void def_beads() {
  bration = new Bead() {
    
    float fr = 1500;
    float fs = .5;
    
    public void messageReceived(Bead message) {
      float rnd = random(.98, 1.02);
      float[] farr = calcfornotenum(notenum);
      float f1 = farr[0] * pow(rnd, .5);
      float f2 = farr[1] * rnd;
      float f3 = farr[2] * rnd * rnd;
      
      float[] farr2 = calcfornotenum(notenum);
      float tx = (760 - 1200 / farr2[0] * 10) * sqrt(farr2[0]) / 80 + 20;
      float ty = ((farr2[1] + farr2[2] - 1500) / 10 - tx * .65) * .8 + 150;
      
      //float f4 = 10000 / (f1 + f2);    // mod freq
      
      float nl = notelen * (1 - notenum / 2560);
      float att = min(nl * .3, 3000);
      
      
      Envelope menv1 = new Envelope(ac, 0);
      Gain mg1 = new Gain(ac, 1, menv1);
      float c1 = 1 / (1 + f1 / fr);
      menv1.addSegment(c1 * .3, att);
      menv1.addSegment(0, (nl - att) * c1, new KillTrigger(mg1));
      
      Envelope menv2 = new Envelope(ac, 0);
      Gain mg2 = new Gain(ac, 1, menv2);
      float c2 = 1 / (1 + f2 / fr);
      menv2.addSegment(c2 * .3, att);
      menv2.addSegment(0, (nl - att) * c2, new KillTrigger(mg2));
      
      Envelope menv3 = new Envelope(ac, 0);
      Gain mg3 = new Gain(ac, 1, menv1);
      float c3 = 1 / (1 + f3 / fr);
      menv3.addSegment(c3 * .3, att);
      menv3.addSegment(0, (nl - att) * c3, new KillTrigger(mg3));
      
      float dtlen;
      Gain dtgain;
      if(c1 >= c2 && c1 >= c3) {
        dtlen = (nl - att) * c1 + att;
        dtgain = mg1;
      }
      else if (c2 >= c3) {
        dtlen = (nl - att) * c2 + att;
        dtgain = mg2;
      }
      else {
        dtlen = (nl - att) * c3 + att;
        dtgain = mg3;
      }
      
      Static fst1 = new Static(ac, f1 * fs);
      Mult fmod1 = new Mult(ac, fst1, brator); 
      WavePlayer s1 = new WavePlayer(ac, fmod1, Buffer.SINE);
      WavePlayer s2 = new WavePlayer(ac, f2 * fs, Buffer.SINE);
      WavePlayer s3 = new WavePlayer(ac, f3 * fs, Buffer.SINE);
      mg1.addInput(s1);
      mg2.addInput(s2);
      mg3.addInput(s3);
      //maingain.addInput(mg1);
      //maingain.addInput(mg2);
      //maingain.addInput(mg3);
      
      Envelope genv = new Envelope(ac, 0);
      genv.addSegment(1, att * 1.3, .5, null);
      //genv.addSegment(1, att);
      genv.addSegment(0, dtlen - att * 1.3, 1.1, new KillTrigger(genv));
      brationlevel.addInput(genv);
      
      Envelope panpos = new Envelope(ac, 0);
      Panner panner = new Panner(ac, panpos);
      float dest = tx / width * 2 - 1;
      panpos.addSegment(dest * -.1, dtlen * .2);
      panpos.addSegment(dest * .3, dtlen * .3);
      panpos.addSegment(dest * .8, dtlen * .3);
      panpos.addSegment(dest, dtlen * .3, new KillTrigger(panner));
      
      
      panner.addInput(mg1);
      panner.addInput(mg2);
      panner.addInput(mg3);
      
      maingain.addInput(panner);
      
      Bead deleter;
      synchronized(brations) {
        deleter = new Bead() {
          int bk = brationkey;
          public void messageReceived(Bead message) {
            //println("deleting!");
            brations[bk] = null;
            
            numbrations--;
            println("# of brations: " + numbrations);
          }
        };
        brations[brationkey] = genv;
        brationsnote[brationkey] = notenum;
        brationsx[brationkey] = tx;
        brationsy[brationkey] = ty;
        brationkey = (brationkey + 1) % brationslen;
      }
      
      net.beadsproject.beads.ugens.DelayTrigger dt = new net.beadsproject.beads.ugens.DelayTrigger(ac, dtlen - 100, deleter); 
      dtgain.addDependent(dt);
      
      numbrations++;
      println("# of brations: " + numbrations);

  
    }
  };  
   
}