diff options
| author | skal <pascal.massimino@gmail.com> | 2026-02-13 13:46:24 +0100 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | skal <pascal.massimino@gmail.com> | 2026-02-13 13:46:24 +0100 |
| commit | 493bb2125d1f51c0d56b0f87638a3ec23b8afd3d (patch) | |
| tree | 28b61999d6278d3fb36ec766537c3a52c14df4e3 /doc/TRACKER.md | |
| parent | 2fd58be11246772dd50ede6188a4ab960e6ffc0e (diff) | |
Doc: Add tracker humanization and sample offset features
Specifies sample offset (shift trigger left) and humanization (per-note timing/volume variation) for realistic playback.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/TRACKER.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/TRACKER.md | 28 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/TRACKER.md b/doc/TRACKER.md index 48829c0..5cb59de 100644 --- a/doc/TRACKER.md +++ b/doc/TRACKER.md @@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ Patterns are BPM-independent. Changing BPM only affects playback speed. BPM <tempo> # Optional, defaults to 120 BPM -SAMPLE <name> # Define sample (asset or generated note) +SAMPLE <name> [OFFSET <sec>] [VOL <volume>] # Define sample with optional offset/volume PATTERN <name> LENGTH <duration> # Define pattern with unit-less duration <unit_time>, <sample>, <volume>, <pan> # Pattern events +HUMANIZE SEED <int> TIMING <pct> VOLUME <pct> # Optional humanization params + SCORE # Score section (pattern triggers) <unit_time>, <pattern_name> ``` @@ -70,10 +72,28 @@ PATTERN short_fill LENGTH 0.5 # 2 beats = 1 second at 120 BPM 0.50, ASSET_HIHAT, 0.6, 0.0 # 0.50 * 0.5 = 1 beat into the pattern ``` -### Future: Modifiers +### Sample Offset + +Samples can specify an intrinsic offset (time-shift left): +``` +SAMPLE ASSET_KICK_1 OFFSET 0.05 VOL 1.2 +``` + +- **OFFSET**: Seconds to shift trigger earlier (preserves beat sync) +- **VOL**: Default volume multiplier for this sample + +### Humanization + +Add per-note timing/volume variation for realistic playback: +``` +HUMANIZE SEED 42 TIMING 2.0 VOLUME 5.0 +``` + +- **SEED**: Random seed for reproducibility +- **TIMING**: Timing variation (% of beat duration) +- **VOLUME**: Volume variation (% of event volume) -Potential runtime modifiers (not yet implemented): -- Randomization, accents, volume modulation, distortion, noise, effects +Applied per-note, baked into WAV export. --- |
