README.md

Pilot

Pilot is a UDP synthetiser 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.

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 values between 0-G for wet and depth.

Command Channel Operation Info DISff All Distortion .. CHOff All Chorus .. REVff All Reverb .. FEEff All Feedback ..

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}  

TODOs

• Improve ORCA example to demonstrate chords.
• Design icon.
• Push builds to Itch.
• Recycle Marabu into a UDP sequencer.

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!