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3. Liquid Rhythm suggests underlying rhythmic salience patterns based on the notes in a bar Deselect Move Notes to override Liquid Rhythm s suggestions without shifting the notes around Simply click on a BarForm pattern any colored rectangle to swap it into the selected region s Tip Notice how the Accent Modifiers shift as you change underlying BarForm patterns Try different patterns to use the Accent Modifiers on and to get a wider variety of results from the GrooveMover 30 Accent Modifiers Use the Accent Modifiers to quickly and easily alter the velocity and or groove of a selected region s To access the Molecule Tools panel either Click the MT button to the far right of the toolbar Press command ctrl 4 Strong Medium and Weak Each 8 note beat in a 4 4 bar has unique rhythmic significance This musical phenomenon is visualized in Liquid Rhythm using dark medium and light tones of red and blue these three tones are referred to ea as WW strong medium and weak Blue blocks represent note groupings of two and red blocks represent groupings of three Accent Modifier target buttons Accent modifiers target the velocity and groove of a note s based on their positions within a beat or an entire bar To toggle focus between the notes in a bar and the notes in a beat click the Accent Modifiers Target buttons BeatForm targets all the notes grouped by the smaller step sequen
4. 13 Library Mixer amp Molecule Tools Panel Buttons Use these buttons to show and hide the Library Mixer and Molecule Tools panels Alternatively use the following keyboard shortcuts Library command ctrl 3 Molecule Tools command ctrl 4 Mixer command ctrl 5 28 Chapter 4 Molecule Tools The Molecule Tools are a suite of MIDI effects that add variety character and excitement to the beats you create using Liquid Rhythm From unexpected to completely informed musically the results you get with these effects are totally up to you Randomizer The Randomizer is a MIDI effect containing four customizable parameters that target the selected region s in the arranger The four sliders can be activated or deactivated Random BarForm Activate Random BarForm to populate the selected region s in the Arranger with a BarForm from the BarForm List in the Beat Builder Random BeatForm Activate Random BeatForm to populate the selected region s in the Arranger with a BeatForm s from the BeatForm Sequencer 29 GrooveMover The GrooveMover rearranges the beats in your bar giving you instant variations or remixes of your note patterns To use it click the up and down arrow buttons or the colored pattern buttons Tip Try selecting every region in a four bar loop and applying GrooveMover qu fei o A u 7 o em RK To Move Notes or not to Move Notes
5. For more information on Liquid Clips visit the Liquid Clips Best Practices page The Basics The purpose of this guide is to show you every available feature within Liquid Rhythm to have you using it with ease and to the fullest OS X amp Windows Keyboard Commands Terminology Throughout this User Manual keyboard shortcuts will be presented using a combination of modifier keys and keyboard keys Note that Apple and Windows keyboards have different names for modifier keys that serve the same function in Liquid Rhythm For your reference and convenience modifier keys will always be presented in the order of OS X Win where OS X refers to Apple keyboards and Win refers to Windows keyboards Modifier Keys are command ctrl option alt shift Mouse Terminology Click to hover the mouse arrow over an object menu item etc and single click with the left mouse button Double click to hover the mouse arrow over an object menu item etc and double click with the left mouse button Right Click to hover the mouse arrow over an object and single click with the right mouse button Tip Right clicks typically open pop up or pull down menus for that specific clickable object Drag to click on an object and hold down the mouse button while moving the mouse To stop the drag from occurring release the mouse button Welcome Screen A Welcome Screen greets you when you launch Liquid Rhythm The follow
6. Save As To save a new version of an existing project file click File Save As or press command ctrl shift S to launch the Save As dialog box Enter a name for your project and specify a location on your hard drive to save it Click Save to confirm Consolidated Save To save a project file with Instrument Editor assets including external audio samples click File gt Consolidated Save 17 Import MIDI File To import an existing MIDI file do the following Click File Import MIDI File Navigate to the MIDI file you want to import Choose a General MIDI Kit to load with the file Click Open to import the MIDI file pv o9 iw p Tip For optimized use with a percussive MIDI performance ensure that Only General MIDI Percussion Note Numbers and Only Notes in MIDI Percussion Channel 10 are selected Export to MIDI File To export your project as a MIDI file do the following 1 Click File Export to MIDI File 2 Name the MIDI file in the File Name dialog box 3 Click Save to export to MIDI Note that all the drum and percussion tracks in your Liquid Rhythm file are automatically mapped using the General MIDI standard Export to Audio File With Liquid Rhythm standalone you can export your project as a WAV or AIFF audio file To do SO Define the Start and End points of your audio file using the Loop Region Click File Export to Audio File to open the Export Audio window Enter a name f
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9. Live 8 is compatible with both VST and AU plugins Navigate to either Audio Units gt WaveDNA LiquidRhythm or VST Local LiquidRhythm 3 Double click LiquidRhythm plugin onto the MIDI track you just created Tip If you want to swap LiquidRhythm plugin for a plugin you have already loaded in a MIDI track select the MIDI track and double click LiquidRhythm in the Plug In Devices browser Pro Tools HD 10 1 Create a new track by either clicking on Track gt New or press command shift N 2 Inthe dialogue box that appears adjust the options for your new track from Mono to Stereo and change the type of track from Audio Track to Instrument Track Click the Create button 4 Launch the Mix window by either clicking Window gt Mix or using the Command key command 5 Locate the Instrument track you just created it will most likely be labeled Inst 1 At the very top of the track you will find the Inserts A E panel Click the first empty space to reveal the dropdown menu and click on multichannel plug in Instrument LiquidRhythm Stereo to launch Liquid Rhythm RTAS plugin Presonus Studio One 2 1 Click View Show Instruments 2 Click WaveDNA in the Instruments pane on the left to reveal the plugins 3 Dragand drop either the VST or AU Liquid Rhythm plugin onto the blank arranger to create an instrument track and launch Liquid Rhythm 13 Windows The Liquid Rhythm VST plugin allow you to use Liqui
10. Zoom to Selection select a region s and click View gt Zoom to Selection or press command ctrl R to get a close up view Zoom Out to Maximum click View Zoom Out to Maximum or press shift command ctrl R to get a view of the entire project Zoom to Default click View gt Zoom to Default or press command ctrl B to return the arranger canvas to the default view Zoom In To Focus select a region s and click View Zoom In to Focus or press command ctrl 2 to incrementally zoom in Zoom Out from Focus select a region and click View Zoom Out from Focus or press command ctrl to incrementally zoom out Zooming manually Use the 1 Overview Scroll and Zoom bar the 2 Zoom Vertical Slider and the 3 Ruler Bar to manually adjust the arranger canvas view with simple click and drag gestures using your mouse 24 Transport Bar Playback tempo loop region controls quick controls and the show hide buttons for all the panels can be found in the Transport Bar Note Playback and tempo will be synced to your host DAW s transport in plug in mode and disabled in Liquid Rhythm 1 Tempo amp Metronome Click the Metronome button to activate Liquid Rhythm s click track in standalone mode The tempo window displays the current project s beats per minute BPM Adjust the tempo by performing any of the following actions Click the Tempo window and drag the mouse up or down to
11. balance solo mute and record of a channel strip will instantly reflect in the track header 42 Chapter 6 The Beat Builder The Beat Builder is a rhythm pattern generator and 8 step sequencer with an inspiring twist The Beat Builder panel on the right of the Liquid eere Rhythm window is open by default but to access Barform List it at any time press either ie Tab command ctrl 1 Click the BB button on the right of the toolbar The Beat Builder works on one or more bars simultaneously but at least one must be selected Select a bar in the Arranger canvas to activate it If the arranger is empty create a track or load a instrument from the library to get started Notice how as you click on different patterns in the Beat Builder the selected region s in the Arranger become populated with that pattern The Beat Builder consists of two panels BarForm List Barform Filters Similar Favorites E 8 Remixer Beatform Sequencer l 2 3 p 4 3 b Cleat BeatForm Sequencer a B B eX Xx X Wav ov ov d Suprise Me EN 43 BarForm List Barform List The BarForm List contains one bar long rhythm patterns To insert or swap a pattern from the list into the selected region s simply click the pattern BarForm Filters Use the BarForm Filter buttons on the bottom of the BarForm List to populate the list with a variety of results Suggested the top twenty
12. most occurring patterns for the instrument you have selected appear on the list patterns identified by the BeatSeeker Similar patterns most rhythmically similar to the one you have selected in the Arranger Favorites Right click on a pattern in the list to add it to your Favorites list Scroll through all your preferred rhythm patterns using this list All button to view every possible Barform Filters similar 8 Favorites combination of 8 notes and rest in a 4 4 bar 256 total patterns 44 Beat Build Quick Insert To quickly swap and insert any of the top ten patterns in the BarForm List results perform the following steps 1 Inthe menu bar go to Insert Beat Build Quick Insert 2 Select from Quick Barform Select 1 through 10 Note If you are using Liquid Rhythm on OS X the Quick Barform Select options are assigned to a keyboard command press control press any number 1 0 where 0 is the tenth entry The top ten results in your BarForm list are mapped to keyboard shortcuts OS X Only 45 BeatForm Sequencer Sequencer The BeatForm Sequencer contains a list of potential variations on each eighth note beat in the pattern selected in the above BarForm List It can affect one or more selected bars in the Arranger simultaneously Use it to access complex rhythmic variations very quickly Load First 7 Beatforms From Standard Set Already in Sequence Already in Sequencer Already
13. F orni E T M M 50 PCP OVI CTE BIS eh SS bts atte Eeer 51 BeatForm Sequence EE 52 BeotFormseguence LISt Eege 53 Chapter 7 Help and TroubleshoOLUlHg riii ooo nce rente ao ctos aaaeaii 54 OneScreenddelD EE 54 TrOUDICSnDO Ung srawdsctdsoce tus E E S E E CE uU Ee nde 54 Chapter 1 Welcome to Liquid Rhythm On behalf of everyone at WaveDNA thank you for your interest in our software This document will help you get the software up and running guide you through your first steps and provide a comprehensive overview of every available feature System requirements amp Installation Mac Intel dual core processor 2 GB RAM recommended 4 GB 6 GB hard disk space OS X 10 6 or later Java v 1 6 or later PC 2 GB RAM recommended 4 GB 6 GB hard disk space Windows XP Vista Windows 7 Java v 1 6 or later ASIO compatible sound card recommended OS X Installation Guide 1 Double click the LiquidRhythm dmg file to mount it 2 Dragthe Liquid Rhythm icon into the Applications folder to install the application 3 4 Congratulations you re done Launch Liquid Rhythm standalone or as a plugin in choice of Double click InstallPlugins pkg to install VST RTAS and or AU plugins DAW software Liquid Rhythm Windows Installation Guide 1 Double click the installer file LiquidRhythm exe to launch the setup wizard Follow the steps in the setup wizard Select a destination folder C Program F
14. G LIQUID RHYTHM User Manual Liquid Rhythm User Manual v1 8 December 2013 Liquid Rhythm User Manual written by Haig Beylerian Allison Janzen Glen Kappel Saro Migirdicyan Aris Plampe Legal Notices This product is subject to the terms and conditions of a software license agreement This user manual is copyrighted 2013 by WaveDNA Inc hereafter WaveDN A with all rights reserved Under copyright laws this user manual may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of WaveDNA Product features specifications system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice Document Feedback We are constantly looking for ways to improve our documentation If you have any comments corrections or suggestions regarding our documentation please email us at info wavedna com Table of Contents Kruse f 2 Chapter 1 Welcome to Liquid Rhythm ccce ciis temeei at ceo ioco tires eal aecin iaceat usa Hi oSe eut Ceo cim cepa Usus 6 System Tecum ets amp FNS CAA DLO goes eer etti iiec ii Cnr aen sius Duos eme nee arene einen 6 DP QT ST R ed 6 Liquid Rhythm Windows Installation Guide 7 ON 8 OS X amp Windows Keyboard Commands Terminology eerte riter ta tnnt tarea reta ata anta tantos 8 MOSE T To 8 Weine iO oo E A E O eet eee
15. a Buffer Size Latency and crackling audio are common issues with DAW software Adjusting the buffer size addresses both these issues You can select the appropriate buffer size by clicking the I O Vector Size drop down menu and setting the value to your desired amount If you need more help check out the Troubleshooting section Tip CPU overload errors are typically avoided with a higher buffer size Recording latency issues are avoided with a smaller buffer size Connecting a MIDI Device There are two ways to connect a MIDI device to your computer 1 Connecting an external MIDI device directly via usb e Many new MIDI devices connect to your computer with a usb cable and have their own drivers Make sure your MIDI device is connected to your computer and recognized by your operating system before launching Liquid Rhythm 2 Connecting an external MIDI device through a MIDI interface e Once you ve connected your MIDI interface make the following physical connections between your external MIDI device and MIDI interface 0 The MIDI Out on your external device is connected to the MIDI IN on your MIDI interface 10 0 The MIDI IN on your external device is connected to the MIDI OUT on your MIDI interface Tip To ensure you have followed all the necessary steps and installed all the necessary drivers to enable compatibility between your computer and MIDI interface please reference the MIDI interface manufacturer s documentation
16. above the sample 88midconga wav will be triggered by velocity input MIDI values ranging from 0 17 Note that when you add multiple samples or with each subsequent sample you add to your instrument the Articulation Boundaries are automatically resized uniformly If you have defined uneven Articulation Boundaries and you want to add a new sample without disrupting the present configuration deselect Auto Resize located in Options Auto Resize 39 Assigning a MIDI Note to a Instrument Piano ALALLA LLLA ALL AALALA LLALLA LALLA ALLALI Drum Pad Midi Learn Note Name A2 Note 57 Instrument Cymbal There are a variety of ways to assign a MIDI note to a instrument Click a key on the Piano Roll to assign it to the instrument o Intheabove example A2 triggers the instrument Click a pad in the Drum Pad to assign it to the instrument with an external MIDI controller connected to your computer press the MIDI Learn button and then press a key or drum pad on your controller to assign it to the instrument Note that all the drum instruments in Liquid Rhythm follow the General MIDI Standard For your reference the Instrument field displays the percussion instrument type typically associated with the selected note Saving an Instrument To save a new instrument click File Save Instrument As or use the command ctrl shift S key command To save an existing instrument you have edited click File Save I
17. ate in Liquid Rhythm has a corresponding track header in the arranger canvas and a channel strip in the Mixer panel The following is a detailed description of the features found on a track header 19 1 Track Name NJ Displays the name of the instrument currently 1 loaded into the track To rename the track click on the track name and type a new name To l flange FX kick var 2s manually select a different instrument click the dropdown menu and choose an instrument from the list 2 Instrument Swap Button Click the Instrument Swap Button to swap any sound in the Library for the one you have presently loaded The track name updates to reflect the new instrument loaded How to use it 1 First open the Library by pressing command ctrl 1 2 Activate Swap Mode for the track whose Instrument you want to swap 3 Single click any instrument in the Library and it will swap into the track Note that activating Swap Mode on a track causes the Library to filter instruments specific to that track Swapping is a great way to audition instruments during playback Tip Another way to quickly swap instruments is to drag and drop them from the Library onto the Channel Header 3 Color Bar Located at the right of the track header it denotes what instrument type the instrument is To pick another color right click on the Channel Header and select Change Track Color from the dropdown menu Sele
18. ature and to enjoy the speed with wb wu u which you can create intricate and unique kick snare and hi hat aL EE BE patterns E o L 52 BeatForm Sequence List Tools 1 To remove unused BeatForms from the bins click the Discard Unused BeatForms button 2 Sometimes in software as in life you might get lost You were driven by passion and curiosity but perhaps ventured too far from home Well we encourage the expeditionary in fact we facilitate it Keep moving forward through your sequence list and lose the current selection To find the currently selected BeatForm pattern in the Sequence List click the Find Current BeatForm Pattern button 3 To gain a better visual perspective of where new BeatForms are introduced in the Sequence List click the Fade Identical BeatForms check box 53 Chapter 7 Help and Troubleshooting On Screen Help There is a panel at the bottom of the Liquid Rhythm window that displays descriptions about application elements To use hover the cursor over buttons menus panels and other on screen elements Troubleshooting When using Liquid Rhythm as with any software problems can arise The following section addresses some of the more common problems our users have come across I can t hear any music or sound OSX 1 Goto the OSX system preferences in gt System Preferences and ensure that the output source is set to the device you want to use Ensure the volume o
19. by default To toggle it on or off click on the Auto Audition Mode button indicated by a speaker Loop Audition Kit Selection Menu Liquid Rhythm s L library h iquid Rhythm s Loops library has been designed sania laa aa bea TEER e E to pair genres with appropriate sounding kits You can however select a kit you prefer to audition various genres of loops with To do so 1 Deselect the Use Default Kit button by clicking on it 2 Select the kit you prefer from the Loop Audition Kit Selection Menu 36 Instrument Editor With Liquid Rhythm s Instrument Editor you can create your own multi sample instruments with customized articulations and velocity ranges Liquid Rhythm recognizes both wav and aiff audio files Loading a Sample There are three ways to load a sample Click the Load Sample Button and select an audio file located on your hard drive click File gt Load Sample Into Instrument or use the command ctrl L key command to launch the Open dialog box drag and drop a wav or aiff file into the Sample Velocity Manager window Loading Multiple Samples Simultaneously Adding multiple samples simultaneously when creating a P instrument is easy To do so select up to 127 wav or aiff files and Map Articulation Point x Velocity y 4 drag them into the Sample Velocity Manager window Velocity Map Velocity Map The Velocity Map maps MIDI input velocity x axis to playback veloc
20. cer Beatform Barform BarForm targets all the notes grouped by a e qd m wn um m 31 Velocity Sliders Velocity Sliders target the velocity or volume as well as timbre of a sound s based on their position within the Click the slider and drag up or whole bar or single beat down using your mouse to increase or decrease velocity Humanize the velocity of your beat by dragging the handles above and below the sliders Random velocity values within the slider s range will be applied to the selection Velocity Sliders in Action All the notes in the strong positions have a low velocity Hovering over a slider highlights the affected notes In this case all the Notice that the Notes in the Bar are being notes occurring on the se targeted weak beats are lit up 32 Groove Sliders Groove Sliders target the groove or offset of time of notes or groups of notes based on their position within a bar or beat Click the slider and drag left or right to move the notes earlier or later in time Humanize the groove of your beat by dragging the handles to the left and right of the sliders Note that random groove values within the sliders range will be generated Groove Sliders in Action Hovering over a slider highlights the affected notes In this case all the notes occurring on the cs Strong beats are lit up Notice
21. ct a color using any of the three tabs and click Ok to confirm your selection Click the Color Bar to fold the track 4 Volume Fader Controls the track s volume Click the volume fader and move the mouse left or right to set the volume for your track Command click to return the fader to its default value 20 5 Solo i Click the button labeled S to isolate the track s you want to hear without the rest of the project playing l flange FX kick var 2 6 Mute x Click the button labeled M to mute the track s you do not want to hear 7 Record x Click the button labeled R to write any MIDI input received from the computer or external device to the selected track s Tip Press and hold shift while clicking any Mute or Record button to affect every channel 8 MIDI Input Note Number Indicates the MIDI note value associated with the track Click the value and drag the mouse up or down to map the instrument to another MIDI note 9 MIDI Activity Light Click this button to audition the instrument loaded in the track 10 Balance Knob Varies the relative level of the left and right channels in the track Click on the knob and drag the mouse up and down to change its value command click to return the knob to its default value 21 Track Header Commands Duplicate To make a duplicate of a track right click the Track Header s and select Duplicate Duplicate Track and Con
22. d Rhythm within your preferred digital audio workstation DAW in Windows For your convenience step by step plugin loading procedures have been prepared for all tested DAW s Tip Please note that there are always multiple ways to achieve the same goal when using a DAW The following steps describe one way of loading a plugin other ways exist and we encourage you to explore them Also keep in mind that these instructions don t include creating a project For more information on how to create a project using your host DAW software please consult their help documentation The following is a list of all tested software and the plugin loading procedures for each Ableton Live 9 1 Create a MIDI track by clicking Create gt Insert MIDI Track or pressing ctrl shift T 2 Click View gt Show Browser or press ctrl alt B to view the contents of the Browser the pane on the left of the screen 3 Under Categories click Plugins 4 Navigate to the LiquidRhythm plugin and double click it or drag and drop it onto the MIDI track you just created to launch Liquid Rhythm 14 Liquid Clips v1 0 Installation Guide for OS X Liquid Clips is a Max for Live patch designed specifically for Ableton Live 9 It s the ability to use Liquid Rhythm s sequencer and MIDI Effects directly in Ableton Live 9 clips The following is a step by step guide on how to install it eoo LI volumes guid Rhythm Note Please ensure that you have copied
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24. e and set the Chan and Note values to match the corresponding values on your external or internal MIDI device Tip Setting your MIDI To values when you re unsure about your computer s MIDI setup can create an abrasive feedback loop that might startle you and worse might damage your speakers Please take great care when sending MIDI from the tracks in Liquid Rhythm to tracks in other pro audio software 41 4 Audio To Use the Audio To drop down list to define the output routing for a track As a VST or AU in multi output mode this feature allows you to send the Kick Snare and Hi Hats for example to their own exclusive channels in your host DAW This feature enables you to really fine tune the sound of your beat 5 Instrument Selector amp Instrument Swap The Instrument Selector drop down menu contains every instrument in Liquid Rhythm s resource library Click the menu and select any instrument to replace the one currently loaded into your track Click the Instrument Swap button to swap any sound in the Library for the one you have presently loaded The track name updates to reflect the new instrument loaded 6 Volume Fader Balance Knob Solo Mute amp Record The volume fader balance knob solo mute and record buttons are autonomous with those found on the instrument s corresponding track header For information about them please see Track Headers in Chapter 3 Tip Any changes made to the volume
25. e Loop Region bar and dragging the mouse left or right Using the Loop Length and Loop Start windows o Resize by clicking the Loop Length window and either dragging the mouse up or down or manually entering a value using the numbers on your keyboard and pressing return enter to confirm o Reposition by clicking the Loop Start window and either dragging the mouse up or down or manually entering a value using the numbers on your keyboard and pressing return enter to confirm 9 Lock Loop to Focus Once you ve defined a loop region click the Lock Loop to Focus button to automatically loop the bar presently selected 27 10 Note amp Velocity Show the MIDI note being played on an external MIDI control device and its velocity from 0 27 11 Computer MIDI Keyboard Mode Enable Computer MIDI Keyboard Mode to use your computer keyboard as a MIDI drum pad with the instruments laid out in a 4x4 grid and mapped according to the General MIDI Standard Use the image to the right to identify what MIDI note number each key triggers 12 Beat Builder and BeatWeaver Panels Use these buttons to show and hide either the Beat Builder or BeatWeaver panels Alternatively use the following keyboard shortcuts Beat Builder command ctrl 1 BeatWeaver command ctrl 2 BeatWeaver with BeatForm Map displayed command ctrl 6 BeatWeaver with BarForm Map displayed command ctrl 7
26. iles x86 WaveDNA Liquid Rhythm is the default destination Review your shortcut options Click Install to complete the installation process In order for Liquid Rhythm to run Microsoft Visual C Redistributable must also be installed It s a small package required to run software written using the C language To learn more about it visit http www microsoft com en ca download details aspx id 5555 The Liquid Rhythm installer automatically installs Liquid Clips a Max for Live patch for Ableton Live 9 If you don t have Max 6 1 and Ableton Live 9 installed you will get a message notifying you that Liquid Clips plugin was not installed You ll be missing out on this feature but don t worry Your install will still complete successfully Click Ok Click Finish to close the install window and complete the install Welcome to the Liquid Rhythm Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install Liquid Rhythm on your Click Next to continue or Cancel computer Ne tinue to exit the Setup Wizard LIQUID RHYTHM Please wait while the Setup Wizard installs Liquid Rhythm This may take several minutes Installing Liquid Rhythm Microsoft Visual C 2012 Redistributable x64 11 0 51106 Setup Progress Processing Initializing LIQUID RHYTHM Liquid Installer WAVEDNA PLUGIN INSTALL WARNING Max 6 1 was not located Clips plugin for Ableton will not be installed ox Note
27. in Sequencer 5s Buer dina e ege eady sequence Already in Sequence i naortiu dready mm sl qo c e eady i sequence Ws c annot add encer is Full Binary gt Triplet Swing gt DI Glitch b A quick refresher You ll notice that the BarForms you select from the BarForm List contain purple BeatForms that is the 8t note BeatForm by default Beatform Sequencer Add me xX X XxX xX xX xX xX E EE Clear Remixer Click the Add button to load a set of BeatForms Note that greyed columns are inactive 46 Use the BeatForm Sequencer to access Beatform Sequencer H SI ij IN eh NM R TS other groups of notes or BeatForms that fit into the space of one purple 8 note me xX xX XxX xX xX xX xX j A 3 Tum H uu i q a Surprise Me Clear Remixer a MM viviviviviviv Beatform Sequencer Click any of the blue or red BeatForms to substitute them for the purple BeatForm in the same column me xX XX XX XxX xX xX Add E Surprise Me B Clear Beatform Sequencer m i ke Surprise Me Clear Remixer l The BeatForm Sequencer will reflect the BarForm pattern you have selected by highlighting all the active spaces To activate l an inactive space click it To deactivate it click it again me OX xX XxX KX x xX zu unio 47 To apply a BeatForm across an entire BarForm click the arrow to
28. increase or decrease the tempo value Click the Tempo window and enter a numerical value using your keyboard Click the Tempo window and press the up and down cursors on the keyboard to increase or decrease the tempo Tip Note that in plug in mode tempo controls in Liquid Rhythm are disabled 2 Rewind to Start Rewind to the beginning of the arrangement 3 Back One Bar Forward One Bar Moves the Playhead back or forward by one bar 4 Play Stop Use these buttons to start and stop playback Alternatively press the spacebar to both play and stop Tip Press Play during playback to Pause the track 25 5 Recording To record a beat to Liquid Rhythm s arranger canvas 1 Turn Record Mode on by clicking the Record Mode button on the transport panel 2 Arma track s by pressing the R button on the track header Tip You can arm every track in the arranger by pressing shift and clicking the Record button within the track header 3 Pressthe Play button in the transport panel or the spacebar to start recording 6 Playhead Position The Playhead is the thin vertical line that scrolls to indicate what regions and notes are being read during playback The Playhead Position window displays where the Playhead is using a three digit numerical value denoting bars quarters sixteenths For example 2 3 1 means that the Playhead is at the 14t sixteenth note of the 314 quarter note of the 2 4 bar To manuall
29. ing is a brief description of the helpful features found there Quick Tutorial loads a demo loop Help slides in the bottom left pane guide you through using the BeatWeaver and highlight the relationship between the bars in the arranger and in the BarForm Map Watch Tutorial Video Launches Liquid Rhythm s Videos page in your web browser Start Walkthrough Acomprehensive and interactive walkthrough of some of the features found in Liquid Rhythm New Project Opens a new blank project Open Project Opens a previously saved project file Show On Startup Deselect this option to prevent the Welcome Screen from opening each time you launch Liquid Rhythm Close Closes the Welcome Screen window Setting up Audio and MIDI Preferences When you launch Liquid Rhythm for the first time default driver and audio input output settings will be loaded Click on Options gt Settings or use the command ctrl key command to access the Settings menu and configure audio preferences Selecting an Audio Interface In the Settings window under the Audio tab click the Driver drop down menu and select the driver audio interface of your choice To ensure playback set the Audio drop down menu to On Tip In the event that your audio interface or MIDI device doesn t appear it may be possible you haven t set up your device s drivers yet Consult the manufacturer s website for details on installing drivers Setting
30. ity y axis for each sample Sample ranges are distinguished from FR N Cam e v E E o gt one another using purple and gray shading Velocity Map is an interactive environment To draw a velocity curve manually 1 Click the left mouse button and drag your OEE mouse Map Articulation Point x Velocity y 2 Press and hold shift to draw a straight line 37 Notice that yellow crosshairs follow the mouse pointer to highlight your location on the graph and Map Articulation Point indicators beneath the Instrument Audition display your coordinates for reference helpful in fine tuning Articulation Regions To reset the Instrument Map right click anywhere on the map to open the drop down menu and click Reset Velocity Map Auditioning Samples To audition a sample click the Audition Sample button to the left of the Articulation Region This L plays the sample as it is ignoring any velocity changes you may have applied Instrument Audition Bar To audition multiple samples with the Velocity GE WE Curve applied use the Instrument Audition Bar Click anywhere in it to hear the sample within the Articulation Region playback at the assigned velocity 38 Adjusting Articulation Boundaries MIDI input velocities are assigned to samples using the Adjust Articulation Boundaries bar Click and drag the black dividers to manually set the boundaries L In the example
31. n how to create a project using your host DAW software please consult their help documentation The following is a list of all tested software and the plugin loading procedures for each Logic Pro 9 1 Create a Software Instrument track by either clicking Track gt New or press command option N 2 Note the corresponding channel strip for the track you just created in the pane to the left of the arrange page Above the volume fader there are two buttons beneath the label 1 0 Click and hold the first of the two buttons to reveal a dropdown list with all the available plugins in your plugin library 3 Scroll to the bottom of the list by hovering over the arrow and release the left mouse button on AU Instruments WaveDNA LiquidRhythm Stereo Tip You can select any output configuration stereo 8x stereo and so on to suit your needs Ableton Live 9 1 Create a MIDI track by clicking Create gt Insert MIDI Track or pressing command shift T 2 Click View gt Show Browser or press command option B to view the contents of the Browser the pane on the left of the screen 12 3 Under Categories click Plugins 4 Navigate to either Audio Units WaveDNA LiquidRhythm or VST LiquidRhythm and drag and drop the plugin onto the MIDI track you just created to launch Liquid Rhythm Ableton Live 8 1 Navigate to your installed plugins by clicking View Browser Plug In Devices 2 Ableton
32. n your speakers is turned up turned on Ensure that the audio driver in Liquid Rhythm s settings is set to the device you want to use To access the audio settings navigate to Options Settings Known Software Incompatibility DAW s e Pro Tools 7 OS X 54 Index A Arranger Controls eege 19 Create a Tack conset and de 19 Delete d eelerer 22 Duplicate a Track s J aiios iuro dated par Rod 22 Select Deselect All Tracks ss 22 Audio SEU E 10 A dio ACCT CO sseni exti pedea lr Huh Riva 10 Setting a Buffer E 10 CUNO Kee 36 Auto Audition MOGO acertado imis rtt Pretoria 36 Stop Audition PlayDack i err ritratto rere mois 36 B BarFormi KE 44 Bedtborm SeQUe Ee 46 RE TTL Lt aM e A 48 E OLTE E MT O 46 ENEE tee 49 SE fovea Lic oM 49 Zooming Into the BarForm Map 50 BG ACE OG IV Ap m 50 D DAW Integration sses 12 OS X Appleton Liye B E 13 Ableton LAV EC NEEN 12 14 Periodo m 12 Presonus Studio RTE 13 ProTools Eeer 13 do M E 12 Deployment BIDS emeritis IUE cn bt intr erri 51 BeatForn Sequence LIS een t kei e n hn ou dd 52 Fade Same BeatFOorms rrr rte ritenere 53 F gj m P 26 I Kee re 6 90 M MS 6 WON M L er ER Ee 35 LOOD 36 Lo
33. nstrument or use the command ctrl S key command 40 The Mixer 3 lanalog kick 11 1 2 Every instrument you load from the library has a GA MIDI From corresponding track header in the arranger canvas and a all channel strip in the mixer Launch the mixer panel by Chan 10 Note 36 either pressing the Mix button on the top right of the MIDI To screen or by pressing command ctrl 3 The 10 T SR Chan U Note following is a detailed description of the features found Audio To 4 on a channel strip 1 3 analog kick Lille S 2 1 Track Title This field displays the name of the instrument associated i L R with the channel strip By default it inherits the name of l Vy the instrument loaded into the track Click in the dialog n box to enter a custom title for the track 2 MIDI From Set which external or internal MIDI device you want to use to trigger the instrument associated with this channel strip by clicking the drop down arrow and selecting the device of your choice To change which MIDI channel the internal or external device communicates through and which MIDI note value triggers the instrument loaded in the channel strip click on the Chan and or Note value s and drag your mouse up or down to redefine the values 3 MIDI To You can use Liquid Rhythm as a sequencer and send MIDI data to external or internal devices To do so click the drop down arrow and select the device of your choic
34. op Audition Kit Selection Menu 36 iun M 35 E ESI CC 15 or and PC e c 11 Loop BT 27 Define loop Te 27 eren 27 M NIGH ODOBIE E 25 TD Te SS ics c 10 Connecting a Midi Device tcr ecrire red 10 Testing Your External Midi Controller 11 kd a MC s 41 Auda ROUNTE erroe 42 Midi ROUT ID AN EO OD E 41 Molecule Tools Accent Modifiers Groove Te EE 33 55 N Note Edit MOUG cic ent Depart reb tmd didus 23 P pencil Eeer See Note Edit Mode chaos L 26 EIERE 9 Necesse ctu Mcd ee 9 Be 9 Project PING Commands oops tie ae darn 17 Gonsolidated RE 17 Export COM UCI ON Us fy uiid iode urea 18 Export to MIDI RE 18 Import MIDEPBIIG 33 tao nete ect et ess 18 New e etaim dd uten eee eerte 17 Open PrOIeC EE 17 OD eT RECON eege 17 SAV ES 17 SE 17 S oystem rFequiEerrie tSc dose atn residere isi toca rau 6 lee 6 PC6 T GIO Utrecht cute iot utis ani Mu See Metronome Terminalo yona a 8 ee EE 8 ent ie d med unnm UN mu ie 8 dl cre dinalis cc 19 Balance RT OU sachs ooa us Dd os toma 21 Midi Activity E 21 Midi Input Note Nunbetxscsumsdaaeeu tau edo ciu tatus 21 Record der 21 VOICE OW A beet edente td Dui eH qoe 20 Volume BAC Gi one tr bcnc fe flo tea 20 Transport Controls Back One Bar Forward One Ba 25 EE 25 RE COM CINE zii etu
35. or website Testing Your External MIDI Controller The MIDI Note and Vel indicators to the right of the toolbar will display MIDI values Liquid Rhythm receives from an external device With your MIDI device connected and turned on press a key on your MIDI keyboard drum pad or control surface to test connectivity and monitor it using the indicators Look and Feel Adjusting the visual appearance and behavior of various user interface elements in Liquid Rhythm is easily accessible in the Look and Feel tab found in the Settings window To access the Settings window click Options gt Settings or use the command ctrl key command Try playing with these settings to see which configuration works best for you or use our Low Quality Presets and High Quality Presets buttons to quickly swap between contrasting visual experiences 11 Chapter 2 Digital audio workstation Integration OS X The Liquid Rhythm VST AU and RTAS plugins allow you to use Liquid Rhythm within your preferred digital audio workstation DAW in OS X For your convenience step by step plugin loading procedures have been prepared for all tested DAW s Tip Please note that there are always multiple ways to achieve the same goal when using a DAW The following steps describe one way of loading a plugin other ways exist and we encourage you to explore them Also keep in mind that these instructions don t include creating a project For more information o
36. or your audio file in the Save As dialog box Select a destination to save your file Choose either WAV or AIFF from the File Type drop down menu Choose the bit depth from the Bit Depth drop down menu Select a Master Mix to render every track in your project file to audio D d AR dew m es xS b Individual Tracks to select specific tracks from the window to the left 8 Click Export to start rendering to audio 18 The Arranger Canvas Liquid Rhythm s arranger is a digital canvas what you create with it is entirely up to you The grid is designed to help you organize your ideas as you create them the lines running vertically through the grid represent divisions in time while the lines running horizontally separate each track The Playhead the thin vertical line that moves when you press Play indicates the current frame during playback and zoom processes The following section will walk you through the elements of the arranger Create a Track To create an empty track perform any of the following actions Right click anywhere in the arranger grid and select create track from the drop down menu Click Insert gt Create Track Press command ctrl T Double click an instrument in the library To add or swap voices into the newly created track simply drag and drop Instruments from the Library onto the l flange FX kick var 2 Channel Header OQ 35 RMS Track Headers Each track you cre
37. ss command shift M to create a clip Hey Remember to press play on the Clip you just created to get playback Inputting MIDI into Liquid Rhythm s Arranger will immediately reflect in the clip you have selected in Live and vice versa This feature is better illustrated than explained so go ahead and try it out draw notes into your clip in Ableton Live 9 and notice how they appear in Liquid Rhythm when you switch back and forth For a comprehensive look make sure you visit the Liquid Clips Best Practices page From everyone at WaveDNA thank you for supporting our software We hope you enjoy this exciting feature 16 Chapter 3 Project Arranger and Transport Controls Project File Commands New Project To create a new project click File gt New or press command ctrl N Open Project To open an existing project click File gt Open or press command ctrl O to launch the Open dialog box navigate to your project file and either Double click the file and click Open Select the file and click it Open Recent Hover your mouse over File Open Recent to view a drop down menu containing your most recent Liquid Rhythm projects Click an entry to load it Save To save a new or existing project file click File gt Save or press command ctrl S to launch the Save dialog box Enter a name for your project and specify a location on your hard drive to save it Click Save to confirm
38. tents To make a copy of a track and its regions right click the Track Header s and select Duplicate Track and Contents or press command ctr D Delete a Track s To delete a track right click the Track Header s and select Delete or press the delete backspace or delete button on the keyboard Select Deselect All Tracks To select all the tracks right click the Track Header and select Select All Tracks or press command ctrl A To deselect all the tracks right click a Track Header and select Deselect All Tracks or press command ctrl shift A 22 Note Edit Mode Use Note Edit Mode to draw MIDI notes directly onto the arranger canvas with your mouse Enable it by performing any of the following actions Click the pencil tool Press command ctrl E Right click anywhere in the arranger and select Note Edit Mode from the dropdown menu Note Edit Grid Snap Mode IN Enable Note Edit Grid Snap Mode to force the notes you enter using Note Edit Mode to quantize to the grid By default this feature is on To toggle it on or off press the Note Edit Grid Snap Mode button above the track headers To set the Note Edit Grid Resolution select the desired value from the drop down menu directly to the right of the snap to grid button Note that you can toggle the Triplet grid 23 Zooming In and Out There are a variety of ways to zoom in and out of the arranger canvas K
39. that the Notes in the Beat are being targeted 33 Learn the velocity and groove values from the currently selected region s in the Arranger Apply the velocity and groove values of the current sliders to all selected regions in the Arranger When enabled Auto adjusts velocity and groove settings to reflect the selected region s in the Arranger Reset the velocity and groove values of the selected region s in the Arranger to defaults 34 Chapter 5 The Library amp Mixer Panels The Library Liquid Rhythm features a resource library with a wide variety of acoustic and electronic drum percussion and pitched percussion samples Specify which version s of the library you want to download in the popup window located at Help Download Complete Library If for any reason your internet connectivity is lost during the library download Liquid Rhythm will automatically resume the download on application restart Instruments Kits and Loops Library Tabs Instruments Kits Loops Instruments The Instruments tab consists of acoustic electronic percussive and pitched Instruments comprised of 1 10 samples each responding to various velocity ranges this allows for realistic dynamics and expression when performing or programming a beat For a dramatic and instant demo of how this sounds use the Accent Modifiers Scroll up or down to navigate through the entire list or use the bu
40. the Liquid Rhythm app to your Applications folder before running ClipsPlugin pkg 1 Double click the ClipsPlugin pkg installer located in the Liquid Clips folder follow the on screen instructions Launch and quit Ableton Live 9 once This is necessary to writing the Max for Live patch Launch Ableton Live 9 Create a MIDI track by clicking Create gt Insert MIDI Track or pressing command shift T i 19 Iw Open the Browser by clicking View gt Show Browser or pressing command option B Tip It s usually open by default Click the Max for Live subcategory Click drop down arrow in Max MIDI Effect Double click LiquidRhythm amxd or drag and drop it onto the MIDI track you created o xA In the Browser click the Drums subcategory 10 Double click or drag and drop any kit for example Kit Core 808 adg onto the track containing Liquid Clips 11 Double click an empty slot in your track or press command shift M to create a clip Hey Remember to press play on the Clip you just created to get playback Inputting MIDI into Liquid Rhythm s Arranger will immediately reflect in the clip you have selected in Live and vice versa This feature is better illustrated than explained so go ahead and try it out draw notes into your clip in Ableton Live 9 and notice how they appear in Liquid Rhythm when you switch back and forth For a comprehensive look make sure you visit the Liquid Clips Best Practices page
41. the left To delete a row click the X on the right bad bh dh dh dh dh ch MK OK KK KX Click Surprise Me for a random pattern based on the BeatForms loaded across the active columns Surprise Me Click Clear to remove any unused BeatForms Beatform Sequencer Remixer Click the Remixer button to view a comprehensive list of rhythmic possibilities This list is built based on 1 the BarForm pattern you have selected in the BarForm List and 2 the BeatForm Set you have loaded from the Add list Add 3 Surprise Me Clear Sequencer 48 Chapter 7 The BeatWeaver Rhythm Synthesizer The BeatWeaver Rhythm Synthesizer can make any bar a work of rhythmic art quickly To open the BeatWeaver panel on the right of the Liquid Rhythm window either press command ctrl 2 Click the BW button on the right of the toolbar The BeatWeaver works on one or more bars simultaneously but at least one must be selected Select a bar in the arranger canvas to activate it If the arranger is empty create a track or load a instrument from the library to get started BeatWeaver is made up of four main panels The BarForm amp BeatForm Maps Two new terms that will be used frequently in the following paragraphs are BarForm and BeatForm Simply put a BarForm is a one bar pattern of music and a BeatForm is an eighth note long pattern of music BarForm Map The BarForm Map is a palette of one bar rh
42. to right the bins target Strong Medium and Weak beats If the BarForm you ve selected in the arranger is comprised of groupings of two blue the Medium bin will be disabled In the example shown ALL ae Em EY E GES the purple rectangles indicate that only 8 3 DEENEN ULL E Cl Ce ELI strong medium and weak positions of the beats within that BarForm Note that the illustrated indicators beneath the Deployment Bins show which beats the selected BeatForms are applied to For your reference the indicators display the BarForm to the right of the deployment bins which mirrors the BarForm you have selected in the arranger 51 Tip Notice that the BarForm step sequencer in the BeatWeaver panel is identical to the BarForm selected in the arranger Changes made in this step sequencer are reflected in the arranger To manually input a note click above BeatForm Sequence List 2 3 4 5 ees VERIS T M 3E BeatForm Sequence List Note that when you select BeatForms from the BeatForm map wo w ws em u ws es u the BeatForm Sequence List gets populated with every possible BMG measure that results from the unique ordering of your We wes ew selections Placing three BeatForms in every Deployment Bin ub emm ww emm wa ws e emm eme results in a tremendous BeatForm Sequence List We encourage aL EE BEL you to experiment with this fe
43. ttons below the tabs to narrow your Selection options to a specific instrument grouping Alternatively search for Instruments by typing the desired name into the search field directly below the instrument type buttons To load an instrument simply double click it Kits The Kits panel consists of pre grouped instruments that can be loaded simultaneously To load a kit double click it Use the kits panel to get started quickly and easily 35 Loops The Loops panel consists of kits and drum loops stored in Liquid Rhythm s library Click the buttons below the Library tabs to narrow your selection options by genre For example click the Dubstep button to limit your selections to dubstep beats Alternative use the search field below the genre buttons to type in a genre To load a loop double click it Audition Tools All the instruments in Liquid Rhythm s library can be auditioned before loading them To do so click any Instrument To control the audition volume for an instrument kit or loop click the audition volume fader and drag your mouse left or right to decrease or increase the volume Stop Audition Playback To stop the playback of a instrument kit or loop click the stop button indicated by the small square on the bottom right of the library panel Auto Audition Mode Auto audition makes it possible for you to hear the instruments kits and loops in Liquid Rhythm s library as you click on them It is enabled
44. y adjust the location of the Playhead either Click on the first value bar in the Playhead Position window enter a number using the numbers on your keyboard and press return enter Click on the first value in the Playhead Position window and drag the mouse up or down to increase or decrease the value 7 Follow Press the Follow button or use the command ctrl F key command to scroll through the arranger canvas during playback When Follow is disabled the view on the Arrange Page will stay in the same position when the Playhead goes out of view You can adjust the behavior of the Follow feature To do so 1 Click Options gt Settings or press command ctrl to open the Settings menu 2 Clickthe Look and Feel tab at the top of the Settings window 3 Click the Playhead Follow Behavior dropdown menu to select from either Scroll or Page 26 8 Loop Mode amp Defining a Loop Region Loop mode enables you to loop a specific section of your beat Enable Loop Mode by performing any of the following actions Clickthe Loop Toggle button Select a region s and press command ctrl L to activate Loop Mode and redefine the loop region to match your selection There are two ways to define the Loop Region Using the Loop Region bar o Resize by clicking the edge s of the Loop Region bar and dragging the mouse left or right to extend the region o Reposition by clicking the center of th
45. ythm patterns that can instantly be inserted into your arrangements With eighth note subdivisions there are 256 total combinations of notes and 49 rests Click any pattern to immediately load it into the selected bar in the arranger Hold option alt and click any BarForm to audition it Zooming Into the BarForm Map Click the Magnifying Glass tool to the right of the BarForm map to get a better look at the BarForm in the wheel Use the Rotate Map buttons above and below the Magnifying Glass to spin the wheel clockwise or counterclockwise By default the BarForm in the wheel is selected indicated by gray shading Tip Click around various bars in the Arranger Notice how the BeatWeaver reflects the selection s in the arranger Every element in the BeatWeaver is closely related to whatever region you have selected in the arranger canvas BeatForm Map The BeatForm map contains note groups that are equal to or higher resolution than 8 notes such as 8 5 16tts 16t note triplets as well as rests option alt click to audition any BeatForm 50 Deployment Bins When you click on a BeatForm in the wheel above it is deployed or placed into the selected Deployment Bins indicated by a black border Press and hold shift to place multiple BeatForms into a bin In the example shown the two BeatForms selected in the map have been deployed to the Strong bin Tip From left
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