OPERATION MANUAL for Independence 1.0.
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Table of Contents Welcome .................................................................................................................................... 10 Installation & Product Activation ............................................................................ Independence system requirements ............................................................................... Available Interfaces for Independence ..........................................................................
Modules ..................................................................................................................................... 50 Output Settings .................................................................................................................. Layer internal key switch .................................................................................................. Playing Direction ...........................................................................................
Audio Editor ......................................................................................................................... 88 Audio Editor Parameters................................................................................................... Working with Slices ........................................................................................................... 90 92 Performance (Independence only) ...........................................................................
Independence basic path ................................................................................................... Current RAM overview ..................................................................................................... RF-HDD (Read From Hard Disk Drive).......................................................................... Version overview ................................................................................................................ Key Status................
Reverb .................................................................................................................................... 144 Reverb ................................................................................................................................ Reverb TWO ...................................................................................................................... Special...............................................................................................
CHAPTER 1 Welcome Welcome Thank you very much for purchasing INDEPENDENCE - your ultimate Sonic Workstation. With the introduction of Independence, yellow tools once again sets new standards for sample based instruments and offers by far the fastest, most powerful and easiest way of performing, customizing, and creating authentic instruments on your computer.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 11 Manual Independence comes with a multipage user interface that contains any controls and parameters you need for authentic instrument performances, available in clearly designed categories for an intuitive and user-friendly workflow. One of the most powerful features of Independence is the MODULES EDITOR, in particular the Flexible Modifiers. They let you customize your sounds and instruments at will as you can connect any source with any destination.
CHAPTER 1 Welcome With Independence’s clearly arranged MAPPING EDITOR it has never been so easy to create your custom mappings in just a few seconds. The sophisticated editing options and the amazing graphical representation enable you to edit multi-velocity instruments with any kind of x-fades, fade-ins, fade-outs and individual curves for each fade.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 13 Manual The PERFORMANCE MODE of Independence is the „humanizer“ for your sampled instruments. With up to 32 different variations per sample (Section) any static sounding performance is a thing of the past. The playback of the alternate steps can be at random or also assigned individually. It is the unique sample and file management architecture of Independence that allows such realistic performances that are far away from previous sample based instruments.
CHAPTER 1 Welcome The professional built-in MIXER of Independence allows you to edit, mix and finish your instrument projects completely independent from your host. You can assign UNLIMITED BUS channels to your project. For your individual settings each Layer channel contains 5 BUS sends (selectable as pre and post). Furthermore you can add an unlimited number of „Custom“ channels (internal virtual channels) which let you customize the Sections of each Layer.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 15 Manual Installation & Product Activation Installing Independence is very easy. The package contains 1 Software Installation CD-ROM and 3 Sound Content DVDs, a printed manual, the yellow tools authorization key (depending on the version you purchased) and the registration card with your serial number and Activation Code (Depending on the version you purchased). Please register Independence immediately at our website after you‘ve opened the package.
CHAPTER 2 Installation & Activation Installing Independence for Mac OS X Insert the Independence Installation CD-ROM and double-click “independence installer”. To continue with the installation please read the information and agree to the license agreement. You can now select your destination directory for Independence - please keep in mind that also the Independence Sound Content (up to 18GB) has to get copied to the destination you select.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 17 Manual The installer will create the folder „yellow tools Independence“ on your hard disk. The standalone version gets installed into this folder. All other interfaces get installed automatically. You can now register Independence online at www.yellowtools.com. After the software installation was finished successfully please quit the application. To install the Key Manager, open the Independence Software CD-ROM on your desktop again.
CHAPTER 2 Installation & Activation Installing Independence for Windows XP Insert the Independence Software CD-ROM and double-click the Independence Installer”. Please read the upcoming information and agree to the license agreement to continue. You can now select your destination directory for Independence - please keep in mind that also the Independence Sound Content (up to 18GB) has to get copied to the destination you select.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 19 Manual The installer will create the folder „yellow tools Independence“ on your hard disk. The standalone version gets installed into this folder. All other interfaces get installed automatically or you get asked if there should be more than one option. You can now choose if you want to register Independence online at www.yellowtools.com. The yellow tools Key Manager and the sound library of Independence are not part of this installer and have to get installed separately.
CHAPTER 2 Installation & Activation Yellow Tools Authorization Key It is because we want to be able to offer you high-quality sound-libraries, fast and knowledgeable support, as well as continuous development of our software and sounds that we have to protect our products against illegal piracy. Because we don‘t want to overcharge the honest customer in order to make up for our losses, we have decided to implement the flexible yellow tools Authorization Key.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 21 Manual Yellow Tools Key Manager - Activating Independence Depending on the version of Independence you purchased, maybe the product activation on your Authorization Key is required before you can use it. This activation can be done with the yellow tools Key Manager and is a very comfortable and simple process. The Yellow Tools Key Manager gets installed together with the Independence software installation.
CHAPTER 2 Installation & Activation 1 Key Pull-Down: Pull-down menu that includes all currently connected Yellow Tools Authorization Keys. The Key Manager always reads out the currently selected key. Any operation you may execute will always affect the selected Authorization Key. 2 Product Column: List of all products that are currently saved on the selected Yellow Tools Authorization Key. 3 Company Column: List of manufacturers of the products.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 23 Manual 6 Product Movement (online connection required!): If you have several Yellow Tools Authorization Keys you can here move your products between these Keys at will. This process is also very easy: First of all click on the product (in the product list) you want to move. Then select the destination key on which you want to move the product in the pull-down menu of the Product Movement area. The pull-down will only include connected and valid Keys for this process.
CHAPTER 2 Installation & Activation Whenever a Key update is possible you first have to pass this update before you can continue with any other online process. If the „Update Key“ option is not available your key is up to date. 8 „Register Product“ button (online connection required!): This button will launch your web browser and load the yellow tools website where you can register your products.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 25 Manual EXAMPLE: If you want to activate a product on your Authorization Key manually, you have to create a RTC file of the Key on which you want to activate the product and then send this RTC file via email to the yellow tools support. Please always add the serial number and the Activation Code of the product you want to activate to your email. Only if we receive all these details we are able to activate the additional product on your Key.
CHAPTER 2 Installation & Activation Please read number 11 for all further information about the transfer of the file you receive from our support back to your Authorization Key. 11 „Load Key File (RTU)“ button: The yellow tools support center can now activate your product using the received RTC file. Edited RTC files get saved as so-called RTU files. These files contain the updated information, in this case the product activation.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 27 Manual Architecture & Operation Projects, Layer Sets, Layers, Alternates, Sections & Zones To give you any option for a personal customization of your instruments Independence is based on an very sophisticated architecture and file management - but still very easy and intuitively to use.
CHAPTER 3 Architecture & Operation For a better understanding of Independence‘s architecture, here an example: Your Independence Project compares well to your song. The project contains ALL instruments and sounds you want to use in this song. Thus a reasonable layout of your Layer Sets is the subdivision into groups of instruments that belong together: Layer Set A: Drums Layer Set B: Percussion Layer Set C: Basses Layer Set D: Guitars Layer Set E: Saxophones Layer Set D: ...
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 29 Manual General Operation The operation of Independence is extremely intuitively and user-friendly. There are some basic control that we will explain in the following overview: Input Fields These are the most common operating controls of Independence. We deliberately decided not to use many different control types for the basic operation of Independence. Only the Mixer and the Insert FX contain rotary knobs and faders. All other parameters get adjusted by the input fields.
CHAPTER 4 User Interface & Basics User Interface & Basics The user interface of Independence is divided into the basic part on the left and the different working areas on the right. The multipage structure allows you to switch between the multiple working areas immediately. For an even better overview some working areas allow an additional „Content“ view which enlarges the working area to the entire width of Independence and hides the Layer details on the left as long as activated.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 31 Manual Project Area An Independence Project contains ALL settings of the integrated Layer Sets, Layers, Alternates, Sections and Parts. So any changes of the available parameters in this area will finally affect all instruments you loaded. We decided to use the word „Projects“ instead of session or song to avoid any confusion with the naming of your sequencer software.
CHAPTER 4 User Interface & Basics Since the size of your custom Projects, Layer Sets and Layers archive will grow continuously, the internal Content Searcher of Independence will always help you to find exactly the Instruments you are looking for - immediately and user-friendly. Click on the lens icon and the input field appears. Now enter a search key (drums, for example)... ... and press the „return“ key to start the search function.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 33 Manual Layer Set Area Each Independence Layer Set can contain an unlimited number of Layers. Use the Layer Sets for an easier management and customization of groups of instruments that have some basic settings in common (e.g. A-Drums, B-Percussion, C-Basses, D-Guitars,...), since all settings in this area will affect all Layers that are part of this Layer Set. At the moment Independence can manage up to 16 different Layer Sets - from „A“ to „P“.
CHAPTER 4 User Interface & Basics Layer Area „Layer“ is the most important item of Independence and the basic element that contains ALL settings of an instrument inclusive any Module, Mapping and Performance settings!!! As the Layers contain the sounds and instruments of Independence, this area finally offers the most detailed setting options. All settings on the left side of the Layer list always affect the selected Layer (marked in blue).
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 35 Manual When loading a Layer, the message „Locating Audio/Image files. Please be patient“ shows up in the working area of Independence. After the loading process is finished the working area contains the „Modules“ page and the name of your Layer switches from „New Layer“ into the name of the Layer you‘ve loaded. Depending on the Layer you‘ve loaded you can start playing the Layer with your keyboard or other MIDI controller immediately.
CHAPTER 4 User Interface & Basics Next to the Layer name there are two small arrows that allow fast switching between the available Layers: The direction corresponds to the structure of your Layer patches in the Layer pull-down menu, so if you click the arrow that points upstairs, the current Layer gets replaced with the next Layer ABOVE the currently loaded Layer in the Layer pull-down menu.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 37 Manual To „mute“ a Layer, press and hold the „alt“ key and click on the desired Layer you want to mute. The color of the Layer name switches from light blue to dark blue and thus the „mute“ status also gets displayed graphically. The Layer Priority button „p“ is a kind of enhanced „Solo“ button. This feature will help you to avoid the permanent selection and deselection of different Layers in order to achieve different „solo“ settings.
CHAPTER 4 User Interface & Basics MIDI Programs The MIDI programs feature can be used as powerful remote control for Independence and all included Layers. If you are used to work with multiple computers you can install Independence on a separate computer without connected monitor, for example, and control it with your host application on another computer.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 39 Manual Of course you can also load the Layers with the “midi programs” option in the Layer pull-down menu. Use this menu also for an overview of all your existing banks and MIDI programs. Independence can manage up to 16,383 different banks. Each bank can contain up to 128 different MIDI programs, from 0 to 127 - so a maximum of more than 2,000,000 assignable MIDI programs! Pre-cache Independence is a sample-based workstation.
CHAPTER 4 User Interface & Basics Auto-Mapping-Import Beside the massive core library of 18GB and the compatibility to all yellow tools Modular Virtual Instruments and upcoming premium yellow tools sound libraries, Independence also offers a unique Auto-Mapping-Import option for AIFF and WAV files, so you also can use your own samples and sampling libraries in Independence.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 41 Manual X-Y-Z Mapping This mapping option will import and map entire instruments including multiple velocities per note and recognizes any available Sections/Alternates. All information regarding the mapping are included in the filename. A valid name could be: „Concert Guitar XC2 Y04 Z02“. The „X“ assigns the key on your keyboard or other MIDI controller, the „Y“ assigns the velocity zoning and the „Z“ assigns the Section/Alternate for the audio file.
CHAPTER 4 User Interface & Basics Chromatic Mapping This mapping option is recommended for the import of audio loops or FX samples. All selected audio files get mapped successively, starting at the assigned key note. The velocity range for each audio file is always 0 to 127. If you additionally want to create one Section for each key, simply click the appropriate checkbox.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 43 Manual Basic Settings Here you can assign the volume, panorama and pitch settings for the selected Layer. Use the “MA” (MIDI Automation) buttons to activate the default MIDI automation for “volume” and “panorama”. Read Model The Read Model is a very important feature and allows you to switch between RAM (RF-RAM) and hard disk (RF-HDD) as memory for all loaded sound samples.
CHAPTER 4 User Interface & Basics TIP 1: If you only want to add a few additional Zones, deactivate the Auto-Ram-Cleaner shortly and play back your song again in your sequencer software or play with your MIDI keyboard only the additional Zones. Afterwards activate the Auto-Ram-Cleaner again. TIP 2: If you switch to the Mapping page afterwards you will notice that only the used Zones are visible and all unused Zones got unloaded.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 45 Manual If you want to save your custom tune model, click on the „select“ pull-down and select „save as“. To exit the Tune Model Editor, click on the „exit“ option in the pull-down menu.
CHAPTER 4 User Interface & Basics Use the Output pull-down menu to assign if the selected Layer gets displayed as MONO, STEREO or SURROUND (incl. all surround formats) channel in the Independence Mixer. The output channels get assigned in the Mixer area. For the support of Surround Channels, the „Independence Pro Surround Extension“ is required. MIDI Basics Settings In the MIDI input pull-down menu you can assign the MIDI input channel for the selected Layer.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 47 Manual Use key range to adjust the range of incoming notes that the selected Layer is allowed to receive. This way you can adjust the playable area of the Layer on the keyboard since all notes outside this range get ignored. Vel range (velocity range) allows you to limit the playability of the sound via the velocity of the notes. The sample will only get played if the velocity of the Note-On MIDI message is in the range that was defined in the vel range section.
CHAPTER 4 User Interface & Basics behavior and adjust it so it fits the instrument. Use the key switch pull-down menu to assign activator-notes to a Layer. Playing this note activates all sounds and unmutes their MIDI-input, while all other sounds with nonmatching activator-notes are MIDI-muted. It’s basically a ”remote-control” for the MIDI-mute switches. This feature is very useful for fast and flexible linking of different Layer patches that you want to use in a session.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 49 Manual Polyphony Settings The performance of your instruments can be optimized by setting the maximum allowed voices here. There is always an internal limit - due to the power of your computer - that you can never cross. Nevertheless Independence has NO internal limitation (no limit) of played keys per Layer or played keys in general, but each value underneath this ”physical” limit can be specified as a new limit for the Layers or the key.
CHAPTER 5 Modules Modules Next to the standard parameters you will notice at first sight, Independence‘s Modules page contains many worldwide unique and sophisticated features! This page is subdivided into two main parts that allow a fast and intuitive workflow: The Module Editor in the upper part and the Flexible Modifier Editor in the lower part.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 51 Manual The upper „select“ pull-down menu allows you an immediate switch between your available Sections/Alternates of the Layer and your entire Layer. So you easily can edit settings that only affect parts of your Layer or also edit the settings for the complete Layer. The „select“ pull-down menu is designed very clearly and also enables you to select/deselect the available Sections or Alternates in groups.
CHAPTER 5 Modules Module Editor Beside the standard and self-explanatory editing parameters like volume, panorama, pitch and delay you additionally have the possibility to assign a very custom polyphony limitation that will only affect your selected Sections or Alternates. EXAMPLE: To achieve the so-called „hihat effect“ with a self created drum kit, select your hihat Section in the „select“ pull-down menu or the Content Browser. Enter the value „1“ into the input filed „key/sel.“ (keys per selection).
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 53 Manual This pull-down menu contains a list where you can select the desired Custom Channel for your selection. TIP: You can route your Sections or Alternates to a certain new or already existing Custom Channel, or even each Section/Alternate to a separate Custom Channel to execute any further editing much clearer. Right beside the output headline you will find two additional Bus send pull-down menus.
CHAPTER 5 Modules The left part below the basic parameters of the Module Editor contains the Layer internal key switch, the playing direction feature, the filter section and the „skip“ feature.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 55 Manual Playing Direction The playing direction feature lets you assign the playback of a Section or Alternate depending on the playing direction on your keyboard. • Upwards & Downwards: The selected Section/Alternate always gets played. • Upwards: The selected Section/Alternate only gets played, if the next coming note is above the prior one. • Downwards: The selected Section/Alternate only gets played, if the next coming note is below the prior one.
CHAPTER 5 Modules EXAMPLE: A Layer patch with 2 Sections is selected and the filter section is activated. The current resonance value is „40%“. You now select the first Section and set the resonance value for this Section to „75%“. As the „abs.“ button is not active, the general Layer filter settings get included and the “40%” now get calculated as a “100%” range. Thus the recalculated resonance value for the first Section will be 70% and for the rest of the Layer the value will be 40%.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 57 Manual Volume AHDSR The right part below the basic parameters of the Module Editor contains the Volume AHDSR feature (Volume Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, Release Curve). When a mechanical musical instrument produces sound, the relative volume of the sound produced changes over time. The way that this varies is different from instrument to instrument.
CHAPTER 5 Modules Use the „v.“ (vertical) and „h.“ (horizontal) zoom options to customize the view of the curve. Beside these input fields you can also frame the part of the curve you want to zoom in with your mouse. To move an already horizontally zoomed-in view, press and hold the „shift“ key, click with the mouse on the curve and drag it to the left or to the right. Click the „fit“ button to return to the general view.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 59 Manual Sections or Alternates without having to save your changes before. To copy your current settings click on the „presets“ pull-down menu and select the „copy“ option. Now select your Layer, Section or Alternate you want to transfer these settings, click on the „presets“ pull-down menu again and select the „paste“ option afterwards. You will notice that ALL parameter settings of the current VOL. AHDSR have changed to the values of your prior curve.
CHAPTER 5 Modules Flexible Modifiers With Independence‘s Flexible Modifiers and their modules you can assign additional and specific modifications to your Layers, Sections and Alternates during your playing. These modifications can get generated well directed or also at random. The Flexible Modifier Editor is a really powerful and creative part of Independence! EXAMPLE: By means of a „LFO“ (internal modulator) as „source“ and „pitch“ as „destination“ you can create a vibrato.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 61 Manual Click on the „new modifier“ pull-down menu. All these sources are available all along for one-time or multiple use. As soon as you select one of the Modifiers - pitchbend, for example - a small box gets added the Modifier window below the pull-down menu. With this first step you‘ve selected your „source“. To assign the „destination“ please click on the appropriate pull-down menu and select „pitch“, for example.
CHAPTER 5 Modules Use the two parameters below the „source“ and „destination“ pull-down menus to assign the range for the modulation. Additionally you can even adjust the character of the curve for this modulation and thus the progression of the fading between the minimum and maximum values of the defined range. To open and edit the curve settings of the modifier, click the „curve“ button and adjust the parameters accordingly.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 63 Manual Next to the „new modifier“ pull-down menu, the Flexible Modifier Editor also contains a „preset“ pull-down menu which allows you to load, copy and manage unlimited Modifier presets: Beside the typical „save as“ option this „presets“ menu offers a lot more. Use the copy/paste option to transfer all Modifier settings from your currently selected Layer to another Layer, Section or Alternate without having to save your changes before.
CHAPTER 5 Modules Random Any incoming note-on MIDI command generates a random value within the assigned Flexible Modifier destination range. Pitchbend The value of the selected Flexible Modifier destination is depending on the position of the pitchbend controller of your keyboard (mostly a wheel or a joystick). Modwheel The value of the selected Flexible Modifier destination is depending on the position of the modwheel controller of your keyboard (mostly a wheel or a joystick).
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 65 Manual Internal Sources Basically each internal Flexible Modifier of Independence contains its own „preset“ pull-down menu, so beside the overall presets for your Flexible Modifiers you can additionally manage the presets for each single Internal Modifier individually. Also these „preset“ pull-down menus contain the copy/paste option for the immediate transfer of your settings to other internal Flexible Modifiers without having to save them before.
CHAPTER 5 Modules The principle behind low frequency oscillation as a means of modulating a signal, as opposed to adding to it, is that its frequency is lower than the audible frequency of the human ear (20Hz– 20kHz) i.e., the frequency is low enough so that it isn‘t heard as a tone. A low frequency oscillator can be routed to control a variety of different parameters, for example the frequency of the audio oscillator, the phase, panning, filter frequency, or the velocity of the synthesizer’s output.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 67 Manual AHDSR Envelope This internal Flexible Modifier lets you adjust a specific modulation envelope for the selected destination. Since all parameters and options are the same as for the basic AHDSR envelope in the Module Editor, please refer to page 57. Free Envelope Unipolar / Bipolar Free Envelope enables you to create the entire progression of an upcoming modulation in advance.
CHAPTER 5 Modules Edit/Move markers: Basically you can edit the „level“ and „curve“ parameters by entering values into the input fields or using your mouse (click and hold the value and drag up or down) as usual. In addition you can edit and move the markers with simply with your mouse. Therefore click and hold the marker you want to edit and drag it to a new position. The „level“ and „position“ parameters will change accordingly.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 69 Manual To zoom in/out the current view of your Free Envelope, simply enter the wanted zoom factor in the input field or change the value with your mouse. Use the scroll bar to scroll to the wanted position. To return to the basic view of your entire Free Envelope, click the „fit“ button. TIP: Beside the scroll bar you can also use the blue timeline to scroll pixel accurately to the wanted position of your Free Envelope.
CHAPTER 5 Modules Use the „sync“ button to synchronize the Step Modulator to your host application or to Independence internally. 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.
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.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping Mapping (Independence only) Welcome to the core of Independence! This page of Independence contains the basic structure and settings that allow all succeeding editing in the first place. The principle is very simple and explained in a few basic steps. Before we take a closer look to this page, a few words about MIDI and Mapping at first: A MIDI controller (e.g.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 73 Manual „select“ pull-down menu you will recognize that the incoming MIDI signal gets displayed as a small light blue line in the Mapping Editior. As soon as you play a key in a velocity which is connected to a Zone, an audio file gets played back. That‘s it. This structure of the Mapping Editor decides if and how an audio file gets played back. Also considered will be all the different parameter settings like volume, panorama, root key, etc.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping To offer easiest and fastest access to all your 3rd party libraries, your own instruments, audio files and loops we integrated the sophisticated „Audio Files Browser“. This feature does not only work as a simple browser but also includes powerful options to create the mapping of your files already while you import them automatically. Please refer to page 84 for more details. Now click and hold any Zone of the currently loaded Layer Patch.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 75 Manual To accelerate the editing and adjustment processes in the Mapping Editor there are many versatile features available. If you click on the „select“ pull-down menu of the Mapping Editor the following menu will appear: This vast number of intuitively usable editing options accelerates your custom editing of the mapping matrix enormously and also allows maximum flexibility during your work.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping Beside this main „select“ pull-down menu you can also use a „hided“ additional pull-down menu inside the Mapping window. This menu only contains the most important commands you will need permanently. To open this menu hold the CTRL key (Mac OS X and Windows XP) and click somewhere in the Mapping window. The following menu will show up: Apart from a few new commands both pull-down menus are in principle self-explanatorily.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 77 Manual Working with Zones Select and move one or multiple Zones To select multiple Zones, hold and press the „shift“ key and either create a border around the desired Zones using your mouse (click, hold and release when finished) or click all the Zones you want to select separately one after the other. To move the selected Zones click and hold the selection and drag it to the new position.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping As you can see, the intensity of the color of the Zones always also displays the areas where Zones overlap. Additionally you can see, that the parameter display of the Mapping Editor always depends on your current selection. If no Zone is selected, the parameter display is empty (see prior page). If one Zone is selected, all parameters get displayed and if multiple Zones are selected , only the Zone independent parameters get displayed.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 79 Manual Copy one or multiple Zones To copy one or multiple Zones just select your desired Zone(s), hold the ALT Key (Mac OS X and Windows XP) and drag the selection to the new position. You will see that not the selection gets moved but a copy - your selection still remains at the original position. Beside the ALT Key you can also use the „Copy“ and „Paste“ commands from the „select“ pull-down menu. Resize a Zone To resize a Zone Independence offers multiple options.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping On the borders of the Zone the mouse pointer looks like this (upper border, for example): You can now resize the Zone in the direction of the arrow. Using the borders of a Zone you can scale the Zone either in the x-axis OR the y-axis. HINT: If you select one or multiple Zones, then click on the left or right border of the selection and then press and hold the SHIFT Key (Mac OS X and Windows XP) before you resize your selection horizontally, any overlap of Zones is blocked.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 81 Manual Key Range: Sets - as the name implies - the range of one or multiple Zones and thus the start and end position. Vel Range (Velocity Range): Some instruments are sampled in different dynamic steps. In order to arrange these steps you can use this two parameters field to assign the upper and lower limit for one or multiple Zones. Volume: Assigns the volume for one or multiple Zones. Panorama: Assigns the parameter settings for one or multiple Zones.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping HINT: If you combine Top Fade and Bottom Fade you can create a so-called X-Fade which allows the smooth fading between one or multiple Zones. HINT 2: If you select one or multiple Zones, then click on the upper or lower border of the selection and then press and hold the SHIFT Key (Mac OS X and Windows XP) before you edit your selection vertically, you can create a X-Fade between the selected Zones automatically.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 83 Manual Additionally to the „Loop“ mode you can assign the behavior of the loop in Independence‘s Audio Editor. More details about this feature will follow later in this chapter. Tracking button: This button lets you select if the tune of the sample(s) gets changed or not when you move one or multiple Zones in the Mapping Editor. TIP 1: If you do not want to change the basic tune of instruments you move, just switch the Tracking button off.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping NOTE: If your editing mainly affects an entire Layer patch you do not need to create individual Sections from Zones of this Layer. Sections are essential if you want to edit basic, logic groups of Zones of a Layer patch separately from other Zones. To create a new Section please select one or multiple Zones with the pressed shift key and your mouse. When finished click the „select“ pull-down menu and select „create new section“.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 85 Manual IMPORTANT: For the best overview of all your Sections always use the „Content“ browser of the Mapping Editor. This browser gets displayed on the left side and enables next to the overview also the direct selection of one ore multiple Sections and additional information about possibly activated Modifiers/Modules and Insert Effects.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping Audio Files Browser As already mentioned on page 72 Independence includes an intelligent audio files browser to offer immediate access to all your 3rd party libraries, your own instruments, audio files and loops. Furthermore you can use the „pre-listen“ function to listen to your audio files before you import them. The Audio Files Browser shows the content of the “audio files” folder from your currently selected Independence Basic Path. To open a folder simply click the small arrow.
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CHAPTER 6 Mapping Audio Editor Independence‘s built-in Audio Editor is a very versatile tool with a huge collection of totally new features and functions. IMPORTANT: In the Audio Editor you can only edit the currently selected Zone! Editing of multiple selected Zones is not possible because the Audio Editor affects always only one audio sample. Select one Zone with your mouse in the Mapping Editor. Now the Audio Editor displays the selected Zone in the upper part of the Mapping page.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 89 Manual Please click the „select“ pull-down menu of the Audio Editor. Beside the many important „show“ options about the details of the selected Zone - like name, sample rate, bit rate, audio format, length, number of frames and filesize - you can also select your preferred display type for the selected Zone. This way you can always decide if the Zone gets displayed with all its channels or only with the channels you selected.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping Beside the graphical waveform display, Independence‘s Audio Editor also shows the different marker positions (Start/End and Loop Start/End) of the selected Zone and enables you to edit all these markers on the spot. Click and hold the yellow triangle of a marker with your mouse, e.g. Sample Start Marker. Now drag the marker to a new position and you will see how the „s. start“ value will change accordingly.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 91 Manual „show“ pull-down menu: This pull-down menu enables the frame precise zooming in to the following positions: Start Marker, End Marker, Start Loop Marker (if available) and End Loop Marker (if available) „play“: Plays back the selected Zone including all parameters. „stop“: Stops the play back of the selected Zone. TIP 1: To zoom-in or out simultaneously during the horizontal movement of a marker press and hold the „shift“ key while moving the marker.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping Working with Slices „Slice Edit“ is an additional feature of Independence‘s Audio Editor which allows you to separate the selected Zone into multiple single „Parts“, also known as “Automatic Groove Recognition”. Maybe you have already made some experiences with this kind of functionality but you can sure that Independence contains some additional surprises. In general the „edit slice“ mode is used to separate an audio loop.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 93 Manual Now open the „select“ pull-down menu and select the „slice edit“ option. A new parameter on the upper right side of the Audio Editor will show up: „sensitivity“! This parameter defines how sensitive the Independence internal search function responds to dynamic changes of the audio file. Scroll or enter a new value for „sensitivity“ and the number of markers will change accordingly.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping To enhance this fine tuning and overview we‘ve integrated a multiplicity of additional useful features. In the „Slice Editor“ mode the Audio Editor is separated into two horizontal, equal parts: Upper part: The upper part includes the marker editing functions. As soon as you work in the Slice Mode, one red colored Start Marker and one red colored End Marker get displayed. These two markers contain the area for the subsequent export.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 95 Manual When you are comfortable with the marker positions, open the „select“ pull-down menu and select the „slice and MIDI file export“ option. The following dialog window is shown up: Here you can choose the start note for the future mapping (all further parts get mapped chromatically upwards from this note) and select if new Sections for each Zone get created. The tempo gets calculated automatically by entering the number of bars.
CHAPTER 6 Mapping Now you can load/import all these MIDI files into your sequencer software and thereupon the Mapping Editor will look like this: If you now click on the new Zones in the Mapping Editor you will recognize that instead of the entire file only one „Part“ is displayed with start and end markers. Each further Zone belongs to one further Part.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 97 Manual Now you can play back the imported MIDI file in your sequencer software and change the tempo if required. The loop gets adjusted to the new tempo automatically. Of course you can change the playback sequence of the Parts in your host application or in the Independence Mapping Editor at any time! IMPORTANT: The „Sensitivity algorithm that is integrated into Independence is optimized to any audio file format.
CHAPTER 7 Performance Performance (Independence only) Overview With our sound design and sample library experiences of many years we came to the point where we recognized the need to break new ground with the development of our new technology. No sooner said than done and so we present a worldwide unique and sophisticated Performance Mode with forward-looking features.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 99 Manual Operation (example) Before we however begin to explain all available parameters on this page with all details, let‘s start with an example: Let‘s assume you loaded a new Layer which contains two different Zones (Samples) - a Conga, for example. Both Zones do not contain different velocity samples but alternative hits of the same velocity. So BOTH Zones get layered on the same key (e.g. C#3) AND the same velocity (e.g.
CHAPTER 7 Performance ... and afterwards click on the „Basic Steps“ pull-down „2“ and select the Section „Conga2“. If you now play C#3 on your keyboard/MIDI controller multiple times successively you will see and hear that each time you play C#3, the Sections get played back alternatively. That‘s it - you now have the basic knowledge about the functionality of Alternates.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 101 Manual We made the experience that in practice (from musical aspect) more than 16 Basic Steps are not needed and would also cause a worse overview. For this reason we set the maximum number of steps for Independence to 16 Basic Steps and 16 Alternative Steps. For a better overview of your Alternates, Independence contains an additional „Content Browser“ on the Performance Page. To open this browser just click the „Content“ button top right.
CHAPTER 7 Performance „Bypass“ button Only affects the selected Alternate. „Reset“ button Resets the „Start Step“ of the selected Alternate to its default value. SHORTCUTS: To reset the „Start Step“ of ALL Alternates in ALL currently loaded Layers to their default values simultaneously, press the Mac Key (MAC OS X) or the Strg Key (Windows XP) and click the „reset“ button. „Content“ button Opens and closes the Content Browser.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 103 Manual Now let‘s take a look to the right part of the parameters. Here you can edit the settings for the Alternative Steps. Why Alternative Steps? We will explain this feature with the following example: Imagine you had a live bass player in front of you. Tell him to play a simple but dynamic and very fast bass line, but only with ONE finger...
CHAPTER 7 Performance Advanced Legato Mode parameters Be sure you have never seen any Legato feature like this before! Independence’s innovative multi-dynamic Advanced Legato Mode admits a perfect and worldwide unique simulation of an instrument played with Legato. ANY imaginable combination a live musician entails is reproducible and adjustable identically without any restrictions.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 105 Manual If you want to simulate the Legato playing technique even more precisely and specifically you really need something much more powerful, right? Welcome to Independence‘s Advanced Legato Mode! NOTE: Next to the Alternates the Content Browser of the Performance Page also shows the Legato Content down left. You can always use this browser for quick switching between the different available Legato modes.
CHAPTER 7 Performance Legato Start The Layer, Alternate or Section you select as Start contains the basic sounds of your instrument. Independence recognizes immediately if you play notes with legato and manages all additional parameters automatically. Legato Option Here you can make the settings for optional Legato Layers. These can contain finger noises, for example. Additionally you can select different sounds for playing on your keyboard upwards or downwards.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 107 Manual Legato Start Now you can select your Legato Start Layer, Alternate or Section in the intended pull-down menu. The available parameters of the Legato Start option are: Key Range: Here you can assign the range for the legato simulation. Skip: You can only use this parameter if no Legato Option or Legato Target exist. The value sets the skip time of the next played note of the same Layer.
CHAPTER 7 Performance Legato Option If desired you can now make your settings for the Legato Option - if and when optional hand noises get played: Delay: Use Delay to assign the delay of the upcoming Target note! This feature gives the hand noises the time that is required for the full sound of the sample. An additional result is a smooth overlap with the Legato Targets - and a constant and complete overlap with the Legato Targets is definitely undesired.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 109 Manual Legato Target The last option to customize your Advanced Legato mode is the Legato Target: Release: Sets the maximum time for the sound of the first played note. Rel. Curve (Release Curve): Sets the sound phase of the first played note. Ghost Note: Here you can select a note that mutes the played sequence at the end. This simulates a perfect ending of a legato played phrase.
CHAPTER 8 Mixer Mixer (Independence only) „The mixer of Independence is by far unique and the most sophisticated plug-in mixer worldwide!“ - yellow tools CTO Drazen Vlahovic. The Independence mixer enables an extremely fast workflow and contains everything you need to finalize and perfect what you have done so far. It is not necessary to leave Independence to add additional insert filters and effects and edit them as requested.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 111 Manual Content Editor: Below the „edit content“ pull-down menu you have your Edit Selection window that contains the overview of all used and existing Layer Channels, Custom Channels (virtual internal channels), BUS Channels and Output Channels. You can easily select one or more channels (of any kind). Click on the channels to show the channels directly and connect them with additional functions afterwards - e.g.
CHAPTER 8 Mixer Group Editor: Maybe you‘ve wondered why we used the name „Section“ for a multi selection of multiple Zones and not the common name „Group“ in the prior „Mapping Editor“ chapter... Well, here is the reason: „Group“ is a reserved index for our built-in mixer, which stands for a multi selection of different channels which is a much more common naming in the music than a multi selection of Zones. The „Group Editor“ contains a „select group“ pull-down menu and an Edit Selection window.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 113 Manual Show/Hide Editor: Definitely the most commonly used editing function of the mixer! The show/hide editor contains the appropriate pull-down menu and the Edit Selection Window.
CHAPTER 8 Mixer Channel Display: At the bottom of the mixer page all existing channels (of any kind) are shown horizontally one after another. Independence‘s mixer contains 4 kinds of channels: - Layer Channels (name color: blue) - Custom Channels (name color: green) - BUS Channels (name color: orange) - Output Channels (name color: yellow) which are shown in this order automatically. BUT: It is possible at any time to define your custom order of the channels.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 115 Manual Insert Button The Insert button has three different states: A B C A - Layer Channel contains NO Insert Filters and Effects B - Layer Channel contains Insert Filters and Effects but the Insert window is closed C - Insert window for Layer Channel is opened The standard status of this button is „A“. If you click the button the Insert window opens to the right side and the status switches to „C“.
CHAPTER 8 Mixer BUS sends Independence allows the use of unlimited BUS Channels - and especially with the option to add as much additional Custom Channels as wanted you will be able to create your custom environment. For each Layer Channel you use 5 additional BUS sends, each with the following parameters: Pre or post selection, bypass, BUS send volume adjustment and the option to route to a new or already existing BUS channel.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 117 Manual Audio Out selection pull-down menu Clicking on the Audio Out pull-down menu you will get a menu with all available outputs. Just select the output channel you want and your channel gets routed accordingly. The Audio Our pull-down menu always contains all currently available output channels, so you can select any Mono, Stereo or Surround (Independence PSE only) channels at will.
CHAPTER 8 Mixer Panorama chart This parameter is only available for Mono and Stereo channels and changes the panorama of the complete channel. Channel types To keep track of your mixer environment each channel contains its name/type and number at the bottom (e.g. Bus Stereo 2). Additionally the different channel types are displayed in different colors. The names of Output Channels are displayed yellow, for example.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 119 Manual Layer Channels -> see explanations about „Layer Channel“ on page 114. Custom Channel Custom Channels are internal virtual channels of Independence and contain the same parameters as Layer Channels (-> page 114). The Custom Channels are explained in the „Modules“ chapter on page 50. BUS Channels Unfortunately the current version of Independence does not support the routing of a BUS Channel to a further BUS Channel.
CHAPTER 9 Preferences & Key Status Preferences & Key Status Preferences The Preferences page contains many standardized parameters which you may already know. Even though you will be able to make your personal setup immediately some more details about the available options maybe helpful for you. Depending on the Independence version you use some of the parameters will not be adjustable or visible on your preferences page. All parameters that are available for your version are of course freely editable.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 121 Manual Outputs As Independence already supports many different interfaces and because of all the different sequencer applications actually available sometimes it can be required or helpful to increase or reduce the number of available outputs. IMPORTANT: Thereby you can also save or require performance of your computer. At the moment the maximum amount of available outputs is set to 8 MONO and STEREO outputs per instance.
CHAPTER 9 Preferences & Key Status Surround (Independence PSE only) If your version of Independence contains the Independence PSE (Professional Surround Extension), you have full support of any professional surround format up to 8.0 as well as specially optimized features for Multi Channel Samples, filters and effects. In the Preferences section „Surround“ you can adjust your desired Routing Settings.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 123 Manual RF-HDD (Read From Hard Disk Drive) Our current and also upcoming Virtual Instruments and Sample Libraries are designed for most professional and most realistic performances. This demand implicates very high memory requirements. The solution: „RF-HDD“, an innovative and entirely new streaming technology, exclusively developed by yellow tools software engineers.
CHAPTER 9 Preferences & Key Status Key Status Next to the „Yellow Tools Key Manager“ software (available on the Independence Software Installation CD-ROM and online at www.yellowtools.com) that allows the complete product overview and flexible management and programing of your yellow tools authorization key, Independence also contains an integrated page for the immediate overview of your yellow tools authorization key.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 125 Manual Insert Filters and Effects Manipulation is a very popular instrument to edit and customize your sounds. For this purpose Independence offers over 30 stunning filters and effects in ultimate perfection.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Use the copy/paste options to transfer the current settings to another Layer, Section or Alternate without having to save them before. Use the „rebuild menu“ option to refresh the presets pull-down menu if you have copied presets into your Independence Data folder during your work.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 127 Manual Equalizers Equalizer provide controls to boost or cut specified frequencies of the audio signal. 4 band parametric EQ Lowshelf: Below the adjusted frequency the audio signal is boosted (positive dB values) or cut (negative dB values). Band 1: Depending on the selected slope of the curve (value 3) the adjusted frequency is boosted (positive dB values) or cut (negative dB values).
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Vintage 3 band EQ As the name implies: A precise reproduction of a Vintage EQ. The slope of the curve is already determined for each filter. Band 1: The adjusted frequency can get boosted (positive dB values) or cut (negative dB values). Frequency: Specifies the frequency, above/below which the audio signal gets boosted/cut. Output Gain: The output volume of the audio signal.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 129 Manual Filters 2D Filter With the 2D Filter you can boost or cut the range of frequencies - depending on the selection of your filter type and slope. Use the spot in the 2D matrix to edit both parameters „Frequency“ and „Resonance“ simultaneously. Slope: Pull-down menu to select the filter type and slope. Frequency: Specifies the frequency, above/below which the audio signal gets boosted/cut.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Filter Follower Same as X-Filter. Additionally the Filter Follower changes the settings for „Frequency“ and „Resonance“ of the selected „Slope“ and „Filter Mode“ in a dynamic ratio to the volume of the audio signal. Frequency: Specifies the frequency, above/below which the audio signal gets boosted/cut. Resonance: Emphasis of the selected frequency from 0% (no emphasis) to 100% (maximum emphasis). Slope: Pull-down menu to select the slope.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 131 Manual High Cut Filter With the High Cut Filter you can cut high frequencies depending on the selected slope. Slope: Frequency: Pull-down menu to select the filter type and slope. Specifies the frequency, above which the audio signal gets cut. Multi Mode Filter The „Multimode Filter“ allows the usage of the three filter types „Low Pass“, „Band Pass“ and „High Pass“ simultaneously. Slope: Pull-down menu to select the slope.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Dynamics Compressor With the „Compressor“ you can reduce the dynamic of your audio signal and thus the differences between soft and loud signals. Thereby you can turn up the overall signal higher without exceeding the available headroom and causing unwanted distortions. The result is more presence and punch of your audio signal. Input Gain: Here you can turn up or down the volume of your input signal before the compression applies.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 133 Manual Limiter A Limiter regulates the output level of the audio signal gently down, before an over-regulation can take place. Finally the Limiter is also like an „extreme type“ of the compressor, since it works according to the same principle as the compressor, however the level of the compression is substantially higher. Treshold: Determines the value in dB about how much you want to raise the volume of your audio signal.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Modulation Chorus Chorus doubles the audio signal and detunes the copy compared to the original signal. Thereby the audio signal sounds softer and is more present. Depth: Determines the level of the modulation in %. Speed: Determines the speed of the modulation in hertz. HF Damp: All frequencies of the audio file above the set value get cut. Spread: Limitation of the panorama ratio from both sides simultaneously.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 135 Manual Phaser Like „Flanger“ also the „Phaser“ effect splits the input signal, manipulates the frequencies of one split and then sums the two splits back together. The result sounds similar to a flanger, but softer and subtler. Speed: Determines the speed of the modulation in hertz. Start Freq: Sets the start frequency of the Phaser effect. Range: Determines the range around the start frequency in which the phaser modulation takes place.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Vinylizer Independence‘s Vinylizer includes three different vinyl types (33, 45, 78 tempo) to simulate the sound of old recordings. Beside the different tempos you can additionally choose between three categories: 1 = new recording 2 = old recording 3 = very old recording Model: Model Vol: Clicks: Selection of the vinyl type. Volume of the selected vinyl type. Simulation of the „Crackle“ noises of old recordings.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 137 Manual Distortion Time clipper Time Clipper „hacks“ the audio signal and produces an analog rhythmic distortion. This distortion is however not static, but dynamic - in dependence to the „Depth“ and „Speed“ parameters. Treshold: Gain: Depth: Speed: Volume: Sync: Sets the value for Time Clipper to start after the input signal exceeds the treshold level. Determines the level of the modulation in dB. Determines the level of the modulation in %.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Dual band distortion Dual Band Distortion splits the audio signal and produces an analog distortion. Each split gets modulated separately. Frequency: Drive A: Drive B: Color: Volume: Sets the frequency value where the audio signal gets split. This is the range below the set frequency. The set dB value determines the volume of the modulation. This is the range above the set frequency. The set dB value determines the volume of the modulation.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 139 Manual Delay Delay Delay can produce one or more delayed copies of the input signal and thus creates an echo-like sound. Delay L: Feedback L: Pan L: Dry/Wet L: Delay R: Feedback R: Pan R: Dry/Wet R: Sync: The interval for the left channel between hearing the straight signal and the first delay of the delayed signal. Sends a portion of the output of the left channels back into the input of the delay line, which create repeating echoes.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Filter Delay Same as „Delay“. Additionally you have two more parameters: Low Cut: High Cut: Specifies the frequency, below which the audio signal gets cut. Specifies the frequency, above which the audio signal gets cut. IMPORTANT: The parameters „Low Cut“ and „High Cut“ only correspond to the processed (wet) signal. Doubler Doubler produces a simple duplication of the audio signal.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 141 Manual Echo With Echo you can simulate the typical echo effects of Vintage machines. Variation: Delay: Echoes: De-Pan: HF Damp: Dry/Wet: Sync: Here you can select the volume progression of the echo effect: „Ramp Down“ starts the first echo with its original volume level and the following echoes get turned down. „Ramp Up“ starts quiet and becomes louder. With „Constant“ all echoes have the original volume level of the audio signal.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Helper Volume Here you can assign volume changes to the entire audio signal. Panorama Here you can assign the panorama relation of your entire audio signal. Panorama: Spread: Panorama settings from 100L (left) to 100R (right). Limitation of the panorama ratio from both sides simultaneously. 100% corresponds to the full stereo panorama, 0% corresponds to mono. Auto Pan: Automatic movement of the echoes between the left and right channel.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 143 Manual Phase invert Here you can invert the phase of the left and/or right channel. Sample delay With „Sample Delay“ you can assign a time related movement of the audio signal. Time L: The delay of the left channel in milliseconds. Time R: The delay of the right channel in milliseconds. Link Button: If activated, the entered value gets also assigned to the other channel automatically.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Reverb Reverb Reverb produces - unlike echo - continuous sonic reflections of the audio signal. Thus allows an extremely real simulation of reverbs of different rooms Model: Level: Time: Spread: HF Cut: Predelay: Dry/Wet: Select between already prepared reverb simulations. Here you can raise or lower the volume of the signal even before the modulation begins. Determines how long the reverberation lasts in milliseconds.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 145 Manual Reverb TWO Same as „Reverb“. Additionally you have some further parameter for an even more realistic reverb simulation. A real reverb always consists of three parts: The original audio signal, the first early reflection, and finally the ambience produced by the impulse. Early Refl.: Selection of the room for the first early reflection. Level: Volume of the first reflection. Spread: Limitation of the panorama ratio from both sides simultaneously.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Special Origami LE Origami LE is a high-end engine to use and edit Impulse Response files, developed by yellow tools‘ software developers and audio engineers. In Independence a LE version of Origami is already integrated.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 147 Manual IMPORTANT: The processing Impulse Response files takes a lot more CPU power than any other Independence insert filter or effect. Model info: The “model info” button in the upper left corner of Origami LE lets you switch to the info page of the currently loaded Impulse Response file. If available you will see a photo of the recorded room and additional author details. After the first click the „model info“ button will switch to the status „back“.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects Model: Positioner: Use this pull-down menu to open the list of all available IR files. Additionally you can also load your own audio files into Origami LE. Click this button to open the „Positioner“ feature. The „Positioner“ gets explained on the next page. Pre-delay: The moment the IR processor will start after the incoming audio signal. You can assign positive and negative values.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 149 Manual Origami LE Positioner When you click on the “positioner” button in the upper right corner, the display will switch to the positioner screen and the button changes into “back”. If the Positioner is not yet activated, simply click on the orange button inside the 3D panel to activate Origami’s positioner and to move your instruments inside the virtual room.
CHAPTER 10 Insert Filter and Effects If you are pleased with your audio signal’s position, you can click the “back” button in the upper right corner to return to your basic screen. Whenever the positioner is activated and you return to your basic screen or Origami’s “model info”, the “positioner” button gets bordered lightly to show its activated status.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 151 Manual Credits Idea and conception: Drazen Vlahovic Productdesign and Projectmanagement: Christian Hellinger Senior Software Developer: Roman Glomb Sound Content and First Sound Design: Drazen Vlahovic Additional Sound Design: Artur Kujawa Recorded at: yt studios Karlsruhe, tidalwave Studios Karlsruhe, Custom Recordings Karlsruhe Symphony Orchestra Samples: Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Hunter Studios, USA Pipe Organ Samples: NDB Pipe Organ; Shirokuma Ltd.
CHAPTER 12 License Agreements License Agreements License Agreement Software PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, PROMPTLY RETURN THE UNUSED SOFTWARE TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. 1. License.
yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 153 Manual 5. Disclaimer of Warranty on Yellow Tools Software. You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of the Software and sounds is at your sole risk.
CHAPTER 12 License Agreements 8. Complete Agreement. This License constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the use of the Software, the related documentation and sounds, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter. No amendment to or modification of this License will be binding unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Yellow Tools.
Index Symbole 2-pole—55 4-pole—55 4 band parametric EQ—127 6-pole—55 6 band parametric EQ—127 A Absolute—55 Activation—22 Active keys—44 Advanced Legato Mode—105 AHDSR—57 AHDSR envelope—57, 67 AIFF—40 Alternate—27, 51, 101 Alternate mode—98 Alternatives—98 Alternative steps—101 Alternative step end—103 Alternative step start—103 Append—63 Arabic—44 Attack—57 Audio Editor—85 Audio Editor parameters—90 Audio Files Browser—74, 85 Authorization Key—20 Key status—124 Auto-Mapping-Import—40 Chromatic Mapping—41
CHAPTER 13 Index D Decay—57 Delay—108, 138 Destination—61 Distortion—137 Downwards—55 Drag‘n‘drop—80 Dynamics—131 Dynamic Range Settings—47 E Effects—125 Equalizer—127 Export—95 External Sources—60, 63 F Fade—81 FG mode—82, 95 Filters—55, 125, 128 Fit envelope—90 Fix Value—63 Flexible Groove mode—82, 95 Flexible Modifiers External Sources—60, 63 Internal Sources—60, 65 Free Envelope—60, 67 Frequency—55, 70 Hold—57 Hold via controller—46 Host Automation—64 I Icons—34 Import—40 Indian—44 Info border—7
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CHAPTER 13 Index Pitchbend—60, 64 Playback mode—82 fg mode—82 Loop—82 loop forward/backward—82 Note Off—82 One Shot—82 Sample—82 Playing direction—55 Polyphony—52, 102 Polyphony Settings—49 Poly Aftertouch (key pressure)—64 Portamento—70 POST—53, 116 PRE—53, 116 pre-cache—39 pre-listen—86 Preferences—120 Preload time—123 Priority—37 Program Change—38, 46, 121 Project—27, 31 Content Searcher—32 Pro Surround Extension—46, 53 Pull-Down Menus—29 R RAM—43, 122 RAM-Cleaner—43 RAM overview—122 Random—64, 102
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