User`s manual - Single Cell Software
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1. The Master strip contains controls for the two global effects plus a control section for the final output 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Delay Time Knob Sets the time between echoes for the global Delay effect Delay Feedback Knob Sets the amount of output signal going back into the global Delay effect i e This sets the decay time on the effect Delay Stereo Button Toggles the global Delay effect from mono to ping pong stereo Reverb Size Knob Sets the simulated room size for the global Reverb effect i e The decay time on the effect Reverb Damping Knob Sets the speed at which the high frequencies are filtered out i e simulates the room s physical characteristics Reverb Stereo Button Toggles the global Reverb effect from mono to split stereo Master EQ Knobs Bass Mid High These are equalizer controls that affect the tone of the final mixed audio signal each component can either be amplified or cut Master Volume Knob Controls the final volume that will be passed to the sound card Master VU meter Indicates the level at which Caustic is outputing signal If this reaches RED then Caustic will output distorted sound to the sound card http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 mixer htm 16 01 2013 8 33 35 AM Effects The effects rack is where you can place various insert effects to further shape the sound of each machine You can place up to 2 insert effects per machine plus 2 ins2. 2 Note On LED This LED lights up whenever a note is triggered 3 Preset LCD This display shows the name of the last loaded preset and is used to load presets A preset is a saved file that contains the positions of all knobs and controls To load a preset touch the http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 subsynth htm 16 01 2013 8 33 23 AM 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 preset LCD This will bring up a File Browser with a list of saved presets to choose from Save Preset button This button allows you to save your own presets to disk for use later Pressing this button will bring up a keyboard allowing you to name your preset Presets are stored on the external storage in caustic presets subsynth Oscillator 1 Waveform selector Touch to change 6 waveforms to choose from Long press to bring up the custom waveform screen Mix knob Controls the volume balance between Oscillator 1 and Oscillator 2 FM knob Controls how much frequency modulation is applied to Oscillator 1 using Oscillator 2 as the modulator Bend Amount knob The amount of portamento bend applied to each new note Oscillator 2 Waveform selector Touch to change 6 waveforms to choose from plus silence to turn off Long press to bring up the custom waveform screen Phase knob The phase shift applied to the signal before it is mixed in with Oscillator 1 Octave knob Coa
3. Button When selected this allows the user to set the point at which the currently selected sample will use as its end point for playback and looping using the wheel 15 or by long pressing this button to bring up the Loop Point Editor Wheel This used to adjust the value of the parameter selected by the active button Filter Type selector Touch to change Choices are Off LowPass HighPass BandPass plus inverted versions of each one The inverted version affects the envelope section Instead of going from 0 to 1 invert makes them go from 1 to 0 Filter Cutoff slider Sets the frequency at which the filter starts to cut Filter Resonance slider Sets the amount of resonance produced by the filter Resonance is defined by small peaks at harmonic frequencies to the cutoff frequency Filter Envelope Attack knob The amount of time before cutoff reaches the value defined by the cutoff slider stating at 0 Filter Envelope Decay knob The amount of time after the attack period for the cutoff to go from the slider value to the sustain level Filter Envelope Sustain knob The value for cutoff at which to settle once the attack and decay period have elapsed and the note is held relative to the cutoff slider Filter Envelope Release knob The amount of time for the cutoff to go from the sustain level down to 0 LFO Target selector Sets which PCMSynth configuration value is modified by the LFO LFO Waveform selector The waveform the LFO
4. Description The BeatBox is a sample based drum computer It features 8 stereo output channels Here is a tutorial video showing how to use it Ul Reference 1 Machine label This is used to identify this machine in various places throughout the app Its value can be changed via a long press action label changes color to indicate a successful touch Upon successful long press a keyboard offering you to rename the machine will appear Use this to identify a machine in a rack configuration where there might be more than one instance of the same machine 2 Preset LCD This display shows the name of the last loaded preset and is used to load presets A preset is a saved file that contains a link to all samples used as well as the positions of every knob To load a preset touch the preset LCD This will bring up a list of saved presets to choose from 3 Save Preset button This button allows you to save your own presets to disk for use later Pressing this button will bring up a keyboard allowing you to name your preset Presets are stored on the http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 beatbox htm 16 01 2013 8 33 32 AM 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 external storage in caustic presets beatbox Note that you must have the referenced samples present on your external storage to save a preset Kit Options button This button brings ups the BeatBox Kit Options screen Mute Solo buttons These buttons link to
5. from the oldest playing note Preview Keyboard This keyboard is used to play notes to help when designing sounds with the PCMSynth Octave buttons Raises or lowers the octave of the Preview Keyboard http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 pcmsynth htm 16 01 2013 8 33 27 AM Bassline Description The Bassline is a monophonic lead synthesizer loosely modelled after the legendary Roland TB 303 It consists of a single oscillator 2 waveforms running through an envelope modulated resonant filter with LFO and Distortion effect The bassline tutorial video shows how it works Ul Reference BASSLINE B ON OR OR OS OR R FO WAVEFORM P WIDTH TUNE CUTOFF RESO ENV MOD DECAY ACCENT VOLUME DISTORTION D TT CECHO TARGET RATE DEPTH PHASE PROGRAM AMOUNT POST N soto 1 Machine label This is used to identify this machine in various places throughout the app Its value can be changed via a long press action label changes color to indicate a successful touch Upon successful long press a keyboard offering you to rename the machine will appear Use this to identify a machine in a rack configuration where there might be more than one instance of the same machine 2 Preset LCD This display shows the name of the last loaded preset and is used to load presets A preset is a saved file that contains the positions of all knobs and controls To load a preset touch the preset LCD This will bring up a File Bro
6. machine from the final mix or listen to only this machine Polyphony buttons and display Sets the number of notes which can be active at once If the requested number of notes exceeds the polyphony count a voice will be stolen from the oldest playing note Preview Keyboard This keyboard is used to play notes to help when designing sounds with the subsynth Octave buttons Raises or lowers the octave of the Preview Keyboard http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 subsynth htm 16 01 2013 8 33 23 AM PCMSynth Description The PCMSynth uses pulse code modulation samples ex WAVs to produce sounds The PCMSynth plays the sample at a different speed according to the note played This instruments supports loading multiple waveforms which maps to different areas of the keyboards as well as loop points The PCMSynth also has a classic synth section offering similar filters envelopes and LFOs as a virtual analog synth These act to further modify the PCM samples played The PCMSynth tutorial video shows how to use this machine Ul Reference E 1 Machine label This is used to identify this machine in various places throughout the app Its value can be changed via a long press action label changes color to indicate a successful touch Upon successful long press a keyboard offering you to rename the machine will appear Use this to identify a machine in a rack configuration where there might be more than one instan
7. record movements on a knob while the song is playing An orange box will appear around the control to indicate it has been automated If these is no orange box around the control then this control cannot be automated When done recording movements for this control press Stop 3 times to rewind the song to the beginning and repeat the process for any other controls you wish to automate To remove automation from a control make sure playback is stopped then press Record Long press the control for which to clear automation This will bring up a confirmation screen http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 automation htm 16 01 2013 8 33 18 AM Song Export EXPORT SETTINGS FILENAME QUALITY e ENTIRE SONG LOOP REGION ONLY EXPORT This screen is used to export your song to your external storage The filename window shows the name of the file which will be written to storage It defaults to the song s name but can be overridden by touching the display and choosing a different name Next to the filename is a selector to choose the output file type Choices are e WAV Uncompressed 44KHz 16bit stereo file compatible with most audio software and players e OGG Ogg Vorbis compressed 44KHz stereo file compatible with most portable MP3 players e MID MIDI music file contains basic note and timing information along with machine names and structure Compatible with most Digital Audio Worstation software DAW If th
8. set of loop points where the preview window shows no discontinuities between the two sides of the waveform and has very little differences in level indicators as shown in the example above When you are satisfied with the loop points press the back arrow in the lower right corner to return to the machine that launched the editor http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_O looppoint_editor htm 16 01 2013 8 34 07 AM BeatBox Kit Settings This screen is used to create mute groups KIT SETTINGS MUTE GROUPS CHANNEL 1 2 a td asak OOOO as fsos cuoscomar W E SSSC dR mn asmora saor ase Mute groups Mute groups are used to cut out one channel when another channels starts playing This is classically used on HiHats where it is impossible for an open hat to sound at the same time as a closed hat There are 4 independent mute groups which can contain any number of channels Every time a channel starts playing it will mute out all channels which share the same mute group http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 beatbox_options htm 16 01 2013 8 34 09 AM
9. uses to modify its target value LFO Rate knob The speed at which the LFO modifies its target value LFO Depth knob The amount of modification theLFO applies to its target value Octave knob Coarse frequency tuning from 3 to 3 octaves Semis knob Frequency tuning in semitones regular notes on a keyboard Cents knob Fine frequency tuning in cents Volume Envelope Attack knob The amount of time before volume reaches 100 stating at 0 Volume Envelope Decay knob The amount of time after the attack period for the volume to go from 100 to the sustain level Volume Envelope Sustain knob The volume at which to settle once the attack and decay period have elapsed and the note is held Volume Envelope Release knob The amount of time for the volume to go from the sustain level down to 0 Output Volume knob The final output volume of the PCMSynth Output VU meter Indicated the level at which the PCMSynth is outputing signal If this reaches http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 pcmsynth htm 16 01 2013 8 33 27 AM 36 37 38 39 RED then the PCMSynth will output distorted sound Mute Solo buttons These buttons link to the ones in the mixer and are used to cut out this machine from the final mix or listen to only this machine Polyphony buttons and display Sets the number of notes which can be active at once If the requested number of notes exceeds the polyphony count a voice will be stolen
10. Apply button inside the Smoothing group box Use the Amount knob to control the amount of smoothing applied on each pass Pressing the Apply button multiple times or holding it will continue to smooth out the waveform When you are satisfied with the waveform press the Done button to return to the machine that launched the editor http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 custom_waveform htm 16 01 2013 8 34 04 AM Loop Point Editor START SAMPLE STITCHED LOOP END SAMPLE azz at a2 ae bai ae J This editor lets you fine tune the loop points in a sample for use in the PCMSynth The large topmost window shows a full view of the waveform while the bottom corner windows show zoomed views at the start and end points respectively The bottom middle view is a stiched preview to help line up your waveform for looping It also contains min max level indicators which help choose a loop point that wont pop Use the Play and Stop buttons at the bottom to start stop the sample s playback The playback mode can be changed using the lower left set of buttons Drag the green cursor in the top window to coarse tune the position of the loop s start point Drag the red cursor in the top window to coarse tune the position of the loop s end point To fine tune the loop points touch and drag in each of the bottom corner windows to find a suitable loop point using the bottom middle preview as a guide For a loop with no pops choose a
11. achine Layout screen which lets you add remove machines Note that machines can be added removed at any time but any work done in these machines will be lost if they are removed 4 Flip the bottom switch to Pattern by swiping it to the left Press the Play button in the bottom Control Panel Then for each machine in your rack create note or trigger patterns for them using their respective pattern editor 5 If desired add effects to your machine in the Effects Rack 6 Flip the bottom switch to Song by swiping itt o the right Go to the Sequencer and assemble your patterns See instructions in Sequencer page 7 Once your patterns are placed to create your song record automation for any controls you wish to have change dynamically throughout the length of the song 8 When your are satisfied with the song press the Menu button in the Control Panel to bring up the app menu select the Song tab then select Export This will show the Song Export screen 9 Rinse repeat enjoy http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 song_creation htm 16 01 2013 8 33 18 AM Automation Automation is a term for the recording and playback of controls in Caustic To watch a video tutorial on automation press here To record automation you must already have a song created in the Sequencer Make sure the bottom toggle switch int the Control Panel is in Song mode press the Play button followed by the Record button to arm recording Next
12. and pattern 2 buttons To change the number of measures in the pattern long press the pattern button to bring up the pattern options screen To create a note trigger touch inside the main piano roll window 9 at the desired note and time The initial size of the note will depend on the grid size Use the Grid 3 button to toggle grid sizes The default grid size limit is 16th notes but this can be extended up to 64th notes using the pattern options screen accessible by long pressing the pattern button Once placed a note s length can be modified by selecting the Size 4 button and dragging the small handle which appears next to the selected note New notes cannot be placed when the Size button is active To adjust the position of a note trigger touch and drag it to the desired position Size button must not be active To scroll the piano roll up and down in octaves touch and drag up down in the side keyboard 8 Hold a note in the side keyboard 8 to hear a preview of it in the linked machine If the pattern spans more than one measure or the grid is zoomed in past 16th notes a horizontal scroll bar will appear to allow for quick navigation in the time axis The right hand side panel will change depending on what mode is selected http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 synth_pattern_editor htm 16 01 2013 8 33 59 AM To select a note trigger simply touch it Double tap a note to quickly delete it See below for selectin
13. anel either at the top or bottom of the screen MI DI http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 menu htm 16 01 2013 8 33 55 AM Disabled MIDI input device ignored On screen instrument MIDI input device will control the machine that s visible on screen or at the top in portrait mode One channel per instrument MIDI input device s channel Ch assignment will determine which machine it controls E g Channel 1 machine in slot 1 Channel 2 machine in slot 2 etc Using a MIDI controller in Caustic Android Only In order to use a MIDI device for input you must be running Android OS v3 2 Honeycomb MR2 or later and have a device which supports USB host mode You will also need a USB MIDI controller that supports driver less use on PC and a USB on the go cable to connect it When MIDI support is enabled See below start Caustic then connect the controller to your device An Android popup should appear requesting permission for Caustic to access the USB device Select Allow in order to use the controller with Caustic http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 menu htm 16 01 2013 8 33 55 AM Pattern Editor Description This editor is used in all machines to create note patterns Each pattern can span 1 2 4 or 8 measures and can contain notes from C1 to C8 Eel MMG ECE aag t Cee e l a Creating a pattern Select an empty pattern slot using the bank 1
14. atio of modified signal to original signal from 0 to 100 Parametric EQ Freq The frequency at which to apply the equalization Gain The volume gain to apply around the selected frequency boost or cut http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 effects htm 16 01 2013 8 33 40 AM Bandwidth The size of the surrounding frequencies that will be affected by the equalization http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 effects htm 16 01 2013 8 33 40 AM Sequencer This is where patterns and notes are put together to create a song Make sure the toggle switch in the Control Panel is in Song mode to use the sequencer amm pa a paan ma a a pa EOTISENNNNE HEEN The sequencer has two views which work at the same time to trigger notes a pattern view and a piano roll view Use the View 1 button in the upper left corner to change views To place notes or patterns press the pencil icon 2 To stretch a note or pattern press the stretch icon 3 to pan inside the main sequencer window 10 press the pan icon 4 and drag the view or use the horizontal scrollbar 13 at any time At the bottom of the sequencer is the timeline 12 This shows a measure count as well as any loop points that are set To create a loop touch and drag towards the left inside the timeline To clear a loop drag right so that the loop cursors end up in the same position and release To set the plackback start position t
15. ce of the same machine 2 Note On LED This LED lights up whenever a note is triggered 3 Preset LCD This display shows the name of the last loaded preset and is used to load presets A http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 pcmsynth htm 16 01 2013 8 33 27 AM preset is a saved file that contains the positions of all knobs as well as samples used To load a preset touch the preset LCD This will bring up a list of saved presets to choose from 4 Save Preset button This button allows you to save your own presets to disk for use later Pressing this button will bring up a keyboard allowing you to name your preset Presets are stored on the external storage in caustic presets pcmsynth 5 Sampler Information Panel This displays context aware information depending on which of the sampler panel buttons is currently selected as well as a quick view of the current sample s settings See buttons below for more information 6 Sample Button When selected this allows the user to scroll between loaded samples using the wheel 15 to change which sample is currently selected To load a new sample long press this button to bring up a file browser and select a WAV sample To delete a sample see Level button below Caustic supports mono or stereo 16bit samples at any sampling rate 7 Level Button When selected this allows the user to set the volume level on the currently selected sample using the wheel 15 This control can a
16. currently selected sample using the wheel to toggle between modes The different modes are o Play Once default Plays the full sample each time a note is played o Note On Off Plays the sample as long as the note is held o Loop Forward Plays the sample starting at the Loop Start Point 13 until it reaches the Loop End Point 14 at which point it loops around to the Start Loop Point again and does this until the note is released o Loop Forward Back Plays the sample starting at the Loop Start Point 13 until it reaches the Loop End Point 14 at which point it start playing in reverse until it reaches the Start Loop Point again and does this until the note is released o Intro Loop Fwd Same looping behavior as Loop Forward except playback always starts at the beginning of the sample when the note is first played o Intro Loop FwdBack Same looping behavior as Loop Forward Back except playback always starts at the beginning of the sample when the note is first played 13 Start Button When selected this allows the user to set the point at which the currently selected sample will use as its start point for playback and looping using the wheel 15 or by long pressing http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 pcmsynth htm 16 01 2013 8 33 27 AM 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 this button to bring up the Loop Point Editor End
17. der to the current one Pressing this will go up to the parent folder and list the files present there To navigate the list touch drag inside the list to scroll or drag the scroll cursor on the right hand side for quicker movement Some file types can be previewed and will offer a Preview button to do so Press the button to hear the file played The Get More button Android Only in the bottom left had corner will launch a market search for content packs compatible with Caustic New thrid party content is added weekly so it s good to check often When you have selected the file you want to load double tap it or press the Load button http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 file_browser htm 16 01 2013 8 34 01 AM Custom Waveform Editor WAVEFORM EDITOR This editor lets you draw your own waveform for use in an oscillator To draw a waveform touch and draw inside the main window the display will update in real time To start from one of the basic waveforms touch the icon for the desired waveform at the top of the window The display will reset to this waveform and can be edited from there You can apply noise to the waveform by pressing the Apply button inside the Noise group box Use the Density and Amount knobs to respectively control the distribution and amplitude of the noise Pressing the Apply button multiple times or holding it will continue to add noise You can smooth out your waveform by pressing the
18. e file type is ogg a Quality slider will be visible offering to modify the compression quality at the expense of file size Choose between exporting the full song or a portion determined by the loop cursors placed in the sequencer Note that if no loop cursors are set in the sequencer the Loop Region Only option will not be available If the selection is set to Entire Song 2 seconds will be added after the last note has played to allow for note and effect decay To export your file press the Export button To cancel the export once the export has started press the Cancel button http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 song_export htm 16 01 2013 8 33 20 AM Subsynth Description The Subsynth is a virtual analog synthesizer which produces sound by subtractive synthesis It s called subtractive because you start with oscillators creating a sound that s rich in harmonics and then you sculpt the sound with filters and LFOs to create the desired output sound The subsynth overview video shows how this is done Ul Reference 1 Machine label This is used to identify this machine in various places throughout the app Its value can be changed via a long press action label changes color to indicate a successful touch Upon successful long press a keyboard offering you to rename the machine will appear Use this to identify a machine in a rack configuration where there might be more than one instance of the same machine
19. equences It is very similar to the Pattern editor except that it spans over the entire song instead of just a few measures Touch the display in the upper right to select which piano roll machine to work with Note that some machines cannot place notes in piano roll view Use the zoom magnifiers 5 to scale the view zooming in piano roll view sets the default new note length To scroll the keyboard up and down in octaves touch and drag up down in the side keyboard 9 not shown Hold a note in the side keyboard to hear a preview of it in the linked machine To add a note trigger make sure the pencil icon 2 is selected and touch a grid square for the desired note at the desired time The initial length of the new note will be determined by the zoom level To move a placed note trigger make sure the pencil icon 2 is selected then touch and drag the trigger to the new time or note To move multiple triggers at a time press the selection sidebar mode button 6 then press the multi icon in the right sidebar 11 From there select each trigger by touching it once Selected triggers will be highlighted in orange Then touch drag any of the selected triggers to move all trigger to the desired time or note offset Multi select applies for most basic operations in piano roll view where you http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 sequencer htm 16 01 2013 8 33 47 AM want to work on more than one note trigger To change the leng
20. erts for the master mix The signal direction is top to bottom meaning the machine s audio come into the topmost effect if present then gets sent into the bottom most insert effect if present and then into the mixer s input strip for that machine SUBSYNTH PCMSYNTH PCmSY YnTHe BASSLINE BASSLNeEe SEATsOx MASTER j To place a new effect touch inside an empty slot and effect selection popup will ask you which effect you want to place To remove an effect touch the X in the lower right hand corner of the effect There are currently 8 insert effects which can be placed Distortion DISTORTION Program The algorithm used to distort the sound Choices are Overdrive tube amp Saturation Soft knee limiter Fuzz Hard knee limiter Foldback folds the signal onto itself Pre Pre amplification used to send signal past the chosen program s threshold Amount The amount of distortion applied to signal above the threshold Post Post amplification used to compensate the distortion algorithm s output volume BitCrusher http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_O effects htm 16 01 2013 8 33 40 AM Depth The bit depth from 0 to 16 bits Rate The sampling rate from 1Hz to 44KHz Jitter The amount of randomness on the Rate control Wet The ratio of modified signal to original signal from 0 to 100 Threshold The volume at which the compressor will start modifiying the signa
21. fe CAUSTIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC RACK User s manual Table of contents App Overview Navigation Creating a song Control Automation Recording Exporting your songs Machine Reference e SubSynth e PCMSynth e BassLine e BeatBox e Mixer e Effects e Sequencer http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 index html 16 01 2013 8 33 14 AM App overview Caustic is a music creation tool that uses various synthesizers samplers and effects to create songs Limitless combinations of instruments and sounds means Caustic can be used to create music of various styles even though the app s main focus is electronic music Caustic is modelled after a rack mount cabinet where devices are stacked and connected in order to produce sound Quick Glossary Here s a quick list of words you ll see throughout this manual and their meaning in the context of this app Machine A device which either produces or modifies sound Caustic s rack consists of a maximum of 6 dynamic machines plus 3 permanent machines the effects rack the mixer and the sequencer Long press This action is done by pressing and holding the control for a second or two until the extended action is performed http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_O overview htm 16 01 2013 8 33 15 AM Navigation There are three main components to Caustic s user interface UI The rack scrollbar the control panel and the machine view To switc
22. g multiples notes To edit the selected notes properties press the Note mode button 6 To change selected note velocity volume use the velocity slider 10 to adjust velocity from 5 to 100 When the velocity slider is active an indicator above the slider will show the current velocity value The note trigger in the piano roll window will also reflect velocity by changing its opacity Some machines offer additional note options like accent and glide Accent gives note triggers an extra volume boost and glide will bend between note values without re triggering the volume envelope To select multiple notes press the Select mode button 6 All selects all notes in the pattern and None clears the selection The number of selected notes will appear in the select button s selection icon To use lasso select press the Lasso button then touch drag to form a selection around the notes you wish to select Lasso selection is reset after each selection so press it each time you wish to create a new selection In case the pattern spans more than one measure drag the selection to the edge of the screen and the pattern will automatically scroll To use time select press the Time button then drag to form a selection on the time grid for the notes you wish to select Time selection is reset after each selection so press it each time you wish to create a new selection In case the pattern spans more than one measure drag the selection to the edge of the sc
23. h between machines in the machine view touch then scroll up down with the rack scrollbar Alternatively you can press the Machine Button on the left side of the control panel to bring up the Machine Layout screen Touching any one of the machines in this screen will quickly jump to this machine The app s main menu can be accessed by pressing the menu button in the control panel at any time If your device has a menu button this will also show the menu when pressed Android only To control playback use the Play and Stop buttons in the Control Panel Pressing twice on the stop button rewinds the playback cursor to the beginning of the loop if loop cursors are set in the Sequencer or back to the start of the song if no loop cursors are set Pressing a third time will bring the playback cursor to the beginning if a loop is set http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 navigation htm 16 01 2013 8 33 17 AM Creating a song These are the basic steps to creating a song in Caustic Be sure to watch the Caustic 2 1 Overview video which also shows how to do this in a live demonstration The steps 1 Start by creating a new song Press the Menu button in the Control Panel and select New from the Song tab in theapp menu 2 While in the app menu select the tempo for your song using the BPM controls 3 Choose the machines you want to use by pressing the Machine Layout button in the lower left of the screen This will bring up the M
24. he bassline will output distorted sound Low Frequency Oscillator Target Sets which bassline configuration value is modified by the LFO Pulse width Filter Cutoff or Volume LFO Rate knob The speed at which the LFO modifies its target value LFO Depth knob The amount of modification the LFO apply to its target value LFO Phase knob Sets the timing for the sine wave used to modulate the LFO target This is a offset sync value relative to the song s tempo Distortion Program Knob Sets which distortion program is active Off OverDrive Saturation Foldback Fuzz Distortion Pre gain knob Pre amplification used to send signal past the chosen program s threshold Distortion Amount knob The amount of distortion applied to signal above the threshold Distortion Post gain knob Post amplification used to compensate the distortion algorithm s output volume Note On LED This LED lights up whenever a note is triggered Mute Solo buttons These buttons link to the ones in the mixer and are used to cut out this machine from the final mix or listen to only this machine Preview Keyboard This keyboard is used to play notes to help when designing sounds with the bassline Octave buttons Raises or lowers the octave of the Preview Keyboard http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 bassline htm 16 01 2013 8 33 30 AM http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 bassline htm 16 01 2013 8 33 30 AM BeatBox
25. l Ratio The amount of reduction applied to signal over the threshold Attack The time it takes to reach full compression once signal over threshold has been detected Release The time it rakes to shut down compression after the signal has gone below the threshold SideChain The signal used as a trigger to the compressor Default is the current machine channel but it can be changed to any input line in the mixer 1 6 Depth The sweep width in frequency range Rate The speed at which the effect sweeps the frequency range Feedback The amount of output signal that is fed back into the input for processing Wet The ratio of modified signal to original signal from 0 to 100 Chorus Depth The detune width in frequency range Rate The speed at which the effect sweeps the detune amount http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 effects htm 16 01 2013 8 33 40 AM Wet The ratio of modified signal to original signal from 0 to 100 Depth The sweep width in frequency range Rate The speed at which the comb filter sweeps the frequency range Feedback The amount of output signal that is fed back into the input for processing Auto Wah Speed The reaction time for the filter to go from OFF to ON Depth The maximum amount of cutoff applied to the incoming signal Cutoff The cutoff frequency for the internal band pass filter Resonance The resonance amount for the internal band pass filter Wet The r
26. lso be used to remove a sample If the level is set to 0 a prompt will pop up asking to confirm sample deletion 8 Tune Button When selected this allows the user to fine tune the sample s playback frequency using the wheel 15 to control the correction from 50 cents to 50 cents 9 Root Key When selected this allows the user to set which key represents the sample s base tuning Use the wheel 15 to set the key or long press the Root Key button then press the desired key on the preview keyboard 38 For example if the WAV sample used was of a G5 note then the rootkey should be set to G5 in order to ensure correctly tuned playback 10 Low Key When selected this allows the user to set the lowest note which should use the currently selected sample for playback using the wheel 15 or by long pressing the Low Key button then pressing the desired key on the preview keyboard 38 This is mostly useful in multi sample instruments where each sample maps correctly to a particular range of notes 11 High Key When selected this allows the user to set the highest note which should use the currently selected sample for playback using the wheel 15 or by long pressing the Low Key button then pressing the desired key on the preview keyboard 38 This is mostly useful in multi sample instruments where each sample maps correctly to a particular range of notes 12 Mode Button When selected this allows the user to set the playback mode of the
27. n in the right sidebar 11 From there select each block by touching it once Selected blocks will be highlighted in orange Then touch drag any of the selected blocks to move all blocks to the desired time Multi select applies for most basic operations in pattern view where you want to work on more than one pattern block To have a pattern repeat over multiple measures press the Stretch icon 3 Select the desired block by touching it then drag the stretch handle on the right side of the block to the correct end measure To copy a pattern block or group of blocks press the Edit sidebar mode button 7 then select the desired block s then press the Copy button in the right sidebar 11 To determine where the block s will get pasted touch once inside the timeline at the desired measure to place the orange vertical line then press the Paste button To remove a block or blocks select the block s and press the delete X button in the lower right corner If two pattern blocks overlap a red Error button will appear in the lower left corner of the sequencer and the offending patterns will be highlighted in red Pressing the error button will jump to show the first error To clear the error move or delete the offending block s Tip Touching any of the machine icons on the left hand side 9 will jump to that machine Piano roll View The piano roll view can be used to add notes that are longer than 8 measures or create non repeating note s
28. nglecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 machine_layout htm 16 01 2013 8 33 50 AM App Menu The app menu is broken up into 5 sections which can be accessed by selecting one the the tabs at the top Song Operations App Options MIDI configuration Help and About Song New This will clear the rack and load the default machine configuration If there are unsaved changes a prompt will offer to save changes first Load This will bring up a File Browser to choose a song to load If there are unsaved changes to the current song a prompt will offer to save changes first Save This will bring up a keyboard screen to choose a name for your song Full version only Export This will launch the Export screen Full version only Tempo This is where you set the tempo in BPM for your song Use the and buttons to raise or lower the tempo Alternatively tap a few times on the BPM indicator at the desired rate to set BPM tap tempo Shuffle Mode Buttons This will set the global shuffle mode for all patterns in the song Select either 8th notes March or 16th notes Swing Shuffle Knob This will dial in the amount of global shuffle for your song based on which shuffle mode is selected Song Length This measures the length of the current song using the information in the sequencer and the BPM settings http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 menu htm 16 01 2013 8 33 55 AM Latency This calcula
29. ouch once in the timeline at the desired start location To insert patterns in between existing patterns blocks first place the playback cursor at the desired insert time Then long press inside the timeline at this time until a popup is shown Select the number of measures to insert and press ok To trim patterns and delete the empty space left by the deleted patterns first create a loop cursor selection in the timeline around the patterns to delete then long press inside the loop area in the timeline A confirmation popup will be displayed When the sequencer is playing a black line will show the current play position http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 sequencer htm 16 01 2013 8 33 47 AM To have the sequencer automatically scroll to follow a playing song press the Follow 13 button Pattern View Use the zoom magnifiers 5 to scale the view zooming in pattern view only affects what you see Inside the main sequencer window 10 there are 6 rows one for each machine To trigger a pattern to play make sure the pencil icon 2 is selected and touch a grid square for the desired machine at the desired measure A pattern selection popup will by shown Select the desired pattern and press OK To move a placed pattern block make sure the pencil icon 2 is selected then touch and drag the block to the new time location To move multiple blocks at a time press the selection sidebar mode button 6 then press the multi ico
30. reen and the pattern will automatically scroll To copy or paste selected notes press the Edit mode button 7 The Copy button will place the selected notes into the app s clipboard notes can then be pasted into the same pattern another pattern or another machine s pattern if the notes are within that machine s range using the Paste button When copying into the same pattern the newly pasted notes will appear on top of the original ones Drag any of the selected notes to move them inside the pattern to their new position In case the pattern spans more than one measure dragging the selected notes to the edge of the screen will cause the pattern to scroll automatically To remove selected note triggers select them using one of the selection tools then press the Delete X button 11 in the lower right corner http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 synth_pattern_editor htm 16 01 2013 8 33 59 AM File Browser LE CWRU Cold B DirtyBass B Down Below Electric Fanfare B Feeling Down B FluteSynth This screen is used to select a file from a list of files available on your external storage The type of files listed is set by the machine that launched it to ensure all files shown can be loaded The large middle windows shows a list of files and folders Folders are marked as yellow Selecting a folder will drill into that folder and list the files present there The special folder represents the parent fol
31. rse frequency tuning for Oscillator 2 from 3 to 3 octaves Semis knob Frequency tuning for Oscillator 2 in semitones regular notes on a keyboard Cents knob Fine frequency tuning for Oscillator 2 in cents Used to create de tune effects Filter Type selector Touch to change Choices are Off LowPass HighPass BandPass plus inverted versions of each one The inverted version affects the envelope section Instead of going from 0 to 1 invert makes them go from 1 to 0 Filter Cutoff slider Sets the frequency at which the filter starts to cut Filter Resonance slider Sets the amount of resonance produced by the filter Resonance is defined by small peaks at harmonic frequencies to the cutoff frequency Filter Keyboard tracking knob Controls the amount of filtering done based on the keyboard note played Full keyboard tracking cuts off more the lower the note played Filter Envelope Attack knob The amount of time before cutoff reaches the value defined by the cutoff slider stating at 0 Filter Envelope Decay knob The amount of time after the attack period for the cutoff to go from the slider value to the sustain level Filter Envelope Sustain knob The value for cutoff at which to settle once the attack and decay period have elapsed and the note is held relative to the cutoff slider Filter Envelope Release knob The amount of time for the cutoff to go from the sustain level down to 0 LFO 1 Target selector Sets which susbs
32. tes the device s audio output latency based on the size of the minimum output buffer allowed Caustic uses the minimum available size for lowest latency This does not take into account the device s touchscreen latency or additional internal buffering Options OPTIONS SMALL SMALL BOTTOM BOTTOM Screen Wake Lock When selected this option will prevent your device from sleeping after a period of inactivity This is useful when you are listening to your song and haven t touched the screen in a while but don t want the device to sleep and cut off the audio Sound New Notes When selected this option will make each new note placed in pattern editors and sequencer trigger a sound based on the note that s placed or moved Internal Latency This sets the size of the internal processing buffer Lowering this value makes key touch events get processed quicker and can help VU meters update faster at the expense of higher CPU load Song End Mode This sets the playback behavior for the sequencer when the song is done playing Allow Screen Rotation When selected this option allows the app to display multiple machines when the device is held vertically portrait mode Keyboard Key Size This sets the size of the keys in the preview keyboard displayed on each machine Piano Roll Key Size This sets the size of the keys in the pattern editor and sequencer piano rolls Control Panel Position This sets the placement of the control p
33. th of a note trigger after it is placed press the Stretch icon 3 Select the desired trigger by touching it then drag the stretch handle on the right side of the trigger to the desired time Position will snap to the grid size determined by the zoom level To copy a note trigger or group of note triggers press the Edit sidebar mode button 7 then select the desired note trigger s then press the Copy button in the right sidebar 11 To determine where the note trigger s will get pasted touch once inside the timeline at the desired measure to place the orange vertical line then press the Paste button To remove a note trigger or note triggers select the note trigger s and press the delete X button in the lower right corner If two note triggers overlap a red Error button will appear in the lower left corner of the sequencer and the offending note triggers will be highlighted in red Pressing the error button will jump to show the first error To clear the error move or delete the offending note trigger s http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 sequencer htm 16 01 2013 8 33 47 AM Machine Layout Screen SUBSYNTH BEATBOX SEQUENCER B AREEN Ez This screen has 2 purposes 1 Machine J ump Touch any machine or pattern editor to quickly view it without having to scroll manually 2 Machine Management Use the button beneath each machine slot to remove or add a machine in that slot http www si
34. the ones in the mixer and are used to cut out this machine from the final mix or listen to only this machine Output Volume knob The final output volume of the BeatBox Output VU meter Indicates the level at which the BeatBox is outputing signal If this reaches RED then the BeatBox will output distorted sound Channel Mute Solo buttons These buttons are used to cut out this channel from within the BeatBox s output mix or listen to only this channel Sample Name LCD Displays the name of the loaded sample Sample Load button Press this button to replace or load a sample into this channel Pressing this will bring up a File Browser to choose your sample Tuning knob Controls the pitch of the sample Punch knob Controls how quickly the sample fades in Can be used to remove the aggressive attack spike on most percussions Decay knob Controls how quickly the sample fades out Pan knob Controls the position of this channel in stereo space Volume knob The mix volume for this channel Preview Play button Press to hear the sample as it will sound when triggered through the pattern editor http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 beatbox htm 16 01 2013 8 33 32 AM Mixer The mixer is where the signal from each machine gets added or mixed into the final audio result you hear There are 7 strips in the mixer one for each dynamic machine in the rack and one for the master section The master sec
35. tion contains two global effects Delay and Reverb el MASTER Each strip has the following controls which affect the sound signal coming from the machine once it has passed through the insert effects 1 2 XN O a A EQ Knobs Bass Mid High These are equalizer controls that affect the tone of the audio signal each component can either be amplified or cut Global Effects Send Knobs These control how much of the machine s audio signal is sent into each global effect for processing Stereo Knobs The Pan knob controls the placement of the machine s audio signal in the output stereo panorama The Width knob controls a small delay between left and right ear this gives the impression that the sound is captured from a stereo source The greater the Width value the more stereo separation in the sound Mute Solo Buttons Mute stops this machine s audio from going into the output mix Solo mutes out every machine except the Solo ed one Volume Knob Controls this machine s final volume that will be mixed into the output This also affects the amount of signal sent to the Global Effects VU meter Indicates the level at which this machine is outputing signal If this reaches RED then this machine will output distorted sound into the final mix Strip Identifier Label Shows the name of the machine connected to this strip http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 mixer htm 16 01 2013 8 33 35 AM
36. wser with a list of saved presets to choose from 3 Save Preset button This button allows you to save your own presets to disk for use later Pressing http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 bassline htm 16 01 2013 8 33 30 AM 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 this button will bring up a keyboard allowing you to name your preset Presets are stored on the external storage in caustic presets bassline Waveform selector Touch to change 2 waveforms to choose from Sawtooth and Square Pulse Width knob When the waveform selector 3 is on square wave this knob will control the duty cycle of the square wave From 1 to 50 Note this control has no effect on the sawtooth waveform Tune knob Frequency tuning for the oscillator in semitones 1 1 octave Cutoff knob Sets the frequency at which the filter starts to cut Resonance knob Sets the amount of resonance produced by the filter Resonance is defined by small peaks at harmonic frequencies to the cutoff frequency Envelope Modulation knob Controls the amount of filter change during each note s lifetime Decay knob Controls the lifetime of each note Accent knob Controls the volume added to notes with the Accent 15 modifier Output Volume knob The final output volume of the bassline Output VU meter Indicates the level at which the bassline is outputing signal If this reaches RED then t
37. ynth configuration value is modified by LFO 1 LFO 1 Waveform selector The waveform LFO 1 uses to modify its target value LFO 1 Rate knob The speed at which LFO 1 modifies its target value http www singlecellsoftware com docs caustic v2_1_0 subsynth htm 16 01 2013 8 33 23 AM 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 LFO 1 Depth knob The amount of modification LFO 1 apply to its target value LFO 2 Target selector Sets which susbsynth configuration value is modified by LFO 2 Cannot be the same as LFO1 LFO 2 Rate knob The speed at which LFO 2 modifies its target value LFO 2 Depth knob The amount of modification LFO 2 apply to its target value Volume Envelope Attack knob The amount of time before volume reaches 100 stating at 0 Volume Envelope Decay knob The amount of time after the attack period for the volume to go from 100 to the sustain level Volume Envelope Sustain knob The volume at which to settle once the attack and decay period have elapsed and the note is held Volume Envelope Release knob The amount of time for the volume to go from the sustain level down to 0 Output Volume knob The final output volume of the subsynth Output VU meter Indicates the level at which the subsynth is outputing signal If this reaches RED then the subsynth will output distorted sound Mute Solo buttons These buttons link to the ones in the mixer and are used to cut out this
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