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Introduction
DRUM DESIGNER
Modern Drum Workshop
• Drum engines deliver unmatched flexibility and sound design
potential
• Dedicated Kick, Snare, Clap and Cymbal instruments with
sequencer
• Thousands of sounds, samples and kits for infinite possibilities
Created for producers and sound designer of any genre, Drum
Designer provides innovative tools allowing you to shape, pitch
and tweak drum sounds in ways that would have been previously
impossible or prohibitively time consuming. Born from a deep analysis
of drum production techniques, Drum Designer delivers 4 specialised
instruments along with a dedicated 8 part sequencer, a massive
collection of 5,700+ samples, 2,000+ meticulously created drum
presets, 316 kits, and more.
Drum Designer has been developed to offer deep sound-shaping
controls. Unlike sample packs which can be disappointing to
manipulate, Drum Designer unlocks your drums, giving you the ability
to surgically alter the individual components of each sound. Craft
tight and hard-hitting kits with absolute control, easily match existing
sounds to your track, instantly create variations, modulate any detail,
and design wild new textures.
Drum Designer breaks down individual hits into discrete slices and
layers, giving you the best of both raw synthesis and sample-based
approaches to drum design. A massive collection of thousands of
‘component’ samples are combined together within 4 expressive drum
engines: Kick, Snare, Clap and Cymbal, utilizing custom 3D wavetables
and samples, filtering and DSP to help you create the next wave of
signature beats.
Whether you’re looking for a library of punchy and hard-hitting
new drum sounds or a suite of innovative instruments to explore
and master, Drum Designer is a powerful and game-changing tool
delivering the quality of high-end sample packs with the flexibility of a
modern, dedicated synth.
Minimum System Requirements
• UVI Workstation 3.0.2+ or Falcon 1.5.6+
• 1.73GB of disk space
For more information on the installation process, please refer to
the document: Soundbank Installation Guide
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Concept
Drum Designer contains 4 instruments:
KICK, SNARE, CLAP and CYMBAL.
KIT groups these instruments into one instance
including a sequencer, quick controls and bus effects.
KICK, SNARE, CLAP and CYMBAL can be loaded as
single instruments ideal for designing single hits.
Multiple output version for KIT is also available
KICK
Splitting the kick
sound into Body and
Tone sections, Kick
Designer lets you select
individual sounds for
each component, adjust
their pitch, gain, pan,
keytracking, and LP and
HP filters independently.
You can change the
phase of the tone so
it aligns perfectly and
even lengthen the tone
component duration,
unlike traditional sample
packs. Use the Tone Amp
editor to draw your own
custom envelopes and
then smooth it to taste.
SNARE
Start with the Body and
Tone components found
in the Kick Designer and
add 2 discrete Noise
layers each with the same
level of control. The noise
components are each
capable of creating room
sounds, ramps and tight
attacks to emphasize the
transient. Use the Tone
editor to create unique
envelopes for Amp and
Pitch, and change the
wave shape, phase and
width.
CLAP
Breaking down the
traditional clap sound into
3 atomic elements called
“shots” and a noise layer.
Configure samples for each
shot and then microedit
them with the step editors
for sound, time, gain, pan
and pitch. The engine
lets you design new and
fresh clap sounds almost
instantly; configure the 3
shot layers, engage the
layer link and then use the
prev/next buttons to get
totally new sounds. Use the
‘Humanize’ control to get
slight variations with each
trigger.
CYMBAL
2 sophisticated noise and
metallic texture layers
create slight and natural
variations on each trigger.
The starting phase can
also be locked to get a
more traditional sample
behavior. The shape of
cymbal hits can easily be
customized, allowing the
creation of reverse cymbal
hits, long fx, sweeps with
cymbal textures or even
freeze-like sounds.
SEQUENCER (KIT)
A powerful instrument
in its own right, Drum
Designer’s ‘Sequencer’
gives you 8 engines (1x
Kick, 2x Snare, 1x Clap and
4x Cymbal) with Volume,
Pan and Pitch sequencers
up to 8 bars long at
resolutions up to 1/64t.
Quickly control Time, Gain,
Pan, Pitch and sends for
each engine, and finalize
the sound with bus effects
including a Compressor,
EQ, Delay and Reverb. Even
click-drag sequences to
copy them as MIDI to your
desktop or DAW.
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KIT - Globals
Playback
Presets
Menu
Part
1
2
5
3
6
Global Volume
4
Pages
7
Back to KIT
1 Playback
Click to start/stop internal sequencer
2 Presets
Browse kits either using the left/right
arrows or by the drop-down menu
3 Menu
Click to access the menu of the
instruments to save or load user presets.
» Load Kit
Recall saved kit
Note: Patches are saved in XML format,
which can only be loaded using the Save/
Load functionality on the interface
» Save Kit
Saves the current kit
» Save Kit as...
Saves the current settings as a new kit to
recall later
» Save All as...
Saves the current all settings as a new
patch to recall later
» State A/B
Saves current status to clipboard to
compare later edits
» Copy A to B/B to A
Recall saved status A or B
» Copy Sequence Page
Copy the sequence from the current
page to clipboard
» Paste Sequence Page
Paste the sequence settings to the
current page from clipboard
» Load Sequence Only
Enable to preserve current sound (kit)
settings when changing presets
» Lock Kit Only
Enable to preserve current sequence
settings when changing presets
» Lock Sequence Mute and Slots
Enable to preserve current mixer settings
when changing presets
4 Pages
» SEQ, MIX, FX
Click to change the current page
5 Global Volume
6 Part
Click to access each engine; KICK, SNARE,
CLAP or CYMBAL
7 Back to KIT
From any of the engines, click the BACK
button in the upper-right of the interface
to switch back to KIT, SEQ or MIX page
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KIT - SEQ Page
Sequence Layers
Part Controls
Event Link
Edit Grid
Each page displays 2 bars of the sequence, page 1 = bar 1 and 2, page 2 = bar 3 and 4, page 3 = bar 5 and 6 and page 4 = bar 7 and 8
1
4
8
7
The Sequencer is a grid style, 8 part, multi-layer sequencer with 8 bars spread over 4 pages.
1 Sequence Layer Tabs
Click to change the current layer, Velocity,
Pan, Pitch and Decay
2 Sequence Pages
Switch between sections of the sequence
3 Auto Scroll
Enable/disables auto sequence scroll
4 Part Controls
» Engine
Click the track name to access the
engine
» Mute
» Solo
» Part function menu
Click to execute the functions below
• Seq Presets: Choose the sequence
from menus for chosen engine
• Clear: Clear the sequence of
chosen engine
• Load: Recall saved sequence for
chosen engine
• Save: Save current sequence of
chosen engine
• Seq Transform: Transform or shifts the
sequence of chosen engine
• Copy Seq from: Copy the sequence
from chosen engine
• Copy Sound from: Copy the sound with
all settings from chosen engine (Snare
and Cymbal only)
• Swap Track With: Swap the track with
all settings from chosen engine (Snare
and Cymbal only)
Note: Copy Sound and Swap Track only
functions on engines of the same type
• Zoom: Zooms sequence in full height
of chosen engine
• Unzoom: Switch back to all sequence
5 Grid Editor
Draw in values or double-click to input
numerical values
Right-click the grid to reset all values
» Velocity layer
Set the note velocity from 0 to 127
» Pan, Pitch and Decay layer
Set modulation amount from -1.00 to
+1.00
6 Beat Indicator
LED lights up over current beat
3
Auto Scroll
2
Sequence Pages
5
Grid Editor
6
Beat Indicator
9
Groove
10
MIDI Export
7 Edit Grid
Set the grid size (1/64t, 1/16t, 1/32, 1/8t,
1/16, 1/8, 1/4)
8 Event Link
Set the interval to link edits (1/4, 1/2,
1bar, 2bars, 4bars, 8bars)
For example, if you set it to 1 bar, every
edit you make will be repeated in 1 bar
intervals. When set to 8 bars, grids are not
linked and can be operated individually.
Event Link is ideal for creating periodic
patterns quickly.
9 Swing
» Swing division
Sets the swing division from drop-down
menu (1/8, 1/16, 1/32)
» Swing amount
Set the amount of swing
10 MIDI Export
Export the sequence as MIDI to DAW or
desktop.
Click the “Generate”, then drag the
“Export” button and drop to DAW’s MIDI/
Instrument track or desktop
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KIT - MIX Page and MIDI Mappings
Edit Parameters
Edit Parameters
On the Mix page there are six global
parameters available for each engine
Time
Set the time position of the sounding
part (ahead or behind the beat)
Gain
Sets the part volume
Pan
Adjust the stereo position of the part
Pitch
Adjust the pitch of the part
Delay
Set the send level to master delay effect
Reverb
Set the send level to master reverb effect
MIDI Mappings
» Bass Drum C1
» Snare Drum 1 D1
» Snare Drum 2 E1
» Clap D#1
» Cymbals F#1, G#1, A#1 and C#2
» Play C3
C4 start from Bar 1
D4 start from Bar 2
E4 start from Bar 3
F4 start from Bar 4
G4 start from Bar 5
A4 start from Bar 6
B4 start from Bar 7
C5 start from Bar 8
Note: You can play any of the tracks
melodically by sending MIDI to channels
2-9
Audio Ouputs
The “Kit - Multi Out” program provides the
stereo mix as well as individual track outputs.
Channel Mapping:
» MIX Main Out (FX only)
» KICK Out 2
» SNARE 1 Out 3
» SNARE 2 Out 4
» CLAP Out 5
» CYMBAL 1 Out 6
» CYMBAL 2 Out 7
» CYMBAL 3 Out 8
» CYMBAL 4 Out 9
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KIT - FX Page
Bus Compressor
EQ
Delay
Reverb
1
2
3
4
1 Bus Compressor
» On/Off
Click the Bus Comp button to turn the
effect on/off
» Threshold
Set the level at which compression starts
» Ratio
Sets the compression ratio
» Attack
Set the compression attack time
» Release
Set the compression release time
» Make-Up
Adjust the compressed signal level
» Mix
Adjust the compression mix amount
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
2 EQ
Features parametric EQ and High and
Low cutoff filters
» On/Off
Click the EQ button to turn the effect on/off
» Frequency
Set the frequency of the EQ bands and
the filter cutoff
» EQ Gain
Set the amount of gain for EQ
» Q
Set the band width of the EQ
» Gain
Set the effect output level
3 Delay
» On/Off
Click the Delay button to turn the effect
on/off
» Mode
Select delay mode from drop-down menu
» Time
Adjust the delay time
» Feedback
Adjust the delay feedback amount
» Filters (HP & LP)
Adjust the delay output’s Low-Pass and
High-Pass filter frequencies
» Mix
Adjust the delay effect mix amount
» Gain
Set the effect output level
4 Reverb
» On/Off
Click the Reverb button to turn the effect
on/off
» Impulse Response
Select an IR from drop-down menu
» Predelay Time
Adjust the delay time of the first
reverberations
» Decay Time
Adjust the reverb decay time
» Lo Damp
Adjust the low frequency response of
reverb
» Hi Damp
Adjust the high frequency response of
reverb
» Gain
Set the effect output level
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KICK - MAIN Page
Kick Presets
Master Parameters
Menu
Pages
1
2
3
5
1 Presets
Browse Kick sound presets either using
the left/right arrows or by the dropdown menu
2 Menu
Click to access the menu of the
instrument (engine) to save or load user
presets
» Load Kick
Recall saved kick sound
Note: Patches are saved in XML format,
which can only be loaded using the Save/
Load functionality on the interface
» Save Kick
Saves current kick sound
» Save Kick as...
Saves the current engine settings as a
new sound to recall later
» State A/B
Saves current status to clipboard to
compare later edits
» Copy A to B/B to A
Recall saved status A or B
3 Pages
» MAIN, EDIT, FX
Click to change the current page
4 Master Gain
Adjust the master volume of the sound
5 Master Parameters
» Pitch
Adjust the tuning of pitch keyboard
tracked layer
» Decay
Change the duration of the Tone Amp
envelope
» Color
Shape the sound with one knob EQ
» Loudness
Inflate or compress the gain of the Tone
Amp envelope
» Gate
Additional HD envelope, click to enable/
disable
• H: adjust the gate hold time
• D: adjust the gate decay time
In KIT instruments,
the BACK button
will appear here.
Click to switch back
to previous KIT
page, SEQ or MIX
4
Master Gain
» Release
Release gate envelope, click to enable/
disable
• R: adjust the gate release time
» Velocity
Click to enable/disable
• Vel: adjust the velocity sensitivity
» Pitch
Click to enable/disable
• Ktr: adjust the key tracking amount
• Gld: sets the portamento time
Note in Kit preset, use MIDI channel 2 to
play the sound with melodically
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KICK - EDIT Page [Global & BODY tab]
Edit Link
Layer Control
Control Tabs
Body Controls
1
2
3
4
Kick Layers
» Body
Sample-based layer
» Tone
Synth oscillator-based layer
1 Edit Link
When enabled, all layer controls
are linked and can be adjusted
simultaneously. When adjusting, all
parameters assume the same value
2 Layer Controls
» Activity Indicator
Shows activity of the layer via small LED
» Sound
Browse the sound presets of the layer
either using the left/right arrows or by
the drop-down menu
» Mute
Mute the layer
» Solo
Solo the layer
» Time
Sets the time position of the layer
» Gain
Sets the layer volume
» Pan
Adjust the stereo position of the layer
» Pitch
Adjust the tuning of the layer
Click the keyboard icon to set the key
tracking of the layer on/off
» Filters (HP & LP)
Set the HP and LP filter cutoff
frequencies for the layer
3 Control Tabs
Click to access the layer edit parameters
4 Body Controls
» Sample
Adjust the sample start position of the
body sample
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
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KICK - EDIT Page [TONE AMP & PITCH tab]
Envelope
Smooth
Envelope Preset
1
2
3
1 Envelope
Click-and-drag to draw the envelope
shape for Tone layer’s amp or pitch
modulation
Right-click the display to reset the
drawing
2 Smooth
Click to smooth envelope curve
Note: Click again to smooth even more
4 Tone Amp Controls
Shaping the Tone Amp envelope
» Envelope Curves
Small knob left of the Attack time control
adjusts the envelope curve
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Time
Set the envelope duration
4
Tone Amp Controls
5
Tone Pitch Controls
5 Tone Pitch Controls
Shaping the Tone Pitch envelope
» Depth
Set the depth of the pitch envelope
» Time
Set the envelope duration
3 Envelope Preset
Browse the envelope presets either using
the left/right arrows or by the drop-
down menu
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KICK - EDIT Page [Tone Wave tab]
Tone Wave Controls
Tone Wave Controls
» Shape
Adjust the shape of the Tone layer
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control adjust
the envelope curve of each portion
» Phase
Adjust the start phase of the layer
This is ideal for aligning the start phase
of two layers to Solve phasing problem
which occur between the layers
» Phase Stereo
Adjust the start phase difference in
stereo of the Tone layer
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KICK - FX Page
Transient
So Clip
Convolver
EQ
1
2
4
5
1 Transient
» On/Off
Click the Transient button to turn the
effect on/off
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
2 Soft Clip
» On/Off
Click the Soft Clip button to turn the
effect on/off
» Threshold
Sets the level when saturation starts
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
3 Stereo
» On/Off
Click the Stereo button to turn the effect
on/off
» Width
Sets the stereo image of the reflections
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
4 EQ
Features two-band eq and a couple of
cutoff filters (High and Low)
» On/Off
Click the EQ button to turn the effect on/off
» Frequency
Set the frequency of the EQ band and the
filter cutoff
» EQ Gain
Set the amount of gain for EQ
» Q
Set the band width of the EQ
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
3
Stereo
5 Convolver
» On/Off
Click the Convolver button to turn the
effect on/off
» Impulse Response
Select a IR from drop-down menu
» Predelay Time
Adjust the time position of the first delay
of the effect
» Decay Time
Adjust the decay time of the effect
» Lo Damp
Adjust the low frequency response of the
effect
» Hi Damp
Adjust the high frequency response of
the effect
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
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SNARE - MAIN Page
Snare Presets
Master Parameters
Menu
Pages
1
2
3
5
1 Presets
Browse Snare sound presets either using
the left/right arrows or by the dropdown menu
2 Menu
Click to access the menu of the
instrument (engine) to save or load user
presets.
» Load Snare
Recall saved snare sound
Note: Patches are saved in XML format,
which can only be loaded using the Save/
Load functionality on the interface
» Save Snare
Saves current snare sound
» Save Snare as...
Saves the current engine settings as a
new sound to recall later
» State A/B
Saves current status to clipboard to
compare later edits
» Copy A to B/B to A
Recall saved status A or B
3 Pages
» MAIN, EDIT, FX
Click to change the current page
4 Master Gain
Adjust the master volume of the sound
5 Master Parameters
» Pitch
Adjust the tuning of pitch keyboard
tracked layer
» Decay
Change the duration of the general
decay sensation
» Color
Shape the sound with one knob EQ
» Punch
Apply a compressor-like effect to the
envelope on each layer
» Gate
Additional HD envelope, click label to on/
off the function
• H: adjust the gate hold time
• D: adjust the gate decay time
In KIT instruments,
the BACK button
will appear here.
Click to switch back
to previous KIT
page, SEQ or MIX
4
Master Gain
» Release
Release gate envelope, click label to on/
off the function
• R: adjust the gate release time
» Velocity
Click label to on/off the function
• Vel: adjust the velocity sensitivity
» Pitch
Click to enable/disable
• Ktr: adjust the key tracking amount
• Gld: sets the portamento time
Note in Kit preset, use MIDI channel 3
(SD1) and channel 4 (SD2) to play the
sound melodically
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SNARE - EDIT Page [Global & BODY tab]
Edit Link
Layer Control
Control Tabs
Body Controls
1
2
3
4
Snare Layers
» Body
Sample-based layer
» Tone
Synth oscillator-based layer
» Noise 1 & 2
Noise oscillator layer
1 Edit Link
When enabled, all layer controls
are linked and can be adjusted
simultaneously. When adjusting, all
parameters assume the same value
2 Layer Controls
» Sound
Browse the sound presets of the layer
either using the left/right arrows or by
the drop-down menu
» Mute
Mute the layer
» Solo
Solo the layer
» Time
Sets the time position of the layer
» Gain
Sets the layer volume
» Pan
Adjust the stereo position of the layer
» Pitch
Adjust the tuning of the layer
Click the keyboard icon to set the key
tracking of the layer on/off
» Filters (HP & LP)
Set the HP and LP filter cutoff
frequencies for the layer
3 Control Tabs
Click to access the layer edit parameters
4 Body Controls
» Sample
Adjust the sample start position of the
body sample
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
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SNARE - EDIT Page [TONE & NOISE tabs]
Tone Pitch
Tone Amp
Noise Controls
2
1
4
3
Tone Waveform
1 Tone Amp Controls
Shaping the Tone Amp envelope
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
2 Tone Pitch Controls
Shaping the Tone Pitch envelope
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
3 Tone Waveform Controls
» Shape
Adjust the shape of the Tone layer
» Phase
Adjust the start phase of the layer
This is ideal for aligning the start phase
of two layers to Solve phasing problem
which occur between the layers
» Phase Stereo
Adjust the start phase stereo difference
of the Tone
4 Noise Controls
Shaping the amp envelope and stereo
width of the Noise layers
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
» Stereo
Adjust the stereo amount of the Noise
layer
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SNARE - FX Page
Transient
So Clip
Convolver
EQ
1
2
4
5
1 Transient
» On/Off
Click the Transient button to turn the
effect on/off
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
2 Soft Clip
» On/Off
Click the Soft Clip button to turn the
effect on/off
» Threshold
Sets the level when saturation starts
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
3 Stereo
» On/Off
Click the Stereo button to turn the effect
on/off
» Width
Sets the stereo image of the reflections
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
4 EQ
Features two-band eq and a couple of
cutoff filters (High and Low)
» On/Off
Click the EQ button to turn the effect on/off
» Frequency
Set the frequency of the EQ band and the
filter cutoff
» EQ Gain
Set the amount of gain for EQ
» Q
Set the band width of the EQ
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
3
Stereo
5 Convolver
» On/Off
Click the Convolver button to turn the
effect on/off
» Impulse Response
Select a IR from drop-down menu
» Predelay Time
Adjust the time position of the first delay
of the effect
» Decay Time
Adjust the decay time of the effect
» Lo Damp
Adjust the low frequency response of the
effect
» Hi Damp
Adjust the high frequency response of
the effect
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
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CLAP - MAIN Page
Clap Presets
Master Parameters
Menu
Pages
1
2
3
5
1 Presets
Browse Snare sound presets either using
the left/right arrows or by the dropdown menu
2 Menu
Click to access the menu of the
instrument (engine) to save or load user
presets.
» Load Clap
Recall saved clap sound
Note: Patches are saved in XML format,
which can only be loaded using the Save/
Load functionality on the interface
» Save Clap
Saves current clap sound
» Save Clap as...
Saves the current engine settings as a
new sound to recall later
» State A/B
Saves current status to clipboard to
compare later edits
» Copy A to B/B to A
Recall saved status A or B
3 Pages
» MAIN, EDIT, FX
Click to change the current page
4 Master Gain
Adjust the master volume of the sound
5 Master Parameters
» Pitch
Adjust the tuning of pitch keyboard
tracked layer
» Decay
Change the duration of the general
decay sensation
» Color
Shaping the sound with one knob EQ
» Time Stretch
Time stretch or compress the layers
» Gate
Additional HD envelope, click label to on/
off the function
• H: adjust the gate hold time
• D: adjust the gate decay time
In KIT instruments,
the BACK button
will appear here.
Click to switch back
to previous KIT
page, SEQ or MIX
4
Master Gain
» Release
Release gate envelope, click label to on/
off the function
• R: adjust the gate release time
» Velocity
Click label to on/off the function
• Vel: adjust the velocity sensitivity
» Pitch
Click to enable/disable
• Ktr: adjust the key tracking amount
• Gld: sets the portamento time
Note in Kit preset, use MIDI channel 5 to
play the sound melodically
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CLAP - EDIT Page [Globals & AMP tab]
Edit Link
Layer Control
Control Tabs
Amp Controls
1
2
3
4
Clap Layers
» Shot 1, 2 & 3
Sample-based layer
» Noise
Noise oscillator layer
1 Edit Link
When enabled, all layer controls
are linked and can be adjusted
simultaneously. When adjusting, all
parameters assume the same value
2 Layer Controls
» Sound
Browse the sound presets of the layer
either using the left/right arrows or by
the drop-down menu
» Mute
Mute the layer
» Solo
Solo the layer
» Time
Sets the time position of the layer
» Gain
Sets the layer volume
» Pan
Adjust the stereo position of the layer
» Pitch
Adjust the tuning of the layer
Click the keyboard icon to set the key
tracking of the layer on/off
» Filters (HP & LP)
Set the HP and LP filter cutoff
frequencies for the layer
3 Control Tabs
Click to access the layers of control or
event table parameters for each category
4 Amp Controls
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
» Sample Start
Adjust the sample start position of the
Shot layers
» Stereo
Adjust the stereo amount of the Noise
layer
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CLAP - EDIT Page [Event tabs]
2
Sort
Event Table Editor
1
Event Tables
(Control Tabs)
» Sound
Sets the trigger voice layer of each
events
Note: Shot 1 will be always triggered
1 = Shot 1, 2= Shot 1 + 2,
3 = Shot 1 + 3, 4 = Shot 1 + Noise
» Time
Sets the voices timing offset of each
event
» Gain
Sets the volume offset of each event
» Pan
Sets the stereo position of each event
» Pitch
Sets the Pitch offset of each event
1 Event Table Editor
Drag the event up and down or double
click to input the numerical value
Right-click the event to reset all events
» Sound Tab
Sets the voicing layers
» Time, Gain, Pan and Pitch Tab
Sets the modulation amount of the event
in range of -1.00 to +1.00
2 Sort
Click the button to inverse the direction
3
Events
4
Depth
5
Humanize
3 Events
Sets the number of voice event that
occur for each note. E.g, Events “4” will
result in 4-voice min / 8-voice max,
depends on settings in the Sound tab
Note: This Parameter is common to all
event table tabs described on this page
4 Depth
Sets the modulation depth
Note: The parameter is not available for
Sound table
5 Humanize
Sets the amount of randomization
Note: The parameter is not available on
the Sound table
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CLAP - FX Page
Transient
So Clip
Convolver
EQ
1
2
4
5
1 Transient
» On/Off
Click the Transient button to turn the
effect on/off
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
2 Soft Clip
» On/Off
Click the Soft Clip button to turn the
effect on/off
» Threshold
Sets the level when saturation starts
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
3 Stereo
» On/Off
Click the Stereo button to turn the effect
on/off
» Width
Sets the stereo image of the reflections
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
4 EQ
Features two-band eq and a couple of
cutoff filters (High and Low)
» On/Off
Click the EQ button to turn the effect on/off
» Frequency
Set the frequency of the EQ band and the
filter cutoff
» EQ Gain
Set the amount of gain for EQ
» Q
Set the band width of the EQ
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
3
Stereo
5 Convolver
» On/Off
Click the Convolver button to turn the
effect on/off
» Impulse Response
Select a IR from drop-down menu
» Predelay Time
Adjust the time position of the first delay
of the effect
» Decay Time
Adjust the decay time of the effect
» Lo Damp
Adjust the low frequency response of the
effect
» Hi Damp
Adjust the high frequency response of
the effect
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
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CYMBAL - MAIN Page
Cymbal Presets
Master Parameters
Menu
Pages
1
2
3
5
1 Presets
Browse Snare sound presets either using
the left/right arrows or by the dropdown menu
2 Menu
Click to access the menu of the
instrument (engine) to save or load user
presets.
» Load Cymbal
Recall saved cymbal sound
Note: Patches are saved in XML format,
which can only be loaded using the Save/
Load functionality on the interface
» Save Cymbal
Saves current cymbal sound
» Save Cymbal as...
Saves the current engine settings as a
new sound to recall later
» State A/B
Saves current status to clipboard to
compare later edits
» Copy A to B/B to A
Recall saved status A or B
3 Pages
» MAIN, EDIT, FX
Click to change the current page
4 Master Gain
Adjust the master volume of the sound
5 Master Parameters
» Pitch
Adjust the tuning of pitch keyboard
tracked layer
» Decay
Change the duration of the general
decay sensation
» Color
Shaping the sound with one knob EQ
» Attack
Global attack setting of the sound
» Gate
Additional HD envelope, click label to on/
off the function
• H: adjust the gate hold time
• D: adjust the gate decay time
In KIT instruments,
the BACK button
will appear here.
Click to switch back
to previous KIT
page, SEQ or MIX
4
Master Gain
» Release
Release gate envelope, click label to on/
off the function
• R: adjust the gate release time
» Velocity
Click label to on/off the function
• Vel: adjust the velocity sensitivity
» Pitch
Click to enable/disable
• Ktr: adjust the key tracking amount
• Gld: sets the portamento time
Note in Kit preset, use MIDI channel 6
(Cym1), channel 7 (Cym2), channel 8
(Cym3) and channel 9 (Cym4) to play the
sound melodically
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CYMBAL - EDIT Page [Globals & NOISE tabs]
Edit Link
Layer Control
Control Tabs
Noise Controls
1
2
3
4
Cymbal Layers
» Noise 1 & 2
Sample-based noise layer
1 Edit Link
When enabled, all layer controls
are linked and can be adjusted
simultaneously. When adjusting, all
parameters assume the same value
2 Layer Controls
» Sound
Browse the sound presets of the layer
either using the left/right arrows or by
the drop-down menu
» Mute
Mute the layer
» Solo
Solo the layer
» Time
Sets the time position of the layer
» Gain
Sets the layer volume
» Pan
Adjust the stereo position of the layer
» Pitch
Adjust the tuning of the layer
Click the keyboard icon to set the key
tracking of the layer on/off
» Filters (HP & LP)
Set the HP and LP filter cutoff
frequencies for the layer
3 Control Tabs
Click to access the layer edit and global
filter parameters
4 Noise Controls
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
» Power
On/off the phase control
» Phase
Adjust the start phase of the layer
This is ideal for aligning the start phase
of two layers to Solve phasing problem
which occur between the layers
» Stereo
Adjust the stereo width of the layer
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CYMBAL - EDIT Page [FILTER tab]
Low-Pass Filter
High-Pass Filter
High-Shelf Filter
1
2
3
1 Low-Pass Filter
A filter to cut unwanted high frequencies
2 High-Pass Filter
A filter to cut unwanted low frequencies
3 High-Self Filter
A filter to shape the high frequencies
Filter Parameters
» On/Off
Click the icon button to turn the filter
on/off
» Frequency
Set the cutoff frequency of the filter
» Q
Set the band width of the filter
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the filter envelope curve of each
portion
» Depth
Sets the amount of filter envelope effects
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CYMBAL - FX Page
Transient
So Clip
Convolver
EQ
1
2
4
5
1 Transient
» On/Off
Click the Transient button to turn the
effect on/off
» Attack
Adjust the attack time
» Hold
Adjust the hold time
» Decay
Adjust the decay time
» Envelope Curves
Small knobs at the left of the Attack and
the right of the Decay time control are to
adjust the envelope curve of each portion
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
2 Soft Clip
» On/Off
Click the Soft Clip button to turn the
effect on/off
» Threshold
Sets the level when saturation starts
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
3 Stereo
» On/Off
Click the Stereo button to turn the effect
on/off
» Width
Sets the stereo image of the reflections
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
4 EQ
Features two-band eq and a couple of
cutoff filters (High and Low)
» On/Off
Click the EQ button to turn the effect on/off
» Frequency
Set the frequency of the EQ band and the
filter cutoff
» EQ Gain
Set the amount of gain for EQ
» Q
Set the band width of the EQ
» Gain
Sets the effect output level
3
Stereo
5 Convolver
» On/Off
Click the Convolver button to turn the
effect on/off
» Impulse Response
Select a IR from drop-down menu
» Predelay Time
Adjust the time position of the first delay
of the effect