CHAPTER 53 OF 54 · REFERENCE

Parameter reference

This chapter lists every control on the top row, the engine sheet, the Sound, Arp and Seq tabs and the chord surface, in the order the screen shows them. Each table names the home chapter, where the control is explained in full.

#Reading the tables

Column	Meaning
What it does	The control's function in one line.
Range	The values as the control displays them, lowest to highest. Bipolar ranges are written −100.0 to +100.0.
Init	The value in the Init sound (Library › START FROM SCRATCH). For pattern settings: an empty pattern. For project and app settings: a new project.
Matrix	The Matrix tab's group heading and row name. – means no row.
CC	The MIDI CC that sets the base value, on the engine's In channel (MIDI implementation). – means none: to reach a control with a Matrix row from a controller, give it a cell in column A or B and send CC 1 or 30 (Controls without a CC).
Dice	yes: the dice may roll the row. no: never rolled. stepped: moves in whole steps and is never rolled (Macros and dice).

A Matrix cell holds an amount from −100 to +100. Init holds one cell: Prs → DCW, +50, heard only on Phase.

#Top row

Homes: Play the Grid, Keyboard, key and scale.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC
Hold	Latches the notes you play; each engine has its own.	Off, On	Off	–	69 (64 and up is on)
Octave arrows (˅ ˄)	Move the octave the keyboard plays in; notes already sounding, MIDI and patterns stay. On Keys, move the octaves the keybed shows. Saved with the project.	−3 to +3	0	–	–

#Engine sheet

The sheet that opens when you tap the key in the top row. Homes: Keyboard, key and scale, Key lock and Follow, Arp, INK in a host.

Row	What it does	Values	Init	Matrix	Saved in	Greyed
KEYBOARD	Chooses the surface the engine plays from.	Grid, Keys, Chords, Strings	Grid	–	App, per engine; in a host, the host session	–
KEY: Root	The key's tonic, in semitones.	C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B	C	PITCH: Root (stepped)	Project	–
KEY: Scale	The notes the key contains (Scale reference).	Every scale in the list	Major	PITCH: Scale (stepped)	Project	–
KEY: Lock (padlock)	Closed, the engine keeps its key when another engine or a pattern changes key.	Open, closed	Open	–	Project	–
PLAY	Plays notes as played, through the arp, or strummed.	Free, Arp, Strum	Free	–	Sound	On Strings
FOLLOW	Moves this engine with the chords another engine plays.	Off, the other engines' numbers	Off	–	Project	A number whose engine already follows this one
AUDIO OUT	Sends the engine to the host's main output or to its own bus.	Main, Multibus	Main	–	Project	In the standalone app

#Engine strip and macros

The engine strip is the first row of the Sound tab; Macro A and Macro B sit at the top right of OSC. Homes: Mixer and All page, Macros and dice.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC
Level (fader)	The engine's level.	−inf to 0.0 dB	0.0 dB	–	7
Mute (speaker icon)	Silences the engine.	Off, On	Off	–	–
S (Solo)	While any engine is soloed, only soloed engines sound.	Off, On	Off	–	–
A (Macro A)	Moves every destination with a cell in the Matrix's A column.	−100% to +100%; no value shown	0%	Source column A	1
B (Macro B)	The same for column B.	−100% to +100%; no value shown	0%	Source column B	30

Level, Mute and Solo are saved with the project. The mixer and XY pad on the All page show the same values.

#OSC

Homes: The three engines (generator), Oscillators, Wavetables (bank); Degree, Microtone and Stride: Play the Grid.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Generator drop-down	Chooses how the engine makes sound.	Supersaw, Pulse, Wavetable, Granular sampler, Phase	Supersaw	–	–	–
Bank box (Wavetable)	The table the sound plays: a factory bank or one you imported.	Basic, Organ, Acoustic, Vocal, FM, Chip, Fold, Grain, or an imported table	Basic	–	–	–
Detune (Supersaw)	How far the outer saws sit from the note.	0.0 to 50.0 ct	17.2 ct	OSC: Detune	13	yes
Width (Pulse)	Pulse width.	50.0% to 3.0%	22.5%	OSC: Width	13	yes
Position (Wavetable)	Point in the table, first wave to last.	1.0 to 8.0	5.1	OSC: Position	13	yes
Wave (Phase)	Sweeps through the Phase waves; A and B play the same wave.	See Value lists	Saw-pulse	OSC: Wave	13	yes
Distort	Gain into the low-pass gate; above 0.0 it drives the engine's saturation.	−100.0 to +100.0	0.0	OSC: Distort	4	yes
Octave	Transposes the sound in octaves. Separate from the Octave arrows.	−3 to +3	0	PITCH: Octave	–	stepped
Pitch	Tunes every note of the sound; the key stays.	−12.0 to +12.0 st	0.0	PITCH: Pitch	9	no
Glide	Portamento time.	0.0 to 100.0	0.0	PITCH: Glide	5	no
Interval	Transposes one stereo channel of each voice.	−12.0 to +12.0 st	0.0	PITCH: Interval	14	no
Noise	White-noise level.	0.0 to 100.0	0.0	OSC: Noise	2	no
LPG Filter	Resonance of the low-pass gate.	0.0 to 100.0	0.0	OSC: LPG Filter	71	yes
Degree	Moves every Grid pad up or down the scale by the same number of steps.	−23 to +23	0	PITCH: Degree; Spread on Chords	–	stepped
Microtone	How far a note bends as the finger moves off its pad's centre.	0.0 to 100.0	12.5	PITCH: Microtone	–	no
Stride	The interval from one Grid column to the next, kept in key.	0 to 12	7	PITCH: Stride; Voicing on Chords	–	stepped

Detune, Width, Position and Wave are one parameter, named and scaled for the generator; Init stores the same value for all four. On the Granular sampler that control and LPG Filter are not shown. Degree and Stride grey on Chords and Strings.

#PHASE

Shown only on the Phase generator. Home: Phase.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
DCW	How far A and B bend, from a sine to the full wave.	0 to 100%	25%	PHASE: DCW	–	no
Detune	Detunes B against A, opposite ways in the left and right channels.	0.0 to 50.0 ct	3.1 ct	PHASE: Detune	–	no
Osc B	Level of B in the mix, and depth of the ring.	0 to 100%	100%	PHASE: Osc B	–	no
B Pitch	Interval of B against A.	−24 to +24 st	0	PHASE: B Pitch	–	stepped
Ring	Crossfades from the mix A + B to the ring product A × B.	0 to 100%	0%	PHASE: Ring	–	no
Drift	Slow random pitch wander of A and B, and a slightly different DCW per voice.	0 to 100%	30%	PHASE: Drift	–	no

#SUB

Home: Sub oscillator.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Level	The Sub's level; at 0.0 the Sub is off.	0.0 to 100.0	0.0	SUB: Level	–	no
Shape	Waveform from a clean sine to near square.	0.0 to 100.0	40.0	SUB: Shape	–	no
Octave	The Sub's octave against the note; 0 is the note's own octave.	−2, −1, 0	−1	SUB: Octave	–	stepped

#FILTER

Home: Filter.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Band-pass	Switches the output from the Mode sweep to a band-pass response.	Off, On	Off	–	–	–
Cutoff	Cutoff frequency.	20 Hz to 21.0 kHz	21.0 kHz	FILTER: Cutoff	74	yes
Mode	Sweeps the response from low-pass through notch to high-pass.	LP, LP / Notch, Notch, Notch / HP, HP	LP	FILTER: Mode	–	yes
Resonance	Boost around the cutoff; does not self-oscillate.	0 to 100%	0%	FILTER: Resonance	–	yes
Filter Spread	Widens the sound by detuning each voice's left and right filters.	0 to 100%	0%	FILTER: Filter Spread	–	yes

Mode greys while Band-pass is on. On an engine that plays an MPE zone, CC 74 is Slide, not Cutoff (MIDI in).

#ENVELOPE

The amp envelope. Home: Amp envelope.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Sensitivity	How much of the note's pressure reaches the envelope's target level.	0.0 to 100.0	50.0	AMP ENV: Sensitivity	3	yes
Attack	Time to rise to the target.	0.0 to 100.0	12.5	AMP ENV: Attack	73	yes
Decay	Time to fall from the peak to the Sustain level.	0.0 to 100.0	25.0	AMP ENV: Decay	75	yes
Sustain	Level held while the note is down.	0.0 to 100.0	100.0	AMP ENV: Sustain	86	yes
Release	Time to fall to silence after the note ends.	0.0 to 100.0	12.5	AMP ENV: Release	72	yes

#ENVELOPE 2

The modulation envelope, the Matrix's Env column. Home: Envelope 2 and Random.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Env Level	Output level; scales every Env cell of the sound.	0.0 to 100.0	50.0	ENV 2: Level	19	yes
Attack	Time to rise from zero to the peak.	0.0 to 100.0	12.5	ENV 2: Attack	20	yes
Decay	Time to fall from the peak to the Sustain level.	0.0 to 100.0	25.0	ENV 2: Decay	21	yes
Sustain	Level held while the note is down.	0.0 to 100.0	100.0	ENV 2: Sustain	22	yes
Release	Time to fall to zero after the note ends.	0.0 to 100.0	12.5	ENV 2: Release	23	yes

The dice never gives either Release, or Env Level, a Prs or Rnd cell.

#SAMPLER

Shown only on the Granular sampler, where SAMPLER and SAMPLER JITTER lead the Sound tab. Homes: Granular sampler, Trim, slices and kits (Kit).

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Tape / Pitched drop-down	How a note chooses its slice and pitch: the sample laid out on the pads, or played chromatically.	Tape, Pitched	The kit's	–	–	–
Play style drop-down	The area the playhead runs through and what happens at its end.	Play slice, Loop slice, Play all, Loop all	The kit's	–	–	–
Kit	Opens the kit view, to import, record, trim and slice samples.	–	–	–	–	–
Sample	The slot the engine plays.	1 to 8	1	SAMPLER: Sample	82	stepped
Scrub	Offset of each new grain's start from the playhead.	0.0 to 100.0	0.0	SAMPLER: Scrub	15	yes
Grain size	Time between grain starts.	0.0 to 100.0	50.0	SAMPLER: Grain size	16	yes
Rate	Speed and direction of grains and playhead together; 100.0 is the recorded speed.	−200.0 to +200.0	100.0	SAMPLER: Rate	17	yes
Timestretch	Speed of the playhead only, as a factor on Rate.	−200.0 to +200.0	100.0	SAMPLER: Timestretch	18	yes

The two drop-downs show the play style of the slot Sample selects. Each slot's style is saved with the sound.

#SAMPLER JITTER

Home: Granular sampler.

Label	What it does	Range	Matrix	CC	Dice
Scrub jit.	Moves each grain's start later by a random amount.	0.0 to 100.0	SAMPLER JITTER: Scrub jit.	116	yes
Grain jit.	Lengthens each grain's interval by a random amount.	0.0 to 100.0	SAMPLER JITTER: Grain jit.	117	yes
Rate jit.	Raises each grain's speed by a random amount, up to an octave.	0.0 to 100.0	SAMPLER JITTER: Rate jit.	118	yes

#MOD A, MOD B, LFO X, LFO Y

Mod A and Mod B are the LFOs of Macro A and Macro B; LFO X and LFO Y are the Matrix's X and Y sources. The four sections share one layout. Each has its own Matrix group, named like the section, with the rows LFO depth, LFO rate, LFO shape and LFO warp, plus Offset on LFO X and LFO Y. Home: LFOs and Freeze.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	Dice
Freeze (LFO X, LFO Y)	Holds the LFO's output at its value when a note starts, until every voice of the engine is silent.	Off, On	Off	–	–
Depth	Amount of the shape in the output; negative inverts it.	−100.0 to +100.0	0.0	LFO depth	yes
Rate	LFO speed; a synced LFO shows a division.	−100.0 to +100.0; synced, a division (see Value lists)	A 0.0, B 9.7, X −12.0, Y −30.7	LFO rate	yes
Shape	Waveform.	See Value lists	Triangle	LFO shape	stepped
Warp	Moves the turning point inside each cycle; 0.0 splits it evenly.	−100.0 to +100.0	0.0	LFO warp	yes
Offset (LFO X, LFO Y)	Constant added to the output.	−100.0 to +100.0	0.0	LFO X or LFO Y: Offset	yes

CC	Mod A	Mod B	LFO X	LFO Y
Rate	24	27	76	79
Depth	25	28	77	80
Offset	26 (CC only)	29 (CC only)	78	81
Shape, Warp	–	–	–	–

#CHORUS / PHASER

The type menu at the head of the section switches between chorus and phaser; on the phaser, Center reads Sweep. Home: Chorus and phaser.

Label	What it does	Chorus range	Phaser range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Type menu	Chooses the effect.	Chorus, Phaser		Chorus	–	–	–
Mix	Level of the effect added to the dry signal; 0% bypasses it.	0 to 100%	0 to 100%	0%	CHORUS / PHASER: Mix	–	no
Center / Sweep	Chorus: base delay time. Phaser: centre of the notch sweep.	2.0 to 16.0 ms	120 to 1800 Hz	5.7 ms (465 Hz)	CHORUS / PHASER: Center (Sweep)	–	no
Depth	Width of the sweep.	0.0 to 6.0 ms	0.0 to 3.2 oct	3.0 ms (1.6 oct)	CHORUS / PHASER: Depth	–	no
Rate	Speed of the effect's own LFO, free-running.	0.02 to 3.00 Hz	0.02 to 3.00 Hz	0.50 Hz	CHORUS / PHASER: Rate	–	no
Feedback	Effect signal fed back to the input; bipolar.	−35% to +35%	−85% to +85%	0%	CHORUS / PHASER: Feedback	–	no
Tone	Colour of the effect signal: a low-pass on the chorus; darker below 50% and thinner above on the phaser.	0 to 100%	0 to 100%	70%	CHORUS / PHASER: Tone	–	no
Stereo	Difference between the left and right effect signals.	0 to 100%	0 to 100%	75%	CHORUS / PHASER: Stereo	–	no

#DELAY

Home: Delay.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Type menu	Chooses the delay.	Classic, Reverse, Octave, Ping-Pong	Classic	–	–	–
Send	Level of the engine's signal into the delay.	0.0 to 100.0	0.0	DELAY: Send	94	yes
Time	Delay time: synced left of centre, free right of centre.	1 /32 sync to 32 /32 sync; 0 free to 100 free	43 free	DELAY: Time	12	no
2nd Tap	Time of the right side as a share of Time; at 100.0 both sides are equal.	0.0 to 100.0	100.0	DELAY: 2nd tap	112	no
Wobble	Random drift of the delay time, as on tape.	0.0 to 100.0	25.0	DELAY: Wobble	113	no
Feedback	How long the repeats last.	0.0 to 100.0	50.0	DELAY: Feedback	95	yes

2nd Tap greys on Reverse. Wobble greys on every type except Classic.

#REVERB

Home: Reverb and mix.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Send	Level into the reverb.	0.0 to 100.0	25.0	REVERB: Send	91	yes
Time	Decay time.	0.0 to 100.0	50.0	REVERB: Time	92	no
Shimmer	Level of an octave-up pitch shifter inside the reverb.	0.0 to 100.0	25.0	REVERB: Shimmer	93	yes
Wobble	Slow modulation that detunes the tail.	0.0 to 100.0	25.0	REVERB: Wobble	114	no

#MULTIBAND

Home: Multiband.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Low	Compresses and raises, or cuts, the band below 250 Hz.	−100% to +100%	0%	MULTIBAND: Low	–	no
Mid	The same for the band from 250 Hz to 1.5 kHz.	−100% to +100%	0%	MULTIBAND: Mid	–	no
High	The same for the band above 1.5 kHz.	−100% to +100%	0%	MULTIBAND: High	–	no

Below 0 the band is cut, by 12 dB at −100%. Above 0 it is compressed and raised. At 0 the band is untouched.

#MIX

Home: Reverb and mix.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Synth Lvl	Level of the engine's signal into its peak compressor and the sends.	0.0 to 100.0	50.0	MIX: Synth level	–	yes
Main Wet/Dry	Balance of the dry signal against the delay and reverb returns.	−100.0 to +100.0	0.0	MIX: Wet / dry	8	yes
High Pass	Removes low end before CHORUS / PHASER and the sends.	0.0 to 100.0	0.0	MIX: High pass	31	yes
Stereo Width	Width of the dry signal; negative values swap the sides.	−100.0 to +100.0	87.5	MIX: Stereo width	–	yes

CC 7 sets the engine's Level, not Synth Lvl.

#OUTPUT

At the foot of the Sound and Arp tabs. Home: Mixer and All page.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC
Output slider	Gain of INK's whole output: Main and every own bus.	0 to 100%; 100% is unity gain	50%	–	–

Saved with the project and in a host session; a change is never an undo step.

#Arp tab

Homes: Arp (Free / Arp / Strum, Mode, Division, Transpose, Shift, Range), Arp rhythm and tempo (Tempo, Sync, Probability, Euclid, Gate).

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC	Dice
Free / Arp / Strum	The engine sheet's PLAY row: notes as played, through the arp, or strummed.	Free, Arp, Strum	Free	–	102 (0 to 8 Free, 9 and up Arp; on Strum, 9 and up keeps Strum)	–
Tempo	The pattern's tempo.	20.0 to 300.0 BPM; reads "host" while following a host	120.0	–	–	–
Sync	Whether the engine follows the master clock.	Off, On	On	–	–	–
Mode	The order the held notes play in.	See Value lists	Up	ARP: Mode	103	stepped
Division	Step length: synced right of centre, free left of centre.	1/32 to 256/32; 0.0 to 100.0 free	3/32	ARP: Division	104	stepped
Probability	Without a Euclid loop, the chance a step plays; with one, the share of hits.	0.0 to 100.0	100.0	ARP: Probability	105	no
Euclid	Length of the Euclidean loop in steps; the sign sets what a gap does. −1, 0 and +1 mean no loop.	−16 to +16	8	ARP: Euclid	106	stepped
Gate	Share of each step a note sounds.	0.0 to 100.0	100.0	ARP: Gate	11	no
Transpose	Order of the passes.	See Value lists	Auto	–	–	–
Shift	Interval between passes, in the engine's key.	See Value lists	+Oct	ARP: Shift	–	stepped
Range	Number of passes before the figure starts again.	1 to 4	1	ARP: Range	107	stepped

Tempo, Sync and Gate are the pattern's and show the same values on the Seq tab. On Strum, Transpose, Shift and Range grey and Mode offers only the orders Strum plays.

#Seq tab

Init is an empty pattern's value. Homes: Pattern playback, Record patterns (Quantize).

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	CC
Tempo, Sync	As on the Arp tab.	As on the Arp tab	120.0, On	–	–
Direction	The order the playhead takes through the loop.	See Value lists	Forward	–	108
Division	Step length in 32nd notes.	1/32 to 256/32	8/32	–	109
Probability	Per-step chance, or the number of hits in the Euclid rhythm; the sign and Euclid's set what a gap does.	−100.0 to +100.0	100.0	–	110
Euclid	Length of the Euclidean rhythm in steps; −1, 0 and +1 turn it off.	−16 to +16	8	–	111
Gate	Share of each step during which notes sound.	0.0 to 100.0	100.0	ARP: Gate	11
Step offset	Moves the loop along the pattern, in steps.	−63 to +63	0	–	85
Quantize	Moves live takes toward the step grid.	0 to 100%	0%	–	–

Quantize is saved with the project; every other control here is saved with the pattern.

#Chord surface

On the Chords keyboard: the two rails and Spice under the tiles, Lean and Fill to their right. Homes: Chord colour, Lean and Fill.

Label	What it does	Range	Init	Matrix	Saved in
Voicing	Which chord tone is in the bass and how the upper notes are spaced.	Empty to full	Empty	PITCH: Voicing (the Stride row)	Pattern
Spread	How wide the chord is and how many tones are doubled in other octaves.	Empty to full	Empty	PITCH: Spread (the Degree row)	Pattern
Spice	Adds 9ths, 11ths and 13ths, and altered tensions on V.	Off, On	Off	–	Pattern
Lean	Makes a chord change walk voice by voice.	Off, On	Off	–	Pattern
Fill	Plays single notes over the sounding chord.	Off, On	Off	–	Pattern
Fill style (letter on Fill)	Fill's figures and rhythms; a sideways swipe on Fill changes it.	P Pop, S Soul, J Jazz, C Classical, A Ambient	P	–	Not saved; one style for every engine, P when INK starts

#Matrix sources

Home: Modulation matrix.

Column	Source	Polarity
Env	Envelope 2, scaled by Env Level	Unipolar, 0 to +1
Prs	Pressure	Unipolar, 0 to +1
A	Macro A plus the Mod A LFO	Bipolar
B	Macro B plus the Mod B LFO	Bipolar
X	LFO X plus its Offset	Bipolar
Y	LFO Y plus its Offset	Bipolar
Rnd	A random value per note	Positive amount: 0 to the amount. Negative amount: either side of the base, by up to the amount.

#Rows set off the Sound tab

These Matrix rows and stored values have no control on the Sound tab.

Row	Where it is set	Matrix	CC
LFO Sync (Mod A, Mod B, LFO X, LFO Y)	Stored in the sound; off at Init. A synced LFO's Rate reads a division. To get one, start from a sound whose LFO Rate shows a division; saving keeps it.	–	–
Mod A Offset, Mod B Offset	By CC. −100.0 to +100.0; Init 0.0.	–	26, 29
Root, Scale	Engine sheet › KEY	PITCH: Root, PITCH: Scale	–
Voicing, Spread	Chord surface rails; on Chords the Stride and Degree rows read Voicing and Spread	PITCH: Voicing, PITCH: Spread	–

#Value lists

List	Values, in order
Generators	Supersaw (tone control Detune), Pulse (Width), Wavetable (Position), Granular sampler (none), Phase (Wave)
Phase waves	Saw, Square, Pulse, Double sine, Saw-pulse, Reso saw, Reso round, Reso trap
Wavetable banks	Basic, Organ, Acoustic, Vocal, FM, Chip, Fold, Grain
Scales	Scale reference
Sampler play styles	Tape, Pitched; Play slice, Loop slice, Play all, Loop all
LFO shapes	Triangle, Sine, SmthRnd, StepRnd, BiSquare, Square, Castle, Saw, BiTrigs, Trigs, Env, Geiger, Perlin
LFO Sync divisions	8 bars, 4 bars, 2 bars, 1 bar, 1/2., 1/2, 1/4., 1/2T, 1/4, 1/8., 1/4T, 1/8, 1/16., 1/8T, 1/16, 1/32., 1/16T, 1/32 (a dot marks a dotted value, T a triplet)
Chorus / phaser types	Chorus, Phaser
Delay types	Classic, Reverse, Octave, Ping-Pong
Delay sync times	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32 /32 sync
Arp and Seq divisions	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64, 80, 96, 128, 160, 192, 256 /32
Arp modes	Up, Down, Up/Down, Up/Down Repeat, Pedal Up, Pedal Down, Pedal Up/Down, Rnd, 2xRnd, Up 8 Steps, Down 8 Steps, Up/Down 8 Steps, Rnd 8 Steps, 2xRnd 8 Steps
Transpose	Auto, Up, Down, Up/Down, Down/Up, Random, Unique Random
Shift	−Oct, −5th, −4th, −3rd, +3rd, +4th, +5th, +Oct
Seq Direction	Pause, Forward, Reverse, Pingpong, PingPong Rep, Random
Fill styles	Pop, Soul, Jazz, Classical, Ambient

Settings values are listed in Settings and background audio; MIDI In and Out values in MIDI in and MIDI out.