Liquid Rhythm User Manual
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1. Double click to hover the mouse arrow over an object menu item etc and double click with the left mouse button Right Click to hover the mouse arrow over an object and single click with the right mouse button Right clicks typically open pop up or pull down menus for that specific clickable object Drag to click on an object and hold down the mouse button while moving the mouse To stop the drag from occurring release the mouse button Welcome Screen A Welcome Screen greets you when you launch Liquid Rhythm The following is a brief description of the helpful features found there Watch Quickstart Video Launches a quickstart video to get you acquainted with some of the features in Liquid Rhythm quickly Read Quickstart Guide x Opens the Quickstart Guide PDF Start Guided Walkthrough Launches a comprehensive and interactive walkthrough of some of the features found in Liquid Rhythm Show On Startup O Welcome to Liquid Rhythm 341 x 388 LIQUID RHYTHM Watch Quickstart Video Read Quickstart Guide Start Guided Walkthrough 4 la Many features and panels contain a button in their titlebar Click it to watch a helpful video about that feature Show on Startup Deselect this option to prevent the Welcome Screen from opening each time you launch Liquid Rhythm Close x Closes the Welcome Screen window 10 Setting up Audio When you launch Liquid Rhythm for th2. X on the right hd hd hd hd hd hd hd Click Surprise Me for a random pattern based on the BeatForms loaded across the active columns Surprise Me Click Clear to remove any unused BeatForms Beatform Sequencer Remixer Click the Remixer button to view a comprehensive list of rhythmic possibilities This list is built based on 1 the BarForm pattern you have selected in the BarForm List and 2 the BeatForm Set you have loaded from the Add list Add Surprise Me Clear Sequencer 62 Chapter 11 The BeatWeaver Rhythm Synthesizer The BeatWeaver Rhythm Synthesizer can make any bar a work of rhythmic art quickly To open the BeatWeaver panel on the right of the Liquid Rhythm window Click the BW button on the right of the toolbar o Key command command ctrl 2 How to Use the BeatWeaver The BeatWeaver works on one or more bars simultaneously but at least one must be selected Select a bar in the arranger canvas to activate it x Ifthe arranger is empty create a track or load a instrument from the library to get started The BarForm amp BeatForm Maps Two new terms that will be used frequently in the following paragraphs are BarForm and BeatForm Simply put a BarForm is a one bar pattern of music and a BeatForm is an eighth note long pattern of music BarForm Map The BarForm Map is a palette of one bar rhythm patterns that can instantly be inserted into your
3. the Discard Unused BeatForms button 2 Sometimes in software as in life you might get o lost You were driven by passion and curiosity but perhaps ventured too far from home Well we encourage the expeditionary in fact we facilitate it Keep moving forward through your sequence list and lose the current selection To find the currently selected BeatForm pattern in the Sequence List click the Find Current BeatForm Pattern button 3 To gain a better visual perspective of where new BeatForms are introduced in the Sequence List click the Fade Identical BeatForms check box 67 Chapter 12 Help and Troubleshooting On Screen Help There is a panel at the bottom of the Liquid Rhythm window that displays descriptions about application elements To use hover the cursor over buttons menus panels and other on screen elements Troubleshooting When using Liquid Rhythm as with any software problems can arise The following section addresses some of the more common problems our users have come across can t hear any music or sound OSX 1 Go to the OSX system preferences in gt System Preferences and ensure that the output source is set to the device you want to use 2 Ensure the volume on your speakers is turned up turned on 3 Ensure that the audio driver in Liquid Rhythm s settings is set to the device you want to use To access the audio settings navigate to Options gt Settings Known Software Incompatibi
4. gt Show Browser or pressing command option B It s usually open by default 6 Click the Max for Live subcategory 7 Click drop down arrow in Max MIDI Effect 8 Double click LiquidRhythm amxd or drag and drop it onto the MIDI track you created Note If the LiquidRhythm patch has an error message stating It s not you it s me quit Live and try again from Step 3 9 In the Browser click the Drums subcategory 10 Double click or drag and drop any Drum Rack onto the track containing Liquid Clips 11 Double click an empty slot in your track or press command shift M to create a clip 12 Select the clip The Liquid Rhyth window should now activate Notice that the arranger in Liquid Rhythm adopts the color of the selected clip You can now start playing Inputting MIDI into Liquid Rhythm s Arranger will immediately reflect in the clip you have selected in Live and vice versa This feature is better illustrated than explained so go ahead and try it out Add notes in Liquid Rhythm and notice how they appear automatically in Ableton Live 9 For a comprehensive demo video follow this link From everyone at WaveDNA thank you for supporting our software We hope you enjoy this exciting feature 17 Liquid Clips v1 0 Installation Guide for Windows Liquid Clips is a Max for Live patch designed specifically for Ableton Live 9 It s the ability to use Liquid Rhythm s sequencer and MIDI Effects directly in
5. of the library you want to download in the popup window located at Help gt Download Additional Instruments If for any reason your internet connectivity is lost during the library download Liquid Rhythm will automatically resume the download on application restart Instruments o The Instruments tab consists of acoustic cera electronic percussive and pitched Instruments Kits Loops Instruments comprised of 1 10 samples each e wm ere Kick Snare Hi Hat responding to various velocity ranges this o Tom Cymbal Percussion allows for realistic dynamics and expression Hand Perc Pitched search MS when performing or programming a beat For a dramatic and instant demo of how this sounds use the Accent Modifiers Scroll up or down to navigate through the entire list or use the filter buttons below the tabs to narrow your selection options to a specific instrument grouping x Alternatively search for Instruments by typing the desired name into the search field directly below the instrument type buttons To load an instrument simply double click it Kits The Kits panel consists of pre grouped instruments that can be loaded simultaneously To load a kit double click it Tip Use the kits panel to get started quickly and easily 46 Loops The Loops panel consists of kits and drum loops Instruments Kits kopp stored in Liquid Rhythm s library Blues Broken Beat Calypso a Click the buttons below
6. Double click PluginInstaller pkg to install VST RTAS and or AU plugins of DAW software E Volumes 622 LIQUID RHYTHM e WaveDNA Gi Drag and drop gt MAR A Applications O LiquidRhythm To Install 1 Drag and drop the Liquid Rhythm app above into your applications folder 2 After the copy completes double click the icon below to install the VST AU RTAS and MaxForLive Liquid Clips plugins Saa go PDF Plugininstaller pkg Liquid Clips Installation Guide pdf Windows Installation Guide 1 Double click the installer file LiquidRhythm exe to launch the setup wizard Rhythm Setup Wizard 2 Follow the steps in the setup wizard EE 3 Select a destination folder C Program Files x86 WaveDNA Liquid Rhythm is the default destination Review your shortcut options Click Install to complete the installation process In order for Liquid Rhythm to run Microsoft Visual C Redistributable must also be installed It s a small package required to run software written istatina Liquid Rhythm BHYTHM Please wait while the Setup Wizard installs Liquid Rhythm This may take several minutes ot et ie using the C language To learn more about it visit http www microsoft com en ca download details aspx id 5555 Microsoft Visual C 2012 Redistributable x64 11 0 51106 Setup Progress 8 The Liquid Rhythm installer automatically installs Liquid Clip
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8. Liquid Rhythm is easily accessible in the Look and Feel tab found in the Settings window To access the Settings window click Options gt Settings or use the command ctrl key command Try playing with these settings to see which configuration works best for you or use our Low Quality Presets and High Quality Presets buttons to quickly swap between contrasting visual experiences 13 Chapter 2 Integrating Liquid Rhythm with your DAW OS X The Liquid Rhythm VST AU and RTAS plugins allow you to use Liquid Rhythm within your preferred digital audio workstation DAW in OS X For your convenience step by step plugin loading procedures have been prepared for all tested DAW s Tip Please note that there are always multiple ways to achieve the same goal when using a DAW The following steps describe one way of loading a plugin other ways exist and we encourage you to explore them Also keep in mind that these instructions don t include creating a project For more information on how to create a project using your host DAW software please consult their help documentation The following is a list of all tested software and the plugin loading procedures for each Logic Pro 9 1 Create a Software Instrument track by either clicking Track gt New or press command option N 2 Note the corresponding channel strip for the track you just created in the pane to the left of the arrange page Above the volume fader th
9. arrangements With eighth note subdivisions there are 256 total combinations of notes and rests Click any pattern to immediately load it 63 into the selected bar in the arranger Hold option alt and click any BarForm to audition it Zooming Into the BarForm Map Click the Magnifying Glass tool to the right of the BarForm map to get a better look at the BarForm in the wheel Use the Rotate Map buttons above and below the Magnifying Glass to spin the wheel clockwise or counterclockwise Tip Click around various bars in the Arranger Notice how the BeatWeaver reflects the selection s in the arranger Every element in the BeatWeaver is closely related to whatever region you have selected in the arranger canvas BeatForm Map The BeatForm map contains note groups that are equal to or higher resolution than Ba notes such as 8 16 16 note triplets as well as rests option alt click to audition any BeatForm 64 Deployment Bins When you click on a BeatForm in the wheel above it is deployed or placed into the selected Deployment Bins indicated by a black border Press and hold shift to place multiple BeatForms into a bin In the example shown the two BeatForms selected in the map have been deployed to the Strong bin Tip From left to right the bins target Strong Medium and Weak beats If the BarForm you ve selected in the arranger is comprised of
10. groupings of two blue the Medium bin will be disabled 65 Deployment Bins In Action zk In the example shown the purple rectangles indicate that only 8 notes appear on the strong medium and weak positions of the beats within that BarForm Note that the illustrated indicators beneath the Deployment Bins show which beats the selected BeatForms are applied to For your reference the indicators display the BarForm to the right of the deployment bins which mirrors the BarForm you have selected in the arranger Notice that the BarForm step sequencer in the BeatWeaver panel is identical to the BarForm selected in the arranger Changes made in this step sequencer are reflected in the arranger To manually input a note click above 66 BeatForm Sequence List BeatForm Sequence List x Note that when you select BeatForms from the BeatForm map the BeatForm Sequence List gets populated with Es every possible measure that results from the unique w ordering of your selections Placing three BeatForms in every Deployment Bin results es in a tremendous BeatForm Sequence List x We encourage you to experiment with this feature and to enjoy the speed with which you can create intricate and a emm em a unique kick snare and hi hat patterns ub ws eme ea a ul emm CHA RSS ee P 3 BeatForm Sequence List Tools 2 1 To remove unused BeatForms from the bins click
11. or down to increase or decrease the value 7 Follow Press the Follow button to scroll through the arranger canvas during playback When Follow is disabled the view on the Arrange Page will stay in the same position when the Playhead goes out of view Key command command ctrl F You can adjust the behavior of the Follow feature To do so 1 Click Options gt Settings or press command ctrl to open the Settings menu 2 Click the Look and Feel tab at the top of the Settings window 3 Click the Playhead Follow Behavior dropdown menu to select from either Scroll or Page 31 8 Loop Mode amp Defining a Loop Region x Loop mode enables you to loop a specific section of your beat Click the Loop Toggle button to enable Loop Mode There are two ways to define the Loop Region o Using the Loop Region bar Arranger Resize by clicking the edge s of the Loop Region bar and dragging the mouse left or right to extend the region s Reposition by clicking the center of the Loop Region bar and dragging the mouse left or right o Using the Loop Length and Loop Start windows Resize by clicking the Loop Length window and either dragging the mouse up or down or manually entering a value using the numbers on your keyboard and pressing return enter to confirm Reposition by clicking the Loop Start window and either dragging the mouse up or down or manually entering a value using the numbers on
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13. the Library tabs to narrow SE DN Ethno your selection options by genre For example click ol den Bee a House the R n B button to limit your selections to R n B ma sonido RnB beats Rock Drum n Bass Dubstep Alternative use the search field below the genre n Se sali 1 ecnno buttons to type in a genre oO To load a loop double click it Audition Tools x All the instruments in Liquid Rhythm s library can be auditioned before loading them To do so click any Instrument x To control the audition volume for an instrument kit or loop click the audition volume fader and drag your mouse left or right to decrease or increase the volume ET 4 v m 4 Stop Audition Playback x To stop the playback of a instrument kit or loop click the stop button indicated by the small square on the bottom right of the library panel 47 Auto Audition Mode Auto audition makes it possible for you to hear the instruments kits and loops in Use default Kit Audition loop using Liquid Rhythm s library as you click on them It is enabled by default x To toggle it on or off click on the Auto Audition Mode button indicated by a speaker Loop Audition Kit Selection Menu Liquid Rhythm s Loops library has been designed to pair genres with appropriate sounding kits You can however select a kit you prefer to audition various genres of loops with To do SO 1 Deselect the Use Default Kit button by clicki
14. to render every track in your project file to audio Individual Tracks to select specific tracks from the window to the left 8 Click Export to start rendering to audio 20 Quick Audio Export Export current tracks to a WAV or AIF file using the latest settings at the latest exported location Close Project Close the current project and start a new project 21 Chapter 4 The Arranger Canvas Liquid Rhythm s arranger is a digital canvas what you create with it is entirely up to you The grid is designed to help you organize your ideas as you create them the lines running vertically through the grid represent divisions in time while the lines running horizontally separate each track The Playhead the thin vertical line that moves when you press play indicates the current frame during playback and zoom processes The following section will walk you through the elements of the arranger Create a Track To create an empty track perform any of the following actions Right click anywhere in the arranger grid and select create track from the drop down menu Click Insert gt Create Track Press command ctrl T Double click an instrument in the library Add or Swap Voices To add or swap voices into the newly created track simply drag and drop Instruments from the Library onto the Channel Header 22 Note Edit Mode Use Note Edit Mode to draw MIDI notes individually or in clusters directly onto t
15. whose Instrument you want to swap WN e Single click any instrument in the Library and it will swap into the track x Note that activating Swap Mode on a track causes the Library to filter instruments specific to that track Swapping is a great way to audition instruments during playback Tip Another way to quickly swap instruments is to drag and drop them from the Library onto the Channel Header 25 Color Bar Located at the right of the track header it denotes what instrument type the instrument is To pick another color right click on the Channel Header and select Change Track Color from the dropdown menu Select a color using any of the three tabs and click Ok to confirm your selection You can also click the Color Bar to fold the track 4 Volume Fader ze Controls the track s volume Click the volume fader and move the mouse left or right to set the volume for your track Command click to return the fader to its default value l flange FX kick var 2 2 Solo 10 T See Click the button labeled S to isolate the track s 35 RMS gt you want to hear without the rest of the project p playing ek 7 Mute Click the button labeled M to mute the track s you do not want to hear Record Click the button labeled R to write any MIDI input received from the computer or external device to the selected track s Tip Press and hold shift while clicking any Mute or Record button to affect eve
16. your keyboard and pressing return enter to confirm 9 Lock Loop to Focus x Once you ve defined a loop region click the Lock Loop to Focus button to automatically loop the bar presently selected 10 Drag and drop MIDI Click and drag this button onto another DAW s arranger to instantly copy paste the MIDI performance in Liquid Rhythm s arranger x You can also drag and drop to your desktop to save the contents of Liquid Rhythm s arranger as a MIDI file Tip Since Liquid Rhythm s instruments are mapped using General MIDI dropping the resulting MIDI file into another drum percussion beat plugin will have great results 32 11 Note amp Velocity m D UI BW Mix Show the MIDI note being played on an external MIDI control device and i emeng TT oe ee 12 Computer MIDI Keyboard Mode Bel Enable Computer MIDI Keyboard Mode to D D D Y use your computer keyboard as a MIDI drum pad with the instruments laid out in a ES ES ES E 4x4 grid and mapped according to the General MIDI Standard Use the image to the EJ DN ES ES right to identify what MIDI note number 13 Beat Builder and BeatWeaver Panels Use these buttons to show and hide either the Beat Builder or BeatWeaver panels Alternatively use the following key commands Beat Builder command ctr1 1 x BeatWeaver command ctrl 2 x BeatWeaver with BeatForm Map displayed command ctrl 6 BeatWeaver with Ba
17. Ableton Live 9 clips The following is a step by step guide on how to install it Note Presently Liquid Clips is only supported on the 32 bit version of Ableton Live 9 1 Navigate to your downloads folder and double click LiquidRhythm exe 2 Follow the steps in the installation wizard including selecting the destination folder and configuring shortcuts When the installer is done click Finish Launch and quit Ableton Live 9 once This is necessary to writing the Max for Live patch Launch Ableton Live 9 Create a MIDI track by clicking Create gt Insert MIDI Track or pressing ctrl shift T Open the Browser by clicking View gt Show Browser or pressing ctrl option B Tip a SH e eS It s usually open by default 8 Click the Max for Live subcategory 9 Click drop down arrow in Max MIDI Effect 10 Double click LiquidRhythm amxd or drag and drop it onto the MIDI track you created 11 In the Browser click the Drums subcategory 12 Double click or drag and drop any kit for example Kit Core 808 adg onto the track containing Liquid Clips 13 Double click an empty slot in your track or press command shift M to create a clip Tip Remember to press play on the Clip you just created to get playback Inputting MIDI into Liquid Rhythm s Arranger will immediately reflect in the clip you have selected in Live and vice versa This feature is better illustrated than explained so go ahead and try it out draw
18. Move Notes u O a md u O D Move Notes Deselect Move Notes to override Liquid Rhythm s underlying pattern suggestions without shifting the notes around Simply click on a BarForm pattern any colored rectangle to swap it into the selected region s Tip Notice how the Accent Modifiers shift as you change underlying BarForm patterns Try different patterns to use the Accent Modifiers on and to get a wider variety of results from the GrooveMover 38 Accent Modifiers Use the Accent Modifiers to quickly and easily alter the velocity and or groove of a selected region s To access the Molecule Tools panel either o Click the MT button to the far right of the toolbar o Press command ctrl 4 Strong Medium and Weak Each amp note beat in a 4 4 bar has unique rhythmic significance This musical phenomenon is visualized in Liquid Rhythm using dark medium and light tones of red and blue these three tones are referred to as s strong m medium and weak Blue blocks represent note groupings of two and red blocks represent gt Gz gt gt mE groupings of three 2 3 3 q Ten Groove Groove Groove Strong Medium Weak Accent Modifier target buttons Accent modifiers target the velocity and groove of a note s based on their positions within a beat or an entire bar To toggle focus between the notes in a bar and the notes in a beat click the Accent Modifiers Target b
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20. O LIQUID RHYTHM User Manual Liquid Rhythm User Manual March 2014 The Liquid Rhythm User Manual is written by Haig Beylerian Saro Migirdicyan Allison Janzen Adil Sardar Glen Kappel Legal Notices This product is subject to the terms and conditions of a software license agreement This user manual is copyrighted O 2013 by WaveDNA Inc hereafter WaveDNA with all rights reserved Under copyright laws this user manual may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of WaveDNA Product features specifications system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice Document Feedback We are constantly looking for ways to improve our documentation If you have any comments corrections or suggestions regarding our documentation please email us at info wavedna com Table of Contents Table of e ET CN 2 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Liquid Rhythm cooooccoooccnccocononononcnononononononononoss 7 System requirements amp Instollopneon 7 OS X Imota AO EE 7 Windows Manae EE 8 Uhe BGS oee E A E EAE EE AE A EA 9 OS X Windows EE 9 e 9 MA PP eea ieri e haa 10 PS e o 11 SIT E 11 EE 11 Commecing MIDI Dee oras iia 12 How to connec a MIDI Deoice to your COMP ateos 12 MIDI DCI EE Dy Liquid Ee 12 MI Eege 12 Tesino Your Cr a COO E 12 LOOK GING Feel Sege 13 Chapter 2 Integrating Liquid Rhythm with your DAN 14 DA EE 14 E E 14 POCO EE 14 AA A A O A E
21. The middle section of the drop down menu is where you choose the shape to generate notes across For example to generate notes in a zigzag pattern choose Sawtooth select bars over three tracks in the arranger and click Surprise Me Cluster Count o The last option in the drop down menu is where you Select the number of units BeatForm BarForm codon to cluster together Higher numbers result in a higher number of sequential notes Here is an example of Collaborate in action Note that the tracks have been folded to display the whole arrangement The settings here are Collaborate on Notes Sine x Cluster Count 3 7 DnB Fuzz Tom M S 8 DnB Floor Tom M S 9 DnB Crisp Ton M S 10 Dubste oo M 11 Dubstep HiT M 12 Dubstep Lo 14 Hip Hop Hi Tc M S 15 Hip Hop Low M S 36 Random Velocity The Random Velocity sliders lets you control the amount of e EJ randomness in the new velocity values chosen The higher the slider value the more the velocity will vary Tip A great trick to humanize an entire beat very quickly is to select every region in the arranger tune down the velocity and click Surprise Me 37 GrooveMover The GrooveMover rearranges the beats in your bar giving you instant variations or remixes of your note patterns To use it click the up and down arrow buttons or the colored pattern buttons Tip Try selecting every region in a four bar loop and applying GrooveMover 6
22. a 44 BeatForm Shifter The BeatForm Shifter moves BeatForms left or right by one beat within a selected region s Use it to discover exciting alternative to the existing beats in your arrangement To use it simple press the Left and or Right arrow 6 Cycle BeatForms rT ven 7 Vv em O Li r pa ca buttons to move the notes in the selected region s over by one beat Cycle BeatForms When Cycle BeatForms is selected the notes in the selected region s loop back to the beginning of the selection Tip Deselect Cycle BeatForms to push notes indefinitely into empty regions Use the drop down menu to the right of the Cycle BeatForms button to set the Cycle behavior o Cycle BeatForms Through All Selected Regions treats the entire selection like one large bar Basically the notes within the selection will travel across bar lines in other words BarForms when this option is selected o Cycle BeatForms Within Each Selected Region notes will loop within their respective bars or BarForms o Don t Move BeatForms Into Empty Spaces prevents notes from moving left or right into empty regions in the Arranger Tip Cycling a BeatForm onto an existing region s overwrites the entire bar 45 Chapter 8 The Library The Library Liquid Rhythm features a resource library with a wide variety of acoustic and electronic drum percussion and pitched percussion samples Specify which version s
23. ate your own multi sample instruments with customized articulations and velocity ranges Liquid Rhythm recognizes both wav and aiff audio files Volume 0 127 Loading a Sample There are three ways to load a sample o click the Load Sample Button and select an audio file located on your hard drive o click File gt Load Sample Into Instrument or use the command ctrl L key command to launch the Open dialog box o drag and drop a WAV or AIF file into the Sample Velocity Manager window Loading Multiple Samples Simultaneously Adding multiple samples simultaneously when creating a a instrument is easy To do so select up to 127 wav or aiff files a a PAN q BT and drag them into the Sample Velocity Manager window KEREEEEEE EN 50 Velocity Map Velocity Map The Velocity Map maps MIDI input velocity x axis to playback velocity y axis for each sample Sample ranges are distinguished from one another Volume 0 127 using purple and gray shading The Velocity Map is an interactive environment To draw a velocity curve manually 1 Click the left mouse button and drag your mouse 2 Press and hold shift to draw a straight line Notice that yellow crosshairs follow the mouse Velocity 0 127 pointer to highlight your location on the graph ao TR and Map Articulation Point indicators beneath the Instrument Audition display your coordinates for reference helpful in fin
24. clusive channels in your host DAW Tip This feature enables you to really fine tune the sound of your beat in plugin mode 5 Instrument Selector amp Instrument Swap The Instrument Selector drop down menu contains every instrument in Liquid Rhythm s resource library Click the menu and select any instrument to replace the one currently loaded into your track Click the Instrument Swap button to swap any sound in the Library for the one you have presently loaded The track name updates to reflect the new instrument loaded 6 Volume Fader Balance Knob Solo Mute amp Record The volume fader balance knob solo mute and record buttons are autonomous with those found on the instrument s corresponding track header For information about them please see Track Headers in Chapter 3 x Tip Any changes made to the volume balance solo mute and record of a channel strip will instantly reflect in the track header 56 Master Channel Strip The following is a detailed description of the features found on the Master channel strip 1 1 0 Input Output x Click the I O button to reveal the audio and MIDI input and output routing options for the tracks in the Mixer 2 Master Balance Knob Varies the relative level of the left and right channels in the Master channel Click on the knob and drag the mouse up and down to change its value command click the knob to return it to its default value 3 Maste
25. d by your operating system before launching Liquid Rhythm 2 Connecting an external MIDI device through a MIDI interface Once you ve connected your MIDI interface make the following physical connections between your external MIDI device and MIDI interface e The MIDI Out on your external device is connected to the MIDI IN on your MIDI interface e The MIDI IN on your external device is connected to the MIDI OUT on your MIDI interface Tip To ensure you have followed all the necessary steps and installed all the necessary drivers to enable compatibility between your computer and MIDI interface please reference the MIDI interface manufacturer s documentation or website MIDI Devices Recognized by Liquid Rhythm Click LiquidRhythm gt Preferences to open the Settings window and click the Devices tab to view a list of the available hardware and software MIDI controllers currently being recognized by Liquid Rhythm MIDI Device Options Use the Devices tab to set the behavior of you MIDI device s Testing Your External MIDI Controller The MIDI Note and Vel indicators to the right of the toolbar will display MIDI values Liquid Rhythm receives from an external device With your MIDI device connected and turned on press a key on your MIDI keyboard drum pad or control surface to test connectivity and monitor it using the indicators 12 Look and Feel Adjusting the visual appearance and behavior of various user interface elements in
26. default view x Zoom In To Focus select a region s and click View gt Zoom In to Focus or press command ctrl to incrementally zoom in Zoom Out from Focus select a region and click View gt Zoom Out from Focus or press command ctrl to incrementally zoom out Zooming manually Use the following tools to manually adjust the arranger canvas view with simple click and drag gestures using your mouse 1 Overview Scroll and Zoom bar 2 Zoom Vertical Slider 3 Ruler Bar 2 24 Chapter 5 Track Headers Track Headers Each track you create in Liquid Rhythm l flange FX kick var 2 2 has a corresponding track header in the T mem arranger canvas and a channel strip in the O 3s RMS Mixer panel The following is a detailed description of the features found on a track header 1 Track Name Displays the name of the instrument currently loaded into the track To rename the track click 1 7 on the track name and type a new name To manually select a different instrument click l flange FX kick var 2 2 3 the dropdown menu and choose an instrument T Geen b from the list 35 RMS 2 Instrument Swap Button Click the Instrument Swap Button to swap any sound in the Library for the one you have presently loaded The track name updates to reflect the new instrument loaded How to use it First open the Library by pressing command ctrl 1 Activate Swap Mode for the track
27. e ase E aemncet recous 60 aa ou E E E A E ET 61 E T E O A E 62 Chapter 11 The BeatWeaver Rhythm Swvnthestzer 63 How to Use the BeatWeaver cates sinccsuasavnscaeddasadnanearadonensatsannatencicotbecessesaneapnentysaanedouadaasenstendens 63 Tine Bac Orn Beete 63 Dor OLIVA GD SEO e e O 63 SEENEN 64 EE 64 EE 65 OYE UT eet 66 dido ao anto Oy A 67 BET FROM DCU U CHC IS eege 67 Chapter 12 Help and Troubleshooting 000nnnsennseenssennssenssenessensssesssessssesseerssersssersses 68 OR SEF e TT EE 68 TRG U DIGS OO A e O A 68 LH TEMER SIC ee 68 TOC DO OTe COO ee 68 ET E 69 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Liquid Rhythm On behalf of everyone at WaveDNA thank you for your interest in our software This document will help you get the software up and running guide you through your first steps and provide a comprehensive overview of every available feature System requirements amp Installation Mac Intel dual core processor 2 GB RAM recommended 4 GB 6 GB hard disk space OS X 10 6 or later Java v 1 6 or later PC 2 GB RAM recommended 4 GB 6 GB hard disk space Windows XP Vista Windows 7 Java v 1 6 or later ASIO compatible sound card recommended OS X Installation Guide 1 Double click the LiquidRhythm dmg file to mount it 2 Drag the Liquid Rhythm icon into the Applications folder to install the application 3 4 Congratulations you re done Launch Liquid Rhythm standalone or as a plugin in choice
28. e first time en Les 2 default driver and audio input output settings will be loaded Click on LiquidRhythm gt Preferences OSX or use the command ctrl key command to open the Settings window and configure audio g Magnosti ics JevICces Customize reme Duet USB v Duet USB v K IERE 44100 lt CPU Limit preferences CPU Utilization Selecting a Driver and Audio Interface In the Settings window under the Audio tab click the Driver drop down menu and select the driver audio interface of your choice To ensure playback set the Audio drop down menu to On Use the Input Device and Output Device drop down menus to select your input and output devices respectively Tip In the event that your audio interface or MIDI device doesn t appear it may be possible you haven t set up your device s drivers yet Consult the manufacturer s website for details on installing drivers Buffer Size Note that the default buffer size in Standalone mode is 512 samples In VST AU RTAS Max for Live modes you can adjust the buffer size in the host DAW 11 Connecting MIDI Devices How to connect a MIDI Device to your computer There are two ways to connect a MIDI device to your computer 1 Connecting an external MIDI device directly via USB Many new MIDI devices connect to your computer with a USB cable and have their own drivers Make sure your MIDI device is connected to your computer and recognize
29. e list into the selected region s simply click the pattern BarForm Filters Use the BarForm Filter buttons on the bottom of the BarForm List to populate the list with a variety of results Suggested K zk Similar K Favorites K zk All zk Barform List the top twenty most occurring patterns for the instrument you have selected appear on the list These patterns are identified by the BeatSeeker patterns most rhythmically similar to the one you have selected in the Arranger Right click on a pattern in the list to add it to your Favorites list Scroll through all your preferred rhythm patterns using this list view every possible combination of 8 notes and rest in a 4 4 bar 256 total patterns 59 Beat Builder Quick Insert To quickly swap and insert any of the top ten patterns in the BarForm List results perform the following steps 1 In the menu bar go to Insert gt Beat Build Quick Insert 2 Select from Quick Barform Select 1 through 10 Tip If you are using Liquid Rhythm on OS X the Quick Barform Select options are assigned to a keyboard command press control press any number 1 0 where 0 is the tenth entry The top ten results in your BarForm list are mapped to keyboard shortcuts OS X Only BeatForm Sequencer Beatform Sequencer Sequencer The BeatForm Sequencer contains a list of potential variations on each eighth note beat in the pattern selected in the ab
30. e that in plug in mode tempo controls in Liquid Rhythm are disabled 2 Rewind to Start Rewind to the beginning of the arrangement 3 Back One Bar Forward One Bar Moves the Playhead back or forward by one bar 4 Play Stop Use these buttons to start and stop playback Key command spacebar Tip Press Play during playback to Pause the track 30 5 Recording To record a beat to Liquid Rhythm s arranger canvas 1 Turn Record Mode on by clicking the Record Mode button on the transport panel 6 2 Arma track s by pressing the R button on the track header Tip You can arm every track in the arranger by pressing shift and clicking the Record button within the track header 3 Press the Play button in the transport panel or the spacebar to start recording 6 Playhead Position The Playhead is the thin vertical line that scrolls to indicate what regions and notes are being read during playback The Playhead Position window displays where the Playhead is using a three digit numerical value denoting bars quarters sixteenths For example 2 3 1 means that the Playhead is at the 1 sixteenth note of the 3 quarter note of the 2 bar To manually adjust the location of the Playhead either o Click on the first value bar in the Playhead Position window enter a number using the numbers on your keyboard and press return enter o Click on the first value in the Playhead Position window and drag the mouse up
31. e track header s Key command command ctrl shift A 28 Collapse Track Minimizes the selected track header s Collapse All Tracks x Minimizes all the track headers Change Track Color Changes the color of the Color Bar associated with the selected track header s Sort Tracks By Arranges the tracks by Name MIDI Note Instrument type Change Instrument Type Allows changing of the instrument type associated with selected track s Tip The BeatSeeker uses instrument types to suggest results so use this option to help organize custom samples from your library 29 Chapter 6 The Transport Panel Playback tempo loop region controls quick controls and the show hide buttons for all the panels can be found in the Transport Bar 1 3 Note Playback and tempo will be synced to your host DAW s transport in plug in mode and disabled in Liquid Rhythm 1 Tempo Metronome e l x Click the Metronome button to activate Liquid Rhythm s click track in standalone mode The tempo window displays the current project s beats per minute BPM Adjust the tempo by performing any of the following actions o Click the Tempo window and drag the mouse up or down to increase or decrease the tempo value Click the Tempo window and enter a numerical value using your keyboard Click the Tempo window and press the up and down cursors on the keyboard to increase or decrease the tempo Tip Not
32. e tuning Articulation Regions Reset the Velocity Map x To reset the Instrument Map right click anywhere on the map Reset Velocity Map to open the drop down menu and click Reset Velocity Map 51 Auditioning Samples zk To audition a sample click the Audition Sample button to the left of the Articulation Region This plays the sample as it is ignoring any velocity changes you may have applied Instrument Audition Bar zk To audition multiple samples with the Velocity Curve applied use the Instrument Audition Bar Click anywhere in it to hear the sample within the Articulation Region playback LI at the assigned velocity 52 Adjusting Articulation CM YN WW W DN Boundaries zk MIDI input velocities are assigned wg to samples using the Adjust Ea Articulation Boundaries bar Click o and drag the black dividers to manually set the boundaries In the example above the sample 88midconga wav will be triggered by velocity input MIDI values ranging from 0 17 If you have defined uneven Articulation Boundaries and you want to add a new sample without disrupting the present configuration deselect Auto Resize located in Options gt Auto Resize Tip When you add multiple samples or with each subsequent sample you add to your instrument the Articulation Boundaries are automatically resized uniformly Assig A ng a M DI N ote to Midi Learn Note Name A2 Note 57 Inst
33. ere are two buttons beneath the label I O Click and hold the first of the two buttons to reveal a dropdown list with all the available plugins in your plugin library 3 Scroll to the bottom of the list by hovering over the arrow and release the left mouse button on AU Instruments gt WaveDNA gt LiquidRhythm gt Stereo Tip You can select any output configuration stereo 8x stereo and so on to suit your needs Ableton Live 9 1 Create a MIDI track by clicking Create gt Insert MIDI Track or pressing command shift T 14 Click View gt Show Browser or press command option B to view the contents of the Browser the pane on the left of the screen Under Categories click Plugins Navigate to either Audio Units gt WaveDNA gt LiquidRhythm or VST gt LiquidRhythm and drag and drop the plugin onto the MIDI track you just created to launch Liquid Rhythm Ableton Live 8 Navigate to your installed plugins by clicking View gt Browser gt Plug In Devices Ableton Live 8 is compatible with both VST and AU plugins Navigate to either Audio Units gt WaveDNA gt LiquidRhythm or VST gt Local gt LiquidRhythm Double click LiquidRhythm plugin onto the MIDI track you just created Tip If you want to swap LiquidRhythm plugin for a plugin you have already loaded in a MIDI track select the MIDI track and double click LiquidRhythm in the Plug In Devices browser Pro Tools HD 10 1 Se Create a new track by e
34. he arranger canvas with IN your mouse Enable it by performing any of the following actions Click the Note Edit Mode button Press command ctrl E Right click anywhere in the arranger and select Note Edit Mode from the dropdown menu There are two distinct tools in Note Edit Mode Pencil Note Tool allows in place editing of single notes Single click to insert a note double click to delete Paint Note Tool lets you input multiple notes simultaneously Simply click and drag across regions to use it Note Edit Grid Snap Mode Enable Note Edit Grid Snap Mode to force the notes you enter using Note Edit Mode to quantize to the grid By default this feature is on To toggle it on or off press the Note Edit Grid Snap Mode d button above the track headers To set the Note Edit Grid Resolution select the desired value from the drop down menu directly to the right of the snap to grid button Note that you can toggle the Triplet grid 23 Zooming In and Out There are a variety of ways to zoom in and out of the arranger canvas x Zoom to Selection select a region s and click View gt Zoom to Selection or press command ctrl R to get a close up view Zoom Out to Maximum click View gt Zoom Out to Maximum or press shift command ctrl R to get a view of the entire project x Zoom to Default click View gt Zoom to Default or press command ctrl B to return the arranger canvas to the
35. ither clicking on Track gt New or press command shift N In the dialogue box that appears adjust the options for your new track from Mono to Stereo and change the type of track from Audio Track to Instrument Track Click the Create button Launch the Mix window by either clicking Window gt Mix or using the Command key command Locate the Instrument track you just created it will most likely be labeled Inst 1 At the very top of the track you will find the Inserts A E panel Click the first empty space to reveal the dropdown menu and click on multichannel plug in gt Instrument gt LiquidRhythm Stereo to launch Liquid Rhythm RTAS plugin Presonus Studio One 2 Click View gt Show Instruments Click WaveDNA in the Instruments pane on the left to reveal the plugins Drag and drop either the VST or AU Liquid Rhythm plugin onto the blank arranger to create an instrument track and launch Liquid Rhythm 15 Windows The Liquid Rhythm VST plugin allow you to use Liquid Rhythm within your preferred digital audio workstation DAW in Windows For your convenience step by step plugin loading procedures have been prepared for all tested DAW s Tip Please note that there are always multiple ways to achieve the same goal when using a DAW The following steps describe one way of loading a plugin other ways exist and we encourage you to explore them Also keep in mind that these instructions don t include creating a projec
36. lity DAW s e Pro Tools 7 OS X 68 Index A Accent Mode arca iaa 38 Arranger COntrO Sii 21 Bi AM 21 Delete a Track s c cccccsscsescsessnostecreoscesevsossonecsooevensrsosecuees 27 Duplicate a Track s D 27 Select Deselect All Tracks 27 te Ee 10 AUTOLE ACE std 10 Audition WOO EE 46 Auto Audition Mode coccccnnnoooonnnnnononnnnnnnoncnnnononnnnnccnnnnnnos 47 Stop Audition Play OdCK scnsiadaci n paro estos 46 B Ee WE E 58 Beatbora Me cuuansseditete aida estatal 42 Peat orm Palete Listos enana cod 42 Bath OLA Seguem EE 59 REMIXET EE 61 oa A e o 59 Detroit 44 Beat orm TADE r aia 43 BEN E 62 Darkot IVA E 62 Zooming Into the BarForm Map 63 Beat HORI WE 63 C Colabore E 35 D DAW TCS LAU OM EE 13 OS X Ableton Live 8 14 Ableton Live gn 13 15 Logia Pro nta a a 13 Presonus Studio One 2 14 ao AAA A 14 Ee 13 Deployment Bii esseri 64 Beat POL Sequence E 66 Fade Same EN e EE 66 F Ei al Lo PA PEU A A E OTE 30 G Groove MOVO cinta diia 37 I MVS ETE Ca 1 EEEE E Dto 6 EEN 6 A o OA 7 L EE 45 tee 45 Ee 46 Loop Audition Kit Selection Mem 47 lee 45 tee dE 16 Bore aha geegent 12 Loop Mode rprcminosa a er ere ten en eee re eee ee 31 D n LOOP TEO ET 31 LOCK LOOP to FOCUS sassen nn 31 M Kee 29 MIDI Se Pennie S 10 Connectine a Midi Device usmerene 11 Testing Your External Midi Controller 11 Eege 54 Aado ROL INS iii 55 Wich ROU ege geet 54 Molecule Tools Accent Modifiers Groove MiS TO 40
37. ncluding external audio samples click File gt Consolidated Save 19 Import MIDI File To import an existing MIDI file do the following 1 Click File gt Import MIDI File 2 Navigate to the MIDI file you want to import 3 Choose a General MIDI Kit to load with the file 4 Click Open to import the MIDI file Tip For optimized use with a percussive MIDI performance ensure that Only General MIDI Percussion Note Numbers and Only Notes in MIDI Percussion Channel 10 are selected Export to MIDI File To export your project as a MIDI file do the following 1 Click File gt Export to MIDI File 2 Name the MIDI file in the File Name dialog box 3 Click Save to export to MIDI Tip All the drum and percussion tracks in your Liquid Rhythm file are automatically mapped using the General MIDI standard Quick MIDI Export Export current tracks to a MIDI file at the last exported location Export to Audio File With Liquid Rhythm standalone you can export your project as a WAV or AIFF audio file To do so 1 Define the Start and End points of your audio file using the Loop Region 2 Click File gt Export to Audio File to open the Export Audio window 3 Enter a name for your audio file in the Save As dialog box 4 Select a destination to save your file 5 Choose either WAV or AIFF from the File Type drop down menu 6 Choose the bit depth from the Bit Depth drop down menu 7 Select Master Mix
38. ng on it 2 Select the kit you prefer from the Loop Audition Kit Selection Menu 48 Kit Editor 000 untitled LiquidRhythm Kit Editor Use the Kit Editor to create and save File Edit your own personalized kits within Add Instrument Liquid Rhythm using the multi TON E sample instruments included with mee Snare DnB the software or samples in your ne Hi Hat Techno personal library DnE Floor 7 Note Kits can only be created in Standalone mode When used with Tom Rock Pedal Ableton Live your kits will be built dunk Percussion using the Drum Rack and saved in Claves Percussion Ableton Live s Browser To create a kit in standalone mode follow these steps d 2 3 4 Open Liquid Rhythm and click the Lib button to open the library In the Library panel click on the Kits tab to view your kit library Click the Kit Editor button at the bottom of the panel to open the Kit Editor window In the Kit Editor window click the Add Instrument button to explore all the factory and user instruments and samples in your library Click any instrument or sample to add it to your new kit To save your drum kit click File gt Save Kit As You can now close the editor and use your kit To edit a kit right click it and select Edit Kit from the drop down menu 49 Instrument Editor ane Ge File Edit Options LILLO LAO LAS With Liquid Rhythm s Instrument Editor you can e Kick Midi Learn cre
39. notes into your clip in Ableton Live 9 and notice how they appear in Liquid Rhythm when you switch back and forth For a comprehensive look make sure you visit the Liquid Clips Best Practices page From everyone at WaveDNA thank you for supporting our software We hope you enjoy this exciting feature 18 Chapter 3 Project File Controls Project File Commands New Project To create a new project click File gt New or press command ctrl N Open Project x To open an existing project click File gt Open or press command ctrl O to launch the Open dialog box navigate to your project file and either o Double click the file and click Open o Select the file and click it Open Recent Hover your mouse over File gt Open Recent to view a drop down menu containing your most recent Liquid Rhythm projects Click an entry to load it Save x To save a new or existing project file click File gt Save or press command ctrl S to launch the Save dialog box Enter a name for your project and specify a location on your hard drive to save it Click Save to confirm Save As To save a new version of an existing project file click File gt Save As or press command ctrl shift S to launch the Save As dialog box Enter a name for your project and specify a location on your hard drive to save it Click Save to confirm Consolidated Save x To save a project file with Instrument Editor assets i
40. o the contents of gt geatform Palette Triplet Swing the BeatForm Palette O Beatform Palette Glitch x Repeat BeatForm on Accents O Beatform Palette User Set 1 o The lower section of the drop down menu features an 1 IEA URI AE option to Repeat BeatForm on Accents Basically this locks the same randomly generated BeatForm in each accent position strong medium weak E o For example in the image below the 8th notes BeatForms WE are repeated on the strong beats or the four dark blue positions while the 32nd note BeatForms EENG DER WU are repeated on the weaker beats or the four light blue positions 35 Collaborate When Collaborate is active it prevents notes from overlapping across each track no two notes playing at the same time across the random generation We call this collaborate because in a sense multiple drum instruments are collaborating on one distinct performance pattern Click the arrow to the right of the slider to reveal a drop R Collaborate down menu It s divided into three sections oa Collaboration Unit o The top section of the drop down menu is where Collaborate on Notes you select the type of group to preserve when e Collaborate on BeatForms spreading notes across bars For example O Collaborate on Codons selecting BeatForm will cause notes grouped by Random O Sawtooth BeatForms to stay together O Reverse Sawtooth Collaboration Shape e Sine o
41. ove BarForm List Surprise Me Clear Remix Simple Git P Glitch gt 5 EE x It can affect one or more selected bars in the Arranger simultaneously Use it to access complex rhythmic variations very quickly Click the Add button to load a set of AE BeatForms Note that greyed columns are O inactive wo a W Kee YN Simple w Git 60 Sequencer cont d x You ll notice that the BarForms you select from the BarForm List contain purple BeatForms that is the 8 note BeatForm by default Use the BeatForm Sequencer to access other Beatform Sequencer 2 3 4 5 Surprise Me Clear Remixer groups of notes or BeatForms that fit into the space of one purple 8 note me OX XX XX XxX xX xX EF EEE EE Ss yyy Beatform Sequencer 4 5 SCH Surprise Me Clear Remixer Click any of the blue or red BeatForms to substitute them for the purple BeatForm in the same column gt gt Ls A Led hd h SS AS ASES v Beatform Sequencer Surprise Me Clear Remixer The BeatForm Sequencer will reflect the le BarForm pattern you have selected by highlighting all the active spaces To activate an inactive space click it To deactivate it click it again me xX XxX xX xX KX Xx E lee To apply a BeatForm across an entire BarForm click the arrow to the left To delete a row click the
42. r Volume Adjusts the volume for the Master channel x Note that this affects the volume of the entire mixer 4 Master Mute x Mutes the Master channel 5 Metronome Volume Adjusts the playback volume of the metronome track Master M 57 Chapter 10 The Beat Builder The Beat Builder is a rhythm pattern generator and 8 step sequencer with a twist Use it to make beats the way you would use Legos to build a spaceship that is using the right parts for the job The Beat Builder panel on the right of the Liquid Rhythm window is open by default but to access it at any time press either Tab command ctrl 1 x click the BB button on the right of the toolbar How to Use the Beat Builder The Beat Builder works on one or more bars simultaneously but at least one must be selected Select a bar in the Arranger canvas to activate it If the arranger is empty create a track or load a instrument from the library to get started Notice how as you click on different patterns in the Beat Builder the selected region s in the Arranger become populated with that pattern The Beat Builder consists of two panels BarForm List BeatForm Sequencer co Lt EK y y 1 Beatform Sequencer nila avorites A E 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Suprise Me Clear Remixe 58 E E E E x x x BarForm List The BarForm List contains one bar long rhythm patterns To insert or swap a pattern from th
43. rForm Map displayed command ctrl 7 13 Library Mixer amp Molecule Tools Panel Buttons Use these buttons to show and hide the Library Mixer and Molecule Tools panels Alternatively use the following key commands Library command ctrl 3 Molecule Tools command ctrl 4 Mixer command ctrl 5 33 Chapter 7 Molecule Tools The Molecule Tools are a suite of MIDI effects along the bottom of the Liquid Rhythm window They add variety character and excitement to the beats you create using Liquid Rhythm From unexpected to completely musical the results you get with these effects are totally up to you Randomizer Surprise Me The Randomizer generates Cmd k musically informed rhythm f izabl patterns from a customizable O Auto Apply EY N E O pa m oc palette To use it either x press the Surprise Me button Select Auto Apply to apply changes as you drag the sliders The generated results are based on four distinct parameters which can be activated or deactivated by clicking the checkbox to the left of each slider Also note that you can click and drag the yellow sliders Random BarForm Activate BarForm to populate the selected region s in the amp Bafom 7 Arranger with a BarForm s from the BarForm List Click the arrow to the right of the slider to reveal a drop down menu It s divided into two sections Random BarForm Source Follow Barform Lis
44. rm Palette has an affect on a number of features in Liquid Rhythm The following features and Molecule Tools in Liquid Rhythm are directly affected by the list you select in the BeatForm Palette BeatForm Sequencer Randomizer BeatForm Tumbler Tip More information on how these features are affected can be found in this chapter in their respective sections 43 BeatForm Tumbler With the BeatForm Tumbler you can select a region s in the Arranger and tumble through possible rhythmic variations affecting either Each of the eight beats in the bar individually om AAA ON AAAOAAC Beat Beat 1 Beat2 Beat3 Beat4 Beat5 Beat6 Beat7 Beat8 All _ at a CH gt pam pa Le CH par rw gJ ca Strong Medium and Weak positions in a bar O Beat All Ech Uy Position EN C ee Beatform Tumbler Click either Position or Beat to switch between the two To use the tumblers simple click and drag the knobs How the BeatForm Palette affects the BeatForm Tumbler Use the BeatForm Palette to determine which BeatForms you can cycle through while using the Tumblers For example select the Simple palette to limit your options to simple BeatForms in the Tumblers as illustrated below All a Suggested Standard Binary Triplet Swing A a BE Position O Beat Beatform Tumbler gJ Ae Fe gJ ES vd a V KN CH CH DI gJ c
45. rument Cymbal a Instrument zk There are a variety of ways to assign a MIDI note to a instrument o click a key on the Piano Roll to assign it to the instrument Inthe above example A2 triggers the instrument click a pad in the Drum Pad to assign it to the instrument with an external MIDI controller connected to your computer press the MIDI Learn button and then press a key or drum pad on your controller to assign it to the instrument Note that all the drum instruments in Liquid Rhythm follow the General MIDI Standard For your reference the Instrument field displays the percussion instrument type typically associated with the selected note 53 Saving an Instrument x To save a new instrument click File gt Save Instrument As x To save an existing instrument you have edited click File gt Save Instrument 54 Chapter 9 The Mixer Every instrument you load from the library has a corresponding track header in the arranger canvas and a channel strip in the mixer Launch the mixer panel by either pressing the Mix button on the top right of the screen or by pressing command ctrl 5 Channel Strip The following is a detailed description of the features found on a channel strip 1 zk MIDI From 3 lanalog kick 11 MIDI From all Chan 10 Note MIDI To LA le none Chan 10 Note Audio To 1 wl analog kick 11 w 2 WwW ALS Track Title This field display
46. ry channel 8 zk MIDI Input Note Number Indicates the MIDI note value associated with the track Click the value and drag the mouse up or down to map the instrument to another MIDI note 9 MIDI Activity Light zk Click this button to audition the instrument loaded in the track 26 10 Balance Knob K Varies the relative level of the left and right channels in the track Click on the knob and drag the mouse up and down to change its value command click to return the knob to its default value 27 Track Header Commands Right click a track header or select multiple track headers using command click or shift click to reveal a drop down menu containing the following commands Duplicate Duplicate Track and Contents 3 D Delete ES Duplicate Rename Select All Tracks Makes a duplicate of the selected track s but LR RTE not the region s within the track s Collapse All Tracks Change Track Color Duplicate Track and Contents Sort Tracks by Change Instrument Type Makes a duplicate of the selected track s and oe 6 DnB Closed Hi Hat the regions within it them EE Key command command ctrl D Delete Removes the selected track s Key command delete Rename Changes the name of the selected track s Select All Tracks x Highlights all the track headers Key command command ctrl A Deselect All Tracks Removes highlighting from all th
47. s a Max for Live patch for Ableton Live A 9 If you don t have Max 6 1 and Ableton Live 9 installed you will get a message notifying you that Liquid Clips plugin was not installed You ll be missing out on this feature but don t worry Your install will still complete successfully LIQUID 9 Click Ok RHYTHM 10 Click Finish to close the install window and complete Rhytm mi Liquid Installer the install WAVEDNA PLUGIN INSTALL WARNING Max 6 1 was not located Clips plugin for Ableton will not be installed Note For more information on Liquid Clips visit the Liquid Clips Best Practices page o The Basics The purpose of this guide is to show you every available feature within Liquid Rhythm to have you using it with ease and to the fullest OS X amp Windows Keyboard Commands Terminology Throughout this User Manual keyboard shortcuts will be presented using a combination of modifier keys and keyboard keys Note that Apple and Windows keyboards have different names for modifier keys that serve the same function in Liquid Rhythm For your reference and convenience modifier keys will always be presented in the order of OS X Win where OS X refers to Apple keyboards and Win refers to Windows keyboards Modifier Keys are command ctrl option alt x shift Mouse Terminology Click to hover the mouse arrow over an object menu item etc and single click with the left mouse button
48. s the name of the instrument associated with the channel strip By default it inherits the name of the instrument loaded J into the track Click in the dialog box to enter a custom title for the track Set which external or internal MIDI device you want to use to trigger the instrument associated with this channel strip by clicking the drop down arrow and selecting the device of your choice To change which MIDI channel the internal or external device communicates through and which MIDI note value triggers the instrument loaded in the channel strip click on the Chan and or Note value s and drag your mouse up or down to redefine the values MIDI To You can use Liquid Rhythm as a sequencer and send MIDI data to external or internal devices To do so click the drop down arrow and select the device of your choice and set the Chan and Note values to match the corresponding values on your external or internal MIDI device 55 Setting your MIDI To values when you re unsure about your computer s MIDI setup can create an abrasive feedback loop that might startle you and worse might damage your speakers Please take great care when sending MIDI from the tracks in Liquid Rhythm to tracks in other pro audio software 4 Audio To Use the Audio To drop down list to define the output routing for a track x Asa VST or AU in multi output mode this feature allows you to send the Kick Snare and Hi Hats for example to their own ex
49. t o The upper section of the drop down menu is o E Sd Barform List Similar where you choose the list that the random Barform List Favorites BarForms will be chosen from O Barbe List All se Slider Behavior weg en wee of change Slider indicates how different from previous O The lower section of the drop down menu O Slider indicates target amount of activity defines the slider behavior 34 Slider indicates likelihood of change The barform slider will indicate the likelihood that each of the selected bars will change when Surpise Me is hit Slider indicates how different from previous The BarForm slider will indicate how different the generated beat can be from the current one Slider indicates target amount of activity The barform slider will indicate how dense the generated beat should be Random BeatForm Activate Random BeatForm to populate the selected Ga Beatform region s in the Arranger with a BeatForm s from the BeatForm Palette or BeatForm Sequencer Click the arrow to the right of the slider to reveal a drop down menu It s divided into two sections x Random BeatForm Source o The upper section of the drop down menu is where O Follow Beat Sequencer you can select the source of the random BeatForm O Beatform Palette Simple o Note that selecting Follow Beat Sequencer means that E mento can Pti eimai f O Beatform Palette Binary these results will be directly linked t
50. t For more information on how to create a project using your host DAW software please consult their help documentation The following is a list of all tested software and the plugin loading procedures for each Ableton Live 9 1 Create a MIDI track by clicking Create gt Insert MIDI Track or pressing ctrl shift T 2 Click View gt Show Browser or press ctrl alt B to view the contents of the Browser the pane on the left of the screen 3 Under Categories click Plugins 4 Navigate to the LiquidRhythm plugin and double click it or drag and drop it onto the MIDI track you just created to launch Liquid Rhythm 16 Liquid Clips v1 0 Installation Guide for OS X Liquid Clips is a Max for Live patch designed specifically for Ableton Live 9 It s a bridge that automatically transfers MIDI between Liquid Rhythm and Live The following is a guide on how to install and load it Minimum Requirements Ableton Live 9 Max for Live 6 1 6 Note Whenever you update Max in the future please remember to reinstall this plugin 1 Ensure the LiquidRhythm application is in your Applications folder If it isn t copy it over follow the arrow in the window 2 Install the plugin by double clicking the Plugin installer Ensure MaxForLive Clips Plugin is selected 3 Launch Ableton Live 9 i 4 Create a MIDI track by clicking Create gt Insert MIDI Track or pressing command shift T 5 Open the Browser by clicking View
51. uttons O Beatform Gei Barform o BeatForm targets all the notes grouped by the smaller step sequencer o BarForm targets all the notes grouped by the larger _ step sequencer me ee 39 Velocity Sliders x Velocity Sliders target the velocity or volume as well as timbre of a sound s based on their position within the whole bar or single beat Humanize the velocity of your beat by dragging the handles above and below the sliders Random velocity values within the slider s range will be applied to the selection Velocity Sliders in Action All the notes in me the strong positions have a low velocity ME d VI VI 2 2 KI KI 2G MA Groove Groove Hovering over a slider highlights the affected notes In this case all the notes occurring on the weak beats are lit up Click the slider and drag up or down using your mouse to increase or decrease velocity Notice that changes are being applied at the BarForm level 40 Groove Groove Sliders target the groove or offset of time of notes or groups of notes based on their position within a bar or beat Click the slider and drag left or right to move the notes earlier or later in time Humanize the groove of your beat by dragging the handles to the left and right of the sliders Note that random groove values within the sliders range will be generated Groove Sliders in Action Hovering o
52. ver a slider highlights the affected notes In this case all the notes occurring on Gei Beatform Barform TIT TD the Strong beats are lit up Groove Groove Groove Notice that the Notes in the Beat are being targeted 41 Learn Apply Auto Reset Buttons Learn the velocity and groove values from the currently selected region s Apply the velocity and in the Arranger groove values of the current sliders to all selected regions in the Arranger When enabled Auto adjusts velocity and groove settings to reflect the selected region s in the Arranger Reset the velocity and groove values of the selected region s in the Arranger to defaults 42 BeatForm Palette BeatForms or clusters of notes can be used to create rhythmic variations Simple instantly The BeatForm Palette is Standard where these clusters of notes are erouped and listed Gi de dro Gi m a y E i m Gi co BeatForm Palette List Liquid Rhythm ships with a list of factory sets of BeatForms including Suggested Simple Standard Binary Triplet Swing and Glitch Add and Remove BeatForm Sets Use the Plus button beneath the list the create a customizable User Set If needed click the Minus button to delete a user set Zoom Into the BeatForm Palette The Magnifying Glass zooms into the Palette to give you a better look at the note clusters The selected list in the BeatFo
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