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+// fm synthesis with 3 operators and as much envelopes
+
+(
+SynthDef(\padoo_fm, {
+	arg gate = 1, freq = 140, attack = 1, decay = 3, release = 1;
+	var sig, env, mod1, mod2, mod3;
+	// modulators
+	mod1 = SinOsc.kr(freq) * Env([1, 10, freq, 40, 10], [0.1, attack, decay, release]).ar;
+	mod2 = SinOsc.kr(0.5 * freq + mod1);
+	mod3 = (SinOsc.kr(freq * 0.5) + mod2) * decay;
+	// carrier
+	sig = SinOsc.ar([freq, freq * 1.02] + mod3);
+	sig = Splay.ar(sig);
+	sig = sig.round(0.16);
+	// some filter, also tied to amp enveloppe
+	sig = RLPF.ar(sig, Env([100, 200, \ff.kr(4200), 1200, freq], [0, attack, decay, release]).ar, 0.8);
+	sig = HPF.ar(sig, 120);
+	// flangie
+	sig = CombC.ar(sig, 0.1, SinOsc.ar(0.1).linlin(-1, 1, 0.009, 0.015), 0.1);
+	// pack things together with a short delay
+	sig = (sig + CombC.ar(sig, 0.2, LFNoise2.kr(0.05).linlin(-1, 1, 0.04, 0.2), 3)) * 0.2;
+	env = EnvGen.ar(Env.asr(attack, decay, release), gate, doneAction: Done.freeSelf);
+	sig = sig * env;
+	sig = sig * \amp.kr(0.1);
+	sig = Limiter.ar(sig);
+	Out.ar(\out.kr(0), sig);
+}).add;
+
+// example effect chains
+SynthDef(\fx, {
+	arg in;
+	var sig, fx, releaser;
+	sig = In.ar(in, 2);
+	fx = sig.copy;
+	fx = DelayC.ar(fx, 2, TRand.kr(0.25, \maxRelease.kr(2) * 0.3), 3);
+	fx = GVerb.ar(fx, 200,);
+	fx = LPF.ar(fx, 900);
+	sig = (sig + fx) * 0.5;
+	sig = Limiter.ar(sig * \amp.kr(1));
+	Out.ar(\out.kr(0), sig);
+}).add;
+)
+
+(
+var mixer, buf, r_padoo, r_grainoo;
+var buf = Buffer.readChannel(s, "/home/gator/Production/Samples/2023/space_perc_1.wav", channels: 0);
+mixer = Mixer(\main);
+mixer.addTrack(\padoo_fm);
+mixer[\padoo_fm].appendFX(\fx);
+mixer.addTrack(\grainoo);
+mixer[\grainoo].appendFX(\fx, [amp: 0.5]);
+
+
+r_padoo = r {
+	loop {
+		var time, note, deg, mul, attack;
+		time = rrand(5, 12);
+		attack = rrand(0.5, 3).round;
+		deg = [2, 3, 5, 7].choose;
+		mul = [1, 1.5, 2, 3].choose;
+		note = [26, 30, 32, 38, 45].choose.midicps * mul * 2;
+		[time, note, deg, mul, attack].postln;
+		SynthUtils.playChordGated(\padoo_fm, time, (note + ([0, 3, 5] + deg)), [attack: attack], mixer[\padoo_fm].in, mixer[\padoo_fm].groupSynth);
+		time.wait + rrand(1, attack);
+	}
+};
+
+r_grainoo = r {
+	var amp = 0.25;
+	s.bind(
+		x = Synth(\grainoo, [buf: buf.bufnum, amp: 0.3, out: mixer[\grainoo].in], mixer[\grainoo].groupSynth);
+	);
+	loop {
+		x.set(\rate, rrand(0.5, 2).midiratio);
+		x.set(\trig_rate, 0.1 * [26, 30, 32, 38, 45].choose.midicps * 2);
+		x.set(\ff, exprand(200, 6000));
+		x.set(\gdur, rrand(0.1, 1));
+		x.set(\amp, if(0.7.coin, amp, 0));
+		rrand(0.1, 0.5).yield;
+	}
+};
+
+r {
+
+}
+)
+
+Buffer.freeAll;
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