Rhythm Reactor Studio

🥁 DRUMS

Click stepToggle step on/off

Right-click stepCycle off → on → accent (louder hit)

Shift+click stepCycle to accent

M buttonMute that track

S buttonSolo that track

Knob dragSet per-track volume

MIXER → SHOWOpen full mixer with faders + pan

Genre buttonsSwitch instrument rows and sounds per genre

STEPS 8/16/32Change pattern length

SWING sliderAdd shuffle to the groove

🎹 PIANO ROLL / SYNTH

PIANO ROLL tabStep-sequence notes across 2 octaves (C2–B3)

Click cellPlace a note

Right-click cellCycle off → on → accent

Click piano keyPreview that note live

Note hold lengthHolds until next note in same row — gaps = legato, back-to-back = staccato

OCTAVE ±Shift all notes up/down an octave on save

CREATE PATTERNSend this piano roll to the Song Timeline palette

SYNTH ENGINE tabFull synthesizer — presets, oscillator, envelope, effects, arpeggiator

🎼 SONG TIMELINE

CREATE PATTERNSave current Drums beat to the palette

✏ PAINT toolClick or drag across bars to place a pattern

⬚ SELECT toolClick blocks to select, then drag to move

Shift+clickAdd/remove from selection

Drag empty spaceRubber-band box select

✕ ERASE toolClick a block to remove it

Right-click blockRemove block (any tool)

Drag palette chipDrop a pattern directly onto the timeline

↗ on palette chipLoad pattern back into Drums sequencer

POSITION scrubberJump to any bar — playback starts from there

Track nameClick to rename

⌨ KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

SpacePlay / Pause drums sequencer

↑ / ↓BPM +1 / −1

Shift + ↑ / ↓BPM +10 / −10

Delete / BackspaceDelete selected timeline blocks

Ctrl + DDuplicate selected timeline blocks

EscapeClear selection

Ctrl + SForce save to browser

Ctrl + ZUndo last timeline change

🎛 NOVATION LAUNCHPAD

⚡ CONNECT PADConnect Launchpad Mini mk3 via WebMIDI (far right of header)

Top row buttonsTransport controls (play, stop, rec)

8×8 grid8 tracks × 8 steps (viewport into the full grid)

← → ↑ ↓ arrowsScroll viewport across tracks and steps

Side buttonsMute/unmute tracks

🌈 RAINBOW VOMITExactly what it sounds like

💾 SAVING YOUR WORK

Auto-saveEvery change saves automatically to your browser — your session is always there when you return

⬇ SAVEDownload full session as a .json file for backup

⬆ LOADLoad a previously saved .json session

NoteAuto-save is browser-specific — use Save/Load to move sessions between devices or browsers