Pilot
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Orca's best friend.
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
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hundredrabbits/Pilot/master/resources/preview.jpg)
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.
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. The settings command format is a channel value between 0-G
, a 3 characters long name, followed by four values between 0-G
. The possible waveforms are si
, 2i
, 4i
, 8i
, tr
, 2r
, 4r
, 8r
, sq
, 2q
, 4q
8q
, sw
, 2w
, 4w
and 8w
.
Command | Channel | Name | Info |
---|---|---|---|
0ENV056f |
0 | Envelope | Set Attack:0.00, Decay:0.33, Sustain:0.40 and Release:1.00 |
1OSCsisq |
1 | Oscilloscope | Set Osc1:Sine, Osc2:Square |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
DISff |
All | Distortion | .. |
CHOff |
All | Chorus | .. |
REVff |
All | Reverb | .. |
FEEff |
All | Feedback | .. |
Masters
TODO
Add the ability to change the mastering effects like compressor and volume. Coming soon!
Special
-
bpm140
, sets the BPM to140
. This command is designed to apply to effects like feedback. -
renv
, randomizes envelopes. -
rosc
, randomizes oscillators. -
refx
, randomizes effects.
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}
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hundredrabbits/Pilot/master/resources/device.jpg)
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!