Peaks

General
Info
Modes
Envelope
LFO
Tap
Drum
Seq (Env Alt)
Trig Delay/Shaper (LFO Alt)
Trig Stream Randomizer (Tap Alt)
Drum (Alt)

General

Info

Peaks

Peaks is a multi-function modulation generator by Mutable Instruments.

To change to the alt modes, long press the mode button until the LED begins flashing.

Links

Peaks Home
Peaks Manual

Modes

Envelope

Mode

	Env (Solid green)
	LFO
	Tap
	Drum

Twin + Expert

	Ch. 1+2 Attack
	Ch. 1+2 Decay
	Ch. 1+2 Sustain
	Ch. 1+2 Release

Triggers 1+2 fire envelopes.

Split

	Ch. 1 Attack
	Ch. 1 Decay
	Ch. 2 Attack
	Ch. 2 Decay

Triggers 1+2 fire envelopes.

LFO

Mode

	Env
	LFO (Solid green)
	Tap
	Drum

Twin + Expert

	Ch. 1+2 Frequency
	Ch. 1+2 Waveform (sine, linear slope, square, steps, random)
	Ch. 1+2 Waveform variation (wavefolder for sine; acending/triangle/descending balance for slope, pulse-width for square, number of steps for steps, and interpolation for random)
	Ch. 1+2 Phase on reset

Triggers 1+2 reset LFOs.

Split

	Ch. 1 Frequency
	Ch. 1 Waveform (sine, linear slope, square, steps, random)
	Ch. 2 Frequency
	Ch. 2 Waveform (sine, linear slope, square, steps, random)

Triggers 1+2 reset LFOs.

Tap

Mode

	Env
	LFO
	Tap (Solid green)
	Drum

Twin + Expert

	Ch. 1+2 Amplitude
	Ch. 1+2 Waveform (sine, linear slope, square, steps, random)
	Ch. 1+2 Waveform variation (wavefolder for sine; acending/triangle/descending balance for slope, pulse-width for square, number of steps for steps, and interpolation for random)
	Ch. 1+2 Phase on reset

Triggers 1+2 set the period of each LFO oscillation. Note that peaks can "learn" irregular trigger sequences and lock onto them.

Split

	Ch. 1 Waveform (sine, linear slope, square, steps, random)
	Ch. 1 Waveform variation
	Ch. 2 Waveform (sine, linear slope, square, steps, random)
	Ch. 2 Waveform variation

Triggers 1+2 set the period of each LFO oscillation. Note that peaks can "learn" irregular trigger sequences and lock onto them.

Drum

Mode

	Env
	LFO
	Tap
	Drum (Solid green)

Twin + Expert

	Ch. 1+2 Base frequency
	Ch. 1+2 Frequency modulation ("Punch" for BD, "Tone" for SD)
	Ch. 1+2 High-frequency content ("Tone" for BD, "Snappy" for SD)
	Ch. 1+2 Decay

Trigger 1 fires BD.

Trigger 2 fires SD.

Split

	Ch. 1 BD Tone
	Ch. 1 BD Decay
	Ch. 2 SD Tone
	Ch. 2 SD Decay

Trigger 1 fires BD.

Trigger 2 fires SD.

Seq (Env Alt)

Mode

	Env (Flashing green)
	LFO
	Tap
	Drum

Twin + Expert

	Ch. 1+2 Step 1
	Ch. 1+2 Step 2
	Ch. 1+2 Step 3
	Ch. 1+2 Step 4

Trigger 1 clocks Sequence 1.

Trigger 2 resets Sequence 1 and clocks Sequence 2.

Split

	Ch. 1 Step 1
	Ch. 1 Step 2
	Ch. 2 Step 1
	Ch. 2 Step 2

Trigger 1 clocks Sequence 1.

Trigger 2 clocks Sequence 2.

No resets.

Trig Delay/Shaper (LFO Alt)

Mode

	Env
	LFO (Flashing green)
	Tap
	Drum

Twin + Expert

	Ch. 1+2 Pre-delay
	Ch. 1+2 Gate duration
	Ch. 1+2 Delay
	Ch. 1+2 Number of repeats

Triggers 1+2 feed gate delays.

Split

	Ch. 1 Delay
	Ch. 1 Duration
	Ch. 2 Delay
	Ch. 2 Duration

Triggers 1+2 feed gate delays.

Trig Stream Randomizer (Tap Alt)

Mode

	Env
	LFO
	Tap (Flashing green)
	Drum

Twin + Expert

	Ch. 1+2 Probability that an incoming trigger is processed
	Ch. 1+2 Probability that the trigger is regenerated after the delay
	Ch. 1+2 Delay time
	Ch. 1+2 Jitter

Triggers 1+2 feed tigger stream randomizer.

Split

	Ch. 1 Acceptance/regeneration probability
	Ch. 1 Delay
	Ch. 2 Acceptance/regeneration probability
	Ch. 2 Delay

Triggers 1+2 feed tigger stream randomizer.

Drum (Alt)

Mode

	Env
	LFO
	Tap
	Drum (Flashing green)

Twin + Expert

	Ch. 1+2 Frequency
	Ch. 1+2 FM intensity
	Ch. 1+2 FM and AM envelope decay time (FM is shorter than AM, but linked)
	Ch. 1+2 Color. At 12 o'clock, no modification of oscillator. Turn CW for noise (good for snares), CCW for distortion (909 kicks).

Trigger 1 hits drum 1.

Trigger 2 hits drum 2.

Split

	Ch. 1 presets morphing
	Ch. 1 presets varaiations
	Ch. 2 presets morphing
	Ch. 2 presets variations

Trigger 1 hits drum 1.

Trigger 2 hits drum 2.