Fingerlab DM1 User Manual

DM1 The Drum Machine

USER GUIDE

July 2012 - Version 2.1

1 - Basics

As musicians ourselves, we, at Fingerlab, have developed DM1 with the
intention of delivering the perfect mix between fun playability and
powerful sonic capacities.

1.0 Watch video intro: http://youtu.be/dB8VFT2-Y9A

1.1 Main navigation

1.2 Sub navigation

1.3 BPM pop up

1.4 Drum kit pop up

1.5 Pattern pop up

1.1 Main navigation

Tap to open the PATTERN pop
up.

The Main Navigation:

STEP SEQUENCER

Swipe to change the
tempo from 30 to 240
BPM. Tap to open the
BPM pop up.

Tap to open the DRUM KIT pop

Tap with 2 fingers will
duplicate current pattern

Swipe left or right to select the
next or previous pattern.

DRUM PADS

MIXER

EFFECTS

SONG COMPOSER

up.

Swipe left or right to select the
next or preview drum kit.

64 drum kits availble. (For more
information about the drums
kits, skip to the Drum Kits
section.)

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1.2 Sub navigation

Hold to clear all steps on the

Tap to open the credits.

Swipe left or right to
navigate through all the
pages

current patern.

Double-tap to reset all the mixer
settings (level, pitch, lengh, solo,
mute)

Tap to open the RANDOMIZER
pop up (see 3.1)

Tap to switch the
metronome on or off.

Tap to switch the
song mode on or off.
(see 2.5)

Tap to display the built-in
help, different for each
page.

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1.3 BPM pop up

BPM from 30 to 240

Tap the «TAP TEMPO»
button to manually

Tap to increment the
tempo (+1BPM)

record your tempo.

Adjust the cursor to set the
tempo (between 30 and 240
BPM).

Double-tap to reset the
tempo to 120 BPM.

Tap to decrement the tempo
(-1BPM)

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1.4 Drum kit pop up

64 DRUM KIT

Select a category

Select a drum kit

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1.5 Pattern pop up

Copy A Pattern:

1. select the pattern you want to copy!

2. tap Copy!

3. select the destination pattern

Sync Mode!

1. when off, switching from a pattern to another one will
instantly play the selected pattern!

2. when on, switching will wait for the end of the previous !
pattern before playing the next pattern

Clear A Pattern

1. select the pattern you want to clear!

2. tap Clear

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2 - MAIN SECTION

2.0 HOW TO CREATE SWEET BEATS WITH DM1

2.1 STEP SEQUENCER

2.2 DRUM PADS

2.3 MIXER

2.4 EFFECTS

2.5 SONG COMPOSER

2.0 - HOW TO CREATE A BEAT

A. Go the "SONG" page (2.5), tap the "NEW" button, and name your song.

B. In the "STEPS" page (2.1), you will find 9 tracks (Kick, Snare, Closed Hi-Hat, etc) and 16 steps for each tracks. Tap some steps

to turn them on, and tap the "PLAY" button (1.1) to see how it sounds.!

To make a classic beat, you should add some steps to the Kick, Snare and HH Closed tracks.

You can also play and record a pattern by using the drums pads.

C. Go to the "PADS" page (2.2)., and tap the "REC" button. Now record your beat by playing it on the drum pads. A metronome will

help you to keep the rythm.

D. Your beat is saved in a pattern. Open the "PATTERN" popup to compose a new pattern or to duplicate the current pattern.(1.5)

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E. Once you beat is ready, it's now time to do the mix.

Go to the "MIXER" page (2.3) , you will find again the same 9 tracks, with knobs parameters for each one.

For each track you can set the level, the pitch or the length of the sound as well as the pan. Just explore the endless possibilities
of the mixer settings : downpitch a kick, trim the HH Open very short, set the Clap to the left, etc.

Use the "SOLO" button to listen a track without the others. Double-click the Solo button will mute its track.

F. When the mix is ok, go to the "FX" page (2.4).

In this page, you can add 2 effects to your beat in a serialised manner : MIXER > EFFECT1 > EFFECT2 > OUTPUT

First, tap the "ON" button to turn on an effect, then select the FX you want to use.!

You can use Overdrive a fatter beat, Delay / Reverb to add space, Texturizer / Robotizer / Dalek to make weird unexpected sound,
and Compressor to make the beat punchier.

Once you have selected an effect, you have to adjust the parameters in the trackpad, and to adjust the Dry/Wet (Dry means no
effect, Wet means only the effect).

G. Finally, go to the "Song" page (2.5) to finalize your composition (for this part, you should have creaed at least 2 patterns).

You will find the Song Timeline, with by default one element in it. You’ll find below the Pattern list.

To compose your song, first select a pattern in the pattern list (hold down your finger on it) and drag and drop it to the Timeline. To
delete a pattern from the Song, drag and drop it outside the timeline. T

To play the song, you will need to tap the "SONG" button.

You are now ready to compose with DM1 - The Drum Machine.

Enjoy!

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2.1 - STEP SEQUENCER

THE STEP SEQUENCER is an intuitive graphical environment to «paint» drum patterns.

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STEP SEQUENCER

Tap to select 16 or 32 steps

Tap on a diode to change the step count. Use
this feature to create unusual time signature.

Tap to add or remove step

Tap to solo the track

Double-tap to add a louder step

Double-tap to mute the track

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2.2 - DRUM PAD

Play and record that beat that tickles your fingers. No need to be a first-class

drummer, automatic quantize does the work for you.

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DRUM PAD

Tap Rec to simply let you play and record the beat that tickles your fingers.

Replace will replace what was previously recorded

Tap to play

Select Add to add your playing to whatever was already recorded

Change pitch

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2.3 - MIXER

For quick and subtle sound mixing of your drum kits. Featuring settings for level,

pitch, pan, sample length, custom drum kit element for each channel, mute and

solo mode.

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MIXER

Long tap to reverse sound

Tap to select a sound from another

Tap to open the automation

drum kit

Double tap to reset the
parameter to its default value

Swipe right or left to change the pan

Swipe verticaly to
change value

Tap to solo or double-tap to mute track

Display the selected track on the Step line below

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MIXER Automation

Tap any parameter (level, pitch, length, pan)
to select and display its automation below

Tap to close the automation

Swipe to change value

Double-tap to set the
step on or off

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2.4 - EFFECTS

A creative duo of FX trackpads to distort, modulate and transform your beats.

Featuring: Overdrive, Delay, Reverb, Phaser, Formant Filter, Texturizer, Robotizer,

Dalek (Ring Modulator), Resonant Filter!& Compressor.

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EFFECTS

Tap to activate the
effect

Switch on to keep the Effect on at all time
(and not only when tapping the trackpad)

Move the cursor to adjust the effect parameters

Select one effect

Swipe to adjust dry/wet setting

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2.5 - SONG COMPOSER

Graphically compose your song with the beat patterns you have jsut created. Drag and drop the

patterns onto the timeline. Fast and easy.

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SONG COMPOSER

Swipe to change the beat swing

Play the song or only
the current pattern

Tap to change the name

Tap to lock or unlock
your song

Double-tap to open the pattern
directly into the steps page.

Loop song

Open the export pop up

Drag and drop patterns into the timeline
to compose your song

Tap to open the WIST
pop up (see the
Advanced chapter)

Switch on to let DM1 play while the
application is hidden.

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3 - ADVANCED

3.1 RANDOMIZER

3.2 WIST

3.3 EXPORT

3.4 MIDI

3.1 RANDOMIZER

Tap GO! to randomize.

Swipe to select the strength

Select pattern or song to
randomize the current pattern
or the whole song.

Tap here to open or close the
advanced settings

Select what Mixer parameters
should be randomized

Select what tracks to be randomized

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3.2 WIST

WIST (Wireless Sync-Start Technology) is Korg's innovative technology which allows for wireless sync­start between two WIST-compatible apps on two iPads and/or iPhones located near each other. You can
now sync with your friend's device to create a dynamic live performance using two compatible apps.

More Information about WIST http://www.korguser.net/wist/

The setup is simple:

Enable the WIST function for both application you wish to connect. The two devices will be connected via
Bluetooh, so you can play anywhere without 3G or a Wi-Fi network. The initial iPad or iPhone will be treated
as the Master for sync-start, sync-stop and tempo. The second device will Slave to the Master settings.
You'll be synchronized and ready to jam!

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3.3 EXPORT

IN AUDIO FORMAT : Stereo Wave 44.1KHz 16 Bit

Export just the current pattern

Export the whole song

Export via mail.

(You must configure the "Mail"
application to do so.)

Export via Itunes sharing
folder. For more information

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4094

AudioCopy. For more information

http://www.sonomawireworks.com/
iphone/audiocopy/

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3.4 MIDI

Use the Camera Connection Kit to connect your midi Keyboard / DrumPad to your iPad. Your
Midi device will control the drum pads of DM1. It currently has been tested with!the Camera
Connection Kit.

Select the appropriat channel to
interact with you midi device.
Use OMNI by default.

More MIDI features are in development in the forthcoming updates.

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4 - Video Demos

Wacth our video intro

http://youtu.be/dB8VFT2-Y9A

Wacth our video demo

http://youtu.be/oH81SM3dl8k

http://youtu.be/p-RMgvzCb_8

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