Crepuscular_Homunculus

• Sixty-four factory sounds cover dark pads, metallic textures, synthesized drum kits and six-operator FM.
• Four tracks named DRUM, MELODY, ATMOS and BASS each hold their own captured sound.
• Every track has four A-D banks of up to 64 steps, switchable to 16 or 32.
• Build patterns with step entry, live recording or the piano roll, where you set each note's length and velocity.
• The four knobs shape the sound, with BODY, WIRE, DECAY and BITE on kits.
• Set BPM, swing from straight to shuffled, and Ghost Mask, with an arpeggiator and a metronome click.
• Press SAVE to store the whole four-track song, all sixteen banks, captured sounds and settings.
• Play the FM-1 keys or an external MIDI keyboard with pedal support, sharing eight voices and up to four FM voices.

Its modes

HOME

Play the LIVE sound with its animation and four performance macros on the knobs.

SOUND EDIT

Shape the current sound with labeled controls like SHADE, FRACTURE, DRIFT and BLOOM, or BODY, WIRE, DECAY and BITE for kits.

SEQ

Pick a track with SELECT and its A-D bank with ALGORITHM, and set BPM, length, swing and Ghost Mask.

TRACK SOUND

Choose the captured sound for the selected track independently of LIVE.

SEQ EDIT

Enter steps with the selected track's captured sound, moving the cursor with Knob 3.

ARRANGEMENT

Reach the arrangement note editing path by holding SEL from the sequencer.

STEP EDIT

Edit arrangement notes before stepping into the piano roll.

PIANO ROLL

Move a step and pitch cursor to add or delete notes and set their length and velocity.

METRONOME

Set click BPM, level, beats per measure and beat unit, and switch the click on or off.

CONTROL FEEL

Choose LINEAR or ACCEL encoder response and the HOMUNCULUS or THORN RIFT display.