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Clap

Clap drum element instruments that use incoming note signals to synthesize audio.

v1 Clap

Previously named E-Clap, a monophonic electronic clap instrument made from noise, a low-pass filter, and repetitions.

The NOISE section comprises the instrument's sound generation parameters. The amplitude for the instrument is controlled by an AD envelope that has a short, fixed attack time and an exponential, adjustable Decay time.

Each incoming note message immediately triggers the amplitude envelope. And for the Duration time following the beginning of each note, the envelope is retriggered at every Repeat time interval.

For example, if Duration is set to 45 ms and Repeat is set to 10 ms, each note will trigger the amplitude envelope five times: zero milliseconds (the instant the note is received), 10 ms, 20 ms, 30 ms, and 40 ms.

Width sets the amount of stereo flutter added to each noise burst.

The COLOR section provides controls for the instrument's low-pass filter. Freq sets the cutoff frequency, and Q sets the amount of resonance.

The final section offers a control for the instrument's Vel Sens.(itivity) and a level control for its Output.

Nested Device Chains:

  • FX - A chain for processing the device's entire audio output.

v8 Clap

An instrument inspired by the Hand Clap (CP) of the Roland TR-808. With the following controls:

  • Tune, for adjusting the sound by ±1 octave, plus:

    • A numeric control for tuning, so you can adjust by whole semitones (by dragging the integer portion)

    • Micro-pitch expressions will be used relatively, so bending notes will still work (in Drum Machine devices or anywhere else)

    • Or enable Keytracking Mode, which will fully follow the pitch of notes played (good for instrument tracks/layers)

  • Decay, for sound length

  • Flam, for the density and speed of retriggers

  • Stereo Width of the noise element

  • Velocity Sensitivity, scaling the dynamic range (when a full range of note velocities are used)

  • FX chain, for post-processing from Bitwig devices or plug-ins

  • Output level, applied after the FX chain

v9 Clap

An instrument inspired by the Hand Clap (CP) of the Roland TR-909. With the following controls:

  • Tune, for adjusting the sound by ±1 octave, plus:

    • A numeric control for tuning, so you can adjust by whole semitones (by dragging the integer portion)

    • Micro-pitch expressions will be used relatively, so bending notes will still work (in Drum Machine devices or anywhere else)

    • Or enable Keytracking Mode, which will fully follow the pitch of notes played (good for instrument tracks/layers)

  • Decay, for sound length

  • Flam, for the density and speed of retriggers

  • Stereo Width of the noise element

  • Sound Variation, for the randomness added to each note, which pushes toward a "multi-sampled" feel at high settings

  • Velocity Sensitivity, scaling the dynamic range (when a full range of note velocities are used)

  • FX chain, for post-processing from Bitwig devices or plug-ins

  • Output level, applied after the FX chain

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