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1. 1 Parts gt This is the main working space where you can load sounds set MIDI channels part parameters and mix 2 Multi Tools gt In this section you can load save and clear an entire UVI Workstation session 3 FX Section gt The FX page provides the ability to adjust and load FX pro cessors for Parts Presets Aux inserts and the Master section COMMON TO MULTI amp SINGLE PAGES a Browser gt Clicking the Browser icon opens the Smart Browser where you can load sounds Note You can also open the Browser by double clicking on a part b Keyboard gt This is a virtual keyboard that lets you play audition the selected part by clicking the keys on the virtual keyboard c Global Volume and meter d Transport amp Sync gt play and sync sliced loops in real time e UVI net RSS news gt This window provides information updated in real time on the latest news via a custom rss feed SINGLE VIEWS In version 2 UVI Workstation introduce a new single page that will show the infos and edit options for the selected part There are 3 possible views depending on the selected preset part Info page This is the standard view for presets in which you can find a textual description images and macro knobs when available Loop page NIQRKCTATION VVORKROTALIUIN Stretch Drag amp Drop ey Tempo C3 92 00 When loading an audio file Wav REX in a part you will see this page Check t
2. 3 Using a loop in a sequence 3 1 First let s replace our Jazzy Drumkit with the loop 100 Hip Hop Beat Double click on the part Jazzy Drumkit to open the Browser Under the UVI Tutorial Set click Loops Rex to reveal the loops 096 DrumLoop rx2 00 Funk Bass rx2 100 Hip Hop Beat rx2 00 Shaker rx2 0 Iindian Voice rx2 Loops Rex Ga UVI Presets amp Double click 100 Hip Hop Beat to load it in this part The Jazzy Drumkit preset will be replaced and you will hear the loop playing at your sequencer tempo Click OK and then click Stop to stop playback 3 2 To display the loop parameters click on the icon to go on single page A cool feature of the UVI Workstation is the ability to drag and drop audio files directly into your host sequencer Let s check it out 3 3 To import this loop into your host sequencer simply click and hold the Drag amp Drop waveform icon in single page and then drag and drop the icon loop into a track in your sequencer Drag amp Drop 3 4 The loop has now been imported to your sequence The audio you ve imported can be manipulated like any other audio track in your host Congratulations You are well on your way to becoming a UVI Workstation power user STAND ALONE APPLICATION Stand alone operation UVI Workstation can operate as a stand alone instrument application independ ent of a plug in host This option can turn
3. FX chapter to read more about FX Aux1 amp 2 10 MIDI Transpose Oct Semi A part can be transposed using the the octave and semitones controls The transpose range is of 4 octaves from 2 to 2 for the Oct control and 48 semitones from 24 to 24 for the Semi control 11 Play Autoplay If a loop has been loaded into the part the Autoplay button Lock symbol and the Play button gt symbol will display Activate autoplay if you need the part to play when UVI Workstation s playback starts Click on the Play button to play or stop the part as needed Load Multi Save Multi ity Clear Multi ity 12 Load Save Clear Multi Empty Load and Save Multi use the standard Open File dialog Saving a Multi gt a Multi can be saved to any location on your hard drive Loading a Multi gt Be aware that your existing settings will be replaced by the loaded Multi so if you want to preserve the current state be sure to save it as a Multi before Clearing a Multi gt There is no UNDO here so be careful What is a Multi A Multi is a complete snapshot of the UVI Workstation A Multi saves the entire engine s state including all presets and effects that are currently loaded as well as any tempo and loop settings Using a Multi is a convenient way to transfer your UVI Workstation settings to other projects clients colleagues and even other host applications Multis are platfo
4. Unlimited parts Up to 64 MIDI channels e Disk streaming per part e Multiple separate outputs MIDI learn e Expert mode e Cross platform Multi s amp all host compatible Unlimited FX Complete professional effects arsenal with easy editing delay reverb phaser chorus EQ filter drive distortion compressor Excellent sounding convolution reverb e Direct sync to host tempo amp transport State of the art real time time stretch algorithm e Real time sync to the beat loops are always in time Latch mode Sample Slice Start for loops and phrases e Drag amp Drop MIDI amp Audio e Import REX files Apple Loops AIFF WAV and more e Expandable with all UVI sounds and instruments e Direct connection to the UVI net RSS feed If you want to go deeper on the editing and get access to the best time strecth granular and other synth engine note that the incredible MOTU MachFive 3 is the big brother of UVI Workstation Check out www motu com for more info UVI UVI net website sounds and software This is the portail where you can buy and get info on our UVI products Ultimate Sound Bank gt To buy physical UVI products on DVD UVISoundSource gt To buy and download immediatly UVI products UVI Touch gt check out our last iOs apps like Electrobeats by David Guetta Mac App Store gt Instrument and software for the Mac community Please check out www uvi net for news and updates IL
5. Jazzistic ufs Jazzistic ufs Auto Load Auto Play Original Tempo On the Search tab select the category where you would like to search Loops Instruments or Sounds Type your search and the browser will list the matching files You just have to double click on the name to load it f a library is not authorised or missing the volume will appear in red Auto Load Auto Play Original Tempo Auto Load Auto Play and Original Tempo boxes are located at the bottom left portion of the browser Auto Load and Auto Play are enabled by default When Auto Load is toggled selected loops are instantly loaded so you can preview the sound without exiting the browser Auto Play allows you to listen to loops as you select them If the Sync to Host Option is enabled and your host software is currently playing back as you are browsing selected loops will play in tempo with your music If you wish to listen to the currently selected loop in the Browser at Its originally recorded tempo during browsing only toggle Original Tempo This option is useful for getting a sense of how the loop is supposed to sound and how it was originally recorded Once you select the loop and press Ok it will play the loop at the current sequence tempo Drag amp Drop from the Browser to where you want In addition to drag and dropping audio files to UVI Workstation you can drag and drop a loop o
6. click on it and hit the delete key gt Indexed enabling Indexed means that soundbanks in that search path will be indexed for the Search function in UVI Workstation s browser gt Recursive when enabled all the search path subfolders will be scanned for soundbanks Otherwise only the top level files will we scanned Warning if you have many files and subfolders this can significantly increase the startup time of UVIWorksation gt Auto mount enabling it will automatically mount any soundbank file in the search path Global Memory amp Volume gt Memory indicator show the RAM used by the whole UVI Workstation gt Volume Overall volume setting for the entire UVI Workstation Scroll wheel All knobs can be adjusted with the scroll wheel on your mouse 0 55 dB When you double click on any knob or slider you can manually enter or type in the desired value Entering a value Shortcuts amp Key commands Space bar Play Stop only in Stand Alone version Alt click or Option click Set the parameter to the default value Right click or Control click Open the MIDI Learn dialog box Keyboard arrows Navigate in the Browser 13 GLOBAL TRANSPORT amp MIDI LEARN TRANSPORT The UVI Workstation transport provides global playback control over your loops Any sliced loop currently loaded into a part is affected by the transport Use it to Play and stop all loops loaded into the UVI Workstation Set
7. AUX1 and AUX2 Once an FX is inserted in AUX1 or 2 it can be applied to any preset or part that s loaded into your UVI Workstation session When you select an Aux tab a Return slider will appear to the right of the FX screen By default the return slider is set to 0 00 db unity gain Use an Aux s return slider to set the overall amount of Aux FX that is heard in your UVI Workstation session PREDELAY VERB 4 Pre Delay Master Master FX appears at the end of the overall signal flow chain of the UVI Workstation that means any inserted Master FX will be applied globally to your entire UVI Workstation session Working with FX To add an FX slot 1 Select an FX tab If you want to use a Preset or Part FX be sure to also make a part selection in the Part section 2 Click add FX The FX Browser is displayed 3 Select the type of effect FX algorithm you want to insert The algorithm s FX presets are displayed 4 Click on a preset name to preview the effect in real time 5 Double click or press OK to insert the effect The Sync option will appear for tempo based effects like delays autopan and tremolo When Sync is enabled highlighted the effect s tempo related features will be locked to the host or UVI Workstation tempo 01 Delay 02 Reverberation 03 IR Verb 04 Modulation 05 Filters 06 EQ 07 Stereo amp Amplitude 08 Dri
8. MOTU This is the big brother of UVI Worktation So everything you can do in UVI Workstation you can do in MachFive 3 except that you will benefit of tons of new features like Massive 45GB sound library Unique unified design provides instruments loops phrases synthesis and FX in one easy to use window Scripting engine with unlimited layers delivers ultra realistic multi sample instruments dynamic performance and unlimited possibilities for programmers and sound designers Cutting edge time stretching pitch shifting and granular synthesis licensed from the IRCAM research institute Universal support for all major third party hardware software sample formats allows for consolidated sound library management Internal graphic mixer with faders FX inserts unlimited channels Flexible effects architecture with 47 different effects including convolution reverb applied at any level you determine Advanced yet accessible modular synthesis architecture with 11 sound engines and a flexible modulation matrix Full screen editing lets you dive into a rich sound design environment with comprehensive automation and modulation Layer synths and sample based parts And much much more Check out www motu com for more infos about MachFive 3 23 TROUBLESHOOTING amp SUPPORT GENERAL Troubleshooting is always simplest and most effective when the exact problem can be specified clearly and concisely If you are surprised by an error messag
9. measure 3 SYNC Note In this section the Key display shows the root key for the loop or phrase The Key display is for informational purposes and it cannot be changed The Sync settings in the Loop Sync menu let you synchronize the loop or phrase to UVI Workstation s global tempo setting If the Sync to Host option is enabled the loop or phrase will also synchronize to the tempo of your host software Synchronization mode sync position off tempo position off The loop or phrase does not sync to tempo tempo The loop or phrase follows tempo but not position Loops and phrases always start at the beginning Not available for phrases Loops follow both tempo and position their beats and barlines always align with the tempo position UVI Workstation Manual WORKING WITH LOOPS amp PHRASES Tempo When you choose Tempo in the Loop Sync menu the loop or phrase will play at the tempo indicated by UVI Workstation s BPM setting or your host software if the sync to Host option is enabled In Tempo mode the loop or phrase always starts at the beginning or at the location determined by the Sample start setting In addition the loop or phrase will play at the instant it is triggered so it is up to you to trigger the sound on the beat gt If you trigger the loop or phrase between beats it will play in tempo but offset from the beat relative to where the loop was triggered Position The Posi
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11. of the multis provided with UVI Workstation so you can load them up and play them to see how keyswitching works 2 Streaming Disk streaming allows you to load very large presets that consist of a large amount of audio sample data into the UVI Workstation even if the samples are larger than the amount of free memory RAM available in your computer Rather than loading an entire sample set into RAM UVI Workstation reads streams the samples from the hard drive as the preset is being played This allows UVI Workstation to play combinations of presets that add up to a gigabyte of sample data or more By default every part is set to streaming mode Enabling streaming Disk streaming can be enabled for each part in UVI Workstation For example you could turn on streaming for Parts 1 16 but leave it turned off for parts 17 32 Streaming can be enabled on as many parts as you like To enable streaming for a part in the Expert mode Streaming settings click the part s Streaming check box located to the left of the Output column The check box will appear filled when disk streaming is enabled 3 Output The Output setting let you assign each part to one of 17 possible stereo output pairs the main outs 16 stereo aux outputs Each output pair can be assigned to a pair of physical outputs on your connected audio hardware This provides a great deal of flexibility in sub mixing with UVI Workstation gt The list of stereo pairs tha
12. of the total amount of RAM your computer has 10 For example if your computer is equipped with 1 GB don t load more than around 700 MB of samples into the UVI Workstation Because of Mac OS X s built in memory management features there is poten tially an unlimited amount of virtual RAM but when Mac OS X runs out of real RAM it starts caching the overflow to disk This can wreak havoc on the UVI Workstation performance Unfortunately Mac OS X doesn t provide any means for applications to know or report to the user that it has run out of real RAM so there is no way for UVI Workstation to alert you if Mac OS X is caching the UVI Workstation samples to disk Therefore if you are loading lots of sam ple data you need to keep an eye on how much RAM they use up There are third party utilities available that can help you keep tabs on your RAM usage This is also true in Windows OS gt Can use UVI Workstation and the UVI Tutorial Set sound library on film trailers multimedia or game projects Absolutely No specific license is needed gt Do need an iLok key to run the UVI Workstation No you don t But you will absolutely need an iLok key if you want to load copy protected libraries like the ones you can buy at www uvi net gt UVI Workstation is really great as a free player but what should I get to have more editing feature The answer is simple the incredible MachFive 3 Universal Sampler from
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14. running UVI Workstation in a different host application to see if the problem persists If it does it may have to do with the actual samples presets and or performances being used Simplify your setup One of the most common causes of problems is a conflict with other software in the system Run UVI Workstation by itself with no other plug ins or virtual instruments and see if the problem you are having still occurs If you cannot open a particular UVI Workstation project or session in your host application First try opening other existing files or a new file to be sure the UVI Workstation is working at all If other files work fine try temporarily removing the UVI Workstation plug in or disable audio in your host application If other files also exhibit similar behavior then you know that the problem is not specific to one file MIDI The most important tool for tracking down MIDI input problems is the MIDI Activity LEDs for each part If there is a hardware problem or if your channel assignments are wrong the problem should be apparent by looking at the MIDI LEDs In order for external MIDI to get to UVI Workstation the MIDI track or instrument track must be record enabled A quick test to determine whether MIDI is reaching the track is to hit record and tap a few notes on your controller If no MIDI appears in the track check that your controller and MIDI interface are set up properly If MIDI data does show up in the trac
15. the hard disk Don t use very small values because this causes many samples to be streamed unnecessarily In situations where a program consists of a large number of very large samples and you have lots of extra RAM installed in your computer a higher sample preload size can actually allow you to play more parts because the strain on the processor and hard disk will be lower gt Ring Buffer Size is the number of samples reserved for each voice after streaming has begun and the sample is being played Lower values can sometimes help eliminate dropouts and similar artifacts but lower values also increase the load on the host computer processor and the hard disk Higher values reduce processor strain but require more memory NOTE Disk streaming performance can be affected by the speed of the hard disk so the faster the hard disk is the better Managing your UVI Sound Banks General Streaming Sound Banks search path indexed recursive automount Library Application Support UVISoundBanks Library Application Support UltimateSoundBank UVISoundBanks Users alainjetchart Library Application Support UVISoundBanks gt Search paths locations on your computer that are scanned for soundbanks when loading UVIWorksation To add a search path you can click on the search path bar and type in the path by hand You can also click on the button on the right of the search path to browser for a new location To remove a search path
16. to get a taste of some of the most crazy sounds on the planet gt www uvi net UVIWorkstation Installing the UVI demo sound pack It s very easy and straightforward to install new UVI sounds and instruments You just have to copy alias the dedicated ufs file in the UVISoundBanks folder On Mac Copy the UFS file in this location your startup disk Library Application Support UVISoundBanks You can also drop an alias of this file in this location provided they have the same name not My soundpack ufs alias for instance Windows Copy the UFS file in this location C Program Files UVISoundBanks You can also drop a shortcut to this file in this location provided they have the same name not Shortcut to My soundpack ufs for instance Installing more UVI libraries There are already plenty of crazy UVI libraries and instruments to use within the UVI Workstation at www uvi net To install them it s the same procedure as for the demo sound pack see below except that you have to authorise your library for your iLok key The procedure is very simple you just have to register your product and give your iLok com user ID Login and you will receive your authorisation instantly Don t be afraid this is very simple and if you encounter any problem don t hesi tate to contact our support Support uvi net we will be glad to assist you gt Lok key needed To be able to load sounds from the UVI Soundcards or the UVI Sou
17. Choose shorter reverbs You can also simply turn down the reverb Raise the buffer size of your audio device hardware If your host audio application has track freeze or bounce to disk features use them to print CPU intensive UVI Workstation tracks Once the parts are rendered as audio you can take them off line to free up resources UVI Workstation Manual WORKING WITH LOOPS amp PHRASES 092 MyStyl ADrumLoop wav Name convention Loop a pre sliced audio file Rex Apple Loops UVI Loops Phrase any other audio file Wav Aiff SD II mp3 In Single view the Loop section provides settings for the loop or phrase loaded into the currently selected part This tab won t display if an instrument has been loaded to the selected part 1 Modes sample stretch slice Sample Stretch Slice Map Sample Stretch and Slice modes provide different playback behaviors SAMPLE plays the soundfile loop like a regular sampler STRETCH the length of a sample is not pitch dependant SLICE the default mode for loops Note A native sliced soundfile can be switched to Stretch or Sample mode but a non sliced soundfile can t be switched to Slice mode Sample Drag amp Drop Trigger Immediate v Start In Sample mode the loop or phrase is triggered like a traditional sampler as you play the sample with different keys up and down your MIDI controller both the pitch and the duration of th
18. DI LED or refer to the chapter Troubleshooting 7 Next let s load additional presets Synth Bass amp Synth in part 2 and the Jazzy Drumkit in part 3 by simply selecting the respective part and double clicking the desired preset in the Browser 1 8 The drum part might be a little loud and maybe the Electric Piano would sound better if moved a little to the left Use the volume and pan controls for each part to improve the mix of this tutorial gt gt gt You can now play and record through your host sequencer 2 Effects and more 2 1 Select the Electric Piano part to display the FX section Note In the following example there are two effects currently inserted in the Electric Piano preset 8 Band EQ and Simple Reverb 2 2 We can add more reverb to the Electric Piano by using the Mix slider 2 3 Now let s apply a Tremolo effect to our Electric Piano click on add FX The FX Browser will display Use the Browser to navigate to the folder named 07 Stereo amp Amplitude than 01 Tremolo and double click on Fast Tremolo to load it 4 Default Fast Tremolo FX Tremolo Sixteen Deep 01 Delay 02 Reverberation 03 IR Verb 04 Modulation 05 Filters 06 EQ 07 Stereo amp Amplitude gt 08 Drive amp Distortion 09 Dynamics 01 Tremolo 02 Autopan 03 Rotary Speaker 04 Rotary Simple 05 UVI Wide TF e Fe wor T Y
19. MOTU our own UVI Workstation as well as our new iOS apps for Apple mobile devices Years of experience have allowed us to design and consolidate our best engine ever The UVI Engine is stronger more powerful and now utilizes an enhanced redesigned audio engine as well as a new graphic system for greater software compatibility Technology alone is nothing without the feedback from our valuable users We are constantly listening to our customers and their input has really helped us to improve our current software We hope you ll see the proof of this philosophy in the UVI Workstation Powered by the UVI Engine XT the UVI workstation has the muscle and we think you ll find the design to be the most easy to use software workstation ever produced UVIWORKSTATION Now in version 2 the UVI Workstation is the official free player to load and use the UVI sounds amp instruments available today Stay tunned at www uvi net to get the last infos gt Features in version 2 e New single mode for loading next generation of UVI sounds and instruments e Compatible with the UVI scripted instruments e Powerful Arpegiator extremely flexible and complete Easy to use Search Engine to find fast what you re looking for e Universal compatibility Mac PC Operate in full 64 bits on Mac PC e Manage instruments and loops in the same interface e Smart integrated browser e Convenient mixing environment with meters mute solo volume pan
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22. WORLD TRADITIONS Sounds from every corner of the planet IRCAM SOLOS INSTRUMENTS A truly unique collection GRAND PIANO COLLECTION 5 wonderful and unique instruments Check out www uvi net for news and updates UVI Workstation Manual FAQ gt How do make UVI Workstation work in my sequencer UVI Workstation is an audio instrument plug in You will call UVI Workstation up in your Sequencer on an audio track aux track or instrument track depending on how your sequencer handles virtual instruments To get MIDI into UVI Workstation you need a MIDI track or instrument track The MIDI or instrument track must be record enabled in order to receive MIDI from an external source into UVI Workstation gt have my preset loaded but don t hear anything If you are playing notes from an external controller make sure the MIDI track or instrument track in your host software is record enabled For other MIDI troubleshooting tips see chapter 9 2 MIDI trouble shooting gt UVI Workstation s MIDI activity LEDs are flashing so it s receiving MIDI data successfully but still don t hear any sound It s time to check audio See chapter Audio troubleshooting gt When I play on my keyboard there s a delay before hear a note In order to get the fastest possible response you ll need to set the sample buffer of your audio hardware driver to a low number Experiment with this set ting to get the best res
23. alf Double Half and Double buttons let you slow down the loop or phrase to one half or one quarter of the loop s current tempo or speed the loop to twice or four times the current tempo Similar to the Speed Control slider the Half Double setting is applied relative to the other sync and tempo settings It can be combined with the Speed Control Slider allowing you to specify any tempo within a range of 25 to 400 of the current tempo The current tempo of UVI Workstation can be set from 1 BPM to 300 BPM These tempo settings give you an extremely wide range of tempo control Note Half Double speed controls do not work when in Sample mode Sample Start Slice Start The Sample Start slider lets you specify any point in a loop or phrase as the starting time for the Sample Start setting In Sample mode or Stretch mode gt the Sample Start slider provides a range from zero 0 to 100 where zero is the very beginning of the loop or phrase In Slice mode without mapping gt the Sample Start slider provides a range from the first slice 0 to the last slice in the loop The number of the last slice depends on the actual length of the loop and the number of slices in the loop gt Example if a two bar loop is divided into 16th note slices the loop will have a total of 36 slices This also means that slice 18 is the downbeat of measure 2 So if you set the Sample Start slider to 18 the loop will start at the downbeat of measure 2 La
24. arameters such as Mute Solo Volume Pan etc can also be edited while the browser is open sound files and presets There are two different types of objects that can be loaded into a part UVI Instruments Ready to play presets pianos violins drum kits etc Sound file WAV AIFF REX and Apple Loops files Note when you load a sound file the sound is mapped across the keyboard When it s a sliced sound like REX files the sound will automatically play with the browser s default setting Load amp Play UVI Workstation includes the UVI Tutorial Set This soundbank contains a basic selection of instruments and loops Follow the steps below to load a sound 1 Start UVI Workstation Double click or press the Browser icon 800 UVIWorkstation UVIWORKSTATION VVAA S PA NSS ON Part1 v Double click to open browser 2 Select a sound in the UVI Tutorial Set or any other UVI Soundbank located in the UVI Soundbanks folder 00N UVIWorkstation UVIWORKSTATION gt Search Loops Rex Y Soundbanks UVI Presets DVD UVI WS DEMO Analog Strings Electric Piano Jazzy Drumkit Jazzistic Spanish Guitar Soundpack DEMO UVI Tutorial Set Synth Bass amp Synth 3 Play a note on your MIDI device to trigger the sound Note make sure your MIDI device is transmitting on the MIDI channel of the desired loaded part 4 Repeat the steps above to load additional sounds Drag amp Drop UVI Work
25. automati cally install the extensions to your computer About the Mac OS X Password Your OSX operating system will ask you for your OSX Admin password This is not the UVI Workstation password This is the password you created when installing your Mac OS X operating system If you don t know this password please contact the person who administrates your computer Stand Alone VST RTAS gt Minimum System Requirements Core duo or faster 1 GB of RAM Windows XP SP2 or higher version Windows Vista Hard Drive when using Streaming faster drive will allow more voices to play gt How to install 1 Double click the file UVI Workstation exe 2 Agree to the terms of software license agreement 3 Click the install button That s all Note 1 The installer creates a sound library folder at C Program Files UVISoundBanks All sound libraries must be copied or aliased to this folder so UVI Workstation can access to the contents easily Note 2 As PACE iLok extensions are required the installer will automatically install the extensions to your computer Note 3 Automatically install the extensions to your computer Note 4 As Microsoft Visual C Runtime libraries are required the installer will automatically install them to your computer QUICK START GUIDE LOAD amp PLAY In this section we provide a few steps to help you quickly get UVI Workstation up and running UVI Workstation can be
26. cause your computer to work harder So you can conserve computer resources by choosing shorter reverb times HP damp HP damp is a high shelf filter that reduces low frequencies of the reverb as you increase the HP damp setting Positive values damp high frequencies while negative values expand high frequencies LP damp LP damp is a low shelf filter that reduces high frequencies of the reverb as you increase the LP damp setting Positive values damp low frequencies while negative values expand low frequencies Spread Spread controls the stereo imaging of the reverb If you turn this control down the reverb effect will become mono Wet A signal with no reverb applied to it is commonly referred to as being dry Therefore a signal that is being processed with reverb is referred to as being wet The Wet setting does what its name implies it controls the amount volume of the treated wet signal gt If you want more reverb turn up the Wet setting if you want less reverb turn the Wet setting down If you want to hear reverb on a part make sure you turn up the part s reverb slider Computer performance Because of the intensive processing required to produce a convolution reverb in real time a fast PC or Apple Mac is highly recommended when using the convolution reverbs The processing demands of convolution reverb can be reduced by the following techniques Shorter reverb times require less processing power
27. ceive data from all midi channels very useful when saving single instrument presets in GarageBand Important note 4 MIDI banks are available in the MAS and RTAS versions of UVI Workstation However the VST and Audio Unit standards do not support multiple banks of MIDI channels but you can always open additional instances of UVI Workstation Tip to stack sounds If you assign multiple parts to the same MIDI channel you can easily create inte resting and complex textures by stacking the presets all parts that share the same MIDI channel will play exactly at the same time with the same notes 5 Previous Next arrows These two arrows lets you intuitively navigate through the presets whether loops or instruments Click the lt symbol to load the previous preset in the Browser list while clicking the gt symbol will load the next preset listed in the Browser 6 Preset name This caption display the name of the currently selected preset Please refer to the Browser section in this manual to read more on how to load a preset 12 7 Mute Solo Next to the Preset name are the Mute and Solo buttons Pressing the M button will mute the part while pressing the S button will enter solo mode 8 Volume Pan control volume and pan just like a regular mixer 9 Aux 1 amp 2 The two Aux sliders enable you to send a desired signal amount to the UVI Workstation s two auxiliary FX For more info please refer to the
28. cessing that impulse response can then be applied to any audio material making it sound exactly as if the audio were being heard in the acoustic envi ronment captured by the impulse response gt Convolution reverb is the most realistic type of reverb ever developed because it faithfully reproduces the actual characteristics of real acoustic spaces As a result it requires intense computer processing So for best performance when you choose a convolution reverb preset be mindful of the amount of processing demands it imposes on your computer Convolution Reverb settings IREVERB l Pre Delay 50 0 ms IREVERB Here is a brief summary of the reverb settings for convolution reverbs Predelay PreDelay is the amount of time before you hear the very first reverb reflections For example if you are in a large room it takes longer for the first reflections to return and be heard PreDelay is useful for clarifying the original sound For example if you apply a larger amount of predelay to an instrument the reverb reflections won t start until after a note has been played Reverb time Reverb time controls the length of the reverb tail the portion of the sound as it trails off to silence Longer reverb times make your music sound like it is in a larger space shorter times sound like a smaller space 16 The maximum allowed reverb time varies and depends on the specific acoustic Space you have chosen to use Longer reverb times
29. ction of the manual for a complete description of the included FX of the UVI Workstation 7 Show Arpeggiator section UVI Workstation includes one of the most complete arpeggiator in the industry so this icon is the way to go Complete descrition on the Arpeggiator section of the manual UVI Workstation Manual THE BROWSER SINGLE MULTI amp SEARCH The browser provides quick access to your library of sounds Once a preset or sample audio file is located it can be loaded into a part You can open the browser in the Single and Multi pages cs To open the browser click on the eye browser icon Or double click the current preset or double click the word Empty Browser in Single page Accordion Double Bass a 01 125 C Feel Alive 02 124 E Palam Pam 03 0 F Sad Violin Drums Guitar Scratch Cut 0 C Jungle Cafe Violin Retro Ballroom Voice My Style 170 C Jungle Cafe Construction Kit M5p Underground Valse 0 C Don t Mind 5 G Jazzy Roots 13 053 F Always 14 134 D Daddys Bag 15 160 A Valse in Paris n a G a N a One Or a eae 16 Sorted Elements vv Betty 5 y k v TS gt Gipsy Jazzy From the roots to electro swing Jungle Cafe Key C Included Chords Cm Eb7M9 Fm G 7 G7 Fm G7 1 Construction Kits 2 UVirtual Bands 3 Instruments Note The display info option is only available in the browser on the Single page Soundbanks When the browser opens you will see two tabs
30. e or by seemingly erratic behavior in the program take a moment to jot down the relevant details exactly what the error message said including any error ID numbers what actions were done on screen just before the problem occurred what kind of file you were working with how you recovered from the problem and any unusual conditions applying during the occurrence of the problem This may not enable you to solve the problem at once but will greatly aid in isolating the problem should it reoccur If the problem you are encountering seems inconsistent try to determine what the necessary pattern of actions are that will cause it to occur Genuine bugs in application software like UVI Workstation are almost always consistent in their manifestation the same set of actions under the same conditions invariably brings about the same results Determining the exact cause of a bug often requires experiments which replicate the problem situation with one factor changed choosing a different smaller preset opening UVI Workstation in a different host application If the problem is truly inconsistent then it is likely to be a hardware problem a bad hard drive a failing computer motherboard Isolate the problem One of the best troubleshooting techniques is to try to isolate the problem If you can whittle down a complicated setup or scenario to a much simpler case chances are you ll zero in on the problem more quickly For example you could try
31. e Map button splits up the loop into different slices mapped chromatically to MIDI notes starting at C3 This allows you to play each individual slice by itself from a note on your MIDI controller By playing the notes upwards chromatically you can recreate the original loop But you can mix up the notes up to play the slices in any order you want Slices open up a world of possibilities for restructuring the beats of a loop quantizing or groove quantizing loop slices etc Map mode also allows you to drag and drop the MIDI version of the loop into a MIDI track in your host software You can then manipulate the loop as MIDI data in your host gt Summary of modes Loop mode Works with MIDI note affects _ Tempo set Sample Loops Phrases Pitch and duration MIDI note Stretch Loops Phrases Pitch only Speed Tempo Slice Loops only Pitch only Speed Tempo Sync Slice Map Loops only Slice played 17 WORKING WITH LOOPS amp PHRASES 2 Controls AutoPlay Play Tempo Sync position v Latch 92 00 Drag amp Drop Speed HALF DOUB Trigger Immediate w gt gt gt lt gt Slice start Speed control The Speed Control slider lets you speed up or slow down the selected sound This setting is applied relative to the other sync and tempo settings The speed range is from 50 slower to 50 faster than the original which is represented by the center position of the slider Double click the slider to return to zero H
32. e sample will change The higher the note the higher the pitch of the sample and the faster it plays The lower the note the lower and slower the sample plays Stretch Slice tart In Stretch mode the MIDI note you play to trigger the loop or phrase affects the sample s pitch but not the tempo For example if you play a three note chord all three triggered loops or phrases will play at the same speed but at the different pitches you played Playback speed is determined by the speed controls gt UVI Workstation uses one of the best real time time stretch in the market Latch Drag amp Drop Trigger Immediate wv a gt gt gt lt gt Slice Click the Slice button to put the loop into Slice mode If a non sliced soundfile is loaded in the currently selected part the Slice button becomes unavailable When Auto play is deactivated on the selected part Slice mode can work in the same fashion as described above for Stretch mode the MIDI note you play to trig ger the loop or phrase affects the part s pitch but not the tempo of the part Slice mode also lets you play chords Slice mode differs from Stretch mode in that it can play the sound without any MIDI triggering It s like having a very basic loop sequence for each part To see how a part responds to tempo sync review the Loop sync section of the manual Slice gt Map Sample Stretch In Slice mode you can enable the Map button Th
33. gt when enabled arpeggiated notes are held Mode gt to determines the order in which the arpeggiated notes are played Octave gt number of octaves above below the notes will be arpeggiated Strike and Repeat To further tailor the way in which each arpeggiated note is triggered use the following settings NumStrike number of times the note is triggered before moving on to the next RepeatBottom the bottom note is repeated RepeatTop the top note is repeated Groove Amnt applies swing to the steps Arpeggiator presets management bypass Ama D House Break It Ducky Walk Hunderhand Ice Walk Malicious Odyssey Plucked Point Red Head Spiral Tap Step Storm Sweep Me Swingy Wedding Time Loading presets gt the apreggiator provides three sub menus of well programmed presets Arp Chord and Mono You can also use the arrow to browse between all the presets Saving your own presets gt press save and give a name to your own preset It will be added in the User part on the loading preset browser and you will be able to load it at any time in any part you want 21 ADDING NEW SOUNDS AND INSTRUMENTS UVI Workstation is just the begining of your UVI experience Now you re familiar with the UVI Workstation hoping you did read the full manual until this page you now have access to all the excellent sounding UVI libraries and instruments Don t forget to download the complete demo sound pack at www uvi net
34. he Loops amp Phrases section of this manual for complete presentation Scripted UVI instruments page Thanks to MachFiveScript UVIWorkstation can now load scripted instruments with dedicated artificial intelligence and unique user interfaces to closely match and reproduce the behaviour of sampled instruments 10 5 120 Clean Guitar ChordO 6 341 05MB amp A9 O SINGLE PAGE TOP BAR 1 MIDI activity The MIDI activity LED lights up when a part receives MIDI data 2 MIDI Assignment UVI Workstation provides up to 64 MIDI channels divided into four banks A D Al A2 A16 B1 B2 B16 C1 C2 C16 D1 D2 D16 3 Part selection 4 Previous Next arrows These two arrows lets you intuitively navigate through the presets whether loops or instruments Click the lt symbol to load the previous preset in the Browser list while clicking the gt symbol will load the next preset listed in the Browser 5 Preset name This caption display the name of the currently selected preset Please refer to the Browser section described later in this manual to read more on how to load a preset 6 Memory RAM used by the selected part 7 Show Edit section Press here to come back to the Single s default view when you are in the FX or arpeggiator section 8 Show FX section On the Single page you can have a direct access to the FX inserted in the preset or part path Check out the FX se
35. hen assign the instru ments to the transmit MIDI channel you will use to control them from your MIDI controller The instruments should all share the same MIDI transmit channel The Keyswitch settings Individual Keyswitch settings are available for each UVI Workstation part Configure the Key Range Velocity Range and or Key Switch settings as desired for each part instrument You can use any combination of the three settings To enable a Keyswitch setting click the check box next to the setting so that the check box appears filled in An empty box means that the setting is disabled not used To change a note on velocity number or pitch with the mouse drag up or down To change the note on velocity number or pitch from your MIDI controller double click the value to make it turn red and then play your MIDI controller to enter the desired velocity value or note pitch Key Range The Key Range determines the note range over which the instrument will play Velocity Range The Velocity Range determines the MIDI note on velocity range that will trigger the instrument 20 Key Switch The Key Switch determines the MIDI note that can be played to toggle the instru ment on and off Note that multiple instruments can have key switches allowing you to turn them on and off independently or in groups for instant stacks gt A good way to learn about keyswitching is to just see it in action Keyswitching is used in some
36. i section offers a Load and Save feature that allows you to load and save multi configurations Please refer to the chapter Multi view for more information UVI Workstation Manual OVERVIEWS SINGLE amp MULTI Fin B Trigger Immediate w UVIWORKSTATION TTT TTY TTT TTT SINGLE VIEWS depending on preset or soundfile loaded 1 Info page gt Showing pictures and texts with or without Macro Knobs 2 Loop page gt The Loop page provides the ability to manipulate loops real time stretch drag amp drop and additional parameters 3 Scripted UVI instruments page gt That s the new killer feature of UVI Workstation 2 you can now load scripted instruments C aw nisin bigs i 5 a FX Section gt to adjust and load FX processors for the selected part b Arpeggiator gt to open the included arpeggiator on each part c Select part gt To switch fast between the different parts UVIWorkstation C 387 61MB My Best UVI Multi Voice Sampler Brass D R110 BD aif AceT 8 Xtra Double Bass EP Mki Light 2 800000000 Vc Fortepiano Vc Fortepiano f r TR oOo OoOo AN N O a lt gt Empty PRESET PART AUXI MASTER add Fx IREVERB Pre Delay Time l Low Damp i 50 0 ms SJ 100 00 0 00 OMPRESSOR EXPANDER Auto MakeUp MakeUp Gain Comp Threshold lt false 0 00 dB 0 0048 REZ FILTER Mode Freq BP 1 24 kHz D 5 X 120 00 ES LULL MULTI VIEW
37. it is otherwise functioning properly independently of UVI Workstation Sample Rate Choose the desired Sample Rate for playback The choices in this menu are provided by your audio hardware driver and the setting you choose here is the sample rate your hardware will be set to 44 1 kHz is the standard rate for audio compact discs UVI Workstation samples are provided in either 16 bit or 24 bit resolution at sample rates that range from 44 1kHz up to 192 kHz Note If you choose to operate at a sample rate that is different from the actual samples presets or loops the samples are sample rate converted on the fly to match the rate you ve chosen Audio Buffer Size This setting is crucial for managing your computer s processing resources In general settings of 256 128 or 64 samples produce better latency performance than higher buffer settings Note Lower buffer settings place higher demand on your CPU Audio Device Routing MIDI Devices Euphonix MIDI Euphonix Port 1 Active MIDI Inputs This setting allows you to enable or disable the active MIDI inputs of your com outer If you have a 3rd party MIDI interface installed or connected and you do not see it in the menu be sure that you have correctly installed its driver and that it is otherwise functioning properly independently of UVI Workstation Load amp Save a Multi Multiplication Load Multi Save Multi ty Clear Multi ty Empty The UVI Workstation Mult
38. k and your sequencer uses a separate MIDI and audio track for virtual instruments make sure the MIDI track output is assigned to UVI Workstation and is assigned to a part that has a preset sound ready to go 24 If UVI Workstation is unable to play any MIDI data Does your host software receive MIDI data from your MIDI controller Does MIDI play back successfully to other MIDI instruments If the answer is no to either question double check your cable connections and MIDI controller set tings See if your controller registers in the MIDI system management software on your computer if any ex Audio MIDI Setup on the Mac If you are trying to play the UVI Workstation from your MIDI controller make sure that the UVI Workstation MIDI track or instrument track in your host software is record ena bled Often times only A B tests will reveal the source of the problem It may be necessary to switch your MIDI cables and if possible to try using a different MIDI interface or synthesizer for input output The easiest way to test if MIDI data is actually getting to the UVI Workstation is to look at the MIDI activity LEDs in the Part list AUDIO In order for audio to be heard from UVI Workstation the output of the audio aux or instrument track in your host software must be sent to an output that is connected to speakers or headphones Can you play back any pre recorded audio That s always a good way to check that the rest of the audio sys
39. labeled Search and Soundbanks simply click a tab s disclosure triangle to view its contents The Soundbanks tab automatically displays any authorized UVI Library You can browse through a soundbank just like a regular disk UVI Workstation includes a tutorial sound library named UVI Tutorial Set that contains several REX loops and UVI presets to get you started gt You can use the arrow keys on your computer keyboard to navigate through the Browser and select items Loading a preset or a soundfile 1 Use the browser to navigate to the desired preset or soundfile 2 Double click the preset name and click the Ok button at the bottom gt In Multi mode you can load sounds into parts without closing the browser gt You can import your own audio files by simply drag and dropping them directly into a part Remember that if you drag and drop from a location outside of UVI Workstation ex from the Desktop the file must remain in that location or it will become missing Search Y Search Search Instruments Loops Sounds Y Soundbanks DVD UVI WS DEMO Jazzistic Soundpack DEMO UVI Tutorial Set Electric Piano name type volume Old Electric Piano Instrument Electric Piano Electric Piano EP Mki Light 1 M5p EP Mk Light 2 M5p EP Mki Light Tortured MSp EP Mki Light Tremolo MSp Instrument UVI Tutorial Set ufs Instrument Instrument Instrument Instrument Instrument Jazzistic ufs Jazzistic ufs
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41. ndsource soundpacks you ll need an iLok key as well as an iLok com account When you purchase a sound library your iLok will be credited with the related authorisations 22 Stay connected If you re connected to the internet the UVI Workstation will receive RSS news directly from the UVI net website This will keep you informed on the latest info about the new available compatible sound libraries If you click on the text area it will open your web browser and you will be directed to the current news If you click on the RSS logo the orange one you will see the list of the latest news and then be able to choose the one you want to see Some libraries and instruments available now for the UVI Workstation 2 NOC RETRO ORGANS XTREME FX NTIS ANTHOLORY MAYHEM of LOOPS amp SYNTHS ANTHOLOGY A INSTRUMENS a N i A an EA a a Ss E a s PLUGSOUND PRO Award Winning and Massive Library RETRO ORGANS Authentic sounding organs SYNTHS ANTHOLOGY 30 years of synthesis history XTREME FX Instant sound design tool MAYHEM OF LOOPS Thousands of modern grooves RETRO KEYBOARDS Seven legendary instruments ELECTRIC TOY MUSEUM 97 vintage electric musical toys ACOUSTIC TOY MUSEUM Musical toys treasury BEAT BOX ANTHOLOGY Classic drum sounds and loops JAZZISTIC That classic jazz sounds PERCUSSION STORE The ultimate tool in percussions
42. ok key You don t need an iLok key to run the UVI Workstation in his basic form but to be able to load and play UVI sounds and instruments you ll need an iLok key as well as an iLok com account When you purchase a sound library your iLok will be credited with the related keys so you can use it It s that simple And if you experience any problem our support is here to help support uvi net We wish you the best musical experience with our new tools Thanks again for you support The UVI Team UVI Workstation Manual INSTALLING UVI WORKSTATION Stand Alone Audio Units RTAS VST MAS gt Minimum System Requirements Maclntel processors 2 GB of RAM MAC OS X 10 5 or higher Hard Drive when using Streaming faster drive will allow more voices to play gt How to install 1 Double click the file UVI Workstation mpkg 2 Agree to the terms of software license agreement 3 Select the destination volume where to install the UVI Workstation 4 Click the Install button That s all Note 1 The installer creates a sound library folder at Library Application Support UVISoundBanks All sound library must be copied or aliased to this folder so UVI Workstation can access to the contents easily Note 2 As PACE iLok extensions are required the installer will automatically install the extensions to your computer Note 3 As a REX library is needed to read REX files the installer will
43. on the Sync setting is inactive TAP Tempo gt Simply click TAP in rythm to find the tempo you re playing About matching grooves As you can easily load and play tons of loops at the same time In some cases you may notice that loops may not be matching with other loops When this happens it certainly because the underlying grooves of the loops may be different gt In cases where loops are not matching with other loops try using the MAP and MIDI Drag n Drop features as shown in the Loop chapter of this manual 14 MIDI LEARN Most UVI Workstation parameters can be automated via convenient MIDI Learn MIDI Learn allows you to assign a MIDI controller to a parameter gt Any FX tab parameter Macro Knobs and sliders in scripted instruments can use the MIDI Learn feature MIDI Control Threshold None MIDI CC 0 31 MIDI CC 32 63 MIDI CC 64 95 MIDI CC 96 127 To use MIDI Learn 1 Right click any UVI Workstation control to assign a MIDI controller 2 When the MIDI Learn dialog is displayed send the desired MIDI controller data from your MIDI device When you move the physical knob or slider on your MIDI controller the controller data type is accepted and the window is closed gt The MIDI controller type and the MIDI Channel assignment is then saved in the multi or when you save your song in your host sequencer 3 To remove a MIDI controller assignment right click the UVI Work
44. ponse and computer performance gt How do get UVI Workstation to send each part to a different audio output Not all sequencers support this feature If your sequencer does support this feature you ll see several choices in the audio output menu for each part The additional choices other than Main let you assign the part s output to a bus which can then be routed anywhere in the virtual mixing environment gt Why is the output of UVI Workstation distorted It is possible for UVI Workstation to output more than unity gain This can hap pen if you layer presets or in some cases if you use resonant filters that add gain Keep an eye on the output level of the UVI Workstation track and attenu ate that signal if it gets too hot gt How do I record the audio output of UVI Workstation Most sequencers have a freeze function that renders the output of the UVI Workstation as an audio file If your sequencer doesn t have this feature bus the output of the the UVI Workstation track to another audio track and record the audio output of UVI Workstation onto that track gt Everything is working fine except that intermittently samples don t play for no apparent reason Why Check your polyphony setting for the part If you re sure the part has more than enough voices are you running Mac OS X If so how many samples have you loaded into the UVI Workstation As a general rule of thumb you shouldn t load more than about 70
45. r a sound file directly from the UVI Workstation browser to any destination on your system your host sequencer the desktop etc You can even drag and drop directly to an UVI Workstation part 11 MULTI VIEW My Best UVI Multi 387 61 MB 7 VOLUME 8 PAN UVI Workstation is a multi timbral instrument that provides unlimited Parts Parts are where you load Presets and can be accessed by clicking individual part slots as shown below A Part is like a channel on a mixing console or an instrument track in a DAW and can contain its own preset and settings Voice Sampler Brass D R110 BD aif AceT 8 Xtra Double Bass EP Mki Light 2 800000000 Vc Fortepiano 1 Adding Deleting a Part By default a UVI Workstation session starts with 4 parts You can add as many parts as you want by clicking on The new Part will be added after the last part on the list To delete the currently selected part press 2 MIDI LED MIDI activity LED lights up when a part receives MIDI data 3 VU Meter Next to the MIDI LED it displays the volume of the part 4 MIDI Assignment UVI Workstation provides up to 64 MIDI channels divided into four banks A D You can assign any MIDI channel for any part Parts can also share a MIDI chan nel To select a bank and a MIDI channel click on the channel number of the part you want to assign and then select a bank and a channel number gt New in V 2 omni mode parts can now re
46. r host software that accepts audio clips via drag amp drop For example an audio track gt A good rule of thumb is if it works from your computer desktop it should work from UVI Workstation utoPlay Play Drag amp Drop Conforming audio to the host tempo If the Sync to Host option is enabled when you drag and drop a loop or phrase to an audio track in your host application the loop or phrase will snap to the host s tempo and will conform to the host s timeline gt If your host software has the ability to snap the drag and drop operation to measures and or beats in your session you can produce rhythmically accurate results quickly gt If Sync to Host is disabled the loop or phrase retains its original tempo when placed in the track Dragging MIDI data Drag amp Drop When you see the MIDI data icon shown above this means that you are dragging a sliced mapped loop in the form of MIDI data Therefore you should find a destination in your host software that accepts MIDI data such as a MIDI track gt Your host application may also provide other possible destinations for mapped loops For example a MIDI loop can be dragged into a clipping window in DP Triggering UVI Workstation slices from the host When a mapped MIDI loop is dropped into a MIDI track it looks similar to the MIDI data shown above in the example graphic Each MIDI pitch triggers a different loop slice If you play notes chroma
47. rm independant UVI Workstation Manual GLOBAL PREFERENCES amp MORE gt Preferences section General Global Tune General Streaming Sound Banks Global Tune 440 00 Hz Global tuning stage for UVI Workstation it s applied to the entire Multi in addition to any other instrument specific tuning adjustments that have been made You could for example set the overall tuning to reference A at 442 Hz instead of 440 Hz If you ve made changes to the global tuning of the UVI Workstation you can Alt click the Tune value to return it to the default value of 440 Hz gt If you have multiple UVI Workstation plug ins instantiated in your host appli cation the global tune setting will affect each plug in separately Streaming General Streaming Sound Banks 300 ms Medium 256 kBytes Preload Time Ring Buffer Size Default Apply Disk streaming allows you to load programs that use a large amount of data because rather than loading the entire sample set into RAM the samples are read streamed from the hard disk as the program is being played The Streaming preferences pane provides settings to optimize streaming per formance for your computer In most cases the default settings will be ideal gt Preload Time is the amount of each sample preloaded into RAM when the program is first loaded Lower values require less RAM overall but increase the load on the host computer processor and
48. s Cross Phaser Filters Analog Filters UVI Filter EQ 2 Band EQ Stereo amp Amplitude Tremolo Rotary Simple Drive amp Distortion UVI Drive Analog Crunch Dynamics Compressor 3 Band Processors 3 Band Compressor Miscellaneous UVIny Stereo Delay Ping Pong Delay Predelay Verb Concert Halls Temple amp Co Flanger Analog Chorus Rez Filter Auto Wah 3 Band EQ Autopan UVI Wide Double Drive Fuzz Gate amp Expander 3 Band Limiter UVI Destructor Fat Delay Analog Tape Delay Gate Reverb Deluxe Reverb Phaser Analog Flanger Talkbox Filter 8 Band EQ Tube Tape Rotary Speaker Guitar Amps Overdrive Studio Limiter UVI Master Ring Modulator Robotizer 15 UVI WORKSTATION FX SECTION Re ordering FXs PRESET TALKBOX Filter Mode Vowel Mode v A CROSS PHASER Speed Min Freq 6 PING PONG DELAY f Delay Time 7 Feedback In any FX tab to change the order of multiple effects drag them vertically in the list To grab an effect for dragging click the module s title bar About IR Verb UVI Workstation is equipped with convolution or sampled reverb Convolution is a process where the characteristics of a real acoustic space are directly sampled such as a church concert hall theater or outdoor space The resulting impulse response IR consists of an audio file that stores the actual sound decay characteristics of the acoustic space By sophisticated signal pro
49. station also allows you to import via the browser or by a drag amp drop method To load your own WAV AIFF REX and Apple Loops files via the drag amp drop method drag and drop the files from anywhere on your computer to the desired part in the part name even in Single or Multi views 800 wiv Double click to open browser WAW Audio Filewaw UVI Workstation Manual QUICK START GUIDE TUTORIAL This section takes you through the process of creating your first sequence with the UVI Workstation The following screens are in the Multi mode 1 Create your first sequence 1 1 Open UVI Workstation within your host software Press the Multi button 1 2 Let s first check out the MIDI channel assignment for 3 parts By default the parts are assigned from MIDI channel A1 to A8 13 Let s load our first sound in part 1 double click the word Empty to open UVI Workstation browser 1 4 Click on UVI Tutorial Set Use the multi column browser to navigate to the folder UVI Presets and double click on Electric Piano to load it gt Search Loops Rex Y Soundbanks UVI Presets DVD UVI WS DEMO Analog Strings Electric Piano Jazzy Drumkit Jazzistic Spanish Guitar Soundpack DEMO UVI Tutorial Set Synth Bass amp Synth 1 5 Set up your MIDI host application so you can play on MIDI channel A1 1 6 Now when you play you should hear the Electric Piano If not check the part s MI
50. station control and press Delete Automation is assigned per part When you assign a MIDI controller as described above the control is connected to the currently selected part This gives you the maximum amount of flexibility allowing you to control multiple parts simultaneously Default MIDI controllers Some MIDI controllers are pre assigned cc 7 Volume cc 10 Pan cc 11 Expression UVI Workstation Manual UVI WORKSTATION FX SECTION PRESET TALKBOX Filter Mode BP CROSS PHASER Speed d 0 30 Hz PING PONG DELAY Delay Time 1 8 UVI Workstation offers a wide variety of FX effects processors to cover all your audio processing needs The FX implementation is robust and includes the ability to insert unlimited FX slots in several stages of the signal flow Click the FX tab to open the FX page on the Single view In Multi view the FX section is always displayed Preset FX can be inserted on presets and some presets are even pre configured with their own FX To view the FX that are inserted on a loaded preset click the Preset tab of the FX tab Part The Part is like the channel on a mixing console FX inserted in the Part tab applied to what ever preset is loaded into that part Part FX appear after Preset FX in the FX signal flow chain Aux 1 amp 2 Aux FX work exactly like aux sends in a normal mixing console The UVI Workstation provides two Aux FX to work with
51. t you see in each Output menu depends on the situation in which you are running UVI Workstation When working in Digital Performer for example UVI Workstation will list the MAS outputs Multiple outputs and Stand alone operation If you are running UVI Workstation as a stand alone application the Output menu displays a Main Out pair plus 16 additional separate output pairs num bered 2 17 Multiple outputs and plug in operation If you are running UVI Workstation as a plug in the Output menu displays the outputs that are made available to the plug in by your host software gt For example in MOTU Digital Performer you will see pairs of busses as sup plied by Digital Performer s current studio configuration Use your host software to map the virtual busses to the physical outputs on your audio hardware UVI Workstation Manual ARPEGGIATOR 341 05 MB Trigger Mode Legato Repeat Bottom To instert an arpeggiator in a part you need to display the Single view in the UVI Workstation iii then click on the note icon Repeat Top false Using the Arpeggiator The Arpeggiator can be employed as a pattern gate arpeggiator or even an advanced rhythmic processor for your live MIDI performance or sequenced MIDI tracks Arpeggiotor can be insterted in an unlimited number of parts Steps The number of steps is set with the NumSteps knob from 1 to 128 The Resolution menu sets the value of the steps in metric
52. tch When the Latch button is off disabled a loop or phrase plays for as long as you hold down its corresponding note on your MIDI keyboard or any other controller When Latch is on enabled a loop or phrase continues to play even if you lift your finger from the key on your controller If the loop or phrase is in Stretch mode or if it is a loop in Slice mode without mapping it will continue to repeat indefinitely If the loop or phrase is in Sample mode it will play once and then stop In either case play the same key again to make the loop or phrase stop playing 18 Trigger Latch Trigger Immediate v Slice start v Immediate Next Beat Next Bar The menu under the Latch button lets you specify when the loop or phrase begins to play after you trigger it In Stretch mode loops and phrases always begin playing at the beginning of the loop or phrase plus any offset added by the Sample Start slider So if you choose Next Beat the loop or phrase will begin playing at the next beat The Position sync setting keeps the loop s beats aligned with the global tempo regardless of when the loop starts to play either on the next beat or next bar gt Position sync is only available for loops not phrases Start menu setting What happens Immediate Plays immediately as soon as the loop or phrase is triggered Next Beat Begins playing at the next beat Next Bar Begins playing at the downbeat of the next
53. tem Is set up correctly In some cases a Sequencer requires an available voice for the UVI Workstation playback e Make sure all outputs and voice assignments are correct in the track gt If you still don t hear sound check the following things Make sure the volume is turned up on the part you are playing as well as the UVI Workstation s global volume setting e Make sure that the appropriate faders are up in your host e Make sure you have cables connected to the correct plugs on the outputs of your audio hardware PREVENTING CATASTROPHE Keep up to date backups of your UVI Workstation sounds folder so that you always have copies of the most recent work you have done Almost any soft ware problem is survivable as long as you have kept backups of your work Keep plenty of free space on your hard drives to prevent the computer from running out of disk space TECHNICAL SUPPORT Registered users may contact our technical support department via email support uvi net When contacting tech support please mention the following information e The version of UVI Workstation you are working with e The system software you are using to run the computer e The host application software you are using to run the UVI Workstation e A brief explanation of the problem including the exact sequence of actions which cause it and the contents of any error messages which appear on the screen It is often very helpful to have brief written
54. the current tempo of the UVI Workstation Sync the UVI Workstation tempo to the host application Tap to find a tempo Play and Stop Click Play or Stop to start or stop all AutoPlay enabled loops that are currently loaded into the UVI Workstation Only parts with their individual AutoPlay setting enabled will respond to UVI Workstation s Play and Stop buttons gt By default loops that are loaded into a part are AutoPlay enabled To disable an individual part s AutoPlay setting go to the Part section and click the part s AutoPlay icon When a part s AutoPlay setting is disabled the loop that s loaded into the part will be unaffected by the transport s Play and Stop buttons PAM AUXI lt lt Auto play in the part section BPM screen The BPM screen allows you to set the tempo of the overall UVI Workstation To change the tempo of the UVI Workstation Click and drag the BPM setting the actual number value Click directly on the BPM setting and type in a new value gt Sync to host application When Sync is on the tempo of UVI Workstation is linked to the host tempo and the BPM screen displays the host s current tempo Use the tempo controls in the host to control the overall tempo of both the UVI Workstation and the host gt Sync only works when using UVI Workstation as a plug in in your host software When working in the Stand Alone versi
55. tically upwards from C3 you will recreate the original loop If you play the notes rhythmically in a different order you ll play the individual loop slices but the result will sound quite different from but similar to the original loop gt In order to hear the dragged MIDI loop be sure that the MIDI output of the host software MIDI track the MIDI track where you dragged the mapped loop is routed to the UVI Workstation part that contains the mapped loop 19 EXPERT MODE The UVI Workstation Expert Mode is a powerful and very useful mode for live playing and studio productions In the Multi view click the Expert Mode button to display the Expert settings The Expert controls can be divided into three main parts Performance Streaming and Output settings 089 HB Sticks 01a aif Analog Strings WerMa Philli aif Synth Bass amp Synth Jazzistic Guitar 4 Lord Full light Inter Keyboard Disco aif Acoustic Toy Medley 1 Performance Split Velocity amp Key Switch The Keyswitch settings allow you to load multiple presets into two or more parts and then dynamically play and mute them from your MIDI controller using key switching note range velocity range or any combination of the three parameters This powerful feature gives you a great deal of real time control over the instru ments you are playing from your MIDI controller Setting up parts for keyswitching Load the instruments you would like to include for use T
56. tion sync setting only affects loops but only when they are in Slice mode without mapping When a loop is in Slice mode with Position sync it might be helpful to think of the loop as looping indefinitely whether you are actually playing the loop or not When you play a note to trigger the loop you are actually just unmuting it and it begins to play at the position in the loop that currently matches the tempo and meter of your UVI Workstation session gt For example if the loop is two bars long and you trigger it at the second measure of your music then the loop plays starting at bar 2 of the loop Loop Sync summary Putting a loop into Slice mode and choosing Position sync gives you the highest degree of tempo synchronization because the loop will not only play in tempo but its beats and barlines will always match the beats and barlines prescribed by the tempo Here s a summary of the different loop modes and sync settings sync off Tempo sync Position sync Sample O E E Stretch Plays at original Follows tempo _ tempo but does not automatically align beats Slice Plays at original Follows tempo Follows tempo tempo but does not and aligns automatically beats align beats Slice map _ _ _ 4 Drag amp Drop Dragging audio data When the audio data audio waveform icon is showing this means that you are dragging a standard mono or stereo audio clip You can drag and drop the audio loop phrase anywhere in you
57. used as a stand alone application or as a plug in inserted in a host sequencer The steps below assume that your MIDI Audio system is configured correctly and includes a MIDI device for trans mitting MIDI data and an audio monitoring option to hear the sound UVI Workstation application UVI Workstation To open the stand alone version go to your Applications or Program folder and double click on UVI Workstation The software interface will be displayed Select the menu File gt Audio Settings to configure your audio and MIDI settings Once you ve confirmed your configuration connections you re ready to go UVI Workstation plug in vB SA v Seq 1 Instrument 1 None Apple DLSMusicDevice stereo AraldFX DKS D Hammer stereo BassLine stereo Native Instruments Battery 3 mono Native Instruments Battery 3 stereo PolySynth stereo Proton stereo re Rob Papen Blue stereo UViWorkstation stereo UVI Workstation can be used as a plug in in host sequencers supporting AU VST MAS and RTAS formats To add UVI Workstation to your host sequencer project simply select UVI Workstation from the virtual instrument list in your instrument track Please refer to your host sequencer s user manual for details on how to insert and use virtual instruments with your sequencer program Browser The browser provides the ability to load sounds into a single part or multiple parts In the multi page part p
58. values from 32 bars to 64th note triplets You can manipulate each step in the following ways Enable disable step gt Click checkbox Merge with previous step gt Shift click checkbox Change velocity gt Drag slider up down Change length gt Shift drag slider left right Additionally the step length can be set globally with the Step Length knob The Step Length knob setting is combined with the setting of each individual step For example if you have shortened a step to 50 by Shift dragging it and have the Step Length knob set to 50 that step will be 25 of the usual length The Arp Vel Blend knob controls the depth of the steps velocity At 0 the full velocity range is used at 100 a constant velocity is used effectively making all Steps the same velocity regardless of their individual values Trigger Mode Trigger Mode determines where in the pattern of steps each note will start Note Each played note restarts from the first step Legato the first played note starts on the first step and the pattern of steps con tinues as additional notes are played If all held notes are released the pattern will restart from the first step when the next note is played Song Position the position in the pattern is determined by the song position regardless of how notes are being played Resolution 1 16 Groove Amnt Num Strike 1 2 13 207 Step Length Arp Vel Blend 84 40 16 47 0075 Hold
59. ve amp Distortion 09 Dynamics 10 3 Band Processors 11 Miscellaneous Vr FF A A a 01 Chorus 02 Flanger 03 Phaser 04 Cross Phaser 05 Analog Chorus 06 Analog Flanger To bypass an individual FX Click the FX s Bypass button to temporarily disable bypass the effect To bypass an entire FX tab There is a global bypass for each FX tab Preset Part Aux1 amp 2 Master Click the vertical bar next to the FX tab name to bypass all effects inserted in an FX tab To delete remove an FX slot Press the X button located to the right of the effect s Bypass button Be careful since this action cannot be undone To replace an FX Right click or Control click the name of the effect This action opens the FX Browser enabling you to choose a different effect Default b t Low phase gt Stereo Phase be Synchro gt Whistle be Arrows that appear to the right of an FX slot are only active if there are more than five parameter controls available for an effect Active Arrows will be shaded darker Use the Arrows to show or hide these additional controls Here is the list of the current FX algorithms included with the UVI Workstation Each FX category contain their own presets hundreds of FX presets in total Delay simple Delay FX Delay Reverberation Simple Verb IR Reverb Cathedrals Church Other Rooms Modulation Choru
60. written notice or immediately without notice in the case of a breach of Section 1 Upon termination you shall immediately cease all use of the Software and return or destroy all copies of the Software Except for the License granted in Section 1 and except as otherwise expressly provided herein the terms of this Agreement shall survive termination Termination is not an exclusive remedy and all other remedies will be available whether or not the license is terminated UVI Workstation Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to the UVI World Installation Installation on Mac Installation on PC Quick Start Guide Load and play Tutorial Stand Alone Application Stand Alone operation Audio amp MIDI Settings Overviews Single views Multi view Single views The browser Browse Search Drag and Drop Multi view Global Preferences amp more Transport amp MIDI learn UVI Workstation FXs Working with Loops and Phrases Modes Controls Sync Drag and Drop Expert Mode Arpeggiator Adding new sounds and instruments F A Q Troubleshooting amp Support byi UAL WARSA Jazzy IT WELCOME TO THE UVI WORLD UVlengine UVI Engine has always been a signature of excellence UVI technology is a part of some of the most successful software instruments during the years Stylus Atmosphere and Trilogy from Spectrasonics MachFive BPM amp Ethno from
61. your Mac or PC into a streamlined virtual instrument powerhouse with unlimited parts disk streaming multiple independent audio output pairs and playback of a virtually unlimited library of instruments loops and phrases Stand alone operation also allows you to Play UVI Workstation directly from an external MIDI keyboard or other MIDI controller Great for live performance Use UVI Workstation as a comprehensive multi timbral sound source for an external MIDI sequencer or MIDI capable music software running on another computer Use the UVI Workstation as a comprehensive multi timbral sound source for MIDI capable music software that does not host 3rd party instrument plug ins but that is running on the same computer as UVI Workstation Audio amp MIDI Settings The stand alone version of UVI Workstation has a few basic audio and MIDI settings that can be found in the File gt Audio Settings menu The Audio Settings preferences window provides the ability to configure the settings of any available audio hardware devices Audio Device Routing MIDI Devices Core Audio Built in Output 44100 wi N 4 Audio Device Choose the desired audio hardware from the Audio Device output menu For example you could choose your computer s built in audio hardware If you have a 3rd party audio interface installed or connected and you do not see it in the output menu be sure that you have correctly installed its driver and that

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