M-audio DRUM AND BASS RIG user guide

Introduction

Drum and Bass Rig • User Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig software. This multi-function device includes 4 instruments:

• The LC-5 Loop Creator creates tempo-synced rhythms from preloaded audio ﬁles.

• The BL-6 Bassline is a subtractive synth combined with a step sequencer.

• The RD-7 Real Drum Module features over 100 realistic drum sounds arranged to follow the GM Drum Map standard.

• The EB-8 Electric Bass models the sounds of acoustic and electric basses.

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System Requirements

Windows

• Pentium® III 500 MHz or AMD7 (P4 / Athlon 1 GHz or faster recommended)

• 256 MB RAM

• 600 MB free hard disk space

• Windows® XP

• VST 2.0 compatible host software

• MIDI interface

• CD-ROM drive for installation

• Internet connection (on any computer) for software certiﬁcation

Macintosh

• Power Macintosh® G3 500 MHz (G4 or faster recommended)

• 256 MB RAM

• 600 MB free hard disk space

• Mac® OS X Version 10.3 or higher

• VST 2.0, AU or RTAS-compatible host software

• MIDI Interface

• CD-ROM drive for installation

• Internet connection (on any computer) for software certiﬁcation

Installation Procedure

Note: The Installation CD includes both the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig as well as the M-Audio Key Rig installers. The Drum and Bass Rig

package includes a certiﬁcation code for only the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig, but you may authorize the M-Audio Key Rig as a fully working 30Day demo version (see below for Certiﬁcation Information).

Windows

1. Insert the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2. Explore the CD and double-click the ﬁle named “M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig Setup.” The installer will execute.

3. During the installation, the installer will ask you to specify two directories on your computer. The ﬁrst directory is your VST plug-in directory. This is where the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig VST plug-in will be installed. The second directory is Drum and Bass Rig’s sound data ﬁle. The ﬁle is about 260 MB in size and can be placed in a different location from the program, if necessary.

4. When the installer ﬁnishes installing the software, press “Finish.”

5. M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig is now installed on your computer. You will need to certify your copy of the software before you begin making music—please see “Certiﬁcation” below for these directions.

Macintosh

1. Insert the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2. Double-click the CD that appears on your desktop

3. Open the folder for the plug-in format you require (AU, RTAS, VST, or stand-alone)

4. When the installer ﬁnishes installing the software, press “Close.”

Certiﬁcation

1. Once the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig software has been installed, start your host audio application (for example. Ableton Live).

2. Load the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig and open its window.

3. Click on the “M-Audio” logo in the upper right corner of the Drum and Bass Rig. A pop-up window will appear.

4. Enter the Product Certiﬁcation Code (printed on the Quick Start Guide included in the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig package)

5. Once you’ve entered your code, you have two choices: you may certify your product on-line or off-line. If your computer is connected to the Internet, go to the section named “Certify On-Line” below. If your music computer is not connected to the Internet, go to the “Certify Off-Line” section below.

Certify On-Line

1. Click the “Certify On-Line” button and Drum and Bass Rig will open your default web browser and connect you to the M-Audio website.

2. Enter your registration information in the spaces provided, and press “Submit.”

3. In a few moments, you’ll receive an e-mail containing your registration certiﬁcate. Follow the directions in the e-mail to ﬁnish certiﬁcation.

Certify Off-Line

1. Click the “Certify Off-Line” button. Drum and Bass Rig will create an Internet shortcut on your computer’s desktop.

2. Copy this shortcut onto a disk or memory card.

3. Place the disk or memory card in a computer that is connected to the Internet.

4. Double-click the Internet shortcut on the disk or memory card, and your web browser will open, connecting you to the M-Audio website.

5. Enter your registration information and press “Submit.”

6. In a few moments, an e-mail will be sent to you containing your registration certiﬁcate. Save the certiﬁcate to the disk or memory card.

7. Place the disk or memory card back into your music computer.

8. Double-click the product certiﬁcation ﬁle on the disk or memory card to complete certiﬁcation.

Using the Drum and Bass Rig as a Plug-in

The M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig runs as an RTAS, VST, or AU plug-in. Consult your host application’s documentation for information on loading plug-ins

Using the Drum and Bass Rig in Stand-Alone Mode

Drum and Bass Rig • User Guide

In addition to support for most popular plug-in formats, the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig runs as a stand-alone application. On the Macintosh, the stand-alone version of Drum and Bass Rig uses the default audio settings of the operating system. On Windows, the stand-alone version includes additional conﬁguration settings:

Windows Stand-Alone

The Drum and Bass Rig stand-alone application for Windows includes four controls at the top of the application’s window:

The controls are as follows (from left to right):

Sound Card Selector

Output Selector: click this control to choose the audio outputs for Drum and Bass Rig (for multi-output sound cards only).

On Button: clicking this button turns Drum and Bass Rig on or off.

Cfg...: click this button to open the selected sound card’s ASIO Control Panel.

: click this control to select the desired sound card for audio output.

Using the M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig

The M-Audio Drum and Bass Rig is a device consisting of four instruments, a Master Effect Generator, and global settings. Each of these sections are explained below:

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Global

The strip at the top of the Drum and Bass Rig sets Global Settings that affect all instruments.

Certiﬁcation Dialog: to open the Certiﬁcation dialog, click the Drum and Bass Rig or M-Audio logos on the left or right side of the top strip of the rig. This window also displays the Drum and Bass Rig version number information.

Load/Save: the Load/Save buttons at the top of the Drum and Bass Rig are for loading and saving bank ﬁles. These ﬁles contain all program/ patch information, MIDI channel and MIDI CC assignments, volumes, panning, key range, transpose, MFX (master effects) send, on/off status, etc. for all four instruments within the Drum and Bass Rig, as well as the global MFX settings, ﬁne tune, tempo, master swing and master volume parameters. The user can also save and load banks via the menu that appears in their host application. Drum and Bass Rig banks are saved and loaded from a folder called “Drum and Bass Rig Patches.”

Master FX

Clicking the master effects section produces a drop-down menu of 49 effects algorithms, organized into submenus by type. For a listing of effects types see the “Effects Presets” listing below.

Once an effect is selected, the effect name will be displayed and two specially chosen effect edit parameters, plus a mix parameter, will be displayed with useful preprogrammed preset settings. The names of the two effect edit parameters vary depending on the type of effect that is in use. For example, a reverb may display “Size” and “Damp” (room size and damping) for its parameters. A delay may display “Time” and “Fbk” (delay time (speed) and feedback (regeneration)).

Mix: governs the MFX wet/dry balance.

Fine Tune: adjusts the ﬁne-tuning of all instruments in the Rig.

Tempo: allows the user to set a song tempo that will set tempo-sync’ed delays and LFOs when there is no tempo detected from the host by the

Drum and Bass Rig.

Master Volume:

Master Swing: a swing control that affects the LC-5 and the BL-6.

controls the output volume of the whole Drum and Bass Rig.

MIDI CC Controls

All useful parameters in the Drum and Bass Rig have been pre-assigned MIDI controllers corresponding to the default CCs used by current M-Audio keyboards (GM Patch).

It is also possible to customize these settings. Right-clicking (Windows) or control-clicking (Macintosh) a parameter opens a menu with the following options:

CC: hover the mouse over this option to display a pop-up list of available MIDI continuous controllers, and select the desired continuous controller from the list.

Learn: select this option and move a control on your hardware MIDI controller to assign it to the parameter automatically.

Forget: select this option to remove a MIDI continuous controller assignment.

Note: Each continuous controller may control only one parameter at a time.

Instrument Controls

To the right of all instruments in the Drum and Bass Rig is an instrument control area and mixer.

Load/Save: in addition to the global Load/Save menus at the top of the Rig, each instrument has its own Load/Save menu and library of patches. Clicking the area above the Load and Save buttons produces a drop-down list of all factory content for an instrument. Patches can be loaded for the instrument by clicking a patch in the drop-down list. The patch will be loaded and its name displayed in the slot. When clicking Load or Save buttons, a Load/Save dialog appears. Patches are loaded and saved into folders with a name corresponding to the particular instrument chosen.

Hi/Lo: sets the highest and lowest notes for the instrument’s key range.

: transposes the instrument by any amount within a range of plus or minus 24 semitones.

Ch:

selects the MIDI channel used to play the instrument.

MFX:

Pan:

On:

Volume: the slider on the right-hand side of the instrument controls section controls the instrument volume. A meter displays output level

sets the send level for the instrument to the MFX (master effects) at the top of the Rig.

sets the instrument‘s pan position.

turns the instrument on or off.

when the instrument is played.

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