Q is a Nodular Sequencer controlled by the interactions between nodes and particle streams. It was built using React.
Q has been tested on Chrome but it should work on any decent browser with MIDI support.
Nodes generate midi messages whenever they become in contact with a particle.
- MIDI
- noteOn/noteOff messages to the specified MIDI destination.
- Lag and probability controls.
- Velocity control.
- Note and octave selectors.
- MIDI destination selector.
Particles travel along the paths defined by streams. Streams can have zero or more particles. There are three different types of particles:
- Linear
- Linear particle flow (user-defined length).
- Particle count and speed controls.
- Circular
- Circular particle flow (user-defined radius).
- Particle count and speed controls.
- Freehand
- Freehand particle flow (user defined path).
- Particle count and speed controls.
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Grab nodes - Click on a node to select it. Click and drag a node to change its position. Click on an empty area to deselect nodes. ⌘+Drag on an epmty area to shift the position of the display panel. |
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MIDI nodes - Click anywhere on the display panel to create a MIDI node. |
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Linear Streams - Click and drag anywhere on the display panel to create a linear stream. |
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Circular Streams - Click and drag anywhere on the display panel to create a circular stream. |
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Freehand Streams - Click and drag anywhere on the display panel to create a freehand stream. |
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Clone nodes - Click on a node to clone it. |
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Link nodes - Click on a node and drag to a second node to link them. Messages travel from parent nodes to child nodes but not from child nodes to parent nodes. Loops are not allowed. |
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Unlink nodes - Click on a parent node and drag to a child node to unlink them. |
| Shortcut | Action |
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| Spacebar | Play/Pause. |
| Backspace | Delete nodes. |
| ⌘+A | Select all nodes. |
| ⌘+S | Save project. |
| ⌘+O | Open project. |
| ⌘+N | Create a new project |
| ⌘+⇧+S | Save current project to local storage. |
| ⌘+⇧+O | Load project from local storage. |
| ⌘+⇧+C | Clear local storage. |
| ⌘+Click | Select Multiple nodes. |