The Voice Bench


the Menagerie’s instrument, played on our server while you wait

Every sound here is synthesised on our server from models of throats, syrinxes, wings and water while you wait; there are no recordings. Be gentle: a few renders a second is the limit.

choose a sound, then tap the seal

Character

Ten plain knobs, −1 to +1; 0 is the preset as authored. A greyed knob does nothing on this engine. Hover a name to see what it moves.

Phrase: repeats, gaps and motifsthe call given again and again, or an authored sequence

The call given several times: how many, the silence between, whether the series quickens or slows, fades or grows, steps up or down in pitch. A motif is an authored sequence in its place; a ramp moves any anatomy knob from a start to an end value across the units. A phrase may run up to 20 s and counts one render per unit against your allowance.

Ramp

any anatomy knob moved from a start to an end value across the units, in the knob’s own units; a single unit sits at the start

Advanced: the anatomy knobsthe engine’s own physics, in its own units

Body sizes, cord lengths, hoof hardness, whistle pitch. A knob you move is sent as an exact value and shown with a mark; the others show the value the character knobs composed.