The Facker Rooftop
TFR / TOOL 004THE MACHINEDESIGNED BYBORIS FERREIROV12.0.27

CREATE / PLAY / ARRANGE / RECORD

THE
MACHINE.

A browser rack, not one giant synth. Every module has its own architecture, its own presets and its own behaviour. Fold what you do not need, keep jamming, and build a small song without leaving TFR.

DRUMS = synthetic percussion · BASS = subtractive mono · LEAD = FM/additive + live keyboard + MIDI-step recorder · CLOUD = lightweight sampler / slicer / granular texture. DESIGNED BY BORIS FERREIRO · THE FACKER ROOFTOP
MEM

PROJECT

PROJECT

AUTOSAVE ARMED · CURRENT SESSION
Machine autosaves the current rack locally in this browser. Named projects let you jump back to a bassline, sound and arrangement later — even after refresh.
TFR CLOCKSTOPPED
MASTER WAVE
QUICK GUIDE1–4 MUTE · SPACE PLAY/STOPA–K / W E T Y U = LEAD · P = SAMPLE · X = FX CLEAN
MIX

MIXER

MIXER

4 CHANNELS · ALL LIVE
Vertical faders set level. FILTER: left = low-pass · centre = clean · right = high-pass. 1–4 mute/unmute instantly.
MASTERMASTER OUTPUT
PEAK / dBFS
−∞ / −∞L / R
−36−18−60
01 / DRUMSROOFTOP DRUMS
PEAK
−∞dBFS
02 / BASSBASEMENT BASS
PEAK
−∞dBFS
03 / LEADNEON LEAD
PEAK
−∞dBFS
04 / CLOUDGHOST CLOUD
PEAK
−∞dBFS
DYNAMICSBASS / KICK SPACECompression / kick space.
GR 0.0 dB
SEQ

ARRANGER

ARRANGER

4 BARS · 64 STEPS
LENGTH
VIEW
UP TO 16 BARS / 256 GATES.Patterns underneath can stay short and loop. The arranger only decides when each machine enters or leaves, so you can build an intro, break and drop without making the grid microscopic.
01

RHYTHM / SYNTHETIC PERCUSSION

ROOFTOP DRUMS

PRESET 1 · 1 BAR
PRESET
DRUM ENGINE
KICKBODY / SUB
SNARECONCRETE
CLAPROOM
HATMETAL
LENGTH
BAR
16 STEPS / CURRENT BAR · NUMBER = VELOCITY 1–9 · SHIFT / RIGHT CLICK / WHEEL CHANGES IT
02

SUBTRACTIVE / VISUAL NOTE GRID

BASEMENT BASS

PRESET 1 · 1 BAR
PRESET
OCTAVE / TRANSPOSE0 OCT
LENGTH
BAR
HIGH = HIGH NOTE · LOW = LOW NOTE · CLICK ACTIVE CELL AGAIN = REST
TFR SCALE · C / D# / F / G / A# · POSITION IS PITCH · OCTAVE TRANSPOSE DOES NOT DESTROY THE NOTES
03

FM / ADDITIVE / LIVE + STEP REC + ARP

NEON LEAD

PRESET 1 · FREE PLAY
PRESET
OCTAVE / TRANSPOSE0 OCT
SEQUENCERFREE PLAYPlay A–K while REC MIDI is armed. Notes quantize into the current 16th step and loop.
LENGTH
VELOCITY 1–9
KEYSC4 → C5
ARPARP
OFF · BOTH · 1/16 · UPOPEN +
SAME SYNTH · EXTRA CLOCKED MOVEMENTARP OFFUse LIVE, the recorded SEQUENCE, or BOTH as note sources.
NOTE SOURCE
DIRECTION
RATE
CHORD MEMORYC MIN7

C4 · D#4 · G4 · A#4

04

SAMPLE / SLICER / GRANULAR

GHOST CLOUD

PRESET 1 · GENERATED TEXTURE
PRESET
SOURCETFR GENERATED TEXTURE

ONE SHOT = whole sample · SLICER = pieces · GRAINS = texture.

LOCAL ONLY · NO UPLOAD
MODEGRAINS
SLICES
LENGTH
BAR
ONE SHOT: place the vocal where it fires. SLICER: active steps choose S1…S8/16. GRAINS: active steps open the texture.
GRAINOPEN +
REC

RECORDER

RECORDER

READY · MASTER OUTPUT
TFR MASTER RECORDER

MAKE SOMETHING
THAT DIDN'T EXIST.

Recorder captures the complete Machine master: arranger, mixer moves, live lead and granular source. Your source sample is never uploaded by itself.

CREATOR PASSRECORDER LOCKED · 0,99 € ONE TIMEPlaying, sequencing and the core Machine stay free. Creator Pass unlocks full master recording and the bonus P5 instrument preset in this beta.
READY · MASTER OUTPUT
LOCAL TAKE LIBRARY0 TAKES SAVED
NO TAKES
LIVE

COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION

GO LIVE

ACCOUNT REQUIRED · IDLE
TFR LIVE / PREFLIGHT

PLAY HERE.
GO OUT THERE.

The performance engine remains isolated. Camera, microphone and screen permissions are requested only after you explicitly prepare a Live session.

NO DEVICES OPEN · NO STREAMING CONNECTION
INGESTWHIP / WEBRTC → TFR RELAYNot transmitting yet. The next backend step is a temporary authenticated ingest token; RTMP/SRT/HLS distribution happens server-side, never by exposing a permanent RTMP key in the browser.
CREATIVE RESPONSIBILITY / PROVENANCE.

You can create freely. If you load third-party audio, you are responsible for having the rights or permission needed for your use. Downloads identify TFR TOOL / 004 and instrument designer Boris Ferreiro as creation-tool provenance; the creator remains the author of the music. TFR only receives a finished recording if you explicitly submit it, and public publication is moderated.

TFR CREATIONS / SUBMISSION

PUT IT IN THE ARCHIVE.

Your take enters moderation first. If approved, it appears in TFR Creations with +1 / −1 voting.

Not signed in? Return to TFR and sign in first. Your TFR account is used as the creator identity.

KEEP THE MACHINE FREE

IF IT GAVE YOU SOMETHING,
FEED IT BACK.

The core Machine stays free to play. SUPPORT is a voluntary 0,99 € tip for development and hosting. CREATOR PASS is separate and unlocks production extras.

PAYPAL · 0,99 €
SUPPORT is a tip. It does not unlock Creator Pass. No payment is required to play, sequence or use the core instruments.

CREATOR PASS / ONE TIME

YOU MADE THE TRACK.
NOW TAKE IT WITH YOU.

0,99 € unlocks the full MASTER RECORDER and bonus P5 AFTERGLOW preset for this Machine beta. The core instruments, sequencers, arranger, mixer and Ghost Cloud remain free.

✓ MASTER RECORDING✓ DOWNLOAD / LOCAL TAKE WORKFLOW✓ NEON P5 AFTERGLOW✓ FUTURE BETA CREATOR-PASS EXTRAS
One-time Creator Pass. It is stored on the signed-in TFR account after secure payment confirmation, so it survives a new browser session.