Atoms
5,034 knowledge atoms — one concept each, the smallest teachable units. This is the reference library, not a course: atoms back the hands-on lessons on the two course paths and are here to look up, not to learn from in order. To find something specific, use search or browse by domain, level or type.
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'Ringing out' a monitor system identifies feedback frequencies with EQ to maximize gain before feedback
19-TET adds pitches between the cracks of standard 12-note tuning while keeping octaves aligned
2D Perlin noise maps x,y coordinates to smooth organic texture fields
A -7 dB cut at 600 Hz with a wide Q creates the hollow mid-scooped character of dub techno chords
A 'last-touched' link system maps any MIDI or OSC input to any UI parameter without pre-assignment
A 1/3-octave graphic EQ has Q≈4.31, not the 100 that engineers often assume
A 1/3-octave graphic EQ provides enough resolution to notch room resonances without disturbing adjacent frequencies
A 2001–02 Detroit trip exposed footwork producers to a faster, more polished ghetto-tech scene and pushed them toward a radio-friendly sound
A 3- or 5-step hat loop against a 16-step pattern creates an evolving polyrhythmic feel
A biodata module turns any biological signal into Eurorack CV, gates, and audio, making living organisms into performers
A breakdown must drop energy to a genuine low so the following build has real contrast
A browser Sonic Pi can drive collaborative jamming by streaming server events to each client's Web Audio synth
A Buchla sequencer jump can carry a certainty percentage, executing the branch only some of the time
A build must keep at least one voice in reserve to subtract at the drop
A camera-screen feedback loop is a physical system that iterates a differential equation
A capacitance proximity detector turns hand distance into control voltage for touchless gestural control
A catalog of attributes lets you take inspiration from music without copying it
A cheap bounding primitive tested first can skip the full SDF evaluation for the majority of ray steps
A clipped amplifier outputs approximately double its rated continuous power, threatening loudspeaker voice coils
A ComfyUI custom node is a Python class with INPUT_TYPES, RETURN_TYPES, FUNCTION, and CATEGORY
A commercially released mix tracklist is only final once every track clears licensing
A compute shader is an @compute WGSL function that runs without fixed vertex/fragment I/O, reading and writing only storage buffers or textures
A Cue List steps through a Chaser's scenes one cue at a time for theatrical operation
A DAW's internal musical state, not just its audio, can drive visuals when exposed over OSC
A DAWless live techno rig distils a large studio down to a compact standalone hardware subset
A DDSP ProcessorGroup chains processors as a DAG, configurable via gin without Python code changes
A deep source separation model can be wrapped in nn~ to split live audio into stems in real time
A descriptive score documents what was heard; a prescriptive score directs a performer
A displaced backbeat anchors the listener's meter, making other on-grid elements sound early or late
A dissonance curve plots sensory dissonance vs. interval for a given spectrum, with minima at consonant intervals
A dissonance score is a time-series graph showing how sensory dissonance ebbs and flows throughout a musical performance
A distinctive, collectible visual identity gives a label the recognizable mystique that a compelling sound alone cannot deliver
A double Mid-Sides array captures height information a stereo pair cannot
A driver computes a property's value from other properties via a function or Python expression
A drop is one cycle of near-silence followed immediately by the full groove returning
A dub techno kick is a 909-style sample with the filter lowered and release shortened to take its aggression off
A ducker gives even keyed rebalancing where a keyed compressor over-reduces loud notes
A Euclidean rhythm is aksak (built only from duration-2 and duration-3 cells) exactly when 2k < n < 3k
A fill applied only on the turnaround cycle is self-clearing and requires no follow-up save
A filter's frequency response describes its amplitude effect per frequency; its phase response describes the per-frequency time delay it introduces
A first-order Ambisonic B-format signal carries full-sphere spatial information in four channels: W, X, Y, Z
A for loop that repeatedly scales, tiles (fract), and accumulates color creates multi-scale fractal detail in shaders
A frenchcore DJ set ranges from 180 to 220+ BPM, sometimes closing with terror or speedcore
A gate or volume LFO triggered to tempo can create rhythmic gain pumping in sync with the groove
A good minimal record demands more production effort than a complex one because the sequence must improve with every listen
A Grain Delay pitched down an octave turns a chord's delays into the track's sub bass
A granular instrument requires the same daily practice as any acoustic instrument to sound compelling
A granular texture sounds the same played backwards because the grain is time-invariant
A granular voice reads a short window from a source table, applies an amplitude envelope, and outputs one grain
A groove must be stated for a full phrase before it is developed
A groove template is a timing and velocity map applied to shift any pattern toward a reference feel
A GrooveTransformer ML model can predict a full drum pattern from a sparse hit/velocity/offset input vector
A ground loop forms when two pieces of equipment share multiple ground paths, creating a hum-inducing loop antenna
A hacked game controller provides a cheap USB interface for connecting custom sensors to music software
A Hardstyle buildup has three phases: tease, melody preview, and tension-building filter sweep into the drop
A harmonizer shifts pitch in real time by varying playback rate with spliced grain boundaries
A heavy beat layered underneath a heavily tempo-shifted track masks its distortion artefacts
A high-frequency ping-pong delay kept near-silent can be lifted in as a shimmering textural build
A high-pass sweep removes low-end weight from the full stack without removing the pattern
A highly constrained live coding language reduces cognitive load and enables musical output within seconds, at the cost of expressive range