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10. e Set Sample Rate e Render either the entire project or the time selection e Output file Browse for a folder to store your track e Chose the Output format e Choose bit depth Once you have the settings you want press the Render button A process window will appear displaying the status of the rendering Once it has finished you will be able to burn it to CD Your Open Labs production station is bundled with a CD DVD burning program If you are unsure how to access this program please call an Open Labs technician Exporting Tracks If you would like to prepare a MIDI track for export into stems to be used by another program you will need to consolidate the project The first step is converting the MIDI to audio 1 Right click your MIDI event Note the section Apply FX to items as new take for stereo Open Labs Production Station Manual 53 For a mono take note the Apply FX to items as new take mono output section Once you make your selection the Applying FX window appears and processes your MIDI event to a chosen format kems with kult ecitar ren Fer viti eritar Daen icem wita built in MIDI edtor i Rone oup Apple track FX Ea items new take MIDI output Rence tens rew take Reverse as naw take lue selected The processed event will show your original MIDI event with the new AUDIO take direc
11. Audio inputs allow you to run audio through modules and busses They are available on any instrument module in the Audio Input Configuration tab of the console You may select the stereo audio input source and monitor the input levels Select No Audio Input from the input selection box to turn off audio input Although some instruments will process audio input most will not For this reason there is a special module you can create from the Add Module menus called Open Labs Production Station Manual 29 Brainspawn Audio Input This is a module without an instrument In the Audio Input module the audio is sent directly from the input to the module s insert effects Advanced Performance Recovery Advanced Performance Recovery APR is a performance feature designed to provide Karsyn some additional resilience in a live situation Preferences You can change Karsyn s preferences by selecting Options Preferences from the menu bar or by right clicking on the Control Module and selecting Preferences MIDI Input Ports Enable Disable MIDI Input Ports Use this list to enable or disable MIDI input ports for use in Karsyn If an input port is not checked in this list it will not be opened for input and it will not be included in the MIDI Configurations list Leave MIDI Ports Open If checked Karsyn will open MIDI input ports when started but will not close them when the rack power is turned off It will always close ports when
12. Internet Launches the Firefox browser for gaining access to web pages Audio The Audio button directs the controls for your sound card When you click the Audio button you will see the following options Control Panel Launches the sound card control panel from here you can adjust latency sample rate and boost input volume Mixer This button launches the sound card mixer panel MIDI Launches the mFusion Control Panel See Chapter 6 for information about using mFusion MimiK Keyboard Launches the MimiK Keyboard cloning software For information on using MimiK refer to Chapter 8 Record Sequence This button will launch the MIDI audio sequencer bundled with your Open Labs Open Labs Production Station Manual 18 production station which REAPER For information about using Reaper see Chapter 4 Play Sounds This button displays a list of sounds Selecting one of the sounds launches either Proteus X or Karsyn and loads the desired sound About the MIDI Controllers Open Labs production stations offer the following control surfaces e Master Control faders and buttons e DJ VJ Controller A B crossfader buttons Both of these are actually programmable MIDI control surfaces Open Labs production stations ship with MIDI control maps for use with the installed applications Karsyn REAPER and so on but you can also create your own custom maps to use with any MIDI application See Chapter 4 for information about usi
13. MIDI Configurations are assigned to an instrument module but some settings can be saved and reloaded from a file Press Save to save a configuration This includes the following for each MIDI input e Key Range e Transpose e Channel remap e Controller remap This allows frequently used MIDI configuration parameters to be applied to other instrument modules or stored for future use When a MIDI Configuration is loaded you may optionally load or ignore specific portions of the configuration Open Labs Production Station Manual 32 Setting a Default MIDI Configuration The last used MIDI configuration is always saved with an instrument module Usually this MIDI configuration will be reloaded automatically on any future instrument module using the same instrument However if you select a MIDI configuration to be the default it will be used instead Insert Manager Right click and select Insert Manager to control the order of inserts Showing Effects Consoles Double click an effect to show its console Working with audio effects consoles is very similar to working with instrument consoles The only difference is that the console window is always floating never docked and there are no Program Map or MIDI Configuration tabs Close an effect console by clicking the upper right hand Close button Using Effect Presets Accessing an audio effect preset is identical to accessing instrument presets MIDI Routing to Effects e MID
14. p OPEN Labs Open Labs Production Station Manual 2008 Open Labs Inc All Rights Reserved Hiiu m opentans a UU gt H Open Labs 4020 South Industrial Drive Austin TX 78744 USA Open Labs Production Station Manual Preface This Product Manual gives information about the Open Labs production station as per Generation 4 specifications Manual Organization The chapters in this User Manual are arranged as follows e Introduction information and overviews of an Open Labs production station e Getting Started information on preparing your Open Labs production station for use e First time instructions on what to expect from the software and hardware environment of your Open Labs production station e Playing Sounds instructions on how to use Karsyn to play sounds with your Open Labs production station e Recording instructions on how to record on your Open Labs production station using REAPER e MIDI Mapping information about mFusion and using mFusion to create MIDI controller assignments e MimiK Manual instructions on how to mimik keyboards modules and how to play back said mimiked sounds e Hardware Maintenance information regarding the need to make hardware changes e Appendix information about preinstalled software audio hardware and sound banks As well as an appendix for learning the basics of professional aud
15. 22 Guido Scognar Mono input allows a source to be assigned to an individual input of the sound card For instance if you want to plug in a microphone guitar drum machine and a keyboard all at once and record them just add a track for each source and select an input for that source Plug the microphone into MIC input 1 and the guitar into Mic Input 2 these are the front inputs of the production station For the drum machine and keyboard use LineIn 1 and LineIn 2 these are located on the back of the production station Remember to arm your tracks Open Labs Production Station Manual 44 The second is Stereo Input Here you can choose a stereo audio in source from the Presonus Firebox NENNEN LI click ba chanca recor Mic Input 1 Mic Input 2 Mic Input 2 LineIn 1 LineIn 1 LineIn 2 LineIn 2 SpdifIn left Loca processing Spdifin left SpdifIn right VST 0 Cockos ReaRoute 1 ReaRoute 2 VST ReaGate Cockos ReaRoute 2 ReaRoute 3 0 VST ReaComp Cockos ReaRoute 3 ReaRoute 4 VSTi 22 Guido Scoonat ReaRoute 4 ReaRoute S ReaRoute 5 ReaRoute 6 ReaRoute 6 ReaRoute 7 ReaRoute 7 ReaRoute 8 ReaRoute 8 ReaRoute 9 ReaRoute 9 ReaRoute 10 ReaRoute 10 ReaRoute 11 ReaRoute 11 ReaRoute 12 ReaRoute 12 ReaRoute 13 ReaRoute 13 ReaRoute 14 ReaRoute 14 ReaRoute 15 ReaRoute 15 ReaRoute 16 Stereo input allows a sou
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17. Performance banks and custom patches may have nuances that really need to be dialed in therefore increasing the time and disc space required There are a number of ways to reproduce a custom or performance patch For instance some performance patches are made up of multiple sounds Instead of MimiKing the performance patch MimiKeach sound that is in that performance patch Then blend them all back together in your host This will allow you to really dial a sound in It is also a good thing to write down key settings of the original sound effects settings ADSHR and envelope settings What is a Preset and a Bank In this documentation the terms preset and bank will be used frequently A preset is one complete unique sound A bank is a collection of presets SFZ Format MimiK uses the open SFZ format for storing sample libraries The SFZ format is very simple Every preset captured by MimiK will have a matching SFZ file sfz This SFZ Open Labs Production Station Manual 65 file is a human readable text file that can be opened and edited in Notepad or Microsoft Word The SFZ file is a list of all the samples that are in the library Each sample is either a WAV or OGG file The SFZ file also contains information about each sample such as what note the sample is and things of that nature SFZ files can be opened up with the free SFZ sample player Highlife by Disco DSP How to Physically Set Up MimiK Wiring Diagram The followi
18. Playing Sounds Karsyn Karsyn is a live performance work station software application for virtual instruments The software is based on the product Forte by Brainspawn Inc Open Labs has modified the interface and updated the design to support touchscreen users Karsyn is designed for musicians transitioning from hardware rack mount rigs and uses the concept of stackable horizontal modules The modules consist of a control module output busses for controlling access to audio device outputs and instrument modules for controlling sound sources This document contains basic information to get you started using Karsyn For additional information you can view the complete documentation for Forte at www brainspawn com You can find the complete Karsyn manual by navigating to Program Files OpenLabs Karsyn User Manual Key Features Low Latency Multiple Instrument Hosting Play up to 32 virtual instruments live with mixing and routing to multiple audio outputs Performance Automation Reconfigure virtual instruments and MIDI routing instantly with remote controlled presets Advanced MIDI Routing and Filtering Independent routing and filtering per MIDI input port MIDI control of audio effect plug ins and MIDI clock tempo synchronization Audio Effects Add audio effects to audio inputs instruments or audio buss outputs Audio Thru Process live audio input through audio effects with very low latency Virtual Set List
19. Select VSTi from the left side menu For this example we ll select MrRay22 in the VSTi window and either double left click then drag and drop it onto your track or select it and press OK MrRay22 is included with your Opens Labs production station Open Labs Production Station Manual 41 Setting up Recording The next thing to do is arm your track for MIDI recording Press the ARM button so it turns red After arming the track you will be able to hear this VSTi when you play notes on the keys Fle Edit view Track Options Insert Heb a JEJE JE I 76 MS Arm J E 0 0048 center Ave t By default REAPER on your Open Labs production station is set to record MIDI whenever the ARM button is pressed However there is more than one recording mode for MIDI Right click the Record icon pictured above and you will see these options e Record Input This is the default recording mode It will record MIDI when a MIDI input is selected This mode will record new items over others if encountered e Record Output MIDI similar to the input mode but instead it records the MIDI coming out of the FX chain For instance it would record the effects of a MIDI VST on to the track It also renders the live output of a VSTi e Record MIDI This will enable overdubbing in selected items and will add notes within items this is great for loop recording e Record MIDI Replace in selected items this will replace n
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21. Firebox This is the default device driver for your installed sound card but it may be any other ASIO device you have installed Make sure the correct MIDI Output Device is chosen Open Labs Production Station Manual 68 Audio Input Device MIDI Output Device PreSonus ASIO Driver FireBox PreSonus FIREBOX MIDI Out ASIO Inputs Output Directory For Samples 1 2 Mic InstIn 182 left 4 Mic InstIn 182 right c AMimik Output For most users it will be the PreSonus Firebox MIDI Out This will be the default MIDI device driver for your installed MIDI output device but it can be any MIDI output device you have installed MimiK Features Guide Main Window Mimik Key Cloner X Help Options Clone bank program note C1 C6 velocity aftertouch note down time release time file approx time 0 seconds 24 minutes 25 seconds Open Labs approx disk space 369 meg version 1 00 Options Launches the Options dialog window Panic Button Sometimes keyboards drop note off MIDI messages You ll know when that happens because you ll get a stuck note The Panic button sends a note all off message to the keyboard This should get rid of any stuck notes Monitor Button By default this is on When highlighted all audio input will be routed to the audio outputs of the Open Labs production station This is useful when you want to hear the progress of the MimiK process MimiK Button Starts th
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23. Hardware Maintenance Please Read If you have never worked with the interior components of a computer please read this chapter carefully and consult Open Labs for assistance Most of the components are delicate and are sensitive to rough handling static electricity and magnetic fields Practice these precautions before proceeding with hardware work Do not work on hardware with the Open Labs Production Station plugged in Always work on your Open Labs Production Station on a flat table top and not on the carpet or floor Do not use excessive force on any components within the case Keep all hardware in anti static bags until installed Avoid moisture and wet surfaces When in doubt consult technical support New Hardware Installation Considerations If you wish to add more onboard memory hard disk storage or additional PCI boards you will need to upgrade your Open Labs Production Station When adding new hardware the following considerations should be made All hardware should be in the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List for Microsoft Windows XP If it is not then you risk the chance of device or system malfunction or system corruption which may require system recovery Your hardware should comply with the motherboard specifications For example use only DDR2 memory when you wish to upgrade onboard memory If you do not use the correct memory for your system you will experience instability and perhaps even data corrupti
24. Output folder or if you have your own folder add it Open Labs Production Station Manual 77 File Edt View Multisetup Options Help 12 Browse For Folder 2 Select a drive or folder to add to the Library index Update Library Select the drives or E e System C Bundied Data and Drivers C3 Cakewalk Projects Digidesign Databases C3 Documents and Settings Mek Output t bank bank 0 amp C NVIDIA 8 C3 Open Labs Data Twts TA OOP OVERRIDE LOCK TO TEMPO Open Labs Production Station Manual 78 Place a check mark on MimiK Output Then left click the Update option This will load up all the files in your MimiK sound folder File Edit View Multisetup Options Help d ey 6 5 RS 2 2 PRESET v pp lt None gt Update Library Select the drives or folders you would like to index from the following ist To index location not in the list use the Add Location button FILTER OVERRIDE TWESTALOOP OVERRIDE TEMPO Once the banks have been loaded select Banks in the left hand column Your banks will show up on the right hand side Just scroll down until you see them Select one and load it up Please refer to the Proteus manual for more information on using Proteus Open Labs Production Station Manual 79 9 Chapter 9
25. Pads Ambient Sounds Electronic Experimental The Orb The Moody Blues Open Labs Production Station Manual 94 Sylenth1 VA Synth Lead Pads Bass Ambient Sounds Electronic Pop Ambient Yello New Order Synth1 VST VA Synth modeled after Nord Lead2 Lead Bass Electronic Pop Hip hop Autechre RZA Peter Gabriel VB3_OLse virtual Tonewheel Organ Lead Rock Pop Question Mark and Mysterians Elvis Costello Vertigo Spectral Synthesizer Lead Pads Ambient Sounds Electronic Experimental Alec Empire Various 80 s Video Games Wusikstation FM Synth Lead Bass Pads Electronic Pop New Order J Saul kane Wusikstation Multi Out FM Synth with Multiple Outputs Lead Bass Pads Electronic Pop New Order J Saul kane XWOF 3 Multipart Multiinstrument complete music System Lead Bass Pads Drums Misc Electronic Boards of Canada or any One AD artist VST Effects 4Front Auxiter Mastering EQ Exciter Refresher Enhancing Vocals Track Restoration 4Front Contour Max Mastering EQ Frequency Shaper Use For Final Mastering and Track Restoration 4Front Sand Brush Mastering EQ High Frequency Booster Track Restoration Vintage Vinyl type Effects Good for Vocals 4Front XLimiter Mastering EQ Soft Compressor Use for Vocal or Master Track Compression 4Front YLimiter Mastering and EQ Hard Compressor Use for Drum Percussion Tracks and Effects BCheese Filters LFO Driven Filter Set Good For
26. Plugsound Free Multi Instrument Sound Module Lead Misc All Genres Any Artist ProteusX Multi Instrument Sample Player Lead Misc All Genres Any Artist ProtoPlasm21free Multi timbral synth Lead Pads Electronic Experimental Orbital Little Computer People Purity Mulit Instrument Sample Player Lead Pad Bass Drums Misc All Genres Any Artist RealGuitar2SE Demo Acoustic Guitar Sample Player Lead Acoustic Rock Pop Any ReZ v 1 3 PM Synth Lead Bass Techno Industrial Daft Punk NIN Rock Multi Mode Synthesizer Lead Pads Electronic Techno Depth Charge Prodigy Rogue Synth Lead Electronic Any Spook Keys Theremin FM Synth Lead Ambient Sounds Rock Electronic Experimental Stereolab Pink Floyd StringSynth ARP Solina String Synth emulator Lead Acoustic Ambient Sounds Air Pink Floyd Super Spook Keys 7heremin Emulator similar to Spook Keys with more options Lead Ambient Sounds Rock Electronic Experimental Stereolab Pink Floyd TickyClav Clavinet Emulator Lead Rock Pop Funk Mates of State Stevie Wonder The Commodores TruePianos Piano Module Lead Rock Pop Classical Alicia Keys Elton John String Theory 1 5 String Hybrid Synth Lead Ambient Sounds Rock Pop Electronic Ambient STS 26 FM Synth Lead Pads Ambient Sounds Electronic Ambient The Orb Black Dog Productions Suburban Guitarist Guitar Simulation Synth Lead Acoustic Rock Pop Any Sun Ra Hybrid Synth
27. on the input port Karsyn will follow the tempo of incoming MIDI Clock messages from the highlighted input port Open Labs Production Station Manual 35 6 Chapter 6 Recording REAPER Recording with an Open Labs Production Station Ready to jump right in and start making music This section will get you going One great way to learn REAPER quickly is to read the Keyboard Control section of Preferences Ctrl P Reading this section will give you insight into just how flexible and powerful REAPER is Can t find what you re looking for in REAPER Try right clicking on everything you ll be surprised at the power hidden just below the surface The following pages will teach you how to record using your Open Labs production station This is not intended to replace the REAPER PDF manual Topics covered in this guide are e Opening REAPER e Custom Color Themes e Inserting and Using a VSTi e Inserting an Audio Track e Setting up VSTi Preferences e Recording with a VSTi e Rendering a Mix to File for Burning to CD e Exporting Tracks for use in Other Programs New to Recording If this is your first time using any type of recording system you may want to research the basics of Pro Audio producing music and MIDI recording A good place to start is KVR Audio http www kvraudio com wiki Open Labs Production Station Manual 36 Also be sure to register on the Open Labs user forum http forum openlabs com where you can
28. pan to the center Holding down ALT or CTRL or SHIFT while dragging PAN puts PAN into fine mode for more accurate adjustment of PAN Level fader Adjusts the input level of each input Double clicking on the blue fader automatically sets the fader to full gain Solo by pressing Solo all other input channels are muted Mute Mutes input channel Link links the input gain of adjacent channels If the two channels do not have the same level when the link button is pressed clicking on one of the faders will send the other input level to the same level as the channel that was clicked on Input software playback channel This is the audio return from your audio software The same functions are available as the other inputs including PAN balance between left and right channels LEVEL SOLO and MUTE This is a stereo channel This channel picks up the audio stream that is sent from your software and enables you to mix it with the direct input of your FIREBOX PLAYBACK Indicates the stereo stream output channels from your software Open Labs Production Station Manual PLAYBACK TO PHONES OUTPUT SECTION Adjusts the output level of the mixer Global Solo Clear Clears ON or restores off solo s that have been selected in input channels Global Mute Clear Clears ON or restores off mute s that have been selected in input channels Playback to Phones selects the audio stream output co
29. BD ROM Blu ray Disc audio tracks and HD DVD High Definition DVD audio tracks 2 8224 MHz SACD 1 bit sigma delta modulation process known as Direct Stream Digital co developed by Sony and Philips SEQUENCING MIDI Sequencer In the field of electronic music a sequencer was originally any device that recorded and played back a sequence of control information for an electronic musical instrument Nowadays the term almost always refers to the feature of recording software which allows the user to record play back and edit MIDI data This is distinct from the software features which record audio data Early analog music sequencers used control voltage trigger interface but were replaced by digital hardware or software based MIDI sequencers which play back MIDI events and MIDI control information at a specified number of beats per minute SMPTE TIME CODE MTC MIDI TIME CODE Time codes contains binary coded decimal hour minute second frame identification and 32 bits for use by users There are also drop frame and color framing flags and three extra binary group flag bits used for defining the use of the user bits formats of other forms SMPTE timecodes are derived from that of the longitudinal time code Time code can have any of a number of frame rates common ones are 24 frame s film 25 frame s PAL color television Open Labs Production Station Manual 119 29 97 30 1 001 frame s NTSC color television 30 frame s
30. Computer software which can create sounds or music can accomplish the same tasks as dedicated hardware Soft synths can be cheaper and more portable than dedicated hardware and easier to interface with other music software such as MIDI sequencers SOLO A monitor function that lets the engineer hear a single instrument or group of instruments without affecting the studio s headphone monitor mix recorded tracks or mixdown signal STREAMING A system for transmitting audio and or data through a transmission media such as the web in real time SUSTAIN In a traditional envelope the level at which an enveloped setting remains after the Attack and Decay stages until the key is released SYNC The locking of relative transport or playback speeds of various devices to allow them to work together as a single integrated system TRANSPOSE To write or perform a composition in a key other than the original or given key Open Labs Production Station Manual 120 UNBALANCED LINE A cable having only one conductor plus a surrounding shield in which the shield is at ground potential The conductor and the shield carry the signal VST VSTi Virtual Studio Technology Refers to an interface standard for connecting audio synthesizer and effect plugins to audio editors and hard disk recording systems VST and similar technologies allow the replacement of traditional recording studio hardware with software counterparts A VST instrument or VSTi
31. buttons sends a corresponding note off command The note num and MIDI ch values sets the note number and the MIDI channel number for the button Fader Control Settings Faders send MIDI continuous controller messages Continuous controllers or CC s are numbered from to 127 and will be sent on the selected MIDI channel from 1 to 16 Many of the Controller numbers have specific defined uses such as 1 for modulation 7 for volume and 10 for pan position but it s really up to the specific MIDI implementation of each device application or plug in Open Labs Production Station Manual 61 The MIDI CC and MIDI ch values sets the continuous controller number and the MIDI channel number for the fader The mute button is useful when using the Live view While mute is on the fader may be moved without sending any MIDI commands This can help prevent sudden value jumps in cases where a recalled value in some music application does not match the last known position of the fader The Invert button effectively reverses the direction of the fader causing values to decrease when the fader is moved up Encoder Control Settings Encoders turn like a regular knob except that they turn continuously in either direction By their nature encoders send relative values as in one to the right or one to the left making some assigned value go higher or lower Jog and scrub wheels often behave in this manner to sweep from the beginning to the end
32. computers Later Microsoft built on many of Apple s ideas in their first version of the Windows operating system for IBM compatible PCs HARD DISK RECORDER A system that uses a computer hard disk to record edit and reproduce digital data INSTRUMENT Open Labs Production Station Manual 114 A collection of plugins that starts with a MIDI input then goes through optional MIDI effects into a soft synth and then into optional audio effects before going out to an audio bus An instrument is set up anytime a user wants to play a soft synth LATENCY Latency is the amount of time an application allocates to prepare a buffer full of audio data for playback Lower latency settings add processing time because of the need to refill the smaller data buffers more often You may need to increase your applications latency under the following conditions You use lots of real time effects and you hear dropouts Check the CPU meter for high readings try increasing the latency Your sound card does not function well at lower latency Some sound cards just do not function well at lower latency settings Even if your application reports no problems if you hear dropouts try increasing the mixing latency LIMITER A device used to keep signal peaks from exceeding a certain level in order to prevent the clipping or distortion of amplifier signals recorded signals on tape or disc broadcast transmission signals and so on LINE LEVEL A signal lev
33. consult your MIDI controller configuration Select a from field press Train and the field will change to Training Now simply change a controller on your MIDI input device and the field will automatically change to the controller number you sent The Instrument Module must not be muted and the rack power must be on for training to succeed If the Auto Train button is on when New is pressed training will be started automatically You must manually select the to field Most effects provide a list of automatable parameters which will be shown in the to field Working with Presets Presets are one of the most powerful features of Karsyn Presets enable you to use a single rack for an entire performance and automate preset changes output routings and mutes Each rack file can contain multiple presets visible in the Presets window Each preset contains a complete configuration including e preset for every instrument in the rack This does not need to be a saved preset because the actual settings of each instrument are saved instead of just a name e An effect preset for every audio effect in the rack Again this does not need to be a saved preset e A MIDI input enable for each port on each Instrument Module e AMIDI keyboard range transpose channel and controller remap for every MIDI input on every Instrument Module e An output buss selection for every Instrument Module e Atempo which many VST and DirectX plu
34. digital audio workstation world Also be sure to check out some of the following online resources e Open Labs User Forums http forum openlabs com e Modern Recording Techniques http www modrec com e Wikipedia http en wikipedia org wiki Professional audio e Wikiaudio http www wikiaudio org e Audio Engineering Society http www aes org e Recording org http recording org index php Open Labs Pro Audio Primer ASIO Audio Stream Input Output developed by Steinberg is a cross platform multi channel audio transfer protocol that is being adopted by many of the manufacturers of audio MIDI sequencing applications It allows software to have access to the multi channel capabilities of a wide range of powerful sound cards ASIO expands on the basic capabilities of a standard computer sound card most of which can only provide stereo two channel audio input and output The ASIO specification defines the interface that manufacturers of professional audio sound cards must use to create an ASIO driver for their hardware This driver allows the host audio MIDI application to see all of the inputs and outputs available on the sound card The user can then assign these I O ports as needed for recording or playback when using an ASIO compatible software program This allows the users to record more tracks simultaneously than the previous limitation of two channels imposed by a standard sound card ATTACK The initial transien
35. down on the screen with your finger In a moment the right click options will pop up for you For fine details use the supplied touchpad Either use a finger on the touchpad with a thumb on the left button for clicking or use two hands Open Labs Production Station Manual 8 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started Unpacking and Setting up your Open Labs Production Station The first time you open the box you should ensure that all the parts are enclosed Because each Open Labs production station may be customized with different options you should validate its contents with your order Ensure that all components are included and that none of them were damaged during shipping Select a flat tabletop near a stable power source preferably one that is surge protected or an uninterrupted power supply UPS to unpack your Open Labs production station Network availability is also a plus especially if you plan to transfer work through a local area network LAN Please note 1 Open Labs production stations have cooling vents on the back panel and on the underneath the chassis Make sure that none of these vents are obstructed 2 There should be ample room on the left side of your Open Labs production stations to allow for the DVD CD ROM tray to eject without obstruction Connecting the Cables Open Labs production stations contain all the common interfaces you would find on a computer workstation On the back panel you will find two USB por
36. exiting When un checked input ports will be closed when rack power is turned off Remapping or Disabling MIDI Program Changes Incoming MIDI Program Changes may be optionally remapped or disabled If remapping is on the program change is remapped to a configurable list of presets If remapping is off the program change is sent directly to the instrument which may or may not respond by changing its internal preset The list can be of any length up to 128 entries Additionally MIDI program changes can be ignored When checked program change messages are not remapped or passed to the instrument Key Range and Transpose Refer to page 29 of the Karsyn manual for much more detailed information on key ranges and transposing You may configure an instrument to respond to only a subset of the entire 128 note MIDI keyboard To do this click the mouse anywhere within the keyboard graphic The disabled upper and lower ranges will be displayed in gray You may change the upper and lower ranges a note at a time by clicking the up down arrow buttons for each Training is a convenient way to automatically set the upper and lower ranges Press Train and a message will show Now simply press two notes Open Labs Production Station Manual 30 simultaneously or one after another on your MIDI input device The instrument module must not be muted and the rack power must be on for the training to succeed The MIDI keys
37. how to take those newly translated Proteus banks and make them available in your Proteus Library Open Labs Production Station Manual 75 Proteus After you have converted those sfz files into Emu Proteus banks you will open them inside of Proteus These banks will behave like a normal Proteus bank First you will need to point Proteus to your MimiK output folder Exit the Open Labs shell and open Proteus from the desktop Once Proteus is open either use the touch screen or mouse pad to left click the Library tab at the bottom of the left hand browser column Mini Moog Proteus X Edt View Mitsetup Options e Soy ee DSR roe a H JE a ts m mas win Puree Open Labs Production Station Manual 76 Left click Banks and you will see the Update Library option Select this option Edt View Mutisetip Options Help e so BOO cards ral dandi Ron Wis This option will allow you to add a new folder to your Proteus instrument Once the option window is open left click the Add Location button i Update Library Select the drives or folders you would like to index from the following list To index a Update location not the list use the Add Location button C C Program Files Creative Professional This will bring up the Browse For Folder dialog window Browse over to the MimiK
38. is a type of VST plug in that is generally used to synthesize sound or play back sampled audio Types of VST instruments include among others virtual synthesizer devices and sampler devices VST instruments can be played in real time when used with an appropriate software and hardware configuration VSTi LINK The connection between a plugin parameter and a physical hardware MIDI control or a virtual soft control An example of a link would be when a user moves a hardware MIDI knob and the volume output of a soft synth changes WAVEFORM Usually a graphic representation of the shape of a wave that indicates its characteristics as frequency and amplitude When talking about synthesizers the term generally refers to the most common types of waveforms such as the sine triangle sawtooth and pulse waves It can also refer to digital waveforms which are rendered from pre recorded samples WORD CLOCK A word clock is a device used to create a regular pulse used to synchronize other devices such as digital audio tape machines and compact disc players which interconnect via digital audio S PDIF AES EBU ADAT and other formats use a word clock A word clock neither produces nor uses timecode it is used entirely to keep a perfectly timed and constant bitrate to avoid data errors Open Labs Production Station Manual 121 Appendix E Making Adjustments Calibrating the Touchscreen There is a property the TouchKit utility used to
39. it on it will not differentiate between VST effects and instruments and will put them all in the same folder You will be able to use them just the same but they will show up a bit differently Save full VST plug in state if supported recommended By default REAPER saves the full VST plug in state if the plug in supports this function Clear this checkbox to prevent this behavior Avoid restoring VST state on undo redo if possible Select this checkbox if you are having issues with VST plug ins reloading patches when using the Undo function in REAPER Default VST configuration windows to generic UI instead of plug in UI This gives you the option to view by default the generic VST window in REAPER instead of the plug ins original GUI Here is an example Open Labs Production Station Manual 39 Plug in GUI EVM Bassline Hose orem 9599995 Generic UI of the same plug in Add Remove 013 015 CPU OM Better buggy processReplacing compatibility mode slower Selecting this checkbox may provide compatibility with poorly coded or older VST plug ins but will also increase the CPU overhead of REAPER Don t flush synthesizer plug ins on stop In general this should be unchecked unless you have plug ins that don t handle the mainschanging properly some SynthEdit based ones reload all of their samples for example Inform plug ins of offline rendering state This enables REAPER to tell plug ins that have the
40. most keyboards don t actually playback that many different sounds per velocity Volume attenuation is used but the actual sound played back is usually the same We recommend using 1 2 or 4 velocity layers for most keyboards Channels You can decide whether you want to capture a mono or stereo sound If you choose to capture a mono sound the left input will be used This can cut the amount of disk space in half This option makes the most sense when cloning keyboards only capable of creating mono output Output Type You can decide whether you want to capture a mono or stereo sound If you choose to capture a mono sound the left input will be used This can cut the amount of disk space in half This option makes the most sense when Cloning keyboards only capable of creating mono output WAV Bit Depth Defines how many bits are used for each sample CDs are 16 bit The higher the better The higher the bitrate the more disk space used Quality When the OGG Vorbis format is used the quality of the output files can be edited The higher the quality the better sounding the sample will sound Keep in mind that higher quality settings will also create larger files Quality 0 is roughly equivalent to 64kbps on average 5 is roughly 160kbps 10 gives about 400kbps Most people seeking very near CD quality audio encode at a quality of 5 or for lossless stereo coupling 6 The default setting is quality 3 which at approximately 110kbps giv
41. of offline rendering state 5 Bypass audio while opening plug in config window good for some non threadeafe VST s Visualization 205 5 UAD 1 synchronous mode reduces CPU munch requires anticipative FX disabled ReaMote Control Surfaces External Editors _Find Cancel Apply VST plug in paths Enter a path here or click the Add button to browse the directory that contains your VST plug ins Multiple directories may be added to this list Separate each directory with a semicolon Multiple directories are shown in the above example If you use the add button the semicolon is added for you Rescan directory Click this button to force REAPER to rescan your VST directory s If you have installed a plug in and it does not show in the list use this option Clear cache and rescan directory Click this button to clear the plug in cache and force REAPER to build a new list of VST plug ins If you have installed a plug in and it does not show in the list and RESCAN DIRECTORY does not resolve then use this option Get VST plug in names types when scanning By default REAPER retrieves the full plug in name and type when scanning Clear this checkbox to prevent this behavior What does this mean If you have this option enabled it will take much longer to scan your VST plug ins because as REAPER scans and initializes each one it will increase the likelihood of a buggy VST to crash REAPER However if you do not have
42. ols Open Labs Edition opentans Drives Folders Object List Desktop TEES zx E B My Computer _Translat 85 489 System C program 2 Bundled Data and Drivers program sfz Cakewalk Projects 1 Digidesign Databases H Documents and Settings 1 71 Mimik Output 9 3 bank 0 3 7 NVIDIA Open Labs Data Plugins 4 71 Program Files C temp H TouchPad 4 71 WINDOWS H Wusik com FT demot txt You translate files by one of eight methods 1 Dragging drag and drop from the right to the left This is the most immediate and efficient method 2 Right clicking on a file or object in either the Right or Left pane This brings up a pop up menu in which you can select to Convert As into another format 3 Double clicking on a file or object in the Right pane This works only for items being written to non Proprietary drives and for one file or object only 4 Using the Batch Converter The Batch Converter allows you to pre select objects and then translate them in groups into separate objects or combine them in any sort of ways into single objects 5 Clicking the Translate button in the toolbar This will translate the one or more objects selected in the Right pane Open Labs Production Station Manual 73 6 Selecting the File menu and selecting Convert As This does the same thing as clicking the Translate button 7 Dragging a
43. pronounced gooey is a method of interacting with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text GUIs display visual elements such as icons windows and other gadgets The precursor to GUIs was invented by researchers at the Stanford Research Institute led by Doug Engelbart with the development and use of text based hyperlinks manipulated with a mouse for the On Line System The concept of hyperlinks was further refined and extended to graphics by researchers at Xerox PARC who went beyond text based hyperlinks and used GUIs as the primary interface for the Xerox Alto computer Most modern general purpose GUIs are derived from this system For this reason some people call this class of interface a PARC User Interface PUI note that PUI is also an acronym for perceptual user interface The PUI consists of graphical widgets often provided by widget toolkit libraries such as windows menus radio buttons checkboxes and icons and employs a pointing device such as a mouse trackball or touchscreen in addition to a keyboard Those aspects of PUIs can be emphasized by using the alternative acronym WIMP which stands for Windows Icons Menus and Pointing device The GUI familiar to most of us today is either the Windows or the Macintosh operating systems and their applications originated at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Laboratory in the late 1970s Apple used it in their first Macintosh
44. properties of objects In general to access or launch an application double click the left track pad button while the track pad pointer is hovering over the desired icon To move an object from one folder to another or to reposition onscreen icons you can move these objects by dragging To drag an object position your track pad pointer over the icon press and hold down the left mouse button then move the object to its new location When you release the left track pad button your object or icon will be placed in its new location Dragging does not always work and it may be disabled by the program that you are using You can also select multiple items by grouping them using the left track pad button When you position the pointer over an empty area on your desktop you can hold down the left track pad button and proceed to drag a rectangle over several objects Releasing the left track pad button will highlight all objects or icons within the area of the rectangle created by dragging the pointer Selecting multiple objects allows you to move and assign attributes to all the objects at once rather than doing each one individually For example you may wish to delete four files in your music folder You can use this method to select the four items and then hit the DELETE key on your keyboard to send these items to the recycle bin In Microsoft Windows XP one of the most popular keystrokes is the Control Alt Delete command Press the Control
45. quality effects Add them by clicking the FX button on the track In REAPER groups are called folders Use folders to apply volume pan and effects to a group of tracks This is also known as linking tracks To create a folder 1 Place the tracks you want to link together in the Track Control Panel 2 Add a blank track above them CTRL T This will be the Folder track 3 Click the folder icon on the folder track The icon will change and all tracks below the folder track will become part of that folder 4 Click the folder icon on the last track you want included in the folder The icon will change and the folder is ready to go Importing Existing Tracks You can add existing sound files to your REAPER project by 1 Clicking and dragging them in REAPER will automatically add tracks to accommodate them 2 Inserting them through the Insert menu item Note the media item under the Insert menu is for supported sound formats and for video media as well Rendering When your mix is finished it s time to combine your individual tracks into a single stereo file Rendering is done by clicking File Render or pressing the C5 button on your Open Labs production station s master panel REAPER supports WAV Ogg AIFF as well as many other audio formats You can also burn to MP3 Please use the following steps to set REAPER up for creating MP3 audio 1 You must download a MP3 codec and place it in the main REAPER direc
46. read and discuss music with artists like yourself Opening REAPER for the First Time To open REAPER click on the Open Labs icon The icon is located at the bottom left of the opening screen If you have exited the Open Labs shell simply double left click the REAPER Icon on the desktop This will launch REAPER When you open REAPER if it looks different than the pictures used in this guide this is because REAPER allows you to use a custom color theme In the following example you will be shown where to switch color themes There are a couple of ways to select a color theme for REAPER First you can simply go to Options Color Themes and select a new theme Or you can use the keystroke combination CTRL ALT PGUP to scroll theme up or CTRL ALT PGDN to scroll theme down Open Labs Production Station Manual 37 Edt View Track Options Insert Help Record mode auko punch selected items Cock x C VST ReaGale Move envelope points with media items VST ReaComo Cox Show all takes in lanes when room VSTi MiRay22 Gui v Additional custom color themes can be downloaded from the REAPER user forum http stash REAPER fm Inserting and Using a VSTi Using VSTi s is simple in REAPER REAPER on your Open Labs keyboard has already profiled your VSTi s and is ready to go The following section tells you how to scan directories of VSTi s that you have added If
47. stable with the software installed as shipped Open Labs does not recommend installing untested freeware shareware or firmware to your Open Labs production station For questions about particular software products please contact Open Labs support or the software manufacturer Open Labs Production Station Manual 22 New Software Installation Considerations If you plan to add your own software be sure you meet all the following criteria The software you wish to install is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP The software does not conflict with software that is already on your system An example of this is having two brands of anti virus software running at the same time The software you are installing has support Open Labs does not support software that is not part of the factory installation Your Open Labs production station meets or exceeds the recommended system requirements of the software you wish to install Also ensure that you have the necessary disk space needed to install the program System Recovery Should you install an incompatible program that compromises the stability of your Open Labs production station a hidden recovery partition has been set up for a complete system recovery Call or email an Open Labs technician before attempting a system recovery An Open Labs technician can be reached by calling 512 444 6222 or by emailing support openlabs com Open Labs Production Station Manual 23 4 Chapter 4 Quic
48. sync e Red sync not present e Flashing Red and Blue external sync not present Open Labs Production Station Manual 12 Basic Connection Diagrams The following picture shows examples of the rear audio and MIDI connections Drum Module Sampler synth Digital monitors mic or instrument signal processor etc preamp etc rs o iT 000 pem rs o iT nun pem 2 or other sound modules keyboards etc S PDIF MIDI INPUT OUTPUT 9 O O EXP t 10 fe 39 se 0 G Q HOLD 2 y a S PDIF Digital Out Disc Player The following picture shows examples of the front audio connections p AA Le wc enstrument Xx Acoustic Electronic Stereo Headphones Condensor Mike Guitar Open Labs Production Station Manual 13 Turning on an Open Labs production station There are two power switches on an Open Labs production station One is located on back of the power supply and the main power switch is located on the right side of the Open Labs production station within the end bezel Please note carefully Be sure your Open Labs production station power supply is configured for the proper voltage You can set the voltage via the switch on the power supply rear panel If you are unsure what the setting should be p ease contact technical support at Open Labs before attempting to power up your Open Labs production station T
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50. 5 1 00 This sets up the project as a four bar loop and will cycle around once the transport reaches the end For recording MIDI drums you might want to set the record mode to overdub Every time it cycles it will allow you to add more notes When loop recording is in normal MIDI record mode every time the transport cycles around a new take will be created Start recording and let it make four cycles Vary what you play each cycle This allows you to choose the best one afterward pen iteme wth built n MEDI editer pes wrth s nndary Frie m m Lo zopies aith bulzin VID sdtor 9 zo dary editor nen Aaoly rack Fit zo teme new zake outputs Adal track Fx zo teme zs zake MULL As you can see four takes were recorded in this recording To monitor an individual take just left click that part of the take or press T to toggle to the active take and it will solo itself from the others This example has the second take selected Right click the take you want and select glue This keeps the take you want while deleting the others Refer to the REAPER PDF manual for more information on recording with plug ins Open Labs Production Station Manual 51 Mixing REAPER offers Track Mixers and a Main Mixer Use either or both to set volume and pan Select mute and solo to add effects to your tracks REAPER comes with a large assortment of built in high
51. Alt and Delete key simultaneously and you will invoke the Windows Task Manager Windows Task Manager allows you to restart your computer or quit applications that are either not running or locked Anytime your system is experiencing problems it is always a good idea to Control Alt Delete to see whether the application in question is not responding If it isn t responding you can highlight the application and press the end task button This will allow you to restart the application from scratch Other important keystrokes recognized in the Windows XP environment are the function keys labeled F1 to F12 The function keys are used by your applications and may have different functions from one program to the next The function keys serve as shortcuts sometimes called quick keys to open menus execute commands or Open Labs Production Station Manual 20 toggle settings Using USB Devices The Open Labs production station comes with two USB ports on the back panel If you require more USB ports you can purchase a USB hub Typically USB devices also require you to have Windows XP USB drivers in order for the device to work properly in Microsoft Windows The drivers are provided by your USB device manufacturer and can be downloaded from their support site on the Internet Using DVD CD RW Drive The DVD CD RW drive can be opened by pressing the release button located below the ejection tray Because Microsoft Windows supports bootab
52. American black and white television almost obsolete In general SMPTE timecode frame rate information is implicit known from the rate of arrival of the timecode from the medium or other metadata encoded in the medium The interpretation of several bits including the color framing and drop frame bits depends on the underlying data rate In particular the drop frame bit is only valid for a nominal frame rate of 30 frame s see below for details SMPTE MTC is a position and timing reference that indicates the current location in the project and how quickly the project should be playing Time code labels the position in a project in hours minutes seconds and frames The speed of playback is indicated by a frame rate Time code is recorded onto tape using a device called a time code generator The process of recording a time code signal onto a track is called striping Normally the start of a tape stripe has a particular time expressed in hours minutes seconds and frames For example the tape stripe might start at 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 or any other time The material recorded on the tape usually starts anywhere from 10 seconds to several minutes after the start of the time code Sometimes the tape stripe starts at a time like 00 59 50 00 and the material starts 10 seconds later at 01 00 00 00 SOFT SYNTH A soft synth also known as a software synthesizer or virtual instrument is a computer program for digital audio generation
53. ChSCIGOn 1200 RI DR R USD UR TE SE uae ERRARE 122 Adding a Second Display o aces duros eeu i Ub d DUREE 124 Adding a New Program to Launch from the Open Labs Shell 126 Open Labs Production Station Manual 5 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Open Labs creates the ultimate performance and studio instruments Based on the OpenSynth platform Open Labs production stations free you from frustrating limitations imposed by closed proprietary systems while still maintaining the virtues of an all in one keyboard instrument Open Sounds Open Labs production stations can emulate almost any instrument ever invented by hosting industry standard VSTi software synthesizers samplers and audio processing plug ins Open System Open Labs production stations utilize industry standard motherboards and processors that allow you to run standard operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and use standard PC compatible hardware All in One Open Labs production stations all in one design eliminates the clutter and confusion of traditional desktop computer systems so you can focus on your music User Friendly Open Labs production stations enable you to change settings and access programs through an easy to use interface that shields you from the complexities of the operating system Power to Rock Open Labs production stations can accommodate the
54. Diives Folders Object List Desktop Release Ez Translate g My Computer E E Translate System program 4 71 Bundled Data and Drivers Cakewalk Projects amc moe SamplePool 2 program sfz Now you will see the Export window Select Emu Emulator X Bank and hit Ok Open Labs Production Station Manual 74 File View Tools Help Alc Open Labs Edition amp Drives Folders Object List ER 6 Desktop Release 8 Translate X B My Compu 89 Syster program 2 Kontakt Instrument 3 program sfz amp C3 C fn GigaStudio File H C vtt wusikStation Preset t E BS SoundFont T ee Downloadable Sound 8 4 H A a N 1 Cancel a a F t F Beat Creator Loop Recycle File 3 RE WAY File y CER FT c 0 Song 3 Remo 22 085 SCSIATAE ffi ableton sel t Made with SONAR Translating items This will start the translating conversion The size of the bank will determine how long it takes to complete You can select multiple sfz files and translate them all at once The next section will show you
55. ENEVE RR NN ER 24 Three Steps to Playing Sounds on an Open Labs Production Station 24 Master Panel Tor ote iau epi bala ads 25 Chapter 5 Playing Sounds 26 Key TOBLIIFBS PFERDE PII DNI EA PI HOD PEE be EN 26 5 s Control MONG I LER REPRE MARCII POR PRIM SMS 27 Output BUSSES aspom eea E 27 Adding and Deleting Output 28 Instr ment Modules eina Sues ER a A E Ea 28 Adding and Deleting Instrument 2 2 2 2 2 2 222 22 2 22 28 Instrument Consoles 29 Docking and Floating the Instrument 1 2 2 2 7 2 29 Adding and Removing EfTects 25 eee RARE RA XR 29 Advanced Performance a aan nn 30 Eig Me 30 MIDIT THDUE POMS OR REESE a RA SERA SK PERSER EE RE 30 Remapping or Disabling MIDI Program 30 Key Range and 2552 essa e
56. I input is sent to insert effects The filtering is different for effects than for the instrument module e Program changes from MIDI are never sent to insert effects e The Instrument Channel and Controller remap is not applied to MIDI before it goes to the effect Each effect has its own controller remap to apply automation e Insert Effect Controller mapping is not MIDI input port specific unlike an instrument s controller remap e Instrument Transpose is applied so that plug ins like harmonizers can build chords on incoming audio data from MIDI notes Insert Effect Automation using MIDI Continuous Controllers Incoming MIDI continuous controller data may be remapped to VST or DirectX 8 0 automation parameters They can also be configured to toggle the effect s parameter This can be useful to remap For example your foot pedal MIDI input to Amplitube s stomp effects The list contains each remap entry up to 128 with a from and a to column along with a toggle checkbox The list will only display entries that are remapped to automation parameters Any controller not listed in the from column is not remapped and toggle is disabled Any disabled controllers will not be passed to the instrument Open Labs Production Station Manual 33 To add a remap entry press New To delete a remap entry highlight the entry in the list and press Delete Training is a convenient way to automatically set the from field without having to
57. MIDI controller To the right of the Preset list are the Panel View on top and the Control Editor below The panel view shows the controller panel for the selected map and preset while the Control Editor shows the settings for the particular control selected in the panel view Across the bottom of the mFusion control panel are the Global Keyboard Settings for basic settings of the music keyboard Preset List The preset list contains all saved presets as well at the Live panel view Each preset as well as the live view may be expanded to show the maps contained within the preset Each map may then be expanded to show the individual controls within each map When a map or control is selected in the preset list the control or control panel for that map will appear in the control editor or panel view areas respectively The Live view shows the current settings for all attached MIDI controllers and allows immediate real time setting of the controls Changes in live view are effective immediately and do not affect any settings in a stored preset Presets on the other hand are just settings stored for later use Changing settings in a preset does not immediately affect the actual MIDI controls Pressing the Make Active button applies the currently selected preset or map to the actual live control panel at that moment Preset menu The Preset Menu button pops up all of the functions for working with presets To create a preset select N
58. MIDI output device is used Output Directory Defines the output directory that all the samples are stored in To pick another output directory click on this text box to bring up a directory picker dialog Low Range and High Range Defines what MIDI messages will be sent from MimiK to the keyboard These notes are inclusive You may either drag up or down to raise or lower each range Or you may type in a valid note Click on the play button beside each range to send a test MIDI message to the keyboard Note Down Time Defines the time in seconds that each velocity layer of each note is sampled The longer the note down time the better The trade off is in how much disk space is used and how long it takes to MimiK a preset You will need to experiment with each preset to see what works best Release Time Defines the time that Mimik will continue recording output from the keyboard after Note Off MIDI message is sent This is useful for capturing the decay release of a sound after a note Open Labs Production Station Manual 70 has been released Some sounds have long decays sounds with lots of reverb so you may want to adjust depending upon the preset Velocity Layers Choose how many velocity layers to MimiK If 1 velocity layer is chosen then each note will be sampled once as if it was hit at full strength a velocity of 127 If 2 velocity layers are chosen then two velocities are recorded 63 and 127 and so on Keep in mind that
59. Presets View displays the set of upcoming configurations in full screen view Performance Features Auto start on boot up auto recovery remote control Presets View and other features eliminate keyboard and mouse use during a performance Open Labs Production Station Manual 26 Karsyn s Control Module Though you can find Karsyn under the Play Sounds menu you may want to open Karsyn directly To do so 1 Select the Open Labs icon in the lower left corner of the screen 2 Select the Util button 3 Select Go to Windows The Open Labs shell will close 4 You will find a Karsyn icon on the desktop Double left click to launch it Untitled 2000 December 31 23_22_55 _ Biel Ele view Options Tools oad Save Add Delete Copy preset none 7 Bus Delete Copy BPM 120 0 NINE umm E D volume volume 1 Control Module 2 Output Bus 3 Instrument Module The top rack space is the Control Module On the Control Module you can e Load and save racks e Add remove duplicate and hide output busses e Create and manage presets e Configure program options e Rename plug ins open the Add Module menu and right click to rename e View CPU utilization e MIDI Panic Output Busses On each buss you can Open Labs Production Station Manual 27 View audio levels going into the audio output device post buss effects with the peak level LED Change the volume o
60. Synths Use to create sweeps and other effects Boss DS 1 Distortion Distortion Stomp Pedal Simulator Useful for String Instruments Boss SD 1 Distortion Super Overdrive Stomp Pedal Emulator Creates Over driven Tube Amp effect Useful for String Instruments BUZ Distortion Distortion Stomp Box Emulator Useful for String Instruments Classic Auto Filter Filters Four pole LFO Modulated Filter Use to Create Sweeps and Other Strange Effects Classic Chorus Filters Adds Depth To Almost Any Type of Track Classic Compressor Mastering Analog style compressor adds warmth and punch to Vocal Tracks Classic Delay Delays Reverbs Full Featured Multi Purpose Delay Open Labs Production Station Manual 95 Classic EQ Mastering EQ 7 Band Analog style Multi purpose equalizer Classic Flanger Filters Adds Swirling type effect Useful for Guitar Type Sounds Classic Master Limiter Mastering EQ Extremely Simple Sonic Booster Classic Phaser Filters Analog Phase Shift Emulator Many Uses Sounds Good on Vocals Classic Reverb Delays and amps Reverbs All Purpose Reverb EVM 90 Delays Reverbs Digital Delay and Reverb Module Frohmage vst2win Filters Unique Resonance Filter Produce EXTREME Effects JCM900 Amps Vintage Marshall Tube Amplifier Simulator Adds Warmth to Guitars and strings MrDonald Amps Panning Rotary Leslie Speaker simulator Multi Purpose OctBUZ Distortion Distortion Overdrive Module with Octave Adj
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62. VM UltraSonique Synthesizer Sample player Lead Pads Samplers Electronic Pop Air Van Halen s 1984 HighLife Sampler Samplers Any Everyone Lallapallooza lite FM Synth Lead Pads Experimental Industrial Front 242 Merzbow MicroSynt PWM Synth Lead Electronic Any Basic synth sounds Mini ErHu String Synth Acoustic Lead Scary Movie Music Minimal Drum Bassline Synth Drums Synth Acid House Rebirth Monolisa Bass Synth Lead Bass Electronic generic Motion2 8 Automated Modulation Synth Lead Pads Ambient Sounds Dust Bros soundtrack music Mr Alias Noise Synth Ambient Sounds IDM Experimental Alec Empire Kid 606 MrRay22 Electric Piano Synth Lead Acoustic Pop R B Any everybody MrRay73 Rhodes Style Piano Synth Lead Acoustic Pop R B Rock any Ray Charles everyone else Open Labs Production Station Manual 93 MrTramp Wurlitzer style Piano Synth Lead Pop R Rock Supertramp Three Dog Night Fela Kuit Nanotron2 Novatron Mellotron emulator Lead Rock Pop The Moody Blues David Bowie Optik Drum Synth Drums Electronic Techno Kraftwerk Nitzer Ebb ORGANized trio v30 Hammond Organ emulator Lead Gospel Rock R B Jimmy Smith AI Green MMW Pandemonium 2 FM Synth Pads Ambient Sounds IDM Experimental unknown phOne PM Synth Lead Ambient Sounds Electronic Experimental Various DHR Artists Phadiz P PD Synth Lead Pads Electronic Ambient Vangelis The Orb
63. ability to hear that it is rendering and if the VST i has the feature it will usually increase the quality for rendering Voxengo plug ins do this so does Image Line s Sytrus and Fxpansion s BFD Don t flush UAD 1 plug ins on stop helps avoid native CPU munch This option prevents the UAD 1 from taking too much native CPU Set your VST path here VST plug ins settings VST plug in paths canbe multiple paths separated by semicolons Auto Detect C Program FilessVstplugins Add Scan for your VSTi s using this button Rescan directory Clear cache and rescan directory Open Labs Production Station Manual 40 Setting up a Virtual Instrument Starting from a new project window this how you prepare a plug in DXi VSTi or other supported plug in for output Press Control T to add a new track Then click the FX button File Edit view rack Options Irsert Hel rer 7 IPS 5 2719 A ne ewes aa 70 HIT 00048 center left On the left side select VSTi This will show you all the VSTi s included with your Open Labs production station as shown in the following illustration VST Sen Maii Gach uch VSTi Addictive LN acer 16 ouf VSTi amp VST 1525 Pro WEF Unt 80 enm VS VE Te SARM 16 2 vs VSTe Sububan Grec Scha S
64. ance your productivity especially in combination with the touchscreen The Open Labs GUI In Detail The GUI or graphical user interface is a customizable shell that allows the launching of applications from a single location This GUI is optimized for use with a touchscreen and for musical performance Traditionally within the Microsoft Windows environment you would have to make shortcuts for applications you use most often and arrange them on your desktop or system tray for easy access Because these items are often masked by open applications and windows you may have to reposition your windows every time you wish to initiate a new application Starting programs via the Start button is also not ideal because the program groups contain all installed programs rather than just those few applications you use the most The Open Labs GUI is designed to allow access to the programs and tasks that you will use most frequently with your Open Labs production station After powering up your Open Labs production station Windows XP will launch followed by the Open Labs GUI You will notice right away how the GUI organizes and simplifies the tasks associated with making music Currently active applications will appear on the taskbar If there are more applications open than will fit in the taskbar at once you can scroll left and right using the arrows in the lower right hand corner of the screen Clicking on the Open Labs icon in the lower left h
65. and corner will reveal shortcuts to a variety of applications and files The picture below shows the first level of buttons displayed when you click the Open Labs icon It also shows the icon for an open application in this case Windows Explorer Open Labs Production Station Manual 16 Starting from the bottom the icons will be explained QUIT Clicking on this button will give you the following options Machine Shut Down Use this to turn your Open Labs production station off Restart Use this to restart your Open Labs production station UTIL The Util button provides access to utilities that you might need while working on your Open Labs production station When you click on the Util button you will see the following options File Nav This is a touchscreen friendly file browser To launch a file or program or to navigate into a directory you will need to left click the icon to the left of the file directory name Double clicking is not required Search Click on the search icon to search for files on your hard disk s On Screen Keyboard OSK This button will display a graphical representation of a standard computer keyboard for touchscreen entry of alphanumeric input SysRestore This button will launch the Windows XP backup utility Use this periodically to back up your data Touchscreen Options Use to calibrate your touchscreen and display settings About Shows information about the Open Labs Graphical User I
66. ation Components DVD CDRW Drive Open Labs production stations come standard with a DVD CD writer so that you may use it as a backup device or to create audio CDs of your music The DVD CDRW drive can also be used to play CDs DVDs or install software Hard Drive The hard drive is the main physical storage device for all your data and applications Because hard drives are delicate devices always treat them with care Power Button Reset Button The power switch and reset button are located in the recessed area on the right side of the keyboard Audio Interface Open Labs production stations include a mutichannel audio interface Please refer to Chapter 2 for information about the specific audio input output features of your Open Labs production station USB Ports 2 Two rear USB ports allow connections to USB devices Internal USB Port All Open Labs production stations have at least one unused USB port located inside the chassis This is ideal for USB software protection devices Monitor Port The monitor port allows you to connect any monitor with a standard VGA connector to your Open Labs production station Ethernet 10 1000 The Ethernet port will accept a single high speed cable connection This will allow you to share files print and access the Internet DIMM Expansion Slots If your Open Labs production station is currently fitted with less than 4GB of RAM you can install additional memory Open Labs productio
67. begin once the note is let up MIDI note off message is sent The Offset parameter is any additional time to NOT record after the MIDI note off message is sent This is useful for tweaking and isolating a specific part of the sound The Release parameter is how long to record after the note off is sent plus the Offset time This is the only time actual recording takes place within the Release Trig event Capture Aftertouch If your keyboard supports it aftertouch can be captured separately from regular note down events To keep things simple it sends an aftertouch message immediately after the note down is sent All the other parameters note down time release time apply Different aftertouch layers can be captured If 1 layer is selected then an aftertouch value of 127 is sent and recorded If 2 layers are used then an aftertouch value of 63 and 127 are sent and recorded and so on Chop Leading Samples Anything below the noise floor is chopped off at the beginning of the sample There is a slight delay in the time that the MIDI information is sent by the Open Labs production station and when the keyboard output sound is recorded by MimiK This delay can be noticeable so this option is useful in removing it Chop Trailing Samples Anything below the noise floor is chopped off from the end of the sample This can be a disk space saver for sounds that end before the note down and release time expire Noise Floor Floating point noise flo
68. compressed audio to most listeners It was invented by a team of European engineers who worked in the framework of the EUREKA 147 DAB digital radio research programme and finally standardized by ISO IEC in 1991 OGG Ogg is a patent free fully open multimedia bit stream container format designed for efficient streaming and file compression storage The name Ogg refers to the file format which includes a number of separate independent open source codecs for audio video and text e g subtitles Files ending in the ogg extension may be of any Ogg media file type and because the format is free Ogg s various codecs have been incorporated into a number of different free and commercial media players Open Labs Production Station Manual 113 FREQUENCY The rate at which an acoustic generator electrical signal or vibrating mass repeats a cycle of positive and negative going amplitude The number of cycles that occur over the period of one second is measured in hertz Hz Often the perceived range of human hearing is from 20 Hz to 18 000 Hz GAIN Amount of amplification in dB GROUND LOOP The rate at which an acoustic generator electrical signal or vibrating mass repeats a cycle of positive and negative going amplitude The number of cycles that occurs over the period of one second is measured in hertz Hz Often the perceived range of human hearing is from 20 Hz to 18 000 Hz GUI A graphical user interface or GUI often
69. customize your touch screen to your on touch style that property is called Calibration Start by pressing the Open Labs icon in the bottom left corner Press Util then press the Touch Screen Icon to launch it s interface h Screen Utility Open Labs Production Station Manual 122 Press the Cal 4 Point button on the preferences page below XTouchWare General Monitors About PanelList Active Panel USBHVid_OeefPid_0001 5158bbet Interface yp VPNUSBtIVid eef amp Pid SWIRE Language Lg Cal 4 Point Draw Test Advanced Touch the blinking X symbol on the screen until it beeps or it stops blinking There will be four X s to push Please touch the blinking symbol until beep or stop blinking Open Labs Production Station Manual 123 Adding a Second Display All Open Labs production stations come standard with an external VGA monitor output This is so you can run an additional display For best results use extended desktop mode The following instructions will explain to you how to achieve this While your machine is powered down connect the second display When you boot the machine back up the second monitor probably will seem connected However once the system loads up the second display will be blank From here the second display needs to be set to extended desktop 1 Press the Open Labs icon in the lower left corner of the screen press the UTIL button and select Exit to Wind
70. d button on the Control Module To delete an Instrument Module as indicated by the selection caret press DELETE on your keyboard the module minus button on the Control Module or right click on the instrument module and select Remove Instrument Console Each instrument has its own user interface called a console Consoles can be either displayed or hidden Docking and Floating the Instrument Console The console may either be docked embedded in the window below the instrument module strip or floating shown in a separate window To float a docked console double click on the docking handle or single click on the float button at the top left of the console window To dock a floating window double click on the title bar of the console window More information on this subject can be found by viewing page 23 of the Karsyn users manual Adding and Removing Effects VST and DirectX audio effects may be inserted into either modules or output busses To insert an effect right click on an audio effects patch point and select the DirectX effect from the pop up menu To delete an effect right click on the effect you wish to remove and select Remove Audio Effect on the pop up menu You can use the up down arrows on the right to view different effects in the chain By right clicking and opening the insert menu you may right click on an effect and add it to your favorites rename it or hide it Working with Audio Inputs
71. d phase loads Microsoft Windows XP This is an optimized installation of Windows XP meaning that it contains all the tweaks that will enhance system performance Since this is the Full Version rather than the Embedded version of the Windows package your Open Labs production station has all the potential to be your most powerful sound production appliance without any hindrance to any computer driven applications Any software supported under the Microsoft Windows XP Open Labs Production Station Manual 14 platform will be supported by your Open Labs production station After the system is fully booted you should be in the Open Labs Graphical User Interface GUI About the Open Labs GUI The Open Labs GUI is not a standard part of Microsoft Windows XP It is a customizable overlay to the standard Microsoft XP work environment You can toggle between the two modes by clicking on the Open Labs icon located in the lower left hand corner of the screen select Util and then select Go To Windows You can always reinstate the Open Labs GUI by accessing the shortcut named Open Labs Shell provided on the desktop For more information about the Open Labs GUI see chapter 3 Open Labs Production Station Manual 15 3 Chapter 3 First Time The first time you power up your Open Labs production station you may realize that the screen looks nothing like Microsoft Windows XP The new look is the Open Labs Graphical User Interface that will enh
72. d to select an inclusive range of banks that MimiK will attempt to capture Warning many keyboards do not support the General MIDI Bank Select command so running this may or not work It is recommended that you test if your Keyboard even has more than one bank If it does then check if it even supports Bank Select via MIDI Due to the amount of time it takes to sample one preset we recommend not using the Bank Select option even if your keyboard supports it Sampling one bank at a time is what we recommend over attempting to sample multiple banks Regardless the option is there Program Change When this is NOT selected you can type in the name of the preset you will be recording It will be left up to you to manually on the keyboard pick the preset you want to sample from If Program Change is selected then you will be allowed to select an inclusive range of programs that MimiK will attempt to capture Open Labs Production Station Manual 71 Release Trig This setting will record a separate sample Short for Release Trigger Some keyboards trigger sound samples upon the MIDI note off message Enabling this option will enable MimiK to capture just the sounds made after the MIDI note off is sent Sounds captured this way can then be played back whenever a note off is sent for a particular sample The Note Down Time parameter is the time that a note will be played During this time period no sound is actually recorded The recording will
73. e e G Qi is gO 2 4 6 Outputs 1 amp 2 Connect to studio monitors See the end of this chapter for examples of connections to the various inputs and outputs Open Labs Production Station Manual 10 Front Panel Audio Interface There is also an audio interface located on the front of Open Labs production station providing two more audio inputs and an output for headphones ae The two inputs this panel serve as preamps for either microphones instruments as opposed to the rear panel inputs which are appropriate for line level signals Phantom power may be turned on for use with condensor mics Both of the inputs utilize the Neutrik Combo connector which lets you use either 1 4 phone or XLR connectors The 1 4 connectors are for use with an instrument guitar bass etc When an instrument is plugged into the instrument input the microphone preamplifier is bypassed and the interface becomes an active instrument preamplifier Note Active instruments are those that have an internal preamp or a line level output Active instruments should be plugged into a line input located on the back rather than into an instrument input In other words don t plug an active instrument into the combo jacks on channels 1 or 2 48 volt Phantom Power Pressing this button will send phantom power to the mic inputs When on the button will light up Input Gain Control Each channel has an in
74. e 16 MIDI channels to edit the range for that channel The low key and high key values set the range of keys that will play on the selected channel The octave and semitone values transpose the keys played within the range to make the keys play the desired notes Keyboard Range Map The Miko MIDI keyboard range map allows the keyboard to transmit on each of 16 MIDI channels with each channel having its own range or split In the Keyboard Range Map panel select one of the 16 MIDI channels to edit the range for that channel The low key and high key values set the range of keys that will play on the selected channel The octave and semitone values transpose the keys played within the range to make the keys play the desired notes The selected range of keys on each channel is illustrated graphically in the panel view above Global Keyboard Settings Global Keyboard settings are immediate system settings for the MIDI keyboard and are not stored as part of any presets or maps The octave and semitone value shift the keyboard up or down by the selected values This transposition occurs before any keyboard ranges are applied so that key ranges and splits are shifted up and down with the global settings The velocity value adjusts the velocity response curve of the keyboard At the lower Open Labs Production Station Manual 63 values the keyboard becomes less sensitive at medium velocities while the higher values make the keyboard mo
75. e MimiK process The Mimik process basically consists of sending MIDI notes for each key on the keyboard for a specified period of time and recording the output This process can be paused or stopped at any time Options Window Open Labs Production Station Manual 69 Audio Input Device MIDI Output Device PreSonus ASIO Driver FireBox PreSonus FIREBOX MIDI Out ASIO Inputs Output Directory For Samples 1 2 Mic InstIn 182 left Mic InstIn 1 amp 2 right c AMimik Output Low Range High Range Bank Name C1 play a play Bank Select bank Note Down Time Release Time Program Name 5 1 Program Change program Velocity Layers Channels Note Down Time Offset Release a Stereo Release Trig 1 0 2 Output Type Wav Bit Depth Velocity Layers WAV 24 Capture Aftertouch Program Change Time Playback Transpose Noise Floor DB Ix 1 ae Samples Mo v Chop Trailing Samples Input Gain D Test default ok cancel Defaults Button Resets all the options to the original defaults Program Change Time Time in seconds that a program change will take If the current program is being sampled then this is irrelevant Some keyboards have notoriously long program preset change times ASIO Inputs Device Exposes which ASIO audio input device is used ASIO Inputs Exposes which inputs on the ASIO audio input device are used to record MIDI Output Device Exposes which
76. ecific MIDI implementation of each device application or plug in The MIDI cc and MIDI ch values sets the continuous controller number and the MIDI channel number for the button Keystroke Emulates key presses and key commands on the PC keyboard A button can send any single keystroke complete with shift control or alt key combinations To set the keystroke press the Learn button The next keystroke pressed will now be recorded App Launch Sets the button to startup a particular Windows application For Example a button may be setup to launch the Karsyn VST host application If Karsyn is already running but is covered by another window or another application this will bring Karsyn up as the current application Map Change Switches to another single control map or another complete preset This allows a Open Labs Production Station Manual 60 button to act as a mode or bank change for group of controls a whole panel or for the whole keyboard For example one button might load a preset for use with the Karsyn VST host while another button would load a preset for use with sequencer or recording software As a bank switching example a row of buttons might be set to send MIDI CC numbers 1 8 Another button could be set to load a new map with those same buttons re mapped as MIDI CC number 9 16 This second map could also remap the Map Change button to switch back to the first map with MIDI CC numbers 1 8 Transpose Allows
77. el that is referenced to either 4 dBm pro or 10 dBV semi pro consumer Devices other than mics speakers and power amplifier outputs operate at these levels MASTERING The processing and transferring of a final sequenced audio tape to a medium for duplication MFUSION Open Labs mFusion software unifies multiple MIDI interfaces MIDI keyboards and MIDI controllers into a single MIDI control panel for assigning MIDI channels providing keyboard splits assigning MIDI controllers and setting other parameters for incoming MIDI data In mFusion this is all called mapping Keyboards and other controls may be mapped from one type of MIDI data to another or mapped to other functions such as keystroke shortcuts application launching or even changing the mapping of another MIDI controller All of the MIDI data mapped by mFusion is unified into a virtual MIDI port so that any music application may receive data from all attached MIDI controllers through one single MIDI port The individual MIDI ports from each device remain available however for maximum flexibility MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface or MIDI is an industry standard electronic communications protocol that defines each musical note in an electronic musical instrument such as a synthesizer precisely and concisely allowing electronic musical instruments and computers to exchange data or talk with each other MIDI does Open Labs Production Station Manual 115 n
78. eld Write markers as cues Only write markcre starting with amp Output Output consolidated files to directory Browse C Program Files n Anc Update project with consolidated files Save new project as C Program Files REAPER consolidated Browse Save current project before updating project Consolidation settings This area allows you to determine which area of a track you want to export e Entire project Will export every track of the project as well as the full length of the project e Time selection If you have a loop range selected it will only export content within the range e Custom Allows manual input of what is exported e Tracks All Exports all tracks the project e Tracks Selected Exports only the selected tracks This is good if you want to export Tracks 1 5 7 and 14 for instance Hold down CTRL and left click each track you want to export e Consolidate to Allows you to choose the format of the exported track e WAV bit depth Make sure the program you are exporting to can handle the bit depth you Open Labs Production Station Manual 55 choose Some programs can only handle up to 32 bit Output settings This area allows you to choose the directory or folder you want the exported audio to go to For more information on consolidation please refer to the REAPER PDF user guide To learn more about the power of REAPER please
79. es a smaller file size and significantly better fidelity than mp3 compression at 128kbps The default setting of 3 seems to work for many sounds As always if you need CD quality sound use the WAV output type Test Button The Test button is extremely useful It will behave exactly like the MimiK button on the main window except that nothing is recorded to disk Therefore you can hear a preview of what will actually do once you hit the MimiK button The test can be canceled at any time Playback Transpose This value is In octaves It specifies the amount of transposing that happens when the samples are played back Really this just shifts what keys will trigger the samples It will have no effect on the actual sound Take for example you sample a few of the lower octaves from a keyboard CO C2 For some reason you want to play them back with your right hand This option will let you shift the keys that will play back the samples up a few octaves if necessary maybe C5 C7 Experiment to see VU Meter Audio input VU meter It mirrors the VU on the main window Input Gain Some keyboards can be a bit soft or loud Adjusting this will allow for keyboards with different levels of output Bank Select When this is NOT selected you can type in the name of the Bank you will be recording It will be left up to you to manually on the keyboard pick the bank you want to sample from If Bank Select is selected you will be allowe
80. ew Preset from within the preset menu This creates a new empty preset with the default name of Preset followed by a new preset number Select Rename to name or rename the new preset To add control panel maps to the preset select New Map and then select an available control panel to add The new map will be selected and ready for editing To save changes to the selected preset select save preset from the preset menu While editing a control in a particular map that map and preset are already selected for saving Several different maps may be edited by just switching between different maps and presets To save all changes at one time select save all No changes are lost until quitting the mFusion control panel To delete a preset a map or an Open Labs Production Station Manual 58 individual control from a map select the item to be deleted from the preset list and select delete in the preset menu Options The Options button displays overall settings and options for mFusion MIDI In Selects the MIDI input ports which mFusion will map and control Any attached Open Labs control panels are always selected and do not appear in the list This list is for additional input ports to be included in mFusion s MIDI processing and mapping mFusion outputs all mapped data through a virtual port called Open Labs MIDI Driver Any MIDI applications will detect this as an input MIDI Out Selects additional output ports for mapped da
81. f all audio routed to the buss with the buss volume fader post buss effects Add remove or reorder VST and DirectX audio effects Display the console for each VST and DirectX audio effect Select an audio output device Adding and Deleting Output Busses Adding an output buss can be accomplished in several ways Select File New Bus menu Press CTRL INSERT on your keyboard Right click on the Control Module or a Module and selecting Add Audio Output Buss Press the Buss Add button on the Control Module To delete the selected output buss as indicated by the selection caret press DELETE on your keyboard the buss minus button on the Control Module or right click on the output buss and select Remove Instrument Modules Below the output busses are the instrument modules Each contains one VSTi or DXi instrument On each module you can Adjust the volume of the instrument output post effects View MIDI input activity Display or hide the console for the instrument Mute or Solo the module Add remove or reorder audio effects Display the console for audio effects Select an output buss Adding and Deleting Instrument Modules Adding an Instrument Module can be accomplished in several ways Select the File New Module menu item Open Labs Production Station Manual 28 e Press the INSERT key on your keyboard e Right click on the Control Module or a Module and select Add Module e Press the Module Ad
82. fastest processors available more RAM and more storage than any other music workstation Low Latency Open Labs production stations give you near zero latency even under high processor loads Versatility Open Labs production stations are so versatile that they can run virtually any plug in or application designed for the Windows XP operating system including products from Steinberg Native Instruments IK Multimedia and many others Bring It Equipped with PCI PCI E slots that can accept up to full size cards Open Labs production stations can accommodate your favorite Creamware TC and Universal Audio cards providing unsurpassed power Open Labs production stations also features PCI Express PCIEX1 slots offering even greater expansion potential Modern Art With a sleek modern design incorporating an aluminum chassis Open Labs production stations are as beautiful as they are powerful Surfboard An ethernet port allows you to directly access the Internet and to quickly and easily download upgrades sounds and applications The versatility to grow and adapt to every musician s needs is why Open Labs production stations are unique Extreme care should be taken when installing new Open Labs Production Station Manual 6 hardware and software Installing the wrong components could cause great instability to your Open Labs production station Read Chapter 4 before installing any new devices or software Open Labs Production St
83. file or folder within Explorer Expose onto a Shortcut Alias This starts Translator in the background and offers you a choice of what to convert to 8 Right clicking on a file or object in Explorer Expose This does the same thing as dropping an object on the shortcut or alias Once you have mimicked a sound browse over to where you stored that sound The default location for a mimicked sound is MimiK Output Left click the folder in the explorer view that contains your MimiK bank When you do that you will see the sfz file in the Object List Go ahead and select the sfz file m Translator tm Open Labs Edition A Chicken Systems Product File View Tools Help o amp mim Open Labs Edition Drives Folders Object List System program 171 Bundled Data and Drivers SamplePool 7 Cakewalk Projects 2 program sfz C Digidesign Databases C Documents and Settings 1 171 Mimik Output bank bank 0 C NVIDIA 1 Open Labs Data C Plugins 71 Program Files C temp 71 TouchPad G WINDOWS Wusik com ET demol t t E 9 E After you select it press the Translate button m Translator tm Open Labs Edition A Chicken Systems Product File View Tools Help 2 12 olei e Open Labs Edition amp
84. g ins will follow Note that the Program Change is not included in a Preset Presets may be optionally changed using incoming MIDI program changes When this feature is enabled MIDI Program Remap does not work because the program change messages are used to change presets instead of being remapped and sent to the instruments Creating Presets Presets can be created by clicking the Presets button to the left of the presets list on the Control Module The new presets will be given a name that represents the time and date the presets is created Open Labs Production Station Manual 34 Presets can also be created from within the Presets Manager described below Changing Presets from the Control Module You can change the current presets by clicking the up or down arrow to the right of the presets list Changing Presets from the QWERTY Keyboard You may also advance to the next presets by pressing the SPACE BAR or by assigning a shortcut key to each Preset Presets Tempo Each preset can contain a tempo that instruments and effects can sync to In addition you may optionally choose to have Karsyn adjust the tempo dynamically from incoming MIDI Clock messages from a chosen MIDI input port To alter the preset s tempo click the Tempo button in the Control Module The tempo dialog will let you adjust tempo using the horizontal slider control or by typing the tempo into the edit box If you click Follow MIDI Clock
85. hange the settings of any button knob fader or other controller Open Labs Production Station Manual 59 just click on that item to select it The selected control item will be highlighted in white When an item is selected all of the settings for that item will appear in the control editor section just below Any control item that had been mapped but is not currently selected will be highlighted in blue Unmapped items will not be highlighted Control Types Each different type of control item will have its own particular settings Buttons will have one set of options for instance while faders will have another Buttons faders and encoders are each common general purpose control types described below Additional control types may be unique to a particular device or control panel and will be described under that specific panel Button Control Settings Select a button to edit its settings For example click on the red Record button on the master control panel to bring up setting for that button A button type list will appear below on the left Each button type is used to send a different type of message or command MIDI Control Sends MIDI continuous controller messages Continuous controllers or CC s are numbered from to 127 and will be sent on the selected MIDI channel from 1 to 16 Many of the Controller numbers have specific defined uses such as 64 for sustain and 65 for portamento on off but it s really up to the sp
86. he power supply also has a switch labeled H for High L for Low and A for Auto This switch will adjust the fan speeds of the power supply As a default it should be set to Auto Upon powering up the Open Labs production station will boot up in two phases The first phase is the BIOS phase or the pre Microsoft Windows phase This is when the hardware validates that all systems are functional within acceptable parameters PCI devices onboard memory and other system devices run through a short diagnostic routine and then the system will begin to load the operating system Microsoft Windows XP It is normal for the BIOS screen to load upside down on your display Once Windows XP loads the screen will rotate to the correct orientation Unless you plan to make immediate hardware changes there is no need to access any of the BIOS configuration menus If you do plan to make some BIOS modifications you can access the BIOS by hitting the DELETE key when your Open Labs production station first boots About the BIOS System BIOS is a menu where you can configure your hardware settings The settings pertain to hardware only and will sometimes affect your software programs if configured incorrectly If you plan to make modifications to the BIOS it is recommended that you read the motherboard manual which is provided with your system This manual contains all the configuration options supported by your Open Labs production station The secon
87. iangle Pulse Ramp and Saw They also sometimes had a special non periodic oscillator called noise Although not technically an oscillator because it does not repeat a pattern the noise oscillator generates semi random values within a certain frequency PHANTOM POWER Power for a condenser mic that comes directly from the console through balanced mic cables by supplying a positive DC supply voltage of 48V usually to both conductors pins 2 amp 3 with respect to pin 1 This voltage is distributed through identical value resistors so that no differential exists between the two leads therefore the voltage is electrically invisible to the alternating audio signal The DC circuit is completed by connecting the negative side of the supply to the cable s grounding shield PLUG IN Plug ins are audio processing modules They are usually of the VST or DX format They are usually third party external DLLs that will usually take an input stream and produce output streams In the case of music software this generally takes the form of an instrument such as a synth or sampler or an effect processor such as a reverb or compressor POLAR PATTERN A polar graph of the sensitivity of a microphone at all angles of sound incidence relative to the sensitivity on axis POLYPHONIC The capability of an electronic musical instrument to output multiple notes at one time PRESET A collection of Instruments and or Audio Effect chains with unique settings fo
88. ibe Buzz Room Filter One BUZ Octo Buzz Bcheese Open Labs Production Station Manual 86 Ohm Force Fromage Soundfonts Mr Trump 4 Front Technologies Mastering Bundle Open Labs Production Station Manual 87 Appendix B Audio Interface Control Panel The Control Panel will be available from your system tray typically located at the bottom right hand corner of your screen near your clock Double click on the icon to open the audio interface hardware settings Sample Rate Drop down the menu to select the sample rate 44 1 48 88 2 96k This must be set to the same sample rate in your recording software Clock Source Drop down the menu to select the digital sync source INTERNAL SPDIF Must be selected to use the SPDIF input Note that Control Panel settings will be saved upon power down Latency Sets the amount of delay time 1 5ms 24ms Latency is the time it takes for the computer to process audio Lower latency settings demand more CPU resources In the case of inconsistent audio i e drop outs pops and clicks digital distortion etc we recommend that you increase this setting Input Level Boost e M Hardware Settings Input Level Boost Mic 1 Mic 2 Line 3 Line 4 1 12 08 7 gt 12 08 1248 27912 Input Level Boost clicking this button will boost the input level of each corresponding analog input by 12dB Use this feature for recording quiet instruments Open Lab
89. iew Track Options Insert Help Im Eg SE JL JE 270 FE OM S 0 0048 center You will then see the metronome settings window Open Labs Production Station Manual 48 C Frequency of first beat 800 HZ subsequent beats 1600 Hz Beat click length ms d 9 Metronome Settings X Enable Metronome Enable during playback Countin before playback Enable during recording Count in before recording Count in length measures 5 Metronome volume CoC 12 0dB Secondary beat gairt 8 pr 2 First beat sample 220 Browse Subsequent Browse or The Metronome Settings window allows for various options for your metronome click sound Enable Metronome Enable during playback and or count in before playback Enable during recording and or count in before recording Count in length Allows you to pick how many counts you want it to click before recording or playback starts There will be four clicks per number For instance if you type in the number 1 you will get four clicks before recording or playback starts If you add the number 2 you will get eight clicks before recording or playback starts Metronome volume Allows the adjustment of the level of the first click Secondary beat gain Adjusts the level of all clicks after the first click First beat sample Allows you to choose a media file as the first sound of your clic
90. il you get over the Record button 5 Release the shortcut over the Record button and it will be added to the shell 6 Relaunch the shell Open Labs Production Station Manual 125 Open Labs Production Station Manual 126
91. imbre of a recorded sound EXPANDER A device that increases the dynamic range of a signal FADER A linear attenuation device or linear volume control FILE TYPES WAVE WAV or WAVE short for Waveform audio format is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing audio on PCs It is a variant of the RIFF bit stream format method for storing data in chunks and thus also close to the IFF and the AIFF format used on Macintosh computers Both WAVs and AIFFs are compatible with Windows and Macintosh operating systems It takes into account some differences of the Intel CPU such as little endian byte order The RIFF format acts as a wrapper for various audio compression codecs It is the main format used on Windows systems for raw audio MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface or MIDI is an industry standard electronic communications protocol that defines each musical note in an electronic musical instrument such as a synthesizer precisely and concisely allowing electronic musical instruments and computers to exchange data or talk with each other MIDI does not transmit audio it simply transmits digital information about a music performance MPEG 1 Audio Layer more commonly referred to as is a popular digital audio encoding and lossy compression format designed to greatly reduce the amount of data required to represent audio yet still sound like a faithful reproduction of the original un
92. immediate shifting of notes on the MIDI keyboard Typically one button might shift the keyboard up an octave while another would shift the keyboard down an Octave A transpose button may be set to Absolute Mode to set the transposition to a specific octave and semitone or it may be set to relative to shift the transposition by a specific amount each time the key is pressed For example to set the keyboard to the key of B flat use Absolute Mode To create octave shift keys use Relative Mode to move the transposition up or down an octave each time the key is pressed Program Change Sends a MIDI program change command This is typically used to change patches or sounds in a particular instrument or plug in It is up to the specific MIDI implementation of each instrument application plug in or other device as to how program changes are handled In Karsyn for example program changes can select any of the first 128 presets by number The prog chg and MIDI ch values sets the program change number and the MIDI channel number for the button MIDI Note Sends MIDI note on commands emulating the keys on the MIDI keyboard Usually MIDI notes are used to play sounds as on the MIDI keyboard but some applications can map specific software functions to notes on the MIDI keyboard In other cases a note on or note off will start or stop a particular sample or drum loop Pressing the button sends the selected note on message Releasing the
93. in mind that the maximum amount of data you can store on a single CD R is approximately 700 MB or 80 minutes of audio wav files When you are done select Write these files to CD Another pop up will appear and will provide a walk through with step by step instructions to complete your CD These step by step pop ups are called wizards Microsoft loves to use wizards and you will encounter many wizards while using Windows XP Simply follow the Wizard to the end and your CD will be finished Open Labs Production Station Manual 21 Using the Internet The network adapter allows you to connect a high speed network to your Open Labs production station Depending on your setup the network could be local area only just connects to other computers around you or to the Internet Open Labs production stations will support a 10 Mbits or 1000 Mbits network Anytime you connect to the Internet it is vital that you use the same precautions as you would use with a normal computer It is recommended that you keep Internet activities to a minimum to reduce risks of computer viruses hackers pop ups and other vulnerabilities inherent on the Internet Internet use for the Open Labs production station should be restricted to the following e Connection to Microsoft to run updates of service packs Please check with Open Labs support for compatibility of Microsoft updates e Technical support with Open Labs e Updating virus definitions for yo
94. ing the quality of the material when it is played If lossy data compression is used on audio or visual data differences from the original signal will be introduced if the compression is substantial or lossy data is decompressed and recompressed this may become noticeable in the form of compression artifacts Whether these affect the perceived quality and if so how much depends on the compression scheme encoder power the characteristics of the input data the listener s perceptions the listener s familiarity with artifacts and the listening or viewing environment Experts and audiophiles may detect artifacts in many cases in which the average listener would not Some musicians enjoy the distinct artifacts of low bitrate sub FM quality encoding and there is a growing scene of net labels distributing stylized low bit music The bitrates in this section are approximately the minimum that the average listener in a typical listening or viewing environment when using the best available compression would perceive as not significantly worse than the reference standard Audio MP3 4 kbit s minimum necessary for recognizable speech using special purpose speech codecs 8 kbit s telephone quality 32 kbit s MW AM quality 96 kbit s FM quality Open Labs Production Station Manual 111 128 kbit s Typical acceptable music quality 256 320 kbit s Near audio CD quality Video MPEG2 16 kbit s videophone quali
95. ins in several formats such as VST and Direct X are also available DECIBEL dB A unit of audio measurement of sound pressure level SPL signal level and changes or differences in signal level The decibel is a logarithmic log mathematical function that reduces large numeric values into smaller more manageable numbers Decibel is calculated as being 10 times the log of the ratio of two powers and 20 times the log of the ratio of two voltages DESTRUCTIVE EDITING When the audio data recorded on a hard disk is altered and rewritten to disk in such a way that it can t be recovered in its original form Open Labs Production Station Manual 112 DIALOG A window that is not full screen In this host all Dialog boxes will be modal meaning they will be the foremost window and nothing else can be done until they are closed DYNAMIC MICROPHONE A microphone that operates by electromagnetic induction to generate an output signal When an electrically conductive coil of wire or ribbon is made to cut across the flux lines of a magnetic field a current of specific magnitude and direction is generated within that coil or ribbon EFFECTS SEND An auxiliary send feeding an effects device EQUALIZER A frequency dependent amplifier that enables a recording or mix engineer to control the relative amplitude of various frequencies in the audible bandwidth Put another way the equalizer lets you exercise tonal control over the harmonic content or t
96. inu 72 How to Playback a Sound after using 7 0 73 e ERE ND 73 Prote S cm m ME 76 Chapter 9 Hardware 80 Pledse Redde edo Met asunto edid 80 New Hardware Installation 2222 4 80 Opening your Open Labs Production 80 Appendix A Bundled 82 Appendix B Audio Interface Control 88 Appendix C Sound Presets ioo casas caidas 93 VS ITSEPUETIGLI EPOR DNE IS brc Que RAT 93 VST Effects coe tgo 95 General Sound 97 Appendix D Pro Audio 2 222 2242 2 110 Appendix E Making Adjustments 122 Calibrating the TOU
97. io Useful Suggestions This manual has a fair amount of information however from time to time you may not find what you need to know in this manual Every application that comes with an Open Labs production station has a manual These are usually in either a PDF format or HELP file format and can be located in their c Program Files Product Name folder Also Google or Wikipedia are both great resources for finding more detailed information on the application you require assistance with Open Labs Production Station Manual 2 Table of Contents Chapter T Introduction NEM AFF EK QUEUE 6 Open Labs Production Station 7 About The Touchscreen MODIEDD UR eR FudaspazfRs 8 Chapter 2 DERE TELF M NEC MEDI UM EIE EN NEAN DIES 9 Unpacking and Setting up your Open Labs Production Station 9 Connecting the IU 9 Rear Panel Layout 10 os dd Eh 10 Rear Panel TT 10 Front Panel Audio 11 Ba
98. k If you have a sound you would like to substitute as the click source insert it here This sound will be the first hit of the click The volume of this one is controlled by the Metronome volume slider Subsequent beat Allows you choose a media file to be the secondary click of your metronome The volume of this click will be controlled by the Secondary Beat Frequency of first beat subsequent beats This is for adjusting the pitch of the default metronome click This does not affect a custom click source Beat click length This adjusts the length of the default metronome click in milliseconds A lower number makes the click sound shorter A higher number makes the click sound longer This does not affect a custom click source Notes If you do choose a custom sound it will be used until you select the text in the custom field and delete it If you want eighth note clicks instead of the default quarter note click you will need to press ALT ENTER to open the Project Settings window Project Settings tab Open Labs Production Station Manual 49 Project Settings Project BPM 120 000 Time signature fa n Timebase for events envelopes markers Beats position length rate Frame rate to use for Time Frames time display 23 376 bd Project start time 0 00 000 Subtract cursor position from start time Project start measure fi External timecode synchronization Configure Advanced Limit project length sto
99. kstart Three Steps to Playing Sounds on an Open Labs Production Station 1 Select the Open Labs icon in the lower left corner of the screen 2 Select the Play Sounds button 3 Select a preset sound library This loads default instruments and banks from either the Proteus X sample player or the live VSTi host Karsyn For further info on using Karsyn please consult Chapter 5 N Proteus Sounds Record MSO sequence Strings Previous and ud Rage of Presets Mimik Keyboard 2 o f z 2 Open Labs Production Station Manual 24 For more information on Proteus please refer to the Proteus X manual located in c Program Files Creative Professional Proteus X Documents The above screen shows what you will see once you press the Play Sounds button The sound sets will differ depending on the type of Open Labs production station you own While playing sounds in this mode you may want to transpose or change presets The following diagram shows you the basic controls of the master panel Master Panel for Play Sounds MRSTER CONTROL RESET TRRNSPOSE 451526 25 mnm A TRRNSPOSE E EJ e Transpose Reset Transpose Up 12 Transpose Down 12 Patch Change Down 1 Patch Change Reset to 0 Patch Change Up 1 A e Open Labs Production Station Manual 25 5 Chapter 5
100. le CDs it is important that you do not leave any CDs that are bootable in the DVD CD RW drive so that you will not boot the CD accidentally Adding CDs into the CD RW Drive while the Open Labs production station is running will sometimes initiate pop up menus This depends on how the CD was written For example typical software installation CDs have pop up menus to assist in installation of its software when the CD is first inserted into the DVD CD RW drive Alternatively inserting an audio CD into the DVD CD RW drive will initiate CD Player to play The CD drive can be used to burn files onto blank recordable CDs Recordable CDs are sold at most computer stores and provide an inexpensive method of backing up your critical files You may use any number of programs to burn CDs with your DVD CD RW drive Microsoft Windows XP will author CDs as well To use the Microsoft tool navigate to the Start button and then double click on My Computer Double clicking on My Computer will open a window showing all your storage devices Insert a black recordable CD CD R into your DVD CD RW drive and your DVD CD RW drive icon should change to indicate the presence of a CD R disc Double clicking on this icon will open an empty window that is empty except for a legend to the left Using the drag and drop method you can place multiple files into the empty area within the right pane of this window Files should start to populate this empty area Keep
101. lly set the From field without having to consult your MIDI controller configuration Select a From field press Train and the field will change to Training Now simply change a controller on your MIDI input device and the field will automatically change to the controller number you sent The instrument module must not be muted and the rack power must be on for training to succeed If the Auto Train button is on when New is pressed training will be started automatically You must manually select the To field Some instruments provide a comprehensive list of MIDI controllers which will be shown in the To field Many do not and you must consult the instrument manual and select a numerical field If you manually configure a remap entry so that From and To fields are identical the entry will not remain in the list if you close and re show the console Continuous controller remap is MIDI input port specific You will have as many controller maps as you have input ports Highlight the input port at the left to display and change the configuration on the right Toggle Mode Toggle Mode configures a controller mapping to toggle the To value between 0 and 127 each time the from value transmits a value of 127 This feature allows you to assign MIDI foot switches to features on the instrument like an organ s rotary speed Click once to slow the rotors down and click again to speed them up Saving and Loading MIDI Configurations
102. ming from your software Mix to Phones Pressing this button sends the Mixer s zero latency output to the headphones Mixer Output sends the output of the mixer to the selected pair of outputs on the FIREBOX Save enables you to save your mixer setups Load loads your mixer setups note that you must first save a mixer setup before you load one Open Labs Production Station Manual 92 Appendix C Sound Presets VST Instruments Accordion Accordion Emulator Acoustic Klezmer Polka Zydeco Tejano World Beirut Weird AI Addictive Drums Multi Timbral Drum Sampler Drums Rock Pop Any Artphase VSTi Phase Distortion Synth Lead Trance Spacey Tangerine Dream Orbital BB303i Classic 303 Bass Synth Lead Bass House Techno Acid Old Skool Hip Hop West Coast Heaven 17 Blood Bucket Synth Lead Ambient Sounds IDM Glitchcore Illbient Kid 606 Venetian Snares Crystal Subtractive FM Synth Lead Pads Ambient Sounds Trance Ambient Brian Eno Jean Michaael Jarre Cubix Drum Bassline Synth Drums Synth Electro House Kraftwerk Depeche Mode DirectWave VSTi Multi Timbral Sampler Samplers Electronic Hip Hop Any Discovery v2 Analog Subtractive Synth Lead Pads Techno Ambient Erasure Dust Bros EVM Bassline v1 3 Acoustic Bass Synthesizer Acoustic Rock Pop EVM Syncoder 32 2 Frequency Synthesizer Vocoder Lead Vocoders Electronic Experimental Thomas Dolby Daft Punk E
103. n stations support 240 pin DDR2 DIMMs Call technical support for details about expanding an Open Labs production station s memory capacity PCI PCI E Expansion Slots PCI and PCI Express slots are for adding additional hardware boards such as I O Open Labs Production Station Manual 7 cards DSP cards or additional graphics boards Add in boards should all be Microsoft Windows XP compatible If you are unsure please call Open Labs technical support Performance Controllers An Open Labs production station s top panel contains a variety of faders knobs buttons and a DJ fader of these may be mapped to control the functions of various applications instruments sequencing software etc Touchscreen Monitor Open Labs production stations comes with a touchscreen monitor The touchscreen can be accessed using your fingertips or a plastic stylus The touchscreen provides an alternative method of inputting commands It can be used by itself as the sole source of command input or it can be used in conjunction with the built in keyboard and track pad or a standard keyboard and mouse About the Touchscreen Monitor Here are a few techniques that will help you get the most out of the touchscreen Rather than using the flat portion of your finger use your fingernail By using your nail you make contact with a smaller portion of your finger and get greater accuracy To have a right click effect with your finger tap and hold
104. nd without dynamic processing When the input signal falls below this threshold level the device effectively shuts down the signal by applying full attenuation to the output NON DESTRUCTIVE EDITING Editing a hard disk sound file by moving pointers without altering in any way the digital audio data originally recorded to disk NORMALIZING A specialized gain related process that makes the best use of a digital system s dynamic range by automatically determining the amount of gain required to increase the level of the highest amplitude signal to its full scale amplitude value and then increasing the level of the selected region or entire file by this gain ratio OCTAVE The most basic musical interval and the second harmonic of the natural scale which represents a doubling of frequency The diatonic scales in the western harmonic system have 8 notes to the octave hence the name There are 12 semi tones to an octave and in some middle eastern scales Open Labs Production Station Manual 117 24 quarter tones OMNI DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE A mic that outputs signals received from all incident angles at the same or nearly equal level OSCILLATOR In modern musical terms an oscillator is a component that originates a signal The period of an oscillator is the time it takes to oscillate or repeat The period is also referred to as frequency or pitch The classic analog synthesizers had regular periodic oscillator shapes such as Sine Tr
105. ndent USB MIDI controllers In addition the piano keyboard itself including the pitch and modulation wheels and the hold and expression pedals are MIDI controllers Users may also use MIDI or USB to attach external MIDI controllers Each of these MIDI controllers or panels has its own settings within mFusion called a map Each map contains settings for the buttons faders knobs or other control items that may be mapped A key feature of mFusion is the ability to make partial maps If a map only includes settings for a few controls all other controls retain previous settings Maps may be saved and recalled as needed to apply different controller assignments or MIDI settings for entire panels or individual controls Presets During a music performance or when changing from one music application to another Open Labs Production Station Manual 57 it is often necessary to change several or all maps all at once In mFusion several maps may be saved together as a group called a preset Maps always live within presets so even if only one map is needed for one MIDI controller at least one preset must be created Control Panel Overview The mFusion control panel is divided into four parts On the left side is the Preset List Each preset in the Preset List may be expanded to show the maps within each preset and the controls within each map The Preset List also contains the Live view to show the actual current settings of each connected
106. ng image shows you a basic wiring diagram Open Labs Workstation MimiK Wiring Diagram MIDI out from Workstation Audio Out Q Audio Out mem MIDI Sound Source FIII Audio In Timbaland MiKo with MimiK Turn on the keyboard you want to mimic You will need a standard MIDI cable and one two V4 inch audio cables One audio cable if you want to record in mono two for stereo Now plug in one end of a standard MIDI cable from the MIDI out port of your Open Labs production station The port is clearly marked on the back of the unit Plug the other end of the MIDI cable into the MIDI in port of the keyboard or module you want to mimic Next obtain one or two inch audio patch cables Plug one end into the audio output s of the keyboard you want to mimic Then plug in the other end to audio input one and two if you are recording a stereo keyboard of the Open Labs production station Now we need to test if cables have been correctly hooked up Make sure the Open Labs production station is hooked up to a set of speakers or that Open Labs Production Station Manual 66 you have a pair of headphones plugged into the headphone jack You will use these to monitor the sounds coming from the keyboard you are cloning Setting up MimiK If the Open Labs production station is not turned on do so now Shut down all other programs that are running Other programs may interfere with the recording proces
107. ng mFusion to create and edit MIDI control maps Master Control 1 _ Ej E gt e Ms mAn The master control panel contains 18 buttons and five sliders The buttons are all freely assignable but have been designed and labeled to support specific system operations and software functions DJ VJ Controller OO e L 0i Open Labs Production Station Manual 19 The DJ VJ controller contains 12 buttons one A B crossfader and 7 knobs The buttons are all freely assignable but have been designed and labeled to support specific system operations and software function The Track Pad Keyboard and Special Keys The Open Labs production station keyboard is no different than the standard computer QWERTY keyboard Additionally you can use an external keyboard The Open Labs production station keyboard has a windows key located between the Ctrl and Alt button to the left of the spacebar The Windows key allows immediate access to the Microsoft Windows Start Menu From the Start Menu you can launch all your applications configure settings and browse for data or shutdown your Open Labs production station Your track pad has two main buttons left and right The left track pad button is mostly used to select objects or to launch programs The right track pad button is used to call up auxiliary menus and
108. nterface Files The Files button is a user defined menu button It is a default shortcut to the data partition on your hard drive Go To Windows This button will close the Open Labs GUI and take you to the standard Windows XP desktop Open Labs Production Station Manual 17 Help The Help button gives you access to various forms of information regarding your Open Labs production station When you click the Help button you will see the following options Tutorial Videos You will find video tutorials that will help you make recordings and play sounds Manuals Will take you to a folder containing user guides and manuals Remote support Requires an Internet connection Clicking this will take you to a website where an Open Labs technician can log into your production station and provide you with technical assistance and online tutorials Please call Open Labs tech support to schedule a remote support session 512 444 6222 Open Labs Forum Requires an Internet connection To gain access to the Open Labs on line community and technical support forums use this link http forum openlabs com Forum access requires registration Apps The Apps button is a way to access various programs installed on your Open Labs production station When you click the Apps button you will see the following options Play Media This button launches Windows Media Player for the playback of media files Burn CD DVD Launches a CD DVD burning program
109. nual 46 Recording in REAPER with a VSTi Master Panel Layout This is the default REAPER Master Panel diagram of your Open Labs production station CENT Return to the Beginning of a Project Scroll Forward Stop Playback Transport Playback Transport Record VSTi Program Change Down Track Select Up VSTi Program Change Up A N Select Down VSTi Program Change Reset oH e O Reset Transpose m N Transpose Up 12 Transpose Down 12 I 4 Open Media Explorer Drag and drop Karsyn sounds m Open Mixer View Window m Open Track View Window m N Open FX Browser Open Render Window For mixing down the project Selected Track Volume N Master Track Volume Open Labs Production Station Manual 47 Recording To record with the VSTi you have inserted just press the Record button on the master panel You can also give the track a name m mim e 7 1 1 00 0 00 00 O You can then start playing the keys and the MIDI notes will be recorded Once you record a few bars this is what you will see mm lt 1 1 00 0 00 000 yii Hit the play button to play it back You may need to hit rewind The metronome will help you to stay on time Here is how you setup your metronome First right click the metronome icon File Edit V
110. o data Early analog music sequencers used control voltage trigger interface but were replaced by digital hardware or software based MIDI sequencers which play back MIDI events and MIDI control information at a specified number of beats per minute MONOPHONIC Of or noting a system of sound recording reproduction or musical instrument using only a single channel MULTITIMBRAL The capability of an electronic musical instrument to respond to and output multiple voice patches at one time MULTITRACK RECORDING Multitrack recording multitracking or just tracking for short is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole This is the most common method of recording popular music Multitracking can be achieved with hard disk based systems like an Open Labs production station often employing a computer and multitrack audio recording software Open Labs Production Station Manual 116 Multitrack recording devices vary in their specifications such as the number of simultaneous tracks available for recording at any one time in the case of tape based systems this is limited by among other factors the physical size of the tape employed For computer based systems the trend is towards unlimited numbers of record playback tracks although issues such as memory and CPU available will in fact limit this from machine to machine It has to be noted that on computer based s
111. of particular track by continually moving in one direction or the other Encoders may also be set to emulate a knob where the assigned value goes between two fixed limits usually O and 127 in the MIDI and music software world Encoders send MIDI continuous controller messages Continuous controllers or CC s are numbered from to 127 and will be sent on the selected MIDI channel from 1 to 16 Many of the Controller numbers have specific defined uses such as 1 for modulation and 7 for volume but it s really up to the specific MIDI implementation of each device application or plug in The MIDI cc and MIDI ch values sets the continuous controller number and the MIDI channel number for the encoder Behave like encoder sets the encoder to operate in its normal relative manner sending only change values on the selected MIDI CC number and channel The Emulate knob automatically tracks the encoder to adjust a value between the chosen low value and high value In most cases with MIDI this will be between and 127 Normally when the encoder reaches the low or high value limits further turning of the knob past that limit will have no effect If the Wrap button is selected turning the knob past a limit will cause its value to wrap around to the opposite limit and continue changing Because a knob has an absolute position but an encoder does not knob emulation has init value to set the initial value of the encoder when a map or pre
112. on Ideally all memory should be from the same manufacturer and of the same speed and type Motherboard specification for other onboard devices can be found in the motherboard manuals provided or from download Additional hardware should not over cramp other components It is not recommended that you overload your Open Labs Production Station with too many internal devices This can cause too much heat output For example connecting 4 IDE hard drives plus 4 SATA drives would be a bad idea Too much heat will cause hardware to fail Air flow should be optimized by securing all loose cables with recommended cable ties or using rubber insulated ribbons Ensure that no cables are brushing up against moving fans Opening your Open Labs Production Station Before opening your Open Labs Production station please consult with an Open Labs Open Labs Production Station Manual 80 Technician Failing to to do so may void your warranty To speak with a tech please email support openlabs com or call 512 444 6222 Open Labs Production Station Manual 81 Appendix A Bundled Software Open Labs Production Station s ship with a wide variety of software including many VST instruments effects utilities and of course the Windows XP operating system Microsoft Windows XP Home Open Labs Inc Open Labs GUI Karsyn 1 5 MFusion 1 5 Cockos Reaper CD Burner XP CD Burner XP Chicken Systems Translator Softthinks PC Angel Lite M
113. or for Chop Leading Samples and Chop Trailing Samples Anything below this noise floor will be cut out of the samples MimiK Tutorial Quick Start Click on the Play button under the Low Range label This will cause MimiK to send a MIDI note to the keyboard This should in turn cause the keyboard play a note back to the Open Labs production station If you do NOT hear a note played back from the Open Labs production station or see the VU meter light up in the options screen then 1 Move the Low Range note around up or down Your keyboard may only play back from a small note range Dragging up or down on the control will move the note range up and down Do the same for the High Range 2 Recheck all your cables Check for possible bad cables 3 Make sure the keyboard you are trying to mimic has its MIDI input enabled read the keyboard manual If you plan on MimiKing multiple sounds from multple banks make sure your MIDI keyboard or module has MIDI bank select enabled and MIDI program change selected Open Labs Production Station Manual 72 If you hear a note and see the VU meter lighting up when you hit the play button then you are ready to pick what you want to sample from your keyboard How to Playback a Sound after using MimiK Translator Translator is used to convert MimiK files into Proteus Banks You will find Translator on the desktop of your Open Labs Workstation Translator main window File View Tools Help zajele
114. ot transmit audio it simply transmits digital information about a music performance MIDI CC Short for MIDI Continuous Controller a specific kind of MIDI message The modulation wheel of your synth for example sends out MIDI Continuous Controller 1 or CC 1 Likewise Volume is CC 7 GLIDE Portamento Time is CC 5 MIDI CHANNEL A discrete portion of the complete MIDI signal that can include as many as 16 channels Each channel carries independent messages individual instruments tune in to these just as a television tunes in to one of many channels Instruments that can respond to multiple channels at once are called MULTITIMBRAL MIDI EFFECT A special type of plugin that accepts a MIDI stream and produces a new MIDI stream Examples include arpeggiators note repeat chorders and MIDI echo MIDI HOST A MIDI Host is an application that allows you to use virtual effects and instruments plug ins They can be basic programs used to audition plug in effects and instruments right up to a complex multitrack recording environment for audio and MIDI MIDI SEQUENCING In the field of electronic music a sequencer was originally any device that recorded and played back a sequence of control information for an electronic musical instrument Nowadays the term almost always refers to the feature of recording software which allows the user to record play back and edit MIDI data This is distinct from the software features which record audi
115. otes within items instead of overwriting the items themselves The notes within will be entirely erased as you record over them e Track Recording Settings Input Quantize Format Etc This allows you to setup input quantizing It also allows you to dial in groove and swing settings as well as set the format and WAV bit depth of incoming audio tracks Open Labs Production Station Manual 42 E Track Record Settings Track 1 Quantize track MIDI recording Quantize to s notes positioning Nearest value note offs th Haud gt Quantize within l m Set recording audio format WAV Format WAV bit depth C 8 C 16 24 C 32FP C IV Write BWF bext chunk Allow large files to use WaveB4 Include project filename in BWF description field White markers as cues write markers starting with 0 100 Setting up Track Input If you want to change the input source of a track left click the E button This is located on the VU meter on the track In the examples below you will see the input source sections If you need to input a drum machine guitar or microphone follow these guidelines Open Labs Production Station Manual 43 The first is Mono Input Here you can choose a mono audio in source from the sound card Local processing 1 VST ReaEQ Cockos VST ReaGate VST ReaComp Cockos VSTi
116. ows Right click the desktop and then click Properties on the shortcut menu 3 In the Display Properties dialog box on the Settings tab click the blue rectangle with the number 2 which represents the external monitor and then select the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor checkbox 4 Under Screen resolution drag the slider to the right to change the screen resolution of Monitor 2 to 1024 by 768 pixels and then click OK Display Properties x Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors Display 1 Acer LCD Monitor amp L1721 on Intel R G35 Express Chipset Family Screen resolution Color quality Less _ More Highest 32 bit 1 1024 by 768 pixels E E o Use this device as the primary monitor Extendimy windows desktop onto this monitor Identify Troubleshoot Advanced 5 When prompted click Yes Open Labs Production Station Manual 124 You can change the screen resolution in the Display Properties dialog box Note If your desktop background does not appear on the external monitor click No and then repeat step 3 to decrease the screen resolution Adjust the position of the monitors By default Windows places the second screen to the right of the first or primary one You can change the position of the monitors to reflect their physical position 1 Right click the deskto
117. ozilla Firefox 2 0 Thunderbird 1 5 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 08 Apple Quicktime Open Labs Production Station Manual 82 Instruments 4 Front Technologies Truepiano Wusik WusikStation V3 DFD GM EMU Proteus X Disco DSP Highlife Vertigo Discovery LennarDigital Sylenth 1 Luxonix Purity Synth 1 Synth1 XLN Audio Addictive Drums Demo Music Lab Real Guitar SE Demo Audio Nerdz Delay Lama Open Labs Production Station Manual 83 Big Tick Tiki Clav Buzz Room Lollapalooza lite BB303i v2 Green Oak Crystal Elogoxa Sun RA Soundfonts ORGANized Trio Mr Ray Mr Ray73 Mr Tramp Ugo Motion Rez String Theory Psychic Modulation Optik Minimal Pandemonium Insert Piz Here Mr Alias Blood Bucket Open Labs Production Station Manual 84 Chris Huelsbeck Microsynth Noslogan Rogue Safwan Matni Accordion Space Window Artphase Jorgen Aase EnergyXT Northern Beat Audio Monolisa Algo String Synth Concrete FX Rock EVM Synths Bassline Ultrasonique Syncoder Simple Media Spookeys Jack Resweber Phone Open Labs Production Station Manual 85 Plugsound Plugsound Free HG Fortune X Fortuna Lazer Blade protoplasm Effects Kjaerhus Audio Classic Chorus Classic EQ Master Limiter Classic Verb Classic Phaser Classic Delay Classic Auto Filter Classic Flanger Simulanalog Rednef Twin JCM900 TubeScreamer BossDS1 BossSD1 PS1 Univ
118. p and then click Properties on the shortcut menu 2 In the Display Properties dialog box on the Settings tab drag the graphical representation of Monitor 2 the blue box with the number 2 in it to the left of Monitor 1 and then click OK 3 When prompted click Yes Adjust your screen settings When you first enable Extended Desktop mode your taskbar and any icons on your desktop appear on the Open Labs touch screen desktop space without icons appears on the external monitor You may find it easier to show the taskbar on the external monitor since it is usually the larger of the two screens 1 On your touchscreen right click an empty area of the taskbar and then click Lock the Taskbar 2 Drag the taskbar to the external desktop and drop it where you want it to appear Adding a New Program to Launch from the Open Labs Shell If you would like to add for example Cubase to the Record button of the Open Labs shell follow these steps 1 Make sure there is a shortcut on your desktop of the item you want to create a shell link with Make sure the item is not named shortcut to Cubase Rename the item appropriately 2 While the shell is running hit windows key E This launches Windows Explorer 3 Browse over to your desktop 4 Drag the shortcut from desktop to the Open Labs Shell Icon in the bottom left of the screen Once you get to the Open Labs icon the other tabs will show themselves keep dragging the item unt
119. p playback recording at fi 0 00 000 Allow feedback in routing USE CAUTION Automatically mute master output if volume exceeds 18 dB Default track pan law centered signal gain dB Note you can override any pan fader s law by right clicking on the fader Cancel Save as default project settinos On the Time signature setting change it from 4 4 to 4 8 This will give you eighth note clicks instead of default quarter note click You can also adjust your project tempo BPM here Refer to the REAPER PDF manual for more info regarding the Project Settings window Looping If you would like to loop the event you just recorded you can do so by selecting a region to loop Simply left click and drag from the start of the project to the end of the area you want to loop In this example 1 1 00 to 5 1 00 is highlighted To loop playback or recording you need to turn cycle on Do this either by pressing the cycle button or by using the R key on your QWERTY keyboard Once playback or record reaches the end of the selection it will return to the beginning and playback Hence looping Open Labs Production Station Manual 50 remm 1 1 00 0 00 000 rae You can use the same steps to record loop except you will want to draw out the region selection before you record Left click on the timeline and drag fI r3 1 1 00 0 00 000 m The selection is stretched from 1 1 00 to
120. put gain control knob and associated clip light The following gain structure is provided for each channel Microphone Input XLR 454GB of variable gain 14dB to 55dB Instrument HiZ Input TS 1 4 45dB variable gain 8dB to 50dB Clip Indicator The clip indicator will light up if your input signal from the XLR Mic or line reaches 18dBu OdBfs At this level your mic preamp line trim signal may not exhibit signs of clipping such as distortion However this level will cause the A D analog to digital converters to clip Therefore it is highly recommended that you do not allow your converters to clip the clip indicators to light up as the sound quality will not be desirable Open Labs Production Station Manual 11 Main Level This knob allows control over the output level It has a range of 80db to 10dB Headphone 14 Jack This is where you connect your headphones Phones Knob The phones knob controls the amount of volume going to the headphone output on the front of the unit Notice the volume indicator goes to 11 loud Use this setting with caution Red Blue Power Sync Light This light is a clock sync indicator It lets you know if your unit is receiving wordclock correctly Wordclock is the manner by which digital devices sync frame rates Proper wordclock sync prevents digital devices from having pops clicks or distortion in the audio signal due to mismatched digital audio transmission e Blue solid
121. r each plugin in the preset PRESET GROUP User defined group of Presets contained within a Bank PUNCH IN PUNCH OUT The entering into and out of record mode on a track that contains existing program material for the purpose of correcting or erasing an unwanted segment Open Labs Production Station Manual 118 QUANTIZATION The amplitude component of the digital sampling process In an A D converter the process of generating a binary number made of 1s and Os that represents the voltage of the analog waveform at the instant it is measured or sampled RELEASE The final portion of a note s envelope which falls from the sustain signal level to silence SAMPLE RATE Level of accuracy with which audio data is stored The higher the rate better the sound quality but the more costly in computer time and memory In digital audio common sampling rates are 8 000 Hz telephone adequate for human speech 22 050 Hz radio 32 000 Hz miniDV digital video camcorder 44 100 Hz audio CD also most commonly used with MPEG 1 audio VCD SVCD MP3 47 250 Hz world s first commercial PCM sound recorder by Nippon Columbia Denon 48 000 Hz digital sound used for digital TV DVD DAT films and professional audio 50 000 Hz first commercial digital audio recorders from the late 70 s from 3M and Soundstream 50 400 Hz sampling rate used by the Mitsubishi X 80 digital audio recorder 96 000 or 192 400 Hz DVD Audio some LPCM DVD tracks
122. rce to be assigned to paired inputs of the Firebox The process is the same as for the mono inputs except the stereo ins are paired together as Mic 1 and 2 and LineIn 1 and 2 Open Labs Production Station Manual 45 The third is MIDI Input Here you can choose a MIDI port and a MIDI channel for that port This will list all active MIDI ports Mono Input gt BE 0 00 000 Stereo Input gt MIDI Input gt f Open Labs Midi Driver 2 All Channels PreSonus FIREBOX MIDI In Channel 1 Virtual MIDI keyboard gt Channel2 Local processing _ All MIDI Inputs gt Channel 3 VST ReaEQ Channel 4 VST ReaGate Channel 5 VST ReaComp Cockos welcome Mr Ray Channel 6 VSTi MrRay22 Guido Scognami Channel 7 Channel 8 Channel 9 Channel 10 Channel 11 Channel 12 Channel 13 Channel 14 Strength Stiffne Channel 15 Channel 16 The Open Labs MIDI Driver 2 is the port that all your production stations control and keyboard keys are routed through By default all tracks are preset to this port If you need to route MIDI from an external sequencer or MIDI device use the Presonus FIREBOX MIDI In The firebox port is located on the back of your Open Labs production station Here you have options to only record certain MIDI channels or all MIDI channels You can even select all channels from all MIDI inputs Select the input you want to use Open Labs Production Station Ma
123. re sensitive at medium velocities Selecting Presets in mFusion You should select your desired preset in mFusion before you launch your application To do so simply click the preset listed in mFusion s editor and press the make active button Open Labs Production Station Manual 64 8 Chapter 8 MimiK Users Guide What is MimiK MimiK is a program designed to sample your MIDI capable keyboards and hardware It can be set up to automatically record all the sounds on your favorite hardware for use on your Open Labs production station The basic algorithm behind is that it will send MIDI messages for every note on the target keyboard you want to sample At the same time it will record each note played back by the keyboard It has the ability to capture different note lengths velocities note ranges note off samples and much more After it has recorded sampled all the notes of a preset it will store a special file that can be read by a SFZ sample player Each sample is stored separately as a WAV or OGG file on the MimiK machine MimiK Suggested Usage Due to the amount of time it takes to correctly mimic one sound well we recommend sampling each preset one at a time You can mimic batches of presets or entire banks but the time and disk space required can be inhibiting Straightforward sounds like pianos drums and basses have a pretty simple architectural structure This makes it very easy to mimic an entire bank at once
124. reSonus FireBox Mixer y XIUJ IY JO SJE NjOS WOJ DER OUTPUT Mixer Output to one of six stereo outputs on Miko To set up your Mixer application for zero latency recording example 1 Record enable your desired track turn off input monitoring function or mute the track in your software 2 Select playback channels of the main output of your audio software in the SOFTWARE PLAYBACK channel of the interface mixer The input on this channel will be the output of your software 3 Connect your microphone to input 1 and turn on phantom power if needed 4 You can now adjust the levels of your microphone and your software playback to your desired levels for recording monitoring only 5 If using headphones select Mix under Mix to Phones This will send the output of the Mixer to the headphone output 6 In the MIXER OUTPUT section of the interface Mixer select the pair of outputs to send out of the interface for example studio monitors connected to outputs 1 2 OPERATION OF MIXER The silver tracks represent the six possible inputs from the interface as well as the software playback The blue section contains information on the output of the mixer Open Labs Production Station Manual 90 Pan green vertical line You can click drag the pan stereo image of each input by moving the green vertical line to the left or right Double clicking on the green line will reset the
125. read the REAPER PDF users guide Also visit http www REAPER fm and visit the REAPER online Wikipedia http www cockos com wiki index php Main Page Open Labs Production Station Manual 56 7 Chapter 7 MIDI Mapping mFusion Mapping MIDI Controllers Open Labs mFusion software unifies multiple MIDI interfaces MIDI keyboards and MIDI controllers into a single MIDI control panel for assigning MIDI channels providing keyboard splits assigning MIDI controllers and setting other parameters for incoming MIDI data In mFusion this is all called mapping Keyboards and other controls may be mapped from one type of MIDI data to another or mapped to other functions such as keystroke shortcuts application launching or even changing the mapping of another MIDI controller of the MIDI data mapped by mFusion is unified into a virtual MIDI port so that any music application may receive data from all attached MIDI controllers through one single MIDI port The individual MIDI ports from each device remain available however for maximum flexibility About this Chapter This chapter describes the mFusion control panel application as well as the procedures for creating presets adding maps adjusting MIDI settings and changing controller assignments Maps Miko will typically have three control panels installed the Master DJ VJ Controller and the QWERTY keyboard Both the Master and the DJ VJ controllers are complete indepe
126. s Launch MimiK The main window should appear Click on the Options button Mimik Key Cloner X Clone Panic bank program note C1 C6 velocity aftertouch note down time release time file approx time 0 seconds 24 minutes 25 seconds Open Labs approx disk space 369 meg version 1 00 The options dialog will appear Open Labs Production Station Manual 67 Audio Input Device MIDI Output Device PreSonus ASIO Driver FireBox PreSonus FIREBOX MIDI Out ASIO Inputs Output Directory For Samples 1 2 Mic InstIn 1 amp 2 left Mic InstIn 1 amp 2 right c AMimik Output Low Range High Range Bank Name play Bank Select bank Note Down Time Release Time Program Name 5 1 Program Change Velocity Layers Channels Note Down Time Offset Release 4 Stereo Release Trig 1 0 2 Output Type Wav Bit Depth Velocity Layers WAV 24 Capture Aftertouch Program Change Time Playback Transpose Noise Floor DB Vv Chop Leading Samples 1 5 0 er 60 v Chop Trailing Samples Input Gain Test default ok cancel Make sure that the correct Audio Input Device is chosen MIDI Output Device PreSonus ASIO Driver FireBox PreSonus FIREBOX MIDI Out ASIO Inputs Output Directory For Samples 1 2 Mic InstIn 182 left 4 Mic InstIn 182 right c Mimik Output For most users it will be the PreSonus Asio Driver
127. s Production Station Manual 88 or devices with low output AUDIO INTERFACE CONTROL PANEL ADVANCED SETTINGS You can right click on the control panel icon to select between three different computer optimization settings These settings optimize the buffers and audio streaming settings based on the speed of your processor If you are experiencing audio drop outs it is recommended that you select a lower CPU setting e High 2GHz and higher e Medium 1GHz to 2GHz e Low 800MHz to 1GHz Audio Interface Mixer Panel The interface includes a software MIXER ROUTER for flexible monitoring and routing of the audio signal before it hits your software program This is helpful to avoid the time it takes to process the audio you are recording called latency Therefore you can mix the input signal going into the interface with the playback from your software for zero latency recording and monitoring PreSonus FireBox Mixer Note The default settings pictured above for the interface mixer has all faders set to OdB and all pans set to center with the Software Playback set to channels 1 2 the Mixer Output set to Bypass and the Playback to Phones set to channels 1 2 Open Labs Production Station Manual 89 e wears xoeqKAejd Aue aq ue ndino sr gt lt Cubase LE Res Playback from 6 inputs from the FIREBOX go Software directly to mixer and software P
128. set is first loaded The mute button is useful when using the Live view While mute is on the knob may be turned without sending any MIDI commands This can help prevent sudden value jumps in cases where a recalled value in some music application does not match the last known position of a knob or emulated knob The sensitivity setting adjusts how much a value will change with each turn of the knob If the low and high values go from 1 to 10 for example the sensitivity might be set very low such that it takes a full turn of the know to get from 1 to 10 Open Labs Production Station Manual 62 The Invert button effectively reverses the direction of the knob causing values to decrease when the knob is turned to the right Control Panel Types Miko Master Control The Open Labs Miko master control panel contains eighteen buttons and five sliders The buttons are all freely assignable but have been designed and labeled to support specific system operations and software functions DJ VJ Controller The Open Labs DJ VJ controller contains twelve buttons one A B cross fader and seven knobs The buttons are all freely assignable but have been designed and labeled to support specific system operations and software functions Keyboard Range Map The Miko MIDI keyboard range map allows the keyboard to transmit on each of 16 MIDI channels with each channel having its own range or split In the Keyboard Range Map panel select one of th
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130. t or first part of the envelope of a signal The beginning of a note Also see Release AUDIO Of pertaining to or employed in the transmission reception or reproduction of sound AUDIO EFFECT A special type of plugin that accepts an audio stream and produces a new audio stream Examples include compressors distortion and reverb Open Labs Production Station Manual 110 AUDIO EFFECT CHAIN A collection of plugins that start with an audio input then goes through a chain of optional audio effects before going out to an audio bus BALANCED LINE A cable having two conductors and a ground connection and often surrounded by a shield These lines are often used in professional settings to reduce or eliminate induced noise and interference from external electromagnetic sources BANK A collection of Presets that are loaded into memory for easy access and low load time BITRATE In digital multimedia bitrate represents the amount of information or detail that is stored per unit of time of a recording The bitrate depends on several factors 1 The samples may use different numbers of bits 2 The original material may be sampled at different frequencies 3 The data may be encoded by different schemes 4 The information may be digitally compressed by different algorithms or to different degrees Generally choices are made about the above factors in order to achieve the desired trade off between minimizing the bitrate and maximiz
131. ta The same MIDI data that goes to the Open Labs MIDI Driver will be output to all selected ports Selecting the MIDI out port for example will send all data to the rear panel MIDI OUT jack This would allow the Miko to control external sound and MIDI devices General Options panel selects system wide setting The default note panel device determines which MIDI data source is considered the main music keyboard input for the system In the Miko this defaults to the Master Control Panel which serves as the input for the MIDI keyboard including the pitch and modulation wheels and the foot pedal inputs The preset directory is the location on disk where the mFusion presets are stored Virtual Controls Launches an on screen X Y controller allowing a mouse or the touch screen itself to be used as a MIDI controller Each axis may be assigned to a separate MIDI channel controller number and value range The velocity setting adds a control lag or delay to make movement slower and smoother A black circle indicator shows the current mouse or finger position while a red circle indicator shows the actual MIDI output after velocity is applied Panel View and Control Editor The panel view section of the mFusion control panel shows a graphical representation of the map selected in the preset list For example if the MIDI keyboard map is selected an image of the keyboard will appear along with buttons for the wheels and pedals To view or c
132. that lie within the enabled range are then transposed by the amount shown in the transpose box Press Reset to enable the entire keyboard Key Range and Transpose are MIDI input port specific You will have as many ranges and transpose settings as you have input ports Highlight the input port at the left to display and change the configuration on the right Channel Map Incoming MIDI data such as notes or controllers that are per channel may be remapped to a different channel or disabled Remapping can be useful if the instrument supports only certain channels e g only channel 1 or if you wish to do complex routing of multiple MIDI input devices Disabling can be useful if you have one controller split between multiple instruments The list contains each remap entry up to 16 with a from and a to column The list will only display entries that are remapped to different channels Any channel not listed in the from column is not remapped To add a remap entry press New To delete a remap entry highlight the entry in the list and press Delete Training is a convenient way to automatically set the From field without having to consult your MIDI controller configuration Select a From field press Train and the field will change to Training Now simply press a note or change a controller on your MIDI input device and the field will automatically change to the channel of the MIDI data you sent You must manually select
133. the To field The Instrument Module must not be muted and the rack power must be on for training to succeed If the Auto Train button is on when New is pressed training will be started automatically If you manually configure a remap entry so that From and To fields are identical the entry will not remain in the list if you close and re show the console Channel remap is MIDI input port specific You will have as many channel maps as you have input ports Highlight the input port at the left to display and change the map on the right Continuous Controller Map Incoming MIDI continuous controller data may be remapped to a different controller number or disabled They can also be configured to toggle the instrument s controller value This can be useful to remap For example your foot pedal MIDI input to B4 s Leslie speed so that one tap slows Leslie and a second tap speeds it up The list contains each remap entry up to 128 with a From and a To column along with a Toggle checkbox The list will only display entries that are remapped to different controllers or configured to toggle Any controller not listed in the From column is Open Labs Production Station Manual 31 not remapped and toggle is disabled Any disabled controllers will not be passed to the instrument To add a remap entry press New To delete a remap entry highlight the entry in the list and press Delete Training is a convenient way to automatica
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135. tly underneath From here you need to decide whether the audio portion of the event is what you want Left click to select the audio portion of the event If the audio is what you want right click the audio portion of the event and select glue selected items rentem aries ath serdar editor Sooly track zo tems es new zake Sook track FX tems new zake mone output Sah katk Feu Leu es mew ake MIEI Lupul oder nins ns rese Hel This is the finished event MIDI has been converted to a stereo audio track Open Labs Production Station Manual 54 e minimi 1 1 00 0 00 000 LS y Y You can export this as a track stem to be used in another program To do so go to File Consolidate Export tracks The following is the Consolidate Tracks settings window Sy Consolidate Tracks Consolidation Settings C Entire project Time selection Custom Tracks Start o 00 000 End 008 000 Length 608000 C All Selected Ignore silence shorter than seconds cause multiple files per track Force output format if disabled it will be automatically determined per track Sample rate v Mono Stereo Resample mode Better 192pt Sine SLOW if required Consolidate to wav 7 WAV C 8 C 16 24 C 32FP C Write BWF bext chunk v Allow large files to use Waveb4 T Include project filename in BWF description fi
136. tory 2 Download the LAME encoder http www free codecs com Lame Encoder download htm and unzip the downloaded file 3 Then extract lame enc dll into the main REAPER directory C Program Files REAPER Open Labs Production Station Manual 52 4 Restart REAPER Make sure your use of the MP3 format is legal go to http mp3licensing com for details 5 If you plan to burn your new song to audio CD select Audio CD Image CUE BIN as the output format and check Burn CD Image after render The following image shows the Render to file dialog box Render to file x r Rendering options Sample rate 44100 Hz C Mono Stereo Limit to 1 realtime Resample mode Better 192pt Sine SLOW X Render entire project Render time selection Render custom Start 10 00 000 0 08 000 Length 10 08 000 Output file C Program Files REAPER Mr Ray wav Browse Render stems selected tracks to similarly named files v Render master mix Add items to new tracks in project when finished Dither Dutput format wav M Noise shaping WAV bit depth C 8 C 16 24 C 32FP IV Write BWF chunk 1 Allow large files to use Waveb4 Include project filename in BWF description field Write markers as cues Only write markers starting with Save a of current project to out filename wav RPP Cancel
137. ts one VGA monitor port Ethernet port 10 1000 Firewire 400 PS 2 keyboard the audio I O connectors MIDI I O and pedal inputs Before powering the Open Labs production station 1 Connect your Open Labs production station s audio outputs to your monitoring System 2 Connect to your Open Labs production station any external items you plan to use such as USB devices an external video monitor additional MIDI equipped devices sustain pedal etc Open Labs Production Station Manual 9 Rear Panel Layout On an Open Labs production station s back panel you will find goi ei f e s i u VGA monitor out port Switches for the power supply some systems may have auto voltage switching Firewire 400 port Ethernet 10 100 1000 Two USB ports PS 2 keyboard connector Audio MIDI I O panel N OUA UNBE Audio amp MIDI Connections Open Labs production station s back panel provides six analog outputs two analog inputs stereo S PDIF digital I O and MIDI I O An additional coaxial digital output is located to the left of the stereo S PDIF I O connectors This output can be used to send stereo or multi channel up to 7 1 audio to an external decoder typically the digital audio inputs of a home theater system Rear Panel I O SPPDIF MiDi PEDALS INPUT OUTPUT 9 IN OUT O Cy Q OO nm a ERO 199 36 s
138. ty minimum necessary for a consumer acceptable talking head picture 128 384 kbit s business oriented videoconferencing system quality 1 Mbit s VHS quality 5 Mbit s DVD quality 15 Mbit s HDTV quality CARDIOID MICROPHONE A common mic pickup pattern designed to attenuate signals arriving 180 degrees off axis while fully picking up those sounds that arrive at the front on axis COMPONENT A collection of windows controls An easy way to group controls that work together to provide service to the user CONDENSOR MICROPHONE A microphone that operates on an electrostatic principle rather than on the electromagnetic principle used in dynamic and ribbon mics These microphones require phantom power or a 48 volt charge CONTROL A single GUI item that performs a task Examples include list boxes right click menus and OK buttons DC OFFSET A DC Offset is an offset in the baseline or zero mark of the waveform A sample wave not centered on the zero baseline in the Waveform Display is said to have a DC Offset This is usually caused by a calibration problem in the audio hardware It is desirable to remove this offset after recording because undesirable pops can occur when editing a file with a large DC offset To remove DC offset a number of options are available ranging from applying a Low Pass Filter to the waveform to using correction features built into most Audio Editors such as Wavelab or Audition Dedicated DC Offset plug
139. ur anti virus protection e Collaboration with other musicians in sharing of music e Network printing and local file sharing Adding Software to your Open Labs Production Station Adding new software to your Open Labs production station is not unlike adding software to your home computer The process still requires that you have the software either on a CD ROM or resident on your hard drive from an Internet download System requirements of your Open Labs production station should meet that of your software or installation will fail For example you cannot install Macintosh software in a Open Labs production station or install Windows 98 compliant software Your Open Labs production station runs Microsoft Windows XP and will only accept software that works on this platform As a guideline most current software sold at your music supplier will work on a Open Labs production station It is only with older software applications that you should practice caution during installation If you are uncertain whether software applications will work in the Microsoft Windows XP environment please contact your software manufacturer Instructions for installing software are provided in the software package you wish to install Please read the software s user guide for step by step instructions or visit its website for support Be aware that there may be compatibility issues with some third party software Your Open Labs production station is extremely
140. ustment PS 1 Filters Simulated Oberheim Phaser Stomp Box Rednef Twin Amps Simulated 1969 Fender Twin Reverb Guitar Amp Tube Screamer Distortion Simulated Overdrive Stompbox Univibe Filters Simulated Modulation Stompbox Provides Reverb Phaser Type Effects Open Labs Production Station Manual 96 General Sound Libraries 4 1 43941 COW seis puotpiscie H WD shay paoupisdiie d pueg oued PUBL oupa ss AB D Oqu eY ZABO LABO pue X3 BIOW suore duo Ayuna WO ped aep ARID US AA Ie un aul Quel d MSIF oued ouetd 2upe 3 fay 2487506 yaua sag dH anoi 25581 pew ay sseg Ae und deis eeg noy pew ped dod Apno puowe g L sang 3 Wnejeq pe2w3 3903 Fosse PUOWEIG AStA puo WEI eal us 22924 fui 1 d3eui 97 Open Labs Production Station Manual 38 2272188 58 daaq pazi OYO 620 3j49919lB94M 620 S 42919IE24MV 220 nsn par OYO 520 S 997 SSAA uesdoan3 c Ou peZINgOMO 900 CAUOIPBIS ISPWA 00 je 4 NOS Awur ang Aurr 3
141. x 30 Open Labs Production Station Manual 3 ese beu coe ADU IS Eu UA 31 Continuous Controller EORR CU Reg xs es Es 31 ETT 32 Saving and Loading MIDI 2 204 2 32 Setting a Default MIDI 4 2 33 Insert Manage kh ada utra c i FON ade iw UR Ra RE oe Bi d I ER Rc I RR 33 Showing Effects CONSOLES s E A E ond Os een t A 33 Using Effect Presets oL een biu aseo cui Fut nU EE El 33 Insert Effect Automation using MIDI Continuous Controllers 33 Working With 34 Creating Pl eSebsu iius quads vind edi e ER cw e HOC M a T d C OO Ea an In dU ER 34 Changing Presets from the Control 1 2 2 2 4 4 35 Changing Presets from the QWERTY 35 Chapter 6 Recording 36 Recording with an Open Labs Production
142. you have not installed additional VSTi s then you can skip this next section Setting VSTi Preferences There may be some options that pertain to you and your setup in the following example Usual options are the get plug in names scanning options If you have problems scanning VSTi s disable the Get VST plug in names type when scanning that REAPER does by default VST Plug in Settings Click the Auto Detect button to make REAPER scan your system and detect VST plug ins Open Labs Production Station Manual 38 General VST plug ins settings y B mai Control VST plug in paths be multiple paths separated by semicolons Auto Detect Defaults C Plugins C Program Files Propellerhead Reason Add Audio evice Rescan directory Clear cache and rescan directory MIDI Devices Buffering Get VST plug in names types when scanning Playback Save full VST plug in state if supported recommended Recording v 3 B sf Appearance Save as bank larger config data required by some plug ins Avoid restoring VST state on undo redo if possible Color Theme Default VST configuration windows to generic LII instead of plug in e penayigi VST knob mode C Default C Circular C Circulartelative Linear Medi VST compatibility options MIDI IV Better buggy processReplacing compatibility mode slower Plug ins Don t flush synthesizer plug ins on stop DirectX Dx Inform plug ins
143. ystems the number of simultaneously available recording tracks is limited by the sound card discrete analogue or digital inputs When recording audio engineers can select which track or tracks on the device will be used for each instrument At any given point on the tape any of the tracks on the recording device can be record or playing back so that an artist is able to record onto track 2 and simultaneously listen to track 1 allowing him to sing or to play an accompaniment to the performance already recorded on track 1 He might then record on track 3 while listening to track 2 three performances can then be played back in perfect synchrony as if they had originally been played and recorded together This can be repeated until all of the available tracks have been used or in fact reused When recording is completed the many tracks are mixed down through a mixing console to a two track stereo recorder in a format which can then be duplicated and distributed Most of the records CDs and cassettes commercially available in a music store are recordings that were originally recorded on multiple tracks and then mixed down to stereo These stereo mixes can in turn be recorded onto two tracks of a four track recorder allowing additional sound to be layered on the remaining tracks NOISE GATE A device that acts as an infinite expander allowing a signal above the selected threshold to be passed through to the output at unity gain a

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