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Percussion

Percussion instruments that use incoming note signals to synthesize audio.

v1 Cowbell

Previously named E-Cowbell, an electronic cowbell instrument with optional pitch control.

The GENERATOR section contains parameters for controlling the instrument's two oscillators. The Pitch of the first oscillator is directly controllable, and the pitch of the second oscillator is set as an Offset of the first. Alternatively, the graphical keyboard toggle button allows you to have the first oscillator track incoming note messages (with the second oscillator's still being set as a relative Offset). To the right of the keyboard toggle is a crossfader that sets the balance between the two oscillators, and the Shape control lets you determine the oscillators' waveshape.

The low-pass FILTER section provides standard Freq(uency) cutoff and Reso.(nance) controls.

The RING modulation section allows you to set the Freq(uency) of a modulating sine wave and the dry/wet Mix of the ring modulation effect. If Mix is set to the far left, the ring modulator will not be heard.

The AEG section provides Attack and Decay times for the AD-style amplitude envelope generator.

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 Claves

An instrument inspired by the Claves (CL) 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)

    • A readout of the device's central pitch, using Bitwig's standard sharpness/flatness indication (see Parameter Information)

    • 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

  • 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

v8 Cowbell

An instrument inspired by the Cow Bell (CB) 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)

    • A readout of the device's central pitch, using Bitwig's standard sharpness/flatness indication (see Parameter Information)

    • 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

  • Color, for timbre adjustments

  • Consistent Sound toggle, to remove variations and make the sound completely reproducible

  • 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

v8 Maracas

An instrument inspired by the Maracas (MA) 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)

  • Attack, for fade-in length

  • Decay, for tail length

  • 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

v8 Rimshot

An instrument inspired by the Rim Shot (RS) 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)

    • A readout of the device's central pitch, using Bitwig's standard sharpness/flatness indication (see Parameter Information)

    • 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)

  • Tone, for timbre adjustments

  • Noise, for noise level

  • Bite, to add gain and push the waveshape

  • 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 Rimshot

An instrument inspired by the Rim Shot (RS) 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)

    • A readout of the device's central pitch, using Bitwig's standard sharpness/flatness indication (see Parameter Information)

    • 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)

  • Tone, for timbre adjustments

  • 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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