Patches and presets

Your Woovebox comes with a number of presets in various sound categories. You are highly encouraged to use these as a starting point for your own sounds.

And remember that, if you cannot find a sound that inspires you in the presets, you can always try one of the two patch randomization options.

On the patch ('Pach') page of a track, hold any of the lit-up patch category keys (1/Cd-10/A2) and turn the value knob to browse through the available presets. Select the 'undo' item (first option - e.g. keep turning the value knob to the left) to revert back to the patch you had when you entered the patch ('Pach') page.

The location of the presets (1/Cd - 10/A2) roughly correspond with their recommended use, but you are absolutely free to use, say, a 'bS'/baSS preset on, say, a hh/hi-hat track if you want. Similarly, you can, for example, use any of the lead presets on the chord track and vice-versa.

The rough categories are as follows;

• 'Chrd' (1/Cd); sounds suitable for the chord ('Cd') track such as pads and strings
• 'Bass' (2/bS); bass sounds such as 303s, various emulations of classic synths and electric basses
  
• 'Lead'; (3/Ld) lead sounds such as lead synths, pianos and bells
  
• 'Arpg'; (4/Ar) short sounds and plucks suitable for an arpeggio track
  
• 'Kick'; (5/Ki) various kicks
  
• 'Snre'; (6/Sn) various snares
  
• 'HiHt'; (7/hh) various open and closed hi-hat sounds
  
• 'Perc'; (8/Pc) various general percussive elements
  
• 'Para'; (9/A1) paraphonic sounds
  
• 'Efct'; (10/A2) various effects

Parameter and settings retention between presets

The following parameters and settings are kept in between switching presets;

• master volume
  
• sound category
• transpose
• follow chord
• MIDI channel
• all sidechain and compressor settings (e.g. everything on the 'dyna'/dynamics page)
  
• swing
• chord bass note transpose (in case of a chord preset)
  
• chord stereo width (in case of a chord preset)

All other parameters (including FX sends) will be modified when loading the new preset.

Context menu

The context menu on the Patch ('Pach') page has the following options;

• 'Init Pach' (initialize patch) initializes the current patch with more 'vanilla' settings and defaults for easier sound design.
• 'duMP Pach' (dump patch) dumps the current patch as SYSEX to any connected MIDI devices and/or Wooveconnect (see also patch backup).
• 'CoPy Pach' (copy patch) copies the current patch into the persistent patch buffer. The patch buffer stays intact when switching tracks, pages, or modes.
• 'PStE Pach' (paste patch) pastes the patch in the patch buffer into the the current track.
• 'rAnd Pach' (randomize patch) randomizes a patch (see also randomization)
  

Full preset list

The following is a comprehensive preset list with notes and suggested sound design uses.

Note the use of common designators/identifiers such as lead, pno (piano), pad, bras (brass), str (strings), vo][ (voice), orgn (organ), FM (Frequency Modulation), PWM, epno (electric piano), gtr (guitar), hsyn (hard sync), PWM (Pulse Width Modulation), flut (flute), pluk (pluck), hi-hat (hiht), cymabls (cymb) or references to classic synthesizers and drum computer model names/numbers

Patches designated 'hold' should be "held" (sustained) to let their sound play out over time.

Note that some chord presets rely on the "digital/variable" oscillator type that varies the filter and LFOs based on pitch to achieve a "ROMpler"-like evolving sound. This effect may not be apparent if chord presets are used monophonically.

Please tweak these, use these as inspiration for your own sounds. Also consider using the randomization to find unique new sounds.

Chrd (Chords)

1. orch str; orchestral string ensemble
2. trnc str; trance strings
3. 7Saw lead; dual octave JP8000/8080 super saw lead (heavy detune, 14 saw waves per voice)
4. watr pad; pad with splashing water effect
5. acc pno; approximation of an acoustic piano
6. glis pad; pad with "glistening" free-running pitch quantized sweep
7. syn bras; classic analog brass
8. talk pad; random filter frequency PPG-like sound
9. evol pad; highly textured random evolving pad
10. wave lead; 80s ballad reminiscent pad
11. viol str; highly detailed chamber strings ensemble
12. hoov saw; classic "hoover"-like super saw mayhem; heavy detune, 2x 7 saws per note, one set tuned two octaves down, all playing the root note in unison (rather than playing chord) with all the voices sliding between octaves at random
    
13. str vo][; string ensemble with vocal qualities
14. reso lead; simple resonant lead
15. warm pad; warm analog pad
16. tape orch; warm analog tape orchestra
    
17. mjst pad; warm cinematic majestic pad
18. lofi pad; emulates a grainy AMIGA-like lofi pad, works well as single voice on other tracks in lower octaves for instant 80s scifi movie vibes
    
19. casc pad; pad with cascading pitches
20. hous orgn; 90s house organ
21. rock orgn; rock organ, also consider lowering an octave (transpose -12)
    
22. haaa vo][; "haaa" voice
23. hooo vo][; "hooo"/chant voice
24. horn bras; horn brass orchestra
25. solo bras; solo brass-like instrument
26. evlv pad; resonant textured random evolving pad
27. hous pno; 90s approximation of an acoustic piano, good for stab chords
28. ghst pad; ghostly ethereal pad
29. spkl FM; bright sparkly FM sound

BaSS

1. ltly bass; approximation of the iconic TX81z/DX11 patch
   
2. club bass; basic bass without too many harmonics, useful for minimal tracks and sub-bass uses
3. saw 303; dirty 303-like sawtooth bass as pioneered in the acid genre
4. sqr 303; 303-like squarewave bass
5. smok bass; bass with various harmonics that punches through a mix reasonably well
6. synt bass; a generic synth bass
   
7. lofi bass; bass with gritty lo-fi growl, emulating low samplerate sampled basses
8. trap 808; 808 kick misappropriated as a bass, as seen in the trap genre
9. love bass; growly lo-fi bass with many harmonics reminiscent of 90s dance hits (e.g. Robin S)
   
10. tkno bass; short techno bass
11. dirt bass; aggressive sounding dynamically filtered bass, reminiscent of some Prodigy tracks (e.g. Poison)
12. bite bass; growly sounding filtered bass with subtle flanging, useful for 80s-inspired and synthwave genres
13. fat PWM; CS-01 inspired PWM bass
14. sine bass; simple sine wave bass with attack click (modify osc1 phase start)
15. moog bass; Moog-inspired dual oscillator bass
16. hldy bass; early/mid 80s inspired analog bass patch (e.g. Madonna's "Holiday")
17. ftln ply6; Poly-Six inspired, free-running fat line bass, useful for contemporary 80s-inspired and synthwave genres
18. bass gtr; picked electric bass guitar
19. slap bass; electric slap bass guitar
20. bond gtr; 60s electric bass guitar

LEad

1. grnd pno; grand piano, using built-in hammer sample for attack transient
2. 7Saw lead; JP8000/8080-style super saw lead (7 saw waves, heavy detune)
3. 7Sw2 lead; bright ultra saw plucked lead (14 saw waves, medium detune)
   
4. 7Sw3 lead; dual-octave fat super saw lead (14 saw waves, heavy detune)
   
5. swrl lead; synth lead with swirling pitch quantized notes
6. dune lead; synth lead inspired by cinematic Middle-Eastern sound tracks - play with legato
7. juno lead; Juno-inspired lead
8. sqr lead; simple filtered squarewave lead
9. airy lead; K1-reminiscent airy lead
   
10. lazy lead; "lazy" key-following (e.g. portamento-heavy) 80s/90s hip-hop lead
11. anlg bras; analog brass section synth patch suitable for 80s-inspired genres
12. c64 PWM; Commodore 64 SID inspired PWM patch
13. stab orgn; organ stab, reminiscent of many 90s and early 00s house hits
14. elct epno; early (70s) electronic piano patch
15. soft epno; soft early (70s) electronic piano patch
16. drem epno; digital early 90s DX7-like piano (twin peaks)
17. swrl epno; simple piano with swirling
18. elec gtr; electric guitar patch
19. talk hsyn; quintessential "hard sync" algorithm talk box-like patch
20. run lead; pulse wave gated by LFO
21. pierce lead; mix-piercing lead with swirling notch filter, perfect for trance
22. noise saw; atmospheric / melancholic saw wave lead, augmented by noise and subtle filter and detune wobble
    
23. sumr gtr; mellow electric guitar
24. dist gtr; distored guiatr
25. funk ms20; funky MS20-like lead
26. trbl flut; tribal flute
27. indi sitr; sitar-like patch
28. orch bras; orchestra hit brass
29. frch bras; French horn brass
30. sctn bras; brass section
31. cllo str; cello-like patch
32. wave lead; 80s/synthwave-inspired lead

ArPG (Arpeggio)

1. saw1 pluk; sawtooth-based pluck
2. saw2 pluk; sawtooth-based pluck with filter envelope
3. 2oct pluk; pluck playing over two octaves
   
4. sw.si pluk; sawtooth + sine wave pluck
5. nyln gtr; nylong guitar-like patch
6. stel gtr; steel guitar-like patch
7. pizz pluk; pizzicato strings
8. 7saw pluk; dual differently tuned super saw (14 saw waves) pluck over two octaves
9. bop pluk; dual differently tuned super saw (14 saw waves) pluck over two octaves + third sine wave oscillator
10. wah gtr; auto-wah guitar
11. twng gtr; talk box twang guitar
    

KicK

1. univ kick; universally useful kick, good basis for further tweaking
2. univ 909; universally useful 909-style kick, good basis for further tweaking
3. hard 909; hard 909 kick that has good punch through in EDM mixes
4. soft kick; soft kick for more minimal compositions
5. long kick; kick with follow-through for emphasis
6. acc kick; approximation of an accoustic kick
7. over 909; overdriven 909 kick
8. deep kick; kick with deep follow-through emphasis
9. nois kick; kick with noise component for hard-style genres
10. long 808; long-release 808-style kick
11. shrt 808; short-release 808-style kick

SnrE (Snare)

1. univ 909; universal 909-style "snappy" snare
2. univ 808; universal 808-style snare
3. 1982 snre; early 1980s drum computer snare
4. 1986 snre; late 80s snare
5. phil fill; good for tom fills
6. rock snre; rock snare
7. bang snre; big snare

hiht (Hi-Hat)

1. open hiht; various hi-hats (try F6 and B5 for 909-style hi-hats)
2. opc1 hiht; hi-hat patch that can be used for both open and closed hihats (depending on note length)
3. opc2 hiht; alternative hi-hat patch that can be used for both open and closed hihats (depending on note length)

PErc (Percussion)

1. smll clap; short 808/909-style clap
2. lrge clap; brighter clap
3. fat clap; lush hand clap
4. huge clap; long clap with good mix punch-through
5. brte clap; bright clap/noise sound with good mix punch-through
6. fngr snap; finger snap
7. wood tick; various wood/rim shots
8. bong drum; bongo drum at different pitches
9. shrt drum; short drum
10. metl clng; metal clang-like sounds
11. hand tamb; various tambourines
12. synt crsh; various synthesized crash cymbals
13. smpl crsh; crash cymbal using internal factory sample
14. simm tom; Simmons tom approximation
15. hand shkr; shaker
16. cow 808; 808-style cowbell
17. cow bell; more realistic cowbell as found on early drum computers with sample playback
18. ride cymb; ride cymbal
19. 909 tom; 909-style tom

Para (paraphonic)

1. hous pno; house piano-like patch
2. synt pno; synthesized piano-like patch
3. dust pno; dusty lofi piano
4. bell stab; bells stab
5. fltr stab; filtered saw wave stab as commonly found in EDM
   
6. dub stab; high-pass filtered sound reminiscent of dub
7. viol stab; synthesized violin-ish stab
8. sine stab; pure sine patch, good starting point for sound design
9. tri stab; pure triangle patch, good starting point for sound design
10. saw stab; pure saw patch, good starting point for sound design
11. sqr stab; pure squarewave patch, good starting point for sound design
12. sput hold; sputnik transmission
13. alrm hold; alarm

EFct (effects)

1. risr trns; riser noise transition with LFO on filter
2. rifl trns; filtered noise riser + faller transition
3. copt trns; "copter" riser
4. mchn hold; various "massive anti-grav machine" startup/shutdown/drone sounds
5. yoi vo][; dubstep "yoi"
6. cybr vo][; (chromatic/playable) cyber future
7. sklt vo][; skeleton cries
8. revs cymb; sampled reverse crash cymbal
9. FS01 init; factory sample kit (FS.01)
10. arcd f][; various retro arcade sound FX
11. pew f][; disco "pew"
12. scrt f][; scratch effect
13. pnch f][; being punched in the kisser
14. helo vo][; hellololololo
15. grwl f][; quintessential dubstep growl with different LFO speeds for different pitches
    
16. thnd f][; various types of thunder (pitch dependent; lower yields sharper cracks)
17. rain f][; various types of rain
18. wind f][; various types of wind
19. bird f][; various types of birds
20. frog f][; various frog noises
21. didg f][; sampled didgeridoo (native recording A5)
22. guts f][; guts/feeding/swallowing sound effects
23. zap hold; electric zap/spark
24. engn hold; various combustion engines