This view allows you to define some of the key properties that govern how Ambient Voices work.

Name

The name of the Voice.

Mute

The Mute parameter.

Units

You define the Unit of Measure for which the other Ambient Voice parameters are interpreted. This may be one of the following values:

Seconds (thousandths of a)

The properties including Duration are all interpreted as being in thousandths of a second (i.e. Milliseconds). So, a Duration value of 1000 means one second.

Beats (60ths of a)

The properties including Duration are all interpreted as being in 60ths of a beat. In Noatikl a Beat is defined as being one crotchet; you get 4 beats in a bar of 4:4 music. So, a Duration value of 60 means one beat. A Duration value of 30 means a quaver. A Duration value of 20 means a triplet.  A Duration value of 15 means a semi-quaver.  A Duration value of 240 means 4 beats (which is a full bar if the Piece Meter is 4:4).

Full seconds

The properties including Duration are all interpreted as being in seconds. So, a Duration value of 10 means ten seconds.

Duration

This defines the minimum duration for which the Ambient Voice will play when it composes a note. The actual value chosen for each note is a value between Duration, and Duration plus the Duration Range. Each and every note composed for this Ambient Voice will have a note whose duration is separately calculated.

Duration Range

This is combined with the Duration parameter, to determine the duration for which the Ambient Voice will play when it composes a note. The actual value chosen for each note is a value between Duration, and Duration plus the Duration Range. Each and every note composed for this Ambient Voice will have a note whose duration is separately calculated.

Gap Minimum

This defines the minimum duration for which the Ambient Voice will play when it composes a rest. The actual value chosen for each rest is a value between Gap Minimum, and Gap Minimum plus the Gap Range. Each and every rest composed for this Ambient Voice will have a rest whose duration is separately calculated.

Gap Range

This is combined with the Gap Minimum parameter, to determine the duration for which the Ambient Voice will play when it composes a rest. The actual value chosen for each rest is a value between Gap Minimum, and Gap Minimum plus the Gap Range. Each and every note composed for this Ambient Voice will have a note whose duration is separately calculated.

Phrase Length

Set this to define the shortest possible sequence of notes that Noatikl will compose in sequence. Noatikl composes a sequence of notes, followed by a sequence of rests. The length of each sequence of notes is governed by this and the Phrase Length Range parameter.

Phrase Length Range

This value defines the upper limit to the number of notes that Noatikl will compose in sequence. For example, if the Phrase Length is 3, and the Phrase Length Range is 25, then the minimum phrase will be 3 notes, and the maximum phrase length will be (3+25) = 30 notes.

Phrase Gaps

Set this to define the shortest possible sequence of rests that Noatikl will compose. Noatikl composes a sequence of notes, followed by a sequence of rests. The length of each sequence of rests is governed by this and the Phrase Gaps Range parameter.

Phrase Gaps Range

This value defines the upper limit to the number of rests that Noatikl will compose in sequence. For example, if the Phrase Gaps is 3, and the Phrase Gaps Range is 25, then the minimum phrase will be 3 rests, and the maximum phrase length will be (3+25) = 30 rests.

Note Rest %

This value defaults to zero. If not zero, then Noatikl will cause the defined percentage of notes that would otherwise be played by Noatikl, to instead be treated as a rest. This is very useful for making any voice sound more sparsely. Give it a go: this parameter is very powerful, and applies to all voice types!