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1. 6 5 Mixman file es 6 7 octo METRE 6 8 6 8 LE 68 6 8 Performance mode aav qose oe ws 6 8 Table of Contents The Remixing Studio asa sk Zawa a s Tl ELLOS DS wake 7 1 Ea cle qe J1 SF 7 3 DAPI SS I DE 7 3 Understanding the auto beat matching settings 7 5 Recording Custom SOURIS 2 ae 7 5 Keyboard COnLEOLS 7 1 e d Sauces oet aren a 7 1 ario a SANA 7 1 a SOUR eden qe Unlocking Sound aei n z n TI Soloulng a Sound eed 7 7 7 9 Adjusting pitch panning and volume 7 9 ACTUS ATI emp x ara fece Sand n s ran ay e 7 9 NS G EO S y a le nan rpm 7 10 Customizing sounds with FX processing 7 10 Using the crossfade E 7 10 Recording a performance HIL Advanced Settings eo 7 13 PIU eee 7 13 Te d l 7 13 7 13 GE 7 13 OO 7 14 Gale 7 14 Addi2. Convert AVs into To convert WAV file loops into proper TRK files you need to convert them using a program specially designed for that purpose Recycle 1 7 and Wave Surgeon are currently thr third party programs that export to Check www mixman ccm for availability Record your own W AV files Use the Recording Studio to record your voice or any other sound Make sure that you are plugged into the correct input on your soundcard and that it is properly enabled before recording Importing existing W AV files Mixman Studio Pro supports importing stereo and mono WAV files Try using the internet as a source for finding unusual WAV files Using any standard WAV editing program Studio Pro comes with a version of Steinberg s W aveLab Lite you may edit sounds and Import them For better control of loops while playing in the Remixing Studio convert WAVs into TRKs using WaveSurgeon or ReCycle 1 7 11 1
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4. ien p Er si lu mul Fom Exporting as a RealAudio file rm 9 2 RealAudio is one of the most popular formats today for delivering music over the internet Different levels of compression are selectable during the export process In order to hear the RealAudio files rm created by Studio a copy of the RealAudio player is required A free copy can be downloaded from www real com You will need to export your mix in this format to upload your mix to Radio Mixman Exporting as SoundFont Bank and MIDI File SoundFonts are specially formatted audio files for Creative Labs Sound Blaster family of sound cards To learn more about SoundFonts visit www soundblaster com When exporting a Mix as a SoundFont sf2 SoundFont bank is created with each of the sixteen sounds converted into a separate SoundFont instrument Along with the SoundFont bank a companion MIDI file is also generated Exporting as a SoundFont allows the sounds and music created in Studio to be used with any Creative Labs SoundFont enabled sound card such as the Sound Blaster Live and AWE 64 Once the SoundFont bank is loaded into the sound card the MIDI file can be used to trigger the sounds from any MIDI sequencer allowing integration into a larger studio setup Exporting as a MPEG3 mp3 012 MP3 files are near CD quality campressed sound files Their small size makes them an exc
5. Installation Instructions W e strongly encourage registering your copy of Mixmen Studio It is an invaluable way for us to learn about our users and allows us to continue creating the best possible music software on the market To install Mixman Studio fig 1 Insert the Studio CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Wait for the Installation program to autorun 3 Click Install Studio Follow the instructions in the Setup program We strongly recommend viewing the demonstration videos included on CD ROM before using Studio Getting the best performance from your PC Studio is a real time high Performance application that uses all the power of the PC For those interested in getting the most cut of their copter we have incluckd a list of the dif feet components of the computer system and how they effect Studio s performance Processor Speed The speed of the computer s processor is most dramatically seen when engaging W A R P The time it takes to add complex FX processing to sound is directly related to the speed of the processor Processor speed also effects the number of voice channels available Depending on processor speed up to 256 voice channels are available RAM All sounds that are loaded into Studio are stored in The amount of available RAM determines how much sound can be loaded in at any given time Longer sounds require more RAM Applying certain FX processing for example reverb an
6. artifacts are introduced later when changing the tempo of a Mix re load the sounds and they will autamtically match the new tempo To adjust the tempo of a Mix 1 Click and drag the knob Macros Sometimes while performing a Mix it is necessary to lock four or five sounds at once while immediately unlocking others Depending on the complexity certain performance moves may not be physically possible this is where macros came in handy Macros store a snapshot of the state of the Remixing Studio They store which tracks are locked their pitch panning and volume settings as well as the tempo of the mix To create a macro 1 While performing a mix simultaneously press the shift key and me of the first eight function keys F1 F8 2 To retrieve a macro while performing a Mix press the function key in which the desired macro was stored 3 To start a Mix with more than locked track trigger mecro instead of clicking Play Recording a performance Everything done in the Remixing Studio while performing may be recorded edited and saved as part of a Mix file If the ks in the Mix Display are adjusted while recording a performance these real time adjustments will also be recorded To record a performance 1 Click the Record button 2 Perform a Mix 3 When finished click the Stop button 4 To learn how edit your Performance data see page 10 1 mixman St Advanced settings
7. 9 19 The way in which a track is loaded into a Mix may be custamized to better integrate sounds and create unique effects The settings for each track are accessible fram the Load Dialog To view the settings for a track 1 Double click a track the Load Dialog will appear 2 Click the Settings button the window will extend 3 Click Preview to hear any changes Pitch Shift This setting transposes the pitch of each slice of digital audio in a track by the nunber of half steps in the pitch field To transpose a sound down use negative numbers When Auto pitch shift is checked pitch shifting is used as the method for matching the tempo of the selected track with the tempo current Mix Time Scale This setting scales the length of cach slice of digital audio in a track by the ratio in the tine scale field Numbers greater than 1 increase the duration of each slice Numbers less than 1 decrease the length of each slice For example a value of 2 0 would double the length of each slice and a value of 5 would half the duration of each slice When Auto time scale is checked time scaling is used as the method for matching the tempo of the selected track with the tempo of the current Mix Time Shift This setting shifts the starting time of a track earlier or later in time The value for time shift is in tids There are 480 ticks per beat in Studio Loop Length This setting changes the loop length in b
8. A proper graphic sound editing program is a serious tool with useful features for editing and processing sound files Rather than create a basic wav editor in Studio our decision was to let you use you own wav editing program to edit the recordings made in the Recording Studio If you do not already own such a program we have included a special version of Steinberg s Wavelab on the Studio CD ROM Auto Trim When making recordings quickly sometimes having to edit manually may be time consuming and throws an unneeded wrench into the creative process When speed is important Studio can handle the task of basic editing The dead space between the time the Record buttm is clicked and when you make you first sound may be automatically trimmed by the program When auto trim is any sound that falls below the silence threshold level in the start and end of the recording will be autamatically trimmed To turn auto trim on 1 Go to control roam and click optiuons button 2 Click the Auto Trim buttm 3 Check the box to tum it 723 4 The silence threshold be set by typing in a number lower numbers are softer in volume Auto Normalize 621 To ensure the best possible signal to noise ratio when making recordings it is best to tum Normalizing boosts the sound level so that it is as laud as it can be without distorting Generally it is recomend to use the defaul
9. Auto Time scale f 78 Loop Length Beats Minimum Spacing 220 Ticks Way File Options Long Release Tempe o Synchronized Start Compute Tempo from Beats Loop Lenath fi Beats Using SoundiscsTM Although your own WAV files can be loaded into Studio they lack the sare level of interactivity as Mixman Track files To enable users to create music in a variety of styles Mixman has an extensive library of Soundiscs with Tracks in a wide range of musical styles These Tracks have been specially produced just for the Mixman family of music Since sounds use large amounts of hard disk space it is possible to load sounds directly fram Soundiscs To load a Track from a Soundisc 1 Double click an a track indicator light 2 In the load sound dialog select the letter of your CD ROM drive fram the pull down menu 3 Navigate to the various instrument families and preview or load a track Using D Plates D Plates are downloadable remixable songs from artists remixers and producers around the world Individual sound elements from the master tape of a song are converted into Mixman TRK track files and packaged together as one downloadable file Each D Plate cames with a camplete set of at least sixteen TRKs tracks ready to use in any Mixman software Understanding the auto beat matching settings 516 When loading Tracks their tempos are autamat
10. Select Panning Knob Treat Select Tempo Knob Delete Change paramter values for selected knob Up Down Arrow Keys Select Paramater Knob Left Right Arrow Keys Select Track without making sound Alt the Trek s Triggering Key Clear Track copy buf fer K Load Dialog Preview Track Spacebar Load Track to Mix Enter Change active button Scroll through Folders or Tracks Up Down Arrow Keys Appendix 2 TROUBLE SHOOTING Mixman website The Mixman website ww w mixman com is an invaluable resource for troubleshooting In our technical support area there are links to the different sound card companies where technical information about a particular sound card may be found There is also a link to Microsoft for getting the latest DirectX infomation Frequently Asked Questions The frequently asked questions FAQ section of the Mixman website contains a continuously updated list of the most asked questions and answers fram our users It is the first place to look when trying to solve a problem or look for an answer Tips and Tricks The tips and tricks section of the Mixman website is the place to go for using same of Studio Pro s hidden features and as well as learning more about audio in general Chat board The Mixman online discussion group may be found by visiting www mixzone com and going to the Mixzone ma NCD Appendix Si E TRACK When creating or playing a
11. are subfolders sorted according to instrument families like bass and drum loops Finally inside each instrument family folder are the tracks themselves To see how individual sounds are used in a Mix first try opening one of the included templates Loading Sounds The two turntable interface is where sounds are loaded Each of the 16 X shaped track indicator lights is a slot into which a sound can be loaded Sounds can either be track or WAV The advantage to track files is that their tempo is autaratically matched to the tempo of the current Mix as well as providing superior live Performance To load sound into slot Double Click a track indicator light Browse folders to find tracks or waves Select the sound you want Click Preview to hear the sound Click Loed Track to loed it into your Mix WN 6 2 Fig 16 Directory C PROGRAM FILES MIXMAN TECHNOLOGIES Tracks Drive 303 Line trk A Big Jack tik __ Preview IE Delay Funky Break trk Lil Steel trk Migrane Kick trk Doh Alarm Delay tk Load Track pen trk Power Up Delay trk Record Ratta Tat trk Reverse Cymbal trk a u Snare Roll trk Settings Song Info Track Info Tee E IN Pitch and Time Changes Customize Auto pach Dal Time Shift 360 steps
12. may be recorded from many sources including microphone line input and CD After recording a sound may be edited using the computer s default WAV editor Setting the volume controls 0 23 To make a recording it is important to first check to see that everything is setup properly The proper sound source must be plugged into either the line or microphone input of the sound card and the appropriate input activated Each sound card comes with a volume control program that aids in the setup process To access the volume control program 1 Use the Windows System Volume Controls 2 Since the features of each sound card differ for detailed instructions on setting your particular sound card refer to the sound card s documentation 3 To help keep time while making a recording there are two types of metronames available while recording The tempo of the metroname is the same as the tempo of the current Mix The first is a click that comes through the PC speaker The second blinks the Record button Light Recording using the microphone and line inputs 9 0 2 Use the microphone input for recording voice and other acoustic sounds Use the line input for recording fram an analog source Torecord a sound 1 Make same sound to verify that there is a signal to record 2 If there is a signal the meters will move 3 Click the Record wav button to begin recording Click Stop when finished To auditi
13. mix a track can be any of a number of states The Track Indicator shape or color will change depending on which state you are in This way you tell visually what is happening with a track STOP MODE Unlit X means track is empty Unlit Circle means track is loaded Red X means track is empty and selected 9142 Green Circle means track is loaded and enabled PLAY MODE Yellow Light means playing manually from keyboard Green Light means track is locked Red Light means break mode engaged Blue Light means pitch shift engaged Unlit X means no track loaded k Gray Circle means track loaded but not being played 10 1 ma NCD 10 2 A g Creating Own Tracks xman Studio Pro caws with a large set of TRKs tracks in a variety of styles to get you started but for those people wanting to take their music to the next level this appendix explains how to create custam sounds to use in Mixes Soundiscs Soundiscs are the easiest way to build your Mixman Sound Library Each Soundisc has 175 or more files by a specific artist or in particular style specially produced to work seamlessly with Studio Pro They are available at www mixman com and musical instrument shops D Plates D Plates are remixable digital songs Each D Plate cames with 16 or more TRK files fram a particular song They are only available online at www mixman com
14. 97 1998 1999 Mixman Technologies Inc is a registered trademark of Mixman Technologies Inc The logo and trade dress are trademarks of Mixman Technologies Inc rights reserved W elcome W elcame to the Mixman Studio Pro User s Manual Studio Pro is a powerful music creation remixing and Performance system with the tools and Special FX needed to create professional sounding music on your camputer If you have questions that remain unanswered in this manual or need up to the minute technical infomation visit ww mixman com where there is technical information 24 hours a day 7 days a week The tips and tricks section of the web site is a valuable source of new informatio and the Mixzone is a great way to connect with other Studio Pro users If you want to hear music made with Mixman software that was produced by other Mixman enthusiasts go to Radio Mixman www mixman com radiomixman W e hope you enjoy Mixman Studio Pro System Requirements Before installing Studio Pro please take a moment to consider the following minimum system requirements W indows 95 98 Pentium 200MHz or faster 32 MB RAM 64 MB or more RAM recommended DirectX compatible 16 bit sound card or GINA Card DirectX campatible video card 35 MB Hard Drive Space 275 for full install Fig 1 STL aio 11012512 E db Se OL OL O
15. TIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS ACCURACY RELIABILITY CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE AND YOU RELY ON THE SOFTWARE AND RESULTS AT YOUR OWN RISK THE ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THAT IS MADE BY MIXMAN ON THIS MIXMAN PRODUCT IN NO EVENT SHALL MIXMAN OR ITS SUPPLIERS NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS ARISING OUT OF THE USE THE RESULTS OF USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT EVEN IF MIXMAN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES GRANT OF SOUND LICENSE installing this SOFIWARE or using these sounds you agree to became bound by the terms of the License Agreement you do not agree with the terms of the License Agreement do not use the sounds with this Mixman SOFIWARE sound samples recorded on this CD ROM remain the property of Mixman Technologies Inc or its suppliers or Zero G and are licensed not sold to you by Mixmen Technologies Inc for use with Mixman Technologies Inc software A right to use the enclosed sounds is granted to
16. acks of digital audio can be loaded and triggered live The sounds can be either traditional WAV files or the Mixman format called TRK track file which provide much more control and flexibility than standard W AV files Soundiscs Studio cames with a library of files to use right out of the box When more sounds are needed we have an extensive library of Soundiscs with s in many dif ferent styles D Plates Another source of TRK track files are D Plates remixable songs available from the Mixman Wesite The Recording Studio To help record custom WAV files there is a Recording Studio to make the process quick and easy After making a recording edit it using a digital audio editing program A special versicn of Steinberg s Wavelab is included with Studio for those users that do not already have wav editing software Performing a Mix Once each sound is sculpted to perfection in the Studio it s time to go back to the Remixing Studio This is where live Performances are created computer keyboard takes the place of a traditional MIDI keyboard in this instance Fach sound is triggered by a dfferent key the camputer keyboard While playing live the Remixing Studio also provides the functionality of a mixer allowing independent control of the volume and panning of each sound The pitch of each sound may be adjusted up or down two
17. and hen the next available slice is heard can be precisely omtrolled If this is starting to sound complicated don t worry Tracks are designed to all the work for you It is not required to edit or change settings on a Track file in order to create incredible music Studio nor is it required that users understand how the autamatic tempo adjustments beat matching occur These descriptions are mentioned simply to let users know that thee is a lot of hidden power under the hood of the Studio engine amp mixman Sumo W hat isa Mix miX Fig 5 of the things that makes Studio different than a traditianal electronic music studio setup is the ability to store all of your work in ane aorveniert file The Mix file stores all of the necessary information for a Studio session So what exactly does it store Mix files store the names and locations of every sound used in a Mix They also store any FX processing settings that have been apolied to a sound as well as any real time perfomance data that has been created Since Mix files are aly storing control information and not actual audio data they are much smaller than the audio files they are able to generate For example a Mix file representing a five minute sang may only be 100k while the five minute wav file version of the sang would be close to 50 Megabytes This is a huge difference The gall size of Mix files mak
18. d Long release When checked any sounds that are playing when a Mix is stopped continue to play until they fade out naturally When unchecked all sounds stop immediately when the Default folders These radio buttons allow default folders for the loading of sounds to be chosen Fach radio button correspands to a tumtable position It is also possible to set default folders for exporting and opening Mix files Performance mode This option enables changes in the overall system Performance to be made These settings should not be changed unless advised to do so by Mixmen technical support These settings can drastically alter the performance of Studio If you experience stuttering while playing a Mix contact Mixman technical support 5 8 Sano Fig 14 1 22201 00 Overview The Remixing Studio is the live Performance part of Studio This is where sounds are loaded and music is performed in real time Notice how the computer keyboard takes on instrument like qualities Included TRK Track files Studio cares with a large library of Tracks and WAV files to get you started High quality music can be made performed and created right out of the box Take a moment to listen to same of the included sounds The included sounds are sorted into folders according to musical style like House and Hip Hop Within each folder
19. d delay increase the size of a sound mixman Network Neighborhood gt 6 NY Microsoft Outlook Exp Outlook My Computer ASCII keyboard Each ACSII keyboard manufacturer makes their keyboards slightly different Each keyboard has a different physical limit to the nunber of keys that may be held down simultaneously This can be frustrating at times so to help with this problem duplicate keys for the most important real time key commands have been added As well there are easy to use macros For a list of keyboard camends see Appendix 1 on page 11 1 SCSI vs IDE disk drives Studio is constantly accessing the computer 5 hard disk while loading files adding FX Processing and exporting Mixes Using SCSI disk drives can drastically speed up system performance 2 3 Be 4 Gi Sae ii Drum Loopt Riicoletto mi Beat Twister fx EE Nj 5 4 li Siren Astral Plane rots Fig 3 2 What is a PC wave file wav tig3 PC wave files are the industry standard format for storing and playing back digital audio on PC computer Wave files store audio signals as digital data Studio has the ability to both import and export PC wav files What is Mixman Track file trk One of the challenges in creating truly interactive digital audio performance software is deciding what format of audio to use The ind
20. e your music solely in the Studio environment However to use the music made in Studio in other ways such as creating your own audio CD or making music for the web you will need to export your finished music in another format Studio provides the ability to export your music in a variety of formats These formats include Wave wav RealAudio mm SoundFont sf2 MPEG 3 mp3 Windows Media Audio wma and Mixman Track trk format Exporting your music 91 To export a saved Mix file with Performance data is needed To Export a Mix 1 From the Control Roan open the Mix file to export 2 Click the Export Mix button 3 Select the desired export format fram the pull down menu Exporting as a PC wave file 911 The industry standard format for audio a is the WAV If you plan to produce custan audio CDs or import the music created in Studio into another program it is necessary to first Export it as a WAV To export as a WAV a saved Mix with performance data is needed A Mix file without performance data is nothing more than a list of sounds and therefore there is nothing yet to export Make sure you have a recorded performance before exporting a Mix file to WAV The WAV files exported by Studio are CD quality 44 1KHz 16 bit stereo Before exporting make sure there is enough disk space WAV files take up 10 Megabytes for every minute of music 5 3 Fig 12 Mis
21. eats for the selected track The smallest loop length allowed is 1 beat If the loop length for a track is set greater then its original logo length then there will be silexe for the extra beats Long Release When Long Release is cn sounds ring out for their full duration When Long Release is off sounds stop when their key is released Minimum Spacing When a track is manually triggered pressing its key the computer keyboard after the initial sound is triggered no other slice will be heard for the length of time in the minimum spacing filed The time for minimum spacing is in ticks Adding your own W AV loops Adding custom WAV file 1ooos in a Mix is great way to add an original touch to your music Los are most effective when they are one or two bars long of course any length RAM limited loop may be used Effectively adding loops requires a bit more knowledge about the sounds your are working with than using Track files but if these basic guidelines are followed things should go smoothly Preparing your loop Before trying to add a logo to a make sure that it is edited properly Using a file editing program edit the WAV file so thet it log perfectly Some WAV file editors have a loop playback mode which makes this process even easier If your WAV file editing program does not have logo playback mode just make sure that the last thing heard at the end of the loop is right before the do
22. ellent choice for giving high quality previews of your music over the Internet The highest quality MP3 file is 1 10th the size of the same music saved as a WAV file You can use your MP3 exported mix with any MP3 player There are a number of choices for the quality of the MP3 file to export Choose the quality that best suits your needs The choices are Archiving with CD quality 128 Kpbs 44KHz Stereo Portable MP3 Player 80 Kpbs 22KHz Stereo 56 Kops Internet Streaming 56 Kpbs 44KHz Stereo 24 Kbps Internet Streaming 24 Kpbs 44KHz Mono mixmanSimiig__ 80000000 Fig 13 Studio Options Display Audio Track Name Bubbles v Panning Real Time Pitch Changes Help Bubbles Long Release Tempo Changes Wave Pitch Loop Mixes Sound Card Settings Recording Options Details Gan Silence Trim 11 Default Directories Directory C PROGRAM FILES MISMAN TECHNOLOGIES Mixes Tracks XI WT C Export Mixes All Tracks f Windows Applications Volume Controls SNDVOL32 EXE CD Player CDPLAYER EXE Sound File Editor C PROGRAM FILESSCODLPRO NCODLPRO EXE Browse Load Factory Save My j Defaults Defaults 5 7 Exporting indows Media Audio wma This new format is another high quality smaller sized solut
23. erly lewe this box unchecked Loop Length If a loop has been properly edited as discussed previously check the box and enter the length of the loop in beats Also for best results check the compute tempo fram beats box and leave the tempo box unchecked Record sounds Fig 21 Fig 20 Record Fig 19 Advanced Settings APR GRAD PLESA KHAN TE HAKI LOG ETAT Ties an vi s Veg Jack iri Diac Dada ct Funky Ekaa iri Ol ges Lig Dedag k l Tal lik j Hrane prod tt res F nil Song ink Track inia mn gt Pitch amd 157 z Auto Pitch UR Tera 1 EN Auto Time Ni raman arg 171 Long Tenga Comm ope br 1 ui Leap Lange E Load To Fig 22 LL owe ELI 2 2 rum bum bense EEA bee ER FEN EEE EE 7 Fly 4 i il foa Y mas To p am imn PF EWIN 1 IR Ee OT DI TOM EU PO Overview 9 22 The Recording Studio is designed to enable quick recording of WAV files for use in Studio Sounds
24. es then a great way to archive music since hundreds of Mixes will fit in the disk space taken up by just cne minute of digital audio Another great benefit to the small size of Mix files is their ability to enable sharing music with other people over the internet As long as the person at the receiving end has the same set of sounds as the sender the Mix file will play back eactly the same for both users Fran this tiny file anyone can recreate the audio their computer by opening the Mix file in Studio Mixman users worldwide have already started exchanging Mixes to exchange Mixes with other Mixmen users just visit the Mixzone on the Mixmen website WW w mixzone com What isaremix In recent years there has been significant amount of hype about electronic music remixes and DJ culture Record companies have always remixed versions of songs to breathe new life in to them or make them appeal to a specific music market A slow ballad might tumed into a stylish dance sang But what is remix A remix in its truest sense is the art of taking elements from an existing song and adding new musical elements in order to augment or change the feel of the original sang It is quite omm today to find artists that alter the original parts of a sang to the point at which the line between remixing and camposing is significantly blurred As we agoroach the new millennium with software like Studio the definition of DJ artist remixe
25. he Open Mix button If the currently loaded Mix has not already been saved you will be given an opportunity to do so Saving your work 08 10 One major problem in traditional studio environments is returning the studio back to the state it was in last time you worked on a particular song Studio s integrated system has a distinct advantage with its ability to store all the infomation about a song in me file called a Mix file Mix files store the names and locations of all loaded sounds and their parameter settings any pitch panning volume and tempo automation and any recorded Performance To save the currently loaded Mix 1 Click the Save Mix button Type in a name and click the Save button Fig 8 Save Mix Open Mix Open Mix remm Tan pcn n Sounds EidLl Expert Ad p ag EI m Fom ag Archiving your work 920 In the Save Mix dialog there is a checkbox labeled Copy Sounds to this Folder When checked all of the sounds loaded in the Remixing Studio will be saved into me folder This is useful for making backups of your music because you can store a Mix file and its associated sounds all in one convenient location Exporting music to other form ats 912 Saving your music as a Mix file is the most flexible option if you went to us
26. he desired preset fram the pop up menu Adjusting pitch panning and volume The Mix Display provides knobs for real time control of four different sound parameters While performing a Mix the pitch paming and volume of each track may be adjusted The Pitch knob controls whether the pitch of a sound is high or low The Panning knob controls sand s positioning between the left and right speaker The Volume knob controls sand s overall loudness The knobs in the Mix display effect the currently active sand The currently active sound is the sound with its name in the track name display make a particular sound active press the key that triggers that sound To do so without hearing sound hold down the Alt key while pressing the sound s triggering key To adjust a Mix parameter Fig l8 1 Click and drag the knob representing the paramter 6 9 mixman 1715 Fig 19 Break Stop Macros Right TurnTable Lock Select Nal lela Right TurnTable Break solo Incr Decr Parameter Adjusting tempo 919 The tempo of a Mix can be adjusted in real time without effecting its pitch Wen a new Mix is created the tempo defaults to 120 BEM beats per minute This default tempo of 120 BEM is changed automatically to the tempo of the first sound loaded To achieve the best possible audio quality we recommend not changing the tempo of a Mix after the first sound is loaded If
27. ically matched to fit the tempo of the current Mix Studio autamatically matches tempo by changing a Ted s pitch or thragh the use of time stretching algorithme To control how a track is loaded 1 Double click a sound slot the Load Dialog will appear 2 Click the Settings button to expand the Load Dialog 3 If Auto Pitch is checked pitch shifting is used to match the tempo of incoming tracks to the terpo of the current Mix 3 If Auto Time is checked time stretching is used to match the tempo of incaming Tracks to the terpo of the current Mix 4 To change the time stretch or pitch shift value manually uncheck the appropriate check box and type in a value 5 Interesting effects can also be created by manually setting a value for me parameter 6 3 checking the Auto box for the other Recording custom sounds To give your music a personal touch record custom vocal or instrumental sounds Sound recordings made in Studio are saved as 44 1 KHz mono wav files Once recorded the files may be edited using a editor A special version of Steinberg s Wavelab is included for those without a WAV editing program Remember large recordings take up lots of space Studio puts all of the sounds into RAM if you record a sound that is too lang it might not fit in the available To record a new sound Select a sound slot by double clicking the track indicator light Click the Record a Sound butto
28. ion created by Microsoft There are a mumber of choices for the quality of Windows Media Audio file to export Choose the quality that best suits your needs The choices are Good quality sound 128 Kobs Stereo e Stereo audio for the Intemet 80 Kobs Stereo Stereo audio for the Intemet 48 Kobs Stereo Momo audio for the Imtemet 22 Kpbs Stereo Exporting as a Mixman Track file trk Qne of the most powerful features in Studio is the ability to create your om Track files This feature significantly expands the creative possibilities of the system All of the sounds performance data in a Mix can be exported into one Track file This means that unique bass lines drum loops and other musical pattems can be sequenced and turned into custam Track Files Please note that using the Mix to Track feature can be very powerful however it will nt tum a drum loop loaded as a WAV file into a fully interactive Trak file Options ig There are a number of options that determine they way in which Studio operates To change option settings 1 Click the Options button Make any desired changes and click the OK button Auto panning option When checked this option gives an initial panning value to sounds as they are loaded in to the Remixing Studio The paming values given are based a sond s relative position in a tumtable When unchecked all sounds are panned in the center as they are loade
29. n fram the load dialog to enter the Recording Studio Fig 30 Click the Record button to begin recording 9 31 When finished click the Stop button To hear the recorded file click the Play button Click Save to save the recorded load the recorded into the Remixing Studio click the Load to Mix button WN mixman 1715 Fig 17 Break Stop Macros Right TurnTable Lock Select ad Right TurnTable lt Break solo Select Parameter LeftTurnTable Lock Break solo Incr Decr Parameter 6 6 ma NCD The Keyboard Controls 917 Fach sound loaded into the Remixing Studio is triggered by a different key on the computer keyboard The sounds the left tumtable are triggered by the eight keys surrounding the w D key Ihe sounds on the right tumtable are triggered by the eight keys surrounding the 5 key the nmber pad For those with laptops the sounds the right tumtable may also be triggered by the eight keys surrounding the key For a graphic overlay showing which keys trigger each track click the Help butta Performing a Mix Eg Once sounds are loaded in to the two tumtables it s time to perform live To 1 2 trigger sound Click the Play button to engage play mode To hear a sound press its corresponding key When the key is released the sound stops notice the light tums ora
30. ng your own WAV Loops 7 14 Preparing your y qine wy e he 7 14 Table of Contents Speclfioc Ssttings for WAV ii ae ar l 7 14 TEMPO 2804 Em 7 15 Synchronized Dtarb 2 16 4339 7 15 Compute Tempo from beats 7 15 eoe s a nen 7 15 The Recording Studio 8 1 Setting the volume 5 8 1 Using the metronome 8 1 Recording using the microphone and line inputs 8 3 Recording From CD PLC pP 8 3 0 9 D 8 3 aa ya NYFFRYN FEN FN Se 8 5 Auto ltz 8 5 Appendix 1 Keyboard Commands 11 1 Appendix 2 Trouble Shooting IES Appendix 3 Track indicator Legend 14 Appendix 4 Creating Your Own Tracks 15 5 gt This legal document is an agreement between you the end user and Mixman Technologies Inc BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE BREAKING THE SEAL THE PACKAGE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT which includes the SOFIWARE LICENSE SOUND LICENSE LIMITED WARRANTY and ACKNOWLEDGMENT GRANT OF SOFTWARE LICENSE MIXMAN grants to y
31. nge while the key depressed lock a sound Simultaneously press both the sound 5 triggering key together with either the Soacebar or the key on the number par sound is locked it no longer needs to have its key deoressed and its indicator light tums green Sounds may also be locked by clicking them with the mouse unlock a sound Simultaneously press both the sound s triggering key with either the Speceber or the key on the number pad Sounds may also be unlocked by clicking them with the mouse Solo a sound Simultaneously press both the sound s triggering key with either the Ctrl key or the key cn the number ped This mutes all other locked tracks When the solo key is released the previously locked tracks will retum Create a break by pressing the solo key without pressing any other keys mixman Sao Fig 18 ma NCD To add real time FX W A R PJ Make sure there is one or more sounds playing manual or locked Select a W A R P preset by clicking ane of the 12 preset buttons Click and hold down the left mouse button over the W A R P While continuing to hold the left mouse button down drag the mouse around the screen to change the ef fat O DP To change load different W A R P presets 1 Make sure the current mix is stopped 2 Right mouse click the W A R P preset number you want to change 3 Select t
32. octaves The W A R P feature allows you to apply real time effects over your entire mix While tracks are playing or being triggered click and drag with your mouse in the oval shape in the mi display By dragging the cursor up and down or right and left you can get dramatic modifications to your sound The live performance aspect of the Remixing Studiamotes cambining and layering digital audio in a much more musically intuitive fashion than just using a graphic editor to lay sounds out cn a timeline We encourage learning the keyboard cammands and practice playing live it will be worth the ef fat rhe RO m O verview Every session begins in the Control Room From here you can open and save mixes set options and export your music to different audio formats Creating a new Mix 99 This function allows you to start a song with a clean slate Creating a new Mix will erase any previously loaded sounds and Performance data To Create a New Mix 1 Click the New Mix button If the currently loaded Mix has not already been saved you will be given an opportunity to do so Opening a saved Mix 9389 Opening a Mix resets Studio to the state it was in when the Mix was last saved Mix files may also contain performance data which can be cleared in the Remixing Studio This will leave your sounds untouched while clearing any previously saved Performance To Open a previously saved Mix 1 Click t
33. on the recording 1 Click the Play button 2 When finished click the Stop button Fig 24 m un NU vi mz Fang F Hes Tre Changes Fel Haig E E Taran Fa E Wu TEIL Save 19 25 Auto Trim Fig 26 Auto Normalize Trim 5ilence Options Gain Options Ea Adjustment p Trim Silence from begining and Perform Gain Adjustment Factory Defaults ending of your recording After recording force the average gain to be Factory Defaults Softer 55 dB Louder Silence Threshold dB 50 Silence Pre Time msecs Cancel Save 250 Silence Post Time msecs Cancel Save r Silence 7 2 Recording from CD Recording sounds using the computer 5 CD ROM drive as a CD player is simple In order to record from CD the audio output of the CD ROM drive must be properly connected to the sound card This connection is inside the camputer and should not be changed except by a camputer repair person To record a sound from CD 1 Click the CD Player Controls button to launch the caxuter 5 CD player 2 Cue the CD player to the desired location and click the pause button 3 Click the Record button 4 Click the Pause button on the CD Player controls to resume playing 5 Click the Stop button when finished Editing the recording
34. ou the right to use one copy of the enclosed Mixman Technologies Inc program the SOFTWARE on a single terminal connected to a single camuter i e with a single You may not network the SOFTWARE or otherwise use it on more than one camputer or camputer terminal at the same time You may use the SOFTWARE to create trk files sard files with the trk extensia but the created trk files are ally licensed for Perscnal use COPYRIGHT The SOFTWARE is owned by MEMAN and is protected by Canadian and USA copyright laws and intemational treaty provisions Therefore you must treat the SOFTWARE like any other copyrighted material i e a book or musical recording except that you may either a make copy of the SOFIWARE solely for backup or archival purposes or b transfer the SOFTWARE to a single hard disk provided you keep the original solely for backup or archival purposes You may not the written materials accampanying the software NON PERMITTED USES Without the express permission of Mixman Technologies Inc you may NOT 1 Use the software in a computer service business including rental networking or time sharing software nor may you use it for multiple users or multiple computer system applications in the absence of individual network licenses with Mixman Technologies Inc 2 Use Copy or modify alter ac transfer electronically or otherwise the software or doamentation except as expressly allowed in this agreemen
35. r and producer will continue to change and grow this will yield new styles of music W hat is beat matching Beat matching is a term used by DJs to generically describe the art of seamlessly transitioning fram ane record to another Sams simple but it definitely is mt It is actually a very unforgiving bit of tumtable magic that requires years of practice to do properly What is actually happening when a DJ smoothly transitions fran one song to another First there is the sag that is currently being played To add a sound or song on top of it the new material must be at the same tempo as the currently playing music Since no two records or tumtables are ever the same the DJ is constantly adjusting the tempo of the music that is playing The way a DJ changes tempo is by changing the speed at which the tumtable rotates The faster the rotation the faster the song plays the slower the rotation the slower the sag plays This speeding up or down of the sang has artifacts it effects the overall pitch of the sang Making it faster makes it sound higher Making it slower makes it sound lower Studio allows you to seamlessly add beats and other musical sounds to your Mix regardless of their tempo and utilizes powerful algorithms to autamtically match the tempos The method of beat matching is also custamizable Pitch shifting is still an aotion but tempo also be changed using time stre
36. t 3 Translate reverse engineer 1 de ompile or create derivative works based the written materials 4 Sub lioense or lease this program or its documentation 5 Distribute or sell trk files and files provided with the SOFIWARE or trk files you made using the SOFTWARE trk files created by you with the SOFTWARE are only licensed for your own personal use and rights to use are not transferable 6 Distribute any DLL individually You may not distribute the RealNetworks Microsoft or Xing Technology that is included in the MIXMAN SOFIWARE RealNetworks Microsoft and Xing Technology DLLs are owned and copyrighted by RealNetworks Inc and therefore must be treated as any other copyrighted material RealAudio R is a registered trademark of RealNetworks Inc GOVERNING LAW This LICENSE Agreement shall be governed by the laws of California USA and shall inure to the benefit of MIXMAN it s successors administrators heirs and assigns A venue of any trial shall be in San Francisco CA LIMITED WARRANTY This SOFTWARE and accompanying written materials are provided as is without warranty of any kind THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE IN USE YOU AND NOT MIXMAN OR ITS AGENTS ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING REPAIR OR CORRECTION OF DATA FURTHER MIXMAN DOES NOT WARRANT GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTA
37. t settings Higher values yield louder sounds To turn auto normalize on Go to control roam and click optiuons button Click the Auto Nomelize button Check the Auto Nomalize box The normalize level can be set be typing a mmber Appendix 106 Keyboard Commands Control Room Go to the Remixing Studio Ctrl M Go to the Recording Studio R Quit Studio 5 0 Help Overlay On Off Ctrl H Open Mix Ctrl O Export Mix Ctrl X New Mix N Save Mix Corl 5 Recording Studio Quit Studio Ctrl Q Help Overlay On Off Ctrl H Record a WAV Play current recorded WAV Enter Stop playback 5 Back to Control Room Backspace Save new WAV fil 5 Load WAV to 1 Remixing Studio Engage Play Mode Enter Lock Unlock Tracks Spacebar Engage Break Mode Solo Ctrl or on the number pad Record a Performance Ctrl Go to the Editing Stub Ctrl E Go to the FX Studio Quit 0 Help Overlay On Off Ctrl H Open Mix O New Mix Ctrl N Save Mix Col 5 Clear Performance Data Track CEA Paste Trak Delete Track Ctrl X Undo Record Corl Z Launch the Load Track Dialog Store Macro Shift Fl through F8 Back to Control Room Backspace Select Pitch Knob Page Up Select Volume Knob Page Down
38. tching This auto beat matching happens autamatically while loading Tracks into Studio This chapter explains the Studio interface and its various campoents Before jumping in and actually starting to use the program take a moment and get familiarized with the ferent studios and their unicue features 353 mixman Sth Remixing Studio Recording Studio Interface and workflow Program overview Studio blurs the lines between traditional sequencing and sampling products by combining them into one system The different parts of the program encompass the most important features found in a conventional electronic music setup For instance a conventional setup might include 1 Sampler for digitally recording and playing back sounds 2 I keyboard to trigger the sounds in the sampler 3 MIDI sequencer to record the I information 4 5 Audio mixer to carbine all the signals W A R P realtime FX processors to process the sound This kind of setup is both costly and has a tremendously steep learning curve We have tried our best to cover as many of the features in such a setup while keeping it intuitive enough so that the music making process can still be enjoyable The Remixing Studio 96 The heart of it all is the Remixing Studio It can be thought of as the sampler 16 part multi timbral 256 voices cawonent of Studio Here up to sixteen tr
39. the original and end user of the product LICENSEE and is not transferable The sounds may be used for commercial or non camercial purposes within musical capositions only This license expressly forbids re sale or other distribution of these sounds or any trk file that wes created using the SOFIWARE either as they exist this disc or any modification thereof You cannot sell loan rent lease assign cr transfer all or any of the enclosed or any trk file that was created using the SOFTWARE to another user or for use in any other use including ampetitive product Licensor will not be regomsible if the cmtats of the disc mt fit the particular purpose of the Licensee sounds provided are licensed as is without warranties of any kind Neither Mixman Technologies Inc nor Zero G nor their suppliers can be held responsible for any direct or indirect or consequential loss arising fram the use of this product in whatever form ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 997 1998 1999 Mixman Technologies Inc or 1997 1998 1999 ZERO G LIMITED ACKNOWLEDGMENT You acknowledge that you have read this LICENSE and Limited Warranty understand them and agree to be bound by their tems and conditions You also agree that the LICENSE and Limited Warranty are the complete and exclusive statement between the parties and supersedes all other cammications between the parties relating to the subject matter of the LICENSE or the Limited Warranty Copyright 19
40. ustry standard format for playing back CD quality audio is the file The problem with wav files is that they omtain only one sound Take for example a recording of a bass line It does not contain the individual notes in the bass line but rather the whole bass line is part of file There is no infomation in a file about when the bass notes actually occur or what tempo is implied These are severe limitations and that is why we have created our own file format called a Trak file 399 Track files are the building blocks of sound in Studio Just like a wav file Track files omtain digital audio but that is where the similarities end In the bass line example the Track version of the bass line actually has a different piece of digital audio for each bass note We call these pieces of digital audio slices Hrbedded in each Track file is also the equivalent of a MIDI file that knows the tempo and exactly how and when to play each slice This enables Studio to load Tracks created at different tempos and ef fortlessly pitch shift and time stretch them to match any tempo The way Track files respond to being triggered by the computer keyboard can also be custamized It is possible to hear a triggered slice in its entirety regardless of when the key is released As well the minimum length of time between when a sound is triggered
41. wnbeat of the desired loop point Specific settings for W AV files One your loop is properly edited load it into a Mix by following the previous steps for loading a sound and accessing the advanced settings section of the Load Dialog There are special settings available only when loading WAV files Tempo In order to properly load WAVfile logo the lop s tempo and loop length must be known For best results leave this box unchecked and let the program derive the tempo precisely by calculating it by using the logo length and duration of the loop If a loop has not been edited but its tempo is known it may be entered here by checking the box and entering the tempo value Synchronized Start When checked triggered loops play in sync with the other tracks For example if a loop is triggered the 3rd beat it will start the 3rd beat Use this ootion when loading loos this box is not checked 1ooos will always start fram the beginning no matter when they are triggered regardless of what else is going with the other tracks Leave this box unchecked when loading one hit type sounds like a crash cymbal Compute Tempo from beats When checked the program will compute the exact tempo of a loop using the loop length parameter and the duration of the WAV file Use this ootion if your file has bem properly edited as discussed previously a loop has not been edited prop
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