bongo-cat-studio

• Four parts, your cat plus keys, bass and drums, can each use any of thirteen synthesis engines.
• Engines cover analog, phase, lo-fi, samples, voice, trio, wheel, granular, physical modelling, drums, noise, FM6 and slice.
• Press REC while stopped for a one-bar visual lead-in, then record a 1, 2 or 4 bar phrase.
• OVERDUB adds notes at the next phrase start, REPLACE clears the old take, and LFO undoes one step.
• The panel keyboard plays the selected cat, with key assist snapping notes into your chosen major or minor key.
• Harmony keeps the band in key with HOLD, COZY, DREAM and JAZZ progressions, one chord per bar.
• LIVE gives each cat a PLAY, MUTE and SOLO knob, with ENV as tap tempo that yields to external MIDI clock.
• SAVE and the CRC-checked autosave keep the phrase, sounds, mixer, harmony, tempo, coat, hat and room for next boot.

Its modes

Studio

Set tempo, swing, band energy and room reverb while the band plays.

Harmony

Choose the key, major or minor, the chord progression and key assist.

Looper

Set phrase length of 1, 2 or 4 bars, replace or overdub, timing feel and the metronome.

Mixer

Balance the levels of your cat, keys, bass and drums.

Dress up

Pick the coat, hat, room colour and calm or lively animation.

Help

Switch the metronome between off, record and on with knob 1.

Sounds

Choose the part, its engine, its factory preset and its level.

Tone / Colour

Adjust the eight engine controls, whose labels follow the chosen sound.

Envelope

Shape the selected part's attack, decay, sustain and release.

Effects

Set drive, chorus, delay and reverb for the selected part.