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AIR Transfuser User Guide

1. ok eee TCANSFUSEr SLICE SEQ sucem o gt PITCH DECAY CUTOFF RESO 0000 o ple TCANSFUSET DRUMS DRUMS orums MED FX Kick Beater OLwou Pro Kick Eaatar OLWwaU FILTER Ame CEE Se CS a Co ee ce a aa Transfuser is a powerful virtual instrument for slicing dicing shuffling triggering rephrasing and resequencing audio loops and phrases It can help you create exciting new beats loops and phrases that you can use in new songs or even as part of a live performance alr System Requirements and Product Support For complete system requirements compatibility information and product registration visit the AIR website airmusictech com For technical support please contact us through the Support page of our website airmusictech com support Installation 1 Double click the exe installer file you downloaded 2 Follow the on screen instructions Note Loom uses PACE copy protection so it will install the PACE InterLok driver on your system if you do not already have it As most audio software uses PACE copy protection though this is probably already installed on your system Mac OS X 1 Double click the pkg installer file you downloaded 2 Follow the on screen instructions a O Understanding Transfuser An Overview To quickly grasp the possibilities of this beat mangling monster t
2. 2 Draw in a new note 4 Go ahead and draw in the rest of the pattern as you like Refer to the Info Pane to get more detailed information about what the tools can do 17 arr O An Alternate Approach to Creating Drum Patterns Instead of creating a pattern from scratch you can also use some of the common rhythmic patterns available in the Transfuser Drum Sequencer templates 1 Again select the Pattern you want 1 12 and click the Clear button Now click the Kick row in the sequencer to select it Select other rows like the Snare and select other Templates like Offbeat 18 er O Chop It Up with Beatcutter The Beatcutter effect provides a quick and easy way to chop up and shuffle your beats 1 Set up a Transfuser Track with a loop playing back In the Effects module from the first Effect insert click and choose Load gt Beatcutter 3 Controls for Beatcutter appear in the Editor pane 19 arr o Force Buttons 3eatcuTter D Ho 5 16 E S A a Ai A A i E A G 4 Click any of the Force buttons to immediately apply the corresponding effect for as long as you hold down the mouse Repeat Repeats playback of the currently sounding slice e Reorder Randomly reorders the playback of slices e Gate Truncates the length of the slice for a really choppy sound e Scratch Applies a varispeed effect that dynamically affects
3. Rate When Sync is enabled the Rate control lets you select a rhythmic subdivision or multiple of the beat for the Flanger Modulation Rate When Sync is disabled the Rate control lets you the modulation rate in independently of the session tempo 0 01 10 0 Hz Depth The Depth control lets you adjust the amount of modulation applied to the Delay time Wave The Wave control lets you interpolate between a triangle wave and a sine wave for the modulating LFO Offset The Offset control lets you adjust the phase offset 180 to 180 for the LFO waveform applied to the left and right channels 2 Delay Controls These controls let you adjust the delay time frequency of the low cut filter and amount of feedback for the Flanger Delay The Delay control lets you adjust the Delay time 0 00 12 00 ms for the Flanger Low Cut The Low Cut control lets you adjust the Low Cut frequency 20 0 Hz 1 00 kHz for the Flanger Feedback The Feedback control lets you adjust the amount of delay feedback for the Flanger At 0 the delay repeats only once At 100 the Flanger feeds back on itself 3 Mix The Mix control lets you balance the amount of dry signal with the amount of wet flanged signal At 50 there are equal amounts of dry and wet signal At 0 the output is all dry and at 100 it is all wet 174 air O m a O 5 O 50 E I sex 100 7 TE T E
4. 7 Display You can create and edit Sequencer patterns here This area is described in detail in the next section of this guide alr Slice Seq Display 1 Editor Pages These buttons select what note data is displayed below You can choose Velo velocity Pitch Fit filter Dec decay Pan and Rev reverse Auto Scroll If you have zoomed in the editor may only display part of the pattern If this is the case the pattern editor view automatically scrolls to the current playback position when the Auto Scroll option is enabled Pattern Indicator This bar displays the four bars of the Sequencer Loop Range Selector This selector shows the start point stop point and loop length of the sequence You can drag the left or right loop handle to change pattern s loop length or drag the center of the bar to change the start stop points When a loop is playing a moving icon shows the current position of the playback Pattern Editor Here you can enter edit or delete the slices that will be played 118 ar O Thru Sequencer Editor The Thru Sequencer passes MIDI information on to your chosen Transfuser synthesizer Since it is simply passes information along its Editor has no controls 119 Sir O Transfuser Synth Editors Transfuser provides seven different types of Synth modules 1 Analoge Brings polyphonic analog modeling technology to Transfuser This powerful polyphonic
5. Adjusts the stereo width of the Transfuser output A range of 50 80 results in the most natural sound Amp Drive Adds distortion at the output amplifier stage of Analoge Amp Gain Controls the output level of the Analoge module Display Selector Selects which set of controls will be shown in the Display area Display This section can display Oscillator Envelope or Modulation controls The Display Selector buttons located above the display determine what is shown 122 RANGE MODE STEREO VOICES GLIDE TIME Eo Enae ENYI QUAD SHAPE SHAPE DETUNE OSC1 OSC RING M DRIVE f asss s slasos Analoge Oscillators page 1 Oscillator 1 Section Range Sets the octave range of Oscillator 1 When set to Wide the oscillator s pitch is adjustable through its entire range using the Fine Knob Mode Lets you select what kind of oscillator you d like to use Select Single for a normal oscillator with one waveform Select Quad for four independent oscillators creating four detuned waveforms Fine Sets the fine tuning of Oscillator 1 Shape Seamlessly fades between Triangle Saw Rectangle and Pulse waveforms Env 1 Shape Sets the amount that Envelope 1 affects the Shape parameter Quad Detune Sets the amount of detuning for the oscillators in Quad mode 123 ar 2 Oscillator 2 Section Range Sets the octave range of Oscillator 1 When set to Wide the oscillator s pitch is adjustable thr
6. O m pO O O DELAY FILTER CUTOFF RESO e RT PAN LEVEL Delay Adjust the Delay control to set the length of delay for the tap relative to the main Delay setting Filter Select from the following types of filters for the Tap e Off Turns off the filter When the Filter is set to Off the Cutoff and Reso controls have no effect e Lowpass Provides a low pass filter e Bandpass Provides a band pass filter Highpass Provides a high pass filter Cutoff Adjust the Cutoff control to set the Cutoff frequency 40 0 Hz to 16 0 kHz for the selected filter type Reso Adjust the Reso control to change the amount of Resonance for the selected filter type Invert Phase Enable Invert Phase to invert the phase of the selected filter When enabled the Invert Phase button is lit Pan Adjust the Pan control to pan the audio signal from the Tap left or right in the stereo field Level Adjust the Level control to change the output level INF to 12 dB of the Tap 187 alr Para EQ The Para EQ effect is a 6 band parametric EQ that you can use to help sculpt the sound by boosting or attenuating specific frequencies 1 Volume Adjust the Volume control to balance the level of the signal after adjusting the Gain settings of the various EQ bands 2 Low Cut e Band Enable Disable Select or deselect the Band enable button to enable
7. Transfuser provides six host automatable knobs each of which can be assigned to control multiple other controls in Transfuser For example you can assign a single Smart knob to control the Cutoff Filter in multiple Synth modules on separate Transfuser Tracks Smart knobs apply to the assigned controls regardless of whether or not those controls are on Tracks set to receive different MIDI channels This is especially useful if you are using different MIDI channels to control different Tracks but you want certain controls on those Tracks to have a master control For information on assigning and using Smart knobs please see Configuring the Smart Knobs section of this User Guide 32 ar O Pattern Switch Keys kadbti The Pattern Switch keys map to the corresponding Pattern keys in the Sequencer Editors Clicking a Pattern Switch key C1 B1 in the Controller section selects the corresponding Sequencer Pattern The Pattern Switch keys only affect those Tracks assigned to the same MIDI Input Channel as displayed in the Channel indicator When playing the Transfuser Pattern Switch Keys from an external MIDI keyboard or from your music software s sequencer be sure to select the corresponding MIDI channel for the Transfuser n port from your music software s MIDI track selector where n is the numbered instance of a specific Transfuser insert To play a Synth module directly select the corresponding MIDI channel for the Transfuse
8. ar 8 9 10 11 Pitch Controls Let you edit the pitch of your selected sample Edit Tools Pitch Lets you raise or lower the pitch of the Phrase sample in semitones The Pitch control is also available in the Phrase Synth Track module Fine Lets you raise or lower the pitch of the Phrase sample in cents The Fine control is also available in the Phrase Synth Track module Zoom and Scroll Lets you adjust the horizontal zoom of the Waveform display Click in the Waveform display and drag down to zoom in or drag up to zoom out dragging left and right to scroll Pencil Lets you draw control breakpoints in the Level and Pan Page views The Pencil tool is not available in the Loop Page view Eraser Lets you delete control breakpoints in the Level and Pan Page views The Eraser tool is not available in the Loop Page view Grabber Lets you drag and drop the waveform to another Transfuser module the host Edit window or your desktop Edit Mode Selector This drop down menu lets you select what parameter you will be phrase editing in the waveform editor below You can edit Loop Level or Pan settings for your Waveform Display This area displays your waveform overlayed with Loop Level or Pan settings as selected in the Edit Mode Selector 144 alr 12 Filter The Filter controls are available regardless of which Edit view is selected TER m CUTOFF RESO ENY o VEL Filte
9. Drum Synth Display FX Page 1 FX Modules Each drum pad can be routed through up to three insert effects These three slots are where you assign those effects that you would like to use Select the effect using the drop down menu at the top The labeling of the four knobs below the drop down menu will change depending on what effect you choose You can use the illuminated on off switch to enable or disable any of the effects FX Master Section Output Lets you set the audio output to the track through the track insert effects or directly to any Output Bus Setting different Drum Pads to different Output Buses lets you mix and process individual Drum Pads on separate host tracks FX 1 2 Lets you send signal from the Drum Pad audio output to Effect Send 2 Poly Lets you set the polyphony for the selected Drum Pad from 1 to 8 voices If a Drum Pad is likely to be frequently re triggered before the end of the sample has been reached use a higher setting to keep consecutive Drum Samples from being cut off Higher settings are definitely better for sounds like ride cymbal samples that should overlap rather than cutting each other off Group Lets you assign the selected Drum Pad to one of four possible Groups A D Select Off to leave the Drum Pad unassigned to a Group Pads in the same Group cut off the sound of other pads in the same group For example assign open and closed hi hat samples to the same group so that t
10. When you select the Chord Seq module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Chord Seq Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Sequencer Editors section of this guide for more information 70 Sr O Drum Sequencer The Drum Sequencer module lets you configure a 12 note step sequencer to play a Drums Synth module on the same Track Drum Seq Module 1 Transport Controls Play Plays the track sequence e Latch Engages and disengages Latch mode In this mode the track continues to play even when no MIDI notes are received The sequencer will continue DRUM SEQ playing until the Stop button is pressed or your host s transport is stopped e Stop Stops playback of the sequence 2 Groove Lets you apply 0 100 of Groove microtiming as set in the Sequencer Drum Seq Editor When you select the Drum Sequencer module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Drum Sequencer Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Sequencer Editors section of this guide for more information 71 a O Phrase Sequencer The Phrase Sequencer lets you configure a monophonic MIDI sequencer to play a Phrase Synth module on the same Track Phrase Seq Module 1 Transport Controls Play Plays the track sequence e Latch Engages and disengages Latch mode In t
11. 2 M A R I 0 Controls M A R 1 0 Musical Advanced Random Intelligent Operations is a musical randomization algorithm that lets you create variations of your Sequencer patterns by clicking a single button M A R I O is described in detail in the Working with M A R I O section of this guide 3 Pattern Controls The Pattern section lets you create and recall up to 12 different Sequencer Patterns Click the numbered keys to select a pattern the selected pattern is highlighted in yellow You can copy paste or clear patterns using the buttons below the pattern selector buttons 4 Edit Controls This drop down menu provides commands that can be applied to the whole pattern or currently displayed bar The arrow keys can be used to undo and redo edits that have been made 5 Tools These tools let you create edit delete and select patterns and options contained in the display area The new Multi tool lets you make many kinds of edits without having to change tools To find out more please see The Multi Tool section of this guide 6 Display You can create and edit Sequencer patterns here This area is described in detail in the next section of this guide 108 ar O Eae MLL vc ec M cc ra Wo o endo Drum Seq Display 1 Editor Pages These buttons select what note data is displayed at the bottom of the display You can choose Velo veloci
12. E T La T g q m O O E Use the Gater effect to chop up the audio signal into staccato rhythmic patterns with variable filtering amplitude and panning 1 Gate The Gate controls let you adjust the Attack Hold and Release amounts for the Gater Step Sequencer pattern At the maximum settings the gating provides a smooth morphing effect e Attack The Attack control lets you adjust the duration of the attack as a percentage of the step duration e Hold The Hold control lets you adjust the duration of the hold or sustain as a percentage of the step duration Release The Release control lets you adjust the duration of the release as a percentage of the step duration 175 air O 2 Filter The Filter controls provide controls for the selected filter type e Cutoff The Cutoff control lets you adjust the Filter Cutoff frequency e Reso The Reso control lets you adjust the Resonance at the Cutoff frequency e Filter Mode The Filter Mode selector lets you select the type of Filter Options include Off no filtering LP low pass BP band pass HP high pass and Phaser 3 LFO Wave The LFO Wave selector lets you select the duration or frequency of the Low Frequency Oscillator LFO The duration of one cycle of the LFO is measured in Steps Random Randomly changes the lev
13. Synth module Drag up to increase or drag down to decrease the output level for Input Synth 5 Velocity The Velocity control lets you adjust how much incoming MIDI velocities affect the Envelope Trigger of the Input Synth module 6 Output Meter The Output meter displays the audio output level as it passes through the Input Synth module 130 ar O ia a p i p 3 8 1 Oscillator Section Bass provides an adjustable single Oscillator for monophonic MIDI playback e Wave Lets you change the waveform shape from Octave Saws to a Saw center position to a Square wave e Sub Octave Lets you adjust the level of a square wave that is one octave below the Oscillator frequency e Glide Lets you increase are decrease the Glide time between notes from 10 ms to 2 00 seconds when played legato or when played with a Phrase Sequencer using the Glide settings for each Note Event 131 ar O 2 Filter Section Bass provides an 18 dB octave resonant low pass filter after the Oscillator with adjustable Cutoff frequency and Resonance e Cutoff Lets you adjust the Cutoff frequency for the Filter e Reso Lets you adjust the Resonance or Q of the Filter 3 Envelope Section Provides an envelope to shape the attack and decay of a note Invert When enabled this option inverts the envelope Enable this option for softer squishier attacks The Decay control will function more like an Attack
14. Use the Record button if you would prefer to play a sequence using your MIDI keyboard instead of entering it in with a mouse Note Range The Note Range setting determines how the Sequencer plays back the corresponding Synth module on the Track Speed Adjusts the playback speed of the Sequencer as a ratio of the host s master tempo Sync Selects the Sequencer s playback position when triggered in relation to the host s timeline or other Transfuser Tracks Use Bar for performing and playing around in Transfuser Use Beat or 1 16 for arranging songs in your host s timeline Select Off to turn off automatic synchronization 110 ar O e Groove The drop down menu selects the Groove Micro timing of the Sequencer You can use the Transfuser Master Groove or another local Groove option The knob above the menu sets the amount of groove from 0 to 100 e Force Notes to Scale Selecting any of the scales in this drop down menu restricts the MIDI notes allowed in the Phrase Pattern This assures that any notes in the Sequence Pattern will be limited to a single diatonic scale 2 M A R I 0 Controls M A R I 0 Musical Advanced Random Intelligent Operations is a musical randomization algorithm that lets you create variations of your Sequencer patterns by clicking a single button M A R I O is described in detail in the Working with M A R I O section of this guide 3 Pattern Controls The Pattern section lets you create and recall u
15. or Effects module the Editor for that module is shown in the Editor section To forget unassign an assigned control from a Smart knob 1 Right click the Smart knob 2 From the drop down menu select the assigned control and choose Unassign from its submenu To forget unassign a Smart knob assignment from an assigned control 1 Right click the control you want to unassign 2 From the drop down menu select Unassign Smart Knob 1 or whichever of the six available Smart knob is assigned 37 ar Configuring the Note Range Control UUN pN au a peT When using Sequencer modules there are different modes that determine how the sequencer responds when playing keys in the Note Range area of the on screen keyboard as well as any external MIDI controller There are up to three different modes in each sequencer Switch between different modes using the Note Range selector beneath the sequencer name in the Editor pane Drum Sequencer e Trigger Pattern Note range keys trigger the patterns 1 12 stored for the Drum Sequencer e Transpose Pattern Keys in the Note Range trigger the selected pattern and transpose it according to the note played or clicked The original pitch transposition of the loop is mapped to C3 Notes below C3 transpose the loop down and notes above transpose it up soea New Crum Seq AO NOTE RANGE TRIGGER PATTERN Transpose Patt lime Play Pads e Play Pads Note range keys play
16. Loop Hard 06 BF E Loop Hard 07 BF E Loop Hard 08 BF E Loop Hard 09 BF E Loop Hard 10 BF E Loop Hard 11 BF E Loop Hard 12 BF Ei nnn Une 49 DE Preview enable button air O Now let s explore drum tracks Loading and Editing a Drum Groove 1 Click the Tracks tab at the top of the Transfuser Browser then click the Factory tab 2 Locate a Factory Drum Track such as 4 On The Floor and drag it into the Tracks pane 3 Click the Sequencer module on the Track and take a look at its various parameters in the Editor pane Start playback and adjust the various controls in the Editor to explore the possibilities 5 Click the Synth module on the Track and take a look at its editor in the Editor pane 6 With Transfuser still playing back adjust the various controls and explore the possibilities You can also click individual Drum Pads in the Drums Editor to play back individual samples Better yet play the corresponding notes on your MIDI controller to play the Drums Synth directly 12 arr O Digging Deeper Now that you have scratched the surface let s dig a little deeper into what you can do with Transfuser Using Multiple Transfuser Tracks By combining multiple Transfuser Tracks and tweaking a few controls you can build your own unique custom loops 1 2 3 4 Start a new instance of Transfuser Drag in a Factory Track or an audio file from the Browser section Drag in another Track or some audio Set
17. The Mix control lets you adjust the Mix between the wet effected and dry unaffected signal 0 is all dry and 100 is all wet while 50 is an equal mix of both 196 ar ing Reverb seans D REVERS 7 d Se 4 d ie Gee a The Transfuser Spring Reverb brilliantly models its analog namesake The analog spring reverb is an electromechanical device much like the plate reverb The signal to be reverberated is fed to a transducer at the end of a long suspended metal coil spring The transducer causes the spring to vibrate with the result that the signal reflects from one end of the spring to the other At the other end of the spring is another transducer that converts the motion of the spring back into an electrical signal thus creating a delayed and reverberated version of the input signal 1 Pre Delay The Pre Delay control determines the amount of time 0 250 ms that elapses between the original audio event and the onset of reverberation 2 Reverb Time Adjust the Reverb Time to change the reverberation decay time 1 0 10 0 seconds after the original direct signal stops Shorter times result in a tighter more ringing and metallic reverb such as when walking down a narrow hall with hard floors and walls Longer times result in a larger reverberant space such as an empty large concrete cistern 197 air 3 Low Cut The Low Cut control lets you adjust the freq
18. Track module menu e Click the Remove button for the Track you want to delete and then click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the Track or click No to cancel 60 et O Assigning MIDI Input Channels Any Transfuser Track can be independently assigned to receive MIDI on any MIDI channel 1 16 This lets you assign multiple MIDI tracks from your music software to independently play multiple corresponding Transfuser Tracks To assign the MIDI channel input for MIDI control of a Track From the Transfuser Track MIDI Channel Input selector select the MIDI channel for MIDI control of the Track 61 er O Assigning the Track Low Key and High Key Range Transfuser lets you assign different MIDI note low and high key ranges for each Track This lets you play Synth modules and trigger sequencer patterns for different Tracks from different note ranges of your external MIDI keyboard controller or from MIDI and Instrument tracks in your session MIDI note numbers below or above the assigned note key range have no effect on the Track LOKEY ILEKE To assign the Low and High Key Notes for a Track C Mate Select the MIDI note and octave from the Lo Key and Hi Key drop down menus i jxorowars AUTOMAT Low Key High Key Note Note Transfuser Track Automation Each Transfuser Track provides up to 12 lanes of automation that can be assigned to any control in any module in the Track For detailed informati
19. by clicking and dragging the beginning or ending of Loop Range indicator left or right Different Automation Lanes can have different durations Be sure to enable the Track Automation Lane by clicking its number The number is highlighted when automation is enabled Otherwise any automation on that lane has no effect Play back the Transfuser Track to hear what you have done so far Go ahead assign other Automation Lanes to other controls and explore what you can do Also explore some of the automatic automation tools in the Edit drop down menu such as Randomize Step Values Create Crescendo and Create Decrescendo Note that these only apply to any currently drawn automation events 101 air O _Z Transfuser Sequencer Editors Chord Sequencer CHORD SEQ o ye F AUTE rte a MARTO PATTERN Chord Seq Pane 1 Sequencer Controls e Transport Controls These controls are used to start and stop the Sequencer When Latch mode is engaged the Sequencer continues to play until the Stop until the Stop button is pressed Speed Adjusts the playback speed of the Sequencer as a ratio of the host s master tempo 102 ar Sync Selects the Sequencer s playback position when triggered in relation to the host s timeline or other Transfuser Tracks Use Bar for performing and playing around in Transfuser Use Beat or 1 16 for arranging songs in your host s ti
20. case the pattern editor view automatically scrolls to the current playback position when the Auto Scroll option is enabled Pattern Indicator This bar displays the four bars of the Sequencer Loop Range Selector This selector shows the start point stop point and loop length of the sequence You can drag the left or right loop handle to change pattern s loop length or drag the center of the bar to change the start stop points When a loop is playing a moving icon shows the current position of the playback Pattern Editor Here you can enter edit or delete the notes that will be played by the sequence This is done by simply clicking and dragging any of the on screen boxes 112 ar O Poly Seq Sequencer RANSPOSE PHRASE wu note fl ean MASTER id OFF Poly Seq Editor 1 Poly Seq Controls e Transport These controls are used to start and stop the Sequencer When Latch mode is engaged the Sequencer continues to play until the Stop button is pressed Use the Record button if you would prefer to play a sequence using your MIDI keyboard instead of entering it in with a mouse e Note Range The Note Range setting determines how the Sequencer plays back the corresponding Synth module on the Track e Speed Adjusts the playback speed of the Sequencer as a ratio of the host s master tempo e Sync Selects the Sequencer s playback position when triggered in relation to the host s timeline or o
21. concepts and make the first guided steps toward getting your groove on with Transfuser But first things first Make sure that Transfuser is correctly installed and authorized Launch your music software and launch an instance of Transfuser a O Insert Transfuser on an Instrument Track in Avid Pro Tools Here is how to insert Transfuser on a Pro Tools Instrument track 1 Create a new stereo Instrument track recommended in your Pro Tools session e Choose Track gt New e Select 1 new Stereo Instrument Track in Ticks e Click Create 2 Click the Pro Tools Track Insert selector and select Transfuser INSERTS AE no insert multichannel plug in FO multi mono plug in prenna Reverb Delay Modulation Harmonic Dither Sound Field Instrument Other Hybrid stereo Strike stereo Structure stereo Transfuser stereo Velvet stereo Avid Marketplace When you first insert Transfuser on a Pro Tools Instrument track the Tracks pane in the Transfuser Plug in window is empty Import Factory or custom Transfuser Tracks or import audio to create new Transfuser Tracks by dragging from the Transfuser Browser pane or even from Pro Tools or the Desktop Until you have Tracks in Transfuser there is nothing for Transfuser to play ar O Test Drive Transfuser Before reading any further insert Transfuser on a stereo Instrument track and play around with it for awhile just to see what you
22. control in an ADSR type envelope the attack will ramp up to the sustain level of the signal Env Mod Determines the amount of envelope modulation of the Filter Cutoff At 0 the envelope has no effect on the signal Decay Determines the length of the decay after the initial attack note on At 0 the signal drops to silence right after the attack At 100 the signal decays over a period of time after the attack 4 Accent Section The Accent controls affect the Filter according to the velocity played When playing with higher velocities the Accent effect is more pronounced The Accent effect is most noticeable with higher Resonance settings Decay Adjusts the Envelope Decay when an accented note is triggered When set to 100 the accent is quite pronounced At 100 the Accent is much more muted Level Determines how much the Accent affects the amplitude at note on 5 Distortion Section Use Distortion to color the audio signal with distortion Bright When enabled the Bright option provides a bright clean distortion Drive Lets you increase the amount of drive input volume of the signal Level Controls the output Level of the Distortion 6 Randomize Controls These controls let you quickly randomize your Bass Synth settings in a musical fashion Please see the Synthesizer Randomization section of this guide to learn more about this feature 132 ar O Drums Synth Editor DRUMS BPecCo
23. currently sounding slice Reorder Randomly reorders the playback of slices Gate Truncates the length of the slice for a really choppy sound Scratch Applies a varispeed effect that dynamically affects the pitch and duration slices like scratching on a turntable Freeze Freezes playback of the audio at that moment in time by repeating a short buffer of samples 157 air O 2 Probability Display The Probability step sequencer lets you adjust the likelihood that any Beatcutter effects will be applied at a given step For example with Step 1 set to 100 Beatcutter effects will be applied 100 of the time If it is set to 0 Beatcutter effects will never be applied at that step To adjust a Probability Step value click the vertical bar in the step you want to adjust and drag up or down 3 Speed Depending on the Speed setting there are 16 or 12 probability steps Select one of the following options e 1 8 Note Plays 16 steps over 8 beats e 1 16 Note Plays 16 steps over 4 beats 1 4 Triplet Plays 12 steps over 4 beats 1 8 Triplet Plays 12 steps over 2 beats 4 Repeat The Repeat control lets you adjust the probability 0 100 of any step repeating playback of the previously played slice 5 Reorder The Repeat control lets you adjust the probability 0 100 of any step actually playing back a different slice than the current one in sequence 6 Gate The Gate control lets you adjust the proba
24. down to increase or decrease the value of the event Option click Mac OS X an event t its To delete an Automation Event do one of the following e With the Pencil tool single click the event you want to delete e With the Eraser tool click the event you want to delete You can also click a selection to delete all events within the selection 98 am O Editing Selected Automation Events Selected events can be moved or copied and the values for selected events can be changed simultaneously Commands from the Edit menu apply to selected events To select Automation Events 1 Select the Selector tool 2 Drag across one or more Automation Events on one or more Automation Lanes To clear the selection e With the Selector tool double click in the selection To move selected events 1 With the Selector tool make the selection you want 2 Select the Pencil tool 3 Move the cursor over near the top of the selection The cursor changes to a hand 4 Drag the selection from the current location to the location to where you want to move the selected events 99 air o Configuring Automation Lanes Once you have assigned an Automation Lane to a control in Transfuser you will want to configure automation for that control To configure automation for a control 1 Click the Track module The Track Automation editor appears in the Editor pane 2 Assign Lane 1 to the Slicer Cutoff filter
25. enabled the left and right channels of the incoming stereo signal are processed separately When it is disabled the incoming stereo signal is summed and processed as mono The Stereo button is lit when it is enabled Drive The Drive control lets you increase the drive input volume of the signal from 0 dB no distortion to 60 dB way too much distortion Sometimes an increase or decrease of just one or two decibels can make a big difference on the amount and quality of distortion 167 am O 4 Tone Controls The Tone controls let you shape the timbral quality of the distortion Pre Shape The Pre Shape control lets you increase or decrease a broad gain boost or attenuation of treble frequencies in the processed signal PreShape is essentially a pre distortion tone control that makes the distortion bite at different frequencies Set to 0 the Pre Shape control doesn t affect the tone at all Higher settings provide a boost in the high end of the distorted signal more treble distortion while lower settings suppress the high end with some mid range boost for a darker less distorted tone Edge The Edge control lets you change clipping from being symmetrical to being asymmetrical which makes it sound richer and nastier at high settings The difference is most noticeable at lower Drive settings e High Cut The High Cut control lets you adjust the frequency for the High Cut Filter To cut the high end of the proce
26. module replacing it or into the blank area of the Tracks section to create a new Track You can also drag the file onto your computer s Desktop Explorer Windows or Finder Mac OS X 6 The Recorder can keep recording or you can click Stop After you stop recording the recorded audio remains available We recommend letting Transfuser continue to record and simply dragging the waveform you want to export within one bar s time before the draggable file changes ao E 93 ar o Transfuser Track Automation Transfuser Track Automation provides a whole other layer of precision control over Transfuser Tracks Each Track has up to 12 lanes of automation that can be assigned to any control in any module in the Track Each automation lane provides 32 step sequencing for automation Steps can be measured in 1 4 note to 1 32 note subdivisions of the beat including triplets Each sequence can play straight through first to last and then repeat or forward then backward Also each can be discretely step automated or interpolated on a curve curve automation is good for continuous controls To assign a control Track Automation 1 Right click the control you want to assign 2 From the drop down menu choose Assign Automation Lane and select the number for the Track Automation Lane you want assigned 1 12 To unassign a control Track Automation 1 Right click the control you want to unassign 2 From the drop down menu selec
27. of the four Taps The button is lit when a Tap is active Delay Adjust the Delay control to set the amount of delay for the Tap Feedback Adjust the Feedback control to set the amount of Feedback for the Tap Pan Adjust the Pan control to pan the audio signal from the Tap left or right in the stereo field Mix Adjust the Mix control to lower or raise the output level of the Tap delay line 201 air O TuzeDRIve D EREE Use the Tube Drive effect to add overdriven tube saturated distortion to the audio signal 1 Drive Sets the input volume of the signal through the Tube Drive effect 2 Headroom Adjust the headroom of the incoming signal from 30 0 dB to 0 0 dB 3 Saturation Adjusts the amount of tube saturation 4 Output Lets you boost or attenuate the overall output gain of the tube driven signal This control ranges from 20 0 to 20 0 with the default value at 0 dB 202 coo ea a a Use the Vinyl effect to make your Transfuser sound like your old vinyl records played on your dusty old turntable you know the one that really needs a new needle The Transfuser Vinyl effect is guaranteed to add an extra aura of faux nostalgia to your Transfuser Tracks 1 Distortion Controls Drive Lets you increase the amount of drive input volume of the signal Increase the Drive to make it sound like you really need to get a new needle for your turntable Wi
28. signal to mono then offers separate left and right delay output taps from that signal Stereo Processes the left and right channels of the incoming stereo signal independently and outputs the processed signal on the corresponding left and right channels e Cross Processes the left and right channels of the incoming stereo signal independently but outputs the processed signal on the on the opposite channel For example the dry signal coming in on the left channel is delayed and then output on the right channel 165 air o _ 2 Syne When Sync is enabled the delay time synchronizes to the tempo of your music application When Sync is disabled you can set the delay time in milliseconds independently of your software s tempo The Sync button is lit when it is enabled 3 Time When Sync is enabled the Delay control lets you select a rhythmic subdivision or multiple of the beat based on your audio software s tempo for the delay time When Sync is disabled the Time control lets you set the delay time in milliseconds and seconds 1 ms to 4 00 seconds 4 L R Ratio The Left Right Ratio control lets you set the ratio of left to right delay times Move the control all the way to the left 50 100 and the left channel delay time is half the right channel delay time Move the control all the way to the right 100 50 and the right channel delay time is half the left channel delay time 5 Feedback The Feedback control le
29. the pitch and duration slices like scratching on a turntable e Freeze Freezes playback of the audio at that moment in time by repeating a short buffer of samples 20 ar O 5 Click on any note in the Beatcutter 16 step pattern sequencer and drag up or down to adjust its effect probability The Probability value determines the likelihood of whether or not Beatcutter manipulates a certain note in the pattern 1 4 S amp E E 6 You can also change the Speed of the probability pattern Select one of the following from the Speed drop down menu e 1 8th note e 1 16th note e 1 8 note triplet 1 16 note triplet SPEED I 178 NOTE kad 21 a O Chop Up External Audio from Another Track You can process audio from an audio track or live input on your audio interface with any of the Transfuser Effects These steps use Pro Tools as an example but you can do this with different host software that allows you to route audio from one track to another INSERTSA E INSERTS AE 1 Set up an audio bus for the signal you want to feed into D CS Transfuser For example assign the audio Output path of a pre recorded audio track to Bus 1 2 2 Insert Transfuser on a new stereo Instrument track Important for VST AU users If you are using the VST or AU version of Transfuser insert the TransfuserFX effect plug in onto an audio track instead of an Instrument or MIDI track The TransfuserFX plug in can process incom
30. to stop playback for all Transfuser Tracks Either click a key on the GUI keyboard or play a note on your external MIDI keyboard Any Transfuser Track set to the corresponding MIDI Input Channel plays back If Latch is disabled it plays back for as long as you hold down the key and stops as soon as you release the key If Latch is enabled playback continues even after you release the key 10 ar Next let s see what you can do with audio loops To Transfuse Your First Loop 1 Click the Audio tab at the top of the Transfuser Browser then click the Factory tab Open any folder by double clicking it such as one of the Loops folders Click the Preview button at the bottom of the browser to enable Preview it is lit when enabled Now you can listen to a loop by just clicking its name in the list Preview lasts as long as you hold down the mouse or if Latch is enabled for the duration of the audio file Locate an audio file and drag it into the empty Tracks pane or even over an existing Track if you ve already created one In the resulting dialog select what you want to do with the loop For now click OK for Sliced Audio and Sliced Sequence The loop is automatically sliced up and sequenced to create a new Track Start playback in Transfuser to hear the sliced up loop 11 Name a E Loop Fat 17 BF E Loop Fat 18 BF E Loop Hard 02 BF E Loop Hard 03 BF E Loop Hard 04 BF E Loop Hard 05 BF E
31. type Band Enable Disable Select or deselect the Band enable button to enable the EQ Band Frequency Adjust the frequency 120 Hz 20 0 kHz for the High Cut Decibel Menu Select the depth of the High Cut in decibels 6 12 18 or 24 dB Graphic Editor Adjusting the Frequency Gain or Q controls of any of the EQ bands is represented in the Graphic Editor You can also edit the Frequency and Gain of any of the EQ Bands by dragging in the Graphic Editor 190 ar Use the Phaser effect to apply a phaser to the audio signal for that wonderful wooshy squishy sound 1 Poles Select the number of phaser pole stages 2 4 6 or 8 The number of poles changes the character of the sound The greater the number of poles the thicker and squishier the sound 2 Syne When Sync is enabled the Phaser Rate control synchronizes to the session tempo When Sync is disabled you can set the Rate in milliseconds independently of the session tempo The Sync button is lit when it is enabled 3 Rate When Sync is enabled the Rate control lets you select a rhythmic subdivision or multiple of the beat for the Phaser Modulation Rate When Sync is disabled the Rate control lets you the rate of the Phaser in independently of the session tempo 0 01 10 0 Hz 191 air Ee 4 Depth The Depth control lets you adjust the depth of modulation which in turn affects the amount of phasing applied to the
32. un check sections that would like to prevent being randomized The Left and Right Arrow buttons let you undo and redo randomization settings and let you quickly audition multiple randomized variations of a synthesizer 27 air O Configuring Transfuser for Performance Transfuser can easily be played live from an external MIDI controller or as a thoroughly arranged multitrack virtual instrument Whether you choose to play Transfuser loose off the cuff and on the fly or if you re a control freak and want to sequence everything in your music software Transfuser lets you quickly and easily assign MIDI notes and MIDI continuous controllers MIDI CC to virtually any pattern trigger or control available 28 at O Transfuser makes it easy to assign MIDI control to any of its performance controls This lets you sequence Transfuser from your music software s MIDI tracks or play in real time through with a MIDI controller Using sensibly mapped MIDI controllers you set up Transfuser as a profoundly compelling and expressive instrument for performance and arranging To assign a MIDI controller to any Transfuser control 1 Right click the control you want to assign such as the Cutoff frequency control in a Drums module 2 Select Learn CC 3 On your MIDI controller move the knob fader button or other controller such as mod wheel foot switch or volume pedal To unassign forget a MIDI controller assignment f
33. values the bell will be disharmonic metallic and or bell like Key Level Sets the amount that the bell volume is affected when playing keys of higher and lower pitch The default setting is the middle 12 00 position For values greater than the middle position the bell for higher notes will become quieter For values lower than middle position the bell for lower notes will become quieter Decay Defines how quickly the bell fades into silence Use small values for typical electric piano tines Dry Pickup Seamlessly adjusts the amount of bell added before or after the pickup Adding it after the pickup gives more natural sounds and is the correct emulation of an electric piano Other settings can result in unnatural but very interesting sounds Mix Overall volume of the bell part 4 Noise Controls On Off Activates the Noise section of the synthesizer The Noise section can be used to add various sonic colors to the start of a sound Color Sets the character of noise Higher values will result in a brighter noise Key Color Determines how the noise color is affected when playing high and low keys When set to high values the noise is brighter at higher notes Random Determines the amount of volume randomization of the noise For high values there is higher variation in noise after subsequent key strikes Attack Adjusts how hard or soft the noise is at the start of a note Decay Defines how quickly the noise fades
34. 05 air O 11 Voicing Mode Defines the voicing algorithm that selects the notes that form the chord Depending on the mode this could be up to 8 notes through several octaves just a few close together only octaves or just 2 or 3 for more simple sequences Auto Invert When switched on the Sequencer is allowed to play inverted chords which is useful to avoid parallel shifts If left off all chords are played with no inversions Lowest Note Defines the lowest note the Sequencer is allowed to use when voicing a chord If an inversion octave of a chord would normally use notes below this selection a different inversion or octave will be used Transpose Transposes the entire Sequencer in octaves Strumming Time Defines the time it takes to play a strummed event from the first to the last note The middle of this range results in guitar like strumming Smaller values result in a more electronic tech y sound whereas larger values result in more arpeggiated events Wrong Held Notes Get Determines what happens if wrong notes are played If the current chord changes but some notes of the old chord are still sustained the old notes can be Kept this leads to smoother legato like playback with possible disharmonics Choked no disharmonics will appear but the sequence may sound interrupted or Retuned smoother playback and no disharmonics but the results may sound unnatural 106 amr O EE Drum Sequ
35. Assignment and select sh ASUSUAS Target to view the module containing the assigned control in the Editor pane 3 Rate Sets the rate as a subdivision of the beat at which Track Automation events will play 4 Direction Sets the playback direction for the Track Automation Lane Click to toggle between Forward gt and Forward Backward lt gt 5 Step Curve Toggles between Step and Curve When set to Step the Track Automation Lane sends discrete control values for each event When set to Curve the Track Automation Lane sends continuous control data interpolating between the values for each event 6 Syne Toggles track automation synchronize on and off When this feature is switched on the track automation lane is synchronized with the start of the sequencer s pattern so each repetition of the pattern will have identical automation 97 ar O Automation Events change the setting of targeted controls by the specified percentage plus or minus at that step in time Automation Events can be created and editing using the Track Automation Edit Tools Additionally you can edit Automation Events within a selection using commands in the Edit menu To create an Automation Event 1 Select the Pencil tool 2 Click a Step in an Automation Lane where you want to create an event Drag up or down to set the value of the event To change the value for an Automation Event e With the Pencil tool drag up or
36. Bus However the signal can still pass through the Effects Sends Main Assigns the Main output of Transfuser e Output Buses 1 8 Can be selected for discrete mixing in your music software t to Out e Cue Output Bus Can be used to audition Tracks before switching them to one of the main Output Buses Set up an Auxiliary Input track in your music software to monitor the Cue Output Bus from Transfuser and route it to the Headphone outputs on your software or audio interface 86 ar O The Master section provides access to the Master Groove Effects Sends 1 and 2 Main Effects Inserts and Recorder It also provides controls for the Master Transport and Click and Pitch and Volume 87 alr Master Transport 1 Play Click the Play button in the Master Transport to start play back in Transfuser whether or not your music software s transport is engaged 2 Stop Click the Stop button in the Master Transport to stop play back in Transfuser whether or not the your music software s Transport is engaged 3 Metronome When you want to play or record with the Drum Sequencer on the fly without any other Transfuser Tracks or the DAW transport running you can use the Metronome in the Master section to keep the beat The Transfuser Metronome always synchronizes to your music software s tempo To activate the Metronome click the Metronome button Click it again to turn off the Metronome N
37. Drive Lets you control the amount of Drive applied to the Bass Bass Synth Editor When you select the Bass Synth module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Bass Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Synth Editors section of this guide for more information 78 air O Drums Synth The Drums Synth module is a sample based drum machine that can be played back by the Drum Sequencer module It provides twelve sample pads to which you can drag samples or choose from a number of factory samples Drums Synth Track Module 1 Pitch Lets you raise or lower the pitch of the Drums in semitones and cents 2 Cutoff Lets you adjust the Cutoff Frequency applied to the Drums 3 Decay Lets you adjust the amount of Decay applied to the Drums Lower settings result in shorter decays and higher settings result in longer decays for the Drums Drums Synth Editor When you select the Drums Synth module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Drums Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Synth Editors section of this guide for more information 79 air O Electric Synth The Electric synthesizer brings the sound of electric pianos to Transfuser This polyphonic synthesizer can be set to achieve all kinds of tones ranging from mellow and lai
38. Insert Editor Selectors Lets you select any one of the four Effects Inserts in the module The Effect Editor if any for the selected Insert appears in the Editor pane Also the Effect performance controls if any for the selected Insert appear in the Effects module below the Effects Inserts Parallel When selected the audio signal is routed through Effects Inserts 1 and 2 in series parallel to 3 and 4 in series Serial When selected the audio signal is routed through all the Effects Inserts serially in order 1 4 Module Enable Lets you enable or disable the module Performance Controls Provides access to a few critical effects controls for performance This provides easy access to musically useful controls during performance right in the Effects module without having to access the Effect Editor and they can be assigned to MIDI CCs The available controls vary depending on the selected Effect For example the Compressor effect provides Threshold Attack and Output controls 156 ar 3EATCUTTER 1 SPee vanor 7 zs EN eS Gos ss 2s es Use the Beatcutter effect as a quick and easy way to chop up and shuffle your beats Of course you don t have to limit yourself to just cutting up beats try feeding it vocals or instrumental melodies riffs or chords 1 Force Buttons Click the Beatcutter Force buttons to apply 100 any of the following effects Repeat Repeats playback of the
39. MIDI or Instrument tracks Tip Try usin hrough B1 to trigger stored Slicer Sequencer Patterns 1 12 and set the Note Range to Play Slices C2 C5 to interject individual slices 39 ar O Configuring the Trigger Pads Transfuser has eight Trigger Pads that can be used to trigger playback of Sequencer Patterns in specific Sequencer modules and also to send MIDI notes to Sequencer and Synth modules A single Trigger Pad can also be assigned to multiple target modules This way a single Trigger Pad can be used to trigger different patterns in different modules simultaneously or even just to play sampled Drum Pads in Drums Synth modules on different Tracks If you are using an external MIDI controller with Transfuser the Trigger Pads map to MIDI notes 1 C 2 C 3 D 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 F and 8 G If your controller has trigger pads like the M Audio Axiom series keyboard be sure to assign them to the corresponding notes Set the default MIDI input channel and octave range for the Trigger Pads in the Transfuser Preferences see the Transfuser Preferences section of this guide to learn more To assign a Trigger Pad 1 Right click the Trigger Pad you want to assign 2 From the drop down menu choose the Track and the Module you want such as Track 3 gt Drums and select the Pattern or MIDI note you want to trigger such as C2 48 to trigger a Kick Drum sound 3 You can assign the same Trigg
40. Speed The Speed setting synchronizes to your audio software s session tempo All options are in rhythmic note values e Trigger Offset Adjust the Trigger Offset control to offset the Automatic Trigger by up to 100 0 ms 193 air Ee 2 Manual Trigger Click the Manual Trigger button to immediately trigger the Pumper regardless of whether the Automatic Trigger is On or Off 3 Envelope Display Displays the duration of the Attack Hold and Release times of the Pumper It also displays the dynamic Depth of the Pumper and the Shape slope of the Release Additionally the current playback location is indicated by a moving dot along the line of the Envelope display it starts at the beginning of the Envelope with each trigger of the Pumper and travels through the envelope at the rate of the selected Speed based on the session tempo 4 Depth Adjust the Depth control to set the depth of the Pumper Higher values provide a greater amount of pumping and lower values less 5 Attack Adjust the Attack control to increase or decrease the attack time of the Pumper 6 Hold Adjust the Hold control to increase or decrease the hold time of the Pumper 7 Release Adjust the Release control to increase or decrease the release time of the Pumper 8 Shape Adjust the Shape control to change the slope of the Pumper on release 194 Reve O a FE SMALL CHAMBER C 2 o amp e 6 Use the Rev
41. Synth Editor When you select the Slicer Synth module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Slicer Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Synth Editors section of this guide for more information 82 ar O Audio Input The Audio Input Synth module passes audio from the DAW track on which Transfuser is inserted When Transfuser is inserted on an audio track it can process any audio played back on that track as well Audio Input Synth Track Module 1 Attack Lets you adjust the Attack time of the envelope for audio input INPRLG 2 Release Lets you adjust the Release time of the envelope for audio input ATTACK RELEASE 3 Thru Lets you directly adjust the through level for the audio input Audio Input Synth Editor When you select the Audio Input Synth module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Audio Input Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Synth Editors section of this guide for more information 83 air O The Effects module provides up to four different effect inserts parallel or in series on each Track For detailed information on the Effects Editors see the Transfuser Effects Editors section air O The Mix module provides Mute Solo Volume and Panning controls for the Track It also provide
42. Synth Track Module 1 Pitch Lets you raise or lower the pitch of fd New Phrase B the audio in the Phrase Synth in semitones PHROSSe 2 Fine Lets you adjust the fine tuning of the pitch of the audio in the Phrase Synth OR a ES in cents Phrase Synth Editor When you select the Phrase Synth module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Phrase Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Synth Editors section of this guide for more information 81 r O Slicer Synth The Slicer Synth module takes any imported audio and slices it up at the transients Transients are the peaks in the audio waveform With drum loops transients are the individual hits on each drum With a bass or guitar loop transients occur at the attack of each note or chord played Once the audio is sliced up the individual slices can be played back by the Slice Sequencer Slicer Synth Track Module 1 Pitch Lets you raise or lower the pitch of the audio slices in the Slicer Synth in semitones 2 Decay Lets you adjust the amount of Decay applied to the audio slices Lower settings result in shorter decays and higher settings result in longer decays for each of the audio slices 3 Cutoff Lets you adjust the Cutoff frequency of the Filter applied to the audio slices 4 Reso Lets you adjust the Resonance of the Filter Slicer
43. TERN 2 Click Here or play note C 1 1 Select All 23 air O 6 From the Select menu choose Select All This way M A R 1 0 can be applied to the whole pattern 7 Start playback in the Sequencer so you can hear the changes you ll make with M A R 1 0 as you apply them 8 Inthe Drum Sequencer Editor pane locate the M A R 1 0 Apply button ano TRIGGER PATTERN SYNC M AF PATTERN 2au Lo ES Ou 6 s 10 1 vv AS Apply button 9 With the pattern playing back click the M A R I 0 Apply button Notice the changes to the pattern playing back 10 Click it several more times Each time M A R I O creates a musically interesting variation of the original pattern 24 arr O 11 12 13 Click the arrow buttons to the left and right of the M A R I 0 Apply button to go back or forward through the history of applied M A R I O variations This way you can select the most musically appropriate version for your purposes MA B 1 OL Back Forward Drag the Depth dial right or left to increase or decrease the amount of M A R I O variation to be applied MARLO Di More M A R 1 O Less M A R 1 O You can also expand the reach of M A R I O to many other musical parameters Select any parameters you want to affect from the Target drop down menu 25 ar O All Transfuser Sequencers now have a useful Multi tool that allows you to perform a variety of tasks without having to
44. The selected option provides the rhythmic grid for creating and moving notes Select one of the available divisions or choose Off if you would like to edit without a grid 8 Display You can create and edit Sequencer patterns here This area is described in detail in the next section of this guide 104 air AUTO LOWEST TRANS STRUMMING WRONG HELD INVERT NOTE POSE TIME NOTES GET E Goer Jc THOKED 7 Chord Seq Display 1 Edit Control These buttons select what parameter of a strum event you would like to edit You can choose Notes Velo velocities or Strum Auto Scroll If you have zoomed in the editor may only display part of the pattern If this is the case the pattern editor view automatically scrolls to the current playback position when the Auto Scroll option is enabled Pattern Indicator This bar displays the four bars of the Sequencer Loop Range Selector This selector shows the start point stop point and loop length of the sequence You can drag the left or right loop handle to change pattern s loop length or drag the center of the bar to change the start stop points When a loop is playing a moving icon shows the current playback position Pattern Editor Here you can enter edit or delete the strum events that will be played by the sequence The Edit Control buttons select what parameter of the event you would like to edit 1
45. Transfuser extracts oO H E the drum samples from the dropped audio as well as possible Bass Synth and Phrase Sequence Is not available for imported audio but a bass track can be added by dragging a factory bass track or you can create your own 3 To create another Track repeat the previous steps Tip You can also have a Thru Sequencer and Audio Input Synth However this configuration is not available in the Import As dialog Sampler Files Folder When you import non Factory audio into Transfuser a Sample Files folder is created in the Transfuser content location User Data Recorded Audio or as set in Transfuser s Preferences This keeps all imported audio conveniently with the session 56 ar O Since you can have multiple Tracks in Transfuser you may want to minimize the height of some Tracks to save screen space Likewise you may want to maximize the height of other Tracks to access Track controls on screen To minimize collapse or maximize expand a Track in Transfuser e Click the triangular icon at the top left of the Track l 0_12 Against 4 57 ar O Cutting or Copying and Pasting Tracks If you want to use a Track that you constructed as the basis of another Track you can cut or copy it and paste it to another Track To Copy and Paste one Track to another 1 From the Track menu of the Track you want to copy select Copy or Cut i
46. With soft knee compression gentle compression begins and increases gradually as the input signal approaches the threshold and reaches full compression after exceeding the threshold This creates smoother compression e Values below 0 negative values go beyond hard knee compression to non linear compression responses emulating some vintage analog compressors 163 ar O 5 Attack The Attack control sets how quickly 10 5 us to 100 ms the compressor responds to the front of an audio signal once it crosses the selected threshold Long settings let peaks through unaffected 6 Release The Release control sets the amount of time 10 0 ms to 10 0 seconds that it takes for the compressor gain to reduce when the input signal level drops below the selected threshold 7 Sensitivity The Sensitivity controls tailor the compressor s sensitivity to high and low frequencies in the input signal Low Freq Adjusts the input sensitivity for low frequencies High Freq Adjusts the input sensitivity for high frequencies 8 Output The Output control lets you boost overall output gain to compensate for heavily compressed signals This control ranges from 20 0 to 20 0 with the default value at 0 dB 164 ar ol oo This is a single delay line that can synchronize to your music software s tempo 1 Mode Select one of the following options for the Delay Mode Mono Sums the incoming stereo
47. ally longer release times in order to avoid pumping that may occur when the Maximizer is forced to jump back and forth between limited and unlimited signal levels 183 air Ee 3 Level The Level meter displays the input level of the audio signal 4 Threshold The Threshold control sets the threshold level for limiting 40 0 dB to 0 0 dB Signals that exceed this level will be limited Signals below it will be unaffected Limited signal peaks are attenuated to match the threshold level so the value that you set here will determine the amount of reduction applied 5 Ceiling The Ceiling control determines the maximum output level After limiting is performed use the Ceiling control to adjust the final output gain This sets the absolute ceiling level for limited peaks 6 Gain Reduction The Gain Reduction meter displays the amount of gain reduction being applied 184 ar MULTIDELA O 0mp a OA DELAY FILTER CUTOFF RESO INVERT PAN LEVEL Use the Multi Delay effect to apply up to eight delay lines to the audio signal 1 Randomize Click the Randomize button to randomize all of the control settings in the Multi Delay effect 2 Delay These controls set the overall delay time for the effect e Delay This knob sets the delay time for the effect When Sync is enabled the Delay control lets you select a rhythmic subdivision or multiple of the beat based on the your music
48. audio signal 5 Wave The Wave control lets you interpolate between a triangle wave and a sine wave for modulating the Phaser 6 Center The Center control lets you change the frequency center 100 Hz to 10 0 kHz for the phaser poles 7 Offset The Offset control lets you adjust the phase offset 180 to 180 for the Phaser applied to the left and right channels 8 Feedback The Feedback control feeds the output signal of Phaser back into the input creating a resonant or singing tone in the phaser when set to its maximum 9 Low Cut The Low Cut control lets you adjust the frequency of the Low Cut Filter 20 0 Hz 1 00 kHz which can be useful for taming low frequency thumping at high feedback settings 10 Mix The Mix control lets you adjust the Mix between the wet effected and dry unaffected signal 0 is all dry and 100 is all wet while 50 is an equal mix of both 192 ar punPeR 00 D i SHAPE Q Use the Pumper effect to overly compress the audio signal to simulate a compressor being triggered rhythmically by a sidechain 1 Automatic Trigger These controls allow the Pumper effect to run automatically based on your audio software s master clock e On Turn the Automatic Trigger On to trigger the Pumper at the selected Speed When it is turned Off the Pumper will only be triggered when you click the Manual Trigger button
49. bility 0 100 of any step gating playback of the current slice How the slice is gated is determined by the following additional controls e Gate Time Lets you adjust the duration of the slice as a percentage of its original length e Auto Pan Lets you adjust the rate at which Beatcutter pans across consecutive slices High settings result in instant hard left and right alternating panning Low settings result in gradual panning across several slices 158 ar 7 Scratch The Scratch control lets you adjust the probability 0 100 of any step set to 100 scratching playback of the current slice Scratch is a varispeed effect that dynamically affects the pitch and duration slices like scratching on a turntable How the slice is scratched is determined by the Type setting Select any of the following options 1 Applies varispeed down and up like touching a record to pause playback and then letting go every step 2 Applies varispeed down like slowing down a record every step 3 Applies varispeed up like starting up a record every step 4 Applies varispeed down like slowing down a record every other step 5 Applies varispeed up like starting up a record every other step 6 Applies varispeed down like slowing down a record over four steps Random Randomly applies varispeed options 1 6 Octave Up Plays each slice double speed Octave Down Plays each slice half speed 8 Freeze The Freeze control le
50. both Transfuser Tracks to the same MIDI input channel so you can play them together from the keyboard Also switch off Latch in the transports of each Track Sequencer module When Latch is enabled the sequencer keeps playing even after you release the key Now that you can play both Tracks at the same time edit them to create a new groove 13 a O Recording in Transfuser When you have created that loop that you absolutely love or even if you ve just created something you want to use in another Transfuser Track you can record the results right in Transfuser To record in Transfuser 1 Click the REC button next to the Master Transport to show the Recorder pane 209 2 Play your loop by playing back the Sequencers with Latch enabled on each Track or by holding down a MIDI key Observe the resulting waveform in the Recorder pane 3 Set the Record Length to 1 2 or 4 Bars 14 ar O Use the Recorder Transport to Stop Play or Record 5 At any time drag the waveform in the Recorder window to an existing Transfuser Track Synth module replacing it or into the blank area of the Tracks section to create a new Track with the audio you just recorded You can also drag the file onto your computer s Desktop Explorer Windows or Finder Mac OS X 6 The Recorder can keep recording or you can click Stop After you stop recording the recorded audio remains available We recommend letting Tra
51. by right clicking the Cutoff control and select Assign To Automation Lane gt 1 3 In the Track Automation Editor change the automation from steps to a curve Click Step to change it to Curve This provides a continuous change between the specified automation settings 4 Decide if you want the rate of change each step to remain at the default setting of 1 16th notes or if you want another rate To change the rate click 1 16 and select the new rate from the drop down menu F p 1716 pide UNASSIGNED S yi LANE 2 unassisneo 3 STEI SYNg mm uae 100 ar O 10 11 12 Also decide if you want the automation to start from the beginning play to the end and then repeat or if you want it to repeat playing forward then backward Click the arrow to toggle between the two Now you are ready to draw in the automation Click the Pencil tool to draw the automation Click in the first step where you want to draw automation Drag up or down to increase or decrease the value The range is from 100 to 100 of the current setting of the assigned control TRACK AUTOMATION e A Emr IMR gt LANE 2 UNASSIGNED The control value offset due to Track Automation is displayed in the assigned control s yellow corona This shows the actual deviation from the controls original value and its current absolute state Draw in any other automation Adjust the duration of the automation loop
52. can do 1 2 Drag an audio file or region into the Tracks pane Drag Track Or Audio Files Here Choose how you want to import and convert the audio such as Drum Kit and Drum Sequence Click Play on the Transfuser Master Transport Click any module in the Track Track Seq Syn EFX or Mix and explore what comes up in the Editor section Don t forget to play around with the Effects EFX module Urb Busykick 17 Trip BF Ue Busykick 18 BF Ut Busykick 19 BF Ue Busykick 20 BF Us Busykick 21 BF Urb Busykick 22 BF aa ragana drap Ut Busykix 24 file from the Browser Ub Buyk 25 0 Create a track Urb BusyKick 2588F Select a Module Press Play and explore its Editor on the Transport Urban 049 BF suce seo E a O PATTERN arr O First let s look at what you can do with Transfuser Tracks To play back Transfuser Tracks do any of the following Click the Play button in the Slicer Sequencer Track module If the Latch button is lit enabled the Sequencer keeps playing until you click Stop If Latch is disabled playback stops as soon as you release the mouse Use the Sequencer Module Transport controls to start and stop playback independently of other Transfuser Tracks Click the Play button on the Transfuser Master Transport This starts and latches playback indicated with the green temporary latch button for all Transfuser Tracks Click the Stop button
53. change tools for example switching from Pencil to Eraser Like the other tools the Multi tool can be used to make changes to the display area of any Sequencer The operation of the Multi tool varies from one Sequencer to another but generally it is possible to do the following e Move one or more events by clicking and dragging the note s e Copy one or more notes by Alt dragging Windows or Option dragging Mac OS X the note s Change the length of one or more notes by grabbing the right edge of the note s e Create new notes by Control clicking Windows or Command click Mac OS X e Create new continuous events by Shift Alt Windows or Shift Option Mac OS X dragging e Delete a note or event by double clicking it Reset an event to its default value by Alt Windows or Option Mac OS X clicking Remember to refer to the Info Pane to get more detailed information about what the tools can do 26 am O Synthesizer Randomization RANDOMIZE TARGET a ra Several of the Transfuser synthesizer modules contain an intelligent randomization system This system lets you create new sounds quickly by simply clicking the Randomize button By default all parameters contained within the synthesizer OG com will be randomized However if you would like to maintain _ S_ _ certain synthesizer sections and only change others click the Target to open the drop down shown at the right From this menu you can
54. cover after the signal level falls Envelope Depth Adjust the Depth control to determine how much the Envelope follower affects the Cutoff frequency o At0 the Envelope follower has no effect on the Cutoff frequency o At 100 the Attack ramps up to the Cutoff frequency setting and the Release starts from the Cutoff frequency setting and ramps down o At 100 the Attack starts from the Cutoff frequency setting and ramps down and the Release ramps up to the Cutoff frequency setting Output The Output control lets you lower the Output level from 0 0 dB to INF dB 172 ar FLAnceR 9 D N 7 N Use the Flanger effect to apply a short modulating delay to the audio signal 1 Modulation Controls The Modulation section provides controls for the Low Frequency Oscillator LFO used to modulate the Delay time e Trigger Click the Trigger button to reset the LFO phase This lets you manually start the filter sweep from that specific point in time or under MIDI control at a specific point in your arrangement Clicking the Trigger button also forces the Mix control up if it is too low while the button is held this ensures that the filter sweep is audible Sync When Sync is enabled the Flanger Rate control synchronizes to the session tempo When Sync is disabled you can set the delay time in milliseconds independently of the session tempo The Sync button is lit when it is enabled 173 ar
55. cts how the slice events will be quantized while the knob determines the strength of the quantization 2 M A R I 0 Controls M A R 1 0 Musical Advanced Random Intelligent Operations is a musical randomization algorithm that lets you create variations of your Sequencer patterns by clicking a single button M A R I O is described in detail in the Working with M A R 1 0 section of this guide 3 Pattern Controls The Pattern section lets you create and recall up to 12 different Sequencer Patterns Click the numbered keys to select a pattern the selected pattern is highlighted in yellow You can copy paste or clear patterns using the buttons below the pattern selector buttons 4 Edit Controls This drop down menu provides commands that can be applied to the whole pattern or currently displayed bar The arrow keys can be used to undo and redo edits that have been made 5 Tools These tools let you create edit delete and select patterns and options contained in the display area The new Multi tool lets you make many kinds of edits without having to change tools To find out more about this tool please see The Multi Tool section in this guide 6 Nudge This drop down menu determines the minimum subdivision of the beat for notes in the display below The selected option provides the rhythmic grid for creating and moving notes Select one of the available divisions or choose Off if you would like to edit without a grid
56. d back to forward and aggressive Electric Module 1 Pickup Type Seamlessly fades between the electro magnetic and electro static pickups The different models create different spectra especially when the Distance parameter is set to small values ELECTRIC 2 Pickup Distance Sets the physical distance between the pickup and the reed PUTYPE PUDIST ATTACK DECAY fork that produces the initial sound Smaller distances will create a richer brighter and more distorted spectrum 3 Attack Adjusts the attack of the notes Values below middle 12 00 position will add a click to the start similar to some compressors Values higher than mid position will soften the attack of the notes 4 Shape Decay Determines how quickly a note fades into silence when it is being held Electric Synth Editor When you select the Electric Synth module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Electric Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Synth Editors section of this guide for more information 80 a O Phrase Synth The Phrase Synth module takes any imported audio and automatically beat matches it to the current tempo using very sophisticated Time Compression and Expansion algorithms You can then apply further processing and filtering to the audio within the module and trigger playback using the Phrase Sequencer module Phrase
57. de This mode creates a broader spread of the Drive distortion in the stereo field When enabled the Wide button is lit Frequency Adjusts the cutoff frequency 50 Hz 5 00 kHz used to filter the distortion Resonance Adjusts the amount of resonance of the cutoff frequency used to filter the distortion Saturation Adjust the amount of saturation in the distortion 203 arr o 2 Noise Controls e Level Changes the amount of scratchy record noise in the audio signal When set to 0 it sounds like you re playing a brand new record When set to 100 and with a higher Density setting it sounds like you took your vinyl and scrubbed it with 20 grit sandpaper Density Changes the relative density of noise components in the audio signal For some occasional pops and clicks use a lower Density setting and a higher Level setting adjusting the Noise Gate settings can help with this too For that fuzzy needle sound use a higher Density setting and a lower Level setting e Tone Changes the bandwidth 3 5 14 kHz of the added noise components 3 Noise Gate The Noise Gate controls let you adjust the Hold and Release times for the Noise Gate Use the Noise Gate if you want the vinyl noise to stop when the input signal is silent e Hold Sets the noise gate s hold time 10 0 ms 10 0 seconds Release Sets the noise gate s release time 10 0 ms 10 0 seconds 204 ar O Support CSS For technical support please con
58. dit view Slice Level or Flag Eraser Deletes slice markers in any Edit view Slice Level or Flag Play Lets you play a single slice e Grabber Lets you drag samples from Slicer to any other Synth module 10 Nudge The Nudge setting determines the rhythmic grid for slice markers When creating or moving slice markers they will snap to the selected grid if any 149 ar 11 Edit Menu The Edit menu lets you select which parameters are available for editing against the Waveform display Slice Shows the individual slice markers against the Waveform display For more information see the Slicer Synth Working with Slices section Level Shows the individual slices each with an independent level control Flag Shows the individual slices each with a High Mid or Low Range Flag These Flags indicate the detected or user defined frequency range of the slice Disable any of the Play Slices options to filter out any slices flagged in that frequency range 12 Filter The Filter controls are available regardless of which Edit view is selected ILTER CUTOFF VEL Filter Lets you select the type of filter you d like to use Choose from LP Low Pass BP Band Pass HP High Pass and EQ Equalizer Enable This button located to the left of the Filter menu lets you enable or bypass the Filter It is illuminated when the filter is active Envelope The Slicer Synth Editor provides a five point en
59. e module let alone a stored slice Sequence into a Phrase Synth module To load a Sequencer or Synth module e From the Sequencer or Synth module menu choose Load from User Data and select the Sequencer or Synth module you want 66 ar O Copying and Pasting Track Modules If you have a particularly good sequence that you want to use to play another Sequencer module or you have a particularly good Synth module configuration that you want to use with another sequencer you can copy and paste from a module in one Track to the same type of module in another Track To copy and paste a module from one Track to another 1 From the source Sequencer or Synth module menu choose Copy 2 From the destination Sequencer or Synth module menu choose Paste 67 air O Enabling Disabling Modules Each Sequencer and Effects module provides an Enable Disable button Click this button to either enable or disable the individual module Disabling a module effectively bypasses its function in the Transfuser Track This can be useful if you want to bypass a Track Effects module or if you want to bypass the Track Sequencer maybe to trigger individual events in the Synth module using MIDI control 68 ih O D Sequencer Modules Sequencer modules play back the audio loaded into Synth modules using Sequencer Patterns Transfuser provides four different types of Sequencer modules Chord Sequencer Provides a polyphonic sequencer that i
60. e the Transfuser Sequencer Editors section of this guide for more information 73 ar O Slice Sequencer The Slice Sequencer lets you configure a slice sequencer to play a Slicer Synth module on the same Track Slice Seq Module 1 Transport Controls Play Plays the track sequence e Latch Engages and disengages Latch mode In this mode the track continues to play even when no MIDI notes are received The sequencer will continue playing until the Stop button is pressed or your host s transport is stopped e Stop Stops playback of the sequence 2 Groove Lets you apply 0 100 of Groove microtiming as set in the Sequencer Slice Seq Editor When you select the Slice Seq module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Slice Seq Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Sequencer Editors section of this guide for more information 74 ar O Thru Module THRU SEQ Besides the Sequencer menu and the module Enable Disable button the Thru module provides no controls and no Editor Thru simply bypasses the Sequencer module and any MIDI input plays the Track Synth module directly 75 ar O Synth Modules a Synth modules generate sound using imported audio files Audio files and regions can be dragged into Transfuser from the Transfuser Browser or from your computer s Desktop Explorer Windows or Finder Mac OS X Synth
61. ecay time of Envelope 2 e S Sets the Sustain time of Envelope 2 R Sets the Release time of Envelope 2 125 air 3 Env 3 Amp Section This is a unique type of Envelope that can be used to achieve sounds that are not possible with standard ADSR envelopes The controls are as follows Target This drop down menu selects the target parameter for Envelope 3 e S A SL1 SL2 settings The envelope signal begins at the S Start position It then travels to middle position no effect with the speed set by the A Attack value While the note is held the level is increased or decreased at a constant speed determined by the SL1 Slope1 value After you release a note the envelope begins to move to the value set by the SL2 Slope2 parameter 126 DESTINATION SOURCE DESTINATION DESTINATION FITCH v ENY 1 PITCH v QUAD DETUNEY DEPTH FADE Analoge Modulation page 1 LFO 1 Mod Section e Destination Selects what parameter will be modulated Depth Sets the amount that LFO 1 modulates the destination parameter e Fade Sets the Fade In or Fade Out time of LFO 1 In the center 12 00 position the modulation depth will not change over time Turn to the left for a faster modulation fade out Turn to the right for slower modulation fade in Tip A typical use for the Fade knob would be to keep the attack of a note unaffected by an LFO modulation 2 Osc Env Mod Section e Source Selects the mod
62. el of the LFO every step for a sample and hold waveform 2 3 4 256 Steps Sets the duration of one cycle of the LFO to the selected number of steps Changes to the Step Rate consequently affect the durations of cycles of the LFO e LFO Mod The LFO Mod control lets you adjust the amount of LFO modulation of the Cutoff frequency e Env Mod The Env Mod control lets you adjust how much an Envelope Follower affects the Cutoff frequency Note that the Cutoff is fixed for the duration of each step so it will not respond to a peak in the envelope until the start of the next step 4 Mix The Mix control lets you adjust the Mix between the wet effected and dry un effected signal 0 is all dry and 100 is all wet while 50 is an equal mix 5 Pattern 1 32 From the Pattern selector select any of the thirty two available 1 32 Patterns for playback and editing 176 a O 10 Rate From the Rate selector select any of the following rhythmic note values as the Step Rate for all Patterns Auto Scroll The Gater Pattern Editor can only display one bar of two When the Auto Scroll option is enabled the Gater Pattern Editor view scrolls bar by bar during playback for the selected Loop duration When it is disabled the Gater Pattern Editor view shows only the currently selected Bar View Bar View Selector The Gater Pattern Editor only has room to display one bar at a time You can select the Bar yo
63. ell as cutting edge modern sounds Analoge Module 1 Complexity Controls several parameters that influence the overall complexity or density of the sound created 2 Tone Controls parameters that influence the overall tone or brightness of the sound created 3 Punch Controls parameters that influence the attack characteristic of the sound created Low Values will lead to a harder attack while high value will soften the sound 4 Length Controls several parameters that influence the overall length of the sound created ANALOGE Analoge Synth Editor When you select the Analoge Synth module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Analoge Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Synth Editors section of this guide for more information 77 ar O Bass Synth The Bass Synth module provides a bass synthesizer with a single adjustable oscillator filter and amplitude controls You can play the Bass Synth module with a Phrase Sequencer or Thru Sequencer using MIDI sequences from MIDI tracks or playing directly with a keyboard Bass Synth Track Module 1 Cutoff Lets you adjust the Cutoff frequency for the Filter of the Bass Synth 2 Reso Lets you adjust the Resonance or Q of the Filter of the Bass 3 Env Mod Lets you control the amount of Envelope Modulation applied to the Bass 4
64. encer Editor 110_12 Against 4 Time Fired Fut oeo FAN o scrol e TRIGGER PATTERN anote E BAR MASTER o ABBE Drum Seq Editor 1 Drum Seq Controls e Transport These controls are used to start and stop the Sequencer When Latch mode is engaged the Sequencer continues to play until the Stop button is pressed Use the Record button if you would prefer to play a sequence using your MIDI keyboard instead of entering it in with a mouse e Note Range The Note Range setting determines how the Sequencer plays back the corresponding Synth module on the Track e Speed Adjusts the playback speed of the Sequencer as a ratio of the host s master tempo 107 ar O e Sync Selects the Sequencer s playback position when triggered in relation to the host s timeline or other Transfuser Tracks Use Bar for performing and playing around in Transfuser Use Beat or 1 16 for arranging songs in your host s timeline Select Off to turn off automatic synchronization e Groove The drop down menu selects the Groove Micro timing of the Sequencer You can use the Transfuser Master Groove or another local Groove option The knob above the menu sets the amount of groove from 0 to 100 e Simplify Gradually simplifies any Drum Pattern by thinning out the number of notes playing Thinned out muted notes are grayed out in the Sequencer
65. er Pad to trigger another pattern or MIDI note in other Track modules This is especially useful if you want to trigger different patterns in different Track Sequencer modules simultaneously ar To unassign a Trigger Pad 1 Right click the Trigger Pad you want to unassign 2 Choose the Track Module and Pattern or Note and select Unassign 3 Repeat the preceding steps for other Tracks assigned to the same Trigger Pad Repeat the preceding steps for other Trigger Pads 41 Bussing and Mixing in Transfuser Transfuser lets you mix each Track output independently using each Track Mix module You can also assign each Track Output to one of up to eight stereo buses as well as an additional Cue Bus for auditioning Transfuser also provides a crossfade control to crossfade between Tracks assigned to Bus 1 and Tracks assigned to Bus 2 rtan working with multiple aux channels open Transfuser s Preferen nal Aux Outs to On ensuring those aux channels will still be mixed into the main bus Each Track provides Mute Solo Volume Pan two Effect Sends and an Output Bus selector in the Mix module Any of these Mix controls can be assigned to a MIDI CC or Smart knob or Track Automation When playing back multiple Transfuser Tracks mute and solo Tracks on downbeats or at the beginnings of phrases slowly pan a Track over a bar and otherwise have a blast mixing right withi
66. er FX1 or FX2 to the left of the Master Transport To send audio from a Track to Send Effects 1 or 2 e Adjust the FX1 or FX2 knob in any Track Tip Use the Track Effects Sends for more CPU intensive processing that you want to apply to more than one Track such as Reverb or Delay 91 ar Main Effects Inserts Transfuser also provides effect inserts on the Main Output Four effects inserts are available which can be routed serially or in parallel just like in the Effects module and Send Effects modules Choose from the same effects that are available in the Effects module see the Transfuser Effects Editors of this guide To access the controls for Main Effects Inserts e Click INS to the left of the Master Transport Tip Use the Main Effects Inserts to process the main audio Output from Transfuser You might want to use it for dynamics type effects such as Compressor or Maximizer 92 er O Recorder Transfuser provides its own recorder that lets you capture 1 2 or 4 bar recordings of Transfuser playback from the main Transfuser audio output To record in Transfuser 1 Click REC left of the Master Transport to show the Recorder pane Set the Record Length to 1 2 or 4 Bars Play back Transfuser Observe the resulting waveform in the Recorder pane Use the Recorder Transport to stop play or record At any time drag the waveform in the Recorder window to an existing Transfuser Track Synth
67. erb effect to apply Reverb to the audio signal creating a sense of room or space Typically you ll want to use Reverb on one of the Effect Send inserts or Main Effects inserts This way you can process audio from multiple Transfuser Tracks giving them all a sense of being in the same space 1 Pre Delay The Pre Delay control determines the amount of time that elapses between the original audio event and the onset of reverberation Under natural conditions the amount of pre delay depends on the size and construction of the acoustic space as well as the relative position of the sound source and the listener Pre Delay attempts to duplicate this phenomenon and is used to create a sense of distance and volume within an acoustic space Long Pre Delay settings place the reverberant field behind rather than on top of the original audio signal 195 air O 2 Early Reflections Different physical environments have different early reflection signatures that our ears and brain use to localize sound These reflections affect our perception of the size of a space as well as where an audio source sits within it Changing early reflection characteristics changes the perceived location of the reflecting surfaces surrounding the audio source Early reflections are simulated in Reverb by using multiple delay taps at different levels that occur in different positions in the stereo spectrum through panning Long reverberation generally occurs after ear
68. f you want to remove the source Track 2 From the Track menu of the Track you want to replace select Paste 58 alr Saving Tracks Once you have set your own custom Transfuser Tracks you probably will want to save some of them for later use You can save each of your Tracks individually To save a Transfuser Track 1 From the Track menu choose Save To save the Track with any imported sample content choose Save With Samples Tip You can also drag the Track module from the Tracks pane to the Browser to save the Track with any imported sample content 2 Inthe Save dialog specify Path Name and BPM You can save your Tracks with samples to any directory location but you probably want to keep them in the default location so that they are available in the Transfuser Browser gt Tracks gt User directory CI JMAT PATH USER DATA TRACKS DOULE 12 Agoinst 4 Ce ene You can set default Transfuser Content Location in the Transfuser Preferences see the Transfuser Preferences section of this User Guide for more information 59 er O Moving Tracks To move a Track click any part of the track not containing any controls and drag that track to the location you want between or before or after other Tracks Important If you drag one Track on top of another you will replace that Track Removing Tracks To remove a Track in Transfuser do one of the following e Choose Remove from the
69. fects section contained within Transfuser This allows you for example to use Transfuser as a powerful automatable effects processing instrument for your existing tracks New Bass Creates a new Bass Synth module New Drums Creates a new Drums Synth module New Electric Creates a new Electric Synth module New Phrase Creates a new Phrase Synth module New Slicer Creates a new Slicer Synth module 64 air O Saving Modules If you have a particularly good Sequencer or Synth module configuration you can save it for use in other Transfuser Tracks or even other instances of Transfuser To save a Sequencer or Synth module 1 From the Sequencer or Synth module menu choose Save ono nRum Sea 2 Inthe Save Preset dialog enter the name you want for the module preset 8090 Save PATH USER DATA SEQUENCERS PHRASE SEQUENCER PRESETS COULER Now Phrose Seq SAVE CANCEL 3 Click Save to save the module preset or click Cancel Tip You can also drag the module to the Browser For information on saving Tracks see the Saving Tracks section of this guide 65 air O Loading Saved Modules Custom saved Sequencer and Synth modules can be loaded into any current Transfuser Track You can only load the same type and kind of custom module as the one you want to replace For example you can only load saved Phrase Synth modules into a Phrase Synth module and you cannot load a stored Slice Sequence into a Drum Sequenc
70. following options for audio input e Stereo Passes the stereo signal from the audio track Left Passes only signal from the left channel of a stereo track e Right Passes only signal from the right channel of a stereo track Noise Generates white noise This is useful for testing the Input Synth and any sequence that might be triggering it in the absence of an audio input e Thru The Thru control lets you adjust the audio throughput regardless of the Envelope Trigger Increase or decrease the amount of audio Thru by clicking and dragging the control right or left or up or down The range for the Thru control is from INF to 12 0 dB 129 air Ee 2 Envelope Trigger Indicator Illuminates when a MIDI note is received Envelope Controls When you send a MIDI note to the Input Synth module it opens the gate to pass audio from the selected Input The Envelope Trigger provides an amplitude envelope for passing audio when triggered by MIDI e Attack Lets you set the duration of the Attack portion of the Envelope e Hold Lets you set the duration of the Hold portion of the Envelope Decay Lets you set the duration of the Decay portion of the Envelope e Sustain Lets you set the level of the Sustain portion of the Envelope between 0 and 100 Release Lets you set the duration of the Release portion of the Envelope 4 Level The Level control lets you adjust the master volume for playback from the Input
71. gradually fades and degrades over time Low Cut The Low Cut control lets you adjust the frequency for the Low Cut filter For less bass raise the frequency High Cut The High Cut control lets you adjust the frequency for the High Cut filter For less treble lower the frequency Wow The Wow controls let you adjust the Rate and Depth of the virtual tape machine s Wow modulation a slow fluctuation in tape speed Higher settings results in wider fluctuations in speed and pitch Rate Adjust the Rate control to change the Rate 0 10 20 0 Hz of Wow like tape speed fluctuation Depth Adjust the Depth control to change the amount 0 100 of Wow like tape speed fluctuation 200 ar O 10 11 12 13 Flutter The Flutter controls let you adjust the Rate and Depth of the virtual tape machine s Flutter modulation a fast fluctuation in tape speed Higher settings results in wider fluctuations in speed and pitch e Rate Adjust the Rate control to change the Rate 10 Hz 1 00 kHz of Flutter like tape speed fluctuation Depth Adjust the Depth control to change the amount 0 100 of Flutter like tape speed fluctuation Mix The Mix control lets you balance the amount of dry signal with the amount of wet delayed signal At 50 there are equal amounts of dry and wet signal At 0 the output is all dry and at 100 it is all wet Tap On Off These buttons enable and disable each
72. he antialiasing filter cutoff applied to the audio signal before resampling The filter is applied as a multiplier of the sample frequency Fs between 0 12 Fs and 2 00 Fs Post Filter Adjust the Post Filter control to adjust the range of anti aliasing filter cutoff applied to the audio signal after resampling The filter is applied as a multiplier of the sample frequency Fs between 0 12 Fs and 2 00 Fs 6 Mix The Mix control lets you adjust the Mix between the wet effected and dry un effected signal 0 is all dry and 100 is all wet while 50 is an equal mix 7 LFO The LFO controls let you apply a Low Frequency Oscillator to modulate the Sample Rate e Wave Select from the following waveforms for the LFO e Sync Enable Sync to synchronize the LFO Rate to the session tempo When Sync is disabled you can set the Rate time in milliseconds independently of the session tempo The Sync button is lit when it is enabled e Rate When Sync is enabled the Rate control lets you select a rhythmic subdivision or multiple of the beat for the LFO Rate When Sync is disabled the Rate control lets you the modulation rate in independently of your music software s tempo 0 01 10 0 Hz Depth The Depth control lets you adjust the amount of modulation applied to the Sample Rate 181 arr O 8 Env The Lo Fi effect provides an Envelope follower for controlling the Sample Rate This is useful for accentuating and enhancing
73. hen enabled and filter out certain slices by frequency band when disabled The Play Slices options are enabled when lit High When disabled filters out high range slices like high hat sounds Mid When disabled filters out mid range frequency slices like snare drum or guitar chord sounds Low When disabled filters out low range slices like kick drum or bass sounds 3 Start Adjust the Start control to set where playback starts in each individual slice This setting is measured as a percentage of the total duration of the slice Higher settings will start playback after the initial attack portion of the slice 4 Length Adjust the Length control to increase or decrease the total length of each individual slice Lower settings cut off the release portion of the slice for a detached or even staccato like effect Higher settings allow slices to overlap slightly for an elided legato like effect This can also help fill in gaps when playback is slower than the original tempo 5 Original Tempo The Original Tempo setting represents the analyzed original tempo of the imported audio file You can also enter a different BPM value than the analyzed value for the audio file if necessary for example if the audio doesn t have a clearly defined pulse Sometimes the analyzed Original Tempo setting can be off by a factor of two To correct this click one of the following e 2 If the currently analyzed Original Tempo is
74. hey cut each other off 137 ar O PICKUP TYPE D SHT ATTACK VELSATT PEAKLEN n feo mm a 7 a Go aa y gt aa a G 3 1 Pickup Controls e On Off Turns on the Pickup section of the synthesizer This is the main sound generating section where the physical modeling happens e Type Seamlessly fades between the electro magnetic and electro static pickups The different models create different spectra especially when the Distance parameter is set to small values e Distance Sets the physical distance between the pickup and the reed fork that produces the initial sound Smaller distances will create a richer brighter and more distorted spectrum Height Adjusts the physical height of the pickup in relation to the position of the reed fork producing the sound Different heights will create different spectra with a different character of distortion 138 ar Key Tone Sets the amount that tone is affected when playing keys of higher and lower pitch At higher values the distortion brightness of the spectrum is reduced when playing high notes Vel Tone Sets the amount that tone is affected by velocity For high values high velocities will result in a brighter tone with more distortion Vel Level Sets the amount that volume is affected by velocity For high values high velocities will result in a greater volume of the notes 2 Shape Controls Attack Adjusts the attack of the n
75. his chapter introduces you to Transfuser s layout and basic concepts Transfuser s main page may seem overwhelming at first sight but not to worry it is clearly laid out and the entire instrument only has only page The single page design means that once you understand the function of the different areas you understand the entire instrument 4 Sr O 1 Browser Pane The Browser pane lets you access Factory and user created Tracks and Factory audio files as well as any other audio files on your computer Using the Browser pane you can quickly and easily find the Transfuser Tracks or audio files you want preview them and drag them into the Tracks pane 2 Info Pane The Info pane provides context sensitive help for the different sections and controls in Transfuser It also provides information on audio files selected in the Browser such as Bit Depth number of channels Sample Rate Duration and BPM if available 3 Tracks Pane The Tracks pane is where Transfuser Tracks are created edited managed and mixed Tracks consist of modules that let you automate sequence play back process and mix imported audio and audio input signals When you first open Transfuser the Transfuser Tracks pane is empty Drag Track Or Audio Files Here is displayed in the area Drag Transfuser Track files or audio files from the Transfuser Browser or from your computer s Desktop Explorer Windows or Finder Mac OS X to add or create Tra
76. his mode the track continues to play even when no MIDI notes are received The sequencer will continue playing until the Stop button is pressed or your host s transport is stopped I 4 a e Stop Stops playback of the sequence 2 Groove Lets you apply 0 100 of Groove microtiming as set in the Sequencer Phrase Seq Editor When you select the Phrase Seq module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Phrase Seq Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please see the Transfuser Sequencer Editors section of this guide for more information 72 ar O Poly Sequencer Poly Seq is a polyphonic sequencer that works like a small sequencer that can be programmed to send MIDI data to a Transfuser Synthesizer module Poly Seq Module 1 Transport Controls Play Plays the track sequence e Latch Engages and disengages Latch mode In this mode the track continues to play even when no MIDI notes are received The sequencer will continue playing until the Stop button is pressed or your host s transport is stopped POLY SEQ e Stop Stops playback of the sequence 2 Groove Lets you apply 0 100 of Groove microtiming as set in the Sequencer Poly Seq Editor When you select the Poly Seq module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane The Poly Seq Editor provides more in depth features than those listed here in the Track Module Please se
77. igh Cut Filter 7 Mod The Mod controls let you modulate the main delay time e Mode The Mode setting lets you select the modulating waveform e Rate Adjust the Rate control to determine the frequency 0 000 50 000 Hz of the modulating waveform Depth Adjust the Depth control to set the amount of cutoff modulation of the main delay time 8 Filter The Filter controls let you adjust the Cutoff frequency Resonance Rate of modulation of the Cutoff frequency and how much the Filter affects the audio signal e Cutoff The Cutoff control lets you adjust the Cutoff frequency of the filter Resonance The Resonance control lets you adjust the amount filter Resonance Rate Adjust the Rate control to increase or decrease the frequency 0 01 10 0 Hz of LFO modulation of the Cutoff frequency Lower settings are slower and higher settings are faster Depth Adjust the Depth control to determine how much the Filter affects the delayed audio signal D 186 alr Delay Taps The Multi Delay provides eight Taps delay lines Each Tap provides the same set of controls Controls for each Tap can be edited independently of the other Taps You can select an individual Tap for editing by clicking its name at the top of the Multi Delay Tap pane You can enable or disable bypass any of the eight available Taps by using the on off switches at the top of screen 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ar maa
78. igning the MIDI control input channel assigning the Low and High MIDI note range this way you can assign different octaves to control different Tracks and up to 12 lanes of Track automation 54 ar O Creating Tracks in Transfuser In Transfuser you can create Tracks These Tracks consist of modules for Track automation sequencing and triggering generating sound effects processing and mixing Each Track you create can be played back and mixed individually You can cue Tracks for playback and crossfade between Tracks much like a DJ mixer To load a factory Track into Transfuser e Drag a Factory Track from the Transfuser Browser to the Tracks pane 3 Step Drums 4 On The Floor 4 to the Perc 5Pointi Cymbalss 808 Hyphy Acoustics Slam 55 ar O To create new Tracks in Transfuser 1 Drag audio files REX ACID AIFF or WAV or audio regions to the Tracks pane from the Transfuser Browser 2 In the resulting Import As dialog select the type of Track you want There are four basic types of Tracks in Transfuser e Sliced Audio and Slice Sequence Goo SS Converts the dropped audio to a slice sequencer that plays back the sliced audio e Time Stretched Audio and Trigger Sequence Converts the dropped audio to triggered by mapped MIDI notes SGER hatred beat matched audio Drum Kit and Drum Sequence Converts the dropped audio to a drum pattern sequence and plays back a F a ae sampled drum kit
79. in CONTENT LOCATION e H FECOROBA Out ri Te Peen A 4 a gt ie a gt r ON a gt 5 Gee Co 8 9 i ey 9 J j GF b d k lt 1 Trigger Pads MIDI Input e Channel Lets you set the MIDI input channel for the Transfuser Trigger Pads e Octave Lets you set the octave range for MIDI note control of the Transfuser Trigger Pads 2 Send FX Input Adjusts the default Input Gain for FX1 or FX2 respectively e Out Bus Selects the Output Bus Channel for FX1 or FX2 respectively e Output Adjusts the default Output Gain for FX1 or FX2 respectively 47 air O 3 Record Quantize The Record Quantize preference lets you turn Record Quantize on or off for the real time pattern recording function in the Drum Sequencer module 4 Sequencer Default Velocity The Sequencer Default Velocity preference lets you set the default velocity for automatically created Events in the Sequencer modules 5 Sequencer Scale Link When switched on all Tracks and Track Previews are forced to follow the musical scale manually set in any Track s sequencer When switched off Tracks and Track Previews will play in their originally defined scale 6 Click Level The Click Level preference lets you set the volume level for the click in the Transfuser Metronome 7 Content Location Double click the Content Location preference to set the directory location for Transfuser Content Track and audio files This is on
80. ing audio or MIDI 3 Set that Track s audio Input path to receive the same bus that your source track s Output is assigned such as Bus 1 2 4 In Transfuser drag the Default Audio Input Track preset from the Browser to the Tracks pane Audio Input Synthesizer Module 5 Start playback in the host software Tip Alternatively you can play an external source though the track s Input such as a guitar or vocals 6 Play a key on your MIDI keyboard or click a key on Transfuser s on screen keyboard to pass audio through Transfuser You can also use the Thru control 7 Inthe Effects module load Beatcutter on any insert and have fun 22 ar O D Working with M A R I O M A R I O Musical Advanced Random Intelligent Operations are musical randomization algorithms one for each module that lets you create variations of your sequencer patterns simply by clicking a single button 1 Start by opening a new instance of Transfuser 2 Click the Tracks tab at the top of the Transfuser Browser Next click the Factory tab 3 Locate a Factory Drum Track such as 4 On The Floor and drag it into the empty Tracks section This loads a Drum Sequencer and Drums Synth module 4 Select the Drum Sequencer module 5 Select the first pattern by clicking the corresponding key on the on screen keyboard or by playing C1 on your MIDI keyboard controller A UU AAnG XFADE 2 zma MARL PAT
81. into silence Mix Volume of the Noise section 140 ar O 5 Trem Controls On Off Switches the tremolo effect on and off e Pan When this parameter is switched On the tremolo effect also controls the panning of the sound If switched Off panning remains is unaffected e Sync When this parameter is switched On the tremolo speed is synchronized to the host application s tempo providing a predictable and rhythmical effect When the parameter is switched Off the tremolo effect runs freely and is not synchronized to the host application e Depth Sets the intensity of the tremolo effect e Rate Sets the speed of the tremolo effect 6 Randomize Controls These controls let you quickly randomize your Electric Synth settings in a musical fashion Please see the Synthesizer Randomization section of this guide to learn more about this feature 141 ar Phrase Synth Editor woo SOLO VOCALS ORIG BPM 1 Mode Controls The Mode setting determines how Transfuser analyzes and processes audio for beat matching time compression and expansion Select from the following options e Solo Vocal Select this option for monophonic vocal or solo instrumental material such as a flute e Mix Chords Select this option for polyphonic harmonic material such as a guitar chords piano comping or even full mixes e Drum Perc Select this option for non pitched rhythmic material such as drum loop
82. is applied to the wet signal only This is useful for reducing seasick pitch modulation of bass sounds 5 Width The Width control lets you adjust the stereo width of the LFO 0 100 Higher settings provide a wider chorusing effect and lower settings a narrower chorusing effect 6 Mix The Mix control lets you adjust the Mix between the wet effected and dry un effected signal 0 is all dry and 100 is all wet while 50 is an equal mix of both 161 alr Compressor compressor 9 D 0 Use the Compressor effect to squash compress the audio signal 1 Threshold Compression reduces the dynamic range of signals that exceed a chosen threshold The Threshold control sets the level 40 0 to 0 0 dB that the signal must exceed to trigger compression 2 Mode The Mode setting lets you select any of the following compression modes Peak In Peak mode the gain control responds more accurately to brief signal peaks than in the RMS mode This ensures peaks are more accurately controlled however broadband audio may be unacceptably squashed whenever a loud short transient sound occurs Use Peak compression when treating individual drum and percussion sounds 162 am O e RMS In RMS mode Root Mean Square compression works by detecting the average level of a signal In RMS mode the compression will sound natural but loud short transients may pass through at a higher level than
83. like a DJ mixer 4 a For information on crossfading between Output Bus 1 and 2 see Crossfading Between Bus 1 and 2 of this User Guide 35 ar O Configuring the Smart Knobs A E rT The automatable knobs provide easy access to significant performance controls while playing Transfuser Transfuser provides six Smart knobs that can be assigned to virtually any control and a single Smart knob can be assigned to more than one control Smart knobs can be controlled by plug in automation from your music software To assign a Smart knob 1 Right click a control from any module that you want to assign 2 From the drop down menu select Assign To Smartknob gt 1 to have Smart knob 1 mapped to the current control 3 If you have other controls you also want to control with Smart knob 1 assign them in the same way For example if you have multiple Tracks you can have the Pitch controls of all the Synth modules assigned to Smart knob 1 4 Go ahead and assign other controls to the other Smart knobs as you like 5 For the final touch assign the Smart knobs to knobs on your external MIDI keyboard controller so that you can control multiple on screen knobs with one knob on your MIDI controller 36 ar O To show an assigned control in the Editor section 1 Right click the Smart knob 2 From the drop down menu select the assigned control and choose Target from its submenu If the targeted control is in a Sequencer Synth
84. ll kinds of processing by the Slice Sequencer module or MIDI input 120 Sir O Analoge Synthesizer ANALOGE o EASY EDIT E E ann TonnnnrE a fa ca Analoge Main Page 1 Easy Edit Controls The Easy Edit section automatically connects itself to appropriate controls of the synthesizer This means that turning one Easy knob will cause several of the controls to change simultaneously For example if you turn the Length knob a variety of settings will change in order to modify the length of your sound o Edit Knobs Each of these eight knobs modifies a specific dimension of your sound by changing a variety of parameters o Apply and Reset All Easy Edit settings made will be written into the relevant Analoge parameters and the Easy edit knobs will be set to their defaults You can then continue using the Easy Edit controls for even more modification if desired Cutoff Sets the low pass filter s resonance Resonance Sets the low pass filter resonance 121 a O NoOogo sp 10 11 12 Slope Seamlessly increases the filter steepness slope from Odb oct to 24db oct Drive Sets the amount of distortion applied in the filter section Envelope Sets the amount that Envelope 2 modulating the cutoff frequency Keytrack Sets the amount that cutoff frequency is affected by the pitch of the notes played For higher values the filter will be more open when playing higher keys Width
85. ll steps in the selection to a ramp shape progressively decreasing from the initial event value of 100 to a final event value of 100 4 Undo Redo These buttons can be used to undo or redo the changes that have been made to the Track Automation area 5 Edit Tools Pencil Tool Use the Pencil tool to draw and edit Transfuser Track Automation events The Pencil tool is a smart tool that lets you o Draw automation events and adjust their values when the cursor shows the pencil o Set or add a selection when the cursor shows the arrow o Move or copy events when the cursor shows the hand o Set the Loop Range for each Automation Lane when the cursor shows the horizontal arrows Selector Tool Use the Selector tool to make selections in the Track Automation Editor Selected events can be edited using the Event Selection Edit commands Eraser Tool Use the Eraser tool to delete individual events or all events in a selection 96 ar O Track Automation Lane Controls Each Track Automation Lanes provides controls for determining how the Track automation plays back 1 Enable Disable Enables or disables the Track Automation Lane When enabled the button is illuminated 2 Lane Assignment Displays the name of the control to which the Track Automation Lane is assigned You can Right click the Lane Assignment and select Unassign to unassign the Track n Automation Lane You can also Right LANE 1 click the Lane
86. ly necessary if you have installed the Transfuser Content to another location than the default 8 Show Warning Messages When performing destructive edits this setting determines whether or not Transfuser warns you before committing to the edit 9 Optional Aux Outs By default this is switched off but when switched on all of Transfuser s auxiliary outputs are re routed to the stereo master output This may be helpful when troubleshooting complex output routing scenarios where many aux outputs are being sent to the host application 48 alr Transfuser Tracks and Modules Browser The Transfuser Browser provides easy access to factory created Tracks and audio as well as to any of your own custom Tracks and audio loops and samples The Browser also provides controls for auditioning and filtering stored Tracks and audio Navigating the Browser The Transfuser Browser lets you view both Factory and user created Tracks You can also view Factory audio loops and samples and three different user definable directories let you configure Transfuser to quickly and easily access your favorite audio loop and sample libraries To view Factory Tracks 1 Click the Tracks tab at the top of the Browser 2 Click the Factory tab 3 Select any Track in the list for preview and import To view User created Tracks 1 Click the Tracks tab at the top of the Browser 2 Click the User tab 3 Select any Track in the list for preview and i
87. ly reflections dissipate e Type Selects the type of room that the Transfuser Reverb will simulate ER Tail Mix Adjusts the ER Tail Mix control to change the output level of the early reflections Setting the Level control to 0 produces a reverb effect that is only the reverb tail 3 Reverb Time Adjusts the Reverb Time to change the rate at which the reverberation decays after the original direct signal stops At its maximum value infinite reverberation is produced 4 Room Size Adjust the Room Size control to change the apparent size of the space 5 High Frequency The High Frequency controls let you shape the tonal spectrum of the reverb by adjusting the decay times of higher frequencies Freq Adjust the Frequency control to set the frequency boundary between the mid and high range frequency bands e Time Adjust the Time control to decrease or increase the decay time for mid to high range frequency bands Higher settings provide longer decay times and lower settings provide shorter decay time With lower settings high frequencies decay more quickly than low frequencies simulating the effect of air absorption in a hall e High Cut The High Cut control lets you adjust the frequency for the High Cut filter 1 00 20 0 kHz Adjusting the High Cut control to change the decay characteristics of the high frequency components of the Reverb To cut the high end of the processed signal lower the frequency 6 Mix
88. making software s session tempo for the delay time When Sync is disabled the Time control lets you the delay time in milliseconds and seconds 50 0 ms to 4 00 seconds e Syne When Sync is enabled the Delay time synchronizes to the session tempo When Sync is disabled you can set the delay time in milliseconds independently of the session tempo The Sync button is lit when it is enabled 185 am O 3 Feedback The Feedback controls let you adjust the amount of feedback and an additional delay line that can be linked or unlinked to the main delay time e Amount The Amount control lets you adjust the amount of delay feedback 0 100 At 0 the delayed signal repeats only once As you increase the feedback the number of times the delay repeats increases At 100 the delay doesn t repeat indefinitely but it does last a very long time Delay The Delay control can be linked to the main Delay control or it can be adjusted independently It provides the same time settings as the main Delay control and likewise can be synchronized to the session tempo 4 Mix The Mix control lets you balance the amount of dry signal with the amount of wet delayed signal At 50 there are equal amounts of dry and wet signal At 0 the output is all dry and at 100 it is all wet 5 Low Cut The Low Cut control lets you adjust the frequency for the Low Cut Filter High Cut The High Cut control lets you adjust the frequency for the H
89. meline Select Off to turn off automatic synchronization Groove The drop down menu selects the Groove Micro timing of the Sequencer You can use the Transfuser Master Groove or another local Groove option The knob above the menu sets the amount of groove from 0 to 100 Humanize This feature adds random variations to velocity and micro timing to make for more dynamic sounding sequences Use the knob to set the amount of Humanization higher values give more variation The drop down menu determines whether Humanize will apply to the velocity timing or both velocity and timing 2 M A R I 0 M A R I 0 Musical Advanced Random Intelligent Operations is a musical randomization algorithm that lets you create variations of your Sequencer patterns by clicking a single button M A R 1 0 is described in detail in the Working with M A R I O section of this guide 3 Pattern Controls The Pattern section lets you create and recall up to 12 different Sequencer patterns Click the numbered keys to select a pattern the selected pattern is highlighted in yellow You can copy paste or clear patterns using the buttons below the pattern selector buttons 4 Chord Seq Controls Chord Mode Sets the behavior of the Sequencer Choose Detect to have Chord Seq detect a chord you play on your MIDI keyboard Use Create to press just single keys on your keyboard and let Chord Seq create a chord matching the selected scale Use Detect Correct to pla
90. modules are played back by corresponding Sequencer modules For information on creating saving and loading custom Synth modules see the Creating Saving and Loading Modules in this User Guide Transfuser provides seven different types of Synth modules Analoge Provides polyphonic analog modeling technology to Transfuser Bass Provides a monophonic bass line synthesizer Drums Provides a sophisticated 12 pad drum sampler Electric Provides the sound of electric pianos to Transfuser Phrase Converts imported audio to beatmatched time compressed expanded audio Using the Phrase Sequencer or MIDI input you can play back the Phrase Synth module at different transpositions times and durations Slicer Converts imported audio into individual slices based on a sophisticated automatic transient detection algorithm That is to say it automatically chops up your audio into individual events that can be played back at any tempo in any order and with all kinds of processing by the Slice Sequencer module or MIDI input Audio Input Passes audio from disk or the audio Input of the track on which Transfuser is inserted This lets you directly process your music software s audio tracks in Transfuser without having to import it 76 air O Analoge Synth The Analoge synthesizer brings analog modeling technology to Transfuser This powerful polyphonic synthesizer has everything you need to get classic old school analog sounds as w
91. mple for each Pad provides its own set of controls for the following Pitch Adjust to transpose the pitch of the selected Drum Pad samples up or down Cutoff Adjust to increase or decrease the Cutoff Frequency for the selected Drum Pad samples Resonance Adjust to increase or decrease the amount of Resonance for the Cutoff Frequency for the selected Drum Pad samples Hold Adjust to increase or decrease the duration of Hold for the selected Drum Pad samples Release Adjust to increase or decrease the duration of the Release for the selected Drum Pad samples Velocity Adjust to increase or decrease how much MIDI velocity affects release time of the selected Drum Pad Samples Pan Adjust to pan the audio output of the selected Drum Pad Samples left or right in the stereo field Level Adjust to increase boost or decrease attenuate the amount of gain for the selected Drum Pad Samples 134 ar O 7 Edit Tools e Zoom and Scroll Lets you adjust the horizontal zoom of the Waveform display Click in the Waveform display and drag down to zoom in or drag up to zoom out dragging left and right to scroll Pencil Lets you draw control breakpoints in the Pitch Filter and Amp Page views The Pencil tool is not available in the Wave Page view Eraser Lets you delete control breakpoints in the Pitch Filter and Amp Page views The Eraser tool is not available in the Wave Page view e Grabber Lets you drag and dr
92. mport ar To view Factory audio 1 Click the Audio tab at the top of the Browser 2 Click the Factory tab 3 In the Browser list double click the folder whose content you want to view 4 In the Browser list select the Factory Audio you want to preview and import To navigate to other directories on your computer 1 Click the Audio tab in the Browser 2 Click tabs 1 2 or 3 3 Double click the folder whose contents you want to view 4 Select the audio file you want to preview and import 50 j 01 Drums J 02 Urban Drum Loops J 03 Dance Drum Loops J 04 Breakbeat Loops ar To navigate back up through directories on your computer Double click the Move Up One Directory Level icon at the top of the Browser list 51 Transfuser lets you filter items in the Browser list by alphanumeric characters This way you can quickly find the Track or sample you want To filter the Browser list 1 Type the alphanumeric characters in the Filter field to show all items in the list containing those characters 2 Click the Filter button 3 Click X to clear the filter criteria 52 aha ha ha BA Ba A A SIDESTICN Filter Field Filter Button Clear Filter Criteria Sr O Previewing Tracks and Audio in the Browser Transfuser lets you preview Tracks and audio from its Browser All previewed audio is played through the Main output of Transfuser To audition a Track or audi
93. n Transfuser 42 air o To assign a Track to an Output Bus 1 Click the Track Output Bus selector 2 Select any of the following e Off Effectively mutes the Track Output IG es The Track is assigned to no audio Output Bus However the signal can still pass through the Effects Sends Main Assigns the Main output of Transfuser e 1 8 These outputs can be used if you wish to process or route certain Transfuser tracks separately from the Main output e Cue Is a dedicated bus for auditioning a Transfuser Track before assigning it to another Output Bus and bringing it into the mix Set up a dedicated Auxiliary Input track in your music software session for monitoring the Cue Bus from Transfuser The output of this bus can then be routed to headphone mix Note Cue mixes are handled differently by different music making applications Please refer to your software s User Guide to learn how to set up a cue mix 43 air Ee FADE Bus BUS 1 Crossfading Between Bus 1 and 2 Assign two or more different Tracks to Output Buses 1 and 2 respectively Transfuser lets you crossfade between these two Output Buses much like a DJ mixer This way you can set up one groove on Output Bus 1 and a different groove in Output Bus 2 and then fade one in while the other fades out and then cue up the next groove to fade in or just fly in Output Bus 2 to punctuate Output Bus 1 or well you get the idea To do
94. ngs GPecCongs Aide ESO Edge Crash E90 03 oe 01 Low 9 082 0 42 n ae 12 82 Tom Noise G4 Share FatO Perc Hardo2 Cinp wetot BF a 5 2 6 F2 re a c2 FILTER Ame Snare 00 Fat Hes Light CLOG Hats LOFI Op oe ot BF c2 3 02 oon ato a a ae oo ee ae ee oo 1 Pitch The Pitch control lets you raise or lower the pitch of the Drums in semitones and cents The Pitch control is also available in the Drums Synth Track module 2 Cutoff The Cutoff control lets you adjust the Cutoff frequency of the Filter applied to the Drums The Cutoff control is also available in the Drums Synth Track module 3 Decay The Decay control lets you adjust the amount of Decay applied to the Drums Lower settings result in shorter decays and higher settings result in longer decays for each of the Drum Samples The Decay control is also available in the Drums Synth Track module 133 ar 4 Drum Pads Each of the 12 Drum Pads lets you load factory or custom samples for playback by the Drum Sequencer Click a Pad to select it Clicking a Pad also triggers the Drum Sample if one is loaded The Pad lights when selected The Pads also light when played by the Drum Sequencer Pattern or MIDI 5 Drum Pad Menu This menu lets you load any of the existing samples onto a drum pad You can also clear the sample content on a pad 6 Sample Controls The Sample controls apply equally to both Samples A and B for the selected Drum Pad Each Sa
95. nly used in dance music production especially in House music 1 Kill Buttons Apply a broadband band stop for Low Mid or High frequencies Low Click the Low button to kill the low range frequencies Click it again to pass the low range frequencies The button is lit when Kill is enabled Mid Click the Mid button to kill the mid range frequencies Click it again to pass the mid range frequencies The button is lit when Kill is enabled High Click the High button to kill the high range frequencies Click it again to pass the high range frequencies The button is lit when Kill is enabled 178 arr O 2 Gain The Gain controls let you boost or attenuate the gain for the Low Mid and High range frequencies that are passed not killed Low Adjust the Low control to boost or attenuate the gain for the low range frequencies when Kill is not enabled Mid Adjust the Mid control to boost or attenuate the gain for the mid range frequencies when Kill is not enabled High Adjust the High control to boost or attenuate the gain for the high range frequencies when Kill is not enabled 3 Frequency Sweep The Frequency Sweep controls let you sweep a band pass filter between the specified Low Mid range frequency and the specified Mid High range frequency Low Mid The Low Mid control lets you adjust the crossover frequency between the low and mid bands e Sweep The Sweep control lets you sweep the L
96. nsfuser Tracks Track Sequencer Synth Effects Mix module module module module module 4 Editor Pane The Editor pane provides access to all of the controls for the selected module or effect and also the Transfuser Preferences For example if a Drum Sequencer module is selected its sequencer pattern editor and controls are displayed in the Editor pane If a Phrase Synth module is selected its Waveform display and controls are displayed in the Editor pane 5 arr O 5 Controller Section The Controller section provides performance controls for Transfuser You can easily map a MIDI controller such as an M Audio Axiom 49 to any number of Transfuser controls The Controller section provides six host automatable knobs eight Trigger Pads a four octave keyboard for selecting patterns triggering and transposing sounds and a fader for crossfading between Transfuser Output Buses 1 and 2 The Controller section also displays the MIDI Input channel for any selected Transfuser Track 6 Master Section The Master section provides access to the Master Groove Effects Sends 1 and 2 Main Effects Inserts and Recorder It also provides controls for the Master Transport and Click as well as Pitch and Volume of the main output ar o Quick Start How To Guides This chapter helps you explore Transfuser s basic concepts and controls with several hands on examples You will touch some of the most important functions understand the basic
97. nsfuser continue to record and simply dragging the waveform you want to export within one bar s time before the draggable file changes 15 air Editing and Storing Patterns Transfuser lets you edit and store up to 12 patterns per Sequencer module Each pattern is key mapped MIDI note numbers 36 47 so you can trigger it from the on screen keyboard or from an external MIDI keyboard controller Initially each key triggers the same pattern To edit any pattern 1 Select the key for the pattern you want to edit selecting Pattern 6 MIDI note number 41 shown PATTERN Pattern 6 selected 2 Inthe Pattern Editor edit the pattern to your heart s desire let M A R 1 0 show you some love 3 The freshly edited pattern can be called up any time you play that key MIDI note number 16 ar O Building Drum Patterns You can build your own patterns from scratch using a Factory pattern or start from an existing pattern and edit as you please To build your own Drum Pattern 1 Inthe Drum Sequencer Editor select a Pattern 1 12 2 Click the Clear button in the Pattern section to clear the currently stored pattern PATTERN 3 Select the Multi tool in the editor and click in the pattern editor to draw in a new note for any step in the sequencer While clicking and holding move the Multi up or down to increase or decrease the Velocity for the note 1 Select Multi tool
98. ntelligently creates polyphonic chordal accompaniment that gets played by a polyphonic Transfuser Synthesizer Drum Sequencer Provides a 12 note step sequencer for playing the Drums Synth module Phrase Sequencer Provides a monophonic MIDI sequencer for playing the Phrase Synth module Poly Sequencer Provides a polyphonic sequencer that can be programmed to send MIDI data to a Transfuser Synthesizer module Slice Sequencer Provides a slice sequencer for playing the Slicer Synth module Thru Module Provides no sequencing controls whatsoever and any MIDI input plays the Track Synth module directly For detailed information on the Sequencer Editors please refer to the Transfuser Sequencer Editors section in this User Guide 69 ar O Chord Sequencer Chord Seq is a polyphonic sequencer that intelligently creates polyphonic chordal accompaniment that get played by a polyphonic Transfuser Synthesizer Chord Seq Module 1 Transport Controls Play Plays the track sequence e Latch Engages and disengages Latch mode In this mode the track continues lt New chord seq DY to play even when no MIDI notes are SCALE TYPE received The sequencer will continue CHORD SEO n playing until the Stop button is pressed or your host s transport is stopped e Stop Stops playback of the sequence 2 Scale Type Adjust the Scale Type Major or Minor parameter within the Editor pane Chord Seq Editor
99. nth note swing pattern e 1 8 Swing Applies an eighth note swing pattern e 1 4 Swing Applies a quarter note swing pattern e Laid Back Applies a laid back groove pattern that is a little bit behind the beat e Ahead Applies a pushing Groove pattern that is a little bit ahead of the beat Groove Display Adjusts the timing of a step in the Groove Draw up to adjust the timing after the grid beat Draw down to adjust the timing before the grid beat Groove Amount Adjusts the amount of groove microtiming available to Tracks and certain effects such as Beatcutter or Gater 89 alr Applying Groove in a Sequence Use the Sequencer Module Groove control to apply the Groove to the sequence pattern Each sequencer module provides its own Groove control However note that though the Thru module provides no controls the Master Groove does pass through it and affects any groove savvy effects on the Track such as Beatcutter or Gater You can adjust the amount of groove applied to the sequence from the Track module or in the Sequencer Editor 90 DRUM SEQ 020 ar O Effects Sends 1 and 2 Transfuser provides two separate Effects Sends for Tracks Each Send Effects module provides four effects inserts which can be routed serially or in parallel Choose from the same effects that are available in the Effects module see Transfuser Effects Editors To access the controls for Send Effects 1 or 2 e Click eith
100. o from the Transfuser Browser 1 Enable Preview in the Browser 2 Enable or adjust the other Browser Preview controls e Latch Enable Latches preview of the selected file Preview Enable e Syne Enable Synchronizes preview to your music Latch Enable software s session tempo e Pitch Adjusts the pitch Sync to transposition of the previewed Session lempe Track or audio file e Volume Adjusts the preview volume Preview Preview Pitch Volume 3 Click the Track or audio file you want to audition in the Browser list The item plays back for as long as you hold down the mouse If Latch is enabled then the entire Track or file plays back and loops with a single click Once you have found a Track or audio file you would like to use simply drag that file into the Transfuser Tracks pane 53 ar O i Transfuser Tracks Transfuser lets you create multiple Tracks of paired Sequencer and Synth modules You can play and mix multiple Tracks in a single instance of Transfuser simultaneously In this way you can perform simple grooves to complex arrangements triggered by MIDI sequences in your music software or even in real time using Transfuser s on screen interface or an external MIDI controller Transfuser Tracks are made up of a series of modules in a serial control and signal path MIDI Input Automator gt Sequencer gt Synth Syn gt Effects EFX gt Mix The Track module provides controls for managing Tracks ass
101. of audio Each slice is assigned a unique MIDI note for individual slice playback from the Slice Sequencer or from MIDI You can add delete mute and play individual slices in any Edit view To move a Slice marker 1 Select Slice view 2 With the Zoom tool selected click the Flag at the top of the slice marker and drag it left earlier or right later You can zoom in on the Waveform for more accurate marker placement When moving a slice marker it will snap to the selected grid if Nudge is set to anything other than Off To add a Slice do one of the following e With the Pencil tool selected click on the Waveform display where you want to add a new slice marker e With the Zoom tool selected double click on the Waveform display where you want to add a new slice marker 152 ar O To mute a slice e With the Mute tool selected click the slice you want to mute The slice grays out To delete a slice marker do one of the following e With the Eraser tool selected click the slice for the marker you want to delete e With the Zoom tool selected double click the slice marker you want to delete To play audition an individual slice e With the Play tool selected click the slice for the marker you want to audition To drag an audio slice from the Slicer Synth to a Drum Pad in a Drums Synth 1 With the Grabber tool selected click the slice you want and drag it to a Drums Synth module in the Track
102. on on Transfuser Track Automation see the Transfuser Track Automation section of this User Guide 62 arr O Creating Saving and Loading Modules Sequencer and Synth Modules Only Transfuser lets you individually change the Sequencer and Synth modules This way you can keep an existing Track with any existing Track Automation and Effects but change the type of Sequencer Synth or both For example you might even want to play a Drums Synth using a Phrase Sequencer Creating a New Sequencer Module SLICE SEQ To create a new Sequencer module in an existing Transfuser Track e From the Sequencer menu select one of the following o New Chord Seq Creates a new Chord Sequencer module New Drum Seq Creates a new Drum Sequencer module New Phrase Seq Creates a new Phrase Sequencer module New Poly Seq Creates a new Poly Sequencer module New Slice Seq Creates a new Slice Sequencer module New Thru Seq Creates a new Thru module which effectively means no sequencer O 00 0 0 63 alr Creating a New Synth Module SLICER PeH To create a new Synth module in an existing Transfuser Track e From the Synth menu select one of the following e 0 o O O O 0 New Analoge Creates a new Analoge Synth module New Audio Input Creates a new Audio Input module Note The Audio Input module is a special type of synthesizer that can pass audio live or pre recorded from your making software to the ef
103. onds When Sync is enabled the Delay control lets you select a rhythmic subdivision or multiple of the beat based on the tempo of your software Sync When Sync is enabled the Delay time synchronizes to the session tempo When Sync is disabled you can set the delay time in milliseconds independently of the session tempo The Sync button is lit when it is enabled 199 ar O 2 Tape The Tape controls let you set the Tape Speed as well as Input and Output levels e Speed The Speed control adjusts the tape speed in IPS inches per second Tape speed affects the frequency response of the modeled tape machine as well as the delay time Set Speed to lower settings for a lower resolution dirtier sound with fewer high frequencies Speed can also be useful as a performance control letting you add really wild pitch sweeps to the delay repeats Input The Input control lets you adjust the Input level to the virtual tape machine between INF and 12 0 dB Higher Input levels can result in an emulated tape saturation distortion Output The Output control lets you adjust the Output level from the virtual tape machine between INF and 12 0 dB Feedback The Feedback control lets you adjust the amount of feedback 0 100 of the delayed signal back into the tape delay line At 0 the delayed signal repeats only once As you increase the feedback the number of times the delay repeats increases The repeating delayed signal
104. op the waveform to another Transfuser module the host Edit window or your desktop 8 Sample Parameter Pages These buttons determine what is shown on the Drum Sequencer Display The Drum Synthesizer can trigger up to two layers of samples on each Drum Pad Click Sample A or Sample B to view Layer 1 and Layer 2 respectively The Drum Synthesizer also has an effects section that can be viewed by clicking the FX button 9 Randomize Controls These controls let you quickly randomize your Drum Synth settings in a musical fashion Please see the Synthesizer Randomization section of this guide to learn more about this feature 10 Display This area shows parameters relating Sample A Layer 1 Sample B Layer 2 or the Drum Synth effects area Use the Sample Parameter Pages to select what is shown 135 RNO START REVERSE Drum Synth Display Sample A B Page 1 2 3 4 Display Shows the waveform of the sound that is loaded on your selected pad Solo Use this button to solo the current sample layer Mute Use this button to mute the current sample layer Page Selector The Drum Synth display has four different pages that can be displayed Wave Pitch Filter and Amp Use the buttons at the left to display what is shown The knobs and buttons at the right of this area will change depending on what is selected The on screen tool tips will explain the function of each knob or button 136 ar
105. or any Transfuser controls 1 Right click the control you want to unassign such as the Force Repeat control in Beatcutter 2 Select Unlearn CC 29 et O Omni Mode for Assigned MIDI CC MIDI CC assignments in Transfuser work in Omni mode That is they are received by Transfuser Tracks on all MIDI input channels This lets you use a single controller for common controls on different Transfuser Tracks even if the Tracks are assigned to different MIDI input channels You can still use different MIDI input channels to trigger and play various Sequencer and Synth modules independently using MIDI notes Default MIDI Assignments To facilitate the ease of playing Transfuser several standard MIDI continuous controllers CC are set as the following default assignments e CC 1 Mod Wheel X Fade Bus 1 and 2 e CC7 Volume Master Level e CC 23 Stop All e CC 24 Play All 30 i he Controller Section The Controller section provides performance controls for Transfuser You can easily map a MIDI controller such as an M Audio Axiom series keyboard to any number of Transfuser controls The Controller section provides six Smart knobs eight Trigger Pads a four octave keyboard for selecting patterns and triggering sounds and a fader for crossfading between Transfuser Output Buses 1 and 2 The Controller section also displays the input MIDI channel for any selected Track 31 air A Smart Knobs
106. ote Audio from the Metronome is not recorded in Transfuser However it can be recorded to your music software s audio tracks The level of the click for the Metronome can be set in the Transfuser Preferences See the Transfuser Preferences of this guide to learn more 4 Pitch The Main Pitch slider lets you transpose the pitch of the main Transfuser audio output Raise the slider to transpose the pitch up and lower the slider to transpose the pitch down 5 Volume The Main Volume slider lets you raise or lower the volume for the main Transfuser audio output Raise the slider to boost the volume and lower the slider to attenuate the volume 6 Meters The Main Meters show the levels for the main Transfuser audio output PITCH vo 88 alr Master Groove All of the Transfuser Sequencer modules let you apply varying degrees of groove as configured in the Transfuser Master Groove In Transfuser Sequencers each step is normally locked to a strict grid Applying Groove lets you modify the microtiming of each step Each sequencer can be set locally to use the Master Groove or another local Groove preset The Master Groove editor provides 16 step timing adjustment The Groove matches a single bar in the sequencer module GRV button This button accesses the Master Groove editor Groove Presets Lets you select preset Grooves You can select one of the following e 1 16 Swing Applies a sixtee
107. otes Values below the middle 12 00 position will add a click to the start similar to some compressors Values greater than middle position will soften the attack of the notes Vel At Determines how much the Attack parameter is affected by note velocity For high values notes with low velocities will sound soft while for high velocities the sound will have a hard attack at start Peak Length Sets the length of the hard extra click created using smaller values of the Attack parameter If Attack is greater than the middle position this parameter has no effect Release Determines how quickly a note fades into silence once it is released Decay Determines how quickly a note fades into silence when it is being held Key Decay Sets the amount that decay is affected by the pitch of the notes played When this parameter is set to high values higher keys will have a shorter decay while lower keys have a longer decay 3 Bell Controls On Off Switches the Bell section of the synthesizer on and off This section adds a second tone to the Pickup section and is often used to add a bell like attack to the sound It can also be used to add unnatural harmonics Tune Sets a semitone offset of the bell tone relative to the note being played 139 ar Key Tune Determines the amount that the bell tuning is affected when playing keys of higher or lower pitch Setting this knob to 100 will produce a sound that is completely in tune For other
108. ough its entire range using the Fine Knob Sync When set to On the second oscillators phase is reset each time oscillator 1 has finished playing a wave cycle Fine Sets the fine tuning of Oscillator 1 Shape Seamlessly fades between Noise Saw Rectangle and Pulse waveforms Env 1 Shape Sets the amount that Envelope 1 affects the Shape parameter Phase Sets the start phase of Oscillator 2 This parameter affects the attack phase of the sound 3 Oscillator Mix Setup Section Stereo When switched On each voice is doubled to form a wide stereo sound The width can be adjusted using the Width knob Voices Sets maximum number of simultaneous voices playable High values will sound better for some sequences but will also increase the CPU load Glide Time If the Voices parameter is set to Mono this parameter defines the time it takes for a new key to reach its new pitch Osc 1 Sets the level of Oscillator 1 Osc 2 Sets the level of Oscillator 2 Ring M Sets the amount of ring modulation between Oscillators 1 and 2 Drive Sets the amount of distortion applied in the Oscillator Mix section 124 ar Analoge Envelopes page 1 Env 1 Filter Section A Sets the Attack time of Envelope 1 D Sets the Decay time of Envelope 1 e S Sets the Sustain time of Envelope 1 R Sets the Release time of Envelope 1 2 Env 2 Amp Section A Sets the Attack time of Envelope 2 e D Sets the D
109. ow Mid and Mid High crossover frequencies together This is useful when using the Kill EQ as a sweepable band pass filter by killing the low and high frequency bands and sweep the mid band Mid High The Mid High control lets you adjust the crossover frequency between the mid and high bands 179 Use the Lo Fi effect to bit crush down sample clip rectify and otherwise mangle the input signal 1 Bit Depth The Bit Depth control lets you truncate the bit depth of the incoming signal from 16 bits all the way down to 1 bit Clip The Clip control lets you increase the gain 0 0 40 0 dB of the audio signal so that it clips Rectify The Rectify control lets you adjust the amount of Rectification of the signal making negative peaks positive from 0 100 Noise The Noise control lets you adjust the amount of noise in the clipped signal from 0 100 180 Sr O 5 Sample Rate Controls These controls let you apply sample rate reduction to the audio signal with optional anti alias filtering e Sample Rate Adjust the Sample Rate control to resample the audio signal at another sample rate 500 Hz to 50 0 kHz e Anti Alias Enable anti aliasing filters before and after down sampling to reduce aliasing in the resampled audio signal For a much grittier sound disable the Anti Alias filter The Anti Alias button is lit when the filter is enabled e Pre Filter Adjust the Pre Filter control to adjust t
110. p to 12 different Sequencer Patterns Click the numbered keys to select a pattern the selected pattern is highlighted in yellow You can copy paste or clear patterns using the buttons below the pattern selector buttons 4 Edit Controls This drop down menu provides commands that can be applied to the whole pattern or currently displayed bar The arrow keys can be used to undo and redo edits that have been made 5 Tools These tools let you create edit delete and select patterns and options contained in the display area The new Multi tool lets you make many kinds of edits without having to change tools To find out more about this tool please see the section titled The Multi Tool in this guide 6 Nudge This drop down menu determines the minimum subdivision of the beat for notes in the display below The selected option provides the rhythmic grid for creating and moving notes Select one of the available divisions or choose Off if you would like to edit without a grid 7 Display You can create and edit Sequencer patterns here This area is described in detail in the next section of this guide air O we LOOF se Phrase Seq Display 1 Editor Pages These buttons select what note data is displayed at the bottom of the display You can choose Velo velocity FIt filter Dec decay Pan Glide Auto Scroll If you have zoomed in the editor may only display part of the pattern If this is the
111. r Lets you select the type of filter you d like to use Choose from LP Low Pass BP Band Pass HP High Pass and EQ Equalizer Enable This button located to the left of the Filter menu lets you enable or bypass the Filter It is illuminated when the filter is active Envelope The Slicer Synth Editor provides a five point envelope for the Filter A Attack H Hold D Decay S Sustain and R Release Key The Key setting lets you adjust how much the filter cutoff tracks the keyboard MIDI notes from 0 no tracking to 100 one octave per octave Keyboard tracking is most useful for synth sounds like synth lead or bass Cutoff Drag left to decrease and right to increase the Cutoff Frequency Envelope Depth Drag left to decrease and right to increase how much the Filter Envelope affects the Filter Cutoff Velocity The Velocity control lets you set how much MIDI velocity affects the Filter Envelope 145 ar O 13 Amp The Slicer Synth Editor provides a five point Amplitude envelope AMP KEY PAN ETAPELE ETA CAE RA A Envelope The Slicer Synth Editor provides a five point envelope for the Filter A Attack H Hold D Decay S Sustain and R Release e Key Pan The Key Pan setting determines how much the output is automatically panned as you play across the keyboard As well as varying depths random and alternating left right settings are available Level The Level control lets you adju
112. r n Synth port 33 ar O Note Range Keys NOTE RANGE LILL ETETETT The Note Range keys can be used to play the Sequencer modules on Tracks How the different Sequencer modules respond to the Note Range keys depends on the option selected in the Note Range selector in each Sequencer Editor The Note Range keys only affect those Tracks assigned to the same MIDI Input Channel as displayed in the Channel indicator Channel Indicator The Channel indicator displays the MIDI Input Channel for the current or last Emma selected Track The on screen Keyboard and Trigger Pads only affect those Tracks assigned to the MIDI Input Channel displayed in the Channel indicator To change the MIDI channel select a Track assigned to the MIDI Input Channel you want 34 er O Trigger Pads Transfuser provides eight Trigger Pads each of which can be assigned to trigger Sequencer Patterns in specific Sequencer modules and also to send MIDI notes assignable between 48 and 71 to Sequencer and Synth modules A single Trigger Pad can be assigned to multiple target modules right click a Trigger Pad to assign it B a You can also set the default MIDI input channel and octave range for the Trigger Pads in the Transfuser Preferences see Transfuser Preferences section of this guide X Fade The X Fade slider lets you crossfade between all Tracks set to Output Bus 1 and all Tracks set to Output Bus 2 BUS im SUS much
113. s 142 ar Vocodize Select this option for vocoding type time compression and expansion where the pitch of the audio is forced to match the MIDI notes you play Vocodize works best on solo material otherwise the pitch mapping can be obscured Lo Fi Select this option for low fidelity re sampling for grainy sounding time compression and expansion Lo Fi uses granular synthesis for TCE Sampler Select this option to simply play back the audio without time compression and expansion processing 7 Tempo Controls The Tempo section lets you synchronize the audio with your music software s tempo and set whether or not the audio plays once through or loops Syne When Sync is enabled the Phrase Synth module synchronizes beat matches to the session tempo When disabled a continuously variable Speed control becomes available in place of the Original BPM settings Speed When Sync is disabled the Speed control becomes available in place of the Original BPM settings Increase or decrease the Speed control to change the rate at which the Phrase Synth plays through the loaded audio file Play Mode The Play Mode setting determines whether or not the Phrase Synth loops the loaded audio on playback o One Shot Plays once through the audio loaded into the Phrase Synth without looping o Looped Plays through the audio loaded into the Phrase Synth and loops playback according to the loop markers set in the Waveform view 143
114. s pane 2 When the Drums Synth Editor appears in the Editor pane drop the slice on the Drum Pad you want 153 alr Transfuser Effect Editors Transfuser has 21 different Effect modules that can be used to modify your sounds This chapter describes the controls for each Effect Inserting Effects The Track Effects modules Send Effects 1 and 2 and Main Effects Inserts all provide the same number of Effects Inserts and controls each provides four Effects Inserts To insert an effect From the Effects Insert drop down menu choose Load and select the effect you want To remove an effect From the Effects Insert drop down menu choose Remove 154 air o To move an effect e Drag the Effect from one Effects Insert to another To copy and paste an Effects module from one Track to another e Drag the Effects module from one Track to another To cut or copy an effect from one Insert and paste it to another Insert e You can cut or copy an Effect with all its current settings from one Insert and paste it to another Insert in the same module or even in a different module 1 From the source Effects Insert drop down menu choose Cut or Copy 2 From the destination Effects Insert drop down menu choose Paste 155 ar O Effect Module Controls 1 Effects Insert 1 4 Lets you select which Insert effect you would like to use The selected Effects Editor appears in the Editor pane Effects
115. s two effects sends for additional processing and lets you assign the Track Output Bus You can select any of the Transfuser Output Buses as the input for audio and Auxiliary tracks in your music making software for further mixing and processing 1 Mute Click the Mute button to mute and unmute the Track When muted the Mute button is lit 2 Solo Click the Solo button to solo and un solo the Track When soloed the Solo button is lit All unsoloed Tracks are automatically muted 3 Meters The Track Meters show the output level for the Track 4 Volume The Volume slider lets you increase or decrease the output volume of the Track Move the slider right to boost the output and left to attenuate the output 5 Pan The Pan slider lets you adjust the panning of the Track in the stereo field Move the slider right to pan right and left to pan left 6 FX Sends 1 and 2 The Effect Sends 1 and 2 controls let you send signal from the Track to Send Effects 1 and 2 in the Master section Drag the control right or up to increase the amount of signal sent to the Effect Send and left or down to decrease the amount of signal sent to the Effect Send Also see Effects Sends 1 and 2 section of this guide 85 am O 7 Output Bus The Output Bus selector lets you select any of the available stereo Transfuser Output Buses e Off Effectively mutes the Track Output The Tracks is assigned to no audio Output
116. signal peaks such as in drum loops with artificially rectified high frequencies e Attack Adjust the Attack control to set the time 10 0 ms to 10 seconds it takes to respond to increases in the audio signal level e Release Adjust the Release control to set the time 10 0 ms to 10 seconds it takes to recover after the signal level falls Envelope Depth Adjust the Depth control to determine how much the Envelope follower affects the Sample Rate o At 0 the Envelope follower has no affect on the Sample Rate o At 100 the Attack ramps up to the Sample Rate setting and the Release starts from the Sample Rate setting and ramps down o At 100 the Attack starts from the Sample Rate setting and ramps down and the Release ramps up to the Sample Rate setting 182 ar maxmzer 0 Use the Maximizer effect to apply peak limiting and sound maximizing to the audio signal 1 Mode The Mode setting lets you select any of the following compression modes for the Maximizer Hard Provides hard peak limiting e Soft Provides softer peak limiting 2 Release The Release control sets how long it takes for the Maximizer to ease off of its attenuation after the input signal drops below the threshold level Since the Maximizer has an attack time of zero milliseconds the Release control has a noticeable effect on the character of the limiting In general if you are using heavy limiting use proportion
117. ssed signal lower the frequency Headroom The Headroom control lets you adjust the headroom for the dynamic range of the distorted signal between 20 0 dBFS and 0 0 dBFS Rather than using the Drive to adjust the signal level relative to a fixed clipping level use the Headroom control to adjust the clipping level without changing the signal level Output The Output control lets you lower the Output level of the distorted signal from 0 to 100 At 0 no distorted signal passes through the output At 100 the distorted signal passes through the output at full volume Mix The Mix control lets you balance the amount of dry signal with the amount of wet distorted signal At 50 there are equal amounts of dry and wet signal At 0 the output is all dry and at 100 it is all wet The Mix control can be used in conjunction with the Output control to find just the right balance of the distorted signal with the input dry signal For example with Mix set to 50 equal amounts of the dry and wet signal pass to the output You can then lower the Output control to decrease the amount of distorted signal being passed to the output until you get exactly the right mix between the two signals and just the right overall level 168 ar enHAncen D This effect enhances the low and high broadband frequencies of the incoming audio signal 1 Low Frequency Controls The Low Frequency controls let you boost the amoun
118. st the master volume for playback from the Slicer Synth module Drag up to increase and drag down to decrease the playback level for Slicer Synth e Velocity The Velocity control lets you adjust how much incoming MIDI velocities affect the output level of the Slicer Synth module 146 al Slicer Synth Editor The Slicer Synth module is a sample based synthesizer that can be played back by the Slice Sequencer module When you select the Slicer Synth module on a Track its Editor is available in the Editor pane When you import audio into a Slicer Synth it automatically sets slice markers at transient peaks in the audio Each slice can be played back individually or in any order You can even reverse and process individual slices The Slicer Synth Editor provides a Waveform view editor for setting the location of the slices You can also change the Pitch Cutoff and Filter and Amplitude Envelopes for the loaded audio 1 Pitch Controls Pitch Lets you raise or lower the pitch of slices in semitones The Pitch control is also available in the Slicer Synth Track module Fine The Fine control lets you raise or lower the pitch of slices in cents Envelope Depth Adjust the Envelope Depth control to change how much the Filter and Amplitude Envelopes affect the individual slices 147 Sr O 2 Play Slices The Play Slices options pass certain slices by frequency band High Mid Low w
119. synthesizer has everything you need to get classic old school analog sounds as well as cutting edge modern sounds Audio Input Passes audio from disk or the audio input of the track on which Transfuser is inserted This lets you process audio tracks directly in Transfuser without having to import it Bass Provides a monophonic bass line synthesizer Using the Phrase Sequencer you can play the Bass Synth with 1 4 bar bass line sequences or using the Thru Sequencer you can play bass directly from your music software Drums Converts imported audio to individual drum samples mapped to a sophisticated 12 pad drum sampler Using the Drum Sequencer or MIDI input the Drums Synth module can play back simple to very intricate drum patterns Electric Synth The Electric synthesizer brings the sound of electric pianos to Transfuser This polyphonic synthesizer can be set to achieve all kinds of tones ranging from mellow and laid back to forward and aggressive Phrase Converts imported audio to beat matched audio using very sophisticated time compression and expansion TCE algorithms Using the Phrase Sequencer or MIDI input you can play back the Phrase Synth module at different transpositions times and durations Slicer Converts imported audio into individual slices based on a sophisticated automatic transient detection algorithm It automatically chops up your audio into individual events that can be played back in any order and with a
120. t Unassign Automation Lane 94 ar Track Automation Controls TRACK AUTOMATION WE LANE 1 UNASSIGNED 3 3 E E 1 Enable Disable Click this button to enable or disable Track Automation 2 Select Menu e Select All Selects all Track automation e Invert Selection Inverts the selection so that what was selected is unselected and what wasn t selected is now selected e Deselect Clears the current selection 3 Edit Menu Revert Automation to Initial State Lets you revert the Track automation to its initial state which will be the state of Track automation the last time you saved your session Event Selection Edit The Event Selection Edit commands only apply to existing automation If you haven t drawn in any automation in a selection these commands won t do anything e Set All Steps to Default Sets all steps in the selection to their default setting of 0 e Randomize Step Values Randomizes the values for all steps in the selection 95 ar Increase Dynamic Range Increases the value in the positive or negative direction of all steps in the selection proportionally Decrease Dynamic Range Decreases the value in the positive or negative direction of all steps in the selection proportionally Create Crescendo Sets all steps in the selection to a ramp shape progressively increasing from the initial event value of 100 to a final event value of 100 Create Decrescendo Sets a
121. t of low frequencies in the signal and to set the median frequency for enhancement e Gain Adjust the Gain control to boost the low end 0 0 12 0 dB e Frequency Adjust the Frequency control to set the median frequency for the bass boost 40 0 640 Hz 2 High Frequency Controls The High Frequency controls let you boost the amount of high frequencies in the signal and to set the median frequency for enhancement You can also generate extra harmonic content in the signal e Gain Adjust the Gain control to boost the high end 0 0 12 0 dB e Frequency Adjust the Frequency control to set the median frequency for the treble boost 1 00 10 0 kHz 169 ar O e invert The Invert button inverts the phase of the generated harmonics The Invert button is lit when enabled Harmonics Adjust the Harmonics control to generate addition high frequency harmonics in the signal 0 0 12 0 dB 3 Output The Output control lets you lower the Output level from 0 0 dB to INF dB 170 ar FILTER cl oo o o amp e e ee Use the Filter effect to apply a modulating resonant filter to the audio signal Have fun with filter sweeps or give your sounds that extra resonant aura 1 Mode Select one of the following options for the type of filter LP24 Provides a low pass filter with a 24 dB cutoff LP18 Provides a low pass filter with a 18 dB cutoff e LP12 Provides a low pass filter with a 12 dB c
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123. tern s loop length or drag the center of the bar to change the start stop points When a loop is playing a moving icon shows the current playback position Pattern Editor Here you can enter edit or delete the notes that will be played by the sequence ar Slice Sequencer Editor 3 G 3 3 EJ 4 3 3 A a a a e par a QO New Slice Si Vie riven mcr oes ran rev o Seno 3 a TRIGGER LOOP s sfelsfofe Slice Seq Editor 1 Slice Seq Controls Transport These controls are used to start and stop the Sequencer When Latch mode is engaged the Sequencer continues to play until the Stop button is pressed Note Range The Note Range setting determines how the Sequencer plays back the corresponding Synth module on the Track Speed Adjusts the playback speed of the Sequencer as a ratio of the host s master tempo Sync Selects the Sequencer s playback position when triggered in relation to the host s timeline or other Transfuser Tracks Use Bar for performing and playing around in Transfuser Use Beat or 1 16 for arranging songs in your host s timeline Select Off to turn off automatic synchronization 116 Sr O e Groove The drop down menu selects the Groove Micro timing of the Sequencer You can use the Transfuser Master Groove or another local Groove option The knob above the menu sets the amount of groove from 0 to 100 e Quantize The drop down menu sele
124. the EQ Band e Frequency Adjust the frequency 20 Hz 8 00 kHz for the Low Cut e Decibel Menu Select the depth of the Low Cut in decibels 6 12 18 or 24 dB 188 Sar 3 Low EQ e e e e e 4 Low Mid e e e e 5 High Mid Band Enable Disable Select or deselect the Band enable button to enable the EQ Band Frequency Adjust the frequency 20 Hz 1 00 kHz for the Low Band Gain Adjust the gain 18 dB for the Low Band Q Adjust the Q 0 40 10 00 for the Low Band EQ Type Menu Select either Bell or Shelf for the EQ type Band Enable Disable Select or deselect the Band enable button to enable the EQ Band Frequency Adjust the frequency 40 Hz 8 00 kHz for the Low Mid Band Gain Adjust the gain 18 dB for the Low Mid Band Q Adjust the Q 0 40 10 00 for the Low Mid Band Band Enable Disable Select or deselect the Band enable button to enable the EQ Band Frequency Adjust the frequency 120 Hz 16 00 kHz for the High Mid Band Gain Adjust the gain 18 dB for the High Mid Band Q Adjust the Q 0 40 10 00 for the High Mid Band 189 1c 6 High 7 High Cut 8 Band Enable Disable Select or deselect the Band enable button to enable the EQ Band Frequency Adjust the frequency 1 20 kKHz 20 00 kHz for the High Band Gain Adjust the gain 18 dB for the High Band Q Adjust the Q 0 40 10 00 for the High Band EQ Type Menu Select either Bell or Shelf for the EQ
125. the individual pads of the Drums San 38 alr Phrase Sequencer Trigger Phrase The Note Range keys trigger or a T re trigger the Phrase Pattern Transpose Phrase Keys in the Note Range and Dumogi retrigger the Phrase Pattern and transpose it m chromatically C3 is the original pitch Play Notes Keys in the Note Range get passed orr through so they play the module directly without aN triggering the Pattern This way you can play whole new melodies Slice Sequencer Trigger Loop Keys in the Note Range trigger the sliced loop at its original pitch All keys in the Note Aemini o Range have exactly the same function Transpose Loop Keys in the Note Range trigger OTE RANGE the loop and transpose it according to the note played or clicked The original pitch transposition m of the loop is mapped to C3 Notes below C3 U T transpose the loop down and notes above i transpose it up Play Slices Keys in the Note Range play the individual slices of the loop Slices are mapped to keys in order from left to right The first slice in the loop is triggered by C2 the second by C 2 the third by D2 and so on C5 is the top of the on screen keyboard range so any slices beyond C5 the 37th slice will be out of range However you can play any number of slices well any number beyond 36 and up to 79 MIDI note number 127 by using an external MIDI keyboard controller or MIDI notes from your music software s
126. ther Transfuser Tracks Use Bar for performing and playing around in Transfuser Use Beat or 1 16 for arranging songs in your host s timeline Select Off to turn off automatic synchronization 113 Sr O e Groove The drop down menu selects the Groove Micro timing of the Sequencer You can use the Transfuser Master Groove or another local Groove option The knob above the menu sets the amount of groove from 0 to 100 Force Notes to Scale Selecting any of the scales in this drop down menu restricts the MIDI notes allowed in the Phrase Pattern This assures that any notes in the Sequence Pattern will be limited to a single diatonic scale 2 M A R I O Controls M A R I O Musical Advanced Random Intelligent Operations is a musical randomization algorithm that lets you create variations of your Sequencer patterns by clicking a single button M A R I O is described in detail in the Working with M A R I O section of this guide 3 Pattern Controls The Pattern section lets you create and recall up to 12 different Sequencer Patterns Click the numbered keys to select a pattern the selected pattern is highlighted in yellow You can copy paste or clear patterns using the buttons below the pattern selector buttons 4 Edit Controls This drop down menu provides commands that can be applied to the whole pattern or currently displayed bar The arrow keys can be used to undo and redo edits that have been made 5 Tools These
127. this drag the X Fade control left for more of Output Bus 1 and right for more of Output Bus 2 44 air O Showing and Hiding Panes in Transfuser TCANSFUSEr ar 8 Since the Transfuser plug in can take up a lot of screen space with multiple Tracks you may want to hide the Browser or Editor panes after you have set up and configured your Tracks for performance This can be done by clicking the show hide icons Show Hide Browser Click to show or hide the Browser pane 2 Show Hide Controller Master Panes Click to show or hide the Controller and Master Section Panes 3 Show Hide Editor Pane Click to show or hide the Editor pane 45 ar O Adjus he Transfuser Window Height NOTE EVENTS in THE ORUM NOTES 2 62 THAT CONTAIN AbormIonAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NOTES PITCH TRANSPOSITION FILTER TRIGGER PATTERN FREQUENCY DECAY RATE ANO PAN VALUES ANO A A TIMING OFFEST AMOUNT SNARE THEY TRIGGER NOTES IN THE Gai NCTE Ba ean NOSTER SYNTH MODULE OF THE HAT 1 OFEN HH voce alee sal ele Since Transfuser lets you create multiple Tracks you may want to adjust the height of the plug in window to see more or fewer Tracks Simply click the middle of the Transfuser window and drag up or down to increase or decrease the height 46 ar o D Transfuser Preferences SEG voen CEE JELO co Ma
128. tools let you create edit delete and select patterns and options contained in the display area The new Multi tool lets you make many kinds of edits without having to change tools To learn more please see The Multi Tool section of this guide 6 Nudge This drop down menu determines the minimum subdivision of the beat for notes in the display below The selected option provides the rhythmic grid for creating and moving notes Select one of the available divisions or choose Off if you would like to edit without a grid 7 Display You can create and edit Sequencer patterns here This area is described in detail in the next section of this guide alr Poly Seq Display 1 Editor Pages These buttons select what note data is displayed at the bottom of the display You can choose Velo velocity Flt filter Dec decay and Pan Auto Scroll If you have zoomed in the editor may only display part of the pattern If this is the case the pattern editor view automatically scrolls to the current playback position when the Auto Scroll option is enabled Show Transposed Notes When switched on the editor shows the notes at their current transposition with non editable transparent events Pattern Indicator This bar displays the four bars of the Sequencer Loop Range Selector This selector shows the start point stop point and loop length of the sequence You can drag the left or right loop handle to change pat
129. ts you adjust the amount of delay feedback 0 100 At 0 the delayed signal repeats only once As you increase the feedback the number of times the delay repeats increases At 100 the delay doesn t repeat indefinitely but it does last a very long time Note that each Delay mode produces a different feedback pattern especially when the L R Ratio control is not centered 6 Low Cut The Low Cut control lets you adjust the frequency for the Low Cut Filter For less bass raise the frequency 7 High Cut The High Cut control lets you adjust the frequency for the High Cut Filter For less treble lower the frequency 8 Width The Width control lets you adjust the width of the delay effect in the stereo field 9 Mix The Mix control lets you balance the amount of dry signal with the amount of wet delayed signal At 50 there are equal amounts of dry and wet signal At 0 the output is all dry and at 100 it is all wet 166 alr Distortion 0m e eo 8S as oe OG Use the Distortion effect to color the audio signal with various types of distortion 1 Mode Controls Select one of the following options for the Distortion Mode Hard Provides a sharp immediate distortion of the signal Soft Provides a softer more rounded distortion of the signal e Warp Wraps the waveform back on itself for a complex distortion tone that changes quickly from soft to harsh Stereo When Stereo is
130. ts you adjust the probability 0 100 of any step set to 100 freezing playback of the currently sounding slice How the slice is freezed is determined by the following additional controls Rate Determines the length of the sample buffer from the frozen slice Use higher settings for shorter buffers and lower settings for longer buffers Random Rate Applies a variable amount of randomness to the length of the sample buffer Sweep Applies a filter sweep from 0 to 12 00 semitones or from O to 12 00 semitones basically 1 octave Random Sweep Applies a variable amount of randomness to the range of the sweep 159 ar cHoaus mo 4 Gee a a D Use the Chorus effect to apply a short modulated delay to create depth and space 1 2 3 Pre Delay Set the Pre Delay in milliseconds 0 00 24 00 ms LFO The Low Frequency Oscillator lets you select the waveform rate and depth of modulation e Sine Tri Select either a Sine wave or a Triangle wave for the LFO e Rate Set the rate for the oscillation of the LFO in Hertz 0 01 10 0 Hz Depth Set the depth of LFO modulation of the audio signal in milliseconds 0 00 24 00 ms Voices Select the number of voices 3 4 or 6 For a thicker sound use more voices 160 air O 4 Low Cut The Low Cut control lets you adjust the frequency of the Low Cut Filter 20 0 Hz 1 00 kHz The Low Cut Filter
131. twice the actual tempo click this option e x2 If the currently analyzed Original Tempo is half of the actual tempo click this option 148 ar O 6 Waveform Display The Slicer Synth Editor lets you edit the slice points for the loaded audio against a Waveform display The Slicer Synth Editor lets you edit the Level and Frequency Range Flag High Mid or Low for each slice against the Waveform display Additionally you can adjust the Filter and Amplitude Envelopes for the loaded audio 7 Update Seq The Update Sequence button is only available after there have been changes to the number or location of slice markers If you have made any changes to the number or location of slice markers click this button so that the Slice Sequencer module can accurately play the Slice Synth module 8 Reset Click the Reset button to reset any and all changes to the Slicer Synth to the original slice analysis in terms of slice marker locations slice levels and High Mid and Low frequency band identification 9 Edit Tools e Zoom Adjusts the horizontal zoom of the Waveform display Click in the Waveform display and drag down to zoom in or drag up to zoom out The Zoom tool for the Slicer Synth Editor also lets you relocate slice markers adjust the Level for individual slices and Flag individual slices as being in the High Mid or Low range for slice playback see Play Slices section Pencil Creates new slice markers in any E
132. ty Time Pitch Fit filter Dec decay and Pan 2 Auto Scroll If you have zoomed in the editor may only display part of the pattern If this is the case the pattern editor view automatically scrolls to the current playback position when the Auto Scroll option is enabled 3 Pattern Indicator This bar displays the four bars of the Sequencer 4 Loop Range Selector This selector shows the start point stop point and loop length of the sequence You can drag the left or right loop handle to change pattern s loop length or drag the center of the bar to change the start stop points When a loop is playing a moving icon shows the current playback position 5 Channel Controls Here you can control the parameters of a specific lane For example you solo or mute a lane or set the resolution of each step The name and note value is also listed here 6 Pattern Editor Here you can enter edit or delete the notes that will be played by the sequence This is done by simply clicking and dragging any of the on screen boxes 109 ar Phrase Sequencer Editor New Phrase Se Wie a a 5 3 Fy R TRIGGER PHRASE a u note i BAR MASTER OFF OROpEOROECEAO o O Q S E a s s s hoje Phrase Seq Editor 1 Phrase Seq Controls Transport These controls are used to start and stop the Sequencer When Latch mode is engaged the Sequencer continues to play until the Stop button is pressed
133. u want to view by clicking on it The currently viewed bar is lit in the Bar View selector Loop Range The Loop Range selector lets you set the loop length for the Gater Pattern You can measure the loop length end point location against the Bar View selector Click the end point of the Loop Range selector and drag left or right to adjust the Loop Range end point Pattern Step Events The Gater Pattern Editor provides five lanes for five different Gater parameters Each parameter can set on a per step basis You can edit a step parameter by clicking and dragging the steps up or down There are five lanes e Gate The Gate parameter determines how much audio sounds through on any given step At lower settings Steps pass shorter durations of the incoming audio signal at higher settings Steps pass longer durations e Cutoff The Cutoff parameter lets you adjust the Cutoff frequency for a Step e Reso The Reso parameter lets you adjust the amount of filter resonance for a Step e Amp The Amp parameter lets you adjust the amount of amplification for a Step Higher settings increase the level of the gated signal and lower settings decrease it Pan The Pan parameter lets you adjust the panning for a Step in the stereo field 177 ar KILL EQ ONE o em 2 E Use the Kill EQ effect to zap out the Low Mid or High broadband frequency range from an audio signal This is a popular effect with DJs and is commo
134. uency of the Low Cut Filter 20 0 Hz 1 00 kHz Use the Low Cut Filter to reduce some of the potential boomy ness you can get with longer Reverb Times 4 Diffusion Adjust the Diffusion control to change the rate at which the sound density of the reverb tail increases over time Higher Diffusion settings create a smoother reverberated sound Lower settings result in flutterier echo 5 Width Adjust the Width control to change the spread of the reverberated signal in the stereo field A setting of 0 produces a mono reverb but leaves the panning of the original source signal unaffected A setting of 100 produces a open panned stereo image 6 Mix The Mix control lets you adjust the Mix between the wet affected and dry unaffected signal 0 is all dry and 100 is all wet while 50 is an equal mix of both 198 alr Tape Delay Taen O 0o TAPE eA G O DELAY FEEDBACK FAN mix Oua DELAY FEEDBACK PAN Mix ACOG DELAY FEEDBACK PAN Use the Tape Delay effect to add classic variable speed analog tape delay to the audio signal In addition to standard analog tape delay controls the Transfuser Tape Delay provides four separate delay lines Taps 1 Delay Controls Delay Knob These controls let you specify the duration of the tape delay When Sync is disabled the Delay control lets you set the tape length in milliseconds and seconds 50 0 ms to 4 00 sec
135. ulation source signal Destination Sets the target parameter of the modulation Depth Sets the amount of modulation applied to the target parameter 127 ar 3 LFO 2 Mod Section Destination Selects what parameter will be modulated Depth Sets the amount that LFO 2 modulates the destination parameter Fade Sets the Fade In or Fade Out time of LFO 1 In the center 12 00 position the modulation depth will not change over time Turn to the left for a faster modulation fade out Turn to the right for slower modulation fade in 4 LFO 1 2 Section This section has identical controls for LFO1 and LFO2 Mode Determines the synchronization of each LFO When set to Free the rate and phase of the LFO will be unsynchronized to the host tempo and song position When set to Sync the LFO will be synchronized to both host tempo and song position When set to Drift the LFO will randomly vary its rate Rate Sets the speed of each LFO When mode is set to Syne the rate is displayed in beats or bars Otherwise the rate is displayed in Hertz Hz 5 Velo Dest Velo Amp Sets the amount that the velocity of a note affects its volume Velo Filter Sets how much the velocity of a note affects the cutoff frequency of the filter 128 ar Audio Input Editor IMPAUG New Audio put meur STEREO alee JES o zee s 1 amp 5 6 1 Input The Input setting lets you select any of the
136. utoff e BP Provides a band pass filter e HP Provides a high pass filter 2 Cutoff Adjust the Cutoff frequency of the filter from 20 0 Hz to 20 0 kHz 3 Resonance The Resonance control lets you adjust the amount filter Resonance 0 100 At 100 the filter feeds back on itself 171 alr 7 Fat The Fat control lets you adjust the amount of overdrive in the resonant peak At lower settings the signal gets quieter at high Resonance settings for clean distortion At higher settings the signal is over driven at high resonance settings LFO Controls The Filter effect provides a sinusoidal Low Frequency Oscillator LFO for modulating the filter cutoff frequency LFO Rate Adjust the Rate control to increase or decrease the frequency 0 01 100 0 Hz of the LFO Lower settings are slower and higher settings are faster LFO Depth Adjust the Depth control to increase or decrease the amount of modulation 0 100 of the Cutoff frequency by the LFO Lower settings create a slight vibrato with the rate set high and higher settings create a wide sweep of the Cutoff frequency range Envelope Controls The Filter effect provides an Envelope follower for controlling the Cutoff frequency Attack Adjust the Attack control to set the time 10 0 ms to 10 seconds it takes to respond to increases in the audio signal level Release Adjust the Release control to set the time 10 0 ms to 10 seconds it takes to re
137. velope for the Filter A Attack H Hold D Decay S Sustain and R Release Cutoff Drag left to decrease and right to increase the Cutoff Frequency Envelope Depth Drag left to decrease and right to increase how much the Filter Envelope affects the Filter Cutoff Velocity The Velocity control lets you set how much MIDI velocity affects the Filter Envelope 150 a O 13 Amp The Slicer Synth Editor provides a five point Amplitude envelope is i Ley R SS TY A I e Envelope The Slicer Synth Editor provides a five point envelope for the Filter A Attack H Hold D Decay S Sustain and R Release e Level The Level control lets you adjust the master volume for playback from the Slicer Synth module Drag up to increase and drag down to decrease the playback level for Slicer Synth e Velocity The Velocity control lets you adjust how much incoming MIDI velocities affect the output level of the Slicer Synth module To increase or decrease the Level for a Slice 1 Select Level view from the Edit Menu 2 With the Zoom tool selected click a slice level control and drag up or down To change a Flag 1 Select Flag view from the Edit Menu 2 With the Zoom tool selected click the Range Flag for a slice and drag up or down to change its setting to High Middle or Low 151 a O Slicer Synth Working with Slices oa Slice markers indicate the start time for playback of individual slices
138. y the chord yourself on the keyboard and let the Sequencer detect and correct it to the closest chord matching the selected scale 103 ar O e Scale Sets the scale type used to create the chord that is played This menu is only available when Chord Mode is set to Create or Detect Correct e Root Sets the scale root used to create the chord that is played This menu is only available when Chord Mode is set to Create or Detect Correct Add 7th 6th When Chord Mode is set to Create this drop down menu determines the frequency with which 7th or 6th chords are created e Add 9th When Chord Mode is set to Create this drop down menu determines the frequency with which 9th chords are created Note You can force all Tracks and Track Previews to follow your sequencer s scale by switching on Sequencer Scale Link in Transfuser s Preferences 5 Edit Controls This drop down menu provides commands that can be applied to the whole pattern or currently displayed bar The arrow keys can be used to undo and redo edits that have been made 6 Tools These tools let you create edit delete and select patterns and options contained in the display area The new Multi tool lets you make many kinds of edits without having to change tools To find out more about this tool please see the section titled The Multi Tool in this guide 7 Nudge This drop down menu determines the minimum subdivision of the beat for notes in the display below
139. you want If you re trying to raise the apparent volume of the audio signal use RMS compression However if you re trying to stop peaks from distorting the signal use Peak mode e Opto In Opto mode Transfuser emulates an optical compressor Optical compressors use a light sensitive resistor LDR and a small lamp LED or electroluminescent panel to create changes in signal gain This can add smoother compression to the signal because the response times of the light and the resistor soften the attack and release times 3 Ratio The Ratio control sets the compression ratio or the amount of compression applied as the input signal exceeds the threshold For example a 2 1 compression ratio means that a 2 dB increase of level above the threshold produces a 1 dB increase in output This control ranges from 1 0 1 no compression to 100 1 hard limiting The graphic display updates to show changes to the Ratio control 4 Knee The Knee control sets the shape of the slope of the compressor for it to reach full compression once the threshold has been exceeded At 0 hard knee compression is applied Values above 0 soften the knee The graphic display updates to show changes to the Knee control As you increase this control in the positive or negative direction it goes from applying hard knee compression to soft knee compression e With hard knee compression compression begins when the input signal exceeds the threshold e

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