Elastic Drums - MoMinstruments
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1. Seite 12 parameter description detune second oscillator detune grainsize the frequency at which new grains are produced noise noise to FM amount overdrive gain distortion pitch env grain pitch envelope time grain vcf filter cutoff vcf env grain filter envelope shape vcf res grain filter resonance Seite 13 wobble More of a synth than a percussion effect this is a simple 2 oscillator affair with a retriggered LFO to wobble the pitch and then some overdrive and waveshaping distortion Best suited for bass sounds Seite 14 grain A non sample based granular synth Small segments of sound each with their own envelope and filter are played back together to form a type of grain cloud This is more of an abstract synth while not particularly useful for emulating traditional instruments it can make some interesting sounds that fit well in an electronic kit Seite 15 tom The pitches of 3 detuned oscillators are dropped quickly by an envelope The result is mixed and filtered and then finally sent through a VCA A click is added to simulate the initial hit Seite 16 bass TODO Seite 17 drone TODO Seite 18 Recording gt oO Record audio Synced recording Manual record Play record Email record Soundcloud export autom Audioshare export delay velocity gt The Record audio menu allows you to Record audio synced Either the current playing pattern or the whole S2. Seite 5 Solo mutes all drum parts except for the currently visible part This is not recorded Mute will mute the currently active drum part This information is recorded per pattern meaning that in Song mode a drum part could be muted in one pattern and un muted in another pattern Seite 6 Sequencer settings The time knob sets the tempo for the current part as a parameter description pitch overall pitch of the instrument tone EQ from low pass and neutral to high pass decay time for initial attack hit body of the instrument release time for tail of the sound multiple of the master tempo set in the Mixer screen The len knob sets the length of the current part between 1 and 16 steps The delay knob sets the delay of the current sequencer according the global time between 0 and 1 steps Mixer settings Volume and pan set the volume and pan of a drum part The two FX knobs are used to send a drum part to the FX units see Effects screen Leaving each knob at 12 o clock produces a dry signal where no sound goes to the FX units Turning the FX 1 2 knob sends to mono effect 1 left and mono effect 2 right Turning FX 3 4 sends to stereo effect 3 left and stereo effect 4 right Seite 3 Note Due to limited CPU performance on iPhone 4s only one mono and one stereo effect are available on this device Synth parameters parameter description freq initial pitch of the drum curve ti
3. Patterns with sequencer data will display filled steps When Song mode is activated by tapping the song button or by tapping the Play mode um diamond so that it is solid Elastic Drums will play pattern after pattern in loop mode copy delete To copy a pattern 1 Choose a pattern by tapping a cell 2 Press the copy button 3 Tap another cell in the grid to copy the pattern to that cell Seite 22 To delete a pattern 1 Choose a pattern by tapping a cell 2 Press the delete button to empty the chosen cell of sequencer data The buttons change the length of a song in increments of 4 Longtap on a pattern cell will enable you to move the cell to another position in the grid Seite 23 Mixer screen volume bpm tempo X eadace volume volume volume volume volume volume pan mute Yo 0 instr patt The Mixer screen shows the most basic channel settings for the active pattern similar to what you would expect on a classic mixing console Seite 24 You can set volume pan mute and solo states and FX sends only on iPads and newer iPhones with taller screen dimensions You might remember that these settings are also accessible on the Instrument screen Contrary to the Instrument screen you cannot automate the values here However mute states do get remembered per pattern On the top of the Mixer screen you can set global volume and bpm With tempo X you can multi
4. frequency modulation amount pitched oscillators noise modulation noise oscillator tone control current drum part as in the picture below The following pages describe synth specific parameters for each percussion synth Seite 5 parameter noise A noise B noise overdrive body time body shaper A shaper B description tone of the noise source noise pitch tone of the noise source noise randomness noise source gain overall gain distortion of the snare drum length of the snare hit body hit body section gain non linear waveshaping distortion Seite 6 kick The pitch of a single oscillator is dropped quickly to provide the classic electronic kick sound hiHat parameter echo amp_env tone 2 tone 3 vcf high vcf res vcf env overdrive description time between successive noise bursts decay time on each noise burst Increasing this time has an effect similar to adding reverb to the sound tone of the noise burst oscillator frequency of the noise burst oscillator filter high frequency filter resonance filter envelope shape how hard you re clapping Triangle oscillators are modulated to provide the metallic body of the hat and a pitched noise source is added to simulate the diffused tail sound Seite 7 snare Two detuned oscillators form the body of the drum A pitched noise source forms the snare rattle tail section p
5. see Recording Pattern Displays the current pattern Swipe left right to switch to the next or previous patterns Options Opens a contextual popup that provides additional settings for the current screen e Help Displays an overlay explaining the features of the Current screen Seite 2 Bottom Menu patt mix fx file jam These buttons switch between the various Elastic Drums screens From left to right Instrument screen Create your percussion sounds record parameter automation and arrange the sequencer Pattern screen Arrange your sequenced patterns into a Song which plays in Song mode Mixer screen A classic mixer screen with individual settings for volume pan mute solo and FX as well as main volume and tempo This is called Arrange screen on iPad Effects screen Set the values of your effects and record FX automation File screen Load and save Elastic Drums presets and play with dedicated master effects Jam screen For intuitive and fun live jams where you can trigger your sounds patterns and different master effects iPad On iPad sequencer operation and screen navigation are both collected in the top menu Seite 3 Instrument screen velocity The Instrument screen displays e The sequence of the current pattern The parameters of the current drum part e Buttons to affect the current drum part and access the other parts Seite 4 On the top left is the sequencer gr
6. the master pitch modulation depths of each oscillator ratio between the noisy attack envelope section and the pitched tail section crossfade between FM operators 3 and 4 Its effect will depend on your settings for ratios and mod depths Seite 10 fm A simple 2 oscillator carrier modulator FM synth with a waveshaper filter There is a 2 stage decay release envelope for the pitch and FM amount It s good for fuzzy sounds parameter detune overdrive shaper A shaper B LFO depth LFO rate LFO phase LFO shape description detune amount of oscillator 2 gain distortion non linear waveshaping distortion amount of LFO used to modulate the oscillators pitches from slow to fast initial phase offset reset on every hit 0 triangle 1 square Seite 11 fm4op a 4 operator FM synth configured especially for percussive sounds Good for metallic sounds but can do a wide range of FM based percussion parameter description tom type floor tom low tom mid tom high tom click initial click volume att pitch attack pitch the initial pitch of the drum before the pitch envelope is triggered decay1 body section decay time body depth ratio of the enveloped attack sound to the resonating body sound overdrive how hard the tom is hit env time the overall envelope time for the tom affects pitch and volume env depth the overall envelope depth affects pitch and volume
7. with double speed make sure it s not receiving clock signals via two in ports sync signal will get doubled in this case If you want to send out the sequencers trigger signals as notes CC s are not supported yet choose the right Midi out channel you want to send the notes The outgoing notes will be the same as the incoming notes you set via Midi learn If you want to receive Note messages choose the right Midi in channel and choose the right Note in port in the midi interfaces table This works for the trigger buttons of the Jam screen so far only No other buttons are supported to receive Midi If you want to receive Midi clock messages from external devices or other apps choose the right Clock in port in the midi interfaces table We experienced tighter behavior when ED is sending out sync rather than receiving sync Whenever possible use that option or experiment with settings best suits your configuration Seite 27 Effects screen The Effects screen looks simple but contains as much depth as the Instrument screen The position of each numbered circle in the XY pad represents the 2 parameters shown on the lower left and upper right of the corresponding effect fx1 and fx2 are mono while fx3 and fx4 are stereo effects Selecting an effect by tapping it in the list immediately disto P enables it for recording flanger mverb automation on the XY pad bcrush PSSN After playing with the XY pad while th
8. Elastic Drums User Manual Version 1 7 Thank you for purchasing Elastic Drums Like the app this manual is a work in progress and is being improved all the time Information is subject to change as we update and add new features The Manual is written for the iPhone version but as all functionality exists in the iPad version too it should be no problem for you to find all needed informations on an iPad Check also the numerous video tutorials created on youtube https www youtube com playlist list PLXLh6yzlaRO15SweRJFZzvWJxyWHnrxLeEl Elastic Drums Main navigation Top Menu Bottom Menu Instrument screen Synth parameters hiHat snare clap square fm fm4op wobble grain tom bass drone Recording Options Instrument screen Pattern screen Mixer screen Options Mixer screen Effects screen Options Effects screen File screen Options File screen Jam screen Seite 1 oon A A OO PO N Main navigation On iPhone Elastic Drums navigation is split into top and bottom menus Top Menu These buttons mostly operate the sequencer From left to right gt Play Stop Start stop the Elastic Drums sequencer e Play mode Switches between Pattern empty diamond and Song solid rotating diamond mode Pattern mode loops only the current pattern Song mode loops the pattern sequence see Pattern screen e o Record Opens a Record audio menu for recording the sequencer or exporting a pattern
9. arameter env1 depth env1 time detune noise filter overdrive env2 depth env2 time description pitch envelope modulation 0 rising pitch 50 no modulation 100 falling pitch pitch envelope decay time detune amount of second oscillator noise modulation of oscillator pitch cutoff frequency oscillator distortion before filter filter envelope modulation amount filter envelope decay time Seite 8 clap A noise burst oscillator creates short bursts of noise which are repeated in succession to create the effect of a clap echoing in a room The noise bursts are then passed through a bandpass filter to simulate the rounded sound of cupped hands as they clap parameter description FM ratio carrier to modulator pitch ratio FM amount depth of the oscillator modulation FM env pitch envelope to FM depth overdrive gain distortion of the oscillator pitch env1 pitch envelope decay first stage pitch env2 pitch envelope release second stage shaper A non linear waveshaping shaper B distortion Seite 9 square A fairly simple 2 oscillator synthesizer running through a bandpass filter Both the pitch of the oscillators and the frequency of the filter are modulated by their own envelopes A variety of percussive and synth effects are possible parameter ratio 1 ratio 2 ratio 3 mod 1 mod 2 mod 3 env ratio op 3 lt gt 4 description ratio of oscillator pitches to
10. e sequencer is off off on you will see the FX gas MSS circles retracing your finger movements instr patt mix fx file jam You may disable effects automation thus enabling static FX settings on the Effects screen in the Options menu There you can also customize routing of mono effects to stereo effects see below Seite 28 Note Due to limited CPU performance on iPhone 4s and iPad 2 only one mono and one stereo effect are available on these devices To erase all FX automation on the current pattern double tap the XY pad Mono effects Distortion disto Mono Flanger flanger Bit Crusher bcrush Shaper shaper Comb filter comb Frequency shifter fshift Low pass High pass filter filter Ring Modulator ringm Pitch Shifter pshifter Strobe effect strobe Mono Stuter stutter Stereo effects Reverb based on Miller Pucket s reverb mverb Standard Reverb from the Pure Data library pureverb Gated Reverb gateverb Filtered Delay vcfdel Dow Echo dowecho Stereo Chorus chorus Stereo Flanger flanger Dual Filter dualvcf Autopan autopan Seite 29 Options Effects screen AR O t5 22 FX routing Autom on fx1to3 fx2to4 Send fx1to3 Amount of fx1 effected sound to send to fx3 Send fx2to4 Amount of fx2 effected sound to send to fx4 e Autom off Toggles FX automation on off defaults to on Seite 30 File screen Only on iPhone the F
11. id Tapping the grid toggles the steps on and off By default each active step is filled in However the value y position of an active step can vary depending on whether you have set a velocity target such as volume in the above screenshot for the drum part See below for more information The synth menu opens the synthesizer presets window which lets you select the percussion type load a sound preset or save a new preset for the current percussion type You can also press the rnd button to generate a new sound with randomized parameters On the right the buttons numbered 1 6 allow you to switch between your 6 drum parts When a sound is triggered in the sequence the white indicator on its corresponding button will blink The autom button beneath the numbered buttons activates automate mode When tapped this button will start blinking to indicate that automate mode is active You can now record real time manipulations on the synthesizer parameter knobs To stop recording automation tap the autom button again Note If the sequencer is playing in Song mode you may not see your recorded automation until the song loops again By tapping the velocity button and then tapping one of the synthesizer parameter knobs you can set a velocity target The velocity target is symbolized by a yellow outline on the knob and this parameter will be affected by the velocity y position values of the activated steps in the sequencer
12. ile screen is divided into two sections Ze wo 22 AxiomCrux VibrateFacilities Azraell 135bpm medley BenJeffreys EDO1 delete BenJeffreys ED05 BenJeffreys EDO6 BenJeffreys EDO7 BenJeffreys ED08 BenJeffreys ED10 BenJeffreys ED11 Dan Inffrnue i a i Ee instr patt mix fx file jam In the upper half you can choose save delete and email Elastic Drums presets These are different from synth presents they are complete projects and retain pattern song and FX as well as parameter data Seite 31 With the demo button you can toggle on off the demo presets delivered to you They can not get deleted but you can turn of their visibility so you will only see the presets stored by yourself The tempo button toggles on off tempo updates when you change a preset Each preset has it s own tempo stored Normally the tempo changes when you select a new preset With tempo change disabled tempo will stay the same when you select a new preset In the bottom half of the File screen are additional Master Effects that affect all instruments at once On iPad the Master Effects are found on the Arrange screen swing sets the swing factor for all patterns when in Song mode for the actual pattern when in Pattern mode The swing grid is selectable for 2 4 8 or 16 steps The center setting of swing rate provides no swing at all to the left and to the right positions will affect the swing effect in positive a
13. me taken by the pitch curve from initial to final pitch square sinewave to squarewave shaping of the drum synth oscillator lowpass a low pass filter on the drum oscillator effective before the overdrive parameter This can be used to tame some of the harmonics introduced by increased square level overdrive distorted gain stage use a little bit to add oomph to a standard kick or crank it right up for big pounding gabber kicks noise the colour of the initial noise hit warble quite subtle warbling of the pitch to simulate the random fluctuations of true analogue machines warble spd All percussion types have the same four global synth parameters These global parameters can also be affected Seite 4 in the screemaster effects screen via the param XY input field see File screen On iPhone tapping the arrow on the upper right corner of the parameters section will reveal all parameters of the parameter body gain body time highpass osc_xfade detune FM noise A noise B description volume of the initial hit body diffusion time of the initial hit body can be further shaped with the global decay parameter too high pass filter tone control can also be further shaped with the overall tone parameter crossfade between the metallic pitched oscillators and the noise oscillator pitched oscillators detune amount pitched oscillators
14. nd negative way param will change the global synth parameters of all instruments at the same time Horizontal movement affects the decay release rate of all sounds vertical movement affects the pitch tone of all sounds Double clicking on an effect s XY pad will reset that effect effect settings at zero XY pad at center position Seite 32 Options File screen wv gt zo Rip Help ED by rating Rate on iTunes Info ED Manual ED Facebook ED MoMinstruments Email Developer Thank you Thank you Matt Davey for his awesome work on the PD audio engine Thank you Carsten Schneider for his great design Thank you all beta testers especially instr patt mix fx file jam Here is all kinds of information about Elastic Drums for example the Manual If you like Elastic Drums please rate the app in iTunes this is very much appreciated or spread the word This will help us to work on further improvements and updates Seite 33 Jam screen 9 O Midi learn ee trig roll trig trig trig trig trig trig mute mute mute mute mute mute pat pat pat pat pat pat pat pat freez freez freez freez p aw A u grid instr patt This screen was introduced in update 1 6 It s made for intuitive and fun live jams where you can trigger your sounds patterns and different master effects Either with a Audiobus remove device a midi controller or just in the app itself With Midi lea
15. ong Record with a Manual start press the Play button to stop recording Play your recording e Email your recording e Upload your recording to your Soundcloud account e Copy your recording to Kymatica s AudioShare app available separately on the App Store Seite 19 Options Instrument screen gt eo 1 E PS Randomize amp Midi 4 Randseq P Rand instr Rand everything KN amp Rand instr seq Midi learn synth snare NI lt gt Shifts all steps from the active sequence to the left or Rand seq Randomizes active sequencer data Rand instr Randomizes active instrument data Rand instr seq Randomizes active sequencer and instrument data Rand everything Randomizes sequencer data and Instruments data on all 6 channels Midi learn Learn function to control the 16 parameters of a synthesizer of a channel The Randomize everything function also randomizes instrument types if used while the first pattern is active as in the above screenshot Seite 20 lf Randomize everything is used in a pattern other than 1 the instrument types will not be randomized This generates more results that fit with the first pattern Seite 21 Pattern screen The Pattern screen lets you arrange patterns into a Song On iPad the Pattern screen is folded into the Arrange screen Each cell in the grid represents a unique pattern Patterns without sequencer data empty patterns will appear plain black
16. ply your global bmp so that one pattern can be twice as fast as the preceding pattern and so on On iPad this screen is called the Arrange screen It also contains the Pattern screen see above Pattern screen and Master Effects see below File screen Seite 25 Options Mixer screen 9 O This Options menu presents Audio amp Midi Audio amp Midi settings settings Ableton Link Ableton Link is a new Background Audio wireless sync technology developed by Ableton If Audio buffer 256 you want play in sync with other apps or Midi clock out Link Ableton Live with Link implemented turn it on If you enable Link Midi Midi in channel Omni clock in will be automatically set to No Midi interfaces Clock in Note in Midi input because No Midi input On both sync techniques make no sense together Midi out channel Off ElasticDrums Background Audio is disabled by default but instr patt mix fx Bus this setting will be stored We recommend that you deactivate background audio when you want to save battery power Network Session 1 Modify the Audio buffer size to change the latency response time of your app Smaller values decrease latency but also increase the CPU power Elastic Drums will need Seite 26 If you enable Midi clock out ED will send out clock signals to all available Midi out ports Handle the incoming clock signal in your receiving app or hardware device If an app runs
17. rn enabled you can assign Midi notes to all trigger buttons you see in this screen And you can assign Midi Controller to the knobs you see in this screen Don t forget to choose a Midi input port first otherwise you will get not Midi informations into the app gt Play Stop Start stop the Elastic Drums sequencer e Play mode Switches between Pattern empty diamond and Song solid diamond mode e lt gt switch screens Swipe through your screens Seite 34 Channel trigger trig will trigger the synth engines of the 6 channels With the trig roll knob you can choose for every trigger button if there trigger will occur continuously normally called roll or not and how fast the roll effect will be mute will toggle mute the sounds of the 6 channels It works also as a toggle switch When you long press a mute button the sound will get un mute again when you release the button pat with the 8 pat buttons you can quickly switch between the first 8 patterns of a song lt gt switch to the previous next pattern of you preset Master fx trigger stop emulates a tape stop effect Set the tape time for each button with the according stop knob freeze is a stutter effect combined with a filter effect Set the stutter time and the filter freq with the according knobs param will change the global synth parameters of all instruments at the same time The parameters for this effect will get randomized each time
18. you press the button delay activates a delay when tapping the button Set the delay time and the delay fx mix with the according knobs Seite 35
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