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1. 4 1 2 a SB bug Please refer to the Steinberg website for more details on MIDI support and versions in these hosts STEP 3 Setting Up MIDI IN tracks For MIDI Input into the editor 1 Follow Steps 1 4 above Be sure to disable any outgoing MIDI tracks from the editor to prevent a feedback loop 2 Create a MIDI track Select this MIDI track this will be the MIDI track the VST Pulse Editor is on 3 On the I O properties panel for this MIDI track assign the MIDI input to the MIDI port and channel that your Waldorf Pulse is on assign the MIDI Output to the VST Pulse Editor 4 Turn some knobs on the Pulse The editor should respond by visually showing the movement of this control in the editor i How to load a Pulse patch into the editor Once you have completed the MIDI input steps above AND you have the latest Pulse OS 2 0 1 you can now receive a Single Controller Dump from the Pulse to recreate the patch in the editor Here s how 1 Select the patch on the Pulse that you wish to save into the editor 2 Press the Shift Dump button i 3 The editor will update all parameters to the values of the dumped patch i 4 Rename the patch in the editor to the name of the hardware patch Save the patch as an fxp file The Graphical User Interface Using The Graphical User Interface The graphical user interface of the VST Pulse Editor is designed for maximum ease of use giving you easy2. Pulse Editor unique when compared to other hardware synth editors VST Pulse Editor 1 5 1 Manual The Waldorf Pulse synthesizer The Waldorf Pulse is a rack mountable monophonic analog synthesizer built in Germany It sports three oscillators two with pulse width two LFOs two assignable envelopes a filter and amp section and an advanced arpeggiator There is also a matrix of four modulation routings that are assignable by source and destination This in part is what gives the Pulse a unique sound characteristic Later came the Waldorf Pulse Plus the same great synth but fitted with the added capability of utilizing MIDI CV control and the ability to route external signals through the Pulse s filter and amp sections Installation reKon audio software is now installed with a simple installer file The installer will allow you to specify the location of your VST folder and sometimes additional components to install Windows XP Vista Use the included EXE installer file The installer will allow you to specify the location of the VST Plugin folder to install the VST Pulse Editor into and provide an adequate means to uninstall the software Mac OSX Use the included DMG installer file The installer will allow you to specify the location of the VST Plugin folder to install the VST Pulse Editor into and provide an adequate means to uninstall the software Note All our plugins are UB Universal Binary compatible Licen
3. Sysex and Patch Bank Names Note that the native Waldorf Pulse sysex program format does not include parameters for a patch name This is normal as the synth itself has no way to display this information As such no name will be stored or loaded when you are working with sysex files The VST native fxb fxp format can store the patch names and therefore these will be preseved while loading and saving presets in the fxb fxp format A valid Waldorf Pulse Sysex patch file is 77 bytes and is formatted according to the sysex specification found in the Waldorf Pulse User Manual The editor will only accept syx files that are formatted specifically for the Waldorf Pulse You can load or save a bank to from preset slots 1 40 or 41 80 The VST Pulse Editor recognizes a valid Waldorf Pulse Sysex bank file as a 3092 byte file and is formatted according to the sysex specification found in the Waldorf Pulse User Manual A Waldorf Pulse bank consists of 40 patches P 1 P 40 on the Pulse each at 77 bytes in size with a 12 byte header The editor will only accept syx files that are formatted specifically for the Waldorf Pulse If you are having problems loading a patch or bank from a file you are certain was created by your Waldorf Pulse First check the file size If it is not at a byte size specified above then you need to examine the sysex data and remove any extra sysex messages from the beginning of the file Sometimes utilty programs may add or appe
4. access to all of the Waldorf Pulse controls right on one screen You are also VST Pulse Editor 1 5 1 Manual able to rename modify and browse the patches right inside the editor itself All control elements are handled via either a Knob Combo box Button or Text Edit Box The User Interface The following screen shot will help familiarize the controls of the VST Pulse Editor v 1 5 1 SEMI TUNE SHAPE LEOZ N t 7 LEVEL VELO scr SOURC OLD E si SPEED DELAY FILTER MATRIX DESTINATION MOD 1 CHANNEL MIDI Version 1 5 1 Working With the VST Pulse Editor About Sound The VST Pulse Editor is a VSTi synth plug in that deals only with MIDI data As a result it makes no sound of its own The sound comes from the actual hardware synth itself Which is what you want pure hardware generated sound but with VST control The VST Pulse Editor is nota VST MIDI Effect plug in it is a VSTi instrument without audio processing functions Using the Controls Most controls on the VST Pulse Editor are self explanatory as to their use There are two types of knobs those that have their zero or lowest value set to the far left and the other has the zero position set in the absolute middle The display readouts will vary based on the related ranges and values for that particular control Resolution of the Controls To obtain a finer resolution control of the knobs in the VST Pulse Editor hold down
5. the shift key while adjusting the knob This will allow you to fine adjust the values of the knob Resetting the Default Value of a Control To reset a control to its default value hold down the CONTROL key while clicking on the control Receiving MIDI Continuous Controller Data The VST Pulse Editor can receive and interpret MIDI Continuous Controller cc messages All controls respond to their correlated MIDI CC number as listed in the MIDI Continuous Controller Chart of this manual Automation of all parameters can be achieved via these MIDI Messages or via your sequencer host The MIDI LED Indicators When the VST Pulse Editor receives or transmits MIDI data the corresponding MIDI LED will VST Pulse Editor 1 5 1 Manual blink to notify you The VST Pulse Editor responds to MIDI Note On Off Pitchbend Modulation Continuous Controller MIDI messages The MIDI Channel Selector This selects the MIDI channel that the VST Pulse Editor receives and transmits MIDI data on This value is independent of the preset and will not be stored with the preset This allows you to browse presets on individual MIDI channels The MIDI SEND and RECEIVE Buttons These buttons determine whether or not to send receive MIDI Program changes When activivated Program change messages will be sent received between the editor and the hardware synth The MIDI In Button This button determines whether or not to receive MIDI into the edit
6. to Now click the Paste button the Copy button will change back to it s default state Voila You can also continue to paste the same preset data into other preset locations without having to re click the Copy button This tool is invaluable for creating variations of your favorite presets and allows you to quickly build your preset library up Default Preset Banks The default preset bank in the VST Pulse Editor is the standard factory default bank A from Waldorf Music If you modify the default bank and wish to restore the default bank you can easily load the bank from the fxb folder Also included is a default blank bank that has all presets values set to zero This results in a preset that makes no sound on the synthesizer This is sometimes a good bank to start your projects with which you can copy patches into without worry of overwriting other patches VST Pulse Editor 1 5 1 Manual Working With Sysex Presets Sysex Patches and Banks The VST Pulse Editor can also load and save standard sysex system exclusive patch and bank files This makes importing exporting and sharing your existing patch libraries very easy Use the Sysex menu to select either a patch or bank load or save method Once you have loaded a sysex patch or bank the editor will update with the loaded settings and the patch name will be set to Sysex Patch You should give the patch es a unique name and then save them as an fxb fxp file
7. 21 30 31 102 104 106 105 103 108 110 109 111 113 112 114 116 115 117 We 118 22 23 49 VST Pulse Editor 1 5 1 Manual ENV 1 Attack ENV 1 Decay ENV 1 Sustain ENV 1 Release ENV 1 Keytracking ENV 1 Trigger ENV 2 Attack ENV 2 Decay ENV 2 Sustain ENV 2 Release ENV 2 Keytracking ENV 2 Trigger ARP On ARP Clock ARP Mode ARP BPM ARP Range MOD 1 Source MOD 1 Destination MOD 1 Amount MOD 2 Source MOD 2 Destination MOD 2 Amount MOD 3 Source MOD 3 Destination MOD 3 Amount MOD 4 Source MOD 4 Destination MOD 4 Amount PLUS CV2 Source PLUS External Amount PLUS External Level 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 64 to 63 0 3 Single T1 Single T2 Retrig 1 Retrig 2 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 64 to 63 0 3 Single T1 Single T2 Retrig 1 Retrig 2 0 2 Off On Hold 0 31 0 7 Up Down Alt Rand Ass Up Ass Down Ass Alt Midi 48 300 bpm 1 10 0 15 See MOD Source Chart 0 15 See MOD Destination Chart 0 127 0 15 See MOD Source Chart 0 15 See MOD Destination Chart 0 127 0 15 See MOD Source Chart 0 15 See MOD Destination Chart 0 127 0 15 See MOD Source Chart 0 15 See MOD Destination Chart 0 127 0 15 See MOD Source Chart 0 127 0 127 Modulation Routing Chart The following options are available for the Pulse Modulation Matrix Value 0 1 Source Off LFO 1 Destination Pitch OSC 1 Pitch Oo N Oak OON 11 12 13 14 15 VST Puls
8. DI OX for PC or SysEx Librarian for Mac or any other common MIDI System Exclusive data utility MIDI Continuous Controller CC Messages VST Pulse Editor 1 5 1 Manual The following MIDI Continuous Controller messages are transmitted Tx and Received Rx by the editor to set the patch NOTICE Not all parameters are available to all Pulse Models cc Parameter Range 45 OSC 1 Level 0 127 32 OSC 1 Semi 48 to 48 53 OSC 1 Tune 32 to 31 34 OSC 1 Shape Pulse Saw Triangle S5 OSC 1 Pulse Width 0 50 46 OSC 2 Level 0 127 36 OSC 2 Semi 48 to 48 37 OSC 2 Tune 64 to 63 38 OSC 2 Shape Pulse Saw Triangle CrossMod 59 OSC 2 Pulse Width 0 50 40 OSC 2 Keytracking 0 1 on off 41 OSC 2 Sync 0 1 on off 47 OSC 3 Level 0 127 42 OSC 3 Semi 48 to 48 43 OSC 3 Tune 32 to 31 44 OSC 3 Shape Pulse Saw Triangle 57 MAIN Level 0 127 10 MAIN Panning 64 to 63 48 MAIN Noise 0 127 58 MAIN Velocity 64 to 63 61 PITCH Amount 64 to 63 63 PITCH Scale 0 24 60 PITCH Source 0 15 See MOD Source Chart 5 PORTA Time 0 127 62 PORTA Mode 0 1 on off 64 Hold 0 1 on off 24 LFO 1 Speed 0 127 25 LFO 1 Shape 0 6 26 LFO 2 Speed 0 127 Zh LFO 2 Delay 0 127 50 FILTER Cutoff 0 127 56 FILTER Resonance 0 127 51 FILTER Keytracking 64 to 63 53 FILTER Velocity 64 to 63 52 FILTER ENV 1 Amount 64 to 63 55 FILTER MOD Amount 64 to 63 54 FILTER Source 0 15 See MOD Source Chart 14 15 16 17 28 29 18 19 20
9. VST Pulse Editor 1 5 1 Manual rekon ff ff tf Uy VST Pulse Editor 1 5 1 Manual ay Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Vista OS 9 OSX 10 4 OSX 10 5 2 Universal Binary Table of Contents Introduction Installation Setup User Interface Working with the VST Pulse Editor Working with Presets Working with Sysex Presets MIDI Continuous Controller Chart Modulation Routing Chart MIDI Implementation Introduction The reKon audio VST Pulse Editor The VST Pulse Editor is a real time MIDI synth editor that allows you full control of every parameter of the sound on the Waldorf Pulse and Pulse Plus synthesizers Now you can utilize your Pulse to its full potential and build lasting and meaningful patches that will bring new life to your Pulse and more importantly your music All this and more in a matter of minutes via a slick and friendly user interface that actually adds features to your Pulse such as the ability to name your patches in a way that makes them understandable You also maintain all your patches on the PC itself without the hassle of manual dumps All parameters are fully automatable and you can even use your favorite VST host giving you the ability to visually program the Pulse to your music via the host sequencer This ability to model your synth patches in real time inside your main music production environment is part of what makes the reKon VST
10. e Editor 1 5 1 Manual LFO 1 Mod Width LFO Aftertouch LFO 2 LFO 2 ENV 1 Amount ENV 1 ENV 2 Velocity Keytracking Pitch Follow Pitch Bend Mod Wheel AfterTouch Breath Control X OSC 2 Pitch OSC 3 Pitch PulseWidth 1 PulseWidth 2 OSC 1 Level OSC 2 Level OSC 3 Level Noise Level Cutoff Resonance Volume Panning LFO 1 Speed Modulation 1 Amount MIDI Implementation Chart The following MIDI data is transmitted Tx and Received Rx from the editor Message tx RK Notes O Channel x o 1 16 Mode x Omni mode Note On Off o note numbers 0 127 Velocity o 0 127 Aftertouch o 0 127 Poly Pressure o 0 127 Pitchbend o 0 127 Modulation o 0 127 Continuous Controller o 0 0 127 Program Change X X 0 127 System Common X x System Realtime x x System Exclusive x x x no o yes 2008 reKon audio www rekonaudio com
11. nd additional sysex messages that were used to call the synths bank dump and this data may be saved in your file An Example of the start of a sysex bank file i FO 3E OB 00 08 26 40 13 00 00 79 F7 FO 3E 0B 00 01 00 10 31 02 40 70 4E 00 28 00 01 10 40 02 29 28 42 7F 73 00 16 06 66 7F 00 00 63 03 00 29 00 32 40 03 6F 01 00 01 02 OB 7F 03 1 01 7F 03 06 7F 02 00 40 OA 02 03 OE 16 00 4A 40 40 1F 7F 04 49 7F 40 400000400037 F7 FO 3E OB 00 01 01 40 41 01 16 40 40 00 53 01 01 40 40 00 7F 7F 47 56 00 04 00 08 5F 13 25 1F 65 03 00 2D 54 00 21 03 53 0A 00 02 02 03 7F 07 04 32 06 OF 5D 05 06 50 OC 02 01 10 2D 06 38 50 1C 28 66 OC 6B 5C 49 4D OB 04 48 00 08 F7 The underlined portion is the 12byte header that defines a program bulk dump Following this we see patch 1 defined between the first FO and F7 tags in bold Followed by patch 2 and so on until we have filled 40 patches 12byte header 77 byte patch 40 patches 3092 bytes Sysex Utilities to work with your synth offline Sysex Sytem Exclusive data from a VSTi to the host is not widely supported by most DAW manufactures Also Sysex data is typically not real time data so incorporating sysex data transmission into a VSTi is not exactly an elegant or feasible solution Instead we can import and export this data from the VST Pulse Editor and then use these files when we are offline from our DAW to transfer the data to and from the hardware with other utilities such as MI
12. or When activivated MIDI messages will be received between the editor and the hardware synth Use this as an alternative to the hosts midi in activation button Ideal for when turning on off midi in quickly for example controller dumps MIDI in should be disabled to prevent feedback loops when using the MIDI Out simultaneously The About Screen To view the About screen click on the rekon audio logo button Working With Presets The Presets Section The preset section allows you to control and manage your presets or patches as they are referred to in the synthesizer world The display readout shows the current preset name and number The arrow buttons will allow you to move up and down through the presets The loader bar indicates MIDI data being sent to your synth to set the patch dynamically Changing the Current Preset Use the arrow buttons to change the currently selected preset Renaming the Current Patch To rename your preset simply click on the name in the display readout and type the new name of your patch then hit the Enter key Patch names are limited to 24 characters Using the Copy Paste Buttons You can easily copy and paste presets to and from the currently selected preset First select the preset you wish to copy by navigating to it with the preset select arrow buttons Now click the Copy button you will notice the button change color Next navigate to the preset number you wish to paste
13. se and Use Agreement By downloading installing or using this product you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as defined on our web site at www rekonaudio com We highly recommend all users read this agrrement to become familiar with these Terms and Conditions before downloading or using any reKon audio software Setup Assumptions It is assumed that the user is familiar with the basic functionalities of the hardware synthesizer it s operators manual and the basic concept of MIDI itself Without this knowledge utilizing the editor may be a bit more challenging to set up and use properly By familiarizing yourself with the operators manual and the MIDI standards and following the instructions in this manual you should be able to get up and running in a short amount of time STEP 1 Setting Up the Pulse Make sure you have your midi ports and channels set up and matching properly and that all cables are working and connected properly STEP 2 Setting Up the Plugin for Your VST Host DAW The setup procedure will vary from host Each host may support VST s differently and more importantly each host may support MIDI data from a VSTi differently or not at all Please refer to the Supported Hosts list on the rekon audio web site at www rekonaudio com Also please refer to the setup instructions provided with your VST host application for setting up a VST instrument VSTi Setup Example for Cubase SX 1 3 or Cubase 4 1 3 To set
14. up the rekon VST Pulse Editor for Cubase SX 1 3 or Cubase 4 1 3 VST Pulse Editor 1 5 1 Manual 1 Be sure to check your VST Instrument plugins folder to make sure the editor was installed 2 Open Cubase SX or Cubase 4 1 3 3 Create a new project 4 Open your VST Instruments panel and then select the reKon VST Pulse Editor VST in a VST slot 5 Create a MIDI track Select this MIDI track this will be the MIDI track the VST Pulse Editor is on 6 On the I O properties panel for this MIDI track assign the MIDI input to the VST Pulse Editor Assign the MIDI output to go to the MIDI port and channel that your Waldorf Pulse is on 7 Create another MIDI track Select this track 8 On the I O properties panel for this MIDI track assign the MIDI input to your MIDI keyboard Assign the MIDI output to go to the MIDI port and channel that your Waldorf Pulse is on this will be the MIDI track to play and record your note pitch mod changes to the Waldorf Pulse 9 Activate the little yellow speaker icons for both MIDI tracks this allows them to be played even if the track is not selected 10 Start tweaking and playing the Waldorf Pulse via the VST Pulse Editor and your MIDI keyboard Cool NOTICE Setup for other hosts is similar Please see the Host Support page on the reKon audio web site for more information Note that MIDI messages were dropped from VSTi in Cubase SX 3 1 1 and Cubase 4 versions 4 0
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