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1. Patterns exported in this way are named after the pattern file plus the tempo and an exported tag For example if the pattern was called Dance Club and had the tempo of 132 BPM the exported file would be named Dance Club 120bpm exported wav 34 SHARING YOUR PATTERNS To export the audio Tap the SETTINGS button On the toolbar at the top of the screen tap Export From the menu tap the Bounce Pattern button If the sequencer is currently running it will be stopped While the bounce is in progress you will not be able to perform any other operation When the audio bounce is complete an alert is shown informing you of the name of the saved audio file Tap OK to continue ME e eT Notes e exported audio file format is WAV 44 1KHz 16 bit little endian stereo MIDI FILE Molten includes the ability to export the pattern grid as a traditional MIDI file All of the note data from the full pattern grid is saved as regular note information This also includes the note velocity values The MIDI file is a level 2 standard MIDI File where each track in the pattern represents a key on the piano keyboard The note naming follows the General MIDI standard drum map with the low C being the first track in the pattern i e the one at the bottom of the screen nearest the transport controls This is shown in the table below Value NoteName GMName Hand Clap The exported MIDI f
2. STEREO MASTER EFFECTS The stereo master effects system is a final stage effect processor that is applied before the final stereo main signal output Output from each of the 8 tracks is fed into the master effects The master effects are only available on the main outputs You cannot use them on individual tracks The master effects include in this order DELAY REVERB EQ and COMRESSOR The order of the effect chain cannot be re ordered To access the track effects tap the INST SEQ button MASTER DELAY The delay is a single tap feedback delay with adjustable delay time Some of its functionality can resemble tape loops solid state delays and robotic flange style effects DELAY DELAY FEEDBACK GAIN DELAY controls the delay time FEEDBACK controls the delay feedback amount GAIN controls the overall level of the effect BYPASS controls whether the effect is active in the signal chain Notes The delay time is not tempo synced 31 STEREO MASTER EFFECTS MASTER REVERB The reverb simulates the ambience of a room REVERB BRIGHTNESS ROOM SIZE DRY BRIGHTNESS controls the brightness of the room Low brightness gives the impression of a darker room by using a low pass filter while maximum brightness leaves the reverb unfiltered ROOM SIZE controls the dimensions of a simulated room In larger spaces the reverb is audible for a longer period of time DRY controls the mix of the dry unprocessed
3. 5 Tap Yes to confirm or tap Cancel to abort the write operation 6 Tap outside of the Patterns Menu to close the menu LOADING A PATTERN The Patterns menu shows each pattern name followed by its tempo in BMP and the tag Load Write Alien Zero 1 155 0 Drum n Bass Alien Zero 2 Bird 1 To load a pattern and replace the current working pattern tap the PATTERNS button menu 2 Touch and hold the contents of the Patterns Menu to scroll through the list of available patterns Patterns are sorted in ascending alphabetical order 2 the name of the pattern to load that pattern 3 Tap outside of the Patterns Menu to close the menu Notes e fthe sequencer is currently running it will be stopped PATTERN SEQUENCER EDITING A PATTERN S NAME AUTHOR AND TAG Alien Zero 1 Title Alien Zero 1 Author P Johnson Tags Notes Drum n Bass Tap the PATTERNS button Touch and hold the contents of the Patterns Menu to scroll through the list available patterns Patterns are sorted in ascending alphabetical order For the pattern entry you wish to edit tap the blue gt chevron button To update the name author or tag associated with this pattern tap on either of the data fields 5 Use the iPad s keyboard to enter the new text 6 7 Tap outside of the Patterns Menu to close the menu Tap the Back button to save the changes This operation cannot be undone REMOVING
4. note on and a note off message This determines the length or duration of the note If you were playing a musical instrument such as a piano keyboard connected via a conventional MIDI cable to another sound source the note on message occurs when you first press the key down At this point sound playback begins When you release your finger from the key a note off message is sent and playback begins to end This determines the duration of the note In a sequencer such as a Molten these two messages are automatically added when the note is inserted into the pattern grid The velocity of the note how hard you hit the physical key on the keyboard determines the loudness of the note This intensity in adjustable in Molten see above and is shown as red for high values and blue for low values The note off message is important as it is used to determine the envelope release time in the instrument By adjusting the length of the release we can adjust how much of the instrument s sample is played PATTERN SEQUENCER SAVING THE PATTERN Molten does not use the concept of pattern memory or memory bank slots Instead each pattern is a document that can we can load and save The pattern that is presently being edited is called the current working pattern AUTOSAVE When exiting Molten by pressing the iPad Home Button the current working pattern is automatically saved The next time Molten is launched this saved pattern is restored and made
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6. A PATTERN There are two ways to remove a pattern from the Patterns Menu Warning deleting a pattern cannot be undone If you remove one of the provided factory patterns you can restore by using the Factory Reset option in the Settings Menu However this will restore all factory patterns Otherwise you have the option of copying the pattern file from your computer to the iPad using iTunes File Sharing Individual factory patterns are available for download at the support website PATTERN SEQUENCER A EDIT OPTION 1 Tap the PATTERNS button 2 Tap the Write button 3 Tap the Edit button 4 Tap and hold the contents to scroll the contents of the Patterns Menu 5 6 7 8 9 Tap the red circular button on the left the entry you wish to delete Tap the Delete button to confirm the deletion To cancel the deletion tap anywhere inside of the Patterns Menu Tap the Done button to end and return to the previous state Tap outside of the Patterns Menu to close the menu B SWIP TO DELETE 1s 2 3 4 5 Tap outside of the Patterns Menu to close the menu Tap the PATTERNS button Quickly touch and swipe your finger over the blue chevron at the right side of the Patterns Menu Tap Delete to remove this pattern Tap anywhere inside the Patterns Menu to cancel STARTING A NEW PATTERN To start editing a new pattern the following options are available 1 2 3 Load an existing patter
7. Each pattern has 8 instrument tracks Each instrument track has it s own effects processor which can be tweaked in real time Global master effects processor including delay reverb EQ and compressor e Share your pattern compositions as audio or MIDI files or transfer patterns between Molten users RECENT CHANGES RECENT CHANGES Version Notes Added Tap Tempo QUICK START QUICK START This quick start will guide you through some of the basic operations to allow you to start using Molten right away First to launch the Molten application tap the Molten icon on the iPad s home screen Make sure the iPad s volume is turned up We recommend using headphones or powered external speakers for the best possible sound quality Use the MASTER VOL knob master volume to adjust the volume USER INTERFACE OVERVIEW 0x HatOpen HatClosed nm 68 TomHi om om Clap TT con woo QUICK START 1 Page Selection P1 to P4 brings up the grid page editor numbered 1 through 4 2 Transport Controls PLAY button Initialise playback of the pattern STOP button Stops the playback of the pattern PAUSE button Pause and resume the playback of the pattern LOOP button Loop only the current grid page 3 MASTER VOL knob Sets the overall volume level 4 Function Switches SETTINGS button Enter the Settings Menu I
8. MOLTEN TO YOUR COMPUTER 37 1 2 3 Be sure to select the Molten application in the Apps list under File Sharing Drag and drop files from the Documents list to a folder or window on your computer to copy them to your computer or Select the file or files you want to copy to your computer from the Documents list and click the Save to button Select only files that are supported by Molten Locate the folder on your computer to which you want to copy the files and click the Choose button The selected files will be copied to your computer from the Molten app immediately MIDI IMPLEMENTATION MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Molten supports CoreMIDI networking over Wi Fi and a USB MIDI interface connected to the iPad with the Camera Connection Kit To see the list of currently available MIDI devices that Molten will use 1 Tap the SETTINGS button 2 On the toolbar at the top of the screen tap MIDI list of available MIDI devices will be shown Molten will send and receive MIDI messages on any of the hardware devices listed If you are using a supported USB MIDI interface it will be shown in this menu LOCAL CONTROL This option is used for turning local control on or off The default setting is ON When local control is OFF Molten will not trigger internal sounds when using the sequencer or by pressing the TRIG buttons Molten will only make sounds when trigger by incoming MIDI data However MIDI data is sti
9. signal WET controls the mix of the wet processed signal BYPASS controls whether the effect is active in the signal chain MASTER EQ The MASTER EQ is the final frequency shaping tool It is a 3 band equalizer 9999 LOW is the boost cut for low bass band MID is the boost cut for the mid band HIGH is the boost cut for the high treble band GAIN controls the overall level of the effect BYPASS controls whether the effect is active in the signal chain 32 STEREO MASTER EFFECTS MASTER COMPRESSOR The MASTER COMPRESSOR is a stereo dynamics processor designed to control the loudness of the final signal COMPRESSOR RATIO THRESHOLD ATTACK RELEASE LIRE E E RATIO controls the compression ratio the ratio of the signal reduction when the threshold is exceeded THRESHOLD controls the threshold level signals above this threshold value are reduced in level ATTACK determines the amount of time it takes for the compressor to react when the signal exceeds the threshold RELEASE determines the amount of time it takes for the compressor to stop reducing the signal after the signal level falls below the threshold GAIN sets the amount of gain applied to the output signal BYPASS controls whether the effect is active in the signal chain 33 SHARING YOUR PATTERNS SHARING YOUR PATTERNS With Molten you can share your patterns with others in three ways 1 Share the editable pattern file 2 Share th
10. to perform any other operation When the copy is complete a new dialog is shown informing you of any Compatible Apps that can receive the copied audio Oh C2 The pasting of audio is supported by each of the voice s oscillators This allows you to bring audio into Molten from another application It can then by used as part of the instrument 36 HOW TO COPY FILES USING FILE SHARING Also refer to http support apple com kb ht4094 S Connect iPad to your computer using the included Doc Connector or USB cable Launch iTunes 9 1 or later on your computer Select your iPad from the Device section of iTunes Click the Apps tab and scroll down to the bottom of the page Under the File Sharing section you ll find a list of apps currently installed on your iPad that support File Sharing Select the Molten app to view a list of files associated with Molten on your iPad HOW TO COPY FILES FROM YOUR COMPUTER TO MOLTEN 1 2 3 Be sure to select the Molten application in the Apps list under File Sharing Drag and drop files onto the Documents list to copy them to the app on your iPad or Click the Add button locate the file or files you wish to copy from your computer and click the Choose button The selected files will be copied to the Molten app on your iPad immediately Select only files that are supported by Molten These are files with the extension molten and wav HOW TO COPY FILES FROM
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12. ING THE TEMPO Tap the TEMPO button The LCD Display will indicate the current tempo value as beats per minute BPM Touch and hold the DATA WHEEL dial to adjust the tempo value The range of the tempo value is 20 to 300 BPM TAP TEMPO Tap the TEMPO button The LCD Display will indicate the current tempo value as beats per minute BPM Tap the centre of the DATA WHEEL dial at a steady rhythm to manually tap out the song tempo After two consecutives taps the tempo will be set and the new song tempo will be shown in the LCD Display SETTING THE SWING 1 Tap the SWING button 2 The LCD Display will indicate the current swing value as a percentage 3 4 The range of the swing value is 50 to 75 Touch and hold the DATA WHEEL dial to adjust the tempo value QUICK START PATTERN SEQUENCER PATTERN SEQUENCER The sequencer is the core feature of Molten It is designed to be a flexible pattern based rhythm step sequencer Unlike traditional step sequencers that have a fixed step size of typically 16 or 32 steps Molten has a dividable step size This flexibility allows for the easy creation of tuplet based rhythms Likewise many traditional step sequencers have a fixed or box based time signature usually 4 4 With Molten the time signature is flexible It is this combination that allows for the easy creation of rhythms often heard in musical genres that require time signatures other common time 4 4 T
13. MOLTEN USER MANUAL V1 0 8 INTRODUC e 4 PTO TINIAN ee eee eee 4 REGENT CHR ltllcm 5 ejje epigr 6 USER INTERFACE 6 BASIO OPERA ON 8 KNOB AND DIAL 8 SELECTING AND PLAYING 9 PLAYING AND TWEAKING DRUM SOUNDS 2 9 USING THE TRACK EFFEC TS S E 10 USING THE MASTER 10 oE FUNG THE IUS e 10 TAP T NE a 10 ET ENG TRE 10 PATTERN SEQUENCER e 12 GOT OS IGP A TTERN 15 NOTE ONOFF Y 15 SAVING THE PATTERN 16 AUTOSAN E ra E E E S 16 SAVING CHANGES TO A NEW 16 SAVING CHANGES TO AN EXISTING 17 Se BEC WII cT 17 EDITING A PATTERN S NAME AUTHOR AND
14. NST SEQ button Toggle between the instrument and sequencer editor page TEMPO button Brings up the tempo menu The current tempo is always indicated by the speed the tempo LED is flashing PATTERNS button Brings up the Patterns Menu DIVISION button Brings up the grid division menu SWING button Brings up the swing menu 5 LCD Display Displays parameter values 6 Data Wheel This is a general purpose dial used to modify the current menu function or parameter Also includes the flashing green tempo LED 7 Track Controls M button Mute the track this track is silenced S button Solo the track only soloed tracks are heard TRIG button Used for direct triggering of the sound associated with this track VOL knob Overall track volume 8 Note Grid QUICK START BASIC OPERATION The following terminology is used throughout this manual to refer to various input gestures Tap lightly press the screen with your finger similar to performing a mouse click Touch and hold touch the screen with your finger and leave it there similar to performing a mouse drag KNOB AND DIAL OPERATION The knobs and dials on the Molten user interface can be operated in two ways In both cases the operation is started by a touch and hold gesture Linear moving your finger up and down across the knob turns it Rotary using the knob as though it were a physical knob and operate it with a rotating motion This is the default setti
15. PECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS SEQUENCER 8 tracks Up to 144 steps Supports swing and note velocity Multi touch capable user interface SOUND SYNTHESIS 8 instruments PCM sample playback ADSR envelope User loadable sample file WAV format 44 1KHz 16 bit little endian mono TRACK EFFECTS Amplitude modulation 1 band parametric EQ Resonant low pass filter Sample rate reduction MASTER EFFECTS Feedback Delay Reverb 3 band EQ Compressor AUDIO OUTPUT Stereo output iPad Core Audio PATTERN FILE FORMAT NOTES Molten uses XML as its document file format The molten files are zip archives that contain the molten pattern xml file For the file to load in Molten the XML must this name and be zip compressed If you want to access the XML directly for another application unzip the molten file 40 MIDI REFERENCE MIDI REFERENCE All parameters in Molten are accessible from MIDI control change messages On the Molten user interface Voice 1 is in the bottom left corner immediately above the transport controls DEFAULT NOTE MAPPINGS MIDI channel 10 Hex 27 139 3 24 2b 143 63 6 2c 4 193 7 2e 14 8 41 CONTROL CHANGE CC MESSAGES MIDI channel 10 108 08 Voice 1 Volume _ _ 09 Voice 2 Volume 10 Voice 3 Volume 11 Voice 4 Volime 12 Voice 1 Pan 13 Voice 2 Pan 14 Voice 3 Pan 15 Voice 4 Pan 20 Vo
16. PRSSOR MAIN MIX Every track has its own dedicated effect module called the TRACK EFFECT system Each track effect consists of an amplitude modulation effect a low pass resonant filter a 1 band parametric equalizer and a sample rate reduction effect 25 SOUND SYNTHESIS The TRACK MIXER controls the volume and pan of each track Each track is routed and combined within the STEREO MASTER EFFECT system that contains a feedback delay reverb 3 band equalizer and compressor THE INSTRUMENT Each instrument consists of an oscillator and a final stage volume envelope 1 To access the instrument editor tap the INST SEQ button 2 To audition the current instrument tap the TRIG button It is possible to switch between instruments while the instrument editor page is active Tap the LED in between the track volume knob and the instrument parameters 4 Touching the TRACK MIXER controls on the left of the user interface will switch the instrument editor to that track OSCILLATOR The oscillator is a monophonic sample player that supports time stretching OSCILLATOR E PITCH WINDOW SIZE DURATION COAT SPEED controls the time period at which the sample is played back PITCH controls the pitch at which the sample is played WINDOW SIZE controls the temporal resolution of the time frequency analysis DURATION controls the overall length of the sample SAMPLE tap the sample button to load the waveform to be us
17. SWING button 2 LCD Display will indicate the current swing value as a percentage 3 Touch and hold the DATA WHEEL dial to adjust the tempo value 4 The range of the swing value is 50 to 75 The default setting is for the swing to affect every second sixteenth note but can also be set to affect every other eighth 1 Tap the SETTINGS button 2 In the Settings Menu tap either the 8th button or 16th button 3 Tap outside of the Setting Menu to close the menu 24 SOUND SYNTHESIS SOUND SYNTHESIS The basic sound generating unit in Molten is called an instrument Each instrument is a sample based playback system for generating specific drum sounds such as bass drum snare or cymbals Coupled with the flexible synthesis and effect system the sound can be transformed completely allowing you to come up with unique percussion sounds There are a total of 8 instruments Each of the 8 tracks is assigned an instrument The parameters for each instrument are unique to that instrument Unlike other drum machines you may be familiar with Molten does not have the concept of a kit Instead the instrument for each track can be assigned any sound sample in any order duplicated if required We have included several commonly used default kit templates to help you get started The following diagram shows the arrangement of the sound synthesis system Track 1 Track 8 OSCILLATOR OSCILLATOR TRACK FX TRACK FX COM
18. V V V V V m 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 22 Voice 1 Gain 25 Voice 1 Attack 26 1 Decay IET BE 28 28 71 30 31 32 33 Er 35 36 37 1 V Voice 1 Sustain Voice 1 Release V V 0c 0 lc mn Q 2 2 26 38 Voice 1 Filter res 27 39 Voice 1 Filter gain X x 28 40 Voice 1 Filter bypass X x RE depth samp rate X 2c Voice 1 Bitcrusher X bypass 1 Window size Fh 2 2 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 f 0 1 4 5 6 mM 9 9 Voice 2 Bitcrusher bypass 46 70 Voice 3 Speed x Mea 5e Voice 3 Bitcrusher X X Iii LM Ais pee eeen 2 00 40002 21 58 MEM 77 119 Voice 4 Bitcrusher X bypass 42 MIDI channel 12 14 20 rpelay delay x Jx 15 16 17 18 19 1b c 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 39 Compressor bypass x _ CONTACT INFORMATION support onereddog com au WEBSITE http www onereddog com au Apple iPad Core Audio Core MIDI iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Inc
19. Z parameter is reduced MS controls the interpolation time FILTER The filter is in the style of a resonant low pass voltage controlled filter VCF FILTER CUTOFF RES eo CUTOFF controls where in the signal the filter should start cutting When set to a low value only the lowest harmonics the bass will pass through RES controls the filter quality Q parameter The resonance value controls how much the volume around the cut off frequencies are emphasised louder GAIN controls the overall level of the effect BYPASS controls whether the effect is active in the signal chain 29 TRACK EFFECTS BITCRUSHER The bit crusher is a sample rate reduction effect It reduces the sample rate of the incoming signal using sample and hold This adds a form of distortion to the sound recreating the characteristics of 8 bit and 12 bit hardware BITCRUSHER SAMPLE RATE GAIN NE DEPTH controls the amount of sample rate reduction SAMPLE RATE controls the sample rate GAIN controls the overall level of the effect BYPASS controls whether the effect is active in the signal chain EXPANDED TRACK MIXER The expanded track mixer controls the balance of the track in the overall mix It duplicates the TRACK MIXER while adding a pan control VOLUME controls the overall volume of the track PAN controls the left right stereo position M mute or silence the track S solo the track 30 STEREO MASTER EFFECTS
20. e audio 3 Share the MIDI THE PATTERN FILE The pattern file is the application data file and it is given the molten file extension This file can be copied between users and their iPad s allowing a different person from who created the pattern to edit and use the pattern This is akin to sharing a document in a word processor The pattern file includes all the sequencer and instrument parameter settings It also includes the name of the samples used in each instrument Note that if the other person does not have the sample files specifically any User Samples that may have been used in the pattern then those instruments will sound blank In other words the pattern file does not include the sample files Any sample files should be shared as well where the copyright permissions permit such sharing To share the pattern file use iTunes File Sharing to copy the molten files between the iPad and the computer EXPORT AUDIO In addition to sharing the pattern file Molten includes the ability to bounce down the audio to a WAV file This process records the audio as it would sound during normal playback to a WAV file The WAV file can then be copied from the iPad using iTunes File Sharing The exported audio includes the full effects system and can then be imported into another music application or digital audio workstation DAW of your choosing Perhaps forming the basis of a larger song or track and for additional mix processing
21. ed by the oscillator Samples are categorised into two factory samples and user samples The name of the loaded sample file is shown in the TRACK MIXER User samples may be deleted by swiping the far right area of the entry then pressing delete AUDIO PASTE tap the AudioPaste icon to select an audio clip to paste into the oscillator 26 SOUND SYNTHESIS USER LOADABLE SAMPLES Molten can read sound files that have been uploaded to the application via the iTunes File Sharing process Uploaded files appear in the User Samples section of the samples menu if they have a wav file extension The supported file format is WAV 44 1KHz 16 bit little endian mono By using iTunes File Sharing it is possible to add delete and modify the files that are included in the User Samples menu The Factory Samples are those included along with the Molten application and cannot be changed ENVELOPE The envelope is the final stage of the instrument signal and is used to control volume By modulating the amplifier or voltage controlled amplifier VCA stage the sound can be given its basic shape ENVELOPE ATTACK DECAY RELEASE O OO ATTACK controls how long it should take for the sound to reach full volume after the note on has occurred DECAY after the attack phase has finished and the note off has yet to occur decay begins During this phase the sound decreases in level until it reaches the Sustain level SUSTAIN controls the level the
22. he power of molten lies in its grid layout Vertically you can see as many as 8 instrument parts running simultaneously Horizontally you can have anywhere from 1 beat on a single page to 16 beats over 4 pages Taken at face value this seems very similar to many traditional 16 step sequencers However with Molten it is possible to divide any beat into as many as 9 pieces and this is where things become interesting Here is a basic 4 beat pattern In Molten using its default setting of 1 page with 4 beats divided into 4 pieces it would look something like this PATTERN SEQUENCER x x HatOpen I HatCLlosed TomHi ubi x x TomLow ui I Clap ui I xOx Snarel Mis _ xOx Rimshot Mis _ Molten allows for 4 pages 4 beats per page So it is easy to create extended patterns with beat variations like the one below mmm mmm mmmmmmmE x In the example below there are tuplet fills on the last beat of each measure Traditional 16 step sequencers have difficulty producing a pattern like this PATTERN SEQUENCER With Molten it s easy A sextuplet or triplet is created by selecting the beat pressing division and turning the data wheel Molten s flexibility with pages beats and divisions of the beat allows for patterns beyond the traditio
23. ice 1 Speed 21 Voice 1 Pitch 22 Voice 1 Window size 22 Voice 1 Duration 24 Voice 1 Gain 25 Voice 1 Attack 26 Voice 1 Decay 2 27 Voice 1 Sustain 28 Voice 1 Release 2 gt 29 Voice 1 Trem freq 30 Voice 1 Trem depth 31 Voice 1 Trem gain 32 Voice 1 Trem bypass 3 Voice 1 EQ Hz 134 Voice 1 FQQ 35 Voice 1 EQ gain 36 Voice 1 EO ms 37 Voice 1 Filter cutoff 38 Voice 1 Filter res 0 0 39 Voice 1 Filter gain 40 Voice 1 Filter bypass 41 Voice 1 Bitcrusher depth 42 Voice 1 Bitcrusher samp rate 43 Voice 1 Bitcrusher gain 44 Voice 1 Bitcrusher bypass 45 Voice 2 Speed e eee e 69 Y 08 7 0a 0b oc 04 0e 17 18 19 1b 1c 1d _1 1f 20 21 22 29 1 24 28 29 2a 2b 2c _ 2d Essi FECI 45 DEM 46 70 3 Speed x IEEE NN 5e 94 Voice 3 Bitcrusher bypass Voice 4 Speed Voice 4 Bitcrusher bypass MIDI REFERENCE MIDI channel 11 08 Voice 1 Volum 09 Voice 2 Volume 10 Voice 3 Volume 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 HIM gt m Oice 1 Pitch V V
24. ile does not include the settings for the effects parameters Being only the note data it may then be imported into a digital audio workstation and used to rigger other sound sources either as plug ins or hardware modules 35 SHARING YOUR PATTERNS Files exported in this way are named after the pattern file and have the mid file extension For example if the pattern were called Dance Club the exported file would be named Dance Club mid To export the MIDI file 1 Tap the SETTINGS button 2 On the toolbar at the top of the screen tap Export 3 From the menu tap the MIDI File button 4 While the export is in progress you will not be able to perform any other operation 5 When the export is complete an alert is shown informing you of the name of the saved MIDI file Tap OK to continue Notes e Unlike the audio bounce the sequencer is not interrupted while the MIDI file export is undertaken AUDIO COPY AND PASTE Molten includes the ability to share audio between other applications installed on your iPad This is achieved with Sonoma Wire Works AudioCopy amp AudioPaste The resulting copied audio includes the full pattern and effects as though it were exported from the Export Audio option To copy the pattern s audio Tap the SETTINGS button On the toolbar at the top of the screen tap Export From the menu tap the AudioCopy icon While the copy is in progress you will not be able
25. it shows the selected region we are able to divide By dividing the quarter note region we are able to form tuplet rhythms This is shown in the diagram below With 4 quarters notes the first three are divided into 4 or sixteenth notes The final quarter note is currently selected orange and divided into a tuplet of 3 1 The highlighted beat follows from the location of the recently added or removed note or 2 Tap the quarter note bar region to move the highlight 3 To divide the beat tap the DIVISION button 4 Adjust the number of divisions with the DATA WHEEL The range of the division is 1 to 9 1 The LED shows the currently selected instrument and track 2 adjust the division across the whole length of the track tap the LED Notes e the grid cell contains a note when it is divided that note will also be split and each new grid cell will be occupied with a new note CLEARING THE PATTERN 1 To clear the pattern tap the SETTINGS button 2 From the Settings Menu tap Clear 3 All the notes on the pattern will be deleted 4 To close the Settings Menu tap outside of the menu Notes This operation cannot be undone 22 PATTERN SEQUENCER FACTORY RESET 1 To reset any modified patterns back to their factory settings tap the SETTINGS button 2 Tap the RESET button in the Settings Menu confirm the operation tap the OK button 4 Any modified factory pattern da
26. ll sent out 1 Tap the SETTINGS button 2 From the toolbar at the top of the screen tap MIDI 3 Slide the local control switch left or right to turn on or off TRANSMIT MIDI CLOCK This option is used to enable or disable the transmission of MIDI Clock also known as MIDI Beat Clock When set to ON Molten will send MIDI Clock data when the sequencer is running By transmitting MIDI Clock to external devices it is possible to slave those devices to Molten as the master The default setting is OFF EXTERNAL SYNC This option is used to enable or disable external synchronisation When set to ON Molten will respond to MIDI Clock messages and synchronise the sequencer playback to this clock and tempo The transport and tempo controls are disabled when external sync is ON The default setting is OFF 38 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION NOTES CONFIGURATION Molten will send and respond to MIDI note on and off messages for each of the eight voices in the pattern sequencer These values are assignable to aid with the operation of other synthesisers To adjust the MIDI note values that Molten will use 1 Tap the SETTINGS button 2 On the toolbar at the top of the screen tap NOTES 3 Uses the sliders to adjust the note values for each of the eight voices To restore the note values to their defaults tap the RESET button Notes e Adjusting the MIDI note values will also effect what is written into the exported MIDI file 39 S
27. n and modify it Clear the current working pattern by selecting the Clear option in the Settings Menu From the Patterns Menu take the following steps Tap the WRITE button Tap the button Name the pattern author and tag as appropriate Tap the Save button An alert will appear asking you to confirm that the write will overwrite and replace the existing pattern Tap the No button g This will make a new pattern but not write the current working pattern therefore leaving you an empty pattern with the same instrument settings PATTERN SEQUENCER CHANGING THE PATTERN LENGTH The length of the pattern can be adjusted in the Settings Menu The overall length of the pattern is determined by the number of grid pages and the number of quarter notes per page This adds up to be the total length of the measure Molten has up to 4 pattern grid pages To change the current page tap one of the P1 P2 P3 or P4 buttons The buttons dynamically appear with the length of the pattern i e a 3 page pattern would only show 3 page buttons Each page may have between 1 and 4 quarter notes The Settings Menu is used to adjust the pattern length Pattern Grid Settings Number of Pages 1 To change the number of pages tap the SETTINGS button 2 he number of pages can be adjusted by tapping one of the buttons 1 to 4 3 The length of each page can be adjusted by tapping the correspondi
28. nal 16 step sequencer and music in common 4 4 time Below is a pattern in 7 4 This pattern is easily created in Molten using 2 pages 4 beats on the first page 3 beats on the second Notice that the coloured square inside the note represents the velocity value The first four notes have a ramped velocity range starting high redder and finishing low bluer The thin yellow line visible over the full height of the grid is the Song Position Line SPL This line indicates the position in the pattern during playback and moves left to right 14 PATTERN SEQUENCER COMPOSING A PATTERN Composing a pattern is a simple case of tapping the pattern grid 1 To add a note tap the grid cell where you want the note to be placed 2 You can remove an unwanted note by tapping on an existing note 3 To change a note s velocity value tap and hold the note then slide your finger up and down across the note The LCD Display will indicate the velocity value as it changes 4 f you tap and hold a grid cell then slide your finger across the grid you can quickly add a row of notes Any existing notes will be removed as you slide your finger over them e tis possible to edit the pattern while the sequencer is playing e Instrument track effects and master effects parameters may also be adjusted while the pattern is playing here is a no undo feature NOTE ON OFF AND VELOCITY Each note in the pattern sequencer is represented by
29. ng From the Settings Menu it is possible to select the knob operation that is the most comfortable for you to use Knob Operation 1 Tap the SETTINGS button 2 To change the knob operation setting tap the Linear button or tap the Rotary button close the Settings Menu tap outside of the menu QUICK START SELECTING AND PLAYING A PATTERN 1 2 3 4 Tap outside of the Patterns Menu to close the menu 5 6 Notes To select a pattern tap the PATTERNS button Touch and hold the contents of the Patterns Menu to scroll through the list of available patterns To load a pattern tap the name of the pattern To play this pattern simply tap the PLAY button The pattern will start playing and will loop once it reaches the end Tapping the PLAY button while playing will immediately restart the playback from the beginning Tapping the PAUSE button will pause playback and tapping PAUSE again will resume playback To stop the playback tap the STOP button There might be occasions when Molten continues to make noise after you have tapped the STOP button This situation can occur when there are long decaying tails on a sample or effect such as reverb and delay If the audio output becomes out of control tap and hold the STOP button to initiate a PANIC STOP PLAYING AND TWEAKING DRUM SOUNDS d 8 Notes Tap the TRIG key to hear the sound for that track To edi
30. ng number of beats for each page 4 To close the Settings Menu tap outside of the menu Ifthe pattern grid page already contains notes and the length of the page is reduced notes will be removed from the end e Likewise if the pattern grid page is expanded any previously removed notes will be lost CHANGING THE TIME SIGNATURE In Molten it is possible to adjust the time signature of the pattern by adjusting the length of each page In a single page pattern with a length of 4 quarter notes or beats the time signature would be 4 4 By modifying the length of the page the time signature is changed for example 1 4 2 4 3 4 or 4 4 By adding a second page the time signature is added together Therefore by adjusting the length of the second page and leaving the first page at 4 the time signature may become 5 4 6 4 7 4 or 8 4 and so forth for each of the 4 pages to a maximum of 16 4 20 PATTERN SEQUENCER As each page is combined to form the overall time signature it is possible to split the whole measure on the beat that feels the most logical to the performance For example a 6 4 measure may be made up of two pages of 3 or 1 page of 4 plus one page of 2 or any combination thereof Page 1 Number of Beats Page 2 Number of Beats Page 3 Number of Beats Page 4 Number of Beats 1 To change the time signature tap the SETTINGS menu 2 he number of pages can be adjusted by tapping one of the buttons 1 t
31. o 4 3 The length of each page can be adjusted by tapping the corresponding number of beats for each page 4 To close the Settings Menu tap outside of the menu LOOPING THE PATTERN During the playback of the pattern the sequencer will play through all of the pages in the pattern At the end of the last page it will loop back to the beginning It is possible to adjust this behaviour by using the LOOP button To select the current page tap the required page button P1 P2 P3 P4 To loop only the current page tap the LOOP button Tap PLAY to begin playback To loop the entire pattern tap the LOOP button again D dec During playback it is possible to change the current page By utilising the LOOP button itis then possible to loop only within one of the pages If the requested page to be looped is further along in the pattern sequence from where the current playback position is the pattern will play through each page until it reaches the loop page At the end of the loop page it will then loop only that page 21 PATTERN SEQUENCER DIVIDING THE BEAT In each of the pattern grid pages Molten displays the length of the page as a sequence of rectangles These represent the number of quarter notes in this page The thin light coloured rectangle identifies the quarter note or beat The smaller green rectangles underneath are the places where you can add an individual note When the light coloured bar is orange
32. s a powerful and intuitive tool for creating percussive sounds and rhythm sequences The step sequencer is one of the earliest and most used forms of controlling a musical synthesizer A series of buttons or knobs are used to represent each note in a measure Physical limitations often restricted these devices to 16 buttons or steps each step being a 16 of a measure Such rigid patterns of notes where laid out on a grid and sometimes chained together to form larger compositions With the advent of the electronic drum machine in the early 1980 s from manufacturers such as Roland the TR series Linn and Akai the popularity of pattern based programming increased The manipulation of synthetic drum sounds has formed the basis of popular music ever since The 16 note grid has been widely used in popular common 4 4 time music But what if you could split those buttons in half or thirds To make rhythms not tied to a rigid grid With Molten you can Molten permits you to divide time to divide the grid into a sequence of notes that don t fall into a rigid pattern This flexibility permits the composition of tuplet based rhythms outside of the common 4 4 time Coupled with a powerful 8 track sample based synthesis engine Molten is also a capable drum machine MOLTEN MAIN FEATURES Easily and quickly create rhythms with complex time signatures Intuitively divide a note into tuplets e Sample based synthesis with user loadable samples
33. sound will reach after the Decay phase Once this has happened the sound will stay steady at this volume until the note off Note that the Sustain parameter is used to set a evel while Attack Decay and Release are all used to set times RELEASE controls how long it should take for the sound to decay to silence after the note off 27 TRACK EFFECTS TRACK EFFECTS The TRACK EFFECT system is available for all 8 tracks as an extension of the sound synthesis The effects that are available for each track are e Tremolo 1 band parametric EQ e Low pass filter e Bit crusher The order of the effect chain is TREMOLO EQ FILTER and BITCRUSHER and cannot be re ordered To access the track effects tap the INST SEQ button TREMOLO The tremolo is essentially a volume control that is controlled by a low frequency oscillator It is also known as an amplitude modulator TREMOLO FREQUENCY DEPTH ee FREQUENCY controls the modulation frequency DEPTH controls the modulation depth GAIN controls the level of the effect BYPASS controls whether the effect is active in the signal chain 28 TRACK EFFECTS PARAMETRIC EQ With the 1 band parametric EQ you can boost or reduce a certain frequency band HZ controls the centre frequency that will be affected by the EQ gain Q controls the slope of the band GAIN controls the EQ gain If it is set to a negative value the volume of the frequency centred on the H
34. t the sound tap the INST SEQ button This will open the Instrument editor Tap the SAMPLE button to load a sound You will now be presented with a list of available samples Tap and hold the samples menu to scroll through the list of available sounds Tap the name of a sample to load that sound Tap outside of the samples menu to close the menu Now turn any of the knobs to tweak the corresponding parameter You can trigger the sound by tapping the TRIG button while you are turning the knobs To return to the sequencer grid tap the INST SEQ button The green LED on the Instrument editor page indicates which track is currently being edited By tapping any of the track controls the editable instrument will follow with that selection You can also tap the LED to switch between tracks Molten supports the iPad s multiple touch interface allowing you to use several fingers to change many parameters at the same time QUICK START USING THE TRACK EFFECTS 1 Tap the INST SEQ button 2 he track effects are arranged in the top part of the display 3 4 Now turn any of the knobs to tweak the corresponding parameter Signal ordering occurs top to bottom left to right USING THE MASTER EFFECTS 1 Tap the INST SEQ button 2 he master effects are arranged in the bottom part of the display 3 4 Now turn any of the knobs to tweak the corresponding parameter Signal ordering occurs top to bottom left to right SETT
35. ta will be replaced with the factory patterns New patterns will be unaffected 5 To close the Settings Menu tap outside of the menu Notes This operation cannot be undone We encourage you to make regular backups of your patterns by copying the molten pattern files to your computer TRACK MIXER The TRACK MIXER is used to control the mix parameters for the individual track This is useful in a live setting and also to set the balance of the pattern xOx Kicki Each track can be individually muted by tapping the M button Each track can be soloed by tapping the S button Adjusting the volume knob can set the volume level for each track Tap the TRIG button to audition the instrument The name of the currently loaded sample file is also shown in this region pcs E Notes The TRIG sends a note on and note off message to the instrument When the button is first touched the note on message is sent When the button is released a note off message is sent Tap and hold the button to open the Samples Menu and select a new sample 23 PATTERN SEQUENCER SWING Swing is used for adding a rhythmic shuffle feel to the pattern This technique adds a small movement in the timing of the notes Swing is shown as a percentage with 50 being no swing This percentage is taken from the tempo s BPM and added to every second swung note delaying the swung note by a small amount 1 Tap the
36. the current working pattern This pattern is given the name autosave SAVING CHANGES TO A NEW PATTERN Load Write Write Alien Zero 1 155 0 Drum n Bass Alien Zero 2 To save the current working pattern tap the PATTERNS button From the Patterns Menu tap the Write button Then tap the button on the right hand side of the menu to make a new pattern A new menu will appear whereby you can give the pattern the name it will be identified by the author s name and any tag information to help categorise the pattern such as genre If you wish to cancel the write operation tap the Cancel button Tap the Save button to complete the write operation and make a new pattern An alert will appear asking if you wish to save the existing pattern Tap the Yes button ONS Notes e Ifthe pattern name already exists it will be automatically updated to include unique number PATTERN SEQUENCER SAVING CHANGES TO AN EXISTING PATTERN 1 To save the current working pattern tap the PATTERNS button 2 Tap the Write button to place the menu into WRITE mode 1 Touch and hold the contents of the Patterns Menu to scroll through the list of available patterns Patterns are sorted in ascending alphabetical order 3 Tap the name of an existing pattern into which you will save your changes 4 An alert will appear asking you to confirm that the write will overwrite and replace the existing pattern

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