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wicktoneStudio
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Patch it. Code it. Loop it.

wicktone is a music studio built from nodes and code. Wire synths, drum machines and effects like a modular rig, type rhythms like a programmer and remix everything while it loops.

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Acid technoDemo song in the studio
The wicktone studio playing the acid techno demo. Pattern nodes feed a mono synth and a drum machine, an LFO sweeps the filter, and every node draws its sound live.
  1. Palette36 nodes. Drag one in or double click the canvas.
  2. PatternRhythms in mini notation, edited while they play.
  3. LFOA modulation cable sweeps the filter of the synth.
  4. OutputLevel and spectrum. Hit Rec to bounce a WAV.

Three ways in

Drag it, type it, jam it.

Start with cables and end up in code, or the other way round. Both views drive the same patch, and the music never stops while you switch.

PatchCanvas

Wire a beat

Drag a Pattern into a Mono Synth, the synth into a Delay and the Delay into the Output. That is a bassline. Every cable carries a real signal you can reroute while it plays.

CodeEditor

Type a beat

Rather type? The whole patch is JavaScript. Press Ctrl Enter and only what changed updates, so the groove keeps rolling.

PerformTransport

Play it live

Everything loops, locked to the bar. Mute parts, twist knobs and swap patterns on the fly. Quantize lands every change right on the beat.

How it works

Three cables. One grammar.

Generators make notes, instruments turn them into sound, effects shape it and modulators move the knobs. Only matching sockets connect, so nothing ever breaks.

  • Pattern Mono Synth

    Notes Rhythm and pitch, from patterns, sequencers and arpeggiators into instruments.

  • Mono Synth Delay

    Audio Real sound, from synths and samples through effects to the Output.

  • LFO Cutoff knob

    Modulation LFOs, envelopes and macros, dropped straight onto any knob.

For people who think in code

Rhythm is just a string.

wicktone speaks the mini notation of Strudel and TidalCycles: bd*4 is four kicks, bd(3,8) a euclidean groove and <c3 e3 g3> changes every bar. Then go full JavaScript, with one function per node, .to() for cables and autocomplete everywhere.

{ }acid.jsCtrl Enter to run
bpm(134) const drums = drumMachine({ kickTune: 46 })pattern('bd*4, ~ cp ~ cp').to(drums)drums.to(compressor({ ratio: 4 })).to(out) // 303 vibes: :a is an accent, :s a slideconst acid = monoSynth({ cutoff: 110, resonance: 9 })pattern('<a1 a1:a a2:s c2>').to(acid)lfo({ rate: '4' }).mod(acid.cutoff)acid.to(delay({ pingpong: true })).to(out)
Cheat sheetComment
bd(3,8)
euclidean rhythm
hh?
random drop
c3, e3, g3
stack, a chord
{a b c}%4
polymeter
a1:s
slide into the next note

No code yet? Open code mode on any patch and wicktone writes it for you. The best way to learn.

BeatDrum Sequencer
'bd*4, [~ cp]*2, [~ hh]*4'
bd
cp
hh

Click the grid and the pattern rewrites itself.

DrumsDrum Machine

Under the hood

Small app. Deep rabbit hole.

Everything a jam session needs, built straight into the browser. No plugins, no installs, no waiting.

  • Knobs that drawDisplays

    Knobs that draw

    Filter curves, envelopes, LFO shapes, echo taps and piano rolls redraw as you tweak and move while it plays.

  • Never out of syncClock

    Never out of sync

    Patterns, sequencers, LFOs and loops are locked to the bar grid. Change the tempo during a jam and everything stays on the beat.

  • Acid ready synthsInstruments

    Acid ready synths

    A mono synth with 303 style accents and slides, an FM synth, a poly synth and an 808 style drum machine.

  • Your own soundsSources

    Your own sounds

    Drop audio files on the canvas, then trim, reverse, loop and fit them to the tempo. Or plug in your microphone.

  • Record to WAVRecorder

    Record to WAV

    Hit Rec and bounce the master output straight to a WAV file, ready for any DAW.

  • Undo everythingHistory

    Undo everything

    Every knob turn, cable, mute and code run is one undo step. Experiment without fear.

  • Your stuff stays yoursStorage

    Your stuff stays yours

    Projects autosave in your browser. Export one JSON file with the samples inside to share it or back it up.

  • Sandboxed scriptsWorker

    Sandboxed scripts

    Code runs in a Web Worker with a three second limit, so while(true) can never freeze your jam.

The toolbox

36 nodes to plug together.

Sequencers, synths, samplers, effects and modulators, each with knobs you can grab or wire an LFO into. Double click the canvas to add one, or drop a cable into empty space and wicktone offers what fits.

Palette36 nodes

Note generators

  • Pattern
  • Step Sequencer
  • Drum Sequencer
  • Euclidean
  • Random Melody

Note effects

  • Arpeggiator
  • Chord
  • Transpose
  • Chance

Instruments

  • Poly Synth
  • FM Synth
  • Mono Synth
  • Drum Machine
  • Sampler

Audio sources

  • Oscillator
  • Noise
  • Audio Player
  • Microphone

Audio effects

  • Filter
  • Delay
  • Reverb
  • Distortion
  • Bitcrusher
  • Chorus
  • Phaser
  • Compressor
  • EQ

Modulation

  • LFO
  • Envelope
  • Macro
  • Random (S&H)

Utilities

  • Mixer
  • Gain / Pan
  • Scope
  • Comment
  • Output
OutputMaster

Your next loop is one click away.

Open the studio, press Space and start twisting knobs. The demo song is already waiting.

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