Throughline User Guide

Throughline builds instruments, effects and MIDI processors by connecting nodes on a canvas. This guide is for readers who know their DAW and basic synthesis.

Begin with Start here to install the plugins, set up a host and play the Init patch. Concepts defines the editor and patch vocabulary. Patching teaches cables, modulation, timing and voices. Working on patches covers editing, saving, structures and inspection. Patch recipes gives short audio and MIDI chains.

Use Reference for signal kinds, shortcuts, factory instruments, files and tested engine behaviour. Help starts from a symptom. The separate node catalogue describes individual nodes.