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nb_tonic

an eight voice supertonic port – big thanks to zack for supertonic, which itself was inspired by magnus lidström's microtonic drum synth. nb tonic makes the supertonic sound available for norns scripts that support nb, with some minor changes and additions:

• extends the number of voices to eight
• adds six choke groups (six voice polyphony)
• load and save kits and individual voices via menu
• kit and voice preview within the file select menu (turn E3 CW)
• replaces noise generators with a noise buffer (uses two playback heads for stereo noise)
• velocity modulation is handled differently (a value of 0% will no longer mute the signal)
• adds pan/balance to each voice
• distortion is handled differently (soft clip + post-distortion attenuation) → gets crunchy but not too loud

documentation:

• Install and activate nb_tonic like other mods. Load a script that supports nb players and select tonic.
• tonic initializes with the default kit loaded. Complete kits can be loaded and saved under tonic kits. When a pset of the active script is saved, all parameters are saved as well, so saving kits isn't necessary but provides a way of backing up your favorite settings. When in the >> load menu, kits can be previewed by turning E3. Overwrite the default kit with your own setting to have your sounds of choice loaded at init.
• Under settings, the global parameters for main level and base note are accessed. The base note defines which note will trigger voice 1. The next seven subsequent semitones will trigger voices 2–8.
• Under global lpf, the cutoff frequency and resonance of the global low-pass filter are accessed.
• Under voice and subsequent sections, all parameters of the currently selected voice are accessed. > load voice and < save voice allow you to load and save the currently selected voice. When in the load menu, the voice can be previewed by turning E3.