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1. A Click here to select an effect B Drag knob to adjust effect Each DSP FX contains the following controls Parameter Description Values Functions DSP FX on off Turns the DSP On or Off On Off Preset Selects the DSP type Level Adjusts the DSP level 0 100 Table 13 DSP FX controls 56 The Element page The following table lists the available DSP types Mode Description Off Effect bypassed Tube Very soft effect A shaping process like the one found in tube amplifiers is applied Soft Slight overdrive Mid Mid overdrive Hard Aggressive overdrive effect ideal to be applied on solo lead instruments Asymmetric Bright distortion effect Soft Clip Signal peak compression Introduces moderate distortion Hard Clip Signal peak trimming Introduces notable distortion Warp Generates discontinuities in the audio signal by mirroring the audio above a threshold adjusted by the knob Produces a bright distinctive tone Break Introduces signal distortion by zeroing parts of the audio signal below a threshold adjusted by the knob Produces a bright and harsh tone Rectify Inserts a full wave rectifier diode in the signal path Most signals get the effect of an octave doubler Decimator Reduces signal sample rate amount is adjusted with the knob Introduces digital noise and aliasing effects Bit Reduction Simulates the effect of reduci
2. ep Cutoff 1 or 2 button Resonance 1 or 2 button Pan button or Amplitude button respectively t STEP GEN ane 0 lt A Pitch B Cutoff 1 C Resonance 1 D Cutoff 2 E Resonance 2 F Pan G Amplitude To turn on an Envelope Generator 1 Display the desired envelope 2 Click the EG Status field so that it s on LFO KEYB To edit EG depth and velocity response gt gt To edit EG Depth adjust the DEPTH control To edit velocity intensity adjust the VEL gt INT control This controls the intensity in which the Note on velocity affects the modulation depth To edit how velocity affects EG times as a multiplier of the time adjust the VEL gt TIM control To edit how velocity affects the current envelope s value adjust the VEL gt TRK control 77 The Element page To graph or edit an envelope 1 Click an envelope button to display the desired envelope and make sure the EG Status field is On 2 Add and edit nodes according to the following table Note to SONAR users In order to use Rapture Pro shortcut keys you must first press the Give All Keystrokes to Plug in button in the top right corner of the Rapture Property page To Do This Do This Add a node to the envelope Right click the envelope CTRL click on a Mac If the envelope does not have any line segments and nodes yet right click the graph where you would like to insert a line segment and a node Re
3. 25 Decim On Off Off 7 26 Decim Amount 0 100 0 0 1 1 5 27 Drive Type Off Tube Soft Mid Hard Asymmetric 28 Drive Shape 0 100 0 0 1 1 5 29 Filter 2Type Off LP1P HP1P BP1P BR1P LP2P HP2P BP2P BR2P LP4P HP4P LP6P HP6P COMB PINK 30 Filter 2 Cutoff 8 2 22350 8 2 Log Log Log Hz 31 Filter 2 Reso 0 40 0 0 04 0 4 4 dB 32 EG Status Off On 33 EG Depth 34 Pitch 9600 9600 0 1 10 50 Ct 35 Cutoff 1 2 12000 12000 0 1 10 100 Ct 36 Resonance 1 2 40 40 0 0 01 0 1 1 dB 37 Pan 100 100 0 0 01 0 1 1 38 Amplitude 100 100 0 0 01 0 1 1 39 EG Vel gt Int 40 Pitch 9600 9600 0 1 10 50 Ct 41 Cutoff 1 2 12000 12000 0 1 10 100 Ct 42 Resonance 1 2 40 40 0 0 01 0 1 1 dB 43 Pan 100 100 0 0 01 0 1 1 44 Amplitude 100 100 0 0 01 0 1 1 Table 35 Rapture Pro parameters Continued Parameter reference 119 Number Name Min Max Default Fine Norm Coarse Unit 45 EG Vel gt Tim 1024 1024 0 0 01 0 1 1 x mul 46 VelTrack 0 100 100 0 01 0 1 1 47 Pitch 9600 9600 0 1 10 50 Ct 48 Cutoff 1 2 13700 13700 0 1 10 100 Ct 49 Resonance 1 2 40 40 0 0 01 0 1 1 dB 50 Pan 100 100 0 0 01 0 1 1 51 Amplitude 100 100 0 0 01 0 1 1 52 LFO Status Off Shot On 53 LFO Waveform 20 internal waveforms 80 external waveforms random unipolar random bipolar 54 LFO Frequency 0 40 1 0 001 0 01 0 5 Hz 55 LFO Sync 1 8t 1
4. Drag and drop a MIDI file from this location to your DAW Some Programs have MIDI files saved with the program The eighth note lights up when a MIDI file is loaded and associated with the program Shift Sample display only This value is used to transpose samples inside a multisample but keeping the original mapping This can be combined with the Transpose value to create timbre variations of the multisamples 48 semitones 16 bit 32 bit Mode Sample display only Defines how the samples will load into memory 32 bit mode has a lower CPU tag but twice the memory Quality is not affected by Loading Mode 32 bit 16 bit Pitch Tracking Changes the amount that each sample is transposed when the trigger note is raised by a half step The default is 100 cents or one half step When disabled at 0 all notes will trigger at C5 200 cents key Transpose Transposes the pitch of the oscillator keyboard mapping is unaffected Table 10 OSC SMP section controls Continued 48 The Element page 96 96 semitones Parameter Description Values Functions Load Scala Tuning file Accesses the file menu to load a Scala Tuning file sc1 For details see Microtuning and alternative tunings on page 115 Tune Tunes the pitch of the oscillator in one cent increments up or down 100 100 cents Amp Level Adjusts the amplitude of the Element 96dB Note This control is a
5. The Element page 85 To control Keytracking gt Drag the nodes or curve of the Keytrack envelope where it appears under the LFO waveform You can drag the line segment into a curve or reset the line segment by double clicking it You can move both nodes by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW keys or by pressing the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN keys for larger increments Keytracking maps the range of your MIDI controller to changes in the current envelope For example if you display the Cutoff envelope and drag the Keytrack envelope into an upward slope playing higher notes on your controller will raise the cutoff frequency On the Amplitude envelope you can actually use the Keytrack envelope as a global gain drag both nodes of the Keytrack envelope up or down to control global output volume Here s another example of using Keytracking if you load a bright waveform for instance a saw and apply a low pass filter on it then set the cutoff to 800 Hz playing high notes in the keyboard will result in a lower volume than playing low notes This happens because higher notes will result in more filtered notes Here s where keytracking enters in action Two options are available gt Adjust the CUTOFF keytracking control so the cutoff point moves together with the played note This results in all notes having the same amount of harmonics hence the same output level OR gt Adjust the AMPLITUDE keytracking control This will keep high
6. gt BP Band pass the EQ modifies all frequencies surrounding the Freq knob value gt HI High shelf the EQ modifies all frequencies above the Freq knob value Frequency Adjusts the selected band s frequency 20 Hz 20480 Hz Q Adjusts the selected band s Q range of affected 0 1 8 0 frequencies Gain Adjusts the selected band s gain 24 dB 24 dB Table 15 Equalizer controls In addition to the per Element equalizer on the Element page Rapture Pro also features a stereo 3 band master equalizer on the Mixer page capable of being modulated via the Modulation Matrix For details see Master EQ on page 97 59 The Element page Insert effects Figure 27 Insert Effects Section A Effect type B Input level C Effect parameters D Dry wet mix Rapture Pro has a complete effects processing section featuring several effects including delay chorus phaser LFO filter reverb and distortion Most effects parameters can be MIDI learned see MID Learn on page 113 and some of them can be real time modulated as destinations in the Modulation Matrix see Modulation Matrix on page 99 There are two ways to apply insert effects Insert FX are available for each individual Element and a Program can contain both per Element Insert FX and global Insert FX gt To apply effects to individual Elements use the Insert section on the Elements page as explained in this section or use t
7. To assign parameters to the X Y Pad Parameters can be assigned directly from the X Y Pad 1 2 On the Instrument page click X Y PAD 1 or X Y PAD 2 depending on which X Y Pad you want to configure Click the X or Y control drop down button and select the desired parameter from the pop up menu Note 7o adjust the minimum maximum parameter value of the X Y Pad navigate to the Modulation Matrix on the Mixer page Once the Destination is assigned in the X Y selector on the Instrument page it will show up in the Modulation Matrix and vice versa To assign more than 2 parameters to the X Y Pad s use the Modulation Matrix 1 2 3 4 Display the Modulation Matrix by clicking the MOD MATRIX button on the Mixer page In the Source column click the arrow at the right side of the column to open the Modulation Source menu From the Source menu select X Y Pad 1 X X Y Pad 1 Y X Y Pad 2 X or X Y Pad 2 Y In the Destination column click the arrow at the right side of the column to open the Modulation Destination menu a list of Rapture Pro parameters From the Destination menu select any of the available synth parameters In the Amount column drag up or down to enter a number that controls how strongly and in which direction the parameter responds to changes by the Macro Knob negative numbers produce an inverse relationship In the Smooth column drag upward to produce a number that smooths out the response of the Destinatio
8. Step Generator 69 Stop Recording 124 T Tempo stand alone 124 Tempo Control 124 Top panel 25 U UI 23 Uninstalling Rapture Pro 8 V Vector mixer 42 W Wavetable synthesis 9 X X Y Pad 39 Z Zoom mode 79 Index 131 132 Index CAKEWALK INC LICENSE AGREEMENT REV 01 2015 YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT INSTALLING AND USING THE PRODUCT INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY RETURN THE PRODUCT UNUSED AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED 1 GRANT OF LICENSE In consideration of payment of the license fee Cakewalk Inc Cakewalk or the Licensor grants to you the Licensee a nonexclusive license to have one person use the enclosed Cakewalk software product the Product on one personal computer at a time If you want to use the Product on more than one personal computer at a time or if you want to network the Product you must obtain separate licenses from Cakewalk by calling 617 423 9004 This license does not grant you any right to any enhancement or update to the Product Enhancements and updates if available may be obtained by you at Cakewalk s then current standard pricing terms and conditions Product may automatically connect to server and verify if updates are available and notify Licensee of such updates Internet connection is required to verify account sta
9. 6 In the Amount column drag up or down to enter a number that controls how strongly and in which direction the parameter responds to changes in the source negative numbers produce an inverse relationship 7 Inthe Smooth column drag upward to produce a number that smooths out the response of the Destination to the Source Modulation Matrix parameters The following section provides a reference for MIDI Matrix parameters Of particular note is the nature of input sources which include many different types of MIDI events and other functions Note about mapped to Mapped to values such as 0 1 describe the mathematical product of the source function as it modulates the specified destination parameter Example If you map the cutoff frequency to a depth of 1000 cents a value of 64 from a given MIDI controller will change the cents value to 500 1000 0 5 500 100 The Mixer page Modulation Matrix Sources Source Description CC 1 CC 127 MIDI Continuous Controllers 1 127 Any MIDI Controller can be used as source mapped to 0 1 Pitch Bend MIDI Pitch Bend messages mapped to 0 1 Channel Aftertouch MIDI Channel Aftertouch mapped to 0 1 Polyphonic Aftertouch MIDI Polyphonic Aftertouch messages mapped to 0 1 Attack Velocity Incoming Note On MIDI Velocity mapped to 0 1 Release Velocity Incoming Note Off MIDI Velocity mapped to 0 1 Keyboard Incoming No
10. Chorus Phaser LFO Filter Delay Panning Delay Autopan LFO Filter Phased Delay Filter Phaser Reversed Delay Small Room Mid Room Large Room Small Hall Mid Hall Large Hall Chamber Stereo Large Hall Spring Ambience Stereo ER Distortion 1 Distortion 2 81 Fx Global Fx Filter Off LP1P HP1P BP1P BR1P LP2P HP2P BP2P BR2P LP4P HP4P LP6P HP6P Type COMB PINK LPS2 HPS2 BPS2 BRS2 82 Fx Delay Left 1 8t 1 8 1 8d 1 4t 1 4 1 4d 1 2t 1 2 1 2d 1t 1 1d 2t 2 2d 4t 4 4d 8t 8 8d 16t 16 16d 0 to 50ms for Chorus and Symphonic for L and R 83 Fx Delay Center 84 Fx Delay Right 85 Fx Delay Feedback 0 100 0 0 1 1 5 86 Fx Filter Cutoff 8 2 22350 8 2 Log Log Log Hz 87 Fx Filter 0 40 0 0 04 0 4 4 dB Resonance 88 Fx Lfo Freq 0 10 0 0 01 0 1 0 5 Hz 89 Fx Lfo Depth 0 100 0 0 1 1 5 90 Fx Input 0 100 0 0 1 1 5 91 Fx Dry Wet 100 0 0 100 50 50 0 1 1 5 Table 35 Rapture Pro parameters Continued Parameter reference 121 Number Name Min Max Default Fine Norm Coarse Unit 92 Mixer Element Off On Status 93 Mixer Pan 100 100 0 0 2 2 10 94 Mixer Volume 0 100 0 0 1 1 5 95 Mixer Volume 0 100 0 0 1 1 5 Table 35 Rapture Pro parameters Continued Note All Fx parameters are also applicable to Global Fx In addition all StepGen parameters are applicable to Global StepGen L and R Rapture Pro resource usage Your Rapture Pro
11. Distortion 60 DSP effects using 56 Index E Effect types 61 Effects using 22 Element chain 91 Element page 43 Elements 14 combine 17 load 16 save 22 Envelope Generator 74 retrigger 73 Equalizer 58 master 97 Exit 124 Expansion packs 33 F File organization 13 Filter 53 Filter FX 50 I Insert effects 60 Instrument page 36 Instrument type specify 34 Interface 23 129 K Keyboard Shortcuts 126 Keyboard tracking 81 Knobs using 29 L LFO 81 LFO filter 60 Limiter 18 28 M Macro controls 37 Master EQ 97 Master output 28 Master section 18 Menu Reference 124 Micro host 123 Microtuning 115 MIDI Input configure 125 MIDI Learn 113 Mixer page 93 Modulation 67 Multisamples 14 Multi timbral mode 117 O Options menu 27 OSC SMP 46 Oscillator 46 Output 28 Outputs 124 130 Index P Perform section 88 Performance macro controls 37 Phaser 60 Presets envelope generators 79 Preview Ribbon 26 Program initialize 21 load 15 menu 26 save 21 Program files 14 R Rapture Pro uninstalling 8 Record WAV File 124 Resource usage 122 Reverb 60 Rhythm effects create 69 Ring Modulation 92 S Sample load 19 Sample rate 123 Samples 14 Saving Programs and Elements 21 Scala files 115 Search 33 Send FX 95 parallel series toggle 96 Serial number 6 Shortcuts 126 Sinc interpolation 117 Sort 34 Stand alone mode configure audio output 125 configure MIDI input 125 record audio 126
12. Insert effects on page 60 See Send FX on page 95 Global Step Generator on page 97 Master EQ on page 97 Modulation Matrix on page 99 Insert effects on page 60 Element Mixer on page 110 94 The Mixer page Send FX Figure 42 Send FX Rapture Pro has a complete effects processing section featuring several effects including delay chorus phaser LFO filter reverb and distortion To use Send FX 1 Insert the desired Send effect s The global Send 1 and Send 2 effects are identical to the effects found in the Insert section on the Element page For details see Insert effects on page 60 In the Element Mixer set the toggle switch to FX SEND parallel mode In the Element Mixer use each Element s SEND 1 and SEND 2 knobs to adjust the send levels independently for each Element Figure 43 Element mixer A Set toggle switch to FX SEND 95 The Mixer page Parallel Series Effects Mode Global send effects can be routed in parallel or series In Parallel mode toggle switch set to FX SEND the SEND 1 and SEND 2 knobs are used to set the send levels independently for each Element In Series mode toggle switch set to FX SERIES the SEND 1 and SEND 2 knobs are inactive and instead all send levels are applied equally to all Elements A Parallel mode B Series mode See Element Mixer on page 110 96 The Mixer page Global Step Generator Th
13. When this menu item is checked the current Element will ring modulate the output of all previous Elements Adjusting the Tune and Transpose settings of the Elements will create more interesting effects Tip You can also use Ring Modulation on individual Elements in the Oscillator Control section Enabling the Ring Mod turns the oscillator into two oscillators that ring modulate each other Adjust the Detune value to enhance the sonic result Use Rapture Pro s Detune parameter in either the Oscillator section or the Modulation Matrix destination Detune to control the modulation amount 92 The Element page The Mixer page contains the Element Mixer Modulation Matrix global effects Master EQ and a Global Step Generator that adjusts Rapture Pro s stereo output Settings made here affect all Elements within a program To show the Mixer page click the MIXER button in the top panel Figure 41 Mixer page PERFORM PROGRAM BROWSER INSTRUMENT L R y DELAY CONTROLS E A 100 0 14 1a G 8 OE 1 PE DE LEFT RIGHT FEEDBACK CUTOFF RESO DRY WET DELAY CONTROLS FILTER mpe HP 2 MIX B amp 1 6 2 QE s a RIGHT FEEDBACK CUTOFF RESO DRY WET o BAND 1 o BAND 2 o BAND 3 RE Lo v ma ep y ME HI Y EQUALIZER FEEDBACK CUTOFF RESO FREQ DEPTH ORY WET x 9 q 9 F emer ESAE ESSE ESOO EC E x x X l 1 xX p 1 y 3 3 3 3 y MASTER PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN FX SENDS 1 FX SE
14. choose Set Clear Active Node as Loop from the menu Open the context menu or press L again to remove loop start point Save a preset Click the Tools button ial and choose Save As from the menu Load a preset Click the Tools button al and choose Load from the menu or point to Presets and select a preset from the submenu Table 24 Editing envelopes Continued 79 The Element page To Do This Do This Adjust Time Velocity Tracking for a segment Try increasing the velocity tracking value for different parts of a sample s amplitude curve and playing your keyboard harder or softer to hear the difference For example if you set a positive value for the attack segment of an amplitude curve playing your keyboard harder increases the time that the attack segment takes Make the EG window active click anywhere on it then press the V on your keyboard this is a toggle command or click the Tools button and choose Edit Segment Time Velocity Tracking from the menu Green shaded bars appear above or below the horizontal center line of the graph depending on each segment s velocity tracking setting Positive bars above the center line of the graph mean higher velocity longer time Negative bars below the center line of the graph mean higher velocity shorter time If there is no positive or negative value for velocity tracking in a segment no orange bar appears To add or adjust
15. composed of multiple Low Pass One Pole filters This is a static filter generally used to create pink noise When applied to sample material it has the effect of creating a slight darkening on the tone without affecting the sound character at all Table 12 Filter types Continued 55 The Element page Filter Description LPS 2 State Variable Low Pass Two Pole filter 12dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies below the specified by the Cutoff knob Above that frequency there is a 12dB octave roll off in amplitude HPS 2 State Variable High Pass Two Pole filter 12dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies above the specified by the Cutoff knob Below that frequency there is a 12dB octave roll off in amplitude BPS 2 State Variable Band Pass Two Pole filter 12dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies around the specified by the Cutoff knob Below and above that frequency there is a 12dB octave roll off in amplitude BRS 2 State variable Band Rejection Two Pole filter 12dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies except the ones around the specified by the Cutoff knob Surrounding that frequency there is a 12dB octave roll off in amplitude Table 12 Filter types Continued Using the DSP effects Rapture Pro s DSP section contains 3 selectable effects DSP 1 DSP 2 and DSP 3 each with their own controls Figure 25 DSP FX
16. prog can be anywhere in the disk or network The Programs folder was created for organizational purposes but you can save a program anywhere Program files are not required for the Song Persistence to work A copy of the program file is saved as persistence and it s reloaded on song reload This means each song will include a snapshot of the used programs in the moment the song was last saved This allows you to preserve old songs and their settings even if factory programs are updated in the future You can add your own folders within the default Programs folder that Rapture Pro installs These folders will then display in the Program Browser helping you to separate your custom programs with factory programs Elements Rapture Pro can save and load individual Elements to file The idea here is making an Element Set capable of serving as quick construction kit for new programs An Element file contains all settings for an Element including the wavetable and oscillator parameters with all modulators and DSP settings applied Audio files Rapture Pro specializes in using single cycle audio files to define wavetables driving the Oscillator for wavetable synthesis However Rapture Pro allows a variety of other audio file types to be loaded as well Unlike Program files audio files sfz wav aif aiff flac fla rcy rex rx2 are not included in the Song Persistence Therefore songs will be affected by any
17. simultaneously F2 Cutoff EG Attack 1 6 All Time for the filter 2 Cutoff EG Attack added to the static time 100000 ms value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F2 Reso EG Attack 1 6 All Time for the filter 2 Resonance EG Attack added to the static 100000 ms time value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Pan EG Attack 1 6 All Time for the Pan EG Attack added to the static time value for 100000 ms Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Volume EG Attack 1 6 All Time for the Volume EG Attack added to the static time value 100000 ms for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Pitch EG Release 1 6 All Time for the Pitch EG Release added to the static time value 100000 ms for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F1 Cutoff EG Release 1 6 All Time for the filter 1 Cutoff EG Release added to the static time 100000 ms value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F1 Reso EG Release 1 6 All Time for the filter 1Resonance EG Release added to the 100000 ms static time value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F2 Cutoff EG Release 1 6 All Time for the filter 2 Cutoff EG Release added to the static 100000 ms Table 32 106 The Mixer page time value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Modulation Matrix destinations Continued Destination Descripti
18. Architecture of Rapture Pro Waveguide Generator A special sfz opcode is reserved to tell the Player in each element to treat the loaded sample as an impulse that will be directed to a waveguide Consequently this turns the Player into a waveguide generator generally used to emulate the sound of plucked strings Rapture Pro ships with over fifty impulse files which can be expanded Controllers To get the most out of Rapture Pro we recommend using a good MIDI controller Many programs use the Mod Wheel Aftertouch Velocity X Y Pads Vector Mixer and 8 assignable Macro Controls to change the sound of the program while the program is playing back 10 Welcome to Rapture Pro Controllers Using Rapture Pro To load a Program on page 15 To load an Element on page 16 To combine Elements into a new Program on page 17 To save a Program on page 21 To save an Element on page 22 To save the default Program on page 21 To assign a modulation source to a Rapture Pro parameter modulator destination on page 100 To assign parameters to the X Y Pad on page 41 To reorder the Filter FX chain on page 51 Using the Filters on page 53 Using the DSP effects on page 56 Copying unloading and resetting Elements on page 90 Chaining Elements on page 91 To turn on an Envelope Generator on page 77 To control an envelope s LFO on page 85 To control
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20. Frequency M Depth The Step Generator is a a 12 dB per octave two pole resonant low pass filter modulation source In fact it is 7 independent step based modulators one each for the currently selected Element s pitch filter 1 cutoff filter 1 resonance filter 2 cutoff filter 2resonance pan and volume Creating exciting rhythmic effects in the Step Generator is as easy as drawing with your mouse The Step Generator is much like an LFO where the shape can be defined by setting arbitrary values to variable range steps for Pitch Cutoff Resonance Pan and Amplitude modulation at regular time intervals To set values in a given step hold left click hold click on a Mac and drag across the Step Generator Step Generator controls The Step Generator is affected by the following controls CDEF A Sync B Status C Smooth D Steps E Frequency F Depth 69 The Element page The Current Parameter display shows which parameter is currently being modulated Each destination parameter s range of values in the Step Generator is specified below Parameters Description Sync Synchronize to Host Tempo in Beats 1 8t 128d When Sync is in the Off position the Step Generator will move at the frequency defined by the previous value Freq When a Sync value is selected from 1 8t to 128d the Step Generator will follow the host tempo and position generating one cycle each time the host moves through the specified beat
21. Keytracking on page 86 To apply master Insert FX to a Program on page 109 To load an Oscillator or Sample file on page 20 To select next previous Program on page 15 To load a Scala microtuning definition for any Element on page 115 To reset an Element to standard tuning on page 116 To use sinc interpolation on page 117 To use Rapture Pro as a multi timbral instrument on page 117 Using Rapture Pro 11 Getting started This section provides a brief but useful introduction to Rapture Pro s more significant concepts and most used functions More detailed information is included in later sections Programs Elements and audio files on page 13 File organization on page 13 Loading programs on page 15 Loading Elements on page 16 Combining and mixing Elements on page 17 Loading samples on page 19 Saving Programs and Elements on page 21 Using effects on page 22 12 Getting started Programs Elements and audio files You will find a broad variety of program examples with direct application in many music styles but with the main focus of showcasing the sound processing and modulation of Rapture Pro By reverse engineering the factory presets you will be able to edit adapt and enhance the factory programs to fit your tracks perfectly or use them as a Starting point for completely new sounds The Program menu allows for several common oper
22. create complex sound textures by combining waveforms in two oscillators with different starting phases 0 360 degrees Quality Oscillator display only Defines the wavetable rendering quality Standard should be used when no exposed pitch sweeps are performed with that oscillator High will perform a high order partial level interpolation allowing huge pitch sweeps without audible aliasing High Standard Voices Oscillator display only Turns the currently loaded wavetable into multiple oscillators voices spread across the stereo field at even distributions and with different detuning levels to thicken the sound Note The detuning level is regulated by the Detune control OFF 3V 5V 7V 9V Detune Oscillator display only Applies to the most detuned oscillators when in Multi or Ring Mod mode the middle oscillators are interpolated from that value The Detune range is one semitone or 100 cents For details see Ring Modulation on page 92 0 100 cents RingMod Oscillator display only Changes the oscillator into two oscillators that ring modulate each other For details see Ring Modulation on page 92 Note The detune level between both oscillators is regulated by the Detune control On Off Glide Sets the amount of portamento time between notes when the polyphony voices of the Element is set to 0 0 100 cents MIDI Input Sample display only
23. gt Press P To increase decrease all step values gt Scroll the mouse wheel up down over the active Step Generator Tip When using the Step Generator to control Pan modulation the Element s Pan knob in the Mixer must be set to hard Left 100 for the Step Generator to represent the full stereo field After making this adjustment step values of 0 will equal Left 50 will equal Center and 100 will equal Right 72 The Element page To retrigger the Envelope Generator You can use the Step Generator to retrigger the Envelope Generator To do so ALT click or CTRL click on a Mac any step to insert a special EG Retrigger step The EG Retrigger step appears in a lighter color than regular steps When a Step Generator sequence reaches a EG Retrigger step the corresponding Envelope Generator is retriggered You can insert multiple EG Retrigger steps A EG Retrigger steps 73 The Element page Envelope Generator To show the Envelope Generator click the ENV GEN button in the Modulation section Figure 38 Envelope Generator A B 0 D E n U STEP GEN ive vV SAVE LOAD a xzm Qo ao 8 1000 O J K L MNOP A Modulation targets B Enable disable Envelope Generator C Show Envelope Generator D Envelope segments E Presets F Toolbar G Current Parameter H Sync I Status J Loop Start K Loop Sustain L Time Velocity Tracking green or Time Keyboard Tracking yellow M Velocity Tracking N Velo
24. mouse wheel gt Ifa knob is active it will receive keystrokes The following keyboard shortcuts can be used to change the parameter value Key Change LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW 0 1 UP ARROW DOWN ARROW 1 HOME Minimum END Maximum Table 5 Knob keyboard shortcuts 29 Using the controls Tooltips will display the parameter value for mouse wheel messages as long as the mouse cursor is over the knob Knobs won t generate interpolated values on keystrokes Buttons Buttons are used to turn on off a component Clicking on a button will turn the component on off and the button image will reflect the status Up Down selectors Parameters with numerical values not suitable for automation are controlled via Up Down selectors An example of this type of parameters is the Low and High Keyboard Note for any Element in the Oscillator control display Lo Hi Key The Up Down selectors are controlled in the same way as the knobs clicking on it and moving the mouse vertically However adjusting an Up Down selector won t result in interpolated values A tooltip will show the parameter value for current adjustment Like the knobs after an Up Down selector is clicked it becomes active The font color will change to orange when in that status When a text selector is active it can receive mouse wheel messages and keystrokes Windows only Double clicking a numerical value allows you to enter the desired value i
25. ms F1 Reso StepGen Smooth 1 6 All Smooth of the filter 1 Resonance StepGen added to the static smooth setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Table 32 Modulation Matrix destinations Continued The Mixer page 1000 ms 105 Destination Description Range Unit F2 Cutoff StepGen Smooth 1 6 All Smooth of the filter 2 Cutoff StepGen added to the static 1000 ms smooth setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F2 Reso StepGen Smooth 1 6 All Smooth of the filter 2 Resonance StepGen added to the static 1000 ms smooth setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Pan StepGen Smooth 1 6 All Smooth of the Pan StepGen added to the static smooth 1000 ms setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Volume StepGen Smooth 1 6 All Smooth of the Volume StepGen added to the static smooth 1000 ms setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Pitch EG Attack 1 6 All Time for the Pitch EG Attack added to the static time value for 100000 ms Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F1 Cutoff EG Attack 1 6 All Time for the filter 1Cutoff EG Attack added to the static time 100000 ms value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F1 Reso EG Attack 1 6 All Time for the filter 1Resonance EG Attack added to the static 100000 ms time value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements
26. page on page 32 23 The interface Instrument The Instrument page contains assignable performance friendly controls that are mapped to sensible parameters via the Modulation Matrix on the Mixer Page There are 2 X Y Pads a Vector Mixer and 8 performance macro knobs For details see The Instrument page on page 36 Element pages Rapture Pro has 6 identical Element pages You can load a waveform or SFZ file into each Element add filters DSP effects EQ and insert effects and modulate parameters with the Step Generator Envelope Generator or LFOs Only one Element can be selected and edited at a time The selected Element is highlighted For details see The Element page on page 43 Mixer The Mixer page contains the Element Mixer Modulation Matrix global effects Master EQ and a Global Step Generator that adjusts Rapture Pro s stereo output Settings made here affect all Elements within a program For details see The Mixer page on page 93 Preview Ribbon The Preview Ribbon lets you audition the selected program For details see Preview Ribbon on page 26 See also Master Output section on page 28 Using the controls on page 29 Getting started on page 12 24 The interface Top panel The top panel shows relevant parts of the synth and provides quick access to the Browser page Instrument page Mixer page global options Elements 1 6 and program selection The currently
27. synthesizer uses state of the art technology to economize resources while preserving a superb sound quality However as any virtual synthesizer Rapture Pro relies on the main CPU of your computer to generate and process the sound realtime Every component in Rapture Pro can be enabled disabled individually When a component is disabled it doesn t use any CPU Consequently is very important to turn off all unused components while the process of program creation or tweaking As described the more components you use for a given patch the more CPU Rapture Pro will use 122 Rapture Pro resource usage Micro host stand alone mode ia Note The stand alone Rapture Pro instrument is currently only available on the Windows platform Rapture Pro can be used as a stand alone instrument that requires no host application In stand alone mode Rapture Pro interacts directly with your computer s audio and MIDI hardware interfaces In stand alone mode Rapture Pro is a VST ASIO host Stand alone mode supports 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 kHz sample rates Figure 54 Micro host cord WAV file Figure 55 Micro host menu File ASIO Outputs MIDI Record WAV file BROWSER INSTRUMENT OPTIONS Y aa Ao e Jo a e A 123 Micro host stand alone mode To start Rapture Pro in Stand alone mode Click Start and go to Programs gt Cakewalk gt Rapture Pro and choose Rapture Pro See Main menu reference on page 124 Configuring M
28. where the echoes bounce in the stereo field The delay output is routed through the filter L R C Delay Delay The first echo appears in left channel the second in the right channel and subsequent images move gradually to the center The delay output is routed through the filter R L C Delay Delay The first echo appears in right channel the second in the left channel and subsequent images move gradually to the center The delay output is routed through the filter Triple Delay Delay Similar to Stereo Delay but a mono echo image with independent delay time appears centered in the stereo field The delay output is routed through the filter Detuning Delay Delay A static delayed image appears tuned differently than the original according to the Modulation Frequency and Depth settings Chorus Modulation A standard stereo modulated delay with feedback This setting allows for several Chorus and Flanger effects Symphonic Modulation Similar as the Chorus effect but with multiple voices at different phase intervals Phaser Modulation A classic Phaser effect combining the signal and a copy slightly out of phase with the original signal Modulated by an LFO and tonally controlled by a selectable Filter Chorus Phaser Modulation Chorus and Phaser effects combined in series LFO Filter Delay Delay Similar to Stereo Delay but a low frequency oscillator is used to change the filter cutoff Filter is applied to the wet signal only Panning Delay De
29. will always remain active since it is possible to assign multiple controllers to any parameter MIDI Forget Removes all MIDI controller associations from the knob button Set Min Sets the minimum value this control will have when the incoming MIDI control value is zero Set Max Sets the minimum value this knob will have when the incoming MIDI control value is 127 Reverse Inverts the MIDI control polarity Table 34 MIDI Learn options 113 MIDI Learn Any MIDI controller can be learned except CCO CC32 bank change CC120 all sounds off CC 121 all controllers off and CC123 all notes off Aftertouch and pitch bend MIDI messages can also be assigned as standard controllers When Pitchbend is assigned the center will be calculated according to the Min and Max settings for selected parameter D Note Some MIDI controllers are hard wired in Rapture Pro but can still be learned This means that if an additional parameter is assigned to a hard wired MIDI controller that controller will adjust both the new parameter and the hard wired one simultaneously The following controllers are hard wired CC7 Volume e CC11 Expression CC64 Sustain can be enabled disabled per Element using display control e CC66 Sostenuto can be enabled disabled per Element using display control e CC73 Global Amplitude Attack e CC72 Global Amplitude Release Copy and paste functions You can copy and paste settings f
30. 0 The Element page To reorder the Filter FX chain To reorder the effect modules click the ROUT drop down button and select the desired routing on the pop up menu You can also click the signal flow diagram to cycle through the available reordering options or to Bypass the section entirely Left click or right click CTRL click on a Mac on the signal path to iterate forwards or backwards respectively Figure 22 Filter FX routing A Click to change the order of DSP processes 51 The Element page The following figure shows all 15 possible routing options including the first Bypass option Figure 23 DSP routing options 00 Bypass 01 DSP1 gt DSP2 gt F1 gt DSP3 gt F 02 F1 gt DSP1 gt DSP2 gt DSP3 gt F2 G Gie 06 DSP1 gt DSP2 gt DSP3 gt F1 e Ea 12 F1 gt DSP1 DSP2 gt F2 14 DSP1 DSP2 gt DSP3 gt F1 gt F2 D psp 1 oses JE rrer E Frer 52 The Element page Using the Filters The DSP section provides two multimode filters This is useful for filter effects such as combining low pass and high pass frequency filters or using two separate bandpass filters Rapture Pro s filters provide a wide selection of filter types which you choose from the Preset drop down menu Figure 24 Filter FX LPS 2 y A sj A Click to choose a filter type Each filter contains the following controls Parameter Desc
31. 10000 ms for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Pitch StepGen Depth 1 6 All Depth for the Pitch StepGen added to the static depth value 2400 cents for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F1 Cutoff StepGen Depth 1 6 All Depth for the filter 1 Cutoff StepGen added to the static depth 13700 cents value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F1 Reso StepGen Depth 1 6 All Depth for the filter 1Resonance StepGen added to the static 40 dB depth value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F2 Cutoff StepGen Depth 1 6 All Depth for the filter 2 Cutoff StepGen added to the static depth 13700 cents Table 32 104 The Mixer page value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Modulation Matrix destinations Continued Destination Description Range Unit F2 Reso StepGen Depth 1 6 All Depth for the filter 2 Resonance StepGen added to the static depth value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 40 dB Pan StepGen Depth 1 6 All Depth for the Pan StepGen added to the static depth value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 100 Volume StepGen Depth 1 6 All Depth for the Volume StepGen added to the static depth value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously dB Pitch StepGen Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the Pitch StepGen added to the static frequency setting for Element
32. 8 1 8d 1 4t 1 4 1 4d 1 2t 1 2 1 2d 1t 1 1d 2t 2 2d 4t 4 4d 8t 8 8d 16t 16 16d 56 LFO Delay 0 10 0 001 0 01 0 05 2 S 57 LFO Fade 0 10 0 001 0 01 0 05 2 S 58 LFO Depth 59 Pitch 0 4800 0 1 1 50 Ct 60 Cutoff 1 2 0 6000 0 1 1 100 Ct 61 Resonance 1 2 0 20 0 0 01 0 1 0 5 dB 62 Pan 0 100 0 0 1 1 5 63 Volume 0 6 0 0 1 1 2 dB 64 StepGen Status Off On 65 StepGen Steps 2 128 16 1 1 4 Step 66 StepGen 0 40 1 0 001 0 01 0 5 Hz Frequency 67 StepGen Sync 1 8t 1 8 1 8d 1 4t 1 4 1 4d 1 2t 1 2 1 2d 1t 1 1d 2t 2 2d 4t 4 4d 8t 8 8d 16t 16 16d 32t 32 32d 64t 64 64d 128t 128 128d 68 StepGen Smooth 1 1000 1 1 10 100 ms 69 StepGen Depth Table 35 Rapture Pro parameters Continued 120 Parameter reference Number Name Min Max Default Fine Norm Coarse Unit 70 Pitch 0 9600 0 1 1 50 Ct 71 Cutoff 1 2 0 12000 0 1 1 100 Ct 72 Resonance 1 2 0 20 0 0 01 0 1 0 5 dB 73 Pan 0 100 0 0 1 1 5 74 Amplitude 0 100 100 0 1 1 5 75 Eq On Off Off On 76 Eq Type Lo Shelf Peaking Hi Shelf 77 Eq Gain 24 24 0 0 024 0 24 2 4 dB 78 Eq Freq 8 2 22350 8 2 Log Log Log Hz 79 EqQ 0 1 8 1 Log Log Log 80 Fx Type Off Stereo Delay Cross Feedback Delay Ping Delay L R C Delay R L C Delay Triple Delay Detuning Delay Chorus Symphonic Phaser
33. Backwards compatibility Rapture Pro supports loading legacy program files prog created by Rapture 1 x and Dimension 1 x All legacy programs will sound the same as they did in Rapture 1 x and Dimension 1 x They will not phase cancel due to engine improvements but as long as all sample files are loaded they will sound virtually identical to the original Save format Multisamples can be loaded from either the legacy Rapture and Dimension locations depending on the program type or the Rapture Pro location when creating new programs and the new save format supports the ability to create programs where one Element loads multisamples from a legacy Dimension one Element loads from a legacy Rapture location and another Element loads from the Rapture Pro location Programs saved in the new format will not load in older Rapture or Dimension products Saving with a DAW session The same format used to save a prog file to disk is used to save and load the program state with a DAW session Using effects Rapture Pro provides various flexible ways to add effects to the signal chain You can apply effects to individual Elements or globally to all Elements To apply effects to individual Elements To apply effects to individual Elements do one of the following gt Use the Insert section on the Elements page For details see Insert effects on page 60 gt Insert global Send 1 and Send 2 effects on the Mixer page then use the Elem
34. FX section on page 50 gt Equalizer The 3 band stereo equalizer gives you tremendous control over the sound of each Element For details see Equalizer section on page 58 gt Insert FX Rapture Pro has a complete effects processing section featuring several effects including delay chorus phaser LFO filter reverb and distortion For details see Insert effects on page 60 gt Modulation The Modulators section allows you to generate envelopes to control an Elements pitch cutoff and resonance for both filters pan and amplitude volume For details see Modulation section on page 67 To select an Element for editing To select one of the 6 Elements for editing click the corresponding Element 1 6 button in the top panel BROWSER INSTRUMENT OPTIONS Y Gr 2v3iw teivwswery Note Rapture Pro allows you to chain the output of one Element into the effects of the next for the first five Elements For details see Chaining Elements on page 91 See Element menu on page 45 Oscillator Multisample section OSC SMP on page 46 Filter FX section on page 50 Equalizer section on page 58 Insert effects on page 60 Modulation section on page 67 Step Generator on page 69 Envelope Generator on page 74 LFO Keyboard Tracking on page 81 Perform section on page 88 44 The Element page See also The Browser page on page 32
35. IDI input on page 125 Configuring audio output on page 125 Recording audio Windows only on page 126 Keyboard shortcuts Stand alone mode only on page 126 Main menu reference This menu reference describes each menu command in stand alone mode gt gt gt File gt Exit This command closes Rapture Pro Audio Device Choose your audio device from this menu ASIO Audio Device gt ASIO Control Panel This command opens the ASIO Control Panel which allows you to configure various settings for your ASIO audio device Outputs Choose your audio device output from this menu MIDI Choose your MIDI input device from this menu Record WAV File gt 16 bit Use this command to start recording audio in 16 bit WAV format This menu command changes to Stop Recording while recording is in progress Record WAV File gt 32 bit IEEE float Use this command to start recording audio in 32 bit IEEE float WAV format This menu command changes to Stop Recording while recording is in progress Stop Recording Use this command to stop recording this menu command is only enabled when recording Tempo Use this command to specify the tempo 10 500 BPM Note You can also adjust the tempo with keyboard shortcuts See Keyboard shortcuts Stand alone mode only on page 126 for more information See Configuring MIDI input on page 125 Configuring audio output on page 125 Recording a
36. LO BP HI gt LO Low shelf the EQ modifies all frequencies below the Freq knob value gt BP Band pass the EQ modifies all frequencies surrounding the Freq knob value gt HI High shelf the EQ modifies all frequencies above the Freq knob value Frequency Adjusts the selected band s frequency 20 Hz 20480 Hz Q Adjusts the selected band s Q range of affected 0 1 8 0 frequencies Gain Adjusts the selected band s gain 24 dB 24 dB Table 29 Master EQ controls To edit a band To adjust a band drag the band s color coded node in the graph or adjust any of the band s controls in the Master EQ section 98 The Mixer page Modulation Matrix Rapture Pro features a very powerful Modulation Matrix that lets you link any modulation source to almost any synthesizer and effects parameter You can use the Modulation Matrix to virtually connect different modulation sources to several parameters The Modulation Matrix expands the control and performance behavior of a program To show the Modulation Matrix click the MOD MATRIX button on the Mixer page Figure 47 Modulation Matrix STEP GEN MASTER EO A Source 1 12 B Destination C Amount D Smooth E Source 13 24 The Modulation Matrix features 24 rows that can connect any of the over 130 possible sources to over 150 destinations All those connections can have a specified depth and a smooth value and are stored in the prog
37. NDS E2 FX SENDS E3 a FX SENDS E4 FX SENDS E5 FX SENDS E6 amp wary GAIN Q oun GAIN amp many GAIN amp son GAIN i ELEMENT M Biz HA SERIES GAIN A Send 1 section B Send 2 section C Step Generator Master EQ and Modulation Matrix D Insert FX section E Element Mixer F Master Output 93 The Mixer page The Mixer page conducts the signal through the following path 1 Global Send FX 1 standard insert FX menu controls applied to all Elements For details see Send FX on page 95 2 Global Send FX 2 standard insert FX menu controls applied to all Elements For details see Send FX on page 95 3 Global Step Generator a Left Right channel Step Generator output level modulator note that this level gates even effects tails from upstream delay lines and reverbs The Global Step Generator is controlled in the same way as the Step Generator in the Modulator section but instead provides discrete left and right channel control of Rapture Pro s stereo mix For details see Global Step Generator on page 97 Note You can achieve identical level patterns using the Step Generator s Copy and Paste functions For details see Copying unloading and resetting Elements on page 90 4 Master EQ section 3 standard multimode band EQs For details see Master EQ on page 97 5 Master Insert FX standard insert FX menu controls applied to the post Global Step Generator mix For details see
38. Preview Ribbon 26 Program Handling menu 27 Options menu 28 Master Output section 29 Using the controls 32 The Browser page 33 Using the Browser 36 The Instrument page 37 Performance macro controls 39 X Y Pad 42 Dynamic Performance Vector Mixer Table of contents 133 The Element page Element menu Oscillator Multisample section OSC SMP Filter FX section Equalizer section Insert effects Modulation section Modulator Copy Paste Perform section Copying unloading and resetting Elements Chaining Elements Ring Modulation The Mixer page Send FX Global Step Generator Master EQ Modulation Matrix Global Insert effects Element Mixer MIDI Learn Copy and paste functions Microtuning and alternative tunings Sinc interpolation Using Rapture Pro as a multi timbral instrument Parameter reference Rapture Pro resource usage Micro host stand alone mode Configuring MIDI input Configuring audio output Recording audio Windows only Keyboard shortcuts Stand alone mode only LICENSE AGREEMENT Table of contents Welcome to Rapture Pro Thank you for purchasing Rapture Pro Rapture Pro is a sample based synthesizer capable of recreating just about any type of sound Oscillator Multisample Subtractive and Additive synthesis coming together to form a professional synthesizer capable of meeting the needs of any sound designer musician and first time user The comprehensive modulation capabilities lend itself t
39. RL key Command on a Mac down for finer adjustments or gt Hold the mouse over the center of the area you want to zoom out on and press the key on the Num Pad or gt Click above the EG grid and choose Zoom Out from the context menu Specify the zoom mode By default Rapture Pro zooms around the mouse pointer There is also an alternative zoom mode that lets you zoom around the center of the EG grid This mode ignores the current mouse pointer position To toggle between the two zoom modes press the C key Change a line segment from the default Hold your mouse over the end node of the line segment and press N on your variable power curve to an exponential curve or vice versa See the tip on keyboard or click the Tools button and choose Toggle Envelope Shape from amplitude editing below the menu The segment turns dark blue when the exponential curve is being used Precisely move a node Click the node then press any of the Arrow keys Hold the SHIFT key down to move by finer increments Set Clear Reposition SUSTAIN point loop end Select the desired node and press S on your keyboard or click the Tools button and choose Set Clear Active Node as Sustain from the menu Rapture Pro adds a vertical red line under the node Open the context menu or press S again to clear the loop point Set Clear Reposition LOOP START point Select the desired node and press the key L or click the Tools button and
40. Rapture Pro User Guide Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commit ment on the part of Cakewalk Inc The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement The software may be used or copied only in accor dance with the terms of the agreement It is against the law to copy this software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the agreement No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written permission of Cakewalk Inc Copyright 2015 Cakewalk Inc All rights reserved Program Copyright 2015 Cakewalk Inc All rights reserved Cakewalk is a registered trademark of Cakewalk Inc and the Cakewalk logo are trademarks of Cakewalk Inc Other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners Visit Cakewalk on the World Wide Web at www cakewalk com Table of contents 5 Welcome to Rapture Pro 6 Installing Rapture Pro 8 Demo mode 9 Architecture of Rapture Pro 10 Controllers 11 Using Rapture Pro 12 Getting started 13 Programs Elements and audio files 13 File organization 15 Loading programs 16 Loading Elements 17 Combining and mixing Elements 19 Loading samples 21 Saving Programs and Elements 22 Using effects 23 The interface 25 Top panel 26
41. T OPTIONS Y Bly 273 ee ee y 4 y Unload Element Removes the multisample from the multisample window without removing parameter settings Reset Element Removes the multisample from the multisample window and removes all parameter settings Load Element Loads an Element file Save Element As Saves an Element file Copy Element Places all information from current Element including multisample assignments and all parameter settings on the clipboard Paste Element Pastes copied Element data from the clipboard to the current Element to paste right click Control click on a Mac the Element button of the Element that you want to paste to and select Paste Element from the pop up menu Paste Element FX Pastes only Insert Fx settings from a copied Element to the current Element Chain to Next Element Allows Elements to share EQ and Effect settings to save CPU This option is only available for Elements 1 5 For details see Chaining Elements on page 91 Ring Modulate Previous Elements Ring modulates the Element with all Elements before it Adjust the Tune and Transpose settings of the Elements to create interesting effects For details see Ring Modulation on page 92 Remember only one Element can be selected and edited at a time 90 The Element page Chaining Elements Sometimes a program requires two different wavetables to be processed with their own LoFi Filter and Drive settings but with the same EQ and
42. TIMODE OFF e RING MOD gt TRACKING GLIDE ow osc SMP SCALA Sy ioan ore AMOUNT TUNING FILE oses GOGE TAL GEENI EEF Q eum osez2 Tube v v y vw v H A a A na PRESET F 5 lt y y x Fi LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL x CUTOFF Equatizer W 3 io FILTER FX iw INSERT x IN LEVEL DRY WET STEP 6E LFO KEYB SAVE LOAD COP PERFORM OUTPUT H CUTOFF 1 1 volume 0 masTERpaN RESO T 2 67 CUTOFF RESO 2 MODULATION y VEL INT vEL TIM 2 G PAN IOR ge an Dn A Select an Element 1 6 B OSC SMP section C Filter FX section D Insert FX section E Modulation section Step Generator Envelope Generator LFO Keyboard Tracking F Equalizer G Perform section H Main Output section 43 The Element page The Elements page contains the following sections gt Element selector and menu Select which Element you want to edit Only one Element can be selected and edited at a time The selected Element is highlighted For details see To select an Element for editing on page 44 and Element menu on page 45 gt Oscillator Multisample OSC SMP After a wavetable is loaded into the Element you can adjust a number of mapping tuning and performance parameters For details see Oscillator Multisample section OSC SMP on page 46 gt Filter FX The Filter FX section contains Filter Drive and LoFi effects For details see Filter
43. TRUMENT CONTENT 4 1 The audio samples recorded sounds programs MIDI patterns used by any instrument instrument content included with the Product remain the property of Licensor and are licensed not sold to you for use on your computer 4 2 The Licensee may modify the instrument content LICENSEE MAY USE THE INSTRUMENT CONTENT FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES WITHIN MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS 4 3 This license expressly forbids resale re licensing or other distribution of the instrument content either as they exist on these discs or any modification thereof You cannot sell loan rent lease assign or transfer all or any of the enclosed sounds to another user or for use in any competitive product 5 DEMO or THIRD PARTY DEMO CONTENT RESTRICTIONS Unless specified elsewhere in your product package the following restrictions apply to all digitally recorded sounds MIDI or Cakewalk format song files or rhythm patterns and printed or digitally reproduced sheet music contained in the product package the demo content All demo content is protected by copyright and owned by Cakewalk or other parties that have licensed these works to Cakewalk Any duplication adaptation or arrangement of the demo content without written consent of the owner is an infringement of U S or foreign copyright law and subject to the penalties and liabilities provided therein You may not synchronize the demo content with any videotape or film or print the demo content
44. The Instrument page on page 36 The Mixer page on page 93 Programs Elements and audio files on page 13 Element menu The Element menu offers various options for each Element To open an Element s menu click the small down arrow to the right of the Element button Figure 17 Element menu button i BROWSER INSTRUMENT OPTIONS Bly 2v3 2 a wV 6y Each Element menu contains the following commands Command Description Unload Element Unloads the waveform or multisample from the oscillator without removing parameter settings Reset Element Unloads the waveform or multisample from the oscillator and removes all parameter settings Load Element Loads an Element file Save Element As Saves an Element file Copy Element Copies all information from current Element including multisample assignments and all parameter settings to the clipboard For details see Copying unloading and resetting Elements on page 90 Paste Element Pastes copied Element data from the clipboard to the current Element Paste Element Fx Pastes only Insert Fx and EQ settings from a copied Element to the current Element Chain to next Element Allows Elements to share EQ and Effect settings to save CPU This option is only available for Elements 1 5 For details see Chaining Elements on page 91 Ring Modulate Previous Ring modulates the Element with all Elements before it Elements Adjust the Tune an
45. Time The delay time for L and R when Tempo Sync is off 1 8th t 16 d Feedback Adjusts the feedback level 0 100 Filter parameters Filter Cutoff Adjusts the filter cutoff frequency 8 2Hz 22350 6Hz Filter Resonance Adjusts the filter resonance level OdB 40dB LFO parameters LFO Frequency Adjusts the filter LFO frequency OHz 10Hz LFO Depth Adjusts the filter LFO depth 0 100 Modulation parameters Left Delay Time The delay time for chorus and flanger effect 1 8th t 16d This control also regulates the frequency range of phaser effects Right Delay Time The delay time for chorus and flanger effect 1 8th t 16 d This control also regulates the frequency range of phaser effects Feedback Sets the amount of feedback 0 100 Table 17 Insert FX parameters The Element page 63 Values Parameter Description Functlone Reverb parameters Predelay Time for the delay line before the wet signal reaches the reverb processor Oms 200ms Size Length of reverb tail decay time used to recreate the room size 0 100 Damp Diffusion of high frequencies 0 100 Tone Reverb tone 0 100 Feedback Reverb feedback 0 100 Distortion parameters Feedback Distortion feedback 0 100 Tone Post filtering stage 0 100 This control adjusts the brightness of
46. a velocity tracking value to a segment drag in the area above or below the center line of the graph within a line segment s boundaries The tracking value works by multiplying the segment time from 0 1x to 10x Adjust Time Keyboard Tracking for a segment Try increasing the time keyboard tracking value for different parts of a sample s amplitude curve and playing your keyboard higher or lower to hear the difference For example if you set a positive value for the attack segment of an amplitude curve playing higher notes on your keyboard increases the time that the attack segment takes Table 24 80 Make the EG window active click anywhere on it then press the K on your keyboard this is a toggle command or click the Tools button and choose Edit Segment Time Keyboard Tracking from the menu Yellow shaded areas appear above or below each line segment depending on each segment s time keyboard tracking setting Positive bars above the center line of the graph mean higher range longer time Negative bars below the center line of the graph mean higher range shorter time To add a time keyboard tracking value to a segment drag in the area above or below the center line of the graph within the line segment s boundaries To adjust a value click between the two nodes surrounding the desired segment drag vertically to adjust The tracking value works by multiplying the segment time from 0 1x to 10x Editi
47. ad allows you to modulate synth parameters by dragging the X Y crosshair around the pad using the mouse or Trackpad OSX Parameter levels rise and fall as you move the crosshair Rapture Pro has two independent X Y Pads A pair of parameters can be assigned directly from the X Y Pad and you can assign multiple parameters via the Source column in the Modulation Matrix see LINK The Speed control allows you to slow down the response of the cross hair higher values cause a slower response Open the X Y Pad by clicking the X Y Pad 1 or X Y Pad 2 button on the Instrument page The position of the X Y Pad is saved in the program and all movements can be recorded as automation in all hosts supporting direct parameters automation X Y Pad X and Y movements can be MIDI learned For more information about MIDI Learn see MIDI Learn on page 113 39 The Instrument page Figure 13 X Y Pad A B X Y PAD 2 VECTOR MIXER c ESM P Ci v SPEED E A Show X Y Pad 1 B Show X Y Pad 2 C X axis parameter D Y axis parameter E Cross hair F Speed Each X Y Pad contains the following controls gt X Specify which parameter is modified when moving the X Y Pad cross hair along the X axis gt Y Specify which parameter is modified when moving the X Y Pad cross hair along the Y axis gt Speed Determines how long it takes for the node in the center of the X Y Pad to get from one point to a newly clicked point 40 The Instrument page
48. ations like saving and loading programs and banks and initialize programs see Program Handling menu on page 26 A Rapture Pro program has 6 Elements at its disposal making for sophisticated sound programming potential A program consists of the settings for these 6 Elements including references to the wavetables used by all oscillators and all global settings File organization After installation the following folders will be created inside the Rapture Pro folder Folder Stores Documentation Documentation folder Release Notes User Manual and Registration information LFO Waveforms LFO Waveforms folder All factory LFO waveforms User defined waveforms can be stored here as well MIDI MIDI folder All MIDI Learn data Multisamples Multisamples folder All factory wavetables multisample definitions and sample collections Programs Programs folder All factory presets programs Rapture Pro will point to this folder on Save gt Program Programs Elements Elements folder All factory Elements Rapture Pro will point to this folder on Save gt Element Sample Pool Sample Pool folder Project Demo song specific samples Tunings Tunings folder All microtuning and alternate tuning files Table 1 Rapture Pro folders 13 Programs Elements and audio files Program files Rapture Pro can load Rapture Pro Rapture Rapture LE Dimension Pro and Dimension LE programs Program files
49. changes to the original audio source Additionally the samples are external standard wave files which can be edited using a standard wave editor Consequently this warning is here if a multisample definition file is edited and or a sample file is edited the old song might sound different after reloading it if it happens to use the edited files Tip Changing the name or folder structure of the Multisamp1e folder could result in programs not loading their sample content Save a copy of any factory content sample file before editing to ensure all programs load properly Samples If a sample defined inside an sfz definition file is missing Rapture Pro will try to load it from the original location on Program Song reload If that wave file isn t in the original location Rapture Pro will try to find itin the Sample Pool folder This simplifies exchanging sample files between users Rapture Pro creates a log file that lists every sample sfz it can t find after above attempts fail The log file is located in the following locations Windows Cakewalk Content Logs OS X User Documents Cakewalk Logs 14 Programs Elements and audio files Loading programs A Rapture Pro program is made of up to six Elements Each Element contains a wavetable oscillator and a chain of effects filters envelope generators step generators and LFOs You can turn each Element off or on from the Mixer page or from its corresponding Element page If you
50. city Intensity O Velocity to Time P Depth Rapture Pro s Envelope Generators EG are possibly the most advanced EG system currently available and provide much of the basis for Rapture Pro s versatility Each EG features an arbitrary amount of envelope segments with adjustable shape keyboard tracking and velocity tracking for each segment The EG also allow looping so they can be turned in a complex wave low frequency oscillator The EG will start working on note on and will follow all defined segments until the last node if there s no loop nor sustain point defined Once the final node is reached the level will remain unchanged for the whole note duration When the Amplitude Envelope Generator reaches the last node and if no loop is defined it will deactivate the layer layer expired If a sustain point is defined the EG will start on note on and will follow all defined segments until the sustain node is reached Then the level will remain unchanged until the Note Off event for the layer Then the segments defined after sustain point will be operational stopping once the final node is reached If a loop is defined the EG will move to the defined loop start node once it reaches the sustain node over and over again 74 The Element page v SAVE LOAD COPY CDEF A Sync B Status C Velocity Tracking D Velocity Intensity E Velocity to Time F Depth The Current Parameter display shows which parameter is
51. cted bank and type Double click to load a program For details see To load a Program on page 34 Info The Info column shows the following information about the selected program gt Artwork gt Program name gt Instrument type gt How many times the program has been loaded You can also search for programs by name For details see To search for a Program by name on page 33 The Browser page Expansion packs You can download any Rapture and Dimension Pro expansion packs you already own via Cakewalk Command Center see Cakewalk Command Center on page 7 After you have installed a new expansion pack press F5 while Rapture has focus in order to refresh the program library All expansion packs are shown in the Bank column Using the Browser The Browser page lets you quickly find any saved program There are two basic ways to browse programs gt Show all programs that belong to a specific bank and instrument type gt Show only programs that contain a specific name To search within a bank By default the Browser shows all available programs in the selected bank and instrument type You can filter the list by choosing to only look in certain banks and particular categories 1 Select a bank in the Bank column 2 Select an instrument type in the Type column For details see To specify a Program s Instrument Type on page 34 The Program column is progressively filtered to only show the corre
52. currently being modulated The following table lists each destination parameter s range of values in the Step Generator GF Values Parameter Description Functions Status Changes the mode Off Shot 1 shot On Sync Speed of EG 1 8t 128d Vel gt Tim Adjusts how velocity affects EG times as a multiplier of the time Value changes based on modulator Vel gt Int Controls the intensity in which the Note on velocity affects the modulation Value changes depth based on modulator Depth The strength of the EG Value changes based on modulator Vel gt Trk Adjusts how velocity affects the current envelope s value Value changes based on modulator Preset Load Click to explore preset folder Preset Save Click to save settings as a preset Preset screen Window displaying the preset name Table 22 Envelope Generator parameters The Envelope Generator toolbar contains the following controls The Element page 75 gt Preset Load an Envelope Generator preset from the drop down list gt Save Save the current pattern as a preset Load Load an Envelope Generator preset from file gt Copy Copy the current parameter s node values to be pasted to another parameter Paste Paste node values copied from a parameter to the current parameter gt Tools Opens the Envelope Generator menu which contains various advanced Envelope Generator functions Click the Tools bu
53. d Transpose settings of the Elements to create interesting effects For details see Ring Modulation on page 92 Table 9 Element menu commands 45 The Element page Oscillator Multisample section OSC SMP Figure 18 OSC SMP section AB D E F H J M N Q G K L 0 P R A Element Power B Previous Waveform C Waveform display D Next Waveform E Name F Load Waveform G Phase H Quality I MultiMode Voices J RingMod K Detune L Glide M Tracking N Transpose O Scala tuning P Tune Q Level R Pan After an oscillator is loaded into the Element you can adjust a number of mapping tuning and performance parameters The OSC SMP section dynamically displays either a waveform or multisample keyboard display depending on the size of the loaded wavetable gt Waveform oscillator Supported sample files less than 3000 samples in length are displayed in the Oscillator view gt Multisample keyboard Supported sample files larger than 3000 samples in length load in the Sample view Figure 19 Oscillator display lt 3000 samples F A Previous Waveform B Waveform display C Next Waveform D Name E Load Waveform F Phase 46 The Element page Figure 20 Sample keyboard display gt 3000 samples and SFZ multisample files A D E A Keys that have assigned samples B Sample name C Load sample D MIDI Input E Mode F Shift The OSC SMP section contains the following controls
54. d load single Element files An Element file stores a single Element s selected Oscillator Multisample files modulators EQ and insert effect settings as a disk file with an elem extension Element files can then be reloaded and recombined to create new programs Loading an Element file does not change any settings in the unselected Elements If you wish to clear settings from all Elements before loading any Element files initialize the program first by clicking the Program Handling button 7 and choosing Initialize Program from the pop up menu To load an Element 1 Click the small down button to the right of the Element that you want to load a sound into 1 6 BROWSER INSTRUMENT OPTIONS Y 2 Select Load Element from the pop up menu The Load Element dialog box appears 3 Navigate to the folder where the desired Element is located click the name of the Element and click the Open button Rapture Pro loads the Element you clicked and the Wavetable Display window shows the name of the wave file used by the wavetable oscillator The graphic represents the single cycle waveform used by the Oscillator to create a sustained sound A B A Waveform display of the single cycle wave file B Name of the selected wave file You can also load an Element by selecting any of the files in the Elements folder of the Program browser or by drag and dropping an elem file into the Rapture Pro window 16 Programs Elements and audio f
55. dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies above the specified by the Cutoff knob Below that frequency there s a 24dB octave roll off in amplitude This filter features resonance which is a boost of the frequencies surrounding the cutoff frequency Resonance can dramatically increase the loudness Please make sure you have the main Limiter turned on when editing programs with high resonance LP 6 Low Pass Six Pole filter 36dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies below the specified by the Cutoff knob Above that frequency there s a 36dB octave roll off in amplitude This filter features resonance which is a boost of the frequencies surrounding the cutoff frequency Resonance can dramatically increase the loudness Please make sure you have the main Limiter turned on when editing programs with high resonance HP 6 High Pass Six Pole filter 6dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies above the specified by the Cutoff knob Below that frequency there s a 36dB octave roll off in amplitude This filter features resonance which is a boost of the frequencies surrounding the cutoff frequency Resonance can dramatically increase the loudness Please make sure you have the main Limiter turned on when editing programs with high resonance Comb Combi filter A comb filter creates several frequency notches which color the sound in a particular way Pink Multiple Knee filter
56. dard wav files 8 to 64 bit mono stereo will be converted to mono by adding both channels any sample rate and length Note that waveform 100 101 is an internal random generator unipolar bipolar respectively 83 The Element page Beyond the selected waveform each LFO features the following parameters Parameters Description Status Turns the LFO on or off or puts it in Shot mode Shot is short for one shot and means the LFO plays one cycle of the LFO shape at the beginning of the voice event and does not repeat Freq Frequency in Hertz The waveform indicator will display the selected frequency with a horizontal scale of two seconds This is two cycles will be shown when the frequency is set to 1Hz Sync Synchronize to Host Tempo in Beats When Sync is in the Off position the LFO will move at the frequency defined by the previous value Freq When a Sync value is selected from 1 8t to 128d the LFO will follow the host tempo and position generating one cycle each time the host moves through the specified beat value For instance if Sync is set to 1 the LFO will generate one cycle in each host beat Delay Time from Note On message to LFO startup in Seconds After Note On the LFO will wait a time to start working as specified by this parameter A value of zero means instant startup Fade Time for LFO fade in in seconds Once the LFO starts working after LFO Delay time the LFO modulation level wil
57. e used to change the parameter value Key Change UP DOWN ARROW Next Previous parameter value PAGE UP DOWN Step forward backward 10 steps Table 8 Parameter keyboard shortcuts Tip Many text selector values can also be accessed via a menu Click the gray triangle to the left or right of a text selector to view available options in a pop up menu Using the controls The Browser page The Browser page lets you easily find and load any available Rapture Pro Rapture Rapture LE Dimension Pro and Dimension LE program To show the Browser click the BROWSER button in the top panel Figure 8 The Browser page RAPTURE gt Y RAPTURE PRO Factory Library c Guitars DIMENSION PRO ne Factory Library Factory Library RAPTURE he Pa A Open Browser page B Bank C Type D Program E Info F Search G Preview ribbon The Browser page contains the following controls gt 32 Bank The Bank column shows all local program banks and installed expansion packs see Expansion packs on page 33 You can download any expansion packs you already own via Cakewalk Command Center Select a bank to show all related instrument types and programs Type The Type column shows all available instrument types in the selected bank Select a type to show all related programs For details see To specify a Program s Instrument Type on page 34 Program The Program column shows all available programs in the sele
58. e 38 D3 D MIDI Note 39 D 3 Eb3 C MIDI Note 40 E3 V MIDI Note 41 F3 G MIDI Note 42 F 3 Gb3 B MIDI Note 43 G3 H MIDI Note 44 G 3 Ab3 N MIDI Note 45 A3 J MIDI Note 46 A 3 Bb3 M MIDI Note 47 B3 comma MIDI Note 48 C4 L MIDI Note 49 C 4 Db4 period MIDI Note 50 D4 semi colon MIDI Note 51 D 4 Eb4 Table 36 Stand alone Mode keyboard shortcuts Continued Micro host stand alone mode MIDI Note 52 E4 127 Key Description Q MIDI Note 53 F4 2 MIDI Note 54 F 4 Gb4 w MIDI Note 55 G4 3 MIDI Note 56 G 4 Ab4 E MIDI Note 57 A4 4 MIDI Note 58 A 4 Bb4 R MIDI Note 59 B4 T MIDI Note 60 C5 6 MIDI Note 61 C 5 Db5 Y MIDI Note 62 D5 7 MIDI Note 63 D 5 Eb5 U MIDI Note 64 E5 MIDI Note 65 F5 9 MIDI Note 66 F 5 Gb5 o MIDI Note 67 G5 0 zero MIDI Note 68 G 5 Ab5 P MIDI Note 69 A5 minus MIDI Note 70 A 5 Bb5 MIDI Note 71 B5 MIDI Note 72 C6 Table 36 Stand alone Mode keyboard shortcuts Continued 128 Micro host stand alone mode Index A Alternative tunings 115 Amplitude editing 81 Architecture 9 ASIO Control Panel 124 Assignable knobs 37 Audio Device 124 Audio Output configure 125 B Browser page 32 C Cakewalk Command Center 7 Chaining elements 91 Chorus 60 Controls using 29 Current parameter 70 D Delay 60 Delay effects 108 Demo mode 8
59. e global Step Generator is identical to the per Element Step Generator but instead provides discrete left and right channel control of Rapture Pro s stereo mix To show the global Step Generator click the STEP GEN button on the Mixer page Figure 44 Global Step Generator 1 MASTEREO A Show left channel controls B Show right channel controls For information about using the Step Generator see Step Generator on page 69 Note You can achieve identical level patterns using the Step Generator s Copy and Paste functions For details see Copying unloading and resetting Elements on page 90 Master EQ In addition to the per Element equalizer on the Element page see Equalizer section on page 58 Rapture Pro also features a stereo 3 band master equalizer capable of being modulated via the Modulation Matrix To show the Master EQ click the MASTER EQ button on the Mixer page Figure 45 Master EQ 1 STEP GEN oO MASTER EQ MOD MATRIX JAND o BAND 2 o BAND 3 TYPE BP Y TYPE HI v The Mixer page The graph shows the equalization curve Each band is identified by a unique color and the sum of all bands is displayed as a white line gt Band 1 Yellow gt Band 2 Green gt Band 3 Blue Each band features the following controls Figure 46 Master EQ Parameter Description Values Functions Band Enable Enables or disables the EQ band On Off Type Changes the selected EQ type
60. ect any of the 7 available modulation targets gt Click the knob directly Any modulatable parameter will show a green focus outline and a small yellow square gt Click the corresponding button in the Modulation section Figure 36 Modulation section The following table lists all modulatable parameters Parameter Knob label Section Pitch Tune OSC SMP Filter 1 Cutoff Cutoff Filter FX Filter 1 Resonance Reso Filter FX Filter 2 Cutoff Cutoff Filter FX Filter 2 Resonance Reso Filter FX Pan L lt gt R OSC SMP Amp Level OSC SMP Table 18 Modulatable parameters Modulation sources The Modulation section contains 3 separate modulation sources gt Step Generator The Step Generator filter is a 12 dB per octave two pole resonant low pass filter which allows you to create exciting rhythmic effects by simply drawing with your mouse For details see Step Generator on page 69 gt Envelope Generator For details see Envelope Generator on page 74 gt LFO Keyboard Tracking For details see LFO Keyboard Tracking on page 81 68 The Element page Step Generator To show the Step Generator click the STEP GEN button in the Modulation section Figure 37 Step Generator A B C D E Tae se T a JKLM A Modulation targets B Enable disable Step Generator C Show Step Generator D Steps E Presets F Toolbar G Current Parameter H Sync I Status J Smooth K Steps L
61. ection and are used to choose a page for editing in a multiple page context Knobs Parameters that are continuously variable and suited for automation are controlled by knobs or faders in the Element Mixer and Master Output sections The knobs in Rapture Pro can be operated by mouse movements mouse wheel keyboard or MIDI messages When a parameter is not active if the whole section is off for instance the knob will become semi transparent To use knobs gt Hovering the mouse over the knob for a moment without clicking on it will make a tooltip appear displaying the currently selected Element the parameter name and the current parameter value gt Clicking on the knob then moving the mouse vertically will adjust the parameter value A tooltip will show the parameter value for current adjustment gt Double clicking on the knob will set the parameter to its default value the natural value for each parameter gt After a knob is clicked or double clicked it becomes active When a knob is active it receives mouse wheel messages and keystrokes gt The mouse wheel will change the parameter value in 5 steps for the active knob If the SHIFT key is down while moving the wheel the knob will move in 1 steps allowing for more precise adjustment Tooltips will display the parameter value for mouse wheel messages as long as the mouse cursor is over the knob Knobs won t generate interpolated values on
62. ed to the global Send 1 effect 0 100 Send 2 Adjusts how much of the Elements signal is routed to the global Send 2effect 0 100 Chain Link the output of the Element to the effects of the next Element This option is only On Off available for Elements 1 5 For details see Chaining Elements on page 91 Table 33 Element Mixer controls The Mixer page 111 Parallel Series Effects Mode Global send effects can be routed in parallel or series In Parallel mode toggle switch set to FX SEND the SEND 1 and SEND 2 knobs are used to set the send levels independently for each Element In Series mode toggle switch set to FX SERIES the SEND 1 and SEND 2 knobs are inactive and instead all send levels are applied equally to all Elements A Parallel mode B Series mode Master Output controls The Master Output section lets you adjust the combined signal of all currently active Elements The level meter gives a visual indication of Rapture Pro s stereo output Figure 51 Master Output section A Master pan B Master level C Left channel level meter D Right channel level meter E Limiter For details see Master Output section on page 28 112 The Mixer page MIDI Learn In addition to the Modulation Matrix Rapture Pro features one of the most advanced MIDI control customization systems of any virtual synthesizer The MIDI Learn feature allows you to assign any knob or button on the screen to any MIDI contro
63. effects applied to both The result of that operation is the same as mixing the two Elements and then applying the EQ and effects on the mix However the CPU usage in the latter is much lower since only one set of effects is operational Rapture Pro allows you to chain the output of one Element into the effects of the next for the first five Elements To chain unchain Elements To chain unchain Elements do one of the following gt Click the small down button to the right of the Element that you want to chain to the next Element 1 5 and select Chain to Next Element on the pop up menu Unload Element Reset Element Load Element Save Element As Copy Element Paste Element Paste Element Fx ELEMENT BB o 91 The Element page Ring Modulation Modulation in this sense means that an aspect of the audio signal is being modified in an explicit way using digital signal processing Ring Modulation is a process in which two audio signals are used to create a new signal containing the sum and differences of those frequencies These frequencies will typically be non harmonic resulting in rather disharmonic bell like sounds Mathematically the resulting frequency is the sum and the difference of the input frequencies or the sidebands where the upper sidebands are the sums and the lower sidebands are the differences Rapture Pro offers the Ring Modulate Previous Elements option in the Element context menu
64. ens fokker org docs scales zip You can find a brief description of the Scala files here www huygens fokker org docs scalesdir txt 116 Microtuning and alternative tunings Sinc interpolation When you freeze or play back a Rapture Pro track you have the option to use a higher quality algorithm called sinc interpolation This can increase the time it takes to freeze tracks and use a little more of your computer s resources when you play back audio If you re using distortion you don t need this algorithm To use sinc interpolation 1 Open the Options menu by clicking the OPTIONS button in the top panel 2 Select the Use SINC interpolation when freezing rendering check box Using Rapture Pro as a multi timbral instrument Each of the six Elements can function as a separate instrument if you want to use a single instance of Rapture Pro as a six part multi timbral instrument To use Rapture Pro as a multi timbral instrument 1 Load the program that you want to use as a multi timbral program 2 Click the OPTIONS button The Options menu opens 3 SELECT the Set Program As Multitimbral option 4 Save the program if you want to change it to a multi timbral program When a program is in Multi timbral mode the six Elements respond to MIDI channels 1 6 respectively 117 Sinc interpolation Parameter reference This section provides a reference for every Rapture Pro parameter Each parameter is described in terms of its va
65. ent Mixer to adjust the send levels for each Element For details see Send FX on page 95 and Element Mixer on page 110 To apply effects globally to all Elements To apply effects to globally to all Elements use the Insert section on the Mixer page For details see Global Insert effects on page 108 22 Programs Elements and audio files Figure 2 Rapture Pro interface A B Cc D E F G PERFORM yr PROGRAM QUALITY MULTIMODE ore ys e mwa Oy y 75 0 k voices TRACKING TRANSP LEVEL GLIDE osc smp SCALA Ho 8 peu amp ES TUNING FILE o2 Wea OAN ose2 oses riuter2z i Y tube v ar v P2 v E An Orm 4 CUTOFF LEVEL x CUTOFF covaizer W FILTER FX F INSERT 3 DRYIWET PERFORM OUTPUT MASTER PAN MODULATION A Show Browser page B Show Instrument page C Show Mixer page D Global options E Select Element 1 6 F Program name G Program Handling options H Top panel I Preview Ribbon J Master output The Rapture Pro interface consists of six main areas gt Top panel The top panel shows relevant parts of the synth and provides quick access to the Browser page Instrument page Mixer page global options Elements 1 6 and program selection The currently selected page is highlighted For details see Top panel on page 25 gt Browser The Browser page lets you easily find and select any Rapture Pro program For details see The Browser
66. ents 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Pitch 1 6 All Pitch for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 2400 cents Detune 1 6 All Detune for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements 4800 cents simultaneously This setting will only effect oscillators In MULTI or RINGMOD modes DSP1 1 6 All DSP1 depth for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements 100 simultaneously DSP2 1 6 All DSP2 depth for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements 100 simultaneously DSP3 1 6 All DSP3 depth for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements 100 simultaneously F1 Cutoff 1 6 All Filter 1 Cutoff for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements 13700 cents simultaneously F1 Resonance 1 6 All Filter 1 Resonance for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements 40 dB simultaneously F2 Cutoff 1 6 All Filter 2 Cutoff for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements 13700 cents simultaneously F2 Resonance 1 6 All Filter 2 Resonance for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements 40 dB simultaneously Pan 1 6 All Pan for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 100 Volume 1 6 All Volume for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements 100 cents simultaneously Pitch LFO Depth 1 6 All Depth for the Pitch LFO added to the static depth value for 2400 cents Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Table 32 Modulation Matrix destinations 102 The Mixer page Destination Description Range Unit F1 C
67. er notes dull and filtered but will raise the volume of those notes so they will better match the volume of the unfiltered low notes Tip When adjusting any envelope but Pitch you can reset the Keytrack envelope by right clicking the Keytrack window and selecting Keyboard Tracking reset from the context menu When in Pitch mode this launches the Load Tuning Definition File window See Microtuning and alternative tunings on page 115 for more details 86 The Element page Modulator Copy Paste Sometimes it is desirable to have identical settings for the EG LFO or Keytrack in two different parameters or Elements Rapture Pro offers the ability to Copy Paste any EG LFO Keytrack Step Generator or the whole Modulator to a new destination or to the same destination in another Element To copy paste a Modulator value 1 To copy a whole Modulator just one envelope an LFO a Keytrack setup or a Step Generator select desired the modulator target Pitch Cutoff 1 Resonance 1 etc then click the COPY button 2 To paste what you just copied select desired the modulator target where you want to paste the copied data then click the PASTE button You can paste between instances of Rapture Pro Tip You can also save and load Envelope Generator and Step Generator presets The Element page Perform section The Perform section contains parameters that affect how Rapture Pro responds to external MIDI data Figure 40 Perf
68. everal effects including delay chorus phaser LFO filter reverb and distortion There are two ways to apply insert effects Insert FX are available for each individual Element and a Program can contain both per Element Insert FX and global Insert FX gt To apply insert effects to individual Elements use the Insert section on the Elements page see Insert effects on page 60 gt To apply effects to globally to all Elements use the Insert section on the Mixer page Figure 48 Insert Effects Section A Effect type B Input level C Effect parameters D Dry wet mix The global Insert effects are identical to the effects found in the Insert section on the Element page For information about using insert effects see Insert effects on page 60 Here s the procedure for adding a master effect to your program Each Element in Rapture Pro contains an Insert FX section featuring several combinations of Delay Filter Modulation Phaser Reverb and Distortion effects Depending on the mode selected the knobs control different effect parameters as described below 108 The Mixer page To apply master Insert FX to a Program 1 Click the MIXER button in the top panel to show the Mixer page The Insert FX section is located just above the Element Mixer section A Click to choose an effect B Input level C Effect parameters D Dry wet mix 2 Choose an effect type by clicking the arrow in the FX window and then cho
69. hat is being downloaded A download progress bar is displayed at the bottom of the page Welcome to Rapture Pro Installing Rapture Pro cakewalk Latest Get Started Videos 3 Addictive Drums X3 Addictive Drums SONAR X3 Producer now includes the full version of Addictive Drums Get a quick tutorial 5 When installation is complete click Launch to open Rapture Pro Note Cakewalk Command Center lists your purchased products under Connected Products The color coded lights indicate the following Red Not installed Yellow Installed and update available Green Latest version installed Uninstalling Rapture Pro 1 Double click the Cakewalk Command Center shortcut on your desktop to start Cakewalk Command Center 2 Your purchased products are listed under Connected Products Select Rapture Pro then click Uninstall Demo mode If you have not authorized Rapture Pro in the Cakewalk Store or on Steam Rapture Pro will function in Demo mode The following restrictions apply to Demo mode gt Rapture Pro will randomly output silence at different intervals gt Only a limited number of programs are installed gt Rapture will reference the Dimension Pro and Rapture 1 multisample locations gt The About Box shows Demo instead of your username and serial number click the Rapture Pro logo in the top panel to open the About Box RAPTURE 1 gt Y 8 Welcome to Rapture Pro Demo mode Arc
70. he Send 1 and Send 2 sections on the Mixer page see Send FX on page 95 gt To apply effects to globally to all Elements use the Insert section on the Mixer page see Global Insert effects on page 108 There are 4 different effect types gt Delay Delay effects use a combination of Delay Filter and LFO parameters Modulation Modulation effects chorus and phaser use a combination of Modulation Filter and LFO parameters gt Reverb Reverb effects use a combination of different reverb parameters depending on the reverb type gt Distortion Distortion effects use two different distortion parameters To insert an effect To insert an effect click the small down arrow in the top left area of the Inset section then select the desired effect from the pop up menu Figure 28 Insert Effects Section A Click here to insert an effect 60 The Element page Insert effect types The following table lists all available insert effects Name Type Description Off None bypass No Effect All CPU usage is recovered Stereo Delay Delay A stereo delay effect with independent delay lines for both stereo channels and output filter The delay output is routed through the filter Cross Delay Delay Two independent delay lines with the feedback of each channel routed to the input of the other The delay output is routed through the filter Ping Delay Delay A delay effect
71. he adjustment is complete 66 The Element page Modulation section Figure 34 Modulation section copy paste E D A Step Generator B Envelope Generator C LFO Keyboard tracking D Menu E Pitch F Cutoff 1 G Resonance 1 H Cutoff 2 I Resonance 2 J Pan K Amplitude Unlike other synthesizer designs where just a few Envelope Generators EG Low Frequency Oscillators LFO Keyboard Tracking generators etc are shared and routed to the destination parameter via a Modulation Matrix Rapture Pro has one set of dedicated components for each destination In this way a total of forty two Envelope Generators forty two Low Frequency Oscillators forty two Keyboard Tracking Generators and forty two Step Generators are available for a program and they can be all active at once with their own settings The Modulation section allows you to generate envelopes to control an Element s pitch cutoff and resonance for both filters pan and amplitude volume The currently selected knob in Rapture Pro is indicated by a green focus outline If the selected knob can be modulated the green focus outline also shows a small yellow square and the parameter is shown in the Modulation section as the Current Parameter Figure 35 Selected knobs that can be modulated show a yellow square A B v SAVE LOAD copy A Can be modulated B Cannot be modulated 67 The Element page To select a modulation target There are two ways to sel
72. hitecture of Rapture Pro Rapture Pro is composed of six individual sound generation components called Elements A Rapture Pro program stored as a file with a prog extension is defined by the settings of all parameters within all Elements and the Global section Each Element has a complete engine composed of an Oscillator or Sample or Multi Sample sfz file a per voice DSP stage Bit Reduction Decimation Drive and two multi mode resonant filters graphic equalizer effect insert and a set of Modulators envelope generators low frequency oscillators and step generators applied to the main sound generation parameters The sound generated by the six Elements is mixed and routed to a routed to a global Mixer Page containing two effect sends three band parametric equalizer Step Generator and global FX insert The Oscillator is the core of the sound manufacturing process Each Oscillator is capable of high quality high performance wavetable synthesis This type of synthesis is an efficient method of creating sustained sounds by looping a minimal amount of audio data In Rapture Pro the wavetable is defined by a single cycle audio file During the wave loading procedure Rapture Pro creates all the sample images required for the Oscillator to play the single cycle across the whole keyboard range without any aliasing distortion Rapture Pro ships with over two hundred wavetable definition files which can be expanded The Player Each ele
73. igure 4 Preview Ribbon CO a Rapture Pro features the unique Cakewalk Preview Ribbon which allows you to preview programs by clicking and dragging on it The Preview Ribbon at the bottom of the screen plays different note velocities as you click higher or lower within the ribbon You can hold up to 8 notes simultaneously by holding down the SHIFT key while clicking the ribbon or by right clicking the ribbon The ribbon sends MIDI Note On Note Off messages with velocity to the host when Rapture Pro is used as VSTi so those events can be recorded in real time if the host supports that feature The ribbon is very useful to set release times performing a glissando by dragging the mouse over it Program Handling menu Figure 5 Program Handling menu button RAPTURE qv The Program Handling menu contains the following commands Command Description Initialize Program Resets all controls Rapture wide to their defaults Load Program Launches Explorer or Finder so a user can load a prog file from the system s file browser Save Program Saves over the current settings If no previous prog file was loaded this option is unavailable Save Program As Saves the current settings into a prog file using the system s file browser and going to the selected folder in the browser Save Default Program Sets the default patch so the current settings so that Rapture will load with this patch each time it is instan
74. iles Combining and mixing Elements If you want to combine different Elements into a new program simply load up to six Elements and then save a new program This is valuable if you want to play different timbres at the same time for example you could double a lead and a pad Here s the procedure To combine Elements into a new Program 1 Initialize the program to clear all sounds and effects click the Program Handling button F and choose Initialize Program from the pop up menu click Yes to the All Current Settings Will Be Discharged prompt Click the Element 1 button to display the controls for Element 1 RAPTURE crv A Element 1 button B Program Handling button 2 Load an Element into Element 1 Click the small down button to the right of the Element 1 button choose Load Element from the pop up menu navigate to the desired Element select it and click the Open button 3 Adjust any effects filters etc for Element 1 and make sure Element 1 s On button is enabled on the Mixer page A Click to turn Element 1 on or off B Click and drag to adjust Element 1 s pan and volume controls You can also adjust each Element s individual pan and volume settings on the Mixer page 17 Programs Elements and audio files 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any additional Elements you want to combine for this program for Element 2 click button E2 to display the controls for Element 2 load an Element into Element 2 ad
75. in the current wave directory without opening a browse dialog by left clicking or right clicking CTRL click on a Mac the waveform in the Wavetable Display window 20 Programs Elements and audio files Saving Programs and Elements After you have configured a Program or an Element the way you want it you can save it to your Programs or Elements folders Rapture Pro also allows you to set the program it will automatically load every time a new Rapture Pro instance is inserted To save a Program 1 When the program sounds the way you want it click the Program Handling button F and choose Save Program or Save Program As from the pop up menu 2 If you chose Save Program Rapture Pro saves the program under its current name in its current folder 3 If you chose Save Program As the Save Program dialog box appears navigate to the folder where you want to save the program type a name for the program and click the Save button Rapture Pro will automatically add the prog extension to the program and the program name display will be updated to reflect the program name a Note Only programs with a prog file extension will load in Rapture Pro To save the default Program Every time you start Rapture Pro in stand alone mode or when you insert a new instance in a host when using it as VSTi Rapture Pro checks the Contents Rapture Pro Programs folder under installation directory for files named DefaultRegion sfz and DefaultEffects sf
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77. is used to introduce sub sample delay times This is useful when phase aligning samples between different Elements This is a very subtle effect LP 2 Low Pass Two Pole filter 12dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies below the specified by the Cutoff knob Above that frequency there s a 12dB octave roll off in amplitude This filter features resonance which is a boost of the frequencies surrounding the cutoff frequency Resonance can dramatically increase the loudness Please make sure you have the main Limiter turned on when editing programs with high resonance HP 2 High Pass Two Pole filter 12dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies above the specified by the Cutoff knob Below that frequency there s a 12dB octave roll off in amplitude This filter features resonance which is a boost of the frequencies surrounding the cutoff frequency Resonance can dramatically increase the loudness Please make sure you have the main Limiter turned on when editing programs with high resonance BP 2 Band Pass Two Pole filter 12dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies around the specified by the Cutoff knob Below and above that frequency there s a 12dB octave roll off in amplitude This filter features resonance which is a boost of the frequencies surrounding the cutoff frequency High resonance settings on a band pass filter result in a narrow output bandwidth For most s
78. just settings for Element 2 and make sure Element 2 s On button is enabled for Element 3 click button E3 etc When you ve loaded and configured up to six Elements adjust the program s master stereo mix in the Master Output section see Master Output section on page 28 A B c ME D E A Master pan B Master level C Left channel level meter D Right channel level meter E Limiter These master controls Pan and Volume modify the combined signal of all currently active Elements The level meter gives a visual indication of Rapture Pro s stereo output g Note fthe levels are high and you want a hard limiter applied to this program enable the Limiter On button 6 18 in the Master section The limiter will ensure levels are always kept below digital zero 0 dB which is very useful for highly resonant or distorted sounds When the program sounds the way you want save the program as described in Saving Programs and Elements on page 21 Programs Elements and audio files Loading samples You can load single samples PCM Wave AIFF FLAC or ReCycle files or multisamples SFZ files which already contain key mapping and velocity switching assignments You can load samples in any bit depth and sample rate in mono or stereo in looped or unlooped format Wave and AIFF files can be loaded directly or as a sample inside an SFZ definition file Samples can be of any bit depth 8 to 64 bit any sam
79. l The 8 performance macro knobs that can be assigned to various parameters in the Modulation Matrix 1 2 3 Display the Modulation Matrix by clicking the MOD MATRIX button on the Mixer page In the Source column click the arrow at the right side of the column to open the Modulation Source menu From the Source menu point to Macro Knobs then select the Macro Knob Macro Knob 1 8 you want to assign to a parameter In the Destination column click the arrow at the right side of the column to open the Modulation Destination menu a list of Rapture Pro parameters From the Destination menu select any of the available synth parameters In the Amount column drag up or down to enter a number that controls how strongly and in which direction the parameter responds to changes by the Macro Knob negative numbers produce an inverse relationship In the Smooth column drag upward to produce a number that smooths out the response of the Destination to the Source The Macro Knob will now control the selected parameters You can assign as many parameters to the Macro Knobs as space provides in the Modulation Matrix 37 The Instrument page Figure 11 Modulation Matrix STEP GEN MASTER E0 Pitch all To rename a macro control Click the text label below the knob and type the desired label 2 cutoff Resonance 38 The Instrument page X Y Pad Figure 12 X Y Pad saturation 8 Distortion 1 This X Y P
80. l be at its option 1 to use reasonable efforts to correct any defects that are reported to it within the foregoing warranty period or 2 to refund the full purchase price Cakewalk does not warrant that the Product will be error free nor that all program errors will be corrected In addition Cakewalk makes no warranties if the failure of the Product results from accident abuse or misapplication Outside the United States these remedies are not available without proof of purchase from an authorized international source All requests for warranty assistance shall be directed to Cakewalk at the following address Cakewalk 179 Lincoln Street Boston MA 02111 U S A 617 423 9004 7 2 Limitations on Warranties THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 5 IS THE ONLY WARRANTY GIVEN BY CAKEWALK WITH RESPECT TO THE ENTIRE PRODUCT CAKEWALK MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS IMPLIED OR ARISING BY CUSTOM OR TRADE USAGE AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON INFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE CAKEWALK SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT NOR FOR ANY LIABILITY TO ANY OTHER PARTY ARISING OUT OF USE OF THE PRODUCT SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE 8 LIMITATIONS ON REMEDIES
81. l rise gradually to a maximum which will be reached after the time specified by the Fade parameter Depth LFO modulation depth This determines how much the LFO will affect the selected destination expressed in the destination units For instance for the Pitch LFO the depth is expressed in cents Table 27 LFO parameters The LFO Keyboard Tracking toolbar contains the following controls gt Preset Load an LFO preset from the drop down list gt Copy Copy the current parameter s shape to be pasted to another parameter gt Paste Paste the shape copied from a parameter to the current parameter gt Tools Opens the LFO menu which lets you select an LFO shape 84 The Element page gt Click the LFO Status field to turn the LFO on or off CUTOFF 1 RESO 1 CUTOFF 2 MODULATION RESO 2 gt Click the Preset control to select from several waveform options CUTOFF 1 No RESO 1 CUTOFF 2 RESO 2 MODULATION gt Drag in the fields to adjust other LFO parameters as described above The keytracking control adjusts how the selected parameter changes with the keyboard hence keyboard tracking The left node represents MIDI Note 0 the right node represents MIDI Note 127 The shape and orientation of the curve in between represents the parameter variation in the whole note range STEP GEN EMV GEN MODULATION CUTOFF 1 Tune 01 RESO 1 CUTOFF 2 RESO 2 PAN AMP A Scala tuning map
82. lay A delay effect where the echo image is panned in the stereo by a low frequency oscillator Auto Pan Modulation The low frequency oscillator is used to move the sound in the stereo field Table 16 nsert FX types The Element page cyclically 61 Name Type Description LFO Filter Filter Signal is processed by the filter and the filter cutoff is modulated by the Low Frequency Oscillator Phased Delay Delay Similar to Stereo Delay with the output passed thru a Phaser The CENTER LFO FREQ and LFO DEPTH control the Phaser behavior Filter Phaser Modulation A combination of a Filter effect with a Phaser effect Both effects are controlled with the same LFO so LFO FREQ and LFO DEPTH will control the filter and phaser sweep and depth simultaneously Reversed Delay Delay A delay effect where the echoes are reversed in the stereo field The delay output is routed through the filter Small Room Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing a Small size Room acoustic environment Mid Room Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing a Mid size Room acoustic environment Large Room Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing a Large size Room acoustic environment Small Hall Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing a Small size Hall acoustic environment Mid Hall Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing a Mid size Hall acoustic environment Large Hall Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing a Large size Hall acoustic environme
83. leges gt If system monitoring software such as anti virus programs are installed on your computer you must close them until you have finished installing Rapture Pro You must also remember to close applications that are not shown in the Windows taskbar Cakewalk Command Center provides the easiest way to install Rapture Pro Simply log in with your Cakewalk account and Cakewalk Command Center automatically retrieves your serial number and simplifies the download and installation process Cakewalk Command Center also makes it easy to install future software updates For details see Cakewalk Command Center on page 7 If you are not using Cakewalk Command Center there are a few things you will need to know before getting started gt Where on your computer the program should be installed If you are not sure you can simply accept the default path suggested by the installer gt Where on your computer the Instrument content sample project files and additional content should be stored gt Your Rapture Pro serial number Your serial number will be available at www cakewalk com my account or it was delivered to you via email To install Rapture Pro 1 Start your computer 2 Close any programs that are open or running 3 Do one of the following gt If you are installing from Cakewalk Command Center Follow the instructions under Cakewalk Command Center on page 7 Cakewalk Command Center provides the easiest way to downl
84. ller even assigning multiple controllers to a single parameter or vice versa Where the Modulation Matrix settings are per program MIDI Learn settings are Global and stay active for all programs To invoke the MIDI Learn menu just right click CTRL click on a Mac on a knob or button To assign a MIDI controller select MIDI Learn from the pop up menu Once you select MIDI Learn Rapture Pro enters a waiting mode expecting a MIDI controller to be received You can send the controller by using a physical MIDI control device or by using your sequencer to send a MIDI continuous controller CC Multiple knobs buttons can be set to waiting mode at once in order to assign them to the same control Note When sequencers Start Stop Audio Streaming functions occur they send numerous controllers Avoid those operations while Rapture Pro is in waiting mode as it might learn unexpected controller numbers As soon as MIDI controller information is received Rapture Pro assigns it to the selected controls The controls will display new values according to the incoming controller values Once a control is assigned you can scale it setting the minimum and maximum and reverse the control polarity To perform these operations call the MIDI Learn menu again by right clicking CTRL click on a Mac the control New options will appear Menu option Description MIDI Learn Assigns additional controllers to the parameter This option
85. lows each Element in a program to use a specific microtuning definition so multiple microtuning sets can be used in a single patch To load a Scala microtuning definition for any Element 1 Select the Element button 1 6 in the top panel to show the Element page 2 In the Modulation section select the PITCH modulation target 3 Click on the Keyboard Tracking window Figure 52 LFO Keyboard Tracking STEP GEN A PITCH modulation target B Keyboard Tracking display A File Open dialog box appears 115 Microtuning and alternative tunings 4 Select the microtuning definition file of your choice The Keyboard Tracking window will display a graphical representation of the selected tuning scale A tooltip will display the currently loaded definition file oO Note You can also load a Scala Tuning file by clicking the LOAD button in the OSC SMP section Figure 53 OSC SMP section To reset an Element to standard tuning 1 Select the PITCH modulation target for that Element 2 SHIFT click on the Keyboard Tracking window The tuning definition file selected is remembered and reloaded with the program Not limited to 12 tone scales Rapture Pro microtuning support allows for any number of notes including mean tone and quarter tone scales Rapture Pro includes 200 Scala tuning definition files with the default installation A file with over 2900 tuning definition files sc1 can be downloaded for free from www huyg
86. lso duplicated in the Element Mixer on the Mixer page Pan Adjusts the pan of the Element 100 Left Note This control is also duplicated in the Element Mixer on the Mixer page 100 Right Table 10 OSC SMP section controls Continued Tip The Multi and Ring Mod controls are suitable for much higher detuning factors if extreme effects are wanted Further detuning is available via the Modulation Matrix 49 The Element page Filter FX section The Filter FX section of Rapture Pro contains Filter Drive and LoFi effects Independent controls are provided for the two filters and their resonance parameters plus a control for each of the 3 DSP effects that can be used in the chain The order of these processes can be altered thereby modifying the signal path and the resulting sound Figure 21 Filter FX section A Routing picker B Routing signal flow diagram C DSP On Off D DSP Preset E DSP Level F Filter On Off G Filter Cutoff H Filter Preset I Filter Resonance The Filter FX section comes after the oscillator and allows you to load a total of 5 effects in a row 2 Filter effects each with Cutoff and Resonance controls and 3 DSP Waveshaping and tonal FX each with a Level control The Cutoff and Resonance of both Filters can be modulated The FX Routing section shows the current effect chain The signal flows from top to bottom then gets passed into the Equalizer section You have full control over the effect chain 5
87. lue ranges Min Max Default increment size Fine Norm Coarse and unit type Unit Also included is information on Rapture Pro resource usage Rapture Pro parameters Number Name Min Max Default Fine Norm Coarse Unit 1 LoKey 0 127 1 1 1 12 Note 2 HiKey 0 127 1 1 1 12 Note 3 LoVel 0 127 1 1 1 10 4 HiVel 0 127 1 1 1 10 5 Bend Up 0 24 2 1 1 1 St 6 Bend Down 0 24 2 1 1 1 St 7 Sustain Off On 8 Sostenuto Off On 9 Transpose 96 96 0 1 1 12 St 10 Tune 100 100 0 1 1 10 Ct 11 KeyTrack 200 200 100 1 1 10 Ct Key 12 Phase 0 360 0 1 1 10 Deg 13 Quality Std High 14 Multi Off 3v 5v 7v 9v 15 Ringmod Off On 16 Detune 0 100 10 1 1 10 Ct 17 Porta Time 0 10 0 0 01 0 1 1 s 18 Polyphony 0 inf 16 1 1 10 Layer 19 DSP Order Bypass F1 gt LoFi gt Drive gt F2 F1 gt Drive gt F2 gt LoFi F1 gt Decim F2 gt Drive Table 35 Rapture Pro parameters 118 Parameter reference Number Name Min Max Default Fine Norm Coarse Unit 20 Filter 1Type Off LP1P HP1P BP1P BR1P LP2P HP2P BP2P BR2P LP4P HP4P LP6P HP6P COMB PINK 21 Filter 1 Cutoff 8 2 22350 8 2 Log Log Log Hz 22 Filter 1 Reso 0 40 0 0 04 0 4 4 dB 23 BitRed On Off Off 24 BitRed Amount 0 100 0 0 1 1 5
88. mapped to sensible parameters There are 2 X Y Pads a Vector Mixer and 8 performance macro knobs that can be assigned to various parameters in the Modulation Matrix To show the Instrument page click the INSTRUMENT button in the top panel Figure 9 Instrument page B H iT SSS MENTS ROGRAN RAPTURE is A SOL n 7D Pit D Vn E F S a cutoff Resonance Saturation kK G A N L chorus Vibrato y Distortion 1 DUNI 7 A Top Bar B Instrument Mode button C X Y Pad 1 amp 2 Vector Mixer Selection Tabs D X Y Parameter Selector E X Y Pad 1 or Vector Mixer Cursor Speed Control F X Y Pad or Vector Mixer G X Y Pad or Vector Mixer Cursor H Instrument Type amp Background Image I Current Program J 8 Macro Controls K Macro labels L Master Output M Preview Ribbon See Performance macro controls on page 37 X Y Pad on page 39 Dynamic Performance Vector Mixer on page 42 36 The Instrument page Performance macro controls Figure 10 Performance macro controls Pi 1 v g NE Q Resonance Saturation amp y chorus vibrato Distortion 1 ANAMUA AAAA AAN A A A AA U OA A A AA A MA The 8 assignable Macro Control knobs allow you to control various Rapture Pro parameters form a single convenient location Each knob can also be named with a custom label By default the macro controls are mapped to sensible parameters based on the instrument type To assign a macro contro
89. ment has a player the core of the sound manufacturing process Each player is capable of high quality high performance sample playback oscillator wavetable synthesis or waveguide synthesis The player mode depends on the type of multisample file that is loaded into the element The following player modes are available in Rapture Pro Sample Playback Generator In sample playback mode the player can load a single sample or multiple samples arranged as defined in a Multisample Definition File using the open standard text based sfz format Sfz multisample definition files allow very complex sample arrangements that extend beyond traditional sample mapping parameters Besides the standard keyboard and velocity splits a definition file allows multiple layers dimensions release triggers crossfades legato playback random and alternate round robin and samples triggered on MIDI controllers Wavetable Oscillator Any element in Rapture Pro can work as a wavetable oscillator with the wavetable definition being a single cycle audio file Rapture Pro will turn the element into an oscillator when a file containing less than 4000 samples is loaded During the loading procedure Rapture Pro will create all the images for the oscillator required to play the single cycle across the whole keyboard range without any aliasing distortion Rapture Pro ships with over a hundred wavetable definition files which can be expanded Welcome to Rapture Pro
90. mer Values Parameter Description Functions Element Power Turns the Element On or Off On Off Note This control is also duplicated in the Element Mixer on the Mixer page Previous Waveform Oscillator Go back one waveform or sfz display only Waveform display Oscillator Shows the waveform of the currently loaded wavetable display only Keyboard Multisample display Shows the multisamples mapped to keys in an SFZ file 88 keys Sample display only Wavetables greater than 3000 samples are displayed as a multisample keyboard The keyboard dynamically highlights the keys that have samples assigned to them Next Waveform Oscillator Goes forward one waveform or sfz display only Load Opens the file system to load an oscillator waveform You can load the following sample file types gt SFZ sfz gt Windows PCM Wave wav gt Apple AIFF PCM Wave aif aiff gt FLAC Lossless Compressed Wave flac fla gt ReCycle Loops rcy rex rx2 SFZ multisample files always use the Multisample keyboard display For details see Loading samples on page 19 Table 10 OSC SMP section controls 47 The Element page Parameter Description Values Functions Shape Sample Displays the name of the currently loaded oscillator or multisample Phase Oscillator display only Adjusts the initial phase of the oscillator from 0 to 360 degrees when a MIDI Note On event arrives It is possible to
91. move a node Right click the node CTRL click on a Mac Move a node Drag the node Move a node without moving other nodes CTRL drag the node Command drag on a Mac Edit a line segment Drag the line segment Reset a line segment Double click the segment or hold the SHIFT key and click the segment Adjust a line segment shape CTRL click the segment and drag vertically Command click on a Mac Remove reset all nodes Press R or click above the EG grid and choose Reset All Nodes from the context menu Display the values of a node Hold the mouse over the node The node values appear at the top of the graph including node number time distance from previous node and level Scroll the graph Drag the border at the bottom of the envelope window Fit the envelope to the window gt Double click the border at the bottom of the envelope window or gt Click above the EG grid and choose Fit from the context menu Zoom in on envelopes gt Scroll the mouse wheel up hold the CTRL key Command on a Mac down for finer adjustments or gt Hold the mouse over the center of the area you want to zoom in on and press the key on the Num Pad or gt Click above the EG grid and choose Zoom In from the context menu Table 24 Editing envelopes 78 The Element page To Do This Do This Zoom out on envelopes gt Scroll the mouse wheel down hold the CT
92. n a text box Since many parameters represented by Up Down selectors have broad ranges and at the same time they require precise adjustments the following modifiers can be used to achieve different speed resolution changes while using the mouse Modifier Change SHIFT Small steps small parameter movements increased resolution CTRL Big steps Command on a Mac big parameter changes reduced resolution Table 6 Parameter modifier keys 30 Using the controls gt The range and step size for each parameter is shown in the Parameter Ranges table See Parameter reference on page 118 gt If an Up Down selector is active it will receive keystrokes The following keys can be used to change the parameter value Key Parameter Value UP DOWN ARROW Next Previous parameter value Standard Steps PAGE UP DOWN Step forward backward 10 steps Table 7 Parameter value keyboard shortcuts Text selectors The text selectors are used to choose a value for parameters that have multiple options non numerical An example of this kind of parameter is the Insert FX Type A text selector will advance to next previous value when the display text is left right clicked left click CTRL click ona Mac When a Text Selector is clicked it becomes active The font color will change to orange when in that status When a text selector is active it can receive mouse wheel messages and keystrokes The following keys can b
93. n to the Source The X Y Pad s will now control the selected parameters You can assign as many parameters to the X Y Pads as space provides in the Modulation Matrix 41 The Instrument page Dynamic Performance Vector Mixer Figure 14 Vector Mixer oar syntn S S Elementi Gain Gi Tube All Rectify All y S EQ1 Gain All Ql Freq A Q A Detune The Vector Mixer is an extra gain stage located after the Mix section in the signal chain The Vector Mixer allows you to dynamically mix the output of the six Elements on a graph You can balance the output of all active Elements by dragging the cross hair through the six regions of the graph The Speed control allows you to slow down the response of the cross hair higher values cause a slower response Open the Vector Mixer by clicking the VECTOR MIXER button on the Instrument page Figure 15 Vector Mixer A Speed B Vector mixer See also Element Mixer on page 110 42 The Instrument page A Rapture Pro program is made of up to six Elements You can load an oscillator sample file or SFZ file into each Element add filters DSP effects EQ and insert effects and modulate parameters with the step generator Envelope Generator or LFOs Rapture Pro has 6 identical Element pages Only one Element can be selected and edited at a time The selected Element is highlighted Figure 16 Element page PERFORM D PROGRAM BROWSER INSTRUMENT QUALITY MUL
94. ndian UTF 8 and ANSI Inside Unicode UTF files any character set can be used in the definition of folder and filenames It is possible to install Rapture Pro in a Unicode named folder Save a copy of any sfz file before editing to ensure all programs load properly Keep the original sfz file in its current location Edit the copy rename it and put it next to the original s z to ensure the samples load when the sfz is loaded in an Element 19 Programs Elements and audio files To load an Oscillator or Sample file 1 Click the Element 1 button to display the controls for Element 1 RAPTURE T 2 In the OSC SMP section click the LOAD button to open the Load Multisample dialog box and navigate to the folder where the desired wavetable or sample is located Note Rapture Pro streams samples from RAM so only samples under a minute in length are suitable for loading depending on the amount of RAM in your computer Playback of a stereo sample will use more CPU than a mono sample but less CPU than two mono samples Most modern computers can load sample files several minutes in length This can be used for easy re sampling re mixing individual tracks The CPU is the limit 3 Click the name of the oscillator or sample file and click the Open button Or gt Drag a wave file from the Windows Explorer or the MacOS Finder to Rapture Pro s OSC SMP section Tip You can navigate forwards and backwards through wave files
95. ng envelopes Continued The Element page Amplitude editing Rapture Pro actually uses two amplitude envelopes If you don t turn on the Amplitude EG Rapture Pro uses a master envelope that makes sure the amplitude reaches zero after you stop playing the current Element If you turn on the Amplitude EG and create an amplitude envelope that envelope controls the amplitude unless the envelope that you created does not eventually reach zero amplitude If your envelope does not eventually turn the sound off the master envelope does it for you Tip f you are editing the amplitude for a sample from an acoustic source and want a more natural release you can change the type of envelope curve Rapture Pro uses The default type is variable power which is CPU friendly and works well when you re using heavy reverb or delay The optional exponential type works better with exposed acoustic sounds by creating a more natural sounding release To change the envelope curve to exponential 1 Display the Amplitude curve for your sample 2 Highlight the ending node for the segment by holding the mouse over the node 3 Press the N key on your keyboard The envelope segment turns dark blue meaning that it is now an exponential curve You can press the N key again to return to the default envelope type LFO Keyboard Tracking To show the LFO Keyboard Tracking section click the LFO KEYB button in the Modulation section Figure 39 LFO Keyboa
96. ng the bit depth for the signal path Width Reduces stereo width Only perceived with stereo wavetables or stereo samples Table 14 DSP types See also Global Insert effects on page 108 Using effects on page 22 The Element page 57 Equalizer section The Filter FX section also features a 3 band stereo equalizer which gives you tremendous control over the sound of each Element All DSP Filter and Equalizer controls can be modulated except for the filter selectors Figure 26 Equalizer section BAIID TYPE A Master Element EQ Power B Band Enable C Band Select D Band Type Lo Shelf Band Pass and High Shelf E Freq F Q G Gain H EQ plot To select a band do one of the following gt Click the Band Select drop down menu gt Click a node in the EQ plot The graph shows the equalization curve Each band is identified by a unique color and the sum of all bands is displayed as a white line gt Band 1 Yellow gt Band 2 Green gt Band 3 Blue 58 The Element page The Equalizer contains the following controls Parameter Description Values Functions Master Element EQ Power Turns the entire EQ On or Off On Off EQ Band Select Selects the EQ Band to edit 1 3 EQ Band Enable Enables or disables the selected EQ band On Off EQ Band Type Changes the selected EQ type LO BP HI gt LO Low shelf the EQ modifies all frequencies below the Freq knob value
97. nt Chamber Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing a Chamber acoustic environment Stereo Large Hall Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing a Stereo Large Hall acoustic environment with minimal control for an exact sound Spring Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing a mechanical Spring Reverb with minimal control for an exact sound Ambience Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing an Ambient acoustic environment with minimal control for an exact sound Stereo ER Reverb Reverb Processor reproducing an Stereo acoustic environment with a slightly delayed effect specific for Drums with minimal control for an exact sound Distortion 1 Distortion Light overdrive effect with tone and filter control Distortion 2 Distortion Aggressive overdrive effect with tone and filter control Table 16 Insert FX types Continued 62 The Element page Insert effects parameters The following table lists all available insert effect parameters Only a subset of these parameters are available for each effect TOE Val Parameter Description neS d Functions Effect type Select the effect type see Insert effect types on page 61 Input Level Adjusts how much of the Element s signal to feed into the insert effect 0 100 Delay parameters Left Delay Time The delay time for L and R when Tempo Sync is off 1 8th t 16 d Center Delay Time The delay time for L and R when Tempo Sync is off 1 8th t 16 d Right Delay
98. o the creation of sounds spanning all genres of music and sound design Rapture Pro draws on a comprehensive patch library covering every aspect of contemporary music Rapture Pro is also expandable meaning more sounds can be added to the instrument via expansion packs or user multisamples We have worked hard to make Rapture Pro sound great and look great We packed in a lot of features but tried to keep the interface clean simple and intuitive As a result you should be able to find your way around without the documentation However there are some very complex and detailed features in Rapture Pro so we strongly recommend reading this manual to get an in depth understanding of what Rapture Pro is capable of If you have upgraded from a previous version of Rapture here are some of the new features you will find in Rapture Pro gt Bigger user interface UI with a more intuitive layout gt Browser gt Chain Elements gt New patches gt Performance macro controls gt 2 independent X Y Pads gt Vector mixer Load patches from Dimension Dimension Pro Dimension LE Rapture Rapture LE Welcome to Rapture Pro Installing Rapture Pro Please note before installing gt In order to install Rapture Pro you must log in to your Windows system as a user who has administrative privileges or OS X system with the admin account Once installed the program can also be used by users who do not have administrative privi
99. oad and install Rapture Pro Simply log in with your Cakewalk account and Cakewalk Command Center automatically retrieves your serial number and simplifies the installation process gt If you are installing from a digital download Locate the file Rapture Pro Setup_ BuildNumber exe Windows or Rapture Pro Setup BuildNumber pkg OS X that was saved to your computer s hard drive and double click on it to begin the installation 4 Click the Install button g Note If you exit Setup without completing the installation repeat step 3 to restart the installation process 6 Welcome to Rapture Pro Installing Rapture Pro 5 Follow the installation instructions on the screen Cakewalk Command Center 1 Download Cakewalk Command Center from http www cakewalk com Command Center then install it on your computer 2 Double click the Cakewalk Command Center shortcut on your desktop to start Cakewalk Command Center 3 Type your Cakewalk account username and password then click Connect If you do not yet have an account click Create Account cakewalk LSS ey 4 Your purchased products are listed under Connected Products Select Rapture Pro then click Install Cakewalk Command Center will download and install Rapture Pro cakewalk Connected Products Trial Products P a Music Creator 7 Rapture Pro D SONAR Platnum During the download process you may be presented with helpful information about the product t
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101. on Range Unit F2 Reso EG Release 1 6 All Time for the filter 2 Resonance EG Release added to the 100000 ms static time value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Pan EG Release 1 6 All Time for the Pan EG Release added to the static time value 100000 ms for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Volume EG Release 1 6 All Time for the Volume EG Release added to the static time 100000 ms value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Eq1 Gain 1 6 All Gain of the first Eq band 24 dB Eq1 Frequency 1 6 All Frequency of the first Eq band 12000 cents Eq1 Q 1 6 All Q of the first Eq band 1 Eq2 Gain 1 6 All Gain of the second Eq band 24 dB Eq2 Frequency 1 6 All Frequency of the second Eq band 12000 cents Eq2 Q 1 6 All Q of the second Eq band 1 Eq3 Gain 1 6 All Gain of the third Eq band 24 dB Eq3 Frequency 1 6 All Frequency of the third Eq band 12000 cents Eq3 Q 1 6 All Q of the third Eq band 1 Fx Feedback 1 6 All Fx Delay Feedback 100 Fx Cutoff 1 6 All Fx Filter Cutoff 13700 Cents Fx Resonance 1 6 All Fx Filter Resonance 40 dB Fx LFO Frequency 1 6 All Fx LFO Frequency 10 Hertz Fx LFO Depth 1 6 All Fx LFO Depth 100 Fx Input Level 1 6 All Fx Input Level 100 Fx Dry Wet 1 6 All Fx Dry Wet 100 Table 32 Modulation Matrix destinations Continued The Mixer page 107 Global Insert effects Rapture Pro has a complete effects processing section featuring s
102. or per Element Step Generator Envelope Generator and LFO Keyboard Tracking To copy settings select the source component and click the COPY button then select the destination component and click the PASTE button 114 Copy and paste functions Microtuning and alternative tunings Microtuning has been an interesting field of research for musicians and physicists for years Several synthesizers have included some sort of microtuning abilities to allow performers to use alternative tunings to the standard 12 tone equal tempered system One of the powerful features of Rapture Pro is that it can load native Scala scl microtuning files Scala is a powerful freeware software tool for experimentation with musical tunings such as just intonation scales equal and historical temperaments microtonal and macrotonal scales and non Western scales It supports scale creation editing comparison analysis storage tuning of electronic instruments and MIDI file generation and tuning conversion All this is integrated into a single application with a wide variety of mathematical routines and scale creation methods Scala is ideal for the exploration of tunings and becoming familiar with the concepts involved In addition a very large library of scales is freely available for Scala and can be used for analysis or music creation Oo Note For more information about Scala visit the Scala home page at www huygens fokker org scala Rapture Pro al
103. orm section A B F c G D H E A Voices B Low Velocity C Low Key D Bend Down E Sustain F High Velocity G High Key H Bend Up I Sostenido 88 The Element page The following settings are available Ae Values Parameter Description Functions Voices The polyphony for the Element maxim number of notes that can be played 0 infinity simultaneously Setting Voices to 1 puts that Element in monophonic mode setting it to 0 puts that Element in monophonic and legato mode 0 also allows Glide control to be used for controlling the portamento amount Low Velocity Lowest Velocity the Element will play 0 127 High Velocity Highest Velocity the Element will play 0 127 Low Key Lowest note the Element will play 0 127 High Key Highest note the Element will play 0 127 Bend Down Interval to bend when the bend wheel is turned fully down 12 12 scale degrees Bend Up Interval to bend when the Bend wheel is turned fully up 12 12 scale degrees Sustain Sustain On Off On Off Determines whether the Element responds to MIDI Sustain data cc 64 Sostenido Sostenido On Off On Off Determines whether the Element responds to MIDI Sostenuto data cc 66 Table 28 Perform section parameters The Element page 89 Copying unloading and resetting Elements Click the small down arrow button to the right of an Element 1 6 button to expose the following commands BROWSER INSTRUMEN
104. osing an effect from the pop up menu that appears 3 Adjust the effect with the corresponding parameter knobs For more information about effects see Insert effects on page 60 109 The Mixer page Element Mixer The Element Mixer contains gain pan and effect send level controls for the 6 Elements as well as master controls to adjust the final stereo mix You can also turn each Element off or on in the Element Mixer The Gain and Pan controls are also available on the Element page see The Element page on page 43 but the Element Mixer conveniently makes the Gain and Pan controls for all 6 Elements accessible simultaneously This makes it faster to balance the mix between the Elements Figure 49 Element Mixer TA E 2 A Element 1 controls B Element 1 controls C Element 1 controls D Element 1 controls E Element 1 controls F Element 1 controls G Master Output controls H Parallel Series effect processing toggle Element Mixer controls Each Element features the following mixer controls Figure 50 Per Element mixer controls A On Off B Chain C Gain D Pan E Send 1 F Send 2 110 The Mixer page Control Description Values Functions On Off Turns the Element on or off On Off When an Element is off it won t use any CPU resources Gain Main Element level 0 100 Pan Element stereo panoramic position 100 L R Send 1 Adjusts how much of the Element s signal is rout
105. ounds this is perceived as a reduced loudness However if the incoming sound frequency matches the filter cutoff a dramatically high loudness is expected Please make sure you have the main Limiter turned on when editing programs with high resonance Table 12 Filter types 54 The Element page Filter Description BR2 Band Rejection Two Pole filter 12dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies except the ones around the specified by the Cutoff knob Surrounding that frequency there s a 12dB octave roll off in amplitude PK 2 Peak Filter This filter will reinforce the Cutoff frequency by 6dB and the surrounding frequencies with a slope of 12dB octave The width of the peak is adjusted with the Resonance knob PK 2 Peak Filter This filter will lower the Cutoff frequency by 6dB and the surrounding frequencies with a slope of 12dB octave The width of the peak is adjusted with the Resonance knob LP 4 Low Pass Four Pole filter 24dB octave roll off This filter allows passing all frequencies below the specified by the Cutoff knob Above that frequency there s a 24dB octave roll off in amplitude This filter features resonance which is a boost of the frequencies surrounding the cutoff frequency Resonance can dramatically increase the loudness Please make sure you have the main Limiter turned on when editing programs with high resonance HP 4 High Pass Four Pole filter 24
106. p Table 21 Step Generator menu commands The Element page Menu item Description Copy Shape from LFO Copies the LFO shape from the currently selected modulator into the Step Generator including the LFO phase setting Extract Shape From Sample File Calculates the amplitude envelope of any sample file WAV AIFF OGG and assigns it to the selected Envelope Generator Copy Steps Copies the current parameter s step values to be pasted to another parameter Paste Steps Pastes step values copied from a parameter to the current parameter No Snap Snap to 10 Levels 12 levels 24 levels Subdivides the step into n equal values useful for articulating step sequences MIDI Note Entry C4 Base Enter step sequence using MIDI note events starting at C4 Note Available for Pitch Modulation only Default depth setting is to 2400 two octave range but may need to be adjusted by user Any note lower than C4 backs up one step MIDI note entry mode ends by entering a note for every step in the sequence Table 21 Step Generator menu commands Continued Here are a few additional procedures for manipulating Step Generator data To reset a step value to default gt CTRL click and CTRL click drag Double click and Command click drag on a Mac To draw straight lines across the Step Generator gt SHIFT click drag to draw step levels in a straight line To snap all steps to the nearest pitch or logical value
107. ple rate and either mono or stereo Each sample in a multisample can be a standard PCM Windows wave file wav an Apple audio format aiff or a compressed file in the standard high quality open and royalty free FLAC format fla flac Those files can also be loaded directly into an Element Alternatively it is possible to open multisample definition files s z or individual samples by drag and dropping them into Rapture Pro window The sample will be loaded into the selected Element Tip If a multisample or individual sample even samples inside a multisample is loaded more than once across multiple Elements or multiple instances of Rapture Pro the sample will exist in memory only once The size indicated for the second and subsequent instances will be zero which boosts memory efficiency Loading a sample or multisample does not clear the effects that may be patched into Rapture Pro at the time of loading If you want to clear all effects first initialize the program by clicking the Program Handling button 7 and choosing Initialize Program from the pop up menu A multisample consists of a group of samples their key mapping and velocity switching If you want to change key mapping and or velocity switching you can edit each multisample s sfz file which is found in the multisample folder along with the multisamples You can use Notepad to edit a sfz file Note Rapture Pro can read sfz files in Unicode little or big e
108. ram file The Modulation Matrix features the following parameters Parameter Description Source The Source is the MIDI control which Rapture Pro will use to change the parameter selected as destination Sources can be any MIDI Control Message CC1 CC127 Pitch Bend Channel and Polyphonic Aftertouch Keyboard Keyboard Gate Attack and Release Velocity Unipolar and Bipolar Random and Alternate X Y Pads and Macro Knobs Destination Element Pitch Cutoff Resonance Pan Amplitude and their LFO Depth and Speed Envelope and Step Generator parameters plus most EQ FX parameters can be used as destinations Amount The depth for the modulation in parameter units Smooth Smooths out the response of the Destination to the Source Table 30 Modulation Matrix parameters See also MIDI Learn on page 113 99 The Mixer page To assign a modulation source to a Rapture Pro parameter modulator destination Display the Modulation Matrix by clicking MOD MATRIX button on the Mixer page In the Source column click the arrow at the left side of the column to open the Modulation Source menu Pick a Modulation Source that you want to use to control a Rapture Pro parameter e 0 N Ss In the Destination column click the arrow at the left side of the column to open the Destination menu a list of Rapture Pro parameters 5 Click the Rapture Pro parameter that you want to control with the Source you chose in the left column
109. rd Tracking STEP GEN U ENV GEN FO KE 4 E J K LMN A Modulation targets B Enable disable LFO Keyboard Tracking C Show LFO Keyboard Tracking section D Presets E Menu F Current Parameter G Sync H Status I LFO display J Keyboard Tracking display K Fade L Delay M Frequency N Depth 81 The Element page LFO Keyboard Parameters TAF Values Parameter Description Functions ON OFF Turns the LFO On On Off Status Changes the mode Normal 1 shot On Frequency Speed of the LFO OHz 40Hz Sync Speed of LFO Only Speed or Freq can be used at one time 1 8t 128d Delay Time from Note On to LFO Startup 0 00 10 00 seconds Fade Time for LFO Fade in 0 00 10 00 seconds Depth The strength of the LFO Value changes based on modulator LFO Phase Change the starting position of the LFO waveform 0 360 degrees Preset Load Click to explore preset folder Preset Save Click to save settings as a preset Preset screen Window displaying the preset name Keyboard Tracking Reset Resets Keyboard tracking settings Table 25 LFO Keyboard Tracking parameters On Off The Low Frequency Oscillators LFO in Rapture Pro are a great component to add animation and movement to the sound Originally intended to emulate the vibrato and tremolo found in natural acoustic instruments synthesizers have redefined their use making them a fundamental component in the con
110. ription Values Functions Filter on off Turns the filter On or Off On Off Preset Select the filter type Cutoff Adjusts the cutoff frequency 8 2 Hz 22350 6 Hz Resonance Adjusts the resonance level 0 0 dB 40 0 dB Table 11 Filter FX controls 53 The Element page The following table lists the available Filter types Filter Description LP 1 Low Pass One Pole filter 6dB octave roll off Allows passing all frequencies below the specified by the Cutoff knob Above that frequency there s a 6dB octave roll off very gentle This filter doesn t feature resonance HP 1 High Pass One Pole filter 6dB octave roll off Allows passing all frequencies above the specified by the Cutoff knob Below that frequency there s a 6dB octave roll off very gentle This filter doesn t feature resonance BP 1 Band Pass composed of two One Pole LP and HP filters in series 6dB octave roll off Allows passing all frequencies in the neighborhood of the specified by the Cutoff knob Above and below that frequency there s a 6dB octave roll off very gentle BR 1 Band Rejection composed of two One Pole HP and LP filters in series 6dB octave roll off Allows passing all frequencies except the ones in the neighborhood of the specified by the Cutoff knob Surrounding that frequency there s a 6dB octave roll off very gentle This filter doesn t feature resonance AP 1 All Pass One Pole filter This filter
111. rtz F2 Cutoff LFO Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the filter 2 Cutoff LFO added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz F2 Reso LFO Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the filter 2 Resonance LFO added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz Pan LFO Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the Pan LFO added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz Volume LFO Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the Volume LFO added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz Pitch LFO Delay 1 6 All Delay of the Pitch LFO added to the static delay setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 10000 ms F1 Cutoff LFO Delay 1 6 All Table 32 The Mixer page Delay of the filter 1 Cutoff LFO added to the static delay setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Modulation Matrix destinations Continued 10000 ms 103 Destination Description Range Unit F1 Reso LFO Delay 1 6 All Delay of the filter 1 Resonance LFO added to the static delay 10000 ms setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F2 Cutoff LFO Delay 1 6 All Delay of the filter 2 Cutoff LFO added to the static delay 10000 ms setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Element
112. s 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz F1 Cutoff StepGen Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the filter 1 Cutoff StepGen added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 40 Hertz F1 Reso StepGen Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the filter 1 Resonance StepGen added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz F2 Cutoff StepGen Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the filter 2 Cutoff StepGen added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz F2 Reso StepGen Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the filter 2 Resonance StepGen added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz Pan StepGen Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the Pan StepGen added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz Volume StepGen Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the Volume StepGen added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz Pitch StepGen Smooth 1 6 All Smooth of the Pitch StepGen added to the static smooth setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 1000 Hertz F1 Cutoff StepGen Smooth 1 6 All Smooth of the filter 1 Cutoff StepGen added to the static smooth setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 1000
113. s simultaneously F2 Reso LFO Delay 1 6 All Delay of the filter 2 Resonance LFO added to the static delay 10000 ms setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Pan LFO Delay 1 6 All Delay of the Pan LFO added to the static delay setting for 10000 ms Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Volume LFO Delay 1 6 All Frequency of the Volume LFO added to the static delay 10000 ms setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Pitch LFO Fade 1 6 All Delay of the Pitch LFO added to the static fade setting for 10000 ms Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F1 Cutoff LFO Fade 1 6 All Delay of the filter 1 Cutoff LFO added to the fade delay 10000 ms setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F1 Reso LFO Fade 1 6 All Delay of the filter 1 Resonance LFO added to the fade delay 10000 ms setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F2 Cutoff LFO Fade 1 6 All Delay of the filter 2 Cutoff LFO added to the static fade 10000 ms setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously F2 Reso LFO Fade 1 6 All Delay of the filter 2 Resonance LFO added to the fade delay 10000 ms setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Pan LFO Fade 1 6 All Delay of the Pan LFO added to the static fade setting for 10000 ms Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Volume LFO Fade 1 6 All Frequency of the Volume LFO added to the static fade setting
114. selected page is highlighted Figure 3 Top panel RAPTURE il BROWSER INSTRUMENT TIONS 2 3 t 6 G ChainSaw Symphon a gt A Show Browser page B Show Instrument page C Show Mixer page D Global options E Element selector F Element menu G Previous program H Current program name I Next program J Program Handling menu The top panel contains the following controls gt PERFORM section gt Browser Select the Browser page For details see The Browser page on page 32 gt Instrument Select the Instrument page For details see The Instrument page on page 36 gt EDIT section gt Mixer Select the Mixer page For details see The Mixer page on page 93 gt Options Open the global options menu For details see Options menu on page 27 gt ELEMENTS section gt Element selector Select Element 1 6 For details see The Element page on page 43 gt Element menu Open options menu for Element 1 6 For details see Element menu on page 45 gt PROGRAM section gt Current program Shows the currently selected program For details see Programs Elements and audio files on page 13 gt Previous program Load previous program For details see Loading programs on page 15 gt Next program Load next program gt Program Handling menu Open the Program Handling menu For details see Program Handling menu on page 26 25 The interface Preview Ribbon F
115. sponding programs To search for a Program by name To automatically show only programs that contain a specific word or phrase type the desired name in the Search box in the Info column then press the ENTER key or click the Program Search button SI The Browser shows all programs that contain the search phrase or which live in a bank or instrument type that contains the search phrase RAPTURE 1 y 33 The Browser page To load a Program To load a program from the Browser do one of the following gt Double click program name in the Program column gt Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select the program you want to load then press ENTER Tip Use the LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys to navigate between the Bank Type and Program columns To sort the Browser Click the Bank Type or Program column header drop down button and select one of the following sort options from the pop up menu gt Alphabetical gt Alphabetical Reversed gt Most Used Program column only Ww Least Used Program column only To specify a Program s Instrument Type Each Program is associated with an Instrument Type guitar percussion synth bass etc The instrument type makes it easier to find related programs in the Browser and allows the Instrument page to show appropriate background artwork and controls A program can be assigned to any of 20 different instruments types 1 Load the program you want to assign to an in
116. struction of evolving pads and textures As with the EG one LFO is available for each destination in each Element for a total of forty two LFOs which can be operative simultaneously The LFO main parameter is the LFO waveform Rapture Pro has a graphical waveform selector which allows selecting the wave shape and phase for the selected waveform 82 The Element page Selections Description Waveform gt Left Right click Left Control click on a Mac on the waveform to select next previous waveform or Right click CTRL click on a Mac above the LFO window to access all LFO options from a pop up menu vw Phase vw Hold the SHIFT key then click on the waveform and drag horizontally to select the LFO start up phase Press the LEFT RIGHT ARROW keys for 1 degree adjustment Press SHIFT plus the LEFT RIGHT ARROW keys for 10 degree adjustment v v Table 26 LFO waveform editing Q Tip Rapture Pro allows user defined waveforms for LFOs as well The following requirements must be satisfied to add your own waveforms User defined waveforms need to be stored in the folder LFO Waveforms Files must named in a consecutive numbering order LfoWaveform030 wav LfoWaveform031 wav LfoWaveform032 wav etc Note that the first twenty waveforms 0 to 19 are hard coded therefore numbering should begin at 020 Rapture Pro supports up to 80 user defined LFO wave files 020 to 099 LFO files must be stan
117. strument type For details see To load a Program on page 34 2 Click the Program Handling button 7 in the top panel point to Set Instrument Type then select the desired instrument type on the pop up menu gt Atmospheric gt Electric Guitars gt Bass Guitars gt Drum Kit gt Piano gt Electric Piano gt Organ gt Bass Synth gt Lead Synth gt Pattern Synth gt Sound FX gt Splits 34 The Browser page gt Grooves gt Vocals gt Brass gt Strings gt Percussion gt Woodwind gt World Instruments gt Orchestral Stacks 3 Save the program to store the assigned instrument type click the Program Handling button F in the top panel and select Save Program on the pop up menu RAPTURE i o Initialize Program Load Program Save Program Save Program As Save Default Program Set Instrument Type None Atmospheric Electric Guitar N Bass Guitar Drum Kit Note If you have older Rapture or Dimension Pro programs that have not been assigned to an instrument type yet Rapture Pro defaults to the program folder s Type name See The Browser page on page 32 The Instrument page on page 36 The Mixer page on page 93 The Element page on page 43 Programs Elements and audio files on page 13 The Browser page 35 The Instrument page The Instrument page contains assignable performance friendly controls that are pre
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119. te On MIDI Note mapped to 0 1 Note 0 0 Note 127 1 Keyboard Gate Digital value based on MIDI Note On messages 0 when no keys are depressed 1 when there s any note depressed Random Unipolar Random value generated on MIDI Note On messages 0 1 Random Bipolar Random value generated on MIDI Note Off messages 1 1 Alternate Alternate value generated on MIDI Note On messages 0 or 1 in each new note on X Y Pad 1 X Value based on user s horizontal motion over X Y Pad 1 For details see X Y Pad on page 39 X Y Pad 1Y Value based on user s vertical motion over X Y Pad 1 X Y Pad 2 X Value based on user s horizontal motion over X Y Pad 2 X Y Pad 2 Y Value based on user s vertical motion over X Y Pad 2 Macro Knobs 1 8 Value based on the performance macro knobs For details see Performance macro controls on page 37 Table 31 Modulation Matrix sources The Mixer page 101 Modulation Matrix Destinations Destination Description Range Unit Off Leave the modulation destination unassigned Sample Offset 1 6 All When loading a sample wav aif ogg sfz offset sets the point 441000 samples where the playback starts When a wavetable is loaded it sets the startup phase same as the main Phase control For Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Sample Delay 1 6 All Time elapsed since note on to sample playback 100000 ms For Elem
120. the distortion effect Mix parameters Dry Wet Controls the dry wet mix 0 100 100 0 Table 17 Insert FX parameters Continued Delay Delay effects use a combination of Delay Filter and LFO controls Figure 29 Delay controls The Element page Filter and LFO Certain delay and modulation effects use a combination of Filter and LFO controls Figure 30 Filter and LFO controls LFO Filter y Modulation The Modulation stage in Rapture Pro is capable of many different effects including several variants of chorus and phaser Modulation effects use a combination of Modulation Filter and LFO controls Figure 31 Modulation controls a Or 65 The Element page Reverb The stereo reverb in Rapture Pro features a sophisticated engine that simulates different rooms adding ambience to the sound Figure 32 Reverb controls Distortion The polyphonic drive stage in Z3TA acts on the filters creating non linearities ranging from subtle to aggressive The special Heavy Metal mode adds a monophonic distortion stage to the filters output mostly used to create the classic power fifths guitar effect Figure 33 Distortion controls Distortion 1 v OF Caution Distortion effects can be very loud so make sure you have the Limiter turned On before applying them Use the DRY WET knob to adjust the overall level of the distortion effect The Limiter can be turned Off after t
121. tiated Set Instrument Type Sets the current programs Instrument type so programs are grouped by category in the Browser and the correct background is displayed on the Instrument page Table 2 Program Handling menu commands See also Programs Elements and audio files on page 13 26 The interface Options menu Figure 6 Options menu button BROWSER INSTRUMENT OPTIONS Y hal A Ar A d ih The Options menu contains the following commands Command Description Use SINC interpolation when When you freeze or play back a Rapture Pro track you have the option to use a higher freezing rendering quality algorithm called sinc interpolation when freezing or playing back a Rapture Pro track For details see Sinc interpolation on page 117 Set Program as Multitimbral Each of the six Elements can function as a separate instrument if you want to use a single instance of Rapture Pro as a six part multi timbral instrument The six Elements respond to MIDI channels 1 6 respectively For details see Using Rapture Pro as a multi timbral instrument on page 117 Table 3 Options menu commands 27 The interface Master Output section The Master Output section lets you adjust the combined signal of all currently active Elements The level meter gives a visual indication of Rapture Pro s stereo output The soft limiter reduces the signal amplitude in the boundaries of the clipping point completel
122. to the current parameter gt Tools Opens the Step Generator menu which contains various advanced Step Generator functions Click the Tools button in the Step Generator to access the Step Generator s menu which contains more helpful functions Note to SONAR users In order to use Rapture Pro shortcut keys you must first press the Give All Keystrokes to Plug in button in the top right corner of the Rapture Property page Menu item Description Presets Select a preset from the submenu Load Load a Step Generator preset from file Save As Save the current pattern as a preset Reset All Steps Resets all steps to a default value Shortcut key R Randomize Steps Sets a random value to each step Shortcut key N Reverse Step Levels Reverses the order of the values in the current sequence Invert Step Levels Turns each step upside down so a 70 value becomes 30 45 becomes 55 and so forth Shortcut key Mirror Step Levels Copies the first half of the steps to the second half but in reverse order Normalize Step Levels Expands the dynamics for the current Step Generator pattern to fit in the maximum available range Shift Step Levels to Left Moves each step value one step to the left The value of the first step wraps around to the last step Shift Step Levels to Right Moves each step value one step to the right The value of the last step wraps around to the first ste
123. tton in the Envelope Generator to access the Envelope Generator s menu which contains more helpful functions Command Description Presets Select a preset from the submenu Load Load an Envelope Generator preset from file Save As Save the current pattern as a preset Reset All Nodes Resets all nodes to a default value Set Clear Active Node as Sustain Set Clear the SUSTAIN point loop end Set Clear Active Node as Loop Start Set Clear the Loops Start point Toggle Segment Shape Change a line segment from the default variable power curve to an exponential curve or vice versa Edit Segment Time Velocity Tracking When enabled drag vertically in the Envelope Generator to adjust Time Velocity Tracking for a segment Edit Segment Time Keyboard Tracking When enabled drag vertically in the Envelope Generator to adjust Time Keyboard Tracking for a segment Zoom In Zoom in horizontally in the Envelope Generator Zoom Out Zoom out horizontally in the Envelope Generator Fit Zoom the Envelope Generator so it shows the entire envelope Snap Snap envelope nodes to grid lines when editing envelopes Table 23 Envelope Generator menu commands 76 The Element page Here are some procedures for generating envelopes To display an envelope gt To display the envelope for pitch cutoff resonance pan or amplitude respectively click the Pitch button mmo O WwW gt
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125. udio 1 Click Record WAV File 16 bit 2 Enter a name for the WAV file and click OK Recording starts and the Record WAV File menu item changes to Stop Recording 3 When you are finished recording your audio take click on Stop Recording See Main menu reference on page 124 Configuring MIDI input on page 125 Configuring audio output on page 125 Keyboard shortcuts Stand alone mode only on page 126 Keyboard shortcuts Stand alone mode only You can use the computer keyboard to control Rapture Pro in stand alone mode Below is a list of all keyboard shortcuts Key Description ESC All Notes Off F3 Set to 44 100 Hz F4 Set to 48 000 Hz SHIFT F3 Set to 88 200 Hz SHIFT F4 Set to 96 000 Hz F5 Transpose 12 F6 Transpose 1 F7 Transpose 1 F8 Transpose 12 F11 Previous Program F12 Next Program Table 36 Stand alone Mode keyboard shortcuts 126 Micro host stand alone mode Key Description LEFT ARROW Bend Down RIGHT ARROW Bend Up UP ARROW CC1 DOWN ARROW CC2 SPACEBAR Aftertouch NumPad Increase tempo by 1 BPM tempo range 10 500 BPM NumPad Decrease tempo by 1 BPM NumPad Increase tempo by 10 BPM NumPad Decrease tempo by 10 BPM Z MIDI Note 36 C3 this is the default root note you can transpose notes with the F5 F6 F7 and F8 keys S MIDI Note 37 C 3 Db3 X MIDI Not
126. udio Windows only on page 126 Keyboard shortcuts Stand alone mode only on page 126 124 Micro host stand alone mode Configuring MIDI input Because stand alone mode communicates directly with your computer s MIDI hardware interface it is necessary to specify the MIDI input setting To configure MIDI input 1 Start Rapture Pro in stand alone mode 2 Click MIDI and choose your MIDI device s input port See Main menu reference on page 124 Configuring audio output on page 125 Recording audio Windows only on page 126 Keyboard shortcuts Stand alone mode only on page 126 Configuring audio output Because stand alone mode communicates directly with your computer s audio hardware interface it is necessary to specify the audio output setting To configure audio output 1 Start Rapture Pro in stand alone mode 2 Click Audio Device and choose your audio device i Note Select ASIO Control Panel to configure the ASIO driver settings 3 Click Outputs and choose your audio device s output port See Main menu reference on page 124 Configuring MIDI input on page 125 Recording audio Windows only on page 126 Keyboard shortcuts Stand alone mode only on page 126 125 Micro host stand alone mode Recording audio Windows only When used in stand alone mode you can record the audio output of Rapture Pro to a 16 bit wave wav file To record a
127. utoff LFO Depth 1 6 All Depth for the filter 1 Cutoff LFO added to the static depth value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 13700 cents F1 Reso LFO Depth 1 6 All Depth for the filter 1 Resonance LFO added to the static depth value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 40 dB F2 Cutoff LFO Depth 1 6 All Depth for the filter 2 Cutoff LFO added to the static depth value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously 13700 cents F2 Reso LFO Depth 1 6 All Depth for the filter 2 Resonance LFO added to the static depth value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously dB Pan LFO Depth 1 6 All Depth for the Pan LFO added to the static depth value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Volume LFO Depth 1 6 All Depth for the Volume LFO added to the static depth value for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously DB Pitch LFO Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the Pitch LFO added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz F1 Cutoff LFO Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the filter 1 Cutoff LFO added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously Hertz F1 Reso LFO Freq 1 6 All Frequency of the filter 1 Resonance LFO added to the static frequency setting for Elements 1 6 and for all Elements simultaneously He
128. value For instance if Sync is set to 1 the Step Generator will generate one cycle in each host beat Status Changes the Step Generator mode Off Shot 1 shot On Step Step through Steps Sets the number of steps in the generator from 2 to 128 2 128 Freq Frequency in Hertz 0 00 40 00 Defines the number of times that the drawn pattern repeats per second from 0 to 40Hz Smooth Controls the rate at which a step value rises or falls to meet the next 0 1000 value Depth Variable range dependent on modulation destination Variable Controls the max range for Step Generator values in the current modulation mode Table 19 Step Generator parameters Depth values vary according to the selected modulation mode Mode Depth Range Pitch 0 9600 cents 8 octaves Cutoff 1 0 12000 cents Res 1 0 20 dB Cutoff 2 0 12000 cents Res 2 0 20 dB Table 20 Step Generator Depth values 70 The Element page Mode Depth Range Pan 0 100 Amp 0 100 Table 20 Step Generator Depth values Continued The Step Generator toolbar contains the following controls gt Preset Load a Step Generator preset from the drop down list gt Save Save the current pattern as a preset gt Load Load a Step Generator preset from file gt Copy Copy the current parameter s step values to be pasted to another parameter gt Paste Paste step values copied from a parameter
129. want to use Rapture Pro as a six part multi timbral synth you can also set each Element to respond to a different MIDI channel see To use Rapture Pro as a multi timbral instrument on page 117 To load a Program 1 Click the BROWSER button in the top panel to open the Browser page INSTRUMENT OPTIONS Y na am Ao S d The Program Browser appears For details see The Browser page on page 32 2 In the Browser navigate to the folder where the desired program is located and double click the name of the program Rapture Pro loads the program you double clicked and displays the program name in the program window You can also load a program by clicking the Program Handling button F and choosing Load Program from the pop up menu or by drag and dropping a prog file into the Rapture Pro window When you load a program you load all the Elements at once along with all the associated effects filters etc Tip You can easily access a list of your most recently loaded programs Click the Program Handling button 7 and select from the pop up menu that appears To select next previous Program In the top panel click the Previous Program or Next Program button Figure 1 Top panel Programs section RAPTURE 1 Y A BCD A Current program B Select previous program C Select next program D Program Handling menu 15 Programs Elements and audio files Loading Elements Rapture Pro allows you to create an
130. y avoiding the clipping that would occur if the signal level goes above OdB As a result of the Limiter operation output level is more predictable However it is important to carefully set all gain stages inside a program to preserve the dynamic range at the highest possible level The Master Output section is shown in the bottom right corner of the Instrument Element and Mixer pages Figure 7 Master Output section A Master pan B Master level C Left channel level meter D Right channel level meter E Limiter The Master Output section contains the following controls Parameter Description Master pan Master Panoramic control for all Elements Master level Master output level for all Elements in the selected program Left and right VU meters Shows the main stereo output level for the left and right channels Limit Final limiting stage at the end of the signal path When enabled the limiter will ensure levels are always kept below digital zero 0 dB which is very useful for highly resonant or distorted sounds Table 4 Master Output controls See also Element Mixer on page 110 28 The interface Using the controls All the controls in Rapture Pro were specially designed to provide maximum flexibility and convenience They fully support mouse mouse wheel and keyboard commands to perform the functions described below Horizontal selectors The horizontal selectors are always in the header of a s
131. z which are the default files used when initializing a program If it finds these files it automatically loads them and all its programs will be instantly available This is the way the default patches are shipped T Warning f you delete the default s z files Rapture Pro will load without programs You will need to reinstall the product in order to restore the factory patches 1 Load the program that you want Rapture Pro to use when you haven t chosen a program 2 Click the Program Handling button 7 and choose Save Default Program from the pop up menu 3 Click Yes when Rapture Pro asks you if this is what you want to do Rapture Pro saves the current program as the default program To initialize a Program To initialize a program to a basic status click the Program Handling button and choose Initialize program All settings on the program will revert to default allowing you to start programming from scratch When initializing a program Rapture Pro looks for DefaultRegion sfz and DefaultEffects sfz files in the Contents Rapture Pro Programs folder 21 Programs Elements and audio files To save an Element 1 When the Element sounds the way you want it click the small down button to the right of the Element button and choose Save Element As from the pop up menu This opens the Save Element dialog box 2 Navigate to the folder where you want to save the Element type a name for the Element and click the Save button

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