Instruments 4 min

Instrument Types

The four broad instrument types used by Lodo.

Lodo has four broad instrument types: MIDI, sampler, synth, and plugin.

Instrument types

MIDI

Sequences external applications, hardware, and MIDI destinations.

Sampler

Loads samples for playback, looping, reversing, ping-pong playback, and slicing.

Synth

Provides internal synthesis engines for pitched, percussive, physical modelling, and noise-based sounds.

Plugin

Hosts external VST or AU instruments and sequences them from the pattern grid.

Shared devices

Internal instruments include an FX panel and four sends. These are shared between instruments and provide a consistent place for basic sound shaping.

The modulation device is still in active development and will be documented once its behaviour is stable.