Tickster

Tick-driven 3-oscillator synth + sequencer

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Used for live sessions, project JSON, and publishing your current performance.

4/4 · 120 BPM

Tables

9 complete synth snapshots. Duplicate into another table.

Automatic tone smoothing feeds into distortion.

Play notes

Base octave · scale marks

Choose a table, then play a key.

Add MP3 to this tableMP3 and sample settings

Table MP3

One MP3 occupies this table. Clips up to 20 seconds can play as samples.

Oscillator table · no MP3 assigned

Choose the sample’s original note. For the electric guitar strum, use E2. Select this table and play your MIDI keyboard to transpose it.

Shift-click ties or unties only two adjacent sample cells. Fit sample to cells fills the sample's exact duration from its speed, pitch, BPM, and subdivision. Refit after changing speed, pitch, or BPM.

Sequencer

Three-octave pitch window: C0 → B2. Use oscillator octave offsets and tables for wider movement. Polyphonic cells, per-note tables, per-cell gates, and table-specific loop points.

Movements

Use Next movement to move forward. Use + Add movement when you want another one. Every blank movement starts with four 32-step scenes: 128 steps total.

Add scene 16 total steps
Scenes: click a scene to edit it; drag scenes into song order · Click = add/remove note · Right click = cycle table · Mouse wheel = gate · Double-click = table loop
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