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\author{Bill Smith (Naenyn)}
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    \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Synthux Academy Spotykach Cheat Sheet}}}} \\
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   \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\
   Updated 5th January, 2026.\\
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% Row 0
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\{\{width=42\}\}tap & tap tempo \tn 
% Row Count 1 (+ 1)
% Row 1
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alt + tap & toggle external clock \tn 
% Row Count 2 (+ 1)
% Row 2
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alt + play (while stopped) & arm recording \tn 
% Row Count 4 (+ 2)
% Row 3
\SetRowColor{white}
play & toggles playback of the deck loop \tn 
% Row Count 6 (+ 2)
% Row 4
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alt + play (while playing) & engages overdubbing \tn 
% Row Count 8 (+ 2)
% Row 5
\SetRowColor{white}
play (while overdubbing) & disengages overdubbing \tn 
% Row Count 10 (+ 2)
% Row 6
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alt + pitch & snaps to: +/- fifth, octave, 2 octaves, zero \tn 
% Row Count 12 (+ 2)
% Row 7
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reverse & moves the playhead in reverse \tn 
% Row Count 14 (+ 2)
% Row 8
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alt + reverse & engages resampling / deck-to-deck recording \tn 
% Row Count 16 (+ 2)
% Row 9
\SetRowColor{white}
mixer slider A \textless{}-{}-\textgreater{} B & mixes output of decks A and B; center = both simultaneously \tn 
% Row Count 19 (+ 3)
% Row 10
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alt + mix & sets the feedback level of the overdub/delay effect \tn 
% Row Count 22 (+ 3)
% Row 11
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alt + sequence pad & engages trigger sequencer recording \tn 
% Row Count 24 (+ 2)
% Row 12
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
alt + sequence pad (hold 2s) & deletes that deck's sequence \tn 
% Row Count 26 (+ 2)
% Row 13
\SetRowColor{white}
tap (hold) + deck A mix & adjust metronome level \tn 
% Row Count 28 (+ 2)
% Row 14
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
\mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}Routing Switch} \tn 
% Row Count 29 (+ 1)
% Row 15
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left (mono) & Two independent mono decks (input and output) \tn 
% Row Count 31 (+ 2)
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center (stereo) & Inputs hard-panned and routed to both decks. Outputs contain stereo mix of both decks. \tn 
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% Row 17
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right (mystery) & TBD \tn 
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% Row 18
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% Row 19
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gate in & triggers the playhead \tn 
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% Row 20
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clock in & 4PPQN clock signal \tn 
% Row Count 8 (+ 1)
% Row 21
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mixer in & controls mix \tn 
% Row Count 9 (+ 1)
% Row 22
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% Row 23
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envelope & adjusts shape from no/sharp thru flavors of attack/decay \tn 
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\seqsplit{recording} & starts / stops quantized to clock (next quarter note) \tn 
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alt + size & CCW: monophonic - CW: polyphonic \tn 
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recording & starts when input signal crosses threshold of -40dB \tn 
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% Row 2
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position & moves playhead: where to generate grains from \tn 
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% Row 3
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size & grain distributino: how wide an area around playhead to generate grains from within \tn 
% Row Count 9 (+ 3)
% Row 4
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alt + envelope & envelope length (re-trigger period 40ms..5s?) \tn 
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% Row 5
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alt + size & window size / density (grain size 40..500ms?) \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{FX: Grit \& Flux}}  \tn
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% Row 1
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% Row 2
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}orange: bit crusher} \tn 
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% Row 3
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grit fx pad + pitch & softer \textless{}-{}-\textgreater{} harsher / lower bitrate \tn 
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% Row 4
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grit fx pad + mix & fx output gain \tn 
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% Row 5
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}yellow: analog saturation} \tn 
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% Row 6
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grit fx pad + pitch & saturation \textless{}-{}-\textgreater{} distortion \tn 
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% Row 7
\SetRowColor{white}
grit fx pad + mix & fx output gain \tn 
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% Row 8
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% Row 9
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\{\{ac\}\}pink: tape delay} \tn 
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% Row 10
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flux fx pad + pitch & change tape delay speed \tn 
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% Row 11
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flux fx pad + mix & delay output mix \tn 
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% Row 12
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flux fx pad + position & delay feedback \tn 
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% That's all folks
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