OGG to MP3

Just use ffmpeg.

~/Documents/ffmpeg -i last.{ogg,mp3}  

Extras

• This application supports the Ecosystem Theme.
• Support this project through Patreon.
• See the License file for license rights and limitations (MIT).
• Pull Requests are welcome!