Tezos

M0NVM3N7 003 (Sarangi Synth)

Creator

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Description

Sarangi Synth is an experimental web based musical instrument created by Dr. Fries, AKA @msp4rro on Twitter. Conceived to be accessible and affordable, and always available in the worst of cases due to it being stored on IPFS and referenced as an NFT on the Tezos blockchain. Some links here: https://linktr.ee/msp4rrow More detailed instructions: https://bafybeiaml7oq7ensk7xm6epw4aiexenfbumdck4viuxsiqrreqzpdrii6a.ipfs.w3s.link/ ############ Top Controls # ############ "Record" Button: Starts or stops the recording of the Sarangi Synth soundwave. "Download" Link: Allows downloading the recorded soundwave as an audio file. "Recording Player": An <audio> element that plays the recorded soundwave on a loop. Not supported on Safari for iOS, but you can still download the generated audio file. ############## Synth Controls # ############## "Velocity Slider": Adjusts the intensity or velocity of the notes played. "Reverb Slider": Controls the "wet" parameter, or amount of reverberation mixed with the original signal. "Base Selector": Determines the waveform shape for Harmonicity (Harmonics Slider). "Harmonics Slider": Adds overtones to the main sound. Only works with AMSine and FMSine type waves. "Chebyshev Slider": Creates distortion effects. "Attack Slider": Controls the speed at which a note reaches full intensity. "Release Slider": Determines how long it takes for a note to fade out. "Sustain Slider": When off, only the attack portion of the note is played. "Echo Time Slider": Controls the interval at which echoes are repeated. "Echo Feedback Slider": Determines the number of audible echo repetitions. "Transpose Slider": Adds pitch-shifted notes over the original note. "Vibrato Slider": Controls the speed of the vibrato effect. "Portamento Slider": Adjusts the time it takes to slide from one note to another. "Voice Selector": Chooses the oscillator wave shape. "Scale Selector": Selects a musical scale and shows you on the pads. "Gain Slider": Controls the output volume of the synth. "Panic Button": Stops all sounds immediately. ############## Note Triggering # ############## Sarangi Pads: Click or touch a key to play a note. Press and hold a key to sustain the note. Release the key to stop the note. MIDI Support: Receives MIDI input if a MIDI device is connected. Uses the first available MIDI input device. MIDI note-on and note-off messages trigger notes. QWERTY Keyboard Support: Plays notes using a QWERTY keyboard. Notes are mapped to specific keys. Up and down arrows transpose the keyboard. "ESC" key acts as a panic button to disable stuck notes. ################## Legendary Mentions # ################## Sarangi Synth uses "Tone.js", a Javascript Web Audio framework created by Yotam Mann. Typography: "PIXY" font by 2DFUNS Studio. Links: Yotam Mann: github.com/tambien, yotammann.info 2DFUNS Studio: be.net/2DFUNS, instagram/2DFUNS, twitter.com/2DFUNS, creativemarket.com/2DFUNS, 2dfuns@gmail.com