so far so good. oscillators, filters, sequencer. but even prodigy would be nothing more than a poor folk combo without the proper effects.

• delay (echo)
  
generates a delay that ranges from 1 ms to 1 second. the delay can be selected with the "time" knob.
the "gain" control specifies the amount of the input signal that will be mixed with the effect.
the "feedback" knob spcifies the amount of the echos. To turn the effect off simply twist the "time" knob to the left.

• distortion
  
simulates a proper distortion module by highly sophisticated mathematical models.
"gain" spcifies the amount of the dry signal compared to the effect, while "drive" controls the strenght of the input signal.

• load button
you can load a cool drumloop file in .wav format just by clicking on this button.
• play button
plays the loaded wav loop. RubberDuck uses an intelligent beat estimation to fit automatically the drumloop to your sequence.
• volume
changes the volume for the drumloop in order to adapt it to the synthesizer.

File

• reset pattern memory (CTRL+N)
  
deletes the whole step sequencer memory.
• load pattern memory (CTRL+L)
  
loads a step sequencer file (.H3O) into memory.
• load machine state (CTRL+O)
  
loads a complette machine state file (sequencer and fader values) into the synthesizer.
• save machine state (CTRL+S)
  
saves the complete state of the synthesizer into a .H30 file (sequencer and fader values).
• exit
  
quits this stunning program.

Edit

• reset pattern (CTRL+R)
  
clears the current pattern from the step sequencer.
• copy pattern (CTRL+C)
  
copies the current pattern from the step sequencer into the clipboard.
• paste pattern (CTRL+V)
  
inserts the pattern from the clipboard into the current pattern.
• apply chaos to
  
a useful tool for enhancing creativity. uses probabilistic algorithms to generate funky notes, accents and slides.

output

• run sequencer (RETURN)
  
starts the sequencer. the patterns will be played according to the selected sequencer mode. press F5 again to stop.
• reset to pattern start (CTRL+A)
  
jumps to pattern start while playing. this is used for manual synchronisation.
• record output (F9)
  
saves the audio output of the syntesizer into a .wav file.
• mute
  
RubberDuck uses the audio device of the system in an exclusive way. if you want to stop working for example to do some stuff in a sample editor, you can tell RubberDuck to free the audio device by pressing mute before you run the program. if you want to work with RubberDuck again, just click on mute again.

setup

• sounddevice setup
  
all setup for the audio output (see above).
• midi & joystick setup
  
setup for realtime control with midi and joystick.(see above)
• select skin...
  

a dialog box will open where you can choose the skin directory and select a skin. for skins and skin creation tools check www.d-lusion.com/products/rubberduck.

Help

• contents
  
recursive error!
• about the program
  
contains more information about RubberDuck. hint - there is a picture hidden somewhere...