Notes node

Keyboard

Keyboard is a note node: it makes, filters or changes notes before a synth plays them. It has no input and gives notes out. Its controls include octave, transpose, velocity, numpad.

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The Keyboard node in Infinite, showing its controls and output.

What it does

Keyboard is a note node: it makes, filters or changes notes before a synth plays them. It has no input and gives notes out, so it starts a chain.

Inputs and outputs

Inputs

  • None. It starts a chain.

Outputs

  • notes out

Controls

Every control with a range can be driven by a modulator, a note, an audio level or a sketch.

ControlRange or optionsDefault
octave-1 to 73
transpose-24 to 240
velocity0 to 21
numpadon or offon

Example patch

This patch wires Keyboard to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.

infinite-patch 1
rev 2
# Keyboard: a starting patch for the Keyboard node
node 1 Notes Keyboard
  id node
  pos 520 300
end
node 2 Synths Analog
  id voice
  pos 1080 300
end
node 3 Utility Audio Out
  id speakers
  pos 1640 300
end
note voice 0 node
aud speakers 0 voice

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