SONiVOX Wobble User Manual

Introduction

Wobble 2.0 combines SONiVOX's Spectral Morphing Synthesis technology with a bevy of intuitive, real-time performance features. Wobble is designed to make the craziest, most pulsating and different sounds ever to grace your speakers' soon-to-be-aching cones.

Wobble's sonic backbone, its Spectral Morphing Synthesis engine, is a state-of-the-art approach to sound creation. Its sound is best characterized as a constantly evolving unique blend of organic and digital elements. To help you control this powerful engine, SONiVOX has designed an elegantly simple user interface that still offers extreme tweak-ability.

In addition, Wobble comes equipped with a next-generation tempo-locked Pattern Generator that not only modulates the note values but also its synth parameters. Create tempo-locked Patterns to automatically modulate your pitch offset, LFO rate, depth, and sync, as well as some of Wobble's core synth controls for some of the most insane sounds you've heard to date.

Credits

Jennifer Hruska Ryan Pietras Scott Stepenuck Ishaan Chhabra

Colman O'Reilly Bobby Zlatkov Feuler Tovar David Szebeda

Jason Jordan Jeremy Bridge John Teele Andrew Tomasello

Erik Pearson Chris Rudzinski Jamie Billings Aaron Hachen

Samara Winterfeld Bryce Kanzer Katy Cone

Jack O'Donnell, Executive Producer

System Requirements and Product Support

For complete system requirements, compatibility information, and product registration, visit the SONiVOX website: sonivoxmi.com.

For technical support, please contact us through the Support page of our website: sonivoxmi.com/support.

Installation

Important: If you are using a version of Wobble that is older than Wobble 2.0, this installation will not overwrite or uninstall that version. Also, any files you use or save with either version are neither backward-compatible nor forward-compatible—you cannot use files from Wobble 1.0 with Wobble 2.0 and vice versa.

Windows

1. Right-click the .zip file you downloaded and select Extract All.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions. By default, Windows will show you the extracted files when it has finished extracting them.

3. Double-click the .exe installer file

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Note: Wobble uses PACE copy protection, so it will install the PACE InterLok driver on your system if you do not already have it. As most audio software uses PACE copy protection, though, this is probably already installed on your system.

Mac OS X

1. Double-click the .zip file you downloaded. The archive utility will extract the files and put them in a folder in the same location as the .zip file.

2. Open the Wobble folder.

3. Double-click the .pkg installer file.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Getting Started

The Wobble graphical interface has three distinct sections depicted below.

1. Section 1 shows you the output level of Wobble (at the far left) as well as icons (at the far right) that allow you to load and save Wobble sounds. The output meters display the realtime level of Wobble's stereo output. Use these meters to gauge how "hot" your signal is. Change the volume knob in Section 3 to adjust Wobble's output level. This section also displays the name of the currently loaded Patch as well as buttons to load and save Wobble Patches.

2. Section 2 is the main editing window where you will modify your sounds and program your patterns. This section changes based on which page (Sound, Pattern, Effects, or Browser) you have selected. This is where most of your attention will be focused while working with Wobble.

3. Section 3 contains the Master Volume, Glide control (also known as portamento), a virtual keyboard, and three buttons to switch to the different pages.

• The Sound Page is the window with the six big knobs. Move the knobs to change the sound of the Patches.

• The Pattern Page contains a full-featured step sequencer, which call the Pattern Generator since it functions a bit differently than standard step sequencers.

• The Effects Page has all the controls for setting up your reverb, chorus, and delay

effects.

• The Browser Page is where you can view and load your available Patches.

Using Patches

Patches are the sounds or instruments inside Wobble. Over 200 Patches are included for you to play with, and any of these can be edited using the knobs and sliders and saved as new Patches. Any Wobble file with the extension .svx is a Patch file.

Loading a Patch

To play Wobble Patches, you must first load one into the interface.

To load a Patch:

1. Click the Load button (folder icon).

2. Choose Load SVX File.

3. Locate and select the Patch file (.svx) you want to play (in the

Wobble Patches folder), and click Open.

Tip: You can also use the up and down arrows ( and ) to the left of the Folder

button to move between all the Patches in your content folder. These buttons will scroll up and down through Patches alphabetically in the content folder, including any custom Patches you have saved as well. This is useful when you are exploring Wobble's different Patches for the first time or if you are "auditioning" Patches for a session.

Tip: You can also select Patches from the Browser Page. Please see the Browser Page section for more information.

Saving a Patch

To save your own custom Patches, click the Save button (disk icon), and select Save SVX File. This will open a dialog asking you where and with what name you would like to save your Patch.

MIDI Learn: Assigning MIDI Controllers to Wobble's Controls

Learn

Wobble's MIDI Learn feature lets you to assign or "map" Wobble's knobs to any hardware MIDI controller. To do this:

1. Click the Learn button to enter Learn Mode, which lets you to assign hardware MIDI controls to Wobble's parameters.

2. While in Learn Mode, adjust a parameter in Wobble and then move a knob or slider on your hardware MIDI controller. That knob or slider will now control that parameter.

3. Click the Learn button again to exit Learn Mode.

Remove

If you want to change or clear a MIDI assignment, you will need to "remove" it. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the knob you wish to reassign or unlearn.

2. Select one of the two options:

• Remove Learn: Clears the hardware control assignment for the selected parameter only.

• Remove Learn [All]: Clears the hardware control assignments for all Wobble parameters.

You can now assign that knob to any other MIDI hardware control (described above in the Learn section).

Operation

These sections and controls are visible regardless of which tab you are viewing.

Global Controls

Level Meters

The level meters in the window's upper left corner indicate Wobble's audio output volume—both left and right channels.

Adjust the audio output level with the Volume knob next to the virtual keyboard.

Patch and Preset Controls

You can load or save Patches, MIDI Learn Presets, or Pattern Presets by using the buttons in the upper right corner of the window.

The name of the current Patch is shown to the left of the buttons.

Click the up or down ( or ) arrows to move to the previous or next Patch.

Click the Load button (folder icon) to load a file:

• Load SVX File: Select this to find a Patch (.svx) to load.

• Load MIDI Learn: Select this to load a MIDI Learn Preset (.sml).

• Load Pattern Preset: Select this to load a Pattern Preset (.spg).

Click the Save button (disk icon) to save a file:

• Save SVX File: Select this to name and save your current Patch (.svx).

• Save MIDI Learn: Select this to name and save your current MIDI Learn Preset (.sml).

• Save Default MIDI Learn: Select this to save your current MIDI Learn settings as the default.

• Save Pattern Preset: Select this to name and save your current Pattern Generator

settings as a Pattern Preset (.spg).

Important: The Pattern Presets do not save the Pattern Generator's On/Off button state, nor do they save the IRC value. These values are saved only with your DAW's project.

See the Using Patches and Using Pattern Presets section for step-by-step instructions of how to use these controls.

MIDI Learn Button