NoiseWave — User Operational Guide

• Left (NOISEWAVE, x = 0..148): Main NOISEWAVE brand cell with version readout (v1.9.2).
• Center-Left (SYNTH, FX, EQ, PATCH, CONSOLE, x = 152..536): The 5 Page Tabs arranged in signal-flow order.
• Center-Right (Preset Browser — 257 Curated Factory Presets + My Presets & Packs, x = 542..938):
  • Floppy Disk Icon SAVE: Opens the "SAVE USER PRESET & MANAGE PRESET PACKS" modal window to save custom sounds, create/organize Preset Packs, and export/import single presets (.nwpreset) or complete soundbanks (.nwpack).
  • Preset Display: Opens the full menu divided into MY PRESETS & PACKS (USER LIBRARY) and the 8 Curated Factory Instrument Collections (256 Instruments + Init).
  • < and > Arrows & ARTIST / DESC Strip: Step across presets and view live category, pack author, and sub-collection metadata.
• Right (Master Mini-Oscilloscope, MENU, UNDO/REDO, OUTPUT & Stereo Meters, x = 944..1190): Real-time master waveform scope, full-width MENU button, UNDO/REDO buttons, master OUTPUT volume knob, and stereo L/R peak meters.

The 8 Curated Instrument Categories (256 Presets + Init) & Dynamic Velocity Response

Every category provides 32 distinct instruments (8 archetypes per 4 thematic sub-collections), programmed with expressive Velocity sensitivity, anti-clipping polyphonic headroom calibration, and pre-assigned PERFORM MACROS (1–8) + MOD WHEEL:

4.1 WAVE A, WAVE B, WAVE C Columns (Main Oscillators with Side-Mounted Deck, 3D View & Audio Drag & Drop)

1. Dedicated Power Toggle & Engine Mode Selector (WAVETABLE / MULTISAMPLE / SAMPLE / GRANULAR / SPECTRAL):
   • Activation exclusively via the dedicated power toggle: An oscillator is turned on or off only by clicking the power checkbox ([✓]) next to WAVE A, WAVE B, or WAVE C. Browsing wavetables or adjusting knobs previews the selection without auto-enabling the oscillator.
   • WAVETABLE (64-Slice 3D Wavetable Synthesis): Sweeps across 64 slices via the large MORPH knob; bottom bar controls SLICE (1..64), PHASE (0..360°), and RAND (0..100%).
   • MULTISAMPLE (Dynamic Multi-Zone Instrument): Adds a percussive hammer/pluck attack transient (~110 ms) and resonant acoustic body across 8 keyboard zones; primary TIMBRE knob plus ZONE (1..8), VELO (0..100%), and BODY (0..100%).
   • SAMPLE (Looping Audio Sampler): Forward/backward scanning loop sampler with formant control; primary START knob plus SCAN (0..100%), LOOP (8..100%), and FORM (0..100%).
   • GRANULAR (Asynchronous Micro-Grain Clouds): Splits the wave/sample into 3 overlapping Hann-windowed grain streams; primary G.POS knob plus DENS (1.2x..6.5x), SIZE (16..100%), and JITR (0..100%).
   • SPECTRAL (FFT Harmonic Resynthesis): Stretches harmonic partial spacing and tilts spectral brightness; primary SPEC knob plus MRPH (0..100%), TILT (0..100%), and PHASE (0..360°).
2. Side-Mounted Control Deck (MORPH + STACK) & Isometric 3D/2D Display ([3D] / [2D]):
   • The left deck (58 px) houses the large MORPH knob and the STACK (1v..16v) unison voice selector with live SPREAD and WIDTH readouts.
   • Click the 3D / 2D button at the top-left of the waveform display to switch between 64-slice isometric 3D terrain view and single-cycle 2D oscilloscope view.
3. Importing & Dragging Audio Samples as Wavetables (LOAD):
   • Drag any audio file (.wav, .aiff, .flac, .mp3, .ogg) directly onto WAVE A/B/C (or click LOAD) to automatically extract 64 zero-crossing-aligned slices into the User Audio (Dropped) collection.
4. Pitch Controls (OCT, SEM, FIN, DRIFT) & Bottom Row of 6 Knobs (SPREAD, WIDTH, PAN, TWIST 1, TWIST 2, LEVEL):
   • Touching or dragging SPREAD, WIDTH, or STACK instantly switches the display to the Interactive Unison Stack Voice Graph and returns to the waveform display in 0 ms upon mouse release. Turning SPREAD or WIDTH while STACK is at 1 automatically sets STACK to 3 voices.
   • TWIST 1 & TWIST 2 (24 Warp Algorithms): Choose from Sync & Filtering (HARD SYNC, WINDOW SYNC, DAMP LP, EDGE HP), Phase Bending (PINCH +, STRETCH -, FLEX +/-, PULSE WIDTH, SKEW +, SKEW -, SKEW +/-, INVERT, REFLECT), Saturation & Grit (BIT STEP, CURVE MAP, WAVE FOLD, VALVE DRIVE), and Cross-Modulation (X-FM (WAVE), X-PHASE, X-AMP, X-RING, TEX-FM, SUB-FM).

4.2 Center-Right Stacked Bay: SUB CORE (Top) & TEXTURE (Bottom)

• SUB CORE (Upper Half): Dedicated power checkbox, routing badge (M, F1, F2, or DIR Direct Out for uncolored sub-bass), OCT and FINE tuning, 3×2 grid of 6 waveforms (Sine, RoundRect, Triangle, Saw, Square, Pulse), and PHASE, PAN, LEVEL knobs.
• TEXTURE (Lower Half): 12 real waveform generators across 3 collections (Analog & Warm: AC hum1, Brown Nse, Tape Hiss, Vinyl Dust; Bright & Air: White Nse, Pink Nse, Air Breath, Bit Crunch; Organic & Transient: Geiger, Kick Click, Snare Snap, Rain Drops), interactive real waveform display with draggable gold START marker, SHOT (One-Shot) and TRACK (Keytrack) toggles, plus START, RAND, FINE and PAN, TUNE, LEVEL knobs.

4.3 FILTER Column (FILTER 1 & FILTER 2, 24 Filter Models)

• Click FILTER 1 or FILTER 2 to inspect that filter's panel; click the checkbox ([✓]) to enable or bypass it.
• 24 Models: LADDER LP 6/12/18/24, STATE LP/HP/BP 12/24, STATE PEAK/NOTCH 12, ZERO-DELAY SVF, RESO COMB +/-, JET FLANGE +/-, STAGE PHASE, VOWEL I/II, HOWL LP, DIODE 303, HORNET, TILT ISOLATOR, MS-35 LP.
• Quick Routing Toggles (S, A, B, C, T, KEY), interactive Bode plot nodes, and CUTOFF, RES, PAN, DRIVE, CONTOUR, BLEND, and vertical LEVEL controls.

• Upper Tier — WAVE Selector (A, B, C), 128-Harmonic FFT Magnitude & Phase Editor:
  • Drag across the top row of bars to draw harmonic amplitudes (1..128, right-click to zero a partial) and across the bottom emerald row to sculpt harmonic phases ($0^\circ \dots 360^\circ$).
  • Use ZOOM (1x, 2x, 4x) to inspect 128, 64, or 32 bins, and REPEAT (Off, 2x..8x) to repeat harmonic patterns every $N$ partials.
• Middle Tier — 12-Shape BRUSH Palette, Waveform Canvas & PROCESS / GRID Menus:
  • 12 vector brushes + MIRROR: ON / OFF (<-> | <->) bipolar symmetry. Hold Shift or Alt on the canvas for freehand drawing, or drag-and-drop audio files directly onto the canvas.
  • IMPORT / EXPORT: Export full 64-slice (2048-sample/frame) industry-standard .wav wavetables.
  • PROCESS Menus: SINGLE ▾ (single-frame normalization, DC removal, phase rotation, wavefold, harmonic filtering), ALL ▾ (multi-frame alignment plus 8 mathematical 3D Formula Generators: FM Classic, Wavefold Growl, Hard Sync Sweep, Chebyshev Polynomial Morph, Formant Vocal Throat, PWM Pulse Width Sweep, Harmonic Series Cascade, Acid Resonance Sweep), and MORPH ▾ (Linear Crossfade, Spectral Magnitude+Phase, Zero Fundamental Phase, and 3-Keyframe Morph).
• Lower Tier — Interactive 64-Slice Filmstrip (1..64 + +): Left-click any thumbnail to audition that slice, or right-click to copy, paste, duplicate, delete, or spectrally morph between frames.

The CONSOLE page provides 10 vertical channel strips: 1. SUB CORE • 2. WAVE A • 3. WAVE B • 4. WAVE C • 5. TEXTURE • 6. FILTER 1 • 7. FILTER 2 • 8. BUS 1 • 9. BUS 2 • 10. OUTPUT.

• FX Sends (BUS 1 & BUS 2): Send parallel copies of any individual generator or filter to the effects chains on BUS 1 or BUS 2.
• PAN Knob, dB Volume Fader & Stereo Peak/RMS Meter: Double-click any fader to reset it to 0.0 dB.
• M (Mute), S (Solo) & ROUTE Selector: Route any channel to F1, F2, F1+2, M, B1, B2, or DIR (automatically synchronized with the SYNTH page badges).

• 3 Independent Buses (MAIN, BUS 1, BUS 2) & 7 Input Source Toggles ([SUB] [A] [B] [C] [TEX] [F1] [F2]): Toggle in real time which generators or filters feed the currently selected FX bus.
• Click or Drag & Drop to Mount Up to 16 Effects per Bus (Multi-Instance Support): Click any + EFFECT button on the left or drag it directly onto a rack slot. You can mount multiple instances of the same effect (e.g., REVERB #1, REVERB #2, REVERB #3) and drag module headers up/down to reorder the serial signal chain.
• Bypass (↷ on the right) & Remove (× on the left) on every rack unit.

• The 4 Envelopes (ENV 1..4, x = 0..330):
  • ENV 1 controls master note amplitude; ENV 2..4 are assignable modulation envelopes.
  • Adjust via the 5 knobs (ATK, HOLD, DEC, SUS, REL up to 32.0 s) or by dragging the white-ringed circular nodes and mid-segment exponential curve handles.
  • Side Magnifying Glass (Envelope Time Zoom): Drag vertically/horizontally on the magnifying glass icon along the right edge of the envelope display to zoom from snappy milliseconds out to 32.0 s (double-click to reset to 1.0x).
• Cyclic Modulators (CYCLE 1..6, x = 330..760):
  • Top bar selects Engine Mode (SHAPE multi-node editor, FLUX 1 Lorenz / FLUX 2 Rössler chaotic attractors, or STEP Sample & Hold), Trigger Mode (TRIG, ONE-SHOT, FREE), Tempo Sync (SYNC / HZ, DIV 4 Bar..1/64, TRIP, DOT), and Shape Presets.
  • Double-click inside the graph to insert or remove nodes; adjust RATE, WAIT, FADE, SLEW, and PHASE below.
• VELO / KEY & VOICE ENGINE (x = 760..930): Draw custom Velocity and Keytrack response curves in the upper half; toggle MONO, LEGATO, and adjust GLIDE, AUTO, and SLOPE in the lower half.
• PERFORM MACROS (1-8) & SEQ ROLL / ARP GEN Dock (x = 930..1190): 8 macro knobs (M1 MORPH .. M8 FX MIX) on a 4×2 grid above the dedicated SEQ ROLL and ARP GEN dock.

Opening & Using the Arpeggiator (ARP GEN)

• Independent View vs. Power Toggle (⏻): Click the ARP GEN label to open or close the editor without enabling the arpeggiator; click the dedicated power icon (⏻) to turn it on or off.
• 16 Factory Arp Presets (BANK) & 12 Pattern Slots (1..12 + EDIT ALL).
• NOTES (15 patterns including Up, Down, Up/Down, Pinky, Thumb, Random, Chord, Acid Step, and Trance Gate; RATE 1/1..1/64, TRIP, DOT, HZ), OCTAVE & TRANSPOSE (OCT MODE, SEMI, OCTAVES), TIMING & PATTERN (START STEP, REPEATS, GATE 5%..200%, CHANCE 0%..100%), and PLAYBACK / RETRIGGER / VELOCITY (HOLD, THRU, RETRIGGER, DECAY, TARGET).

Opening & Using the Melodic Sequencer & Piano Roll (SEQ ROLL)

• Independent View vs. Power Toggle (⏻): Click SEQ ROLL to open the 12-Clip Polyphonic Piano Roll editor; click ⏻ to enable or bypass playback.
• Left Column (GLOBAL, CLIP SETTINGS & Live ● RECORD): Toggle SHOW MACROS ➔, select from 16 MIDI sequence banks, choose MONO or POLY trigger mode, adjust per-clip LENGTH (Bars.Beats.16ths), KB SPAN, TRANS, MODE (Normal, One-Shot, Ping-Pong, Reverse, Random), LAUNCH QUANT, RETRIG, VELO TRIG, NOTE GATE, or record live MIDI via ● RECORD (OVERDUB / EXTEND / Q).
• Central Piano Roll & Bottom Lanes: Left-click to add notes, drag right edge to resize, right-click or double-click to delete, edit per-note Velocity / Gate / Chance stalks below, and switch across the 12 Clip Slots (1..12) with MIDI OUT support.

PATCH Page (PATCHBAY MATRIX — 32-Slot Modulation Matrix)

Displays all active modulations across two pages (1-16 and 17-32) with per-row SOURCE, horizontal AMOUNT slider (-100%..+100%), CURVE, TYPE (Unipolar/Bipolar), AUX SOURCE, DESTINATION, and slot bypass.

EQ Page (6-Band Parametric & Dynamic Master Equalizer with Dedicated Right-Hand Console)

• Left Half (50% width) — Logarithmic Spectral Graph (20 Hz .. 20 kHz):
  • Starts active by default with the Flat Neutral (0 dB) preset. Top bar provides EQ ON / BYPASS, 6 EQ presets, PRE+POST / POST / PRE analyzer mode, and vertical scale selector (6 / 12 / 24 / 30 dB).
  • 6 Color-Coded Interactive Nodes: Drag nodes for Frequency and Gain, scroll mouse wheel (or Shift + Drag) for Bandwidth Q (0.10..18.0), double-click to reset to 0.0 dB, or right-click for filter shape and bypass options.
• Right Half (50% width) — Full-Height 6-Band Master EQ Console:
  • Row 1 (Master Bar): AUTO GAIN, oversampling HQ: 1x / 2x / 4x, master tuning A4: 440.0 Hz, and FLAT 0 dB reset.
  • Row 2 (6-Band Strip B1..B6): Click a card body to select that band; click its top-right ⏻ icon to toggle band bypass.
  • Row 3 (Band Architecture): CHANNEL STATE (⏻ ON/OFF + 0dB), FILTER SHAPE (9 shapes: Bell, Low Shelf, Low Cut, High Shelf, High Cut, Notch, Band Pass, Tilt Shelf, Flat-Top), FILTER SLOPE (6 / 12 / 24 / 48 dB/oct), and STEREO ROUTING (STEREO, LEFT, RIGHT, MID, SIDE).
  • Row 4 (4 Modulatable Knobs & Digital Readouts): FREQUENCY (20 Hz..20.0 kHz), GAIN (-24.0..+24.0 dB), QUALITY (Q) (0.10..18.00), and DYNAMIC EQ (-18.0..+18.0 dB).

• BEND Range Controls (UP / DOWN) & PITCH / MOD Wheels (x = 0..164): Set pitch bend range in semitones and drag the spring-loaded PITCH wheel or latching MOD wheel.
• Continuous Performance Bar (x = 166..1188):
  • TRANSPOSE: Global semitone transpose (-24 .. +24 st).
  • TONE & SCALE (Chromatic default): Defaults to Chromatic (All 12 Notes) so all natural keys and black keys (C#, D#, F#, G#, A#) play their true chromatic pitches; click SCALE or TONE to optionally lock to a musical scale (Natural Minor, Major, Phrygian, Minor Pentatonic).
  • SWING (50%..75%) & VOICES (0 / 16).
• Full-Width 47-White-Key Extended MIDI Piano Keyboard: Click and drag across the keys to audition patches across multiple octaves; active notes glow in Orchid Magenta (#C832E8).