User manual YELLOW TOOLS INDEPENDENCE

[. . . ] OPERATION MANUAL for Independence 1. 0. 6 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of yellow tools GbR. 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 yellow tools GbR. All product and company names are TM or ® trademarks of their respective owners. [. . . ] If activated, the , , frequency input field will change into a pull-down menu where you can select the different sync options. Additionally the , , input quant. " button for the MIDI input quantization will appear bottom left in the Step Modulator window. Use the , , retr. " button, the , , presets" pull-down menu and the , , bipolar" button as already explained in this chapter. Steps: Use the , , steps" input field to adjust the number of used steps. The maximum number of available steps is 128. Frequency: Here you can assign the tempo in hertz. 1. 00 Hz = one complete Step Modulator sequence per second. X-fade: Here you can assign a smooth transition for two successive steps. TIP: If you enter quite large values for the x-fade parameter you will get an extreme smoothness between the steps in order to achieve very nice and interesting sequence. Delay: Here you can assign a delay to your Step Modulator. Combine this option with an additional AHDSR curve to create a fade-in of your Step Modulator. Shuffle: Self-explanatory ;-) Glide (Portamento) In current usage, portamento is making a continuous , , slide" up or down in frequency from a previous note, rather than a discrete change from one note to the next. This is most commonly encountered on string instruments, such as the guitar or violin, which can produce a continuous range of frequencies rather than being limited to the chromatic or diatonic scale, and impossible on a fixed-pitch instrument like the piano. Portamento can often be generated automatically on synthesizers, where a parameter setting can be used to control the speed at which an oscillator moves to a new pitch. Often this parameter is called , , glide". Alternatively, portamento effects can be produced manually by a skilled player by the use of the pitch wheel at the side of most synthesizer keyboards. Synth lines with lots of portamento defined West Coast G funk of the mid 1990s, and continue to be a distinctive part of electronic music today. yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1. 0 71 Manual In MIDI sequencing, portamento can be generated by using a channel message that creates a sliding effect by smoothly changing pitch from the last note played to the pitch of the currently playing note. Additionally Independence allows to use also other destinations beside , , pitch" what can be very useful and also sounds quite interesting. The available , , glide" parameters of Independence are: Legato button: If activated, the , , glide" function is only used if two or more played notes overlap each other. Time: Assigns the time for the change from one note to the next. Chromatic button: If you activate this button, the distance between the played note to the next gets calculated and the time of your , , glide" gets extended accordingly. EXAMPLE: Your current time for the , , glide" is set to 100ms. [. . . ] FURTHERMORE, YELLOW TOOLS DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND SOUNDS OR RELATED DOCUMENTATION IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY YELLOW TOOLS OR A YELLOW TOOLS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, YELLOW TOOLS DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND YOU EXPRESSLY ASSUME ALL LIABILITIES AND RISKS, FOR USE OR OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU (AND NOT YELLOW TOOLS OR A YELLOW TOOLS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. [. . . ]