PurpleMonkey

• Press any key for six-operator FM notes on a pentatonic scale, synthesised drums and a backing beat.
• SYNTH climbs C major pentatonic over three octaves, and the pet sings each press back a bar later.
• DRUMS gives nine sounds three times over, and a held key repeats it on the clock in its own rhythm.
• PLAY runs a two-bar pattern per pet under a four-bar chord round with a bass note.
• KNOB 1 to KNOB 4 are TONE, WOBBLE, SPACE and LENGTH in SYNTH, SPEED, BUSY, BOUNCE and SQUISH in DRUMS.
• SOUND steps a bank of sixteen voices, SELECT swaps the pet and its kit, WORLD changes the scene.
• There are no menus and nothing to save, and a MIDI keyboard on USB or the TRS jack plays the pet's voice.

Its modes

DRUMS

The keys play nine drum sounds three times over, and a held key repeats its sound on the clock.

SYNTH

The keys play rising pentatonic notes that the pet echoes, blooms and runs over.

BEAT

PLAY starts and stops the pet's two-bar backing pattern with its chords and bass.

PET

SELECT steps round Monkey, Cat, Dog and Llama, each with its own kit, pattern and sound.

KEYS

The keys play the scale with the echo, blooms and runs.

TUNE

Any key plays the next note of a nursery tune, and pressing again steps to the next tune.

SOUND

PRESETS steps through a bank of sixteen synth voices, four for each pet.

WORLD

ALGORITHM moves between night, sea, balloons, space, meadow and snow on screen.