Arturia Hip Hop Producer USER’S MANUAL

USER’S MANUAL

ARTURIA – HIPHOP PRODUCER – USER’S MANUAL

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Thank you for purchasing the ARTURIA’s HIPHOP PRODUCER!

In this package you will find:

∙One DVD-ROM containing a unique installation program

∙One Registration Card (credit card format) holding license numbers and activation codes

∙One 68-page paper user’s manual in English

In order to obtain:

∙the activation code to authorize Analog Factory HipHop Edition

∙the serial number to authorize Live Lite 8

∙the serial number to authorize Lounge Lizard

You need to register your HipHop Producer pack at http://www.arturia.com/login

Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia. The software described in this manual are provided under the terms of their respective license agreements or non-disclosure agreements. The software license agreements specify the terms and conditions for their lawful use. No part of this manual may be produced or transmitted in any form or by any purpose other than purchaser’s personal use, without the express written permission of ARTURIA S.A.

All products, logos or company names quoted in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

All technical assistance shall be handled by the concerned software proper editor. Arturia does not take any responsibility in third-parties software technical issues handling.

This user’s manual has been designed and realized by Fabien BRASSELY and Antoine BACK.

38240 Meylan

FRANCE http://www.arturia.com

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		TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.	HIPHOP PRODUCER INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................		7
1.1. INSTALL ABLETON LIVE LITE 8 ARTURIA EDITION......................................................................................................................			8
1.1.1.		Mac OS X ..............................................................................................................................................................	8
1.1.2.		Windows.............................................................................................................................................................	10
1.2. INSTALL ARTURIA ANALOG FACTORY HIPHOP EDITION ...........................................................................................................			12
1.2.1.		Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................................................	13
1.2.2.		Windows.............................................................................................................................................................	14
1.3. INSTALL LOUNGE LIZARD SESSION.......................................................................................................................................			17
1.3.1.		Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................................................	17
1.3.2.		Windows.............................................................................................................................................................	18
1.4. INSTALL MODERN BEATS HIPHOP SOUNDS ..........................................................................................................................			19
1.5.	REGISTRATION & AUTHORIZATION......................................................................................................................................		21
2.	ABLETON LIVE LITE 8.................................................................................................................................		22
2.1. INSTALLING ABLETON LIVE LITE ..........................................................................................................................................			22
2.1.1.		Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................................................	22
2.1.2.		Windows.............................................................................................................................................................	22
2.2.	AUTHORIZING.................................................................................................................................................................		23
2.3.	SETTING UP HARDWARE ...................................................................................................................................................		23
2.4.	THE FUNDAMENTALS .......................................................................................................................................................		23
2.5.	RECORDING AUDIO..........................................................................................................................................................		24
2.6.	FINDING SOUNDS ............................................................................................................................................................		25
2.7.	LEARNING MORE ............................................................................................................................................................		25
3.	ANALOG FACTORY HIPHOP EDITION..................................................................................................		26
3.1.	INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................................................		26
3.1.1.		History ................................................................................................................................................................	26
3.1.2.		Here and Now.....................................................................................................................................................	27
3.1.3.		TAE®....................................................................................................................................................................	27
3.1.3.1.		Aliasing-free oscillators ..................................................................................................................................	27
3.1.3.2.		A better reproduction of analog oscillator waveforms...................................................................................	27
3.1.3.3.		Direct Filter Circuit Modeling..........................................................................................................................	28
3.2.	AUTHORIZATION .............................................................................................................................................................		29
3.3. USING ANALOG FACTORY .................................................................................................................................................			30
3.3.1.		Preferences.........................................................................................................................................................	30
3.3.2.		Tool Bar ..............................................................................................................................................................	30
3.3.3.		Using Preset Manager ........................................................................................................................................	31
3.3.3.1.		Instrument ......................................................................................................................................................	32
3.3.3.2.		Type ................................................................................................................................................................	32
3.3.3.3.		Characteristics ................................................................................................................................................	32
3.3.3.4.		Entries Found..................................................................................................................................................	32
3.3.3.5.		Filter Options ..................................................................................................................................................	33
3.3.3.6.		Current Preset Information.............................................................................................................................	33
3.3.3.7.		Organization...................................................................................................................................................	33
3.3.4.		Keyboard View....................................................................................................................................................	34
3.3.4.1.		Virtual keyboard .............................................................................................................................................	34
3.3.4.2.		The wheels......................................................................................................................................................	35
3.3.4.3.		Filter................................................................................................................................................................	35
3.3.4.4.		LFO..................................................................................................................................................................	35
3.3.4.5.		Key Parameters ..............................................................................................................................................	35
3.3.4.6.		FX MIX (Effects Mix)........................................................................................................................................	36
3.3.4.7.		ADSR faders ....................................................................................................................................................	36
3.3.4.8.		SNAPSHOT Buttons.........................................................................................................................................	36
3.3.4.9.		MIDI control....................................................................................................................................................	37
3.4. MODES OF OPERATION ....................................................................................................................................................			37
3.4.1.		Stand-alone and MIDI Configuration..................................................................................................................	37

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3.4.1.1.		Launching the Stand-alone application ..........................................................................................................	37
3.4.1.2.		Preferences configuration ..............................................................................................................................	37
3.4.2.		Instantiated in Live .............................................................................................................................................	38
3.4.2.1.		Installation......................................................................................................................................................	38
3.4.2.2.		Instrument use in the VST mode.....................................................................................................................	38
3.5. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT.........................................................................................................................................			40
4.	LOUNGE LIZARD SESSION........................................................................................................................		42
4.1.	INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................................................		42
4.1.1.		System requirements..........................................................................................................................................	43
4.1.2.		Installation..........................................................................................................................................................	43
4.1.2.1.		Mac OS ...........................................................................................................................................................	43
4.1.2.2.		Windows.........................................................................................................................................................	43
4.1.3.		Authorization and Registration ..........................................................................................................................	43
4.1.3.1.		Step 1: Generating the challenge key.............................................................................................................	44
4.1.3.2.		Step 2: Generating the Response key and Registering your product..............................................................	44
4.1.3.3.		Step 3: Completing the unlock process...........................................................................................................	46
4.1.3.4.		Obtaining your response key and registering by fax or over the phone.........................................................	47
4.1.4.		Getting started ...................................................................................................................................................	47
4.1.4.1.		Using Lounge Lizard Session in standalone mode ..........................................................................................	47
4.1.4.2.		Exploring the factory presets..........................................................................................................................	48
4.1.4.3.		Using MIDI Links .............................................................................................................................................	48
4.1.4.4.		Using MIDI program changes.........................................................................................................................	49
4.1.4.5.		Using Lounge Lizard Session as a Plug-in .......................................................................................................	49
4.1.5.		Getting help........................................................................................................................................................	49
4.1.6.		Forum and User Library ......................................................................................................................................	49
4.1.7.		About this manual ..............................................................................................................................................	49
4.2. PRESETS AND MIDI MAPS.................................................................................................................................................			49
4.2.1.		Presets ................................................................................................................................................................	50
4.2.1.1.		The Preset Library...........................................................................................................................................	50
4.2.1.2.		The Program list .............................................................................................................................................	50
4.2.2.		Playing and Changing Presets ............................................................................................................................	50
4.2.3.		Editing and Saving Presets .................................................................................................................................	51
4.2.4.		Saving the Program List......................................................................................................................................	52
4.2.5.		Organizing the Preset Library .............................................................................................................................	52
4.2.5.1.		Creating Folders..............................................................................................................................................	52
4.2.5.2.		Copying and Moving Presets and folders .......................................................................................................	52
4.2.5.3.		Renaming Presets and folders ........................................................................................................................	52
4.2.5.4.		Deleting Presets and Folders ..........................................................................................................................	53
4.2.5.5.		Documenting Presets......................................................................................................................................	53
4.2.5.6.		Locating a Preset in the Browser ....................................................................................................................	53
4.2.5.7.		Resizing the Browser ......................................................................................................................................	53
4.2.6.		MIDI maps ..........................................................................................................................................................	53
4.2.7.		Exporting and Importing Presets and MIDI maps...............................................................................................	53
4.2.8.		Backuping Presets and MIDI maps .....................................................................................................................	54
4.2.9.		Restoring the Factory Presets and MIDI Links ....................................................................................................	54
4.3. GENERAL ORGANIZATION OF LOUNGE LIZARD SESSION............................................................................................................			55
4.3.1.		MIDI LED.............................................................................................................................................................	55
4.3.2.		MIDI Channel Combo Box...................................................................................................................................	55
4.3.3.		Polyphony Combo Box........................................................................................................................................	55
4.3.4.		General Functioning of an Electric Piano............................................................................................................	55
4.4.	PARAMETERS..................................................................................................................................................................		56
4.4.1.		General Functioning of the Interface..................................................................................................................	56
4.4.1.1.		Tweaking Knobs..............................................................................................................................................	56
4.4.1.2.		Buttons ...........................................................................................................................................................	56
4.4.1.3.		Drop-down menus and Displays .....................................................................................................................	56
4.4.2.		The Piano Module...............................................................................................................................................	57
4.4.3.		The Tremolo Module ..........................................................................................................................................	57
4.4.4.		Damper...............................................................................................................................................................	57
4.4.5.		The Drive Module ...............................................................................................................................................	57
4.4.6.		The Effect Module ..............................................................................................................................................	57

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4.4.7.		Chorus.................................................................................................................................................................	58
4.4.7.1.		Flanger............................................................................................................................................................	58
4.4.7.2.		Delay...............................................................................................................................................................	58
4.4.7.3.		Phaser.............................................................................................................................................................	58
4.4.7.4.		Wah ................................................................................................................................................................	58
4.4.8.		Reverb.................................................................................................................................................................	58
4.5.	TOOLBAR .......................................................................................................................................................................		59
4.5.1.		Program Display .................................................................................................................................................	59
4.5.2.		MIDI map............................................................................................................................................................	59
4.5.3.		CPU meter...........................................................................................................................................................	59
4.5.4.		Value Display ......................................................................................................................................................	59
4.6. AUDIO AND MIDI SETTINGS..............................................................................................................................................			59
4.6.1.		Audio Settings.....................................................................................................................................................	60
4.6.1.1.		Selecting an Audio Device...............................................................................................................................	60
4.6.1.2.		Audio Control Panel........................................................................................................................................	60
4.6.2.		MIDI Settings ......................................................................................................................................................	60
4.6.2.1.		Selecting a MIDI Device ..................................................................................................................................	60
4.6.2.2.		Creating MIDI Links ........................................................................................................................................	60
4.6.2.3.		Editing MIDI Links...........................................................................................................................................	61
4.6.2.4.		Deleting MIDI Links.........................................................................................................................................	61
4.6.2.5.		Creating a MIDI Map ......................................................................................................................................	61
4.6.2.6.		Factory MIDI Map...........................................................................................................................................	61
4.6.2.7.		Empty MIDI Map ............................................................................................................................................	62
4.6.2.8.		Deﬁning a Default MIDI map..........................................................................................................................	62
4.6.2.9.		MIDI Program Changes ..................................................................................................................................	62
4.6.3.		Latency Settings..................................................................................................................................................	63
4.7. USING THE LOUNGE LIZARD SESSION AS A PLUG-IN................................................................................................................			63
4.7.1.		Window Size .......................................................................................................................................................	63
4.7.2.		Audio and MIDI parameters ...............................................................................................................................	63
4.7.3.		Automation.........................................................................................................................................................	64
4.7.4.		Multiple Instances ..............................................................................................................................................	64
4.7.5.		Saving Projects ...................................................................................................................................................	64
4.7.6.		MIDI channel ......................................................................................................................................................	64
4.7.7.		MIDI program change ........................................................................................................................................	64
4.7.8.		Performance .......................................................................................................................................................	64
4.8. QUICK REFERENCE TO COMMANDS AND SHORTCUT ................................................................................................................			64
4.8.1.		File Menu............................................................................................................................................................	64
4.8.2.		Edit Menu ...........................................................................................................................................................	65
4.8.3.		Audio ..................................................................................................................................................................	65
4.8.4.		MIDI....................................................................................................................................................................	65
4.8.5.		Programs Menu..................................................................................................................................................	66
4.8.6.		Help Menu ..........................................................................................................................................................	66
4.9.	LICENSE AGREEMENT .......................................................................................................................................................		66

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1. HipHop Producer Installation

To install the HipHop Producer you just have to follow the instructions on the screen.

First, insert the disk in your DVD drive.

On Windows, launch the “LauncherHipHop.exe” file:

On Mac OS X, double-click on “LauncherHipHop.app”:

Welcome to the HipHop Producer installer home screen:

Click on the software icon you want to install.

For a full install, and in order to prevent any incompatibility or bad plug-ins recognition, please follow the suggested installation order:

1.Live Lite 8

2.Analog Factory HipHop Edition

3.Lounge Lizard Session

4.ModernBeats HipHop

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1.1.Install Ableton Live Lite 8 Arturia Edition

Click on the “Install Live Lite 8” icon to begin the installation:

1.1.1.Mac OS X

Click “Continue”:

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Once you have read and approved the Ableton EULA, click on “Agree” to continue the installation:

Then click on “Install” to start copying the files on your hard drive:

Wait until the installation is complete:

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Live Lite 8 Arturia Edition is now installed.

1.1.2.Windows

Click “Next”:

Once you have read and approved the Ableton EULA, click on “I Agree” to continue the installation:

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Select the installation folder and click on “Next”:

Click on “Next” to start copying the files on your computer:

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Ableton Live Lite 8 is now installed.

1.2.Install Arturia Analog Factory HipHop Edition

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1.2.1.Mac OS X

Click “Continue”:

Once you have read and approved the Arturia EULA, press “Agree”:

If you want to change the default installation folder, click “Change Install Location…”, otherwise simply click “Install”:

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Analog Factory is now installed.

1.2.2.Windows

Click “Next” to continue:

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Once you have read and approved the Arturia EULA, select “I accept the agreement” and click “Next”:

Accept or change the installation folder, then click on “Next”:

To avoid any compatibility issue, we recommend you to install all the components. So simply click on “Next”:

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Click on “Install” to start copying the files on your computer:

Click on “Finish”:

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The Analog Factory HipHop Edition installation has now completed.

1.3.Install Lounge Lizard Session

1.3.1.Mac OS X

Click on “Continue”:

Once you have read and approved the license agreement, click “Agree”:

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Then click on “Install” to start copying the files on your computer:

Lounge Lizard Session is now installed.

1.3.2.Windows

Once you have read and approved the license agreement, click “I Agree”:

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Accept or modify the install folder, then click on “Next”:

Lounge Lizard Session is now installed.

1.4.Install Modern Beats HipHop Sounds

In this Arturia edition, banks come as Ableton Drum Rack patches. Click on Modern Beats Icon to install the sound Banks:

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Ableton Live Lite starts. Click on “Install”:

Now you can explore the sounds bank in the Live library:

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1.5.Registration & Authorization

Once all your software pack is installed you have to register online as a licensed HipHop Producer user. This registration is necessary in order to obtain:

∙the activation code to authorize Analog Factory HipHop Edition

∙the serial number to authorize Live Lite 8

∙the serial number to authorize Lounge Lizard

…as well as direct access to the Arturia Technical Support, reserved resources for new presets, and latest news on upcoming updates.

Make sure to keep this information in a secure place!

The Arturia Technical Support Department handles the technical issues referring to the global installer and to the Analog Factory HipHop Edition only. For any other issue related to Live Lite, Lounge Lizard Session or Modernbeats HipHop Sounds, please refer to their respective editors:

∙	Ableton:	http://www.ableton.com/support
∙	Applied Acoustics Systems:	http://www.applied-acoustics.com/support
∙	Modernbeats :	http://www.modernbeats.com/contact

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