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- Lauki [public beta v0.9.1] - 09. March, 2003.
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- Lauki is an instrument whose visual qualities define the musical outcome. It consists of a
- grid of many hundred identical small boxes which trigger a looping sound when clicked on.
- By importing custom sounds, you are able to use Lauki as a palette where sounds are set
- into looping patterns in different frequencies according to the boxesâ•’ position on the
- screen.
- The boxes can be dragged (individually or in groups) around the screen, resulting in pitch
- changes and tonal differences. You can create custom grids that can be easily saved and
- loaded up again later. Different sounds can be applied to the boxes from a floating control
- panel, used to control which part of the sound is going to loop as well as the frequency of
- it. The number of sounds is limited to 8 and they cycle, according to the users settings,
- until the box is deselected.
- The control panel can be called up any time to change the settings of what is happening.
- There is a sampling option which records on the fly what is being played (or anything being
- played on the computer½s soundcard) making it possible to merge the ongoing loops into one
- sound. This recorded sound can then be used on the next box, which creates makes it
- possible to build up quite complex rhythmical or sonic patterns.
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- Sound format : .wav, .aiff, .mp3
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- -- Shortcut Reference --
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- CNTR + H - Quick help & Shortcut Reference
- CNTR + N - New File
- CNTR + O - Open File
- CNTR + I - Import Sound File
- CNTR + S - Save File
- CNTR + D - Save File As
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- General -
- Arrow Up - Increase general Volume
- Arrow Down - Decrease general Volume
- "F" Enable / disable the Info field.
- "P" to toggle panning.
- "M" to toggle microtones.
- "T" to switch Trigger/Gate mode.
- "X" to toggle pitch.
- "S" to sample from the sound in/mic/etc.. . If Overwrite is selected the selected
- sound in sound palette will be overwritten, if not it will create a new sound on the menu.
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- Selection -
- Click and drag to make selections.
- SHIFT + click and drag to add new selection to the previous one.
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- Box -
- Click to trigger selectd sound on a box.
- Right Click to stop its sound.
- Keys 1 to 9 to adjust the volume of a box when triggering it.
- Spacebar + drag to move boxes.
- "L" to Lock selected boxes.
- "O" to switch Loop mode.
- "Z" to Mute selected boxes.
- "U" to Pause selected boxes.
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- enjoy!
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- Notice :
- Please note that using the menus (save, save as, open, new ...) will stop the sound.
- If you are in the middle of a performance you may want to use the shortcuts provided instead.
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