Mutable Instruments Braids - Manual

Braids
Macro oscillator
Algorithms overview
Classic analog waveforms
Wave Description Timbre Color
CSAW
CS-80 imperfect
saw
Notch width Notch
polarity
/\/|-_-_
Variable
waveshape
Waveshape Distortion/
filter
/|/|-_-_
Classic saw-
tooth/square
Pulse width Saw <->
square
SYNC
2 square VCOs
with hardsync
VCO fre-
quency ratio
VCO
balance
FOLD
Sine/triangle into
wavefolder
Wavefolder
amount
Sine <->
triangle
Digital synthesis
_|_|_|_
2 detuned
harmonic combs
Smoothness Detune
/|/| x3
-_ x3
Triple saw and
triple square
Osc. 2
detune
Osc. 3
detune
RING
3 ring-modulat-
ed sine waves
2/1 frequen-
cy ratio
3/1 frequen-
cy ratio
/|/|/|/|
Swarm of 7
sawtooth waves
Detune High-pass
filter
/|/|_|_|
Comb filtered
sawtooth
Delay time Neg./pos.
feedback
TOY*
Low-fi, circuit-
bent sounds
Sample
reduction
Bit toggling
ZLPF
Direct synthesis
of low-pass fil-
tered waveform
Cutoff
frequency
Waveshape
ZPKF, ZBPF, ZHPF are variants of ZLPF with peaking,
band-pass, and high-pass filters
Vocal synthesis and formants
VOSM
Sawtooth with
2-formants
Formant 1
frequency
Formant 2
frequency
VOWL
Speaking-toy
vowel synthesis
a, e, i, o, u Gender
VFOF
Vowel synthesis a, e, i, o, u Gender
FM
2-operator FM Modulation
index
Frequency
ratio
FBFM
2-operator FM
with feedback
Modulation
index
Frequency
ratio
WTFM
Chaotic
2-operator FM
Modulation
index
Frequency
ratio
Physical simulations
BELL,
DRUM
Bell and
metallic drum
simulations
Decay Inharmo-
nicity
PLUK
Plucked string Decay Plucking
position
BOWD
Bowed string Friction Bowing
position
BLOW
FLUT
Reed and flute
simulations
Air pressure Instrument
geometry
Wavetables
WTBL
21 wavetables Smooth
wavetable
position
Quantized
wavetable
selection
WMAP
16x16 waves X position Y position
WLIN
Linear wavetable
scanning
Wavetable
position
Interpola-
tion quality
WTx4
Quad wavetable
synthesis
Wavetable
position
Chord type
Noise
NOIS
Tuned noise
(2-pole filter)
Filter
resonance
Response,
LP to HP
TWNQ
Noise sent to 2
resonators
Resonance Resonators
frequency
ratio
CLKN
Clocked digital
noise
Cycle length Quantization
CLOU
Sinusoidal gran-
ular synthesis
Grain
density
Frequency
dispersion
PRTC
Droplets granu-
lar synthesis
Grain
density
Frequency
dispersion
QPSK
Modem noises Bit-rate Modulated
data