# SuperDirt Voltage A small set of SuperDirt synths and Tidal helpers to control modular synths. No MIDI required! **2023 updates:** - Added `saw`, `lfo` triggered LFOs - `amp` now controls the scale of `gate`, `voltage`, `saw`, `ar`, and `lfo` --- ### Pitch, with octave quantisation ``` -- change notes per octave on each cycle d1 $ pitch "0 10 8 1" # octave "<12 31 8>" # x 1 ``` `pitch` allows a pattern of note values. `octave` sets the amount of notes per octave. The pitch and scale values will be converted to `1v/octave`. Both `pitch` and `octave` can be sequenced for some microtonal madness... `glide` accepts a strengh (in semitones, relative to scale), a rate (in step length). ``` -- glide to pitch d1 $ pitch "0 10 8 1" # scale "<12 31 8>" # x 1 # glide 12 0.5 ``` ### Gate ``` -- sequence gate inputs d2 $ gate "0 1 0 0 1 1 1" # x 2 ``` `gate` will take a 0/1 pattern and return +5v signals for the `1` values. Use `-1` if you need a -5v. ### Voltage automation ``` -- create stepped automation d3 $ volt "1 0.2 0.5 -0.2" # x 3 ``` `volt` will allow you to sequence voltages however you like. ### ADSR/AR ``` --- adsr d4 $ adsr 0 0.2 1 0.2 # x 4 ``` There is also just an `ar` helper too, which has a default D and S value. ``` -- create ar d5 $ struct "t f t t" # ar 0 0.5 # x 5 ``` ``` -- patternise ar d5 $ struct "t f t t" # ar (range 0.1 1 sine) "<0 0.4>" # x 5 ``` In the above example, the attack time would grow for each triggered envelope over course of the cycle. ### Sine LFO This will create an sine waveform, the sine will restart with each cycle, which gives a neat synced/trigger effect for modulations. ``` d6 $ lfo 0.5 # x 6 ``` ### Saw LFO This will create a sawtooth waveform, the sawtooth will restart with each cycle, which gives a neat synced/trigger effect for modulations. ``` d6 $ saw 0.5 # x 6 ``` ### Clock ``` -- clock cv output d6 $ clock # x 6 ``` `clock` will output a clock cv, which matches the bpm of your tidal project. You can `slow` / `fast` this as well. ### Amp Using the `amp` modifier in Tidal Cycles will scale the output of `gate`, `voltage`, `saw`, `ar`, and `lfo`. Awesome for creating more suble modulations. ``` d6 $ saw 0.5 # x 6 # amp 0.3 ``` --- ### How to use **These require a DC-coupled sound card.** Add the `voltage.scd` synths to your active SuperDirt synth definitions. Evaluate the `voltage.tidal` definitions after starting Tidal. These can also be added to your Tidal startup file. In the above examples, `x` maps to a channel on your audio card. If you have an 8 output audio card, the `x` will likely be 0-7. If you are using an aggregate device, please refer to your Audio settings. --- ### Feedback and/or additions? If you are actually using this, please join the community here and let me know: https://club.tidalcycles.org/t/using-tidal-to-control-modular-synths-with-cv/863