Launch line

line v0.8.1 Manual

Every command can be combined in one single line

"_" underscore char adjacent after any command

Commands Reference

Commands by number of arguments

Launch line

If line's folder in your Desktop

• Open Terminal (MacOS) or similar

• Type cd ~/Desktop/line/build {ENTER}

• Type ./line {ENTER}

<<< line is now running >>>

Now run your favorite synth, sampler, DAW, or other MIDI receiver!

line v0.8 Manual

With line running, type:

Send a MIDI message:

4 1/4 midi notes

45 46 47 48 or a3 as3 b3 c4

1/4 1/8 1/8 1/4 1/4 notes

45 .34 35. 48 49 or a3 .as2 b2. c4 cs4

'-' for a rest note

36 .37 38. 41 .- 46.

C Major chord + C Major arpeggio. All 1/4

(c3 e3 g3) g5 e6 c2

d note with 0.5 of amplitude

d3~.5

C Minor chord with 0.7 of amplitude

(c4 eb4 g4)~.7

Note: amplitude is 1.0, by default

More on chords:v0.8.1

For major, minor, half-dimished, diminished chords, add 7th and 9th, line has chord cipher shortcuts.

D Minor minor 7th chord

B Half-Diminished

B Dim

G Dominant

C# Major add 9

Create a C major phrase with 8 notesv0.8.1

seq(8) major // resulting phrase: c d e f g a b MIDI equivalent: 0 2 4 5 7 9 11 0

Create a D scale phrase with 8 notesv0.8.1

seq(8) major raise(2) soct(4) // resulting phrase: d4 e4 f#4 g4 a4 b4 c#4 d4 MIDI equivalent: 50 52 54 55 57 59 61 50

Create a sequence of 16 notes, 2 octaves of C Major scalev0.8.1

seq(16) major(c4)

seq(16) major soct(4) // same as above

Create a 4 notes chord with the first 4 notes of D locrian scalev0.8.1

(_ _ _ _) locrian(d4)

Set a MIDI channel:

channel 2

sch(2)

Set bpm:

120 bpm

sbpm(120)

Set a range of values (MIDI range is default):

range [0 -> 1000]

range(0 1000)

minimum is 100

mi100

maximum is 1000

ma1000

Set overall relative amplitude:

50% of previous overall amplitude

am(50)

Concatenate phrase n times:

concat phrase 4x

mult(4)

Set phrase duration n times:

Increase phrase duration 8x

slow(8)

Mute and unmute:

m and um

Reverse:

r

Scramble:

scrambles notes within each rhythmic part and rhythmic structure

s

Extra scramble:

scrambles notes across the phrases and rhythmic structure

x

Amplitude Scramble and Extra Scramble:

sa and xa

Save phrase to a queue:

place it on top of the queue; position 0

sp

replace phrase in position 3

sp(3)

Load phrase:

load postion 0 phrase; it will play next

lp(0)

List saved phrases

l

Save queued phrases to .line (= txt) file

Will assume prompt name as file name

sf

Save file with mysynth.line name

sf(mysynth)

Note: Will also save line instance parameters (prompt, channel, notes/cc, range of values)

Load .line file to line

Load sampler.line

lf(sampler)

Note: Will apply to line instance saved parameters

Switch between notes and cc modes:

notes mode

n

cc mode on channel 2

scc(2)

Relabel prompt:

from default line> to _my_synth>, type:

lb(my_synth)

Exit:

q or quit

Display commands standard menu/extended menu:

ls or le

Every command can be combined in one single line

Plays 4 different octaves of c, 4 of each, total 16 notes, all randomly positioned. mult and s will run once.

c4 c5 c6 c7 mult(4) s

"_" underscore char adjacent after any command

The same previous combo but randomly positioned every new cycle/bar, forever

c4 c5 c6 c7 mult(4) s_

The same previous combo but randomly positioned next 2 cycles/bars

c4 c5 c6 c7 mult(4) s_2

Commands Reference

with 0 arguments

l - list all phrases in stack

lbk - list all phrases in stackv0.8

le - commands extended list

ls - commands standard list

n - play mode

play - play modev0.8

q - quit linereplace

quit - quit linereplace

print - current phrase pretty printv0.8

push - push current phrase to stackv0.8

pushed - list all phrases in stackv0.8

m - mute

um - unmute

ga - random gains to all values in phrase

r - reverse current values' order

rev - reverse current values' orderv0.8

rgain - generate random gains to all values in phrasev0.8

roct - replace every value/note with with a new one in a random different (or not) octavev0.8

rvalue - generate random values between 0 and 127 for every placeholder in phrasev0.8

s - random reordering current values within each rhythmic part and rhythmic structure

sa - random reordering current gains within each rhythmic part and rhythmic structure

scramble - random reordering current values within each rhythmic part and rhythmic structurev0.8

save - save .line file with prompt namev0.8

sf - save .line file with prompt name

sp - push current phrase to stack

wbpm - what BPMreplace

wcc - what CCreplace

wch - what channelreplace

wrange - what rangereplace

wslow - what slowreplace

x - random current values across the phrases and rhythmic structure

xg - random current gains valuesv0.8

xgain - random current gains valuesv0.8

xs - random current phrase's rhythmic structures

schromatic - fills out a phrase with a chromatic sequence starting in cv0.8.1

whole - c whole scale sequencev0.8.1

major - c major scale sequencev0.8.1

minor - c minor scalev0.8.1

harmonicminor - c harmonic minor scalev0.8.1

ionianv0.8.1

mdorianv0.8.1

phrygianv0.8.1

lydianv0.8.1

mixolydianv0.8.1

maeolianv0.8.1

locrianv0.8.1

with 1 argument

am(n) - same as relamp

relamp(n) - increases every amplitude in phrase by n%replace

raise(n) - adds n to all values in current phrase within range

rotl(n) - rotates all values left by nv0.8

rotr(n) - rotates all values right by nv0.8

rl(n) - same as rotl

rr(n) - same as rotr

sgain(n) - sets all values to gain n. 0.0 - 1.0 rangereplace

mult(n) - concatenates current phrase n timesreplace

prog(n) - creates sequence of values where next value is (current + n)v0.8

seq(n) - creates a sequence of n (value:64, amp:127) pairs

slice(n) - creates sequence of n valuesv0.8

soct(n) - set octave n to every valuev0.8

label(s) rename prompt with s namev0.8

lb(s) - same as label

lf(s) - open file with s name

open(s) - same as lfv0.8

save(s) - save file with s namev0.8

sf(s) - same as save

with 2 arguments

pick(v1 v2) - pick randomly v1 or v2v0.8

range(min max) - change the default MIDI range to [min-max]replace

roct(min max) - random octave values between min and maxv0.8

rgain(min max) - random gain values between min and max. Decimal gain values between 0.0 and 1.0v0.8

rvalue(min max) - random MIDI values between min and maxv0.8

with 3 arguments

pick(v1 v2 v3) - pick randomly v1, v2 or v3v0.8

prog(min max incr) - creates sequence of values where next value is (current + n) within [min - max] scopev0.8

slice(min max n) - creates sequence of n values within [min - max] scopev0.8

with 7 arguments

pick(v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7) - pick randomly from v1 to v7v0.8