The Dark Twisted Workshop

PLAYABLE INSTRUMENT EDITION

Stop reading. Start playing.

Every panel below is a live instrument — click, tap, or use your keyboard. Build a pattern, chop a sample, hold a chord, layer the synth wall, then hit record to stack a take. String takes together at the bottom to build a song.

CLICK ANYTHING TO ENABLE SOUND
TEMPO 86 BPM []
SWING 16%

Drums

16-step sequencer. Click cells to build a pattern, or start from a preset.
METRONOME

Sampler

8 chopped slices. Press 18 or tap the pads.
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Chords & Keys

Chords: Z X C V. Melody: AK white, W E T Y U black.

Synth Wall

Toggle layers, then hold the chord.

Loop Recorder & Song Builder

Record what you're playing as a take. Takes sit quiet until you preview or loop them — nothing plays on its own. Then arrange takes into a timeline below to build intro, verse, hook, whatever your song needs.
TAKE LENGTH

Song Arrangement

Click “+ ARRANGE” on any take above to add it here, in order. Arrangement playback always uses the take at its set volume — independent of whether it's currently looping.

Keyboard map

Space
Play / stop the drum sequencer
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Sample slices
ZXCV
Chords: Cm7 · A♭maj7 · E♭maj7 · Gm7
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Melody — white keys, C to C
WETYU
Melody — black keys
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Sample pitch down / up
L
Hold / release the synth wall
R
Arm or stop loop recording
M
Record a mic sample
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