Touchpad

Overview

The touchpad is a matrix of cells, each cell represents a channel. Click and glide with the mouse to play channels in sequence. The PAD-Q knob sets the time quantization for switching between channels (e.g., 1/16, 1/8D, 1/4T).

Glide Controls Pitch

When Glide Controls Pitch is enabled, each touchpad cell uses its own channel as the pitch reference: at the cell’s center the offset is 0 semitones. Horizontal (X) movement maps −12…+12 semitones left→right, and vertical (Y) movement maps −12…+12 top→bottom. Combined, the extremes yield up to ±24 semitones relative to that channel cell (e.g., top-left −24, bottom-right +24).

Automation

Touch X/Y and Pitch X/Y are exposed as distinct automatable parameters. Touch X/Y reports the raw pad position, while Pitch X/Y reports the pitch-mapped offsets (±12 semitones per axis, ±24 corner to corner). Both can be recorded and edited via host automation.

Follow

When Follow is enabled from the touchpad menu, clicking a cell also focuses and displays that channel in the main UI.

One Shot

When One Shot is enabled from the touchpad menu, a triggered channel plays once. When disabled, the channel loops until the mouse pointer exits the pad or you release.

Rename Channels

Right-click a cell and choose Rename, or press Ctrl and left-click to rename the channel. While the name field is focused, press Tab to jump to the next channel.

Channel Controls

Core Controls

• Gain: sets the output level of the channel.
• Pan: places the channel in the stereo field.
• Release: tail length after note off.

Playback and Pitch

• Pitch: transpose the sample.
• Pitch - floating point: choose Continuous (floating) or Semitone steps.
• Portamento: time-based glide between notes.
• Loop: play the defined region in a loop.
• Reverse: play the sample backwards.
• Retrigger: restart sample/envelope on each new note.
• Pitch Bend: responds to MIDI Pitch Bend for expressive control.

FM Synthesis

Enable the built-in FM oscillator to modulate the sample. Adjust the FM amount to add harmonic motion and metallic textures.

Sequencing and Modulation

• Per-channel Sequencer: pattern-based control for rhythm and parameters.
• LFOs: three LFOs per channel for time-varying modulation.
• LFO 1+2 Merge: combined mode for richer movement using LFO1 and LFO2 together.

Glitch

Per-channel Glitch effect for stutters, reverses, and buffer manipulations to create aggressive rhythmic artifacts.

Multi-Channel Edit

Hold Shift while adjusting a control to apply the same parameter change to all channels.

Loading Files

Methods

1. Multi-file drop on the Touchpad: select multiple audio files and drop them on a touchpad cell. Files are assigned to channels starting from the drop target upward.
2. Drag to Channel: drop an audio file directly onto a channel’s waveform area to replace its sample.
3. Import: click Import in the player to open a file chooser and select a file from disk.

Supported Formats

macOS

• .wav, .mp3, .aif, .aiff, .aifc, .flac, .ogg, .aac, .m4a, .mp4, .caf

Windows

• .wav, .mp3, .aif, .aiff, .aifc, .flac, .ogg, .aac, .m4a, .mp4, .wma, .asf

Notes

• Audio tracks in .mp4 and .m4a are supported.
• If a file is not supported, the load will be rejected.

Channel Editor (Ch#)

LFO Line for Pitch and Gain

The editor provides two modulation lanes: LFO Pitch and LFO Gain. Use the mode switcher to choose which lane you are editing. The lane you select drives pitch or gain over time for the current channel.

Editing Basics

• Add control points: double-click to create a control point on the curve. Drag points to reshape the modulation. Segments between points interpolate smoothly.
• Select region: hold Ctrl and drag over the waveform area to select a range.
• Loop selection: set loop in/out points with single-sample resolution.
• Delete: press Del to remove selected points or the selected region.
• Insert shape: right-click inside a selection to insert a predefined shape such as Sine, Saw, Square, or Triangle. The shape is fitted to the selected range.

Transform Tools

After inserting or selecting a range, on-canvas controls appear for quick transforms:

• Move: shift the selection in time or offset its level.
• Multiply: scale the amplitude of the modulation.
• Compress/Expand: time-scale the selection to contract or stretch its duration.

Process to Sample

From the editor menu you can render the current channel to audio: the sample is processed through the channel parameters and the specified number of loop iterations, and the resulting audio is reloaded into the channel.

MIDI Input Modes

Modes

• Drum Map: each MIDI note triggers a different channel. Use this to play multiple channels from the keyboard.
• Channel: the keyboard plays the currently selected channel at the incoming pitch.
• Touchpad: incoming MIDI notes set the pitch and velocity but do not emit note-on by themselves. Sound is produced only when you click/drag on the touchpad, using the last received MIDI note as the pitch.
• Map Note: map specific notes to specific channels via the Note Mapping table.
• Active Seq: plays channels whose per-channel sequencers are active (in Play), ignoring channels that are in Record.

MIDI Section Controls

• Center: defines the reference note, default C4. Transposition is measured relative to this note.
• Pad-Q: touchpad glide quantize. Sets the musical division that governs how fast the touchpad steps between channels while gliding (e.g., 1/16, 1/8, 1/4).
• M-Pitch: master pitch offset applied to the current mode, in semitones.
• Vel: velocity influence percentage. At 0% the engine uses a fixed velocity of 127 and ignores incoming MIDI velocity.

Sequencer

Structure

Per-channel sequencer with 32 patterns. Each pattern provides lanes for VEL, PITCH, PAN, LEN, CRV1, and CRV2. The Master sequencer adds a CH lane. CRV1 and CRV2 are free modulation lanes assignable to parameters.

Pattern Operations

• ALT + click a pattern: broadcast the clicked pattern’s content to all 32 patterns of the current channel.
• >> and <<: shift all pattern values right/left with wrap-around.
• COPY and PASTE: duplicate a sequencer setup to another channel.

Recording from MIDI

During recording, incoming MIDI Pitch and Velocity are captured into the active pattern lanes.

Play Modes

• Gate: playback runs while a key is held and stops on note-off. New note updates pitch; with Retrig enabled it restarts the step/envelope, otherwise plays legato.
• Hold Mono: playback continues while any key is held. Mono, last-note priority; new notes update pitch (Retrig on/off as above). Stops when the last key is released.
• Hold Poly: each held note adds a voice/layer; releasing that note removes its layer. Multiple notes can run simultaneously.
• Toggle Mono: first key press toggles playback on, next press (any key) toggles off. Single voice; additional notes while on change pitch (Retrig behavior applies).
• Toggle Poly: each key press toggles that note’s layer on/off, allowing stacked layers that persist without holding keys.
• Latch: key press starts latched playback that continues after key release. Additional notes add layers; press the same note again to remove its layer or use Clear/Stop to end all.

Sync and Rate

• Sync: rate uses musical divisions (e.g., 1/16, 1/8T, 1/4), tied to the selected tempo source (Host BPM or Internal BPM).
• No Sync: rate is time in milliseconds.
• Beat: selects the division when in Sync (e.g., 1/16, 1/16D, 1/8T). In No Sync, sets the rate in ms.

Length and Direction

• Step: number of patterns to cycle through before wrap.
• Direction:
  • Forward
  • Back
  • For&Back 1: ping-pong with endpoints repeated.
  • For&Back 2: ping-pong without repeating endpoints.
  • Rand: jumps to a random pattern on each hop, clocked by Sync/No-Sync rate.

Randomize and Reset

• RAND: writes random values across the currently selected lane of the current channel.
• RESET: resets the shown lane of the current channel to defaults.

Retrigger and Impose

• Retrigger: step retrigger behavior on MIDI events.
• Impose: choose whether non-selected patterns inherit from the last selected or from the current pattern.

Shift Modifiers

Holding Shift applies these controls to all channels: Play, Record, Retrig, Impose, Sync, Beat, Step, Direction, >>/<<, Play Mode.

• RAND with Shift: randomizes all lanes of the current channel.
• RESET with Shift: resets all lanes of the current channel.

All-Channels Recording Behavior

When ALL CHANNEL is enabled and recording is active, an incoming MIDI or touch event writes to the active channel’s pattern and advances the current pattern index by one for all sequencers whose Record is enabled.

Global Apply

With ALL CHANNEL checked, PLAY and RECORD affect all channels except the Master.

Master: Channel Jumper

In CHANNEL JUMPER mode, each Master pattern targets a different channel. The PLAY state is indicated in purple. In this mode, touchpad navigation does not produce audio; only MIDI that drives the Master sequencer will play when PLAY is enabled.

Menu

• Save: saves the current sequencer setup (patterns, lanes, and options) as a preset.
• Import: loads a saved sequencer preset into the current channel.
• Reset All Ch Seq: resets sequencers for all channels.

Glitch

Each channel includes its own Glitch engine, and there is also a Master Glitch. The engine provides four templates combining glitch and reverse actions. Glide with the mouse to morph between templates.

Per-Template Controls

• Portamento
• Pitch
• Len
• Beat
• Rand Beat
• Rand Pitch

Timing

• Snap Beat: effect length follows pitch-induced speed changes and may drift from the grid.
• Snap to Beat: effect length stays locked to the beat grid regardless of pitch changes.

Automation

The template morph for glitch/reverse is automatable.

Preset and Routing

• Import/Save
• Pre/Post Effects

Effects

Each channel and the Master include an effects rack. Available types: Delay, Reverb, Flanger, Chorus, Filter, Phaser, Robotizer/Whisperizer, Distortion.

Instances and Limits

You can load multiple instances of the same effect type. Up to 8 effects per channel.

Add, Remove, Reorder

• Add: drag an effect from the bottom tray of the Effects tab into the rack.
• Remove: drag an effect module down into the bottom tray.
• Order: processing runs left to right. Drag modules to change their position in the chain.

Per-Channel vs Master

Channel racks process only their respective channel. The Master rack processes the overall plugin output.

Modulation and Automation

Effect parameters are mappable to internal modulation (LFOs, sequencer lanes, XY pads) and are available for host automation.

Presets

Library and First Launch

On first launch the plugin populates the default presets into its library folder. Open it via the menu: Show Preset Folder. When you save presets, they are written to this library.

Init Preset

Resets the plugin to a blank state: no samples loaded and all parameters at their defaults.

Per-Channel Save/Load

Save a single channel and load it into another channel. On load, a selection dialog opens so you can choose which components to apply: Sample, LFO Line, Effects, Sequencer, Glitch.

Copy/Paste Channel

Copy Channel and Paste Channel perform the same transfer instantly without a file chooser, using a temporary internal preset. On paste, a selection dialog opens so you can choose which components to apply: Sample, LFO Line, Effects, Sequencer, Glitch.

Export and Import

• Export Preset: packages the preset together with all referenced audio files for use on another machine.
• Export All Presets: exports the entire preset library as packages.
• Show Exported Presets: opens the folder containing exported packages.
• Import Presets: installs exported preset packages into the library.

Load vs Import

Load Preset reads a local preset that references audio files by path on this system. Import Preset installs a self-contained package that already includes the required audio files.

Modulation

Per-Channel Sources

• LFO1, LFO2, LFO3
• LFO1+2 merge
• Sequencer CRV1, CRV2

MIDI Sources

• Mod Wheel (CC1)
• Note
• Velocity
• Rand Note 1
• Rand Note 2

Master Sources

• Master Sequencer CRV1, CRV2
• XY Pads: X1, X2, X3, X4 and Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4

Mod Learn and Assign

Click a modulation source to enter Mod Learn . The target control shows a ring above the knob . Drag over the ring to set the modulation range.

Range and Polarity

Right-click the target knob to choose range behavior: positive only, negative only, or bipolar around the current value.

Unassign

• From the source menu (triangle): open the assignment list and choose Clear for a single target or Clear All.
  
• Right-click the target control: show all linked sources and choose Disconnect.
• While Mod Learn is active: set the modulation amount to 0% to remove the link.

Status Indicators

• Linked but source disabled: the ring above the knob is greyed out.
  
• Source linked: a lit status indicator appears next to the modulation source in the sources list/panel.
  
• Mod Learn active: the ring and the selected range are illuminated.

Recorder

Location and View

The Recorder resides in the bottom panel of the plugin. Use the top-bar buttons or from main menu to switch the lower panel between MIDI Keyboard view and Recorder view.

Input Sources

• Plugin mode: Internal (from the plugin) or Sidechain.
• Standalone mode: Internal or External Source (audio interface). External input requires microphone permission.

Auto Record

• Auto: starts recording when the level crosses a Threshold (dB) or when a MIDI event arrives.
• Threshold: set the level that arms the recorder for Sidechain or External sources.

Workflow

• After recording, drag the take into a plugin channel or any target that accepts audio files.
• Sample rate follows the Host rate in plugin mode or the Standalone rate.
• While playing, dragging over the waveform scrubs the playhead. While paused, you can drag the clip out to drop it elsewhere.

Export

Use Export to save the recorded take and name the file.

Main Menu

Licensing and Updates

• About: version, build, and credits.
• Activate (if not activated): enter the license UUID received by email after purchase.
• Check for Update: checks for newer versions and offers to download if available.
• Email My License: sends the current license details to your registered email.

View and Layout

• Resize: scales the plugin UI.
• Show/Hide Piano: toggles the MIDI keyboard in the bottom panel.
• Show/Hide Recorder: toggles the Recorder in the bottom panel.
• Show/Hide BPM: shows the BPM control at the top-left. In plugin mode you can choose Host BPM or Internal BPM; in standalone BPM is internal.
• Show/Hide CPU Meter: toggles the CPU usage meter in the top bar.

Presets and Channels

• Init Preset: loads a blank state with no samples and default parameters.
• Load Preset: opens the preset library folder and loads a local preset.
• Export Preset: packages the current preset including all referenced audio files.
• Export All Presets: packages the entire preset library including audio files.
• Save Current Channel: saves the selected channel as a channel preset.
• Import to Current Channel: opens a file chooser to load a saved channel preset into the selected channel.
• Copy Channel: copies the selected channel to an internal clipboard.
• Paste Channel: pastes from the internal clipboard into the selected channel.

Folders

• Show Preset Folder: opens the preset library location.
• Show Exported Folder: opens the folder containing packaged presets.
• Show Processed Folder: opens the folder for audio rendered via Channel Editor Process.
• Show Sample Folder: opens the default samples location.