1. The whole instrument
Pad grid + pad control panel centre, post-process + FX rack right, evolution knobs top, preset browser below.
The running plugin -- every area is detailed below.
The whole instrument -- 01-overview
Overview
MUTON8 is an 8-pad drum instrument built around mutation: the pad grid plays the kit, the pad control panel edits the selected pad, and the global STAB / MUT RT / MUT DP knobs steer how the kit drifts when it evolves.
RND KIT re-rolls the whole kit and files the new state to the preset list as rnd-* history; the post-process panel and shared FX rack shape the summed output.
The preset browser below keeps every roll -- double-click to recall, R renames, X deletes.
Control Reference
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| PADS | 8 performance pads -- click to trigger, select to edit. |
| PAD PANEL | Per-pad controls for the selected pad. |
| STAB | Stability -- how much mutation is resisted. |
| MUT RT | Mutation rate -- how fast the kit drifts. |
| MUT DP | Mutation depth -- how far each step can go. |
| RND KIT | Re-roll the whole kit -- filed as rnd-* history. |
| POST | Post-process panel -- bus shaping after the pads. |
| SAVE | Save the current state as a named preset. |
| ? | This manual. |
2. The pad grid
The kit's playable surface.
The pad grid -- click a pad to trigger it; selecting a pad loads its parameters into the pad control panel.
The pad grid -- 02-pads The pad control panel edits the selected pad -- engine, pitch, envelope and routing. Its header reads Pad N g:M -- the pad index plus its mutation generation, so you can see how far the kit has evolved ("No pad" when nothing is selected).
The pad grid -- 03-padpanel
3. Stability & mutation
The kit drifts -- these knobs steer it.
STAB resists change, MUT RT sets how often the kit mutates, MUT DP sets how far each mutation can travel.
Stability & mutation -- 04-mutation
4. Every control: pad panel header
The strip above the pad's parameter grid.
Wave -- the pad's source wave: basic oscillators (Square/Saw/Sine/Tri/Pulse...), noise variants, and harmonic shapes (Organ/Clarinet/Bell/Harmonic/Morph...).
Every control: pad panel header -- p-wave FM wave -- modulator shape for the pad's FM stage.
Every control: pad panel header -- p-fmwave AM wave -- modulator shape for the AM stage.
Every control: pad panel header -- p-amwave Ring wave -- modulator shape for ring modulation.
Every control: pad panel header -- p-ringwave Lock -- freeze this pad so mutation and RND leave it alone.
Every control: pad panel header -- p-lock Trig -- audition the selected pad.
Every control: pad panel header -- p-trig RND -- randomize this pad's parameters.
Every control: pad panel header -- p-rnd
5. Every control: pad pitch & wave shape
Frequency, glide, duty and vibrato -- the jsfxr-style engine each pad runs.
Strt Frq -- start frequency.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-startFrequency Min Frq -- the floor the sweep stops at.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-minFrequency Slide -- pitch slide (bipolar).
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-slide D Slide -- slide acceleration.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-deltaSlide Pitch -- overall pitch shift.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-pitchShift Detune -- fine detune.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-detune Glide -- portamento rate.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-glideRate Ptch Jmp -- size of a discrete pitch jump.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-pitchJump Jmp Time -- when the jump happens.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-pitchJumpTime Arp -- arpeggio amount.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-arpeggiated Arp Spd -- arpeggio rate.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-arpeggioSpeed Duty -- square duty cycle.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-dutyCycle Duty Swp -- duty sweep.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-dutySweep Duty Mod -- duty modulation depth.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-dutyMod Duty ModR -- duty modulation rate.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-dutyModRate Vib Dep -- vibrato depth.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-vibratoDepth Vib Spd -- vibrato speed.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-vibratoSpeed Vib Str -- vibrato strength.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-vibratoStrength Vib Dly -- vibrato onset delay.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-vibratoDelay Vib Fad -- vibrato fade-in.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-vibratoFade Wav Mor -- wave morph amount.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-waveMorph Wav Mor2 -- second morph target amount.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-waveMorph2 Harm Cnt -- overtone count.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-harmonicCount Harm Spr -- overtone spread.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-harmonicSpread Harm Sft -- shift the harmonic series.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-harmonicShift Metallic -- metallic edge.
Every control: pad pitch & wave shape -- p-metallic
6. Every control: pad envelope & repeat
Amplitude shape and the retrigger/flanger-style repeaters.
Attack -- attack time.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-attackTime Sustain -- sustain time.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-sustainTime Decay -- decay time.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-decayTime Punch -- sustain punch boost.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-sustainPunch Hold -- hold between attack and decay.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-envHold Release -- release time.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-envRelease Sus Level -- sustain level.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-envSustainLevel Env Curve -- envelope curve shape.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-envCurve Repeat -- retrigger speed.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-repeatSpeed Rep Cnt -- repeat count.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-repeatCount Rep Fad -- repeat fade.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-repeatFade Stutter -- stutter rate.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-stutterRate Glitch -- glitch rate.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-glitchRate Volume -- pad level.
Every control: pad envelope & repeat -- p-volume
7. Every control: pad mod & colour
FM/AM/ring stages, filters and the dirt layer.
FM Dep -- FM depth.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-fmDepth FM Frq -- modulator frequency.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-fmFreq FM Fb -- FM feedback.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-fmFeedback AM Dep -- amplitude modulation depth.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-amDepth AM Frq -- AM rate.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-amFreq Ring Dep -- ring-mod depth.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-ringDepth Ring Frq -- ring-mod frequency.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-ringFreq Phaser -- phaser offset.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-phaserOffset Phr Swp -- phaser sweep.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-phaserSweep Phr Fb -- phaser feedback.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-phaserFeedback Phr Mix -- phaser wet/dry.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-phaserMix Flng Rt -- flanger rate.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-flangerRate Flng Dep -- flanger depth.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-flangerDepth Formant -- formant filter frequency.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-formantFreq LP Cut -- lowpass cutoff.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-lpfFreq LP Swp -- LP sweep (bipolar).
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-lpfSweep LP Res -- LP resonance.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-lpfResonance HP Cut -- highpass cutoff.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-hpfFreq HP Swp -- HP sweep (bipolar).
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-hpfSweep Distort -- waveshaper drive.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-distortion Bitcrsh -- bit-depth reduction.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-bitcrush Fold -- wavefold amount.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-fold Crush Rt -- sample-rate crush.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-crushRate Fold Off -- fold bias (bipolar).
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-foldOffset Saturate -- saturation amount.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-saturation Warmth -- low-mid warmth.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-warmth Air -- high-frequency air.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-air Punch Lvl -- transient punch.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-punchLevel Sub Lvl -- sub level.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-subLevel Noise Lvl -- noise mix.
Every control: pad mod & colour -- p-noiseLevel
8. Every control: post-process panel
The bus chain after the pads -- I/O, multimode filter, EQ, compressor, limiter; each stage has its own power lamp.
GAIN -- input gain into the post chain.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-gain Filter power -- bypass the filter stage.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-fpow MODE -- LP / BP / HP / NOTCH.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-mode CUTOFF (20--20k).
Every control: post-process panel -- o-cutoff RESO -- filter resonance.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-reso EQ power -- bypass the EQ.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-epow LOW -- low band gain.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-low MID -- mid band gain.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-mid HIGH -- high band gain.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-high Comp power -- bypass the compressor.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-cpow COMP THRESH (-60..0 dB).
Every control: post-process panel -- o-cthr COMP RATIO (1--20).
Every control: post-process panel -- o-crat COMP KNEE (0--24 dB).
Every control: post-process panel -- o-cknee Limiter power -- bypass the limiter.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-lpow LIM THRESH (-24..0 dB).
Every control: post-process panel -- o-lthr LIM RELEASE (1--500 ms).
Every control: post-process panel -- o-lrel VOLUME -- master output.
Every control: post-process panel -- o-volume
9. Every control: evolution & header
The global strip -- how the kit mutates over time.
STAB -- stability: how strongly the kit resists mutation.
Every control: evolution & header -- g-stab MUT RT -- mutation rate: how often the kit drifts.
Every control: evolution & header -- g-mutrt MUT DP -- mutation depth: how far each mutation travels.
Every control: evolution & header -- g-mutdp RND KIT -- re-roll all 8 pads (rnd-* history).
Every control: evolution & header -- g-rndkit THEME -- cycle the palette.
Every control: evolution & header -- g-theme REGISTER -- licence / activation dialog.
Every control: evolution & header -- g-register ABOUT -- version and credits.
Every control: evolution & header -- g-about
10. Randomize & preset history
RND KIT is filed like every other roll.
RND KIT re-rolls the whole kit and saves it as an
rnd-*preset entry.
Randomize & preset history -- 05-rndkit The preset browser lists every roll -- double-click to recall, R renames, X deletes.
Randomize & preset history -- 06-presets
11. Post-process, FX rack & LFO
The remaining areas.
The post-process panel shapes the summed pad bus.
Post-process, FX rack & LFO -- 07-postprocess The shared FX rack -- reorderable slots, per-slot RDM, rack randomizers (filed as
rnd-*history too).
Post-process, FX rack & LFO -- 08-fxrack LFO LINK then click any control for live modulation.
Post-process, FX rack & LFO -- 09-lforack
12. Shared areas: VU meter, I/O & FX rack
The house-style panels common to the AZOPSOFT suite.
VU meter -- stereo output level with peak hold, sitting under the visualizer. It mirrors what leaves the plugin after the master chain -- keep peaks out of the red.
Shared areas: VU meter, I/O & FX rack -- shared-vu Post-process panel -- the summed pad bus runs through GAIN, multimode MODE / CUTOFF / RESO filter, LOW / MID / HIGH EQ, comp THRESH / RATIO / KNEE, limiter THRESH / RELEASE and VOLUME; the preset strip carries search, SAVE, THEME and ? (this manual).
Shared areas: VU meter, I/O & FX rack -- shared-io FX rack -- serial effect slots on the summed output. + ADD opens the effect menu, CLEAR empties the chain, ^ / v reorders slots; each slot has BYPASS, RDM (random params) and X. Rack randomizers: RND CHAIN builds a fresh chain, RND FX appends one effect, RND PRM re-rolls every slot's parameters.
Shared areas: VU meter, I/O & FX rack -- shared-fx