Clique User Manual
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1. E TOO CAPSULE CLIQUE COIL User Manual Version 1 0 1 CONTENTS 2 3 4 5 6 Welcome to CLIQUES das ta Hag heen 2 2 1 System REQqUIFE MENS rottene 2 ADOUECLIQUE sr 3 3 1 Synthesis Elec viii ard ea 3 Getting Stalte danno o RT A A doo ai od 4 4 1 Using Reaktor uddannet td A tia 4 4 2 Included Filesi iae i nad 4 4 3 Opening CLIQUE sam stamart a A AA AEE EOR RE ORREN 4 4 4 Control Helpies merina ee a dais eben 4 The CLIQUE Iterfac me serene ai a a e a E e aE a Sout EAEE AS 5 5 1 The Generators seco aeea A A aa ae bakevarer aia iiaae 6 5 1 1 PIM Oli A A a 6 5 1 2 STRIN Ova AAA av aa 7 5 1 3 PER OD PE GE SE iin 8 5 2 The Module A anneks 9 5 2 1 BViVelOP OSes dere E E A eten 9 5 2 2 FILT LEO nat RNA 9 5 3 RESONATORS kuna ee ai didnt 10 5 4 EPAFILTERictics iaetessechesnshonauliscacedivnobcaetvanackcastaavdsco E akse E addere ektepar 10 5 5 PHASER Hana 11 5 6 TEMPO DELAY ccoo ronca in RIA A danita 12 5 7 MIXER unit A AA AA AAA tada 13 5 8 The Virtlial Keyboard ii A adn 14 COTES ci NTE a A a 15 2 WELCOME TO CLIQUE Thank you for purchasing CLIQUE from ICEBREAKER AUDIO and HEAVY OCITY This guide will show you how to use the instrument give you an overview of the controls and offer some useful hints and tips along the way personally hope you enjoy this release and find it to be an inspirational addition to your musical toolkit 2 1 SYSTEM2. Pam AN AN AAN AN 7 j 2 THE PWM OSC CONTROLS The PWN Osc includes a vibrato effect with two switches e Vib vibrato amount a three way switch that controls the intensity of the vibrato e Rate a two way switch that controls the speed of the vibrato The main parameter controls for the PWM Osc are e Rate controls the speed of the pulse width modulation e Mod controls the intensity of the pulse width modulation e Width sets the base width of the pulse wave e Tune sets the tuning of the oscillator e Lock locks the tuning of the PWM OSC to the STRINGS this can be thought of as a hard sync control 5 1 2 STRINGS The Strings section uses a variation on the divide down technique that was used in transistor organs and string machines The result of this is that each octave of the same note is in perfect phase and sync This produces a rather subtle but characteristic sound unique to these devices Like most organs and string machines the Strings section gives you controls to mix between different harmonics acting like a very crude additive synthesizer STRINGS Bright Rate nl Tune 8 5 1 3 4 AMA ro ge a Vib TA 3 THE STRINGS CONTROLS There are 4 knobs for controlling each harmonic each named after the traditional footage measurement from pipe organs e 16 controls the level of the fundamental lowest harmonic e 8 controls the level of the second harmonic o
3. REQUIREMENTS e PC Mac running Native Instruments REAKTOR 5 9 2 or higher CLIQUE does not run in Reaktor Player only the full version of Reaktor More information on Reaktor can be found on the Native Instruments website http www native instruments com en products komplete synths reaktor 5 3 ABOUT CLIQUE CLIQUE is a polyphonic synthesizer inspired by early polyphonic electronic keyboards including transistor organs and string machines The core of CLIQUE is based around the ability to split the keyboard into two parts and then alter the routing based on this split 3 1 SYNTHESIS amp EFFECTS CLIQUE has three sound generators 1 PWM Oscillator a pulse wave oscillator with built in pulse width modulation The polyphony here is simple with each voice essentially getting its own oscillator Strings using the divide down concept of transistor organs and string machines to produce its polyphony this generator can be made to sound like either Perc a monophonic sine wave with a single decay envelope this generator can be used to add low end emphasis to the attack of the sound These sounds can then be sent either directly to the mixer to the resonators a 3 band filter bank or to a 4 pole low pass filter These filtered sounds can then be processed via the on board effects 1 Ens ensemble a simple switch below each mixer slider allows you to send a signal to the ensemble effect This is a very lush c
4. trigger with each note played e Low Prio sets the note priority for setting the pitch of the Percussion generator off the last note played sets the percussion pitch I on the lowest held note sets the percussion pitch 5 2 THE MODULATORS In the centre of the left side of the interface you will see three modulators 1 VOL ENV the volume envelope for the PWM OSC and the STRINGS generators 2 FILT ENV the envelope for the LP FILTER 3 FILT LFO an LFO for the LP FILTER 5 2 1 ENVELOPES VOL ENV FILT ENV Attack Decay Sustain i Decay Sustain ANN nos DEC A 7 TN 5 THE VOL ENV amp FILT ENV Both the VOL and FILT envelopes have the same three controls e Attack sets the fade in time for the envelope e Decay sets the time it takes to decay to the sustain level while the key is held and then to decay to zero when the key is released e Sustain sets the level at which the envelope will sustain after the decay phase and for as long as the key is held The intensity of the FILT ENV is set in the LP FILTER section 5 2 2 FILT LFO The Filt LFO has a single Freq knob for setting the rate of the LFO 6 THE FILT LFO CONTROL The intensity of the LFO is set in the LP FILTER section 5 3 RESONATORS The Resonators are a set of three parallel filters RESONATORS Freq Emph Gain Freq Emph Gain Freq Emph Gain 7 THE RESONATORS CONTROLS Each filter has the sam
5. e set of 4 controls e Freq sets the cutoff frequency of the filter e Emph sets the emphasis resonance of the filter at the cutoff frequency e Gain sets the gain level of the filter e Type LP BP HP selects the filter type Low Pass allows only the frequencies below the cutoff through the filter Band Pass allows only the frequencies around the cutoff through the filter High Pass allows only the frequencies above the cutoff through the filter The routing and output level of the Resonators can be set in the MIXER section 5 4 LP FILTER The LP Filter is a 4 pole low pass ladder filter LP FILTER _ jeson Env Glide time Pl rn 2 8 THE LP FILTER CONTROLS 10 The cutoff of the LP Filter can be modulated by the FILT ENV and the FILT LFO The controls for the LP Filter are e Cutoff sets the cutoff frequency The filter only allows through frequencies below this level e Reson sets the resonance emphasis at the cutoff frequency e Env controls the amount the FILT ENV modulates the cutoff frequency e Glide Time sets the smoothing time of the key tracking e LFO controls the amount the FILT LFO modulates the cutoff frequency e K track controls how much the filter will follow the pitch of the notes played on the keyboard The routing and output level of the LP Filter is set in the MIXER section 5 5 PHASER A phaser uses modulated all pass filters to alt
6. er the timbre of a sound over time The effect can be used subtly to add movement to a sound or as an extreme wobble effect gt gt LAA A S a Rate Fbk na na ae am 9 THE PHASER CONTROLS The phaser has three controls e Rate controls the rate of the modulation e Fbk feedback controls the feedback level in the effect essentially controlling the intensity of the effect e Mix controls the dry wet mix of the effect 11 5 6 TEMPO DELAY A delay effect uses a delayed signal to produce echoes which can give a sense of space to the sound CLIQUE s delay is automatically synced to the host tempo allowing you to create rhythmic effects TEMPO DELAY Delay L Delay R a a On Send Fbk no _ e Fag Y j 10 THE TEMPO DELAY CONTROLS The delay has individual control over the tempo rate for each channel e The numerator of the delay time is set using the number to the left e The denominator is set using the number to the right So for a delay time of a note you would set the left number to 1 and the right number to 4 The other controls are e Send controls the level of the signal being sent to the effect e Fbk feedback controls the amount the output of the effect is fed back into the input creating repeating echoes 12 5 7 MIXER The three main sources in the instrument can all be mixed together in the Mixer The Mixer also allows further flexibility of the keyboa
7. file browser Now CLIQUE should be open and ready to use 4 4 CONTROL HELP All controls in CLIQUE have info text You can use this to better understand what each control in CLIQUE does without the need to refer to this manual You can view these by activating Info Hints either by clicking on the i symbol beside Reaktor s transport controls or by pressing Ctrl i With Info Hints active you can view the info text by hovering your mouse pointer over any control 5 THe CLIQUE INTERFACE CLIQUE has a single interface panel Clique 001 Bass amp Key Split PWM OSC STRINGS Bright 2 H w A HEAVYOCITY am CLIQUE Width Tune RESONATORS Fre ain Freq Emph Gain IID TIT 1 THE CLIQUE INTERFACE We will look at each section of the interface individually 5 1 THE GENERATORS CLIQUE has three sound generators the controls for which are located at the top of the interface At the top of each generator section you ll find the same three controls e Hi assigns the generator to the higher half of the keyboard this includes the split key itself e Low assigns the generator to the lower half of the keyboard e Volume this is the white knob to the top right it controls the output level of the generator 5 1 1 PWM OSC The PWM Oscillator gives a single pulse wave per voice and allows for modulation of the pulse width via an LFO PWM OSC Rate ETE i ti Mod Width Tune no
8. horus that adds a lot of thickness and movement to the sound It has no parameters it is either on or off Phaser the phaser is a classic string machine effect It uses a modulated all pass filter to animate the timbre of the sound Tempo Delay could also be called an echo effect You can use this either to add space to the sound or to create rhythmic effects 4 GETTING STARTED 4 1 USING REAKTOR For help and guidance with using Reaktor either as standalone or in a host please refer to the Reaktor user manual The full details of Reaktor s features will not be covered in this manual For additional help and support with using Reaktor use the Native Instruments user forum or contact the Native Instruments support team Only contact ICEBREAKER AUDIO if you are having a problem with the CLIQUE instrument specifically 4 2 INCLUDED FILES CLIQUE is included in Reaktor s ens format which is Reaktor s main instrument and effect format This file can be placed anywhere on your hard drive but for use in Reaktor s browser we suggest you place it in the Reaktor user folder located here lt user gt Documents Native Instruments Reaktor5 Library 4 3 OPENING CLIQUE To open CLIQUE either e Double click on the Clique ens file e Open Reaktor and go to File gt Open Ensemble or press Ctrl 0 e Drag and drop the Clique ens file onto the Reaktor desktop icon or into Reaktor itself e Browse for CLIQUE in Reaktor s
9. ne octave above the fundamental e 51 3 controls the level of the third harmonic an octave and a fifth above the fundamental e 4 controls the level of the fourth harmonic two octaves above the fundamental The Strings section includes a vibrato effect with two switches e Vib vibrato amount a three way switch that controls the intensity of the vibrato e Rate a two way switch that controls the speed of the vibrato Beside the vibrato controls is a single three way switch for selecting the oscillator shape and a button for controlling the sound further e Wav select between three waveform shapes a Strings a Saw wave Il Brass a blend of saw and pulse waves Ill Flute a square wave e Bright toggles a filter on off to control the high frequencies of the sound 5 1 3 PERC The Percussion Perc generator is unique for a number of reasons 1 It is monophonic 2 It uses its own volume envelope 3 It automatically bypasses the filters and the Ensemble effect Poly Env Low Prio 4 THE PERC CONTROLS The Percussion generator has three switches to control its parameters e Decay sets the length of the envelope decay short Il long e Poly Env toggles envelope re triggering on or off off the envelope will only trigger with the first note played Re triggering only occurs when all notes are released and a new note is played l on the envelope will re
10. rd split 11 THE MIXER CONTROLS The inputs of the mixer come from the generators Direct and the filters Resonator amp Filter The combined output of the mixer is then fed into the PHASER and TEMPO DELAY effects Each channel in the mixer has 4 controls e Hi assigns the channel to the higher half of the keyboard this includes the split key itself e Low assigns the channel to the lower half of the keyboard e Level controls the output level of the channel e Ens ensemble toggles an ensemble effect for the channel This can be used to thicken the sound to make it sound like many instruments playing at once 13 5 8 THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD pelele 12 THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD The virtual on screen keyboard is not only a display but is also where you define the key split point halla 13 SETTING THE KEY SPLIT POINT e Click and drag on the Keyboard to set the position of the key split olla loba 14 THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD WHEN PLAYED e Keys on or above the split key will light up cyan when played e Keys below the split key will light up magenta when played 14 6 CREDITS Instrument Design Programming Adam Hanley GUI Design Voger Design Artwork Alex Zhukov Snapshot Programming Adam Hanley Luis D Elias Ryan Mallen 15
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