quincer reads text files for input, which may include other input
files to re-use material. It is a pure JACK client. Some sample input:
voice kick vsamp 1
voice hat vsamp 2
voice castanet vsamp 5
voice wow vsamp 6
pattern 88 0
k 80 60
h 80 60
c 80 60
w 80 60
L cc 10 10
l cc 10 40
r cc 10 80
R cc 10 110
q cc 43 70
a cc 43 80
z cc 43 90
x cc 43 120
...0...'...'...'...|...'...'...'...
k kk | kick
h h | hat
c c c c c | castanet
w www-- w w | wow
L l r R | wow
q a z x | wow
You can:
send events to multiple output devices
send MIDI control change (CC) and program change events
set tempo per-pattern
add events as prefixes and suffixes (think fills, cues)
set unusual ticks-per-beat and beats-per-bar, and change them in the next pattern
use as a JACK timebase master
send MIDI clock output to any devices (with per-device clock divisors)
Eventually you'll be able to:
set swing
change base tempo and swing values at runtime via MIDI CC
jump around in your song via MIDI CC
base note events on patterns + controller events (arpeggiator)
base note events on randomness
Full documentation can be found in
the README.
Also, see the videos below for capability demonstrations.
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