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Hi there! Triplets in Wavetracker are done the same way as many other trackers. The simplest way is to set the secondary row highlight to a multiple of whatever tuplet you want (say each beat is 12 rows: you can do triplets on every 4th row, sixteenth notes every 3rd row, or sixteenth note triplets every 2nd row)

The other way is to use the Gxx effect to slightly delay the triggering of a note, which gives you very precise control over the timing. This tutorial by Ben Burnes is for Famitracker but it should translate pretty much 1:1 for Wavetracker. When used properly, you can create some really complex subdivisions and human so with this technique. 

Hey there! Usually in chiptune trackers this is done one of two ways:

1. The easiest way is to copy the phrase/melody into another channel, moving it a few rows down, and lowering its volume, this produces an echo of the original, and it gives you a lot of control over how it sounds. For example you can pan the echo to make the phrase sound wide and spacious, or detune slightly to give it a shimmering effect.

2. This only really works for arpeggios or other rhythmically even patterns; but if you have a pattern with gaps in between each of the notes, like (C _ E _ G _ B _ C _ E _ G _ B) you can repeat the notes 'inside the gaps' at a lower volume, like (C _ E C G E B G C B E C G E B G _ B). This essentially does the same thing as 1, but it can fit all inside one channel.

This video by Ben Burnes explains it in Famitracker, but the general idea will be the same in WaveTracker and many other chiptune tracking software.

There are two different ways to cut notes. The === triggers the note release (if your instrument has a release flag, otherwise it does nothing) Pressing 1 will give you a note cut, --- which will abruptly stop the note regardless. See the documentation for more info https://wavetracker.org/documentation/pattern-editor/

Right now this feature isn't in, perhaps in a later update. The easiest workaround would be to copy and paste the whole pattern by pressing Ctrl-A twice, and then pasting it into a new frame.

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