Treequencer

Binary tree based sequencing.

Treequencer utilizes a binary tree algorithm for sequencing. Each tree node has a value and can have up to 2 children nodes. When the clock is triggered the next node will be randomly selected from the active nodes children. Traversing until there are no children left, then either resetting or begin going in the opposite direction.

Editing Nodes

You can zoom into the screen using your scroll wheel. Right click and drag to move around the view, Left clicking a node will open a context menu where you can set the node value, chance, and add children.

Node Context Menu

Node Output The whole number output value, values 1 to 8 output to the corresponding 1-8 outputs. Values higer than 8 will still output through the VOct out.

Node Chance Lets the chance for each child node to be randomly selected. 0.0 means no chance for child 1 to be selected and 1.0 means 100% chance.

Preview Sets the selected node to the active node and enables hold. This allows you to easily preview the node output.

Add Child Adds a child to this node, maximum 2 children.

Remove Removes the selected node and all attached to this node. (children and their children)

Generate Sequence Allows you to automatically generate an entire node structure and use a specific scale for selecting randomized output notes (Chromatic, Major, Minor, Pentatonic, Blues, Dorian, Mixolydian)

Inputs

Clock is the trigger that moves the sequence forward.

Gate changes the current sequence if in sequence trigger mode. If not it acts the same as the clock.

Reset resets to the first node.

Parameters

Hold overrides the clock value and keeps outputting current node values.

Bounce When bounce is enabled the sequence will iterate backwards once it has reached the end instead of just restarting back to the first node.

Trigger Mode The Step trigger mode will randomly select one child node and move to it when the Gate trigger is activated. The Sequence mode instead limits the movement to one sequence and activating the Gate will change the selected sequence. You can iterate the sequence with the clock input.

Chance Modifier Globally offsets all node chance values. Can be controlled with voltage.

Outputs

Sequence Completed triggers when the end of a sequence has been hit. The end of a sequence is when the node is set back to the first or when the sequence begins to move backwards.

VOct Out outputs the current node value divided by 12 to be used as octave control (This uses the 1V/oct standard). Node values higher than 8 will still output here.

Outputs 1-8, values 1 through 8 will activate these corresponding output triggers. Values higher and lower than 8 will not be output here but will still output to VOct.

Themes

The modules context menu has a theme submenu where you can change the background to a solid white or black color if you are having trouble with the default background design.

You can change how Treequencer displays colors aswell. Treequencer utilizes Tol Color Schemes for better colorblind safe colors. There is also a greyscale color scheme :)

Labels

Knob and plug labels can be toggled via the toggle labels option in the context menu.

Note Representation

There are 3 ways you can represent the specified note for a node. You can set this via the Note Representation submenu in the modules context menu.

Squares the original method before I figured out text, uses up to 12 squares to represent the number.

Letters uses the VOct Out note letter representation (C#1, F2, etc..)

Numbers The raw output number value (1, 2, 3, etc...)

Default Scale

This is the scale the randomly selected output value a new child node will use. This can be changed in the modules context menu.