Mono Synth

Monophonic lead / bass voice with dozens of synthesis models in a single machine — plus FM, waveshaping, decimation and bit-crushing.

Available on: Track 8
Built on: Mutable Instruments Braids — MacroOscillator with 40+ synthesis models.

Character

A chameleon synth voice. The shape control steps through the full Braids model catalogue: saw, square, FM, wavetables, Karplus-style strings, additive, granular clouds, cymbal, drum, speech, and more. Each model exposes two timbre parameters that change meaning per model. Combined with waveshaping and lo-fi processing, it covers clean, gritty and glitchy tones from one voice.

Parameters

Oscillator

Parameter What it does
shape Braids synthesis model selector (40+ models)
param_0 TIMBRE — first timbre control (model-specific)
param_1 COLOR — second timbre control (model-specific)
p0_amt Envelope → TIMBRE amount
p1_amt Envelope → COLOR amount
fm_amt Envelope → oscillator pitch (FM)
waveshaping Signature waveshaper amount

Lo-fi

Parameter What it does
decimation Sample-rate reduction — aliasing / grit
bit_reduction Bit-depth reduction — lo-fi crush

Envelope / Pitch

Parameter What it does
attack AD attack time
decay AD decay time
loopEG Loop the envelope for LFO-like modulation
q_scale Quantize incoming pitch to a musical scale

Spend a minute auditioning shape on a held note. Then lock param_0 / param_1 per step for expressive sequences. Enable loopEG for rhythmic tremolo-style effects without an LFO.

See also

Origin & credits

Built on Mutable Instruments Braids MacroOscillator (Émilie Gillet, MIT-licensed). TBD-16 integration by Robert Manzke / CTAG (GPL 3.0) adds the AD envelope, modulation routing, decimation, bit-reduction and scale quantizer.