MINIMALIZER

🎵 BASIC OPERATION

Loading Audio: Click "⏏ LOAD" on any deck to select an audio file from your computer.

Global Controls:

• PLAY ALL: Start/pause all tracks simultaneously
• STOP ALL: Stop all tracks and rewind to beginning
• ADD DECK: Add a new audio track to the rack

🎚️ TRACK CONTROLS

Volume Knob: Drag up/down to adjust track volume (0-100%)

Speed Knob: Drag up/down to change playback speed (0.8x-1.2x)

Transport Buttons:

• ▶ Play/Pause: Start or pause this track
• ■ Stop: Stop track and rewind to start

Mode Button: Cycles through playback modes:
• LOOP: Normal looping playback
• REV: Reverse playback
• PING PONG: Forward then reverse

LOCK PITCH: When enabled, speed changes affect pitch only (tempo stays at 1.0x)

Progress Bar: Click anywhere to jump to that position in the track

🔊 REVERB EFFECT

Power LED: Indicates if reverb is active (lit = on, dim = off)

Preset Knob: Select from 10 reverb environments:

• Small Room
• Medium Room
• Large Room
• Small Hall
• Concert Hall
• Cathedral
• Chamber
• Plate
• Spring
• Ambient

Mix Knob: Dry/wet balance (0-100%). Auto-disables at 0%

📟 LO-FI EFFECT

Power LED: Indicates if lo-fi is active

Preset Knob: Select from 5 lo-fi characters:

• Cassette 90s: Warm tape saturation
• Gameboy Crunch: Aggressive 8-bit style
• Vinyl Dust: Record crackle and warmth
• Broken Radio: AM radio distortion
• Dreamy Tape: Subtle wow/flutter

Mix Knob: Dry/wet balance (0-100%). Auto-disables at 0%

🔄 CROSSFADE

X-FADE KNOB: Controls seamless loop crossfade duration (0-200ms). Higher values create smoother transitions at loop points, eliminating clicks and pops. Applies when loading new audio files.

💾 SAVE PRESET

SAVE button: Save your complete session including all tracks, audio files, and global effects settings.

Preset Name: Give your preset a descriptive name

Author: Your name or artist name

What's saved: All track parameters (volume, speed, pitch lock, mode), audio files, reverb settings, and lo-fi settings

Security: CSRF token protection prevents unauthorized saves

📂 LOAD PRESET

LOAD button: Browse and load previously saved presets

Preset Cards: Click any preset card to load it instantly

DELETE: Remove unwanted presets (requires confirmation)

Note: Loading a preset replaces your current session

💡 TIPS & TRICKS

• Create phase music by loading the same sample on multiple decks
• Use slight speed variations (0.99x vs 1.01x) for phase shifting
• Combine PING PONG mode with reverb for ambient textures
• Use LOCK PITCH to create temporal variations while keeping the original pitch
• Chain effects: audio → track → reverb → lo-fi → output
• Start with reverb mix at 20-30% for subtle space
• Lo-fi works best at 30-50% mix for character without destroying clarity

ℹ️ ABOUT

MINIMALIZER is inspired by Steve Reich's tape loop experiments and phase music techniques from the 1960s. It uses modern Web Audio API with AudioWorklet processing for glitch-free playback and real-time effects.

All audio processing happens in your browser - no data is uploaded.

Project created by Maximilian Ascari