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Summary of content (8 pages)

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Borsta Brushed Percussion Welcome! This is the user manual for Borsta, a brushed percussion instrument plug-in available for iPad (Standalone and AUv3) and Mac & Windows (AU/VST/AAX). It has been designed and developed by Klevgrand, a small studio in Stockholm, Sweden. Get the iOS version at the App Store Get the AU / VST / AAX version at klevgrand.se LICENSING (DESKTOP ONLY) Until unlocked, the plug-in will output 1 second of silence now and then.
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INSTRUMENTS OVERVIEW Rusty Bucket Guira Snare Drum 3 Lo-ﬁ Snare Drum Pancake Tambourine Frame Drum Pizza Box Cardboard Pipe Cajon Pandeiro Bakestone Cymbal Chains Snare Drum 1 Metal Spade Djembe Snare Drum 2 Iron Sticks Basic usage Borsta playback is controlled via MIDI. The 12 different sequencers are started by note on messages and stopped with note off. The one-shots can be triggered via note on (and/or events inside the sequencer).
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Note that sequencers are monophonic, and cannot be played in parallel. If one sequence is playing and a new one is started, the playing sequence will stop, and the new one will start. User Interface HEADER Components in this part of the window are always shown. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Instrument chooser Click to select instrument 2. MIDI notes overview Shows what event sequencer- and envelope slot is active. It also reﬂects when a oneshot is played. 3.
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SEQUENCER 7 16 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 8 This is where to edit the strokes, brushes and hits. Borsta uses two different kinds of sequencers that run in parallel: the Envelope sequencer and the Event sequencer. The Envelope sequencer determines the brush speed on the instrument’s surface, and the Event sequencer sets when and how to stroke the instrument. The Event sequencer also provides two different types of one-shot samples (each type has both an open timbre and a closed timbre). 7.
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10. Delay Delays the whole sequence. 11. Time randomize Randomizes start (and end) of events. 12. Velocity randomize Randomizes velocity. 13. Grid Sets the resolution of both the Envelope view and Events view. Note that when snapping (see Edit Mode) only applies to Events and not Envelope points. 14. Strokes editing To alter the position, length and velocity of events, click and drag near the start or end of the event. 15. One-shot editing Click and drag the events to alter position and velocity.
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22. Sync Click to choose between different sync modes. Beat Aligns start to the host’s nearest beat. Direct Doesn’t care about the host position and starts the sequence directly. External (envelopes only) Bypasses the envelope curve and uses a MIDI control change instead (see Events editing view for more info) EDIT MODES 23 24 25 This toolbox is used in tandem with the event and envelope editing views. 23. Tools For altering, adding and removing events.
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GLOBAL VIEW 29 30 27 27 26 28 29 The global view is for tweaking the output sounds of the plugin. There’s a fader for each type of sound, settings for room and reverb, overall pitch, velocity mapping and tone control. 26. Mixer The 7 channel mixer controls the different types of sounds each instrument generates.
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The room unit is a convolution reverb with short impulses. Choose one of the 9 rooms and set the level. 28. Pitch Set the pitch for the instrument. 29. Harmonics Adds or removes the selected instrument’s resonant tones. Very handy for ﬁtting a sound in the mix! 30. EQ Click and drag the knobs to alter the gain of the three bands. 31. Presets Click the preset title to open the preset dialog. Click the arrows to quickly browse through the preset list without opening it. 1.