Quick Start Guide v1.0
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1. gt LIQUID RHYTHM Quick Start Guide v1 0 Edition 1 0 July 2013 Liquid Rhythm Quick Start Guide written by Haig Beylerian Saro Migirdicyan Dave Beckford Legal Notices This product is subject to the terms and conditions of a software license agreement This user manual is copyrighted 2013 by WaveDNA Inc hereafter WaveDNA with all rights reserved Under copyright laws this user manual may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of WaveDNA Product features specifications system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice Document Feedback We are constantly looking for ways to improve our documentation If you have any comments corrections or suggestions regarding our documentation please email us at info wavedna com From everyone at WaveDNA welcome to Liquid Rhythm and thank you for supporting our software To get started quickly click Help gt Load Demo Beat in Liquid Rhythm s menu bar to load a demo beat in Liquid Rhythm be sure to save any work you already have open Tip Please consult the information on this page before reading on It will help you proceed with clarity Introductory Liquid Rhythm Notation Crash course These diamonds are notes These bars show a note s velocity level These shapes are called i BeatForms The notes above p en en u This larger layer is called a BarForm It consists of groupings of tw2. ee shades of red 16th note triplets patterns populate this list Click any to insert it into the pattern above 8th 16h 16 triplet Click any of the arrows on the left side of the BeatForm Tumbler to quickly assign the adjacent pattern across the entire bar Part 3 The BeatWeaver To access the BeatWeaver press the BW button located on the right side of the tool bar See that other panel on the right that s the ata decada diemen BeatWeaver Rhythm Synthesizer It Beatforms generates rhythm variations on whatever region you have selected in the Arranger Think of it as an advanced Beat Builder Select the first bar in the Arranger This is Barforms the hi hat instrument in your loop The bar you just selected contains the highlighted pattern in the Molecule list Molecule The Molecule list displays a list of variations on the region you ve selected Tip A Molecule is one 4 4 bar of music divided into 8 hs Click the Molecule below the currently highlighted one to insert it into the selected region Press the spacebar to hear the difference Use this technique to quickly swap a rhythm pattern with a single click Let s suppose you really want triplets g on the 6 space in the molecule Click the arrows above the Molecule list to cycle through note groupings in those spaces Molecule Click this arrow to select the Molecule with a triplet on the 6 eight no
3. o or three 4 J In y o them dictate their color and number of subdivisions A Color Map of Liquid Rhythm Use this as a reference if you have difficulty locating any of the panels discussed in this guide 1 flange FX kick var 3 2 SJ D es 35 Q Random Barform from List Q Random Beatform Once on Tumbler E O Repeat Beatform on Accent O Per Activity E O Collaborate on Bar Stack O Random Velocity Part 1 The ReGroover We ve loaded a beat so let s get right into some of the fun features We ll start with the ReGroover a powerful midi remixer it instantly rearranges the patterns in your music Press the spacebar to play the beat in the Arranger Press it again to stop playback Make sure to playback the beat before and after you apply ReGroover to hear the effects The panel that runs along the bottom contains the Molecule Tools Molecule Tools Access the ReGroover tool by clicking the Molecule Tools title bars to hide them C gt al Lu O be ReGroove Help Slides Accent Mods Bar Trans Or click and drag the scroll bar to navigate to it Make sure the ReGroover is active indicated by an x a gt O O J a al In the Arranger select any region by clicking on it or multiple regions by holding command ctrl while clicking Then press the Up and Down arrows or the Red and Blue patterned images to apply the ReGroove
4. r Try selecting different combinations of instruments in your arrangement for example ReGroove the snares on their own or the kick drums or a combination of hi hats kicks and snares and so on Part 2 The Beat Builder See that panel on the right Beat Builder Barform Lis That s the Beat Builder Click i any region in the Arranger to activate it Use it to quickly insert one bar rhythm patterns into the Arranger Try clicking any pattern in the BarForm List to swap it into the region s you have selected in the Arranger TIP You can right click any pattern on this list and add it to the Favorites list Click Similar to show results in the BarForm Barform Filters Similar Favorites All List closely related to the region you have Beatform Tumbler ay r 1 Fi 3 4 gt b 7 8 a O umbler Variations List selected YM YM A ch VOV v The BeatForm Tumbler contains a Beatform Tumbler list of potential variations on each er i 3 gt 6 8 beat in the pattern selected in the above BarForm List When a region s is empty all the tumblers will be greyed as in the image to the right Click a pattern to activate it and note how your selections here Re Mix Mode Tumbler Variations List eee YOY YY appear in the region s you ve selected in the Arranger TIP Double click a pattern to deselect it By default the purple 8 note dark and light blue two 16 and thr
5. te in the bar Experiment by selecting different bars in the Arranger and use the BeatWeaver to explore different patterns for the instruments in your loop Tip To show or hide the BeatWeaver panel press the Tab key Part 4 Accent Modifiers The Accent Modifiers are 5 mr ee located on the far left of the Barform 7 Molecule Tools panel Learn Auto Reset Use them to make Velocity and Groove adjustments to multiple notes within multiple regions in the Arranger simultaneously Now select multiple regions in the arranger by holding command ctrl and clicking on them I E The vertical sliders affect velocity n The horizontal sliders affect groove Hover your mouse over a slider and notice how both the slider and the affected notes in the selected regions turn bright yellow Use this visual aid to keep track of what notes you re affecting the velocity and or groove of Click and drag any handle to resize a slider Velocity and groove values will be humanized accordingly Thank you for working through our Quick Start Guide If you d like any more information on the topics covered in this document please consult the Liquid Rhythm User Manual WaveDNA
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