Mutable Instruments Peaks
Four more things
Hold the FUNCTION button for one second (it starts blinking). Peaks now provides four alternative functions instead of envelope/LFO/tap LFO/drum generation. These functions are:
Mini step-sequencer (4-step in twin mode, 2-step in split mode) Trigger delay/shaper Trigger stream randomizer Digital drum synth Parameters
Alternative ADSR function, TWIN & EXPERT: 4-step minisequencer. Each knob controls a step. Channel 1 is clocked by TRIG 1 and reset by TRIG 2. Channel 2 is clocked by TRIG 2:
Ch. 1/2 Step 1 Ch. 1/2 Step 2 Ch. 1/2 Step 3 Ch. 1/2 Step 4 Alternative ADSR function, SPLIT: Dual 2-step minisequencer. Knobs 1&2 control channel 1′s steps, knobs 3&4 channel 2′s steps. There is no reset, and each channel has its clock.
Ch. 1 Step 1 Ch. 1 Step 2 Ch. 2 Step 1 Ch. 2 Step 2 Alternative LFO function, TWIN & EXPERT:
Ch. 1/2 Pre-delay Ch. 1/2 Gate duration Ch. 1/2 Delay Ch. 1/2 Number of repeats Alternative LFO function, SPLIT:
Ch. 1 Delay Ch. 1 Number of repeats Ch. 2 Delay Ch. 2 Number of repeats Alternative TAP function, TWIN & EXPERT:
Ch. 1/2 Probability that an incoming trigger is processed Ch. 1/2 Probability that the trigger is regenerated after the delay Ch. 1/2 Delay time Ch. 1/2 Jitter Alternative TAP function, SPLIT:
Ch. 1 Acceptance/regeneration probability Ch. 1 Delay Ch. 2 Acceptance/regeneration probability Ch. 2 Delay Alternative DRUM function, TWIN & EXPERT:
Ch. 1/2 frequency Ch. 1/2 FM intensity Ch. 1/2 FM and AM envelope decay time (the FM envelope has a shorter decay than the AM envelope, but the two values are tied to this parameter) Ch. 1/2 Color. At 12 o’clock, no modification is brought to the oscillator signal. Turn right to increase the amount of noise (for snares). Turn left to increase the amount of distortion (for 909 style kicks). Alternative DRUM function, SPLIT:
Ch. 1 BD presets morphing Ch. 1 BD presets variations Ch. 2 SD presets morphing Ch. 2 SD presets variations
Easter Egg
Three long presses on both the SPLIT and FUNCTION buttons starts a “number station”. The pots are controlling pitch, transition probability, noise and distortion.
There is also a fifth mode in the source code: Bouncing ball. A hidden mode for hackers and programmers :D