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“Painofly is a very original and powerful musical instrument for the iPhone. It is elegant and smooth in its design and a pleasure to play.”
--Jordan Rudess,
Dream Theater
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This is the main screen. The lower half of the screen always shows the piano keyboard so you can play notes even while editing a sound. Above, there are ten instrument sound icons per page and eight pages. On the left is the master volume control. On the right are three buttons: the top button expands the keyboard to fill the screen, the second icon displays built-in documentation, and the third button displays an options menu for the current sound (you can copy or paste a sound, or create a new icon using an image from your photo library).
We've scrolled the sound bank to show a new set of icons. This is a set of basic electronic sounds using square waves and saw tooth waves. Just tap on an instrument to play it. You can adjust the master volume while you play. Actually you can do almost anything while you play including scrolling the sound pages or expanding the keyboard to full screen!
Double tap on an instrument to open this sound edit panel. Tap on the check mark in the top right corner to close it. This sound uses two of the three nodes available (Tapping on the blue plus sign will add the third). The green slider in the middle is set to the frequency being played (whatever key you play on the piano) while the red node is set to a wavelength twice as long (an octave below the note being played). The red node on top is modulating the green node to create a rich timbre full of overtones.
Double tap on a node to change its envelope. Tap on the check mark in the top right corner to close go back to the waves. The envelope lets you shape the sound over time. In this case the red node (on top) starts at a medium volume then gradually fades up to almost maximum. The green node starts at zero to avoid a percussive 'click' at the beginning. The last slider adjusts how quickly the sound fades out when you lift your finger off the key. Here the second node drops off quickly, but the modulator fades slower so the sound quality won't change right at the end.
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