Controllers

Gamepad

Play the synth with a game controller.

Learn about it in Modulation: making sounds move

How it works

Plug in (or pair) a controller and press any button so the browser notices it. The two sticks become four control signals from −1 to +1 (up and right are positive) and A, B, X, Y become gates.

Outputs

LXLeft stick sideways.
LYLeft stick up/down.
RXRight stick sideways.
RYRight stick up/down.
AA button.
BB button.
XX button.
YY button.

Knobs and switches

SmoothSmooths the sticks.

Lessons that use the Gamepad

Each one opens as a working patch in the synth.

More controllers

KeyboardPoly KeysXY PadBouncing BallsPhone Tilt