thefackerrooftop
TFR / TOOL 004THE MACHINE · BETA 3 / RACK + MEMORY

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 = granular user sample + generative harmonic bed.
TFR CLOCKSTOPPED
LIVE JAM KEYS1–4 = MUTE MODULESA–K / W E T Y U = LEAD
MEM

LOCAL PROJECT MEMORY / REFRESH SAFE

SAVE THE MACHINE

AUTOSAVE ARMED · CURRENT SESSION
OPEN / CLOSE
DON'T LOSE THE PATCH.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.
MIX

MASTER / FOUR CHANNELS

TFR MIXER

4 CHANNELS · ALL LIVE
OPEN / CLOSE
JAM WITH THE NUMBERS.1 = drums · 2 = bass · 3 = lead · 4 = cloud. Press again to bring the channel back.
01 / DRUMSROOFTOP DRUMS
02 / BASSBASEMENT BASS
03 / LEADNEON LEAD
04 / CLOUDGHOST CLOUD
SEQ

FOUR TRACK / SONG GATES

TFR ARRANGER

4 BARS · 64 STEPS
OPEN / CLOSE
SONG LENGTH
GRID 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
OPEN / CLOSE
DRUM TIMBRE PRESET · PATTERN STAYS
KICKBODY / SUB
SNARECONCRETE
CLAPROOM
HATMETAL
PATTERN LENGTH
EDIT 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
OPEN / CLOSE
BASS TIMBRE PRESET · NOTES STAY
OCTAVE / TRANSPOSE0 OCT
PATTERN LENGTH
EDIT 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

NEON LEAD

PRESET 1 · FREE PLAY
OPEN / CLOSE
LEAD TIMBRE PRESET · MIDI LOOP STAYS
OCTAVE / TRANSPOSE0 OCT
MIDI-STYLE STEP RECORDERFREE PLAYPlay A–K while REC MIDI is armed. Notes quantize into the current 16th step and loop.
LOOP LENGTH
VELOCITY 1–9
KEYBOARD READY · CONTROLS STAY LIVE WHILE YOU PLAYC4 → C5
ARP

CLOCKED NOTE ROUTER / FEEDS NEON LEAD

CLOCKWORK ARP

OFF · 1/16 · UP · 1 OCT
OPEN / CLOSE
ROUTES THROUGH THE LEAD SYNTHARP OFFTurn it on and play a chord with A–K. LATCH keeps the notes while your hands move to the mixer.
DIRECTION
RATE
CHORD MEMORYC MIN7

C4 · D#4 · G4 · A#4

04

GRANULAR / GENERATIVE / USER SAMPLE

GHOST CLOUD

PRESET 1 · GENERATED TEXTURE
OPEN / CLOSE
CLOUD TIMBRE PRESET · SOURCE STAYS
SOURCE / PLAYERTFR GENERATED TEXTURE

Load a sound, word, vocal or texture. Play it clean, fire it as a one-shot, chop it into slices or destroy it into grains.

LOCAL ONLY · NO UPLOAD
PLAY MODEGRAINS
SLICES
PATTERN LENGTH
EDIT BAR
GRAINS: step = gate. ONE SHOT: step = full sample. SLICER: click cycles S1…S8/16. Right click moves backward.
REC

MASTER / EXPORT / DECK

TFR RECORDER

READY · MASTER OUTPUT
OPEN / CLOSE
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.

READY · MASTER OUTPUT
LOCAL TAKE LIBRARY0 TAKES SAVED
NO TAKES YET · RECORD A MASTER PERFORMANCE.
CREATIVE RESPONSIBILITY.

You can create freely. If you load third-party audio, you are responsible for having the rights or permission needed for your use. 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.

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