User manual M-AUDIO LATIGO

[. . . ] English English Welcome to Latigo The overwhelming success of our first virtual musician - the Virtual Guitarist ­ proved that there's a huge demand for intelligent music tools that put you in the producers' rather than the musicians' chair; tools that produce professional, authentic tracks based on real performances from skilled musicians. Why waste a lot of time trying to imitate a Darbuka player with a MIDI track and some multi-samples?Why not just hire the best guys for the job?Thanks to the proprietary FlexGroove engine Wizoo's Virtual percussionists deliver nothing less than real performances recorded by real musicians, with you in full control. [. . . ] The listing at the top of the menu shows all available performances for that Track. Right-click (Mac: [Ctrl]-Click) in the same Pattern row in the Bongo column and select "Bng 01". Now we have a Bongo rhythm playing as well. The Timbales and Cowbells Track is quite busy. Click the "Tim 01" Part so that only it has the white border highlight and select Low from the Complexity menu in the Part Parameters below. Now the Cowbells and Timbales are much simpler. The above tutorial shows just how simple it is to change, arrange or add Parts in the Pattern Arranger. The Pattern Selector The list you see at the left of Latigo on the Edit Page is the Pattern Selector. The Pattern Selector displays the MIDI note used to play a Pattern (in the left column) and it's name. When clicked, a Pattern and all of it's Parts become highlighted for editing. < Naming A Pattern To name or rename a Pattern simply double click the name, type in the new name and hit [Enter] or [Return] on your computer keyboard. < Moving Patterns Patterns in the Pattern Selector can be moved, copied or removed using the cut, copy and paste buttons displayed directly below the Pattern Selector. Simply select a Pattern, click Cut or Copy, select a destination Pattern, and choose Paste. 18 3 English Setting Play Modes Every pattern (or MIDI key) in a Style has a definition that tells it how to play, whether it be a normal pattern, a fill, the ending or stop. To choose the Play Mode right-click (Mac: [Ctrl]-Click) a Pattern in the Pattern Selector and a drop down menu appears with the following options: The play modes are color coded in the Pattern Selector, Part Arranger and on the Color Keyboard and are explained below. · Normal (Blue): Normal Patterns play repetitively until another Pattern or the Stop and End keys are played. All of the Patterns in the factory Styles assigned between C1 and B2 on your MIDI keyboard have a Normal setting. · Fill/Short Fill (Green): Fills only play for one bar in length and then return to the last Normal Pattern that was playing. Short Fill is exactly the same as Fill but only two beats in length. · End (Bright Red): Assigns the global Ending command to the Pattern. When the Ending key is played Latigo plays until the end of it's current bar and then stops. Some Endings have an extra hit on the first beat of the next bar, these Styles end this way when played traditionally. When Latigo is stopped Endings can be played via MIDI or clicking the Color Keyboard. · Stop (Full Red): Assigns the global Stop command to the Pattern. Latigo will stop playing instantly after receiving a Stop. Color Shading In the Play Mode menu you will also find an option to highlight patterns for easier identification. · Highlight: Allows you to highlight a color key (brighter shading). This can be useful for tagging important Patterns for a live performance or for labeling favorite Patterns in a studio project. In the factory presets, lighter variations are usually highlighted. Arranging in the Pattern Arranger The Pattern Arranger is the matrix on the Edit Page showing Patterns in the horizontal axis and Tracks in the vertical axis. [. . . ] A dance rhythm created in 1969 by the Cuban Group called "Los Van Van". It revolutionized the entire Cuban dance era with it's "pop" feel. Originated as a local dance music in the black community from the Atlantic coast of Colombia, descended originally from a nineteenth century slaves. The Cumbia combines Hispanic melodic structures with African rhythm and native American components. [. . . ]