Punchy now supports computer keyboards!

• 18 April 2024
• posted on cohost,
• i made this,
• madewithglitch,
• ep-133,
• music tools,
• tone.js

Punchy was previously of limited utility on devices that don't have multitouch-enabled screens. That's no longer true-- as long as the device does have a keyboard input device. For now the pads are hardcoded to the grid shown on the patch notes because I'm left handed and have an ortholinear keyboard! I may add keybind options / other useful presets at some point in the future but now I can idly tap out chords all day while I'm sitting at my desk!

Other potential features I'd like to add at some point because they're starting to bug me:

• better UX for key/scale/octave selection
• some basic synth shaping stuff (even just choosing different wave types / presets?)

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