Audiofier SEQui2R User Manual
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1. SEQui2R System Requirements To install SEQui2R you need at least 5GB of hard disk space over 10GB uncompressed While a fast hard drive is required a solid state drive is highly recommended in a fast computer due to SEQui2R s high number of samples and demanding CPU engine SEQui2R requires the retail Native Instruments Kontakt 5 5 SEQui2R_ will not work with Kontakt Player You will need an extraction utility to unpack the rar or zip archives whichever you received This library is intended for use with MIDI controller keyboards ideally with 76 keys Due to the layout of SEQui2R it is recommended to have a few MIDI controllers sliders or knobs available to take fully advantage of SEQui2R capabilities MAC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM e Mac Pro Quad Core Intel Xeon 2 66GHz or higher 16GB RAM or more Mac OSX 10 7 or later SSD Solid State Drive NI Kontakt 5 5 PC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM e Intel Core 2 Quad or AMD Quad Core 2 66GHz or higher 16GB RAM or more 64 bit Windows Host Sequencer Sound card with ASIO drivers SSD Solid State Drive NI Kontakt 5 5 Installation Locate your downloaded file and use a rar extraction utility to uncompress SEQui2R SEQui2R makes use of Kontakt s snapshots feature Please refer to Kontakt s user manual to learn how to load and save snapshots To install SEQui2R factory s snapshots copy SEQui2R folder located inside Snaphots folder to On Mac OS X Macintosh HD Users Your Name Documents Nati2. To play SEQui2R in real time as with a normal rompler synthetiser SEQ button needs to be inactive At this point a patch can be created by loading 1 or 2 Sound Sources modifying effects and envelopes parameter like a normal rompler synthetiser But no phrase engine features will be available Note that any loaded snapshot which contains phrases can be just used for its sound characteristics only by deactivating SEQ button SEQui2R as a phrase repeater To take advantage of SEQui2R s phrase repeating technology SEQ button needs to be active All the factory snapshots contain phrases that can be instantly played simply by pressing keys within the playable range usually above C1 There are a few playing tips that the user might find inspiring Playing tips e Phrases can be played one after the other in sequence from start till finish But also it s interesting to change phrase by pressing different Green key switches C 1 G 1 while the phrase is ongoing This way many variations can be achieved e Phrases can be played monophonically but it s also great to play 2 notes at a time or more Note that the polyphony increases considerably when more notes are triggering notes at the same time so more CPU power is required e Phrases can be played at different intervals of time For instance we can trigger a phrase from C1 on the first beat of a bar and without releasing the key adding a G1 on the second beat to create a polyphoni
3. a new way of creating sequences without being bound to a arpeggiator type of workflow SEQui2R enables the user to record and perform custom phrases which are altered by SEQui2R engine in order to follow the composition s chords progression But it does not end here As you ll see there are many applications for SEQui2R So please read on as even though the user interface is not overly complicated and does not comprise many different pages a few important feature might not be apparent on the GUI at a first glance Audiofier EULA BY DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING SEQui2R YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING SEQui2R library is licensed not sold to you This license is personal and non transferrable YOU MAY use SEQui2R in your own compositions including library music and or commercial work for clients media without any restrictions or additional fees YOU MAY install SEQui2R on multiple computers of yours as long as you are using the library and you are not sharing giving lending your license with others YOU MAY NOT make copies of this library as a whole or in part with the intent to re distribute sell or give them away this includes making available any of the content on a network e g through internet file sharing services or pirate sites YOU MAY NOT re use or re package any of SEQui2R content in another virtual instrument or sample library Installing the SEQui2R library implies that you agree to the above terms and conditions 2015
4. by clicking on each key accordingly Keys with red dots will not be included in the scale while obviously all keys without the red dot will be included 17 It is possible to save one user preset per Snapshot Patch Please see above on the Presets Menu Note that the key scale is set for the whole patch So the 8 recordable phrases share the same key and scale parameters 18 Sequencer Panel TEMPO BWR SEQ LNGTH A NOTE POs BEND o TAN Host 16 0 This is a very important panel and needs to be understood properly in order to be able to record custom phrases SEQui2R sequencer has 16 steps The phrase length is dictated by the Tempo Behaviour Menu The default length of a phrase is half a bar and this is because in most situations each phrase will be looped and different phrases will be triggered in order to achieve more complicated patterns For instance phrase 1 can serve as the beginning of a riff while phrase 2 and 3 can be two possible endings of the same riff This way it is easier to create variations on the fly without having a bigger number of longer phrases which differ of only a few notes at the end The Sequencer Panel has the following controls e TEMPO BEHAVIOUR MENU this very important menu gives the option to play the recorded phrase at the o Host tempo this way the recorded notes values will coincide with the host note value The phrase length will be of Half a bar of the host application o Do
5. digital bass samples both untreated and heavily processed PULSES generally short sounds best suited for pulsing rhythms but also fast arpeggios and sequences They range from deep to piercing Their note range varies greatly ETHNIC this category includes various organic sounds ranging from bells to stringed instruments like ukulele or dulcimer even though this section includes some untreated sounds it is more focused on heavily processed ones SYNTHS this is a broad category which includes keyboard like sounds digital and analog but also pianos electric and acoustic mostly heavily processed Most of these sounds are great also played without the use of SEQui2R s phrase engine GUITARS mostly electric guitars recorded in staccato and muted techniques Some sounds are labeled LEG after the actual name This indicates the sound will turn to Pull Off or Hammer On technique according to the played velocity Softer velocities will trigger Pull Offs medium velocities will trigger Hammer Ons and high velocities will trigger sustain notes This category includes both traditional guitars sounds and heavily treated sounds ELECTRIC BASSES mostly electric bass guitars recorded in staccato and muted techniques Some sounds are labeled LEG after the actual name This indicates the sound will turn to Pull Off or Hammer On technique according to the played velocity Softer velocities will trigger Pull Offs medium velocities will trigger
6. letter will change its state from a grey color to a white color to indicate which group is selected It s important to remember that each group corresponds to a Sound Source The first Sound source corresponds to Group A the second to Group B In this way it is possible to make different edits to a phrase at a group level For instance having different step filters patterns for each group 21 Once a group is selected more controls are revealed These controls are independent for each group and can be edited while recording and or while editing Please check the Recording and Editing workflows further in this manual e VOLUME A or B This value edit allows to create changes in the group volume step by step It is totally independent from the Group Master Volume in the Sound Panel While recording a different value can be set for each note before each note is played in order to create step gater effects By clicking on the actual Volume title the writing will change its color to red to indicate the Volume is displayed step by step In fact also the Sequence Sliders will change color and display the Volume values step by step Also the Indicator Label at the bottom of SEQui2R s GUI will display Group x Volume Please check the pictures below Utility Group A Yolume When ALT CONTROL clicking on the title of any of these value edit in the Group Slot Panel their values will be reset to default Press Save to keep the cha
7. nearby value edits will display a Reverb Type Menu and Reverb Time The Reverb Type Menu includes a choice of Impulse responses When one of these is selected the convolution reverb unit is activated Each group has an independent convolution reverb effect The Reverb Type Menu includes also a Digital Reverb effect option When this is selected the Reverb Knob controls the effect send of kontakt internal reverb and the convolution effect unit is disabled Both groups share the same main digital reverb When the digital reverb time is edited for one group it will be modified the same way for the other group as it is the same reverb effect 12 EQ Buttons page This switch reveals the 6 knobs of Kontakt s 3 bands parametric equalizer Gain and frequency are fully selectable from 20hz to 20000hz Each Sound Source has a 3 bands parametric equalizer Control ALT click on the Frequency Knobs to reset its value and bypass the eq Env Buttons page This one reveals a few more controls e CUTOFF The Sound Source main filter cutoff control It is overridden by the controller chosen for filter cutoff in the options page Each Sound Source has an independent main filter effect e FILTER TYPE SWITCH this is a small yellow led button that alternates the filter type If on a Lowpass filter is chosen Otherwise a Highpass filter will be activated instead e RESONANCE The Sound Source main filter resonance control Each group has an independ
8. phrase and or listen to the synced phrase in the host application e EWI is preferable when we are totally sure of the edit we need to perform Any edit can be performed without the use of the Free function But it s recommended to press Save before pressing any playable key to avoid losing the edit e It is also possible to make edits just by playing one note on the keyboard and making the desired changes while the phrase is looping Then it is required to press Save before playing a new note on the keyboard otherwise all the edits will be lost as soon as the new note is played Notes pitch editing The best tool to edit the recorded notes pitches is the Note Display Panel This is a string of 16 buttons which shows the recorded notes names When a different note from the original recorded phrase starting note is played the Notes Display will show the resulting notes after the transposition has taken effect This buttons also provide the means to edit the recorded note 35 Each button in the Notes Display is editable By clicking scrolling up or down the note name pitch will change this method allows only to change a wrong pitch not the value of the note for which case it s recommended the Recording from position function Follow EWP or EWI guidelines for saving If the user intends to change the starting note then it s useful to remember that the phrase will play correctly if after the editing the played key is the same as t
9. the Cutoff and resonance knobs on the Env page of the Sound Panel Find below a picture of all available types LP 4Pole SY LP4 Ladder LP4 AR LP24 Daft LP HP 4Pole SY HP4 Ladder HP4 AR HP4 Daft HP BP 4Pole SY BP4 Ladder BP4 AR BP4 AR BP24 Phaser Yowel A Youel B SV Notch4 Lader Notch BR 4Pole Ladder Peak 29 30 Recording workflow Notes only recording In order to record a new phrase please perform the following steps 1 Click on the Sequences Selector button correspondent to the phrase number you desired to record onto Its border will light up 2 Click on REC button It will light up 3 Select the note value for the first note by using the Note Value Menu on the Sequencer Panel or by using one of the Purple keys DO AO 4 Play the desired note Available note range is generally from C1 onwards Double check your Sound Sources playable range by clicking on letter A or B All yellow and or blue keys after C1 will trigger a sound 5 To change the note value for the following note repeat step 3 then 4 Otherwise repeat step 4 only 6 To insert a rest first choose its value by using the Note Value Menu on the Sequencer Panel or by using one of the Purple keys DO AO then press the red key CO 7 Repeat step 3 4 5 and or 6 as required till the end of the phrase when the Save button will light up At this point for safety press Save and if REC is still on depress REC 8 Now play the phr
10. Button is activated SEQui2R will repeat the exact same phrase only if a C4 is played In other words 1 If the original starting note is played SEQui2R will repeat the exact recorded phrase if FLW button is pressed If a different note is played SEQui2R will transpose the recorded phrase starting with the newly played note if FLW button is pressed If the KEY SCALE control is activated SEQui2R will modify the recorded phrase according to the key scale selected Therefore all the intervals in the phrase will be changed accordingly in order for all the notes to be within the selected key scale If FOLLOW button is not pressed the recorded phrase will be repeated exactly no matter what note is played e REC This is the Record Button o As soon as it is pressed the chosen phrase in the Sequences Selectors Panel will be wiped out and all parameters will be reset It is good practice to press the desired Sequences Selector button first then press Record As soon as the new phrase is recorded the Save button will light up This means the phrase is recorded and saved already on the selected location o If Free edit is active when recording a phrase the values of Step volume Step pan Cutoff Lo fi Talk Distortion will be preserved as they were before the notes 15 were recorded This is useful when the user wishes to duplicate a phrase maintain all the step fx parameters and change all or a few notes e SAVE This butto
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12. Hammer Ons and high velocities will trigger sustain notes This category includes both traditional bass guitars sounds and heavily treated sounds ATONAL SOUNDS this category includes unpitched sounds These are great for pulses and for light soft rhythms Organic and digital sounds are included STRINGS this section includes live strings recorded in a small room The configurations range from 1 violin to a 7 violins section from 1 viola to a 5 violas section from 1 cello to a 3 cello section Playing techniques include Harsh Staccato Spiccato and Col Legno These sounds are not intended to replace your dedicated orchestral libraries but provide a good selection of organic strings which will blend well with your other instruments in your composition Both untreated and heavily processed sounds are included BONUS SOUNDS this is a variegated category which includes modern sounds absent from all others category and very useful to complete your sound palette Among the Sound Sources in this group are e Braams perfect for trailer work Also great to be used without SEQui2R s phrase engine EDM great for Dubstep or Electronic music mainly supersaw pads Plucks optimal choice for arpeggios and glissandos both fast and slow Kicks a selection of 2 octaves of kick drums Samples are from processed recordings of digital and real drum kits e Snares a selection of 2 octaves of snare drums Samples are from processed recordings of digit
13. al and real drum kits e Hits great selection of metal and wood hits intended for percussive rhythms perfect with the aid of filters or effects Note they are mapped very high on the keyboard e Bangs these are perfect for trailers but also to add dramatic accents to your composition Note they are mapped very high on the keyboard EXPANSION 1 providing the offer is still available at the time of your purchase SEQui2R should include this section which comprises samples from processed analog synths From basses to supersaws From keyboard sounds to bells 10 The same Sound Source cannot be loaded on both groups at the same time As a matter of fact once a Sound Source is loaded in one Group its name will disappear from the other Sound Source s Menu EXP 1 BS Com amp Go On top you ll find the Category Selection Menu underneath the Sound Sources Menu Beside each Category Selection Menu you ll find the Yellow Purge Button When active the Sound Source is loaded otherwise the Sound Source samples are purged and the memory freed up In purged mode the menus are colored in red to signify they are inactive When you change a Sound Source within a preset patch you must note that the patch might contain filters and envelopes settings which might not be optimal for the new Sound Source For instance if you replaced an electronic synth with a strings patch the outcome might be a highly processed strings sound It is rec
14. ase from the starting note and SEQui2R will repeat it correctly 9 To record a new phrase start from step 1 choosing a different Sequence Selector 10 To edit any of the recorded notes please refer to the Editing section of this manual At the moment of writing SEQui2R doesn t like phrases starting with a rest To work around this start with a note at minimum velocity 0 if possible otherwise you can always re edit the velocity value to 0 later It is possible to record notes up to a certain step only Then press Save to complete the phrase SEQui2R will fill the remaining steps with rests 31 Choose the Feel of the phrase Normal or Triplets before starting the recording process In Triplets Feel the notes values are to be considered as triplets So that a 16th note will sound as 16th triplet or 24th Advanced recording This method allows to record simultaneously notes and various parameters 13 10 11 12 Click on the Sequences Selector button correspondent to the phrase number you desired to record onto Its border will light up Click on REC button It will light up Select the note value for the first note by using the Note Value Menu on the Sequencer Panel or by using one of the Purple keys DO AO Set any of the desired value of Choke and or Bend in the Sequencer Panel To set any value of Step Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo Fi and Talk first click on the letter A or B whether you want to
15. c arrangement Note that the polyphony increases considerably when more notes are triggering notes at the same time so more CPU power is required e A simple one note rhythmic ostinato can become more interesting when played as a chord e Mixing Legato and Optional Start playing modes see below makes even more variations possible 39 e Using 2 Sound Sources with very different notes ranges such as Bonus Kicks and Bonus Hits can give creative results like a drum rhythm in this case if the phrase is recorded with the notes ranges in mind Although SEQui2R can play polyphonically it is not possible at the time of writing to play 2 different phrases at the same time Optional Start 1 Select a step number on the Optional Start value edit 2 Playa phrase from a desired key 3 When required press the Purple key A 1 to activate the Optional Start function From this moment SEQui2R will loop from the step set in the Optional Start value edit till the end of the phrase anytime a key is pressed 4 To exit the Optional Start mode press the Purple key G 1 for the normal playing mode or the Green key B 1 to activate the Legato mode Legato playing mode 1 Play a phrase from a desired key 2 When required press the Green key B 1 to activate the Legato mode From this moment each phrase will continue till the end then loop from its start no matter what key is pressed and when Each phrase will flow to the next pi
16. dle or while a phrase is already playing B 1 activates the Legato function while A 1 deactivates it e Red key CO it s the pause rest key To be used while recording a phrase e Purple keys DO AO these keys select the note value while recording a phrase They override the Note Value Menu on the GUI The values are from 32nd note DO to 2 4 A0 e Red keys A 0 BO these keys control the Tempo Behaviour see below Tempo Behaviour Menu o A 0 doubles the speed of the ongoing phrase o BO halves the speed of the ongoing phrase Playable notes e Blue keys their range varies from sound to sound They show the note range of the Sound Source loaded on Group A If not visible by pressing the letter A on the GUI their visibility will be restored If Group A Sound Source is purged these keys will not be visible e Yellow keys their range varies from sound to sound They show the note range of the Sound Source loaded on the Group B If not visible by pressing the letter B on the GUI their visibility will be restored If Group B Sound Source is purged these keys will not be visible Sound Menus Panel SYNTHS PULSES SYN Chicken oS PLS Metallic SEQui2R sound patches can contain up to 2 Sound Sources in the 2 distinct Groups A and B There are 400 Sound Sources available to choose from and are divided in 10 categories Factory plus Expansion 1 at the time of writing SYNTH BASSES including analog and
17. e Indicator Label By clicking on this button the pattern shown on the Browser will be nudged by one step resulting in a slightly modified version of the pattern Browser Group A Lo Fi o IMPORT This utility allows to import a phrase with all its parameters and effects from a folder where previously it was exported into as a nka file o EXPORT This utility allows to export a phrase with all its parameters and effects to a specified folder as a nka file Please note that The Tempo Behaviour value will not be exported therefore not imported e INDICATOR This is a label that displays what values are selected for editing Available values are Sequence Global Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo Fi and Talk for each group 26 OPTIONAL START This value edit allows to select from which step the optional start feature will begin When inactive its writing is in red color When active it becomes white This function is activated disactivated with the Purple key switches G 1 A 1 It is overridden by the Green key switch B 1 which activates the Legato Start function In this case the writing Start is replace by Leg on to indicate this function is active SWING this knob controls the amount of swing of a phrase SIMPLE PATTERN DRAWER ACTIVATOR this small led button will lit when clicked and the normal Kontakt style table will replace the Sequence Sliders allowing for a faster pattern shape drawing It i
18. e possible that a few of the old notes will remain in the phrase For instance e We record a phrase of only 16th notes The Sequence Sliders will show a pattern of velocity values which fall on every odd step while the even steps will be empty We decide to edit from step 5 but this time we record 8th notes On step 5 the old note will be replaced by the new one Step 7 will be left untouched and step 9 will be again replaced and so forth This is a good method if we need to insert new notes as SEQui2R is not wiping out the old notes but replaces only the ones that are on the same step 34 3 From this point onwards you can follow the normal recording process as described above it is possible to use Recording maintaining Step fx values and Recording from Position in conjunction Editing It s good to note that there are 2 different ways to edit a phrase Editing While Playing EWP and Editing While Idle EWI These feature are true for all kind of phrase editing e f EWP is desired then the Free Button must be active so that SEQui2R will not load the stored values for notes and effects anytime a loop cycle or a new note is activated In EWP we can press any playable key and listen to the changes in real time This is most desirable when checking the notes velocity pitch but also Step Volume patterns and so on After the edit is performed the user need to press Save and Free to exit EWP to be able to change
19. e user to edit new parameters while playing without them being wiped out at any newly pressed key This is useful when perfecting velocities or filters shapes while hearing the modifications in real time as the phrase repeats Once the desired balance of parameters is achieved by pressing Save the phrase is stored Editing will be again possible while idle or when the Free button is again pressed These functions will be later referred to as Editing While Playing EWP and Editing While Idle EWI Recording purpose if Free edit is active when recording a phrase the values of Step volume Step pan Cutoff Lo fi Talk Distortion will be preserved as they were before the notes were recorded This is useful when the user wishes to duplicate a phrase maintain all the step fx parameters and change all or a few notes 14 e FLW This is the Follow button When pressed any recorded phrase will start from the key pressed as SEQui2R will transpose it accordingly When depressed SEQui2R will repeat the recorded phrase without transposing it no matter what key is played In conjunction with the Key Scale Controls the user has the options to transpose each phrase maintaining the original notes intervals or altering the notes intervals to keep the phrases within a predefined scale key It is worth noting how SEQui2R transposes a phrase For instance let s assume we record a phrase starting from C4 continuing as a simple major scale When FLW
20. e values pattern is set on the note sustain Choke and Bend editing Possible only in EWI To edit Choke and or Bend amount we need to scroll through the phrase step using the POS value edit Each POS value will correspond to a step on the Notes Display lighting up We can change the Choke or the Bend value per step this way Of course press Save when done Editing by drawing This type of editing involve the use of the SIMPLE PATTERN DRAWER ACTIVATOR This small led button will lit when clicked and the normal Kontakt style table will replace the Sequence Sliders allowing for a faster pattern shape drawing Follow EWP or EWI guidelines for saving 1 Decide for EWP or EWI 2 Select the parameter effect to be edited 3 For velocity values make sure that neither A nor B letter are selected the Indicator Label will read Sequence 4 For all values of Step Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo fi and Talk select A or B according to the requirement then make sure that the desired effect title is red The Indicator Label will show the name of the desired effect 5 Click on the SIMPLE PATTERN DRAWER ACTIVATOR 6 Use the mouse to draw any pattern on the Kontakt style table 7 Follow EWP or EWI guidelines for saving Editing using the Browser Velocity Step Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo fi and Talk values can be chosen among a set of 10 pre made patterns It can be performed only in EWI Read above 37 Select t
21. ent main filter effect e ATTACK the volume envelope Attack for each group e SUSTAIN the volume envelope Sustain for each group e HOLD the volume envelope Hold for each group e RELEASE the volume envelope Release for each group The Pitch value edit controls the pitch for each group The Dyn value edit controls the velocity response of each group Sequences Selectors SEQUENCES SELECTORS 13 The Sequences Selectors are a series of 8 buttons which allow to choose what phrase to be played 8 phrases in total They do not recall phrases in real time instead after selecting the desired button the Recall Button must be pressed in order for the phrase to be loaded To recall a phrase in real time it s opportune to use the Green Keys C 1 G 1 as explained above These buttons are also to be used when saving a newly recorded phrase in conjunction with the Operations Buttons Operations Buttons OPERATIONS These buttons are the heart of SEQui2R as they provide the means to record and playback custom phrases e SEQ this is the phrase sequencer power switch When on SEQui2R will act as a phrase repeater with playback and recording capabilities When off SEQui2r can be played as a normal synth in real time e FREE This button locks the sequencer to the current phrase selected for O Editing purposes as SEQui2R normally reloads all stored sequence parameters any time a key is pressed the Free Button allows th
22. er can be set in the Options Page FILTER SWITCH this is a small yellow led switch beside the cutoff title It is the filter power switch When off no step filter effect will be audible even though a filter shape might be displayed on the visual Sequence Sliders DIST A or B This value edit allows to create changes in the Distortion effect step by step It controls the gain amount of a distortion unit While recording a different value can be set for each note before each note is played in order to create step distortion effects By clicking on the actual Distortion title the writing will change its color to red to indicate the Volume is displayed step by step in fact also the Sequence Sliders will change color and display the distortion gain values step by step Also the Indicator Label at the bottom of SEQui2R s GUI will display Group x Dist DISTORTION SWITCH this is a small yellow led switch beside the Distortion title It is the distortion power switch When off no step distortion effect will be audible even though a distortion shape might be displayed on the visual Sequence Sliders BITS A or B This value edit allows to create changes in the LO FI effect step by step It controls the bits reduction amount of a LO FI unit While recording a different value can be set for each note before each note is played in order to create step LO FI effects By clicking on the actual Bits title the writing will change it
23. er the intervals have been changed to fit the phrase within the chosen key scale Bottom Panel Utility Sequence This panel contains the following e UTILITY MENU This menu offers options to facilitate editing and general phrase parameters changes o COPY the selected values among Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo Fi and Talk which is visually represented by the Sequence Sliders and Indicator Label can be copied and pasted onto another of the same or different kind For instance a Step Volume pattern from Group A can be copied onto Group B Step Pan pattern o PASTE the selected values among Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo Fi and Talk which is visually represented by the Sequence Sliders and 25 Indicator Label can be copied and pasted onto another of the same or different kind For instance a Step Volume pattern from Group A can be copied onto a Step Pan pattern To do so first select the desired parameter in the Group Panel its title needs to become red Then in the Utility Menu choose Copy Now select the destination Parameter again in the Group Panel its title needs to become red Then choose Paste in the Utility Menu and Save straight away o BROWSER This utility reveals 10 at the time of writing premade patterns which are selectable with the Pattern Select value edit which will appear at the bottom left of the GUI when the Browser utility is chosen The Nudge button also will appear at the right of th
24. he newly edited starting note In other words if the user edits a starting note C1 to E1 the phrase will play correctly if he she plays the edited phrase from E1 and not the original C1 Please refer to the Editing section of this manual Remember to press Save in EWI before playing any new note on the keyboard Remember to Save in EWP before releasing the Free button Manual Step Effects Values Editing This is valid for all kind of values of Velocity Step Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo fi and Talk It can be performed in EWP or EWI Read above 1 Select the parameter effect to be edited a For velocity values make sure that neither A nor B letter are selected the Indicator Label will read Sequence b For all values of Step Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo fi and Talk select A or B according to the requirement then make sure that the desired effect title is red The Indicator Label will show the name of the desired effect 2 Adjust the Sequence Sliders to achieve the desired effect 3 Follow EWP or EWI guidelines for saving 36 The values of Velocity Step Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo fi and Talk don t have to necessarily fall on the same steps as the notes As a matter of fact nice effects can be achieved if Cutoff or Volume values are on steps where a rest is or where a sustained note is For instance a Volume Gater effect can be achieved when a note is recorded and a 32th on off Volum
25. he parameter effect to be edited For velocity values make sure that neither A nor B letter are selected the Indicator Label will read Sequence For all values of Step Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo fi and Talk select A or B according to the requirement then make sure that the desired effect title is red The Indicator Label will show the name of the desired effect Click on the Utility Menu and choose Browser The Pattern Selector value edit will appear Chose among the 10 pre made patterns by scrolling the Pattern Selector value edit Use the Nudge button to slide the pattern by one step at a time in order to modify it if required Follow EWI guidelines for saving Editing with Copy and Paste Velocity Step Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo fi and Talk values can be copied and pasted among them 1 2 pl gr e Select the parameter effect to be copied For velocity values make sure that neither A nor B letter are selected the Indicator Label will read Sequence For all values of Step Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo fi and Talk select A or B according to the requirement then make sure that the desired effect title is red The Indicator Label will show the name of the desired effect Click on the Utility Menu and choose Copy Select the parameter effect to be copied onto Click on the Utility Menu and choose Paste Follow EWI guidelines for saving 38 Playback SEQui2R as a rompler synth
26. ll be copied from Sound Source A to Sound Source B After this it is strongly recommended to click Save otherwise the copy will not take effect Sequence Displays Panel This Panel gives a visual representation of the recorded notes and parameters recorded in a phrase SEQUENCE SLIDERS these bars display by default the velocity values of each note In this case their color is red and the Indicator Label reads Sequence They will also change color and values to display Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo Fi and Talk values when these are selected on the Group Panel These sliders can be used to edit the displayed values manually after the phrase has been recorded When Free button is activated these values can be edited while the notes are playing EWP Otherwise it s better to edit when no key is pressed and click on Save button straight away no to loose the changes EWI The picture below shows the Sequence Sliders and Indicator Label states when the Bits Lo Fi effect for Group A is selected Utility Group A Lo Fi e NOTES DISPLAY This is a string of 16 buttons which shows the recorded notes names When a different note from the original recorded phrase starting note is played the Notes Display will show the resulting notes after the transposition has taken effect This buttons also provide the means to edit the recorded note The Notes Display is affected by the Key Scale Controls and will display the notes name aft
27. n must be used in different situations Firstly it s recommended to press Save anytime the user has finished recording the new phrase even though the Save button might already be lit as a sign that the phrase is already saved This is because the phrase can also be recorded partially The user can choose to record only a few notes at the beginning of the phrase and leave the others note steps blank By pressing save at this stage SEQui2R will fill in the blanks with the required number of rests Also the Save button must be used anytime an edit is performed such as a velocity parameter edit or a step filter parameter edit e RECALL this button recalls whatever phrase and all its parameters is chosen with the Sequences Selectors buttons The Key Scale Controls Panel KEY CONTROLS PWR Presets Semi Dwn This is a very powerful tool with very few controls PWR the power switch button It activates the key scale function When off it keeps all the scale parameters that might have been previously chosen or created PRESETS Menu this offers a selection of scales and keys Available scales at the time of writing are Major Minor Natural Harmonic Minor 8 Notes Diminished T S 8 Notes Diminished S T Wholenote scale O O O 0 O 16 The Presets menu also offer the option to save one User Scale preset To do so after you have created the intervals you desire in the Key Scale Controls Keyboard see below just hit Sa
28. ng all various parameters of Step Pan Volume Cutoff etc including choke and Bend values which were already in the phrase To edit any of the recorded notes or effect values please refer to the Editing section of this manual At the moment of writing SEQui2R doesn t like phrases starting with a rest To 33 work around this start with a note at minimum velocity 0 if possible otherwise you can always re edit the velocity value to 0 later It is possible to record notes up to a certain step only Then press Save to complete the phrase SEQui2R will fill the remaining steps with rests Choose the Feel of the phrase Normal or Triplets before starting the recording process In Triplets Feel the notes values are to be considered as triplets So that a 16th note will sound as 16th triplet or 24th Recording from position This feature allows to edit the phrase while re recording manually from a point of the phrase onwards Once a phrase is recorded 1 Set the value of POS in the Sequencer Panel A value greater of 1 will cause SEQui2R to record the new notes without wiping the existing notes prior to the POS number 2 Select the note value by using the Note Value Menu on the Sequencer Panel or by using one of the Purple keys DO AO SEQui2R will replace the old notes with the new ones from the step indicated by the POS value If the new chosen note value differs from the previously recorded one it might b
29. nges e PAN A or B value edit similarly to the Volume value edit this value edit allows to create changes in the group Pan step by step It is recommended to keep the Master Pan at unity if it is intended to make any panning effects to avoid conflicts Even though the Master Pan could act as a overall pan adjust while the Step Pan dictates the panning movement While recording a different value can be set for each note before each note is played in order to create step panner effects By clicking on the actual Pan title the writing will change its color to red to indicate the Pan is displayed step by step In fact also the Sequence Sliders will change color and display the Pan values step by step Also the Indicator Label at the bottom of SEQui2R s GUI will display Group x Pan 22 CUTOFF A or B This value edit allows to create changes in the Filter Cutoff step by step It is totally independent from the Group Master Filter in the Sound Panel While recording a different value can be set for each note before each note is played in order to create step filter effects By clicking on the actual Filter title the writing will change its color to red to indicate the Volume is displayed step by step in fact also the Sequence Sliders will change color and display the Filter values step by step Also the Indicator Label at the bottom of SEQui2R s GUI will display Group x Filter The resonance values for this filt
30. ommended to check the step fx statuses when changing Sound Source to avoid confusion Below each Sound Source Menu are the Mute and Solo buttons which are self explanatory Sound Panels EXP 1 BS Com amp Go EBS 43 Time 1 16 Pitch 0 Dyn 60 11 Both Group A and B have same parameters controls The three Page Selectors Main Eq Env buttons allow to access different parameters and knobs Main Buttons page e VOLUME this is the Master Volume of each group It is totally independent from the automatable Step Volume gater Control ALT click to reset its value e PAN this is the Master Pan of each group It is totally independent from the automatable Step Panner Control ALT click to reset its value e CHORUS this knob controls simultaneously the amount the rate and depth of the chorus effect Each group has an independent chorus effect When this knob is at zero the effect is bypassed PHASER this knob controls simultaneously the level the rate and depth of the phaser effect Each group has an independent phaser effect When this knob is at zero the effect is bypassed e DELAY this knob controls the amount of delay effect Once the knob is touched the nearby value edits will display Delay time and Feedback value Each group has an independent delay effect When this knob is at zero the effect is bypassed e REVERB this knob controls the amount of reverb effect Once the knob is touched the
31. phrase by re recording from a specific step position of the phrase At the default value of 1 SEQui2R will behave normally as explained in the Record section If POS value is greater than one SEQui2r will keep untouched all notes in the phrase smaller than the displayed POS value and will await the user to record from the specified POS value onwards When a POS value is chosen a yellow border will surround the Notes Display to indicate which step is selected within the recorded phrase as shown below as the fifth step is selected 20 POs 3 e CHOKE value edit This value allows to choke shorten the note up to a 20th of the original value This can be achieved while step recording or as an edit after the actual phrase is recorded In some cases when the Release time of the group is extremely high as in a guitar sound with very long release time there is not much difference from a choked note to a not choked one But this feature is really great on pulsing arpeggiated sounds when a kind of stuttering effect is required e BEND this allows to create a bending effect to the selected note It is depending to the Bend Range in the Options page in that it only controls the amount of bend Like a pitch bend wheel that can be touched just a little instead to be used to it s full range Group Panel TALK A o O 64 This Panel can be accessed by clicking either on the letter A Group A or the letter B Group B The pressed
32. re already set In order to play on any other key please change the Key Scale Control to the key or scale of your liking If the patch snapshot does not include Key Scale settings it will transpose the phrase starting from the pressed key Phrases that comes within a factory patch snapshot can be edited The Sound Sources that constitute a factory patch snapshot can be changed with any of the included Sound Source of any category see below for more info User Interface SEQui2R Main Page Keyboard Pitch Mod I OMAGH MHL Md As you ll notice Kontakt s graphic keyboard will show different colors They all indicate different features which are important to master in order to use properly this library Key switches These keys will not trigger any sound but they will activate different functions e Green keys C 1 G 1 these keys activate each of the 8 available phrases per patch They can be pressed both while idle or while a phrase is already playing These keys override the 8 Sequences Selectors and the Recall Button altogether e Purple key G 1 A 1 these keys control the Optional Start function It overrides the legato start function They can be pressed both while idle or while a phrase is already playing A 1 activates the Optional Start function while G 1 deactivates it e Green keys A 1 B 1 these keys control the Legato function It overrides the Optional Start function They can be pressed both while i
33. s color to red to indicate the LO FI value is displayed step by step In fact also the Sequence Sliders will change color and display the LO FI values step by step Also the Indicator Label at the bottom of SEQui2R s GUI will display Group x Bits LO FI SWITCH A or B this is a small yellow led switch beside the LO FI title It is the LO FI effect power switch When off no step LO FI effect will be audible even though a LO FI shape might be displayed on the visual Sequence Sliders 23 TALK A or B This value edit allows to create changes in the Talk effect step by step It controls the wovel filter amount of a Talk unit While recording a different value can be set for each note before each note is played in order to create step Talk effects By clicking on the actual Talk title the writing will change its color to red to indicate the Talk value is displayed step by step In fact also the Sequence Sliders will change color and display the Talk values step by step Also the Indicator Label at the bottom of SEQui2R s GUI will display Group x Talk TALK SWITCH this is a small yellow led switch beside the Talk title It is the Wovel effect power switch When off no step Talk effect will be audible even though a Talk shape might be displayed on the visual Sequence Sliders COPY A TO B button this is located at the right of the B group letter By pressing it all Volume Pan Cutoff Distortion Lo Fi and Talk values wi
34. s recommended to Save as soon as the shape is drawn 27 User Interface Options Page GLOBAL OPTIONS VIBRATO CC 2 2 DELAY PAN VIBRATO SPEED DIGI RVRB COLOR VIBRATO DELAY 8 STEP FILTER RESO P BEND RANGE 2 MOD FILTER A CC DYNAMICS CC 3 EFFECT AUTOMATOR MOD FILTER B CC ON Normal FILTER B BHVR A s FILTER A TYPE SOUNDEXPANSIONI i FILTER B TYPE LOADED The Global Options page offers a few controls which are to be stored in each Patch Snapshot e VIBRATO CC this allows to select which Midi controller will control the amount of vibrato for the whole patch e VIBRATO SPEED this value edit allows to set the speed of the vibrato for the whole patch e VIBRATO DELAY this value edit allows to set the time gap before the vibrato for the whole patch starts e PITCH BEND RANGE this value edit allows to set the Pitch Bend range Note that the Pitch bend Amount in the Sequencer Panel will be dependent on this value e DYNAMICS CC this allows to select which Midi controller will control the amount of Velocity reduction for dynamic control This allows real time dynamics velocity change of a pre recorded phrase e DELAY PAN this value edit allows to set the amount of stereo effect ping pong on the delay This value is common for both Sound Sources 28 DIGITAL REVERB COLOR this value edit allows to set the color dampness of Kontakt s internal digital reverb STEP FILTER RESONANCE this value edit allows to
35. set the resonance value of the step filter for which the cutoff is set in the Sequencer Panel This value is common for both groups MOD FILTER A CC this allows to select which Midi controller will control the cutoff for Group A s filter It will override the Cutoff Knob in the main GUI MOD FILTER B CC this allows to select which Midi controller will control the cutoff for Group B s filter It will override the Cutoff Knob in the main GUI FILTER B BEHAVIOUR this menu allows to choose whether Group B s main filter will behave normally or inversely in respect to Group A s main filter In inverse mode it is possible to create the effect of Sound Source A s filter closing when Group B s filter opens A kind of crossfading filter behaviour EFFECT AUTOMATOR If activated it is possible to save different effect bypass states for each phrase in a patch For instance a Step Filter Cutoff is automated in phrase 1 but totally bypassed on phrase 2 If inactive the bypass states will not respond and each effect will maintain its state on every phrase FILTER A TYPE this menu allows to choose the type of Step Filter not to be confused with the Main Group Filter which is controllable by the Cutoff and Resonance knobs on the Env page of the Sound Panel Find below a picture of all available types FILTER B TYPE this menu allows to choose the type of Step Filter not to be confused with the Main Group Filter which is controllable by
36. set the values for Group Slot A or B Play the desired note Available note range is generally from C1 onwards Double check your Sound Sources playable range by clicking on letter A or B All yellow and or blue keys after C1 will trigger a sound To change the note value for the following note repeat step 3 to 6 Otherwise repeat from step 4 only To insert a rest first choose its value by using the Note Value Menu on the Sequencer Panel or by using one of the Purple keys DO AQ then press the red key CO Repeat step 3 to 6 and or 7 as required till the end of the phrase when the Save button will light up At this point for safety press Save and if REC is still on depress REC Now play the phrase from the starting note and SEQui2R will repeat it correctly To record a new phrase start from step 1 choosing a different Sequence Selector To edit any of the recorded notes or effect values please refer to the Editing section of this manual At the moment of writing SEQui2R doesn t like phrases starting with a rest To work around this start with a note at minimum velocity 0 if possible otherwise you can always re edit the velocity value to 0 later 32 It is possible to record notes up to a certain step only Then press Save to complete the phrase SEQui2R will fill the remaining steps with rests Choose the Feel of the phrase Normal or Triplets before starting the recording process In Triplets Feel the notes values are
37. t this please use the Recall button to recall any desired phrase and all will be back to normal This is not a bug known problem per se but a tip instead When arranging a few phrases on the host application it s better to record a rapid change of phrase by pressing the green key switches before the actual first midi note is recorded on the host application In other words if we want to start with phrase 1 triggered by C 1 it s recommended to record on the host any of the other green keys Csharp 1 G 1 first then record C 1 to recall the first phrase When working with tempo changes in a DAW it is recommended to make the tempo change slightly before the first beat of the new bar to allow SEQui2R to adapt to the new tempo on the first beat without losing the sync If a previous loaded patch had a particular Key Scale active the following patch that has Key Scale control inactive might be still affected by the previous Key Scale control If it s so just switch it on and then off again It s good practice to record in the host application the green key switch that triggers the phrase before the actual phrase starts in the arrangement as you would do for a key switch that triggers an instrument articulation Many times one can forget to record the initial phrase key switch and SEQui2R will trigger instead the last triggered phrase A BIG THANKS GOES TO ICE NEAL OSCAR LO BRUTTO ALEX LOFOCO ENRICO PINNA MARIA GRIG V I
38. tch continuing the pattern This is great for ostinatos but also for riffs that follow different chords 3 To exit the Legato mode press the Green key A 1 for the normal playing mode or the Purple key A 1 to activate the Optional Start mode Legato mode can be quite difficult if the host latency buffer is set quite high Legato mode relies on the user s precision so that each key is pressed very close to the correct timing to avoid SEQui2R changing pitch at the wrong time Note that it takes a bit of practice to change key on time in legato mode especially at high BPMs One workaround is to play the best one can then edit the midi notes position in the piano roll of the host application On a piano roll both the note on and note off need to be quantized 40 Troubleshooting These minor problems have been encountered only a few times They are not extremely annoying or time wasting but it s worth to mention they they might present themselves 1 A graphic glitch might occur when the Step Volume B is reset by Alt clicking SEQui2R GUI might lose a the connection of some graphic elements and display a Kontakt Factory Slider instead of SEQui2R own designed sliders To troubleshoot this just press a key to trigger a phrase and or click on letter A till the Sequence Sliders appear again as normal Some snapshots patches might sound as if the reverb effect is 100 wet or the volume of a Sound Source is very low To troubleshoo
39. to be considered as triplets So that a 16th note will sound as 16th triplet or 24th Recording maintaining Step fx values This method allows to record notes while keeping all various parameters of Step Pan Volume Cutoff etc including choke and Bend values it is useful when a phrase has been copied and it is required only to re record notes 1 a 10 Click on the Sequences Selector button correspondent to the phrase number you desired to record onto Its border will light up Click on Free Edit button It will light up Click on REC button It will light up Select the note value for the first note by using the Note Value Menu on the Sequencer Panel or by using one of the Purple keys DO AO Play the desired note Available note range is generally from C1 onwards Double check your Sound Sources playable range by clicking on letter A or B All yellow and or blue keys after C1 will trigger a sound To change the note value for the following note repeat step 4 to 5 Otherwise repeat step 5 only To insert a rest first choose its value by using the Note Value Menu on the Sequencer Panel or by using one of the Purple keys DO AQ then press the red key CO Repeat step 4 to 6 and or 7 as required till the end of the phrase when the Save button will light up At this point for safety press Save and if REC is still on depress REC Now play the phrase from the starting note and SEQui2R will repeat it correctly maintaini
40. uble tempo this way the recorded notes values will be half the host note value The phrase length will be a quarter of a bar of the host application o Half tempo this way the recorded notes values will be double the host notes value The phrase length will be a bar of the host application o Quarter tempo this way the recorded notes values will be four times the host notes value The phrase length will be half a bar of the host application 19 It s important to remember that the chosen Tempo Behaviour will be applied to ALL the phrases recorded in a single patch e SEQUENCE LENGTH this value edit allows to select the number of steps sliders per phrase from a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 16 It is possible to have different phrases with different numbers of steps sliders e NOTE VALUE MENU here note values from 32nd to 2 4 of a bar can be chosen This menu is overridden by the green key switches C 1 G 1 in recording mode At the time of writing It is not possible to have simultaneously base 3 note values triplets and base 2 note values normal 8th or 16th etc in one given phrase In fact the feel of the phrase whether a triplet feel or a straight feel must be chosen at a patch level using the dedicated menu at the center of the GUI Feel Normal The chosen feel will be applied to all the phrases within a patch snapshot e POS value edit this is a very handy feature that allows to edit the recorded
41. ve Instruments User Con tent Kontakt On Windows C Users Your Name My Documents Native Instruments User Content Kontakt Do not copy the folder Snapshots but only the folder named SEQui2R into the path above Failing to do so will result in the incapacity of loading SEQui2R factory patches While this may be a big handicap this library can still be used without them but the user will have to create his own patches snapshots from scratch Getting started In order to load SEQui2R navigate on Kontakt 5 5 browser and locate the folder where you extracted SEQui2R Double click on SEQui2R nki and wait for the loading progress bar to disappear and the GUI to be fully formed on screen While SEQui2R seems to be constituted of only one file up to 400 sources sounds Factory plus Expansion 1 can be accessed on the very same interface SEQui2R makes use of the Kontakt s snapshots feature Please refer to Kontakt s user manual to learn how to load and save snapshots Very important considerations before using SEQuiR When you load SEQui2R you will be presented with the initialised patch called INIT It will not make any sound and all memory is purged In order to use SEQui2R please load a snapshot or create a patch and phrases of your own please see below Recording and Editing sections When you load any patch snapshot which includes Key Scale settings the Key Scale Control is switched off but the key and scale a
42. ve User in the Presets menu and the preset will be named User At this point it is available like all the other scales presets You cannot recall a Key Scale User Presets in a Snapshot Patch in which you have not previously saved any It may cause a problem which can be troubleshooted by recalling any other Key Scale Presets At the moment of writing the Key Scale User Presets is saved for all SEQui2R patches e BEHAVIOUR MENU this menu offers three options o Semitone up while modifying the intervals in order to keep the phrase within the chosen scale key SEQui2R will transpose any undesired note one semitone up If an acceptable note is not reached SEQui2R will transpose again by shifting a semitone up until a note within the desired scale key is reached o Semitone down while modifying the intervals in order to keep the phrase within the chosen scale key SEQui2R will transpose any undesired note one semitone down If an acceptable note is not reached SEQui2R will transpose again by shifting a semitone down until a note within the desired scale key is reached o Silent while modifying the intervals in order to keep the phrase within the chosen scale key SEQui2R will skip any undesired note leaving a gap in the phrase KEY CONTROLS PWR Bb Gm Semi Dwn e KEYBOARD this is an interactive series of keys Red dots will appear on keys which are not part of the chosen scale The user can also generate custom scales
43. x AL ofer lt DUAL ENGINE PHRASE REPEATER AUDIO SAMPLE LIBRARY FOR NI KONTAKT 5 5 a DRAMASCORE SERIES Audiofier SEQui2R User Manual August 2015 The information in this manual is subject to change without notice The software described by this document may not be copied to other media All trademarks are the property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them Table of Contents Welcome to SEQui2R Audiofier EULA SEQui2R System Requirements Installation Getting started Very important considerations before using SEQuiR User Interface SEQui2R Main Page Keyboard Key switches Playable notes Sound Menus Panel Sound Panels Main Buttons page EQ Buttons page Env Buttons page Sequences Selectors Operations Buttons The Key Scale Controls Panel Sequencer Panel Group Panel Sequence Displays Panel Bottom Panel User Interface Options Page Recording workflow Notes only recording Advanced recording Recording from position Editing Notes pitch editing Manual Step Effects Values Editing Choke and Bend editing Editing by drawing Editing using the Browser Editing with Copy and Paste Playback SEQui2R as a rompler synth SEQui2R as a phrase repeater Playing tips Optional Start Legato playing mode Troubleshooting AUDIOFIER SEQui2R User Manual Welcome to SEQui2R Thank you for buying SEQui2R The focus of SEQui2R is to provide
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