User manual WIZOO DABURKA

[. . . ] Darburka Virtual Percussionist Darburka Virtual Percussionist The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Wizoo Sound Design GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by Wizoo Sound Design GmbH. All product names and company names are TM or ® trademarks of their respective owners. [. . . ] This could be used for example to subtly emphasize the attack of a Douhola, to make the dynamic range of the Sagat less extreme or to make a Bendir sound more processed and electronic. Punch Punch has four modes, each with a distinctive character and sound shaping quality. To emphasize the effect of the Punch feature just turn the knob clockwise; gain reduction is displayed by the meter surrounding the Punch knob. 41 The Mix Page Power: As its name suggests Power will make a Track sound more powerful by controlling the volume of the attack portion of the instruments in a Track and raising the level of the body of the instruments. Snap: This mode is useful to accentuate the attack of instruments, to make them poke out of the mix. Hard: This a very strong compression setting that really forces the quieter aspects of each percussion hit to become very loud. Soft: For a gentle amount of Punch control over a Track use the Soft mode. This affects the attack and the body in equal amounts but doesn't have the force of the other Punch modes. Using extreme amounts of Punch can lead to some surprising and interesting results. Level The Level control in the Track Mixer allows you to set the general volume of each Track in the Style. This control (as with all others in the Track Mixer) affects the whole Track for all Patterns used in a Style. To change the volume of a Track for a particular Pattern, take a look at the Part Parameters section of this manual. Pan Places a Track within the stereo image and controls the left/right position when working in surround mode. Graphical stereo panning and surround position placement is possible using the Stage. Ambience To set the send amount for any Track to the Master Ambience, use the Ambience Send feature in the Track Mixer. The controls for the Master Ambience are found on the Play Page. 42 Working in Surround Assigning Tracks to Outputs If you would like to send Tracks to individual outputs for a special EQ, effect or to simply have them on their own channels in your host application or mixer, no problem: There are up to fourteen extra outputs available. Support for additional outputs in Audio Unit and RTAS hosts currently depends on the version of the host application being used. To ensure maximum compatibility, the initial version of Darbuka only provides a stereo output in Audio Unit or RTAS hosts, and as a result the Front/Rear and Output controls on the Mix page will not function. As soon as Audio Unit and RTAS host updates are available, this functionality will be implemented in Darbuka and an update will be released on the Wizoo website. To assign a Track to an individual output simply select its Track Tab and choose an output from the Indiv. Output drop down menu. Individual output There are no individual outputs available by default. To change this, go to the Individual Outputs menu on the Setup page and make a selection from the drop down menu. For the new outputs to become available you must close and restart Darbuka. Working in Surround Darbuka can be used just as easily in multi-channel surround as in the stereo world. Not only is it fast and flexible to place Tracks within a surround panorama but the Equalizer, Dynamics and Ambience features on the Play Page are all real multi-channel surround effects. 43 The Mix Page Enabling Surround Mode To use four channel surround just select the Setup Page (bottom left of the instrument) and choose Surround from the Main Outputs drop down menu. Choose Surround Placing Tracks in the Surround Panorama By far the easiest and most intuitive way to place Tracks in the surround mix is to use the Front/Rear option of the Stage described earlier in this manual. Choose front rear balance If you don't want to use the Stage for editing surround panorama then use the Pan control in the Track Mixer to set a Track's left/right position and the Rear Bal control for the front/rear position. surround knobs The multi-channel surround Ambience adjusts automatically to the panorama position of each Track. 44 5 The Edit Page Scene Edit Page Whether you want to become the master arranger of the percussion group or simply want to alter the performances of a player for a groove or two, getting to know the Edit Page will be worth your while: this is your conductor's baton. What Is a Part? A Part is a single block or entry in the Pattern Arranger which allows you to determine which percussion groove each Track will play in a Pattern. Part A Part. 45 The Edit Page Each Part has a drop down menu of percussion grooves or fills that can be individually edited and modified via the Part Parameters described later in this chapter. What Is a Pattern? A Pattern is an arrangement of grooves, a collection of Parts, assigned to your MIDI keyboard. Scene A Pattern. A Pattern can contain up to fourteen Tracks, each playing any groove available in its Part menu. Arranging with Darbuka Arranging with Darbuka is fast, intuitive and easy. [. . . ] A traditional rhythm originating from the city of Wahran in Algeria. A mystical rhythm with purely religious use played in the fasting month of Ramadan in contemplation of the pilgrimage to Mecca. Named Hiob in the Koran and a synonym for patience and religious dedication. This rhythm is played to drive evil spirits away and has deeply rooted religious elements. [. . . ]