Organelle Patches

Prairie Loops

September 12, 2021

September 14, 2021

Looper

4-track recorder-looper. Record audio to sample bank, select samples to be looped, set playback speed, direction, and volume for each track. Bounce loops to a new sample & reload it.

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What Is This Patch?

Endlessly add, subtract, arrange, and discombobulate sound with this four-track looper. After recording, load the new sample onto any/all of the tracks. Set a track's speed, direction, and volume. Change samples on the fly. Add older samples back in at any time.

The most powerful aspect of the patch is the 'bounce down and reload' which is a way to evolve and layer sounds. Bounce current sounds into a new sample and add this new sample back into the mix. Then change things up and bounce down again, and so on and so on until you're miles away from where you started!

How Do I Use This Patch?
A typical use case would be:
1. Record a sample to the sample bank.
2. Add sample to one of the four loopers
3. Set loop volume, playback speed & direction. Toggle loops on/off.
4. Repeat the above steps in any order as needed to fill the four loops.
5. Replace samples in loopers with a new one from the sample bank.
6. Play 'on top' of your loops using the monitor function.
7. Bounce down your current loops to a new track. Add this new sample to a looper and build layers!

To do any of the steps above you will need to use the ‘Aux Menu’. The Aux Button controls the ‘Aux Menu’. When you press Aux for 0.2 seconds, a new menu is displayed on OLED Screen for as long as you hold Aux. To select an Aux Menu command/Page, use the Top Row of Organelle keys. There are 10 possible commands selected by the 10 keys. The low C# key selects Top Left command. The High A# key selects the Bottom Right command. The Command Grid is to be read from top left to bottom, then top right to bottom.

The following commands are available on the Aux Menu's Left Column:

Rcrd: Selecting this command starts recording a new sample to the sample bank. Press Aux
to end recording. Alternatively, this command is toggled on/off with a foot switch.

Bounce: Selecting this command starts a new 'mix down' recording of all loops currently playing plus any audio coming in through the Audio In jack. You must select this command again to end the bounce recording. Recordings made with this command are added to the sample bank and can be added to a looper just as a 'regular' recording can be.

Monitr: Toggles Audio 'thru' on/off.

The following pages are available on the Aux Menu's Right Column:

Loop: On this page, Knobs1-4 select audio samples from the sample bank to be played by one of the four loopers.

Speed: On this page, Knobs1-4 set the playback speed and direction for the loops

Vol: On this page, Knobs1-4 set the volume of the loops.

The Bottom Row of keys do not apply to the Aux Menu of this patch.

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When the Aux Menu is not visible, the some of the keys act as transport controls:

Low C#: Global Start (restart) for all four loops.
Low D#: Global Stop for all four loops.

Low C: Loop 1 Start (restart if already playing.)
Low D: Loop 2 Start (restart if already playing.)
Low E: Loop 3 Start (restart if already playing.)
Low F: Loop 4 Start (restart if already playing.)

High C: Loop 1 Stop
High D: Loop 2 Stop
High E: Loop 3 Stop
High F: Loop 4 Stop

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If you like a setting, don’t forget to ‘Save’ in the Storage menu.

TECH SPECS:
Recordings are written to/read from disk (not RAM) so the maximum length is determined by the size of the available space of your SD card/USB Drive.

Foot Switch: Starts / Stops new sample recording.

Repeats

April 30, 2021

May 1, 2021

Rhythm

Rhythm Building patch. Choose one of 24 samples, set repeat pattern within a measure, then set repeat pattern for that measure. E.G,: snare repeats every third 16th note, every other measure.

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WHAT IS THIS PATCH?
Build up rhythms by setting how often a sample repeats within one measure and then set how often the measure (aka 'bar') itself repeats. It is a pattern of patterns. By selecting a sample from keyboard, choosing a note division (32nd through whole), choosing a note repeat pattern (e.g. every note division, every fourth division, 'on' for two divisions in a row then 'off' for one, etc.), then selecting a bar repeat pattern (e.g. every bar, once every 7th bar, etc.), you can build up your beat from a single note to a complex patterns between samples.

HOW DO I USE THIS PATCH?

A typical use case would be:

1. Select a sample to play by selecting a key. Adjust the volume of that sample.
2. Start loop playback.
3. Set the note division, note pattern, bar pattern and swing amount for that sample.
4. Set the global sample 'shift,' length, and speed.
5. Set the tempo.
6. Save your settings.
7. Revisit the above steps in any order as needed.

Step 1: The default screen is a representation of the 24-key keyboard and a bar counter. Pressing a key will preview a sample one time and 'fill in' the key on screen layout. Repeatedly pressing the same key again will set the volume in the pattern of 100%, 50%, 25%, 0%, 25%, 50%, 100%..., and the visual key will be filled in accordingly: all the way filled for 100%, and no fill for 0%. The current key and volume will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Step 2: Pressing Aux button or a connected Foot Switch starts and stops playback of the 32-bar loop. If playback is stopped, LED is pink and the bar counter reads '0'. If loop is playing, the LED is green. Playback always starts at beginning (bar 1). As samples get played, the on-screen keys flash for each individual trigger.

Step 3: To set a key's note division, pattern, etc., you will need to use the ‘Sample Edit’ menu. Long press a key to enter this edit menu for that key. If the loop is stopped you will hear a preview of that sample as it loops for one measure at the current tempo. The LED will be white. If loop is playing, you will hear your sample update according to settings - so if the bar repeat pattern is not 'often,' you will not hear your sample update right away. The LED will flash between green and white.
Turning knobs1-4 will edit the parameters. Adjusting the note & bar patterns (Knobs2 & 3) will display a grid with filled/white and unfilled/black cells. Filled = 'on'; Unfilled = 'off.' A cell that is 'on' will trigger sample playback for that note division or bar. To exit the edit menu, press 'Aux.'

Steps 4 & 5: Back on the default screen, adjustments to Knobs1-4 will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. They are:

Knob1: Sets the sample 'shift'. It moves the samples up to the next key while keeping the pattern for the key. This is a way to change the 'vibe' of the rhythm but the 'hits' remain in place in time. Turning the knob up to +24 will bring you back to the beginning.

Knob2: Sets playback length for all samples.

Knob3: Sets playback speed for all samples.

Knob4: Sets tempo unless incoming MIDI clock or Link session is present.

Step 6: Use the Organelle's 'Save' command in the Storage menu to save your work.

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TECH SPECS:

MIDI clock is always sent out. Playback of loop waits for next beat. MIDI 'Start' and 'Stop' messages are sent out when loop is started/stopped. Incoming MIDI Start and Stop commands will start loop playback.

Link enabled for syncing with other devices on a shared wireless network.

Incoming MIDI Start and Stop commands will start sequencer.

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Fun Idea: Swap in your own samples!
Fun Idea: Send a stream of MIDI notes to create a new hybrid rhythm...

Zample

February 16, 2021

A keyboard sample player with four samples arranged in a 2-D grid. A playhead crossfades between them as it is controlled by separate LFOs on each axis. Record your own samples. Create sequences.

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WHAT IS THIS PATCH?
Zample is a keyboard sampler that plays and crossfades between samples in a predictable but not entirely 'regular' way.

This patch is based on a two-dimensional grid with a playhead that moves around the grid. Each grid quadrant is assigned an audio sample. The sample's waveform fills its quadrant. As the playhead moves across a quadrant it plays the sections of the waveform it encounters. The keyboard transposes the samples. LFOs control the playhead position.

The playhead's X and Y axes have independent LFOs with rate and waveform parameters. Set the playhead's size to play larger sections or small granules of a sample as the playhead moves around the grid.

Populate your grid quadrants with one of 24 samples. You can customize the order and change samples on the fly. You can also record new samples. Create sequences from key presses and/or parameter adjustments.

This patch is related to the 'Zone' patch, which is where the 'Z' comes from.

HOW DO I USE THIS PATCH?
A typical use case would be:
1. Select samples to crossfade between.
2. Dial in playhead settings: X & Y LFO rates, LFO waveforms, 'Chunk' (playhead) size, etc.
3. Record an audio sample and add it to the 2-D grid.
4. Replace an audio sample in the 2-D grid.
5. Create a sequence with the keys, overdub it, etc.
6. Revisit the above steps in any order as needed.

To do any of the above steps you will need to use the ‘Aux Menu’. The Aux Button controls the ‘Aux Menu’. When you press Aux for 0.2 seconds, a new menu is displayed on OLED Screen for as long as you hold Aux. To select an Aux Menu command/Page, use the Top Row of Organelle keys. There are 10 possible commands selected by the 10 keys. The low C# key selects Top Left command. The High A# key selects the Bottom Right command. The Command Grid is to be read from top left to bottom, then top right to bottom.

The main patch controls are available in the Right Column. There are five pages for this patch. The current page will be marked 'On' and the rest marked 'Off.' The pages are:

Global - Use Knobs 1-4 to X & Y LFO rates, 'Chunk' (playhead) size, and Transposition.

View - displays waveforms of the currently selected samples and the size and position of the playhead. Knobs 1-4 control the same parameters as in the 'Global' page

Record - Set Input Record and Monitor levels. The keyboard selects 1 of 24 possible samples to record. Samples are named 1.wav, 2.wav, ... in the patch folder. Once you have selected the key/file to record to, press and hold Aux key again and select the low C# key to Record Enable. Recording will start once a noise crosses a threshold. Stop recording by pressing Aux. Max record length is 5 seconds. You can also use a foot switch to Record Enable and stop record.

Zampz - Use the knobs to select the samples to crossfade between starting at the top left and moving clockwise. You can choose the same sample more than once.

Waves - Select the LFO waveforms for each axis.

The following commands are available on the Aux Menu's Left Column:
Seq:Play/Stop - Plays or Stops selected sequence

Rec:Off/Armd - Controls Sequence Recording. When selected, Sequence is first Record Armed (Enabled). LED will be Pink. Sequencer is waiting for knob adjustment, key press or incoming MIDI note. When knob adjusted, key pressed or MIDI Note received, Recording starts. LED is Red. To end recording, press Aux (new seq begins looping immediately). LED will be Green and flash White on quarter note. Sequence length will be quantized to nearest quarter note.

Dub:Off/On – Overdub on top of existing sequence. Counts in 3 Sec before starting recording. To end recording, press Aux and sequence begins looping immediately.

Undo – Reverts Sequence to previous state. If this command says 'Undid' you cannot 'undo' further.

Latch: Off/On - Turn on to keep notes playing after release.

The Bottom Row of keys selects one of 14 Sequence ‘slots’ to record sequences to. Changing sequence slot will change the number that precedes the command in the left column.

If you like a setting, don’t forget to ‘Save’ in the Storage menu.

TECH SPECS:
If you want to add your own samples to the patch they are in the 'Sounds' folder. The numbers correspond to the keys. 1.wav is assigned to the low 'C' key and move up from there.

Link enabled for syncing with other devices on a shared wireless network.

MIDI Start and Stop commands will start sequencers.

4-voice polyphony.

This patch will work on the original Organelle (no speaker or batteries) but the screen animation will slow down after third voice.

Fun Idea:
You can create a sequence with only knob adjustments (no note presses) to automate sample selection or LFO rate changes. Next level: once you have an automation going, change the page!
To create a 'synth & drums' voice, select one 'synth-y' sample and then three drum samples.

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Chordi

October 1, 2020

Chords

Turn recorded samples into chords and then turn the chords into looping progressions.

WHAT IS THIS PATCH?
Chordi makes chords from recorded samples and then loops a customizable four-chord progression. Jam

HOW DO I USE THIS PATCH?
A typical use case would be:
1. Record an audio sample
2. Dial in desired sample settings: start point, envelope, etc.
3. Dial in your four chord settings: chord type, roll rate, volume, etc.
4. Start chord progression loop.
5. Set Tempo
6. Add Delay
7. Set Filter
8. Revisit the above steps in any order as needed.

To do any of the above steps you will need to use the ‘Aux Menu’. The Aux Button controls the ‘Aux Menu’. When you press Aux for 0.2 seconds, a new menu is displayed on OLED Screen for as long as you hold Aux. To select an Aux Menu command/Page, use the Top Row of Organelle keys. There are 10 possible commands selected by the 10 keys. The low C# key selects Top Left command. The High A# key selects the Bottom Right command. The Command Grid is to be read from top left to bottom, then top right to bottom.

The following Pages are available on the Aux Menu's Left Column:
• Chord 1: Select chord type, length, roll rate, and volume.
• Chord 2: Select chord type, length, roll rate, and volume.
• Chord 3: Select chord type, length, roll rate, and volume.
• Chord 4: Select chord type, length, roll rate, and volume.
• Delay: This page has the delay effect settings.

The following Pages are available on the Aux Menu's Right Column:
• Rec: Record up to 24 individual samples. Each sample is assigned a key. Press and hold a key to Record Enable it. Record starts when audio level crosses threshold. Recordings are ended by pressing Aux button or after 20 seconds. Knob1 sets Record Volume. Knob2 sets Monitor Volume. See Note below about Audio Thru.
• Samp-Sett: Select sample with Knob1. Knob2 is sample start point. Knob3 is sample length. Knob4 is sample envelope.
• Loop-Sett: Knob1: Loop Tempo. Knob2: Chord 2 transpose. Knob3: Chord 3 transpose. Knob4: Chord 4 transpose.
• Filter: Sample filter settings page.
• Play On/Off. This is a control toggle. If chord progression loop is turned 'On' the progression starts and loops. A progression status page will be displayed. You can navigate to any Aux Menu page and the Status page will disappear. After no knob movement for 5 seconds, the Status page will reappear. Moving a knob will remove Status page. The Status page is unavailable if Play is set to 'Off.'

The keyboard plays the current selected sample.

Note: Monitor Volume allows input Audio Thru even when not recording. This is useful when you want to play thru on top of a chord progression.

If you like your settings, don’t forget to ‘Save’ in the Storage menu.

TECH SPECS:
Foot Switch is disabled for this patch.

Deterior

February 7, 2020

March 29, 2021

Effect

Recorded samples deteriorate as they loop. Add new sounds to the mix. Store loops for future use.

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WHAT IS THIS PATCH?
Deterior records a sample up to 30 seconds long. As the sample loops, it degrades according to controllable parameters.

HOW DO I USE THIS PATCH?
A typical use case would be:
1. Record an audio loop
2. Dial in desired deterioration settings
3. As the loop degrades, you can also add new sounds to the loop.
4. When the loop gets to a cool state, ‘store’ the current state of loop. Stored loops are saved to the keyboard.
5. Revisit steps 2, 3, 4, in any order.
6. When you are done with a loop go to step 1 or choose a stored loop (created in step 4) by playing keyboard.

To do any of the above steps you will need to use the controls regularly displayed on patch's page as well the controls shown on the Aux menu:

There is one patch 'page' with the following controls:
• Input Vol: controls volume of incoming signal.
• FX-Length: Sets length of effect instance. Length is based on original sample’s length (1x).
• FX-Density: Sets how often an effect is used.
• FX-Volume: How loud the effects are.

Additional patch controls are available from the ‘Aux Menu.’ The Aux Button controls the ‘Aux Menu’. When you press Aux for 0.2 seconds, a new menu is displayed on OLED Screen for as long as you hold Aux.

To select a Menu command/Page, use the Top Row of Organelle keys. There are 10 possible commands selected by the 10 keys. The low C# key selects Top Left command. The High A# key selects the Bottom Right command. The Command Grid is to be read from top left to bottom, then top right to bottom.

The following Aux commands are available on the Left Column:
• Loop Record: Starts recording. Aux press again stops recording. *See Note-1 below
• Loop Store: Saves a file of the current loop. *See Note-2 below
• Revert: Reloads the most recent recording (from the Loop Record command above)
• Empty Loop: Clears effects loop and stops playback
• Monitor: On/Off - Toggles the audio input monitor

There are five effect controls available in the Right column. Select them to toggle on/off.
• Noise
• Gain
• Silnce
• Pitch Shift
• Filter

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* Note-1: When you end recording via Foot Switch or Aux press, the Input Vol is set to 0%. This ensures no new sound enters the effects loop until you turn Input Vol again.

* Note-2: The keyboard will display 24 stored loops. You can record more than 24. The newest ones will closest to Aux and the oldest loops will be at upper end of keyboard. If you need to access samples older than that, please look in the Sounds folder.

If you like your menu settings, don’t forget to ‘Save’ in the Storage menu.

TECH SPECS:
Foot Switch also controls sample record enable and record stop.

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Tapey

January 10, 2020

September 14, 2021

Recorded samples are pitched across they keyboard. Sample playback emulates a tape player with pitch & speed warble and ramping start and stop speeds.

WHAT IS THIS PATCH?
Tapey records a sample. The sample can be played by any key. The sample pitch is relative to the key's note. There are playback controls that emulate a tape player's ramping up to speed (and down from it) and warble. After sample is recorded, create and store sequences.
The sample record length is only limited by available storage space on the Organelle's microSD card (or USB drive if you are using that for patch storage.)

HOW DO I USE THIS PATCH?
There is one patch 'page' with the following controls:
• Input Vol: controls volume of incoming signal.
• Tune: Transpose tuning +/- two octaves.
• Ramp Time: Sets how long it takes sample to get up to speed on keypress and back down to 0 when key is released.
• Warble: Adds variability to playback pitch/speed.

The page also shows incoming BPM (if MIDI clock or Link Session present) and the current sequence and sequence state.

Additional patch controls are available from the ‘Aux Menu.’ The Aux Button controls the ‘Aux Menu’. When you press Aux for 0.2 seconds, a new menu is displayed on OLED Screen for as long as you hold Aux.

To select a Menu command/Page, use the Top Row of Organelle keys. There are 10 possible commands selected by the 10 keys. The low C# key selects Top Left command. The High A# key selects the Bottom Right command. The Command Grid is to be read from top left to bottom, then top right to bottom.

The following Aux commands are available on the Left Column:
Seq:Play/Stop - Plays or Stops selected sequence

Rec:Off/Armd - Controls Sequence Recording:
• When selected, Sequence is first Record Armed (Enabled). LED will be Pink. Sequencer is waiting for knob adjustment, key press or incoming MIDI note.
• When knob adjusted, key pressed or MIDI Note received, Recording starts. LED is Red.
• To end recording, press Aux (new seq begins looping immediately). LED will be Green and flash White on quarter note.

Dub:Off/On – Overdub on top of existing sequence. Counts in 3 Sec before starting recording. To end recording, press Aux and sequence begins looping immediately.

Undo – Reverts Sequence to previous state. If this command says 'Undid' you cannot 'undo' further.

Latch: Off/On - Toggles between playing segments after releasing keys or not.

The Bottom Row of keys selects one of 14 Sequence ‘slots’ to record to. Changing sequence slot will change the number that precedes the command in the Left column.

There are five controls available in the Right column:
Rec: When selected, it is record enabled and a X will appear in that cell and the LED will turn pink. When a loud enough sound is played, the recording will start and the LED will turn red. An Aux press will end the recording.

Mode: Mono/Poly. Controls how many samples can be played at once. If in Poly, it is 8-note polyphony. If in Mono, the Ramp controls glide between notes.

Cur: Selects the current sample by incrementing by one file. Will cycle back to '1' when it reaches the end of the list. Note: a new recording will automatically be selected as the current sample and so the number displayed will be incorrect after new recording. It will be correct once you select this command again.

Revrse: On/Off. Toggles between playing sample forwards or backwards.

Monitr: Toggles the audio monitor On/Off. Helpful if you want to hear your audio through the Organelle before, during, and/or after recording.

If you like a recorded sample or sequence, don’t forget to ‘Save’ in the Storage menu.

TECH SPECS:
Foot Switch also controls sample record enable and record stop.

Link enabled for syncing with other devices on a shared wireless network.

MIDI Start and Stop commands will start sequencers. Grid notes are sent out as MIDI notes.

Fun Idea:
You can record a sequence of just Warble and/or Ramp adjustment (no notes) and while it plays back you can play notes that get warbled by the sequence (a non-static warble setting for even more warble!).

XY

November 7, 2019

March 29, 2021

Sequencer

A grid-based sequencer with two playheads - one for each axis. Add ‘triggers’ to the grid to build patterns. Control playhead behavior to play grid pattern in different ways.

What is This Patch?
XY is a sequencer. It uses a grid to play sounds in time. Add ‘triggers’ (sounds) to the grid by first navigating the grid with two knobs to a desired location. Then place a trigger on the grid by playing a keyboard key. The keyboard key plays a drum sample and a synth simultaneously. The grid is ‘read’ by two playheads. One playhead reads the grid in the X axis and the other playhead in the Y axis. The grid can be as large as 8x8 steps or as small as 1x1. The playheads can be set to read the grid from the low to high spots (1, 2, 3, 4, ..), high to low (8, 7, 6, 5 …), or back and forth.

Depending on your pattern and the direction of playheads, the X and Y playheads will read an individual grid trigger simultaneously and you will hear it once, or they will read the same trigger at different times and you will hear it twice. Interesting patterns can be made by using a grid of irregular size (e.g. 8x3), setting the playheads to different directions, designing a grid pattern such that triggers are not read simultaneously by each playhead, or combinations of all three.

How Do I Use This Patch?
There are two pages for this patch. ‘Main’ shows a grid, oscilloscope of the currently playing sounds, sample decay envelope (in percentage), and current BPM. The ‘Options’ page has controls for grid X and Y sizes (1-8 steps), and X & Y playhead direction.
The Aux button starts and stops the sequencer playheads (X & Y). The keyboard plays a sample and a synth at the same time. The samples are stored in the patch’s ‘Sounds’ folder. (1.wav is played by the low C key. 24.wav is played by the high B key. These files are replaceable).

If you’re on the Main page, use Knob1 to drive around the grid’s X-axis. Knob2 drives in the Y-axis. When you get to a desired spot in the grid, add a trigger by playing the keyboard. Whichever key is pressed last on a given grid spot will be played by the playheads. A long-press by any key will clear that spot on the grid. A long Aux press will clear the whole grid. Once you have added events to your grid, press Aux to start playheads. A short press on Aux will stop playheads. Knob3 sets a trigger’s decay time. Knob4 sets tempo (unless your Organelle is receiving MIDI clock).

If you’re on the Options page, set the grid size with Knobs 1-2. Knobs 3-4 will set the playhead directions for X-Y axis respectfully. If you change settings on the Options page while the sequence is playing, you will hear these changes immediately. Stopping and then restarting sequence playback will reset the playheads back to 1 so your pattern may sound different!

If you like a pattern, don’t forget to ‘Save’ in the Storage menu.

Tech Specs
The ‘Updown’ playhead direction setting plays the ‘ends’ of the grid once before moving on towards center of grid. For example, if you had a grid that was four spots wide in the X-axis, the playhead would play as follows (if starting from 1): 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2… rather than 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2… This is noted so that you’ll know Updown setting will be out of phase with the Up or Down settings, but eventually they will end up at the 1 spot simulaneously.

If you want to add your own samples to the patch they are in the 'Sounds' folder. The numbers correspond to the keys. 1.wav is assigned to the low 'C' key and move up from there.

Link enabled for syncing with other devices on a shared wireless network.

MIDI Start and Stop commands will start sequencers. Grid notes are sent out as MIDI notes.

Fun Idea
Send a MIDI sequence from an external device and then drive around the grid. The grid will fill up with the MIDI sequence in a random/fun/cool way.

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Distributor Rec

October 3, 2019

March 29, 2021

Record samples, slice them up on the fly, and weave them across time with other sample slices all while arpeggiating and looping them!

WHAT IS THIS PATCH?
It is an improvement of the original Distributor patch. This patch has three main functions: 1. Records an audio sample to each key; 2. Slices up those samples and arpeggiates them; 3. Interweaves slices from one sample with other sample slices as you play keyboard (or the sequencer).

HOW DO I USE THIS PATCH?
Patch controls are available from the ‘Aux Menu.’ The Aux Button controls the ‘Aux Menu’. When you press Aux for 0.2 seconds, a new menu is displayed on OLED Screen for as long as you hold Aux. The available Aux Menu Commands depends on which 'page' you are currently viewing.

To select a Menu command/Page, use the Top Row of Organelle keys. There are 10 possible commands selected by the 10 keys. The low C# key selects Top Left command. The High A# key selects the Bottom Right command. The Command Grid is to be read from top left to bottom, then top right to bottom.

The main patch controls are available in the Right Column. They are PlayMode, RecMode, and Options.

PlayMode page has controls for:
Ramp: Sets pitch envelope for each slice. Slice playback pitch ramps up from 0 to the current tuning over the 0-500ms.
Arp: Selects pattern of how each sample slice is arpeggiated up or down octaves.
Tuning: adjust global playback speed up and down two octaves.
BPM: Default is internal. This will change if you are sending the patch external MIDI clock or have joined a Link session.

RecMode page has controls for:
Monitor Vol: Sets the volume level for monitoring (audio thru) of the incoming audio.
A visual keyboard represents the current record destination.
With this page selected, the following additional Aux command is available: RecordArm - ’Arms’ recording of new sample (aka Record Enable). Once armed, recording starts when incoming audio level crosses amplitude threshold. Pressing Aux or Foot Switch will arm. Pressing either again after arm will cancel recording. If you like a recording, be sure to use the ‘Save’ command in system command so you can revert back to it in case of accidental record.

The Options page has controls for:
Monitor Vol: Sets the volume level for monitoring (audio thru) of the incoming audio. This controls the same parameter as the instance on the RecMode page.
Playback Mode: Selects sample start location. Reset starts playback from the beginning. Progressive starts playback from the previous endpoint. With Reset chosen, you will not hear entire sample due to sample length, Tempo, and Beat Division settings. With Progressive the entire sample will eventually be played.
Beat Divisions: Sets slice length. Relative to Tempo.
Max. Record Length: Sets maximum of how long you want a specific sample to be. Samples recording can always be ended earlier than maximum by pressing Aux during recording.

The following Aux commands are available on the Left Column from the PlayMode and Options pages:

Seq:Play/Stop - Plays or Stops selected sequence

Rec:Off/Armd - Controls Sequence Recording. When selected, Sequence is first Record Armed (Enabled). LED will be Pink. Sequencer is waiting for knob adjustment, key press or incoming MIDI note. When knob adjusted, key pressed or MIDI Note received, Recording starts. LED is Red. To end recording, press Aux (new seq begins looping immediately). LED will be Green and flash White on quarter note. Sequence length will be quantized to nearest quarter note.

Dub:Off/On – Overdub on top of existing sequence. Counts in 3 Sec before starting recording. To end recording, press Aux and sequence begins looping immediately.

Undo – Reverts Sequence to previous state. If this command says 'Undid' you cannot 'undo' further.

Latch: Off/On - Toggles between playing segments after releasing keys or not.

The Bottom Row of keys selects one of 14 Sequence ‘slots’ to record to. Changing sequence slot will change the number that precedes the command in the left column.

TECH SPECS:
Sample slice playback will always start on the next selected beat division. A general rule of thumb: You will hear a slice sooner if you have 16th notes selected than if you had 'whole' notes selected.

For those users who become comfortable with the Aux menu: If you press both Aux and Menu command/Sequence Slot key before the menu is displayed, your choice/command will be accepted.

If you want to add samples to the patch instead of recording them, they are in the 'Sounds' folder. The numbers correspond to the keys. 1.wav is assigned to the low 'C' key and move up from there.

Link enabled for syncing with other devices on a shared wireless network.

MIDI:

‘Live’ keypresses and notes from Sequence playback are sent out on the MIDI Out Channel configured in System/Settings/MIDI Setup menu.
Sequenced knob adjustments are sent out as CC messages on the System MIDI Out Channel. Knob1 = CC21, Knob2 = CC22, Knob3 = CC23, Knob4 = CC24.
If sending MIDI clock to Organelle or part of a Link session: Otherwise BPM is ‘Off.’

FUN IDEA:
Existing sequences can be applied to new recordings!

Three Tracks

May 17, 2019

March 29, 2021

Sequencer

Layer three synth/sampler Tracks together. A Track is both the sound engine (eight synths/samplers) and 14 possible stored sequences. Possibilities!

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What is this patch?‍

This patch has three 'Tracks.' A Track is both the sound engine (eight synths/samplers) and 14 possible stored sequences. Tracks may be played individually or all at once.

For each Track A, B, C, select a synth/sampler to play (Knob1). Dial up a track's synth/sampler settings(Knob2-4). Record to one of the Track's sequence 'slots' using the Aux Menu (more on this below). Repeat for the other two tracks. Create variation by:

Recording new sequences for a given Track
Selecting other sequences while the other two Tracks continue to play the same sequences.
Changing the synth/sampler on a currently playing sequence.

Control the volume of each Track via the Mix page. There is a fun LFO mix control which automatically fades Tracks in/out at the LFO rate.

The BPM page has a tempo control and metronome control. Dial up a specific BPM so the sequencer can quantize sequence length to the nearest quarter note. Alternatively, if you send the Organelle MIDI clock or join a Link session, sequence playback speed will be synced to that external tempo.
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How Do I Use this Patch?‍

The Aux Button controls a new ‘Aux Menu’. When you press Aux for 0.2 seconds, a new menu is displayed on OLED Screen for as long as you hold Aux. The available Aux Menu Commands depends on which 'page' you are currently viewing (AKA 'On'). The Right Column never changes.

To select a Menu command/Page, use the Top Row of Organelle keys. There are 10 possible commands selected by the 10 keys. The low C# key selects Top Left command. The High A# key selects the Bottom Right command. The Command Grid is to be read from top left to bottom, then top right to bottom.

If Track A/B/C Page is 'On' the following Aux commands are available:

Seq:Play/Stop - Plays or Stops selected sequence
Rec:Off/Armd - Controls Sequence Recording:
When selected, Sequence is first Record Armed (Enabled). LED will be Pink. Sequencer is waiting for knob adjustment, key press or incoming MIDI note.
When knob adjusted, key pressed or MIDI Note received, Recording starts. LED is Red.
To end recording, press Aux (new seq begins looping immediately). LED will be Green and flash White on quarter note.
Dub:Off/On – Overdub on top of existing sequence. Counts in 3 Sec before starting recording. To end recording, press Aux and sequence begins looping immediately.
Undo – Reverts Sequence to previous state. If this command says 'Undid' you cannot 'undo' further.

The Bottom Row of keys selects one of 14 Sequence ‘slots’ to record to. Changing sequence slot will change the number that precedes the command in the left column.

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If Mix/BPM Page is 'On' the following Aux commands are available:

PlayAll - Plays all three tracks' selected sequence.
StopAll– Stops all of the three tracks.

The PlayAll and StopAll commands are not the same as turning on/off all sequencers in Tracks A+B+C individually. The last OLED screen line may say ‘Stopped All’ even though one or more sequencers is playing.

The Bottom Row of keys will not control anything.

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Tech-y Specs:

There is a Transpose control for each Track. It is located at the end of the list of synths/samplers (Knob1 all the way right). The keyboard is muted when this control is selected. Take care not to have ‘hung’ MIDI notes if you enter Transpose control with sequence playing, etc.

For those users who become comfortable with the Aux menu: If you press both Aux and Menu command/Sequence Slot key before the menu is displayed, your choice/command will be accepted.

Footswitch: N/A

MIDI: ‘Live’ keypresses (MIDI notes) are sent out on the MIDI Out Channel configured in System/Settings/MIDI Setup menu. Sequences send MIDI notes out on different channels. Track A sequenced notes are sent on Ch. 1. Track B sequences are sent on Ch. 2. Track C sequences are sent on Ch. 3. You can modify these channels by editing the [pd Sequencers] file in main.pd. There are comments showing which objects to modify.

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Some fun ideas:

The tracks can play any sequence - they don't all have to play the same sequence slot: You might find that Sequences A2, B7, C13 is the combination you are looking for. Or maybe it is Sequences A5, B1, C12!
You can use the same synth/sampler across all three tracks.
You can play the keyboard on the Mix page. It will play the three voices (one from each Track)! If you have sequences playing you can play on top of them. Things can get weird quick, but if you make each track a variant of the same synth/sampler, you can dial up some nice combinations. The only problem with this feature is that you will want to sequence your sounds here and there is no fourth Track to sequence this! One solution is to sequence with MIDI from an external MIDI device or DAW.
You can record sequences with only knob adjustments (no notes) for loops of automation.

Jeraphy

September 22, 2018

November 28, 2018

Loop samples in various synchronizations. Keep samples lockstep, retriggered on a given beat division, looping at different playback speeds, and more!

This is a multipage patch - each knob will have different roles depending on page. Link enabled for syncing with other devices on a shared wireless network.

Jeraphy loops samples endlessly until you turn them off. It loads 24 samples from the patch folder numbered 1.wav-24.wav, corresponding to each key. Replace with your own samples for customization. Visual keyboard shows which keys are currently looping.

A Global Metronome sends beats at the set Tempo and Beat-Division (e.g. at 120BPM and eighth notes the Global Metronome bangs every 250ms.) When a sample is turned on by pressing the corresponding Organelle key or an external MIDI note is received, the sample waits for the next Global Metronome beat to trigger. Then the sample loops forever based on the file's length in ms for WAVs at 16-bit depth and 44.1 samples. When the note is pressed again the loop stops. The Aux/Foot Switch cancels all loops.

With Sync-Mode ‘OFF’ the Speed knob will set the playback rate of the samples globally like a record player: the pitch and speed of sample playback are ‘Synced.’ If your sample files are different lengths they will loop at different periods, causing them to go out of phase (which could be cool, or not, depending on your samples).

With Sync-Mode ’ON’ samples are resized to the bar length of Tempo (for example: at 120BPM a bar length is 2000ms). This ensures that samples will loop in phase (AKA ‘synced’) with one another regardless of sample length.

If Re-Trigger mode is set to ‘ON’ samples re-trigger according to the Global Metronome. This is helpful when Sync-Mode is ‘OFF.’ But keep in mind that if Re-Trigger mode is set to ‘ON’ the samples may not play in their entirety (regardless of the Decay setting).

You can manual trigger all currently looping samples again by turning the Manual Trigger knob. If the loops were turned on with the same Beat-Division, they will all re-trigger at the same time. This also happens when switching over from Sync-Mode ‘OFF’ to Sync-Mode ‘ON.’ If the loops were turned on with different Beat-Divisions, they will re-trigger according to their individual beat divisions.

Decay is a volume envelope for each sample. It’s a percentage of the length of the sample.

The Filter is a low-pass filter to the left, no filter in the middle, and a high-pass filter to the right.

For the best ‘musical’ results make sure that each of your samples loops seamlessly. You can do the work easily in any DAW. Or use loops from libraries online. Samples are rounded up to the nearest bar based on 120BPM as a standard. so if a sample is closer to 4000ms it will loop for two bars(4000ms) not 2000ms, to avoid radical pitch warps. Or you could use whatever samples you have lying around and see what happens! Enjoy!

Jeraphy Simple

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Children of Sample

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Chop up and manipulate a sample 24 ways, and then create a sequence of the results.

WHAT IS THIS PATCH?
Children of Sample records a sample and uses the keyboard to play different segments of this sample. Each key can play its own customizable segment with a unique playback speed and direction, start point and end point. These changes are made by pressing and holding any key on the keyboard, entering edit mode. Press the aux button to exit edit mode and use the control knobs to play with a global pitch LFO and reverb.

HOW DO I USE THIS PATCH?
A typical use case would be:
1. Record a sample
2. Assign segment start point, length, and playback speed to your desired keys.
3. Create a sequence with the keys, overdub it, etc.
4. Revisit the above steps in any order as needed.

To do any of the above steps you will need to use the ‘Aux Menu’. The Aux Button controls the ‘Aux Menu’. When you press Aux for 0.2 seconds, a new menu is displayed on OLED Screen for as long as you hold Aux. To select an Aux Menu command/Page, use the Top Row of Organelle keys. There are 10 possible commands selected by the 10 keys. The low C# key selects Top Left command. The High A# key selects the Bottom Right command. The Command Grid is to be read from top left to bottom, then top right to bottom.

The main patch controls are available in the Right Column. There are two 'pages' for this patch: Record and Edit. The current page will be marked 'On' and the other marked 'Off.'

Record - Selecting this page will Record Enable. Recording will start once a noise crosses a threshold. Stop recording by pressing Aux. Max record length is 10 seconds. You can also use a foot switch to Record Enable and stop record. To cancel the Record Enable before recording starts, please press Aux.

Edit - When this page is selected, you can edit the sample parameters for the keys (one at time). After selecting a key to edit, use Knobs1-4 to set that key's playback speed, volume level, sample start point, and length. New settings are heard the next time key is pressed. Pro tip: you can copy one key's settings to another - to do so, press and hold the key you want to copy and then press the destination key.

The other options in the right column relate to monitoring incoming audio:
Monitr: Toggle the input monitor On/Off.
mLvl: Toggles between monitor levels of 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%.

The following commands are available on the Aux Menu's Left Column:
Seq:Play/Stop - Plays or Stops selected sequence

Rec:Off/Armd - Controls Keyboard Sequence Recording. When selected, Sequence is first Record Armed (Enabled). LED will be Pink. Sequencer is waiting for knob adjustment, key press or incoming MIDI note. When knob adjusted, key pressed or MIDI Note received, Recording starts. LED is Red. To end recording, press Aux (new seq begins looping immediately). LED will be Green and flash White on quarter note. Sequence length will be quantized to nearest quarter note.

Dub:Off/On – Overdub on top of existing sequence. Counts in 3 Sec before starting recording. To end recording, press Aux and sequence begins looping immediately.

Undo – Reverts Sequence to previous state. If this command says 'Undid' you cannot 'undo' further.

Latch: Off/On - Turn on to keep notes playing after release.

The Bottom Row of keys selects one of 14 Sequence ‘slots’ to record sequences to. Changing sequence slot will change the number that precedes the command in the left column.

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When the Aux Menu is not visible, a Global page is displayed. Use Knobs 1-4 to control these global settings:

Global Sample Start (Knob1) and Global Sample Length (Knob2) control the start position and length of the sample. The individual key settings will be affected by the Global Sample controls.

Delay Time (Knob3) and Delay Feedback (Knob4) set the delay line controls.

When recording a sequence, you can record adjustments to the Global page knobs!

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If you like a recording sample and/or setting, don’t forget to ‘Save’ in the Storage menu.

TECH SPECS:
If you want to add your own sample to the patch, copy it to the patch's 'Sounds' folder. Add any sound up to 10 seconds in length. It is important that it is monophonic and named "1.wav"

Link enabled for syncing with other devices on a shared wireless network.

MIDI Start and Stop commands will start sequencer.

Footswitch: N/A.

FUN IDEA:
You can create a sequence with only knob adjustments (no note presses) to automate Global sample start and/or length and/or delay time and/or feedback.

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