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title: renoise
published: 2024-09-30T05:25:45+0100
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<p class="notice">Renoise is proprietary software, but offers a generous [free trial].</p>
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- [Effect commands]
    - [Global]
    - [Samples only]
    - [Any instrument]
        - [Retrigger volume factor]
    - [Volume column]
    - [Panning column]

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## Effect commands
[Renoise wiki](https://tutorials.renoise.com/wiki/Effect_Commands){.button}

### Global

command     meaning                 comment
--------    --------------------    --------
`ZTxx`      **T**empo in BPM
`ZLxx`      **L**ines per beat
`ZKxx`      Tic**k**s per line
`ZGxx`      Toggle **g**roove
`ZBxx`      **B**reak pattern       goto **line xx** (?)
`ZDxx`      **D**elay pattern       pause for **xx lines**

### Samples only
These work in the local FX columns for samples.

command     meaning                 comment
--------    ---------------------   --------
`-Axy`      **A**rpeggio            x,y **first, second semitone**
`-Uxx`      Slide pitch **u**p      xx **1/16th of semitone**
`-Dxx`      Slide pitch **d**own    xx **1/16th of semitone**
`-Gxx`      **G**lide               xx **1/16th of semitone**
`-Vsd`      **V**ibrato             s,d **speed, depth**
`-Ixx`      Fade **i**n             xx **1/256th of volume**
`-Oxx`      Fade **o**ut            xx **1/256th of volume**
`-Tsd`      **T**remelo             s,d **speed,depth**
`-Cxt`      **C**ut                 volume=**x** after **t** ticks
`-Sxx`      **S**lice number
`-Bxx`      **B**ackwards
`-Exx`      **E**nvelope offset     set envelope, ahdsr, fader, & stepper offset
`-Nsd`      Auto pa**n**            s,d **speed,depth**

### Any instrument
These work in the local FX columns for any instrument.

command     meaning                 comment
--------    --------------------    --------
`-Mxx`      Channel volu**m**e      `00` = -60dB, `FF` = +3dB
`-Qxx`      Delay playback          Delay playback **xx ticks**
`-Yxx`      Ma**y**be retrigger     Trigger with **xx probability**
`-Rxt`      **R**etrigger           [Retrigger volume factor] every **t**ick

#### Retrigger volume factor
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x    change in volume
---  -----------------
`0`  No change
`1`  3% lower
`2`  6% lower
`3`  12% lower
`4`  25% lower
`5`  50% lower
`6`  33% lower cumulatively
`7`  50% lower cumulatively
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x    change in volume
---  ----------------
`8`  No change
`9`  3% higher
`a`  6% higher
`b`  12% higher
`c`  25% higher
`d`  50% higher
`e`  33% higher cumulatively
`f`  50% higher cumulatively
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### Volume column
command     meaning                 comment
----------  --------------------    --------
`00`-`7f`   Volume/velocity
`Ix`        Volume fade in          step **x * 10**
`Ox`        Volume fade out         step **x * 10**

### Panning column
command     meaning                 comment
----------  --------------------    --------
`00`-`80`   Panning                 00 = left, 40 = centre, 80 = right
`Jx`        Slide left
`Kx`        Slide right

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