User Guide

yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0
Manual
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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“.
Layer Set pull-down
Layer Set volume
Layer Set name Layer Set Selection
Layer Set Notepad (Infofile)
Layer Set pitch
With the drop-down menu you can load, save, delete, etc. your Independence Layer Sets. When
loading a Layer Set, 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 Set gets displayed below the pull-down menu.
Depending on the Layer Set you‘ve loaded the Layer section now contains multiple Layer patches
which you can play immediately with your keyboard or other MIDI controller. You can switch
between the Layer patches with the mouse or also with the „key switch“ feature (-> page 48).
IMPORTANT: The Layer Set parameters apply to ALL Layers that are part of the selected
Layer Set!
The volume value assign the general volume for the entire Layer Set. The pitch parameter is
available in semitones and Hertz and assigns the tone pitch for the selected Layer Set. Like in the
Project Area this is very useful as you can now assign different tone pitches to your Layer Sets
immediately, but it will only affect the Layers that are part of this Layer Set and not all Layers of
the entire Project. The value range for semitones is also set to +/- 60 and the value range for Hertz
between 380 and 500.
The Layer Set Selection contains 16 letters - from „A“ to „P“. Each Layer Set can contain an
unlimited number of Layers. You can switch between the Layer Sets with a click on the wanted
letter. The currently selected Layer Set is displayed with the inverse letter and also shows this letter
before the name of the Layer Set.
As soon as a Layer Set contains one or multiple Layers, a black border gets added to the respective
Layer Set. Thus you will always have the overview used of Layer Sets.
Like the Project Area also the Layer Set area contains the useful notepad (infofile) editor. Use this
feature to take some notes for your Layer Sets.