User Guide

CHAPTER 3
Architecture & Operation
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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: ...
The Layers of Layer Set E (saxophones) are:
Layer 1: Alto Saxophone
Layer 2: Soprano Saxophone
Layer 3: Baritone Saxophone mf+f
Layer 4: Tenor Saxophone classic mouthpiece
Layer 5: Tenor Saxophone metal mouthpiece
Layer 6: ...
Layer 3 (Baritone Saxophone mf+f) contains the following Alternates:
Alternate 1: long notes f
Alternate 2: long notes mf
Alternate 3: vibrato notes f
Alternate 4: vibrato notes mf
Alternate 5: short notes f
Alternate 6: ...
Alternate 2 (long notes mf) contains the following Sections:
Section 1: long notes mf - articulation 1
Section 2: long notes mf - articulation 2
Section 3: long notes mf - articulation 3
Section 4: long notes mf - articulation 4
Section 5: long notes mf - articulation 5
Section 6: ...
Each Section contains multiple Zones (samples) of the respective articulation.
In general you do not have to group Zones into Sections or Sections into Alternates. You can also
create Sections only for an easier editing. Layer 4 (Tenor Saxophone classic mouthpiece) in the
example could also include Sections that are not part of any Alternate, like a single Section for note-
off samples, a single Section for FX, etc.