LGPT Notes

18 October 2025 by mauro_brianza

Recentemente mi è risalita la scimmia con LGPT e non trovavo più questo file sul mio PC. Sicuro può tornare utile a qualcuno.

LGPT Cheatsheet

ARPG wxyz Arpeggio

Loop through relative pitches of +0, +w, +x, +y, +z semitones. Leftmost 0s are ignored.

Speed of the arpeggiator is costant and can’t be changed

Parameters:

  • w, x, y, z: offset in semitones

Examples:

  • ARPG 3000: loops between +0 and +3 semitones
  • ARPG 4050: loops through +0, +4, +0 and +5 semitones

CRSH xx-y Drive Crush

Override drive and crush instrument settings.

Parameters:

  • xx: pre crush drive
    • 00: no change
    • 01 ~ FF: target drive value
  • y: crush setting in bits
    • 1 ~ F: 1 to 16 bits

Examples:

  • CRSH 0001: set 1bit crush withtout changing drive
  • CRSH 4007: set drive to 40, crush to 8 bits

DLAY --xx Delay

Delay current note by xx ticks

Parameters

  • xx: delay in ticks

Examples

With a standard 6/6 ticks groove:

  • DLAY 0006: plays the note on the next step
  • DLAY 0003: plays the note between current and next step

FCUT xxyy Filter Cut

Adjust filter cutoff from instrument value to value yy at speed xx

Parameters

  • xx: speed
    • 00: instant change
    • 01 ~ FF: fast to slow
  • yy: target cutoff value

Examples

  • FCUT 0080: immediatly set cutoff to 80
  • FCUT F000: slowly close filter

FLTR xxyy Filter

Apply low pass filter with cutoff xx and resonance yy

Parameters

  • xx: cutoff value
    • 00: no change
  • yy: renonance value
    • FF: no change

Examples

  • FLTR 7F40: set lp filter with cutoff 7F and renonance 40
  • FLTR 00FF: unadultered sound

FRES xxyy Filter Resonance

Adjust filter resonance from instrument value to value yy at speed xx

Parameters

  • xx: speed
    • 00: instant change
    • 01 ~ FF: fast to slow
  • yy: target resonance value

Examples

  • FRES 0080: immediatly set resonance to 80
  • FRES F000: slowly remove resonance

FBMX xxyy Feedback Mix

Adjust feedback mix from instrument value to value yy at speed xx

Parameters

  • xx: speed
    • 00: instant change
    • 01 ~ FF: fast to slow
  • yy: target feedback mix value

Examples

  • FBMX 0080: immediatly set feedback mix to 80
  • FBMX F000: slowly remove feedback mix

FBTN xxyy Feedback Tune

Adjust feedback tune from instrument value to value yy at speed xx

Parameters

  • xx: speed
    • 00: instant change
    • 01 ~ FF: fast to slow
  • yy: target feedback tune value

Examples

  • FBTN 0080: immediatly set feedback tune to 80
  • FBTN F000: slowly set feedback tuning to 00

HOP ---y Hop (Phrases)

In phrases, play position will jump to the next phrase in the chain at step y

  • HOP is instant: instrument triggers and commands on the same row will be run
  • has no effect on instruments

Parameters

  • y: target step in the next phrase

Examples

The following setup skips over notes in both phrases during playback:

phrase 01               phrase 02
00 ----|-- ---- 0000    00 ----|-- ---- 0000
01 ----|-- ---- 0000    01 ----|-- ---- 0000
02 ----|-- ---- 0000    02 ----|-- ---- 0000
03 ----|-- HOP- 0004    03 C--4|-- ---- 0000
04 ----|-- ---- 0000    04 ----|-- ---- 0000
05 ----|-- ---- 0000    05 ----|-- ---- 0000
06 C--3|-- ---- 0000    06 ----|-- ---- 0000
07 ----|-- ---- 0000    07 ----|-- ---- 0000
08 ----|-- ---- 0000    08 ----|-- ---- 0000
09 ----|-- ---- 0000    09 ----|-- ---- 0000
0A ----|-- ---- 0000    0A ----|-- ---- 0000
0B ----|-- ---- 0000    0B ----|-- ---- 0000
0C ----|-- ---- 0000    0C ----|-- ---- 0000
0D ----|-- ---- 0000    0D ----|-- ---- 0000
0E ----|-- ---- 0000    0E ----|-- ---- 0000
0F ----|-- ---- 0000    0F ----|-- ---- 0000

HOP xx-y Hop (Tables)

In tables, cursor position will jump to row yy exactly xx times, then passes through the command itself

  • HOP is instant and can jump only in the same column (meaning each column is independent)

Parameters

  • xx: number of jumps to target position
    • 00: always jump
  • y: target row in table to jump to

Examples

(Rest of the table omitted)

00 ---- 0000
01 ---- 0000 <--+ goes back 2 times here,
02 ---- 0000    | then continues towards KILL
03 HOP- 0201 ---+
04 KILL 0000
05 ---- 0000
06 ---- 0000
07 ---- 0000
08 ---- 0000
09 ---- 0000
0A ---- 0000
0B ---- 0000
0C ---- 0000
0D ---- 0000
0E ---- 0000
0F ---- 0000

IRGT --yy Instrument Re-trigger

Re-triggers current instrument transposed by yy semitones.

Gives tables the abiity to work as programmable phrases that then can be triggered simply bychanging tables.

Re-triggrered instrument is not reset.

Parameters

  • yy: transpose is semitones. cumulative with each IRGT

KILL --xx Kill

Istrument will stop playing after xx ticks

Parameters

  • xx: delay in ticks

LEGA xxyy Legato

Perform exponetial pitch slide to pitch yy at speed xx

  • if an instrument is not triggered on the same row as LEGA, the command will retrigger the previous instrument unless is still playing

Parameters

  • xx: speed
    • 00: instant change
    • 01 ~ FF: fast to slow
  • yy: slide distance in semitones
    • 00 ~ 7F: upwards (increase in semitones)
    • 80 ~ FF: downards (decrease in semitones)

LPOF xxxx Loop Offset

Shift both loop start and loop end values by xxxx

  • resets everytime you start a new note (similar to VOLM, PTCH)
  • LPOF can’t trigger a note, must be executed after a sample is playing
  • every time you trigger a sample, LPOF is set back to the instrument parameters

Parameters

  • xxxx: offset in hexadecimal milliseconds
    • 0000: no change
    • 0001 ~ 7FFF: positive offset (add milliseconds, 1 ~ 32767)
    • 8000 ~ FFFF: negative offset (subtract milliseconds, -1 ~ -32767)

Examples

  • LPOF 0B4A: play sample from 2.890 seconds

MDCC xxyy Midi Continuous Control

Sends a MIDI Continuous Control messagge on the MIDI channel of the currently running instrument.

Parameters

  • xx: controll number
  • yy: value

MDPG --xx Midi Program Change

Sends a MIDI Program Change messagge on the MIDI channel of the currently running instrument.

Parameters

  • xx: program number
    • 00 ~ FF: program change 1 to 32

PAN xxyy Pan

Adjust pan from instrument value to value yy at speed xx

Parameters

  • xx: speed
    • 00: instant change
    • 01 ~ FF: fast to slow
  • yy: target pan
    • 00 ~ 7E: right
    • 7F: centered
    • 80 ~ FF: left

Examples

  • PAN 00FF: immediatly set pan to left
  • PAN F000: slowly set pan to right

PFIN xxyy Pitch Finetune

Adjust detune parameter from instrument value to value yy at speed xx

Parameters

  • xx: speed
    • 00: instant change
    • 01 ~ FF: fast to slow
  • yy: target semitone
    • 00: return to root center
    • 01 ~ 80: upwards (increase up to 1 semitone)
    • 81 ~ FF: downards (decrease up to 1 semitone)

Examples

  • PFIN 0000: immediatly tune to left
  • PFIN F0FF: slowly decrease by 1 semitone

PLOF xxyy Play Offset

Virtually splits the sample in 256 chucks, jumping absolutely to chunk (xx + yy) mod 256.

Parameters

  • xx: aboslute slice position
  • yy: offset in slices

Examples

  • PLOF 8000: play sample from the middle
  • PLOF 2040: play sample from slice 80
  • PLOF 8080: play sample from start

PTCH xxyy Pitch

Perform linear pitch slide to pitch yy at speed xx

  • if an instrument is not triggered on the same row as PITCH, the command will retrigger the previous instrument unless is still playing

Parameters

  • xx: speed
    • 00: instant change
    • 01 ~ FF: fast to slow
  • yy: slide distance in semitones
    • 00 ~ 7F: upwards (increase in semitones)
    • 80 ~ FF: downards (decrease in semitones)

RTRG xxyy Re-trigger

Regtrigger the sound by looping the sample from current play position over a certain amount of ticks

Parameters

  • xx: loop offset per retrigger
  • yy: loop duration in ticks

Examples

  • RTRG 0001: loop 1 tick from current play position
  • RTRG 0102: loop 2 ticks but move the loop 1 tick forward every loop

TABL --xx Table

Trigger table xx

Parameters

  • xx: table id

TMPO -xxx Tempo

Change tempo to xxx

Parameters

  • xxx: tempo in hexadecimal bpm
    • 000: no change
    • 03C ~ 190: accepted values (60bpm ~ 400bpm)

VOLM xxyy Volume

Adjust instrument volume from instrument value to value yy at speed xx

Parameters

  • xx: time in ticks
    • 00: instant change
  • yy: target volume value

Examples

  • VOLM 0000: immediatly mute