whimsical-raps/just-friends
Just Friends
Six correlated slope generators with shared parameters. Configurable as AR/ASR/ARSR envelopes, quadrature and tempo-synced LFOs, polyrhythmic clocks, PWM gates, VCOs, staircase waveform generator, slew limiter, and more via mode and range switches.269
Capabilities 6
- Clock Sourceclock-source
- In cycle/shape with CURVE fully CCW, generates polyrhythmic clock/gate streams from six LFOs with INTONE-defined tempo relationships. Also performs clock division in transient/shape via trigger-skipping behavior.269
- Envelope Generatorenvelope-generator
- Six AR (transient) or ASR (sustain) envelope generators with shared RAMP, CURVE, TIME, and INTONE controls. In STRATA RUN mode, becomes six ARSR envelopes with RUN-voltage-controlled sustain level.269
- Function Generatorfunction-generator
- Six correlated slope (function) generators, configurable as AR/ASR/ARSR envelopes, quadrature/synced LFOs, clocks, or oscillators.269
- LFOlfo
- Six temporally-related LFOs in cycle/shape mode with RAMP- and CURVE-controlled waveshape, polyrhythmic and quadrature capabilities, and trigger-based phase reset/sync.269
- Slew Limiter / Portamentoslew-limiter
- Six slew limiters available in STRATA RUN mode (sustain/shape + RUN cable). RUN voltage sets sustain/target level; TIME and INTONE set slew rates per channel.269
- Voltage-Controlled Oscillatorvco
- Six VCOs in cycle/sound and related RUN modes. Supports waveshaping (RAMP/CURVE), 1V/oct via TIME CV, INTONE-based harmonic/undertone tuning, through-zero FM, hard-sync via TRIGGER inputs, and additive synthesis.269
Jacks 14 — 12 in / 2 out
| Name | Signal | Voltage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs (12) | |||
| CURVE (CV) | mixed | -5V to 5V | 269 |
| FM INPUT | mixed | — | In shape range: DC-coupled linear FM input. In sound range: AC-coupled for through-zero FM. In FLOOM RUN mode: becomes CV control for FM depth.269 |
| INTONE (CV) | cv | — | 269 |
| RAMP (CV) | mixed | -5V to 5V | 269 |
| RUN | cv | — | 269 |
| TIME (v/8) | cv | -2V to 5V | 269 |
| TRIGGER (2N) | gate | — | 269 |
| TRIGGER (3N) | gate | — | 269 |
| TRIGGER (4N) | gate | — | 269 |
| TRIGGER (5N) | gate | — | 269 |
| TRIGGER (6N) | gate | — | 269 |
| TRIGGER (IDENTITY) | gate | ≥1V | 269 |
| Outputs (2) | |||
| IDENTITY (output) | mixed | 0V to 8V | 269 |
| MIX | mixed | — | In shape range: outputs the analog maximum of each slope divided by its index. In sound range: equal mix of all slopes, amplitude limited to ~15V peak-to-peak with tanh shaping.269 |
Parameters 7
| Name | Type | Range | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURVE | knob | — | Applies waveshaping to slopes without affecting timing. Noon = linear; CW = exponential curves progressing to sine at full CW; CCW = logarithmic curves progressing to rectangular/pulse at full CCW. At noon the CURVE CV input sweeps the full range from -5V to +5V.269 |
| FM | knob | — | Controls the depth and style of FM from the FM INPUT jack. At noon: no FM. CW from noon: linear FM applied equally to all slopes (TIME style). CCW from noon: linear FM applied proportionally per slope index (INTONE style, IDENTITY unaffected). In FLOOM mode, controls depth of internal modulator applied to each carrier.269 |
| INTONE | knob | — | Sets the speed ratio of 2N–6N slopes relative to IDENTITY, proportional to each slope's index. At noon all speeds are equal. CCW: 2N to 1/2, 3N to 1/3, etc. CW: 2N to 2x, 3N to 3x, etc. (overtone/undertone series).269 |
| mode switch | switch | — | Three-position switch selecting transient (AR), sustain (ASR), or cycle (looping) slope behavior for all six slope generators.269 |
| RAMP | knob | — | Controls the balance of rise-time to fall-time as a proportion of total slope duration without affecting slope duration. CCW = instant attack/long release (sawtooth); noon = equal attack/release (triangle); CW = long attack/instant release (ramp). At noon, the RAMP CV input sweeps the full range from -5V to +5V.269 |
| range switch | switch | — | Two-position switch (shape/sound) setting timebase, output voltage levels, MIX behavior, and FM coupling. Shape: minutes-to-ms, 0–8V outputs, DC-coupled FM. Sound: ms-to-microseconds (Hz–kHz), -5V to +5V outputs, AC-coupled FM.269 |
| TIME | knob | — | Determines the speed of the IDENTITY slope generator. In shape range: minutes to milliseconds CCW to CW. In sound range: Hz to kHz CCW to CW. The TIME CV jack is an exponential 1V/octave input; +1V doubles the speed/frequency.269 |
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