UVI BeatHawk User Manual

Soware User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Table of Contents ...................................................2

Introduction

Technical Requirements .......................................3

Welcome to BeatHawk! ........................................4

BeatHawk Interface ............................................5

Tracks and Pads

Overview ......................................................6

Pad Modes: Pad ...............................................7

Pad Modes: Pitch ..............................................8

Pad Modes: Volume and Mute ..................................9

Track / Edit ..................................................10

Track / ADSR .................................................11

Track / Record ...............................................12

Track / Sample ...............................................13

Working With Projects

Saving Your Project ...........................................25

Loading a Project or Kit .......................................26

Song Mode

Overview .....................................................27

Navigating the Timeline .......................................28

The Editor Panel ..............................................29

Adding Patterns to the Timeline ...............................30

Track Mutes ..................................................31

Copy/Paste, Unmute All .......................................32

Changing a Regions Length ...................................33

Realtime Record ..............................................34

Exporting a Song .............................................35

Settings and Connectivity

Working with Loops ..........................................14

Using the Browser

Accessing the Browser ........................................15

The Browser Interface ........................................16

Selecting Multiple Directories .................................17

The Browser Menu ...........................................18

The User Library Menu .......................................19

Expansion Libraries: Overview ................................ 20

Expansion Libraries: Making a Purchase ........................21

Working With Patterns

Overview .....................................................22

Pattern Length, Copy, Paste and Clear .........................23

Recording a Pattern ......................................... 24

Preferences - Global ..........................................36

Preferences - MIDI/Audio .....................................37

Preferences - Effects .........................................38

Working with External Audio and MIDI Devices .................39

iCloud File Management ..................................... 40

Import Files via iTunes File Sharing ............................41

IAA, AudioBus and WIST ..................................... 42

Links .............................................................43

Credits and Thanks ............................................... 44

INTRODUCTION

Technical Requirements

Due to the high level of precision maintained
throughout BeatHawk’s signal path, performance
gains are noticeable on newer hardware.

At a minimum, we recommend:
» iPad 4+
» iOS7+

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to BeatHawk!

With BeatHawk you can easily:

» Sample, edit and playback sounds

» Create rhythmic and melodic progressions

» Sequence progressions into songs in realtime

» Export songs, stems or MIDI

» Piano Roll Editor mode with Note and CC

BeatHawk offers many useful features:

» Intuitive and fun workflow

» Professional, studio-grade sound quality

» Realtime pitch and time stretching

» Professional filters, effects and render algorithms

» Large library of included sounds and instruments

» In-app store with many additional sound libraries

» Compatible with external MIDI gear

» Support for CoreMIDI, AudioCopy, IAA,

Ableton Link, Audio Unit v3 and WIST

The BeatHawk User Interface

INTRODUCTION

Interface

Help Menu

Pad Modes

[ Pad ]
[ Volume ]
[ Pitch ]
[ Mute ]

Main Menu Current Project Song Mode Master Volume SliderCPU Meter

[ Peak Meter ][ red line along top ]

Pattern Timeline

[ when transport is playing ]

Track / Pattern

Editors

Sound Selection

Pads

Erase

Select

[ without triggering sound ]

Repeat

[ speed = Grid division ]

Undo / Redo

Common Track

Parameters

Filters + Effects

Trigger mode and

choke groups

Transp or t

Quantize / Groove / Tempo

TRACKS AND PADS

Each of the 16 pads in BeatHawk represents a unique track

A track can contain:

» a single sound
» a kit of sounds (e.g. a drum kit)
» or a multi-sampled instrument

Different types of tracks have different
icons, lets take a look at them:

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kit or instrument

user sound

loop

factory sound

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tempo-locked or stretched

To view the properties of a track select a
pad (1) and then select the Track tab (2)

TRACKS AND PADS

PAD Modes: Pad

PAD mode is the most typical mode to
work in, allowing the selection of individual
tracks for editing and providing basic,
single note entry while recording.

Touch and hold SELECT (1) while choosing
a pad to temporarily disable the triggering
of its sound (useful when you want to
adjust parameters while recording or
while working with very long samples).

To initialize a pad, hold down ERASE (2)
and tap the pad you want to clear.

To use the NOTE REPEAT function set the
QUANTIZE GRID (3) to the desired resolution
then hold REPEAT (4) while touching
a pad. Repeat functions regardless of
whether Quantize is enabled or not.

You can change the repeating notes velocity
by dragging your trigger finger up/down (5).

Default velocity can be adjusted in the
General Preferences (learn more ).

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You can change the default VELOCITY in PREFERENCES

TRACKS AND PADS

PAD Modes: Pitch

PITCH mode allows you to play your sound with
a 2-octave piano keyboard. This is useful for
things like synth and bass instruments, drum
kits, or for pitch shifting samples. Change the
keyboard octave range with the OCT buttons (1).

The MODULATION slider (2) provides interactive
control over useful parameters like filter cutoff
or vibrato rate. The controlled parameter is
predefined. Slider movement is recordable.

To erase specific notes from your sequence
while recording, hold down ERASE (3) and
touch the notes you want to clear.

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To interactively PITCH BEND notes drag
your trigger finger left/right (4).

When a scale is selected “out of scales“
keys are greyed out. And automaticaly
transpose notes into the selected scale.
“Chromatic” is the default scale (5)

Some options can be enabled in General
Preferences (learn more ).

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Options in PREFERENCES related to Pads

TRACKS AND PADS

PAD Modes: Volume and Mute

VOLUME

MUTE

VOLUME mode allows you to trigger a single note at different
velocity levels. This is useful when you don’t have a proper MIDI
controller handy and want to create a dynamic performance.

MUTE mode allows you mute individual tracks. Select a track
once to mute it, select again to unmute. Muted status is
designated by a yellow ‘M’ (also visible in PAD mode).

A muted track will neither playback recorded notes or
allow new notes to be recorded to the track.

TRACKS AND PADS

Track / Edit

The Track/Edit panel provides all
essential mixing and effect send
parameters for your tracks.

The Track panel is contextual, its contents
will change to reflect the track that is
currently selected in PAD MODE.

Touch-drag to change
a sliders value

Double-touch a slider to

Experiment with different settings
to drastically alter your sounds and
instruments for unique effect.

Pan

Adjust track pan
from left to right

HP/LP Filters

Adjust HP and LP filter
cutoff frequencies from
20Hz to 20kHz

One-Shot

(samples only)
Enable one-shot trigger mode,
sample will play completely
regardless of press duration

enter the value numerically

Gain

Adjust track gain

from -∞ to +6dB

Pitch

Adjust track pitch from

-24 to +24 semitones

Effects

Adjust delay and reverb

effect send amounts

from -∞ to +6dB

Choke Group

Enable one of the 4 choke groups, setting

max polyphony of all grouped tracks to 1

(useful for hihats, tuned bass drums etc.)

TRACKS AND PADS

Track / ADSR

The Track/ADSR panel allows you
to edit the amplitude envelope for
your sounds and instruments.

An amplitude envelope is a powerful
tool for sculpting dynamics. Experiment
with different settings to drastically
alter the way your sound performs.

Touch-drag to change
a sliders value

Double-touch a slider to
enter the value numerically

Attack

The time it takes the
sound to reach peak level
after a note is pressed

Decay

After the attack time is
reached, the time it takes
to reach the Sustain level

Sustain

The level of your sound

(Gain) held after the Attack

and Decay phases

Release

The time it takes for your

sound to reach zero level

after the note is released

TRACKS AND PADS

Track / Record

The Track/Record panel allows you to record audio
from your devices mic input to use on a track.

Touch-drag to change

To record audio, first select the desired track then:

(1) Set the Threshold Marker to the desired input

level and hit RECORD

(2) Once you’ve captured the desired audio hit STOP
(3) Enter a name for the new sample and hit SAVE

The new sample is now loaded onto your track
ready for trimming on the Track / Sample page,
and is available in the Browser / User Library.

Record Start/Stop

Turn record mode on/off

Threshold Marker

Set the level that incoming
audio must reach before
recording begins

threshold markers position

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VU Meter

Incoming signal level

TRACKS AND PADS

Track / Sample

The Track/Sample panel allows you
to change the start and end times of
your sounds by dragging the Green
(start) and Red (end) markers.

Zoom-to-Start and Zoom-to-End
with the magnification buttons to
make precise adjustments.

Realtime time-stretching can be enabled
via STRETCH mode. Audio can be freely
stretched from 50% to 200% of its original
duration without changing pitch.

Touch-drag to change
a markers position

Sample Start Marker

Set the location where
your sample begins

Zoom-to-Start

Zoom up to the sample start
marker for precise editing

Sample End Marker

Set the location where

your sample ends

Zoom-to-End

Zoom up to the sample end

marker for precise editing

Stretch Mode

Press to activate STRETCH mode slider

TRACKS AND PADS

Working with Loops

BeatHawk loops are special files that
have transient markers embedded
into them. In addition to being able
to trigger them like a regular sample,
loops offer a couple unique qualities:

» Loops will play in sync to your
project regardless of the tempo

» Loops can be time stretched
at ratios of /4, /2, x2, and x4

» Loops can be split into
segments and mapped to
your keyboard (Pitch Mode)

Playback Speed

Time stretch loop from 1/4
speed up to 4x speed

Loop Icon

Transient Markers

Map to Keyboard

Maps slices to keyboard

(use Pitch Mode to trigger)

USING THE BROWSER

Accessing the Browser

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BROWSER (1) opens a full-screen interface allowing

the navigation, preview and loading of sounds and
instruments. Both factory and user sounds are presented,
as well as a wide variety of expansion libraries which
can be purchased directly from the browser.

Pressing the < > arrows (2) will change the current sound,
navigating up and down through the current directory, in this
example:

EDM Factory > Drum Elements > Bass Drum >

as shown in the opposite image

The Browser Interface

USING THE BROWSER

The Browser Interface

Library

Navigate the sound library
from left-to-right as you
would a typical file system.

BeatHawk includes 2
factory libraries:
EDM Factory and
URBAN Factory

Additional libraries are
available for preview
and purchase.

Purchased libraries will
appear in the list above
User Library, while
unpurchased libraries
appear below it and have
a Cart icon in the corner.

All user sounds, recordings,
and track and stem
exports are located
in the User Library

Cell Selection

Quickly change the pad

you’re editing without

returning to the main screen

Play/Stop

Play the current pattern to

hear how newly selected

sounds sit in the mix

Prev/Nex t

Navigates through the

currently selected directory

Load Sound

[LOADED] state indicates

that the selected sound

is currently loaded

[LOAD] state indicates

the selected sound

is not loaded

Tap a sound to
select it, then tap
and hold to preview

Tap to load the sound

Exit

Return to the main screen

USING THE BROWSER

Selecting Multiple Directories

You may want to browse and navigate
the contents of multiple directories at
once, for example, to review the kick
or snare sounds of all your libraries.

To do this simply two-finger touch
the additional directories...

Then to deselect a directory, simply
two-finger touch it again.

This functions at all levels:
Library, Category and Group

Two-finger touch to select
multiple directories

USING THE BROWSER

The Browser Menu

A menu icon designates
the Browser menu, select it to
access the following options:

BROWSE TO PAD

Select to navigate to the
sound loaded on the
currently selected pad

SELECT ALL PACKAGES

Selects all top-level libraries

RESTORE PURCHASES

Upon reinstalling BeatHawk,
use to re-authorize previous
expansion purchases

Additional options are available
with the User Library [1] selected:

AUDIOCOPY - PASTE

Paste a sound from the AudioCopy
clipboard to your User Library

ICLOUD - IMPORT FILE

Import a file from iCloud or any
iCloud-supported services

NEW DIRECTORY

Create a new sub-directory
in the User Library

The Browser Menu The Browser Menu with User Library selected

USING THE BROWSER

The User Library Menu

A number of options are available within
BeatHawk to help you organize your
sounds and exports. These options
include sub-folder management,
file management, AudioCopy and
iCloud import and export.

Options are available in context
menus, accessible by two-finger
touching directories or sound files.

Menu options include:

Sound file context menu Directory context menu

New

Create a new directory

RENAME

Rename a sound or directory

DELETE

Delete a sound or directory

ICLOUD - IMPORT/EXPORT

Import or export sounds from iCloud
and iCloud-supported services

SOUNDCLOUD/YOUTUBE - EXPORT

Export sounds to SoundCloud or Youtube

For more information on using iCloud,
see: iCloud File Management, pg.40

AUDIOCOPY - COPY/PASTE

Copy or Paste sounds to/from

One-finger tap to audition sounds

Two-finger tap to access the options menu

USING THE BROWSER

Expansion Libraries: Overview

Expansion libraries are a fast and
inexpensive way to personalize and focus
BeatHawk to your musical tastes. Genre
and instrument specific collections were
all created with the utmost attention to
quality, extending UVI’s legacy of studio
sound libraries to the mobile arena.

Within each expansion you will see a
short description of the material and a
detailed list of the included sounds and
instruments. You can also listen to a
demo song created with the expansion
to get an idea of its focus and qualities.

USING THE BROWSER

Expansion Libraries: Making a Purchase

To purchase an expansion
follow these steps:

(1) Tap the BUY PACK button

(2) Authorize your account and Tap BUY

(3) After your purchase has

completed tap OK

(4) Your expansion will begin

downloading (indicated by the alert
at the top of the screen and a progress
indicator on the expansion tab)

(5) Once the download has completed the

expansion tab will move above the User
Library tab, activated and ready for use!

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WORKING WITH PATTERNS

Overview

A project can contain up to 16 patterns,

each of these patterns can:

» be 1 to 16 bars in length
» store sequences for each track
» store modulation for each track
» be duplicated or deleted

Patterns cannot:

» store unique tempo information
» change what sample or instrument
is loaded on a track

Understanding patterns:

Selected Pattern

Indicated by an inner yellow outline

Used Pattern

Indicated by a bright red outline

Pattern Length

Indicated by markers beneath

the pattern number (1-16 bars)

Empty Pattern

Indicated by no pattern length

markers and a dimmed red outline

To create, edit or change patterns
select the Pattern panel

WORKING WITH PATTERNS

Pattern Length, Copy, Paste and Clear

Working with patterns in BeatHawk is easy.
Patterns have only one editable attribute: length

To modify a patterns length:

(1) Select a pattern from the grid
(2) Touch the LENGTH menu
(3) Choose a length from the menu (1-16 bars)

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Upon choosing a new length you will see the
timeline update to the new value you chose (4)

Three other commands exist for working
with patterns; copy, paste and clear

Select a pattern and touch COPY
to copy to the clipboard...

Select a pattern and touch PASTE
to paste from the clipboard...

Select a pattern and touch CLEAR to erase all
note and modulation data from the pattern...

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WORKING WITH PATTERNS

Recording a Pattern

Before recording you should set a project tempo
and decide if you want to use quantization or not.

After you’ve set those parameters simply
choose a pattern from the grid (1)

Set the desired pattern length (2)

...and hit RECORD (3)

At this point you will hear a 1-bar count in
(4 beats of the metronome), the PLAY button will
turn red and recording will start, and it will continue
until you hit STOP or the RECORD button again.

While in RECORD mode you can freely change pad
modes or play notes with an external MIDI device.

Useful functions while in RECORD mode:

Pressing the REPEAT button (4) while triggering
a sound will create a note repeat pattern based
on the current Quantize Grid Resolution setting

Pressing the ERASE button (5) while triggering
a sound will spot-erase that sound

Pressing the UNDO/REDO button (6) will
move backwards/foreward through your
sessions history (use with caution!)

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Quantize/Grid Tempo

Enabling Quantize will sync the
notes you record to the grid
resolution (1/16 in this example)

To change the tempo use the TAP button,
touch-drag the display, or double-touch the
display to enter a value numerically

WORKING WITH STEP EDITOR

Interface

Help Menu

Current Pattern

Select Pattern

View Modes

[ Pad ]
[ Pitch ]
[ Pitch + CC ]

Main Menu Current Project Song Mode Master Volume SliderCPU Meter

[ Peak Meter ][ red line along top ]

Timeline

Close

Snap to grid

Grid Resolution

Current Track

Mute / Solo

Quick Menu

List MIDI CC

Undo / Redo

Notes

CC Event

Grid

Note Event

Transp or t

Tools

[ Navigate ]
[ Add Fill ]
[ Add Repeat ]
[ Resize ]
[ Move ]
[ Erase ]

WORKING WITH STEP EDITOR

Views

Step Editor helps you edit recorded events graphically.
We provide 3 different views in order to edit in detail a sequence.

PAD VIEW (1)
This view displays all pads of the selected pattern. Basically each row
corresponds to a Pad. You can change the current pattern (4) (6)

PITCH VIEW (2)
Displays all note events of the selected pad and selected
pattern. This is a piano roll view. You can change the current
pattern (4) (6) or change the selected pad (5) (6)

CC VIEW (3)
This View is shared with pitch view.
It displays all CC events of the selected pad and selected pattern.
You can choose among the 128 CCs in the list and add/edit/delete them.
The first element of the list is the velocity of the notes in the pitch view, you
can only edit and delete them.

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WORKING WITH STEP EDITOR

Tools 1/2

Step Editor helps you edit recorded events graphically.
We provide 6 different tools to make this confortable and easy to use.

NAVIGATE
Drag up/down/left/right in to navigate (1)
Two finger pinch to zoom in and out (2)

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ADD FILL
Touch were you want to add a note (3) and then ajust the size (4)
Dragging up/down ajusts the note.

ADD REPEAT
Touch were you want to start adding efents (5) and then
ajust the number of notes you want to add (6)
Dragging up/down ajusts the note.
The amount of generated notes is related to the grid resolution.

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WORKING WITH STEP EDITOR

Tools 2/2

RESIZE

- Simple resize:
Simply touch a note and drag left / right

- Multiple resize:
First, select multiple notes by touching the grid (1) and
dragging (2) over the notes you want to select.
Then, you can resize theses notes by touching a selected note
and drag left / right (3). Touching the grid unselects the notes.

MOVE

- Simple move:
Simply touch a note and drag left / right / up / down

- Multiple move:
First, select multiple notes by touching the grid (1) and
dragging (2) over the notes you want to select.
Then, you can move theses notes by touching a selected note and drag
left / right / up / down (3). Touching the grid unselects the notes.

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DELETE

- Simple delete:
Simply touch a note to delete it

- Multiple delete:
Select multiple notes by touching the grid (1) and dragging (2) over the
notes you want to delete.
Multiple CC can be deleted the same way (4) (5)

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WORKING WITH PROJECTS

Saving Your Project

Once you’ve spent some time working on
sounds or recording some patterns you’re
going to want to save your progress.

BeatHawk offers a typical interface for doing this
with both explicit and iterative save options.

If it’s your first time saving a project:

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(1) Select the menu icon

(2) Select SAVE PROJECT

(3) Enter a project name and hit SAVE

If you’ve already saved your project and simply
want to update the file, select Save Project again

If you’ve already saved the project but want to make
a copy to experiment with, select Save Project As...

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WORKING WITH PROJECTS

Loading a Project or Kit

There are two load options within BeatHawk:
Load Project and Load Kit Only

Load Project

Loads the entire project including all pad
sounds, pattern data and song sequence

Load Kit Only

Loads only the pad sounds, maintaining
whatever pattern data and song sequence
that exists in your current project

If you want to open an old project and
keep working on it choose Load Project

If you want to load sounds from an old project
and hear how they work with your current
patterns and song choose Load Kit Only

Two-finger touch a User

Load Project

Loads sounds, pattern

and song data

Load Kit

Loads sounds only

Song to rename/delete

SONG MODE

Interface

Help Menu

Playhead

(Tap to position manually)

Song Timeline

[ red line along top ]

Main Menu Current Project Master Volume SliderCPU Meter

Song Mode

[ Peak Meter ]

Loop markers

Bar Number

Regions / Patterns

Patterns

Undo / Redo

Track Mute s

Transp or t

Tempo Editor

Loop

SONG MODE

Navigating the Timeline

Touch-drag to scroll

Two-finger pinch or
expand to zoom in/out

Tap on the header to move
the Playhead manually

SONG MODE

The Editor Panel

Playhead Position

Timecode Format Switch

Switch between Bar:Beat:Division

and Hour:Minute:Second displays

Reduce Pattern Length

Reduce the length of a pattern
on the timeline (e.g. loop)

Zoom Out

Copy Pattern

Paste Pattern

Mute All

Mutes all tracks for the
selected pattern (works on
timeline or in live mode)

Increase Pattern Length

Increase the length of a pattern

on the timeline (e.g. loop)

Zoom In

Show Selection

Delete Selection

Delete a pattern from the timeline

Unmute All

Unmutes all tracks for the

selected pattern (works on

timeline or in live mode)

Export

SONG MODE

Adding Patterns to the Timeline

Making songs in BeatHawk is as simple as arranging the
patterns you’ve already created. Additionally, you can
mute tracks of instanced patterns to create progressions
or even entire songs with just a single pattern.

Arrangements can be made by dragging patterns onto
the timeline or in real time, by hitting RECORD and playing
the patterns the same way you would play pads.

Lets take a look at moving patterns
to the timeline manually:

(1) Push and hold on a pattern
(2) Drag the pattern onto the timeline

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With a simple touch-drag we’ve

added a pattern to our song!

SONG MODE

Track Mu tes

Sequentially unmuting tracks in a pattern can
be a great way to create builds or interesting
musical progressions. In fact, you can create an
entire song with a single pattern if you want.

Using Track Mutes is easy. Now that we’ve got a
pattern on the timeline lets mute everything but the
drums, which in this case is the upper 8 tracks.

Tap the pattern on the timeline to select it (1)

Bright red track mutes indicate that all the
tracks are currently active (unmuted) (2)

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Now we want to mute the top 8 tracks, to do that:

Tap the Track Mutes for tracks 1-8 (3)

We can now see both in the Track Mute section and
the region mute icon (4) that tracks 1-8 are muted.

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SONG MODE

Copy / Paste, Unmute All

Now that we’ve got a region with some tracks
muted lets copy/paste the region and unmute
the tracks so our song has a progression.

With our pattern still selected on the timeline hit COPY (1)

Then hit PASTE (2)

Quickly unmute all the tracks of the second
region by hitting UNMUTE ALL (3)

We can see that the first region has tracks 1-8 muted
and the second region has no active mutes (4)

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SONG MODE

Changing a Regions Length

In addition to muting tracks in a region we can
change their length as well. Making a region
shorter simply truncates the pattern, while
making a region longer repeats the pattern.

Lets change the first region of our song
from 8 bars to 4 bars in length:

Select the first region (1)

Tap the Reduce Pattern Length button
until the region is 4 bars long (2)

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SONG MODE

Realtime Record

Another way to create arrangements in BeatHawk is with
realtime recording. When the RECORD button is armed the
Pattern grid will act like pads, allowing you to interactively
playback and sequence your patterns in realtime.

Track mutes and track mute controls are fully
functional in this mode, so you can quickly experiment
with and get a feel for your progressions.

Realtime record can also be used to overdub
existing arrangements, e.g. if you enter realtime
record mode and you have regions on the timeline
already, your performance will overwrite existing
regions. This can be a very fast way to make
otherwise complex edits to an arrangement.

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- To enter realtime record mode simply hit RECORD (1)

- You can now play your patterns as pads to
preview them and adjust track mutes.

- To start recording hit PLAY (2)

- Perform your song via the pattern grid (3)

- While (3) is pressed you can record mute
changes automations within the bring recorded
region by pressing mute button. (4)

- Press RECORD (1) again at anytime
to exit realtime record mode

(5) A region with mutes automations

You can enter realtime record mode anytime the
transport is playing by hitting RECORD (1)

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SONG MODE

Exporting a Song

BeatHawk can export songs 3 different ways:

» as a stereo 44.1kHz/24-bit WAV file
» as stems (1x stereo 44.1kHz/24-bit WAV per track)
» or as a multi-track MIDI file

If you simply want to share your song a basic Export
is all you need. However if you want to work on
your track further or migrate it to a DAW, Export
Multi and Export MIDI will be very helpful.

To export your song tap the EXPORT button (1)

Select which type of documents you want: (2)

Export = stereo mix of your song
Export Multi = individual files for each track
Export MIDI = multi-track MIDI file
Ableton Live Export = convert project to Ableton Live (.Zip)

Once you’ve finished tap CLOSE (3)

Exported files will be available in the Broswer / User Library
tab, and through iTunes File Transfer (learn more ).

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SETTINGS AND CONNECTIVITY

Preferences - Global

Global Tuning

Adjust the global tuning of all BeatHawk instruments

Metronome - Volume
Set volume of metronome while in record mode

Metronome - Bypass
When enabled turns the metronome click off

Pitch Mode - Default Velocity

Set the default note velocity while in PITCH mode

Pitch Mode - Duplicate Keyboard

Shows 1 octave twice instead of 2 octaves in PITCH mode

Pitch Mode - Enable Pitchbend

While pressing a note in PITCH mode, drag left
or right to bend pitch +/- 24 semitones

Pitch Mode - Transpose Notes to Scale

While playing, notes will be automatically transposed to the
selected scale. No out of scale notes!

Pitch Mode - 3D Touch Velocity

Changes velocity according the force
of the touch on the screen.

Sync - IAA/AU Sync Timeline Position

Always Sync position with host (learn more )

Sync - WIST Sync

Enable WIST Sync (learn more )

Sync - Ableton Link Settings

Settings for Ableton Link (learn more )

SETTINGS AND CONNECTIVITY

Preferences - MIDI/Audio

Audio/MIDI Preferences

Opens the Audio and MIDI Settings editor

Device
Select iPad or available USB Audio Interface

Sample Rate

Defaults to 44.1 kHz
Lower frequency rates = reduced sound
quality but higher performance

Audio Buffer Size

Defaults to 256 samples
Larger buffer sizes = more latency but
higher performance

Active MIDI inputs

Select an external MIDI source

Audio - Background Audio

Enable/Disable Background Audio

MIDI - Send Omni

Allows a MIDI keyboard with a single channel
to address all tracks in BeatHawk

MIDI - MIDI Select

Track select based on incoming MIDI message channel

MIDI - Send to Selected Pad

Ignores incoming MIDI channel messages

MIDI - Receive Events From Channels

Choose what MIDI channels to listen to for events

SETTINGS AND CONNECTIVITY

Preferences - Effects

Reverb - Decay Time

Set the decay time of the reverb effect from .25s to 25s

Reverb - Room Size

Set the room size of the reverb effect from 4m to 50m

Reverb - Decay Low

Decay time multiplier for low frequencies from .1x to 10x

Reverb - Decay High

Decay time multiplier for high frequencies from .1x to 10x

Delay - Time

Set the delay lines repeat time from 1/64th triplet to 32x

Delay - Feedback

Set the delay feedback amount from 0-100%

Delay - Damp High Cut

Set the dampen high cut frequency from 1 - 20kHz

Delay - Damp Low Cut

Set the dampen low cut frequency from 20Hz - 4kHz

SETTINGS AND CONNECTIVITY

Working with External Audio and MIDI Devices

BeatHawk is compatible with all CoreAudio and MIDI
Class Compliant devices, including MIDI keyboards,
pad controllers and audio interfaces that can be
connected to your iPad. As well, BeatHawk can
hear MIDI over Wi-Fi through Network Sessions.

To configure BeatHawk to use an external device:

(1) Select the menu icon and choose

AUDIO/MIDI PREFERENCES... from the list

(2) Select the desired audio interface from the Device

menu, as well as desired sample rate and buffer sizes

(3) Select the desired MIDI devices you

would like BeatHawk to listen to

(4) Tap CLOSE when you’re finished

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USING THE BROWSER

iCloud File Management

BeatHawk supports file import and
export from Apple’s iCloud and iCloud­supported services such as Dropbox,
Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive.

For more information on iCloud
Drive and how to enable it, see:

Apple iCloud Drive FAQ

To use other services such as Dropbox,
Google Drive or OneDrive, you must
first install their corresponding app
from the AppStore on the same iPad
that BeatHawk is installed on.

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Once installed, you need to enable
these services as iCloud locations:

[1] With the [User Library] tab selected,

press the menu button

[2] Press [iCloud - Import File]

[3] Press the [Locations] menu toggle

[4] Choose the [More] option

[5] Activate the desired service(s)

Once completed, the specified services
will be available within the Locations
menu as import and export destinations.

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Transfer files to/from BeatHawk through Apple’s iCloud and

iCloud-supported services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive

SETTINGS AND CONNECTIVITY

Import Files via iTunes File Sharing

Accessing your files in BeatHawk is accomplished
through iTunes File Sharing. To do this:

[1] Connect your iPad to a trusted computer with iTunes

[2] Open iTunes and navigate to:

iPad Settings > Apps > BeatHawk

(visible in the opposite image)

You will see a list called BeatHawk Documents, you can
drap and drop your own samples to import them into
beathawk.
At each startup Beathawk scans this folder and move
the files inside the App and make them available
in the Browser under the User Library tab.

Supported formats:

FLAC, WAV, MP3, M4A, and AIF

Transfer files to BeatHawk through iTunes with a simple drag-n-drop

SETTINGS AND CONNECTIVITY

IAA, AudioBus, Audio Unit, Ableton Link and WIST

BeatHawk can be used as an audio source for other apps
on your iPad with Inter-App Audio and through AudioBus.
Setting up these connections is relatively simple.

Inter-App Audio

IAA compatible apps each have their own method of
integration. Consult the user manual for the app you want
to use to learn more. In GarageBand, selecting BeatHawk
as an audio source is done through the input menu.

AudioBus

BeatHawk is fully AudioBus compliant. To set BeatHawk
as an audio source simply select it from the input menu.

Using BeatHawk as an Audio Unit in Cubasis

Audio Unit v3

Allows loading BeatHawk as a plugin inside your
favorite DAW. Works like IAA transport wise.

For more information on AudioBus:

http://audiob.us/

Ableton Link

Synchronize the timeline with any other application
that are connected to the same local network. Link
needs to be enabled in the BeatHawk preferences.
Joins automatically any ongoing session.

WIST Sync

WIST is a protocol that allows multiple devices to be
synced over Bluetooth. BeatHawk is natively WIST
compliant, simply enable WIST Sync in the BeatHawk
preferences on both devices and connect one to the
other via Bluetooth. The device that iniates the Bluetooth
connection will be the slave device by default.

Using BeatHawk as an

input source in AudioBus

LINKS

beathawk.com

uvi.net

youtube.com/user/UVIofficial

facebook.com/UVI.Official

twitter.com/UVIofficial

CREDITS AND THANKS

PRODUCED BY UVI

RECORDING / EDITING / SOUND DESIGN

Damien Vallet

Kevin Guilhaumou

Alain J Etchart

SOFTWARE / SCRIPTING

Bastien Commelongue

Olivier Tristan

Remy Muller

UI / DESIGN

Nathaniel Reeves

SPECIAL THANKS

JB Celier