Hover or touch any control to see what it does. Hold the star key (or Shift) for the second functions printed on the keys.
tape guide sounds, the tape loop, recording, effects
play the built-in sounds
Shift + JAMMI: one sound across the keys, like an instrument. Shift + a white key picks which (1–14 of the bank). Shift + CUBBI: a kit, every white key its own sound. Press JAMMI / CUBBI again for the next bank (a–e).
loop on the tape
LOOP starts recording, play something, LOOP again sets the length and keeps recording on top, LOOP once more stops. PLAY pauses. Hold PLAY + LOOP on an empty tape and recording waits for your first note; hold both 2 s to erase the tape.
add another sound on top
While the tape plays, pick a different sound (shift + key, or switch JAMMI / CUBBI) and press LOOP to overdub. Shift + PLAY / LOOP sets how much older layers fade each time round. The TAPE knob changes the tape's speed (backwards left of centre); stopped, it scrubs.
effects before or after the tape
Shift + FX PRE: the MAGIC knob's reverb, delay, lo-fi and filter are recorded onto the tape. Shift + FX POST: the tape stays dry and the effects are applied on playback, so you can change them later.
record your own sound
Turn on mic / line in (headphones!) or wave → tape. Shift + MIC / LINE / RESAMPLE picks the source. Flip the MODE switch up, hold the star key to record, let go: it plays across the keys. To keep it: switch down, shift + SAVE, pick a slot (or PLAY for the tape), press the star key.
sample your WAVE loop
Make a loop in WAVE and press play. Switch to TAPE, turn on wave → tape: the WAVE loop keeps running into TAPE's line input. Record it as a sound (above), or straight onto the tape with LOOP.
| knob | turn | shift + turn | page 2 | page 2: shift | shift + press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| speed | speed / backwards | in musical steps | sample level | pan | reset |
| start | start point | slide the window | attack | attack + decay | loop on / off |
| end | end point | slide the window | decay | attack + decay | hold on / off |
| magic | reverb + delay | delay time | lo-fi (page 3: filter) | warble (resonance) | reset effects |
| tape | tape speed / scrub | octaves & fifths | one page; press: speed back to 1x | ||
| volume | volume | squash | input gain | squash | where input is heard |
Sound settings (speed, start, end, envelope, level, pan) are remembered per slot. Sounds you save, copy, erase or load are kept in this browser, like an SD card. Banks d and e start empty.
loop steps the 32-step loop as a grid
loop
Tap loop, play some keys (each key you let go of becomes a step, rest adds a gap), tap loop again, then play. While the loop plays, recording drops notes onto the step under the playhead. Or click steps to place the last note you played (click again to clear, or right-click); drag a step up/down to change its note.
sounds & sharing the 14 slots, plus links
sounds
Click a slot to load it. Sounds save in this browser; the loop and tempo travel with copy link.
wavetables see the frames, bring your own
wave
all parameters every setting on one knob each (handy for MIDI learn)
filter
envelope
wobble filter LFO
vibrato pitch LFO
space
output
cheat sheet what every knob and key does
| knob | page 1: turn | page 1: shift + turn | page 2: turn | page 2: shift + turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pitch | fine tune | half-steps | scan the wavetable | change table |
| attack | envelope attack | coarse attack | vibrato depth | vibrato rate |
| decay | envelope release | coarse release | filter LFO depth | filter LFO rate |
| effects | ← delay · reverb → | delay time / reverb size | filter | resonance |
| tempo | tempo | clock divide | one page; press it in rhythm to tap a tempo | |
| volume | volume | compressor | pan | compressor |
- Press a knob to flip between its two pages (the dots under it show which). Shift + press resets that page.
- Shift: with the mode switch down, hold the star key, tap it to latch, or hold your computer's Shift key.
- Shift + white keys recall sounds 1–14; key 15 is the default sound.
- Shift + black keys: « » octave, gate 10 / 50 / 100%, pitch and filter LFO on/off, and erase / copy / save. For those three: press it, pick a slot, then press the star key to confirm.
- Loop: tap LOOP to record, play notes (released keys become steps), tap LOOP again, then PLAY. While it plays, recording replaces the step under the playhead. Hold LOOP to delete the last step; hold PLAY + LOOP to clear.
- Mode switch up: the star key adds a rest while recording, or mutes the loop while held.