Nodes

Articulation nodes

Nodes for assigning and sequencing performance articulations and timbral mappings.

Node	Inputs	Outputs	Description
Articulation Seq	list pattern (articulation names)	articulation (list)	Defines a cycling sequence of articulations applied to successive events. For example, ["staccato", "tenuto", "accent"] repeats across all events in the voice. Supported articulations include staccato, staccatissimo, tenuto, accent, marcato, portato, fermata, and harmonic.
Articulation	text name (default: "staccato")	articulation	Outputs a single named articulation to be applied uniformly to all events in a voice. The simplest way to set articulation when every note should have the same marking.
Noise-Tone Axis	bpf curve number num-events	articulation (list)	Maps a BPF to a continuum of articulations along the tone-to-noise axis. Low curve values produce pure-tone articulations (ordinario, sul tasto); mid values give transitional techniques (sul ponticello, half-harmonic); high values produce noise-dominated techniques (col legno, overpressure). Implements the timbral continuum concept used in spectral composition for controlling the gradual transition between tone and noise through instrumental technique.

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