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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A highpass filter after FM oscillators removes the tonal fundamental, converting FM output into metallic texture
A highpass filter rather than lowpass keeps a synth chord thin and airy above the sub-bass
A Hydra sketch with no .out() is guaranteed blank, so .out() presence is the [NOW] proxy for a black-frame check
A Hydra sketch with no time or reactive term is static by construction, the [NOW] proxy for a frozen-frame check
A JITLib proxy is a placeholder defined by its valid sources, its contexts of use, and a default source
A jitter buffer absorbs packet timing variation by introducing a small constant delay before playback
A jitter buffer must define policies for underflow (empty) and overflow (full) conditions
A LedFx virtual is a device-independent effect surface that can be spanned or copied across multiple physical LED strips
A live modular rig can be built around spontaneous algorithmic sequencing or around pre-programmed banked sequences
A live techno rig should keep producing sound with no input so the performer manipulates rather than rebuilds
A live techno rig stays minimal because fewer voices mean less to manage while improvising
A live-coding community's code of conduct names domain-specific failure modes beyond generic anti-harassment rules
A live-coding setup file pre-loads server memory, sample dictionaries, SynthDefs, a clock and a safety limiter before the set
A live-coding SynthDef names its frequency arg 'freq', exposes an 'out' arg, and self-frees via doneAction
A livecoding agent must not claim to hear or see its output when no perception bridge exists
A long-decaying noise layer simulates room reverb within a clap patch without an external reverb unit
A low-pass cutoff ramped upward over a phrase opens the groove without adding voices
A lowpass filter can double as a mixer channel by treating cutoff-open as full send and cutoff-zero as mute
A Maths channel self-cycling at audio rate is an oscillator, and feeding another oscillator into its EOC output jack alters its tone differently than into Signal IN
A matrix mixer with output-to-input feedback self-oscillates into an instrument with no source
A mechanical plate reverb driven by solenoid percussion creates a hybrid acoustic-electronic instrument
A microphone's polar pattern is non-uniform front-to-back, making rear-pointing feedback tests inaccurate
A MIDI 2.0 device must implement MIDI-CI-with-discovery plus a feature, or UMP-with-discovery plus a feature
A MIDI-CI Profile is a published set of messages and required responses that devices can advertise and negotiate
A multi-output knob module used as a macro controller lets one gesture simultaneously animate multiple unrelated parameters
A noise oscillator layer gives delays textural material to sustain between note events
A p5.js filter shader reads the canvas via tex0 and vTexCoord to apply per-pixel post-processing
A parametric equalizer allows independent control of center frequency, gain, and bandwidth (Q) for each band
A pattern must be tagged .analyze('hydra') to be visible to the audio-visual bridge
A per-release marketing plan fixes messaging, timing, and platform actions before a track goes live
A performer who only plays their classics ends up permanently measured against their own peak
A performer's live audio plus tracked position can drive visuals anchored to their body in real time
A periodic grain envelope creates AM sidebands at 1/grain-period intervals
A piezo disk driven through a step-up transformer resonates physical objects, turning them into sculptural reverb units
A polarity-inverted parallel gate channel can implement sidechain ducking without a dedicated ducker plugin
A precision adder sums CVs at exact voltages to transpose a sequence by musical intervals
A quadratic Bezier SDF takes three control points and returns distance to the curve
A quantizer applied to a smooth CV source creates machine-like stepped modulation
A replicator-plus-delay system distributes one visual engine across many screens by shifting the same signal in time per screen
A resonant filter's circuit topology, not just its cutoff, shapes its sonic character
A rough mix establishes the balance direction the artist expects; deviating too far requires client approval
A sample-and-hold random voltage source injects controlled randomness into pitch, amplitude or timing
A satisfying live set has an energy arc of contrast over time, not sustained maximum
A Schroeder reverberator builds artificial reverb from parallel comb filters and series allpass filters, with mutually-prime delay times
A screen region or webcam feed can be the continuous image source for real-time img2img diffusion
A second carrier oscillator sharing the same modulator adds a formant region at any spectral position
A semitone rise between tracks creates an energy boost by adding 7 (one semitone) or 2 (two semitones) to the Camelot number
A short loop on a shared chord bridges two harmonically compatible but chord-order-incompatible tracks
A single modulated delay line produces chorus, flanger, and vibrato depending on its delay-time settings
A single oscillator routed through waveshaper, notch filter, and granulizer can produce an unlimited range of sounds in a live modular rig
A single-note, heavily-effected synth in the upper register raises energy without competing with the melodic content
A slow filter envelope attack creates a gradual harmonic swell that is key to the dub chord feel
A slow-attack field-recording layer swells behind the kick to add breathy organic texture without a transient
A small random deviation prevents emergent systems from collapsing into a uniform state
A software emulation reduces an instrument's many possible sounds to a small labelled subset
A sound engineer's core job on a DnB rig is keeping DJ music and MC mic at equal, non-masking levels
A spectrum and a scale are 'related' when the spectrum's dissonance curve has minima at the scale's steps
A stage monitor system is a separate sound system pointed at performers, providing individualized mixes
A standard TOX container convention (out1 TOP + thumb TOP) makes VJ mixer cells interchangeable across projects
A Strudel Hap has an onset when its whole timespan begins at the same time as its part timespan