#Goattracker instrument tables manual#

The interface will automatically bind your new scale to the keys on your keyboard. if CHROMATIC_NOTES is 12, NOTEMULT = the twelvth root of two. Change CHROMATIC_NOTES to 0 to 16, change NOTEMULT to the CHROMATIC_NOTES root of 2, e.g.

It is now possible to compile PLEBTracker to use arbitrary chromatic scales with the change of just two preprocessor directives! (so long as the notes you want in the scale are exponentially interpolated between octaves, not arbitrary.) The notes in the chromatic scale is 12 by default (C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B) this can be changed in Common/include/pattern.h Only values between 0 and 16 will work due to space restrictions of the module file. patternedtr.pdf has information on the effects that are available in the pattern editor as well as going over some of its' quirks.

#Goattracker instrument tables manual#

If you're interested, look through the docs folder, the manual provides a good introduction to the tracker (I hope) and wavetable.pdf details what synths/wave generators have been implemented so far. Those commands and other binds can be reviewed on the plebtrk man page. The most efficient and effective way to perform actions in the tracker's interface is by using the vim-like command bar, which is shown by pressing ':'. Most importantly, see the plebtrk manual page. examples/render.Īll of the programs that are installed have manual pages with important information on using the tracker. examples and their respective flac renderings in. To render a song directly to flac run: plebrender b Īnd probably not a very popular option but to have the raw byte data go directly to stdout instead of aplay run: plebitp b 2>/dev/nullĮxample songs can be found in. To simply play a song without openning the tracker run: plebplay b To open a song within the tracker, the easiest way is from the commandline: plebtrk b Tracker/src then as your user (not root) run make. Sorry about this badness, hopefully in a future (or current?) version of Ubuntu get_wch will be included within regular ( ncurses.h) InstallationĬd to. Therefore each of the header files within Tracker/include/ and Tracker/src/main.cpp need to be modified so thatĪnd in the Tracker/src/Makefile change the LIBS line so that Unfortunately, when libncursesw5 is installed on ubuntu, the headers are placed within /usr/include/ncursesw/, (sudo and aplay are already installed, or were when I tested them) ncurses ( libncursesw5 and libncursesw5-dev).Right now, to get this working on ubuntu 16.04 (and probably variants?) you need These names should work for at least Archlinux and Debian. Some distributions may not have these exact package names but On Arch and Debian (at least) these packages are sufficient to get it working In order to run and build PLEBTracker the following programs and libraries are required. If anyone is having trouble installing or compiling I'd be happy to hear about it! Make an issue or email me. With this program, like other trackers, you can compose music (.plb modules) and listen to them.Īll of the sounds produced in this tracker are synthesized, meaning there are no samples. PLEBTracker is something I wrote because I wanted to have some experience with audio,Īnd wanted to implement what I've been learning by using other trackers and studying music theory with the help of my piano teacher. The Volume table on the left determines the shape of the envelope Instrument Editor, with volume envelope visualization.

The FILTER table allows tracks to filter out certain frequencies (described in docs/manual.txt).

The PULSE table determines pulse width modulation (described in docs/wavetable.pdf and docs/manual.txt) of waveforms that use pulse width modulation.

The WAVE table determines the waveform used for the instrument.

The sound an instrument makes is determined by the indicies it points to in these tables. On the right are the Wave, Pulse, and Filter tables. PLEBTracker is a linux console based audio tracker program inspired by goattracker and milkytracker.