AEON Rhythmic User Manual
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1. 1 Select it from the Preset Select Menu 2 Click on the Delete button There are 25 available slots to save patterns If you have reached the maximum number of slots a warning will show in the bottom left corner of the Kontakt window If this occurs you will need to delete an existing preset in order to save a new one 4 2 3 Amp Sequencer The Amp Sequencer is a quick and easy way of applying amplitude modulation to your sound The effect can be used like a step sequencer a rhythmic gate or a stutter effect Triggering the Amp Sequencer The Amp Sequencer can be triggered from your MIDI keyboard on keys Bb6 C7 with the notes setting different Sequencer rates e Bb6 the sequencer plays back at the rate defined by the Rate knob e the sequencer plays back at double speed e C7 the sequencer plays back at quadruple speed Amp Controls 15 The Amp Sequencer Controls The controls for the Amp Sequencer are located at the bottom of the Advanced Performance Options Page In the center is the Amp Sequencer Pattern gt You draw in a pattern by clicking and dragging on this area with your mouse To the right is the Amp Sequencer Hate knob This sets the main playback rate of the Amp Sequencer To the left are the playback buttons These buttons mimic the MIDI Keytriggers e Activating one of the buttons will start the amp sequencer e he Amp Sequencer will play back at a rate dependent on which button i2. F1 MASTER LMF HMF HF Form 0 dB 00 dB 0 00 dB 0 00 dB TOT 0Hz 2 0kHz 21 The EQ amp Filter Page The EQ amp Filter page is where you will find controls that alter the timbre of the instrument Each instrument contains e A per loop 3 band parametric EQ Menu Suites only e master EQ based on the analogue modeled SOLID EQ e master filter with five different filter types and a variety of modulation options 4 4 1 Equalizer An Equalizer commonly known as an EQ is an effect designed to control the levels of different parts of a signal s spectrum The effect can be used in a subtle manner to compensate for imperfections in recordings or help fit sounds in a mix or it can be used in an extreme way to creatively alter the timbre of an instrument The EQ controls are all located on the left side of the EQ amp Filter page under the EQUALIZER label 20 Master EQ EQUALIZER HMF HF D D0 dB 10 0098 0 0098 0 00 dB 145 1Hz FOF 0OHz 20k Hz 5 7kHz Master EQ of the Menu Suites AIl of the instruments in AEON Rhythmic have the same Master EQ For the Single Loops this is the only EQ gt Inthe Menu Suites the Master EQ is accessed by clicking on the MASTER tab The Master EQ is a 4 band EQ with high shelf HF and low shelf LF bands as well as two mid frequency bell shaped bands LMF and HMF four of the bands contain the following controls e Le
3. Key Track Velocity 24 The Master Filter Main Controls You can select one of five filter modes using the buttons below the channel tab e P a4 pole Lowpass This removes all of the frequencies above the cutoff frequency e HP a 4 pole Highpass This removes all of the frequencies below the cutoff frequency e 4 pole Bandpass This removes all of the frequencies except for those in a narrow band around the cutoff frequency e Vowel the vowel filter uses a simple double peak system to mimic an unspecific vowel sound e Form a formant filter This is a more advanced alternative to the vowel filter and more accurately models the frequency response of the human vocal tract as it forms different vowels If all of the selector buttons are inactive the filter is deactivated Below the selector buttons are the filter parameter controls e Freq controls the cutoff frequency of the filter This means different things to the different filter modes e Reso For the LP HP and BP filter modes this controls the resonant peak at the cutoff frequency For the Vowel and Formant filters this controls the intensity or sharpness of the filter 22 Modulation Controls The first section of the modulation controls are for the filter envelope A controls the attack time or fade in time of the envelope e D controls the decay time of the envelope the time it takes for the envelope value to reach the sustain level a
4. selecting this entry will apply the change to the level parameter only e All selecting this entry will apply the change to all of the slice parameters To the bottom left of the waveform display is the MIDI To Host control This allows you to take a MIDI clip of the loop and drag it into a computer folder or host DAW To do this 1 Click on the symbol above the MIDI To Host text 2 While holding the left mouse button down move your cursor to the desired location for the MIDI file 3 Release the mouse button to export the file 25 5 Credits Product Concept and Design Heavyocity Media Dave Fraser Neil Goldberg Ari Winters Content Creation Heavyocity Media Neil Goldberg Dave Fraser Ari Winters George Valavanis KONTAKT Scripting Adam Hanley Recording Studios e Heavyocity Studios Engineers Neil Goldberg Dave Fraser Ari Winters e he Bunker Studio Engineers Jonathan Davis Aaron Nevezie Jamie Welty e Brick Hill Engineer Jon Evans Performers Heavyocity Additional Performers e Jon Evans Wurlitzer Organ Upright bass Fretless bass Bowed vibes Dobro Banjo e Carla Kihlstedt Violin 1 2 amp Viola e Elizabeth Schultze Cello e Jonathan Davis Bowed Bass e Alix Raspe Harpist e Jon Schwarz Trombone Editing Heavyocity Justin Wasack Jon Schwarz Jon Evans Strategic Planning Evan Goldberg Garrison Street Partners Artwork Shaun Ellwood Dave Fraser Dante Ferrarini Intern A
5. Arp 14 The Pattern Presets with the Preset Select Menu open Since the arpeggiator included with AEON is a lot more advanced than most arpeggiators presets are provided for you to quickly get started You can also save up to 25 of your own presets to recall later in other AEON instruments The preset controls are located to the top of the arpeggiator section They are e Preset Select Menu click on the arrow to select and load a preset from the menu e Navigation Arrows you can use the arrows beside the Preset Select Menu to browse through the presets sequentially e Save stores the current arpeggiator settings as a preset see the section below for more details on how this works e Delete deletes the currently selected preset Note it is not possible to delete the factory presets 14 Saving and deleting presets When you have created an arpeggiator setting you like you can name it and save it for use in other instruments If you do not save your arp preset the NKI or the preset in a multi the Arp changes will be lost if you navigate to a new preset 1 To name the preset click on the text area of the Preset Select Menu 2 his will select the text for editing so you can begin typing 3 Once the name is entered press the return or enter key on your keyboard 4 Click on the Save button The settings will now be saved in a preset and appended to the Preset Select Menu To delete a preset from the menu
6. FILTER contains a collection of equalizer and filter options for the instrument 4 ADV PERF the Advanced Performance Options page contains controls for an advanced arpeggiator mono poly controls and the Amp Sequencer The Single Loop instruments also have an additional 5th page 5 ADV LOOP the Advanced Loop Edit page contains additional loop controls not found on the Main page including the MIDI to Host control gt You can navigate through the pages by clicking on their respective tabs The main 3 tabs are located to the top right of the interface and are always present The 4th and 5th tabs can be found to the lower right 4 1 Main Page The main page is the page that you will first see when you load an instrument This page contains 4 main areas e Master Effects here you have access to 4 master effects that are applied to the whole Instrument e Central Section this contains subpages accessed by tabs o Twist an animated tone altering effect o gt this page is slightly different between the Menu Suites and the Single Loops but in both cases it contains a waveform display and parameters for altering the loops o Punish for damaging your audio e Amplitude Envelope you have access to volume envelope for the instrument e Performance pitch bend velocity and arpeggiator controls can be found here 4 1 1 Master Effects MASTER EFFECTS 2 The Master Effects Section Every in
7. STEPS sets the number of steps for the sequence You can select 16 or 32 steps e PATTERN loads a preset pattern into the sequence These are o 1 Sine wave o 2 Ramp down o 3 Ramp up o 4 Square Trigger FX that utilize the Step Sequencers work best when the input key is quantized to a beat 18 Envelope 20 The Trigger FX Envelope Between the step sequences you will also find the effect envelope This is a simple Attack Decay envelope that sets the fade in and fade out times for the effect when it is triggered The controls are e Attack sets the fade in time for the effect i e the amount of time it takes for the effect to go from neutral to full effect after the effect is triggered e Decay sets the fade out time for the effect i e the amount of time it takes for the effect to go from full to neutral after the effect is deactivated Effect Specific Controls The Filter and Pitch Mod effects both have specific controls that are accessed on their Advanced Pages They are both switches that are located at the bottom of the main parameter control column e Filter FILTER TYPE this switches the filter between lowpass LO and Highpass HI filter types e Pitch Mod LFO SHAPE switches the LFO between a downward ramp shape and a square shape 19 4 4 EQ amp Filter i Output st 1 oft Voices 0 as 24 Purge Midi Ch 1 i Memory 176 08 ME cum e 0 00
8. located below the sliders and to the right When you click on it you will notice the menu entries are divided into two sections 13 Single Parameter m Paste Reset Fandom Parameteri Copy Poste Reset Fandom Random Major Random Minar 13 The Edit Menu Options e Single Parameter selecting an edit function in this section will only affect the parameter that 15 currently selected and on display e All Parameters selecting an edit function from this section will affect all parameters Note that regardless of setting the edit function is only applied to the parameters in the currently selected pattern The edit functions available to you are e Copy stores the settings of the current pattern into temporary memory e Paste recalls the settings of the copied pattern into the current pattern e Reset sets the parameter s in the current pattern to their default value e Random sets the parameter s in the current pattern to a random value e Random Major this function constrains the values of the randomization so that the loop slice parameter only contains values that are part of a major scale e Random Minor this function constrains the values of the randomization so that the loop slice parameter only contains values that are part of a minor scale Pattern Presets Select Preset lt gt Save Delete Single Loop Arp Single Loop Il Single Loop Arp r Single Loop
9. top right of the arpeggiator area From this you can select the order and mode in which the arpeggiator organizes the played keys The modes available to you are Chord all held notes are played at once as a chord Pairs the held notes will be cycled through as pairs o Up the arpeggiator will cycle through the notes from the lowest to the highest Down the arpeggiator will cycle through the notes from the highest to the lowest o Circle the arpeggiator will alternate between the Up and Down modes Circle similar to Circle but the highest and lowest notes are played twice when they are reached 12 Single a monophonic mode Only the last played note is used all other notes are Ignored e Hhetrigger with this button active the arpeggiator pattern will return to the start of the pattern every time a new note is played 8va duplicates all held notes but transposed an octave higher So if you hold a single C key the arpeggiator will play a pattern as if you were holding that C key and the C key an octave above it If you are using Chord mode the 8va could increase Kontakt s CPU as it increases the number of voices The other mode controls are stored and recalled with the patterns e Steps sets the number of steps in the pattern from 1 to 16 e Rate sets the rate of playback for the pattern Parameter Controls VELOCITY RH int 12 The Pa
10. you have access to the following parameter controls e June controls the tuning of the loop 24 semi tones e Pan controls the position of the loop in the stereo field e Level controls the volume level of the loop Loop Single Loops LOOP SLICE CONTROL Tune Pan Level The Loop Controls for the Single Loops In the Single Loop instruments the Loop tab opens controls for altering the sound and mix of the slices in the loop The Loop section will display the waveform of the loop in the monitor Above the monitor Is a value display for the last played slice You can click and drag on this display to change the selected slice For each slice you have access to the following parameter controls e une controls the tuning of the selected slice e Pan controls the stereo panorama of the selected slice e Level controls the volume level of the selected slice Punish PUNISH 6 The Punish Knob The Punish effect is a combination of compression and saturation controlled from a single knob Turn the knob to punish the sound The effect can be toggled on or off using the On button 9 4 1 3 Volume Envelope IMEENVELOPE 7 The Volume Envelope Section For the Menu Suites the volume envelope 15 triggered with the MIDI key For the Single Loops the volume envelope is triggered per slice There are 4 knobs available for the volume envelope e Attack controls the attack f
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12. accessed by clicking on the ADV PERF button located to the bottom right of the interface y Tune 0 00 E Speedy Plucks T Output st 1 dt Voices 0 127 Purge Midi Ch A 2 Memory 2 17 MB _ LOOP MUTATOR Mo z t3 Select Preset k VELOCITY 9 The Advanced Performance Options of a Single Loop Instrument The page is split into three sections we will look at each section individually 4 2 1 Performance Options These controls are located to the top of the page They are e PERFORM this switches the playing mode between Mono phonic or Poly phonic When set to Mono only one voice will play at a time When set to Poly multiple voices can play at once allowing you to play multiple slices or loops at the same time e he Single Loops have two additional controls in this section e UNISON toggles the unison effect on or off This adds 2 additional voices with slightly different tuning to create a thicker sound This can increase Kontakt s CPU load as it increases the number of voices per note played e Detune controls the tuning difference of the additional voices added with the unison effect 11 4 2 2 Loop Mutator Most of the Advanced Performance page is dedicated to 5 Loop Mutator which is an advanced arpeggiator designed specifically for AEON An arpeggiator takes the notes you are holding on the MIDI keyboard and re arra
13. ade in time e Decay controls the time it take for the volume to fade from the maximum value to the sustain value e Sustain controls the level at which the envelope will sustain while the key is held e Release controls the release fade out time of the envelope after the key is released Increasing the release time will add to the amount of voices holding over as other notes are playing this can increase Kontakt s CPU load 4 1 4 Performance The Performance Section The Performance section of the Main Page is located at the bottom of the interface It contains the following controls e ARP toggles the Loop Mutator arpeggiator on or off More advanced settings for the Loop Mutator can be found on the Advanced Performance Options page e Pitch Bend Up controls the range of the pitch bend MIDI control when the value is positive e Pitch Bend Down controls the range of the pitch bend MIDI control when the value is negative e Velocity Min controls the minimum velocity Any MIDI notes played with a velocity lower than this will have their velocity set to this value e Velocity Max controls the maximum velocity Any MIDI notes played with a velocity higher than this will have their velocity set to this value The arrows to the right of the Velocity and Pitch Bend controls can be used to increase or decrease these values one step at a time 10 4 2 Advanced Performance Options This page can be
14. anced Controls for the Distortion Trigger FX Every effect in the Trigger FX has the same advanced control layout gt advanced page for a specific effect is accessed by clicking on the ADVANCED button at the bottom of the effect s column 17 With the advanced page now open you will see the effect control column has moved to the far left position with the advanced controls filling the rest of the page You can navigate between effects by using the arrow buttons to the bottom left of the page gt To return to the main Trigger FX page click on the BACK button between the navigation arrows to the bottom left Step Sequencers Each of the main parameter controls is linked to a step sequencer P You draw in a sequence by simply clicking and dragging with the mouse 18 The master rate for both of the sequences is controlled by the Seq Rate knob located between the two step sequences The additional controls are the same for each of the sequences but control them individually giunge gt STEPS Eg _ PATTERN B 19 The sequencer controls e Range sets the modulation amount applied from the sequence to the parameter i e the intensity of the modulation Smooth sets the smoothing amount between steps When set all the way to the left no smoothing will occur and when set all the way to the right smoothing will happen constantly so no stepping will be heard e
15. clicking on the DIST tab The available controls are e Drive controls the amount the signal is overdriven i e the distortion amount e controls the tone of the output Lowering the value of this control will lower the amount of high frequencies present in the output signal e Bass controls the level of the bass frequencies e reb treble controls the level of the high treble frequencies 4 1 2 Central Section As mentioned before this section contains 3 subsections We will now take a detailed look at these subsections and their controls Twist TWIST 3 The Twist Controls The twist effect is an animated tone altering effect that twists the audio You can use it as a stationary effect to quickly alter the tone of the instrument or you can use the animation controls to give the tone movement The controls available are e Twist this is the large knob in the center It is used to control the amount of animation that 15 applied to the tone e lone sets the central tone e Rate controls the rate of the tone animation e toggles the effect on or off Loop Menu Suites LOOP LOOP CONTROL Pan Level 4 The Loop Controls for the Menu Suites In the Menu Suites the Loop tab opens controls for altering the overall sound and mix of the loops in the menu The Loop section will display the name of the loop that was last triggered as well as its waveform For each loop
16. e library is therefore split into 5 folders 1 Menu Suites The Menu Suites category is suitable for quickly creating tempo synced grooves and melodies providing menu style presets of tempo synced beat sliced loops These Menus are arranged in 5 full suites laid out from low timbre to high timbre 2 Lower Menus low timbre only and 2 upper menus high timbre only Single Loops The Single Loops category contains over 330 presets of single loops These presets allow you to quickly modify and remix a loop allowing you to truly make them unique Each of these presets has an octave of full loop playback to play in any tonal center as well as every slice mapped to individual keys Three Loop Combos These are made of 3 individual loops carefully picked and combined into single presets Each of the 3 loops in the preset are stretched across 2 octaves providing a unique combination that you can perform in any tonal center Menu Suite Arp We ve customized 20 presets utilizing the all new Loop Mutator We ve created unique Loop patterns by selecting individual sections of loops and playing them back in sequence These are a great place to start your own experiments with the Loop Mutator Single Loop Arp Similar to the Menu Suite Arp presets we ve customized 26 presets utilizing the Loop Mutator Quickly re compose single loops by changing the slice order playback rate and step length These are a great starting point f
17. f the modulation e Morph blends between the phaser and chorus effects with the knob set all the way to the left you will hear the phaser only and with the knob set to the right you will hear only the chorus any setting in between will be a combination of the two effects e Amt amount controls the output level of the modulated signal Reverb A reverb effect is an artificial space simulator The reverb effect used in AEON is based on a technique called convolution in which an impulse response of a real or not space is used to produce a faithful emulation An impulse response can be thought of as an acoustic fingerprint and are capable of producing the most realistic reverb effects or crazy sounds The reverb effect is accessed by clicking on the REV tab The available controls are e Impulse Response Menu you can use the drop down menu to select one of the 20 provided impulse responses e Pre Del Pre Delay controls the amount of delay before the reverb signal adding time between the input signal and the reverb signal e Size sets the pitch shift amount of the impulse response this changes the perceived size of the space e Mix controls the dry wet mix of the clean dry signal and the reverb wet signal Distortion The distortion effect emulates the sound of an overdriven analogue circuit This makes the sound heavier by adding overtones and compressing the dynamics The distortion effect is accessed by
18. fter the attack phase 16 finished e 5 controls the sustain level of the envelope the level at which the envelope will sustain after the decay phase and while the MIDI note is held e H controls the release time of the envelope the time it takes for the envelope value to return to zero after the MIDI note is released The lower section controls the modulation amounts e Env Amt sets the amount of modulation applied from the envelope to the filter cutoff e Key Track sets the MIDI key tracking of the filter cutoff i e how much the cutoff frequency will follow the notes played e Velocity sets the amount of modulation applied from the MIDI keyboard velocity to the filter cutoff Filter LFO 25 The Filter LFO The central area of the EQ amp Filter page is the FILTER LFO section An LFO is a Low Frequency Oscillator used to modulate parameters In AEON the Filter LFO is connected to the cutoff parameter of the filter The top two controls affect the rate of the LFO e Rate is the main LFO rate control Sync when this button is active the LFO rate will sync to the host tempo in 32nd note subdivisions when it is inactive the LFO rate is set freely in hertz Below the rate controls is the global LFO Amount knob This controls how much the LFO modulates the cutoff frequencies of the filters Below the Amount knob are the LFO shape selectors There are four shapes to choose from e Square e Triangle e Ra
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20. mp Down Sawtooth e Random e f none of the LFO shape selectors are active then the Filter LFO is deactivated entirely 23 4 4 3 Output Below the Filter LFO is one final control the OUTPUT knob This knob controls the final output level of the instrument and can be used to compensate for volume peaks created by all of the different effects included in AEON 24 4 5 Advanced Loop Edit The Single Loop instruments also have an additional 5th page of controls which are accessed by clicking on the ADV LOOP button below the ADV PERF button AR 1 LE Random Pan Level 26 The Advanced Loop Edit Page This page shares the main functionality of the LOOP tab in the central area of the Main Page From here you can also select a slice and change the Tune Pan or Level of the slice However this page gives you a larger waveform display so you can see the structure of the loop with greater resolution In addition to the slice controls there are two menus for editing the slice parameters e Random this menu can be used to randomize the slice parameters e Reset this menu can be used to reset the parameters to a default zero value Both of these menus have the same contents Random 27 The contents of the Random menu e une selecting this entry will apply the change to the tune parameter only e Pan selecting this entry will apply the change to the pan parameter only e Level
21. nges them to play patterns Most arpeggiators run through the held notes in order from highest to lowest or vice versa but more recent arpeggiators have extended options for more complex playback This arpeggiator is more advanced than most with many unique features that will enable you to mutate the provided loops into something completely new Patterns 10 The Pattern Controls The arpeggiator is based around patterns pattern stores most of the main arpeggiator data including the rate pattern length and the parameter slider values A preset contains 8 patterns which can be used in two different ways 1 Ifthe pattern mode is set to Single the selected pattern will be the currently active pattern i e the pattern you are viewing is also the one that is being played back 2 Ifthe pattern mode is set to Chain then the arpeggiator will cycle through the patterns sequentially according to the number of patterns that are included in the chain gt The pattern playback mode is selected using the switch below the pattern selection buttons gt The length of the pattern chain can be controlled by clicking and dragging on the arrow between the pattern selection buttons and the pattern playback mode switch Mode Controls m 3 Seq Steps Apart from the pattern selection buttons and chain controls there are three controls that are not altered by pattern selection These are e Playback Mode this is the menu to the
22. of the effect e On Off Switch this is located to the right of the effect s name It can be used to toggle the effect on or off if you do not wish to use MIDI keys to trigger the effect e Seg toggles the modulation sequences on or off e Advanced opens the advanced controls for the effect 16 As well as these controls all of the effects have two parameters that you can edit These alter the sound of the effect in some way e Distortion Drive controls the overdrive amount Damp controls a lowpass filter that can be used to soften the harsh overtones produceed by the distortion e Bits controls the bit depth of the output A lower bit depth means more digital distortion o 5 Rate controls the sample rate of the output Lowering the sample rate will produce aliasing a digital artefact that is usually undesired but can also be used creatively e Filter Cutoff controls the cutoff frequency of the filter Reso controls the resonant peak at the cutoff frequency e Width controls the stereo width how far a sound can be positioned in the panoramic field o Pan controls the stereo position of the sound e Pitch Mod o Amount controls the amount of modulation applied from the LFO to the instrument pitch Freq controls the frequency rate of the LFO 4 3 2 Advanced Controls DISTORTION PATTERN Benge Smog oth 1 17 The Adv
23. or quickly remixing individual loops 3 Key Map Layouts AEON RHYTHMIC Preset Key Map Layouts Menu Suite Presets KEYSWITCH TUNING INDIVIDUAL LOOPS T FX AMP SEQ 117171 tuning root key Lower Loops loop key range D1 E6 Higher Loops z F6 A6 Bb6 C7 Single Loop Presets FULL LOOP TUNING KEY MAPPED LOOP SLICES T FX AMP SEQ 11111111111111111111111111111 li tuning root key mapped loop slices start note C 1 F6 A6 Bb6 C7 Three Loop Combo Presets LOOP 41 LOOP 2 LOOP 3 T FX AMP SEQ NT LOOP 1 key range C 1 Bb1 LOOP 2 key range C2 C4 LOOP 3 key range D4 E6 F6 A6 Bb6 C7 4 The AEON Rhythmic Interface There are two different interface types for AEON Rhythmic one for the Menu Suites including the Three Loop Combos and one for the single loops Menu Suite 1 4 gt 9 0 00 Output st 1 O Mas zd 6 Midi Ch A 1 i Memory 176 08 MB cm MASTER EFFECTS Synthocity 2 LOOP CONTROL Tune Pan Lavel 1 The Interface of a Menu Suite Both interface types share 4 main pages each dealing with different aspects of the instrument The four pages are 1 MAIN contains the main controls for the most commonly used parts of the instrument like the volume envelopes master effects and mixer 2 T FX gives you access to the parameters of the Trigger Effects 3 EQ
24. osing AEON a unique virtual instrument collection that combines orchestral traditional and ethnic instruments with searing synths and edgy samples all created with Heavyocity s signature sound Construct lush melodies dark lyrical phrases and devastating synth and bass lines directly within a deeply customized user interface Building on the success of the critically acclaimed DAMAGE EVOLVE and EVOLVE MUTATIONS series the team at Heavyocity has taken more than 12 months to capture hundreds of instruments synths and ensembles AEON s Rhythmic component provides 400 presets of pure inspiration melding super fat analog synths with expressive organic instruments into a breathtaking electro organic collection of cutting edge loops Loops are presented as both menu style suites and single loops with MIDI Drag and Drop capability Create instant melodic grooves by layering individual loops from the menus or recompose a loop by re arranging the slices using the single loops Redefine your loops with AEON S signature Loop Mutator a feature rich rhythmic arpeggiator This groundbreaking new feature will enable you to recompose any of Aeon s 3004 melodic loops in previously unimaginable ways 2 About AEON Rhythmic AEON Rhythmic is arranged into 3 main categories Menu Suites Single Loops and Three Loop Combos There are also Arpeggiated presets from the Menu Suites and Single Loops These presets utilize the signature Loop Mutator Th
25. rameter Controls for a Single Loop Instrument The body of the arpeggiator section is a bank of sliders These sliders work like a step sequencer altering the parameter at each step according to the settings of the sliders There are three parameters available which are selected by using the tabs to the left e Velocity the note velocity i e how hard the note is played e Length the note length This also controls the step mode if the slider is all the way down the step 15 deactivated and the arpeggiator will not play a note at that step if the slider Is all the way up the step will tie over to the next step merging the lengths of the two steps Length is effected by each channel s release duration found on the main page the shorter the release the more dramatic the Length parameter s effect e Loop Slice controls the transposition of the step For the Menu Suites this will change the played loop and for the Single Loops it will alter the played slice gt Clicking on a tab will display the relative sliders for that parameter The slider values are stored and recalled inside the patterns automatically Holding the Alt Option key while moving a slider will move all the other sliders for that parameter by the same amount This will work in conjunction with Kontakt s default key modifiers Ctrl for control reset and Shift for fine tuning There is also a menu available for editing the parameter controls quickly This menu is
26. s pressed The playback rate is equal to the value on the button multiplied by the rate set by the Rate knob 15 4 3 Trigger FX The Trigger FX is an effects system that is triggered with the MIDI Keys F6 A6 They allow you to temporarily alter or completely mangle a sound quickly and with ease The Trigger FX in AEON are much more advanced than the Trigger FX offered in previous HEAVYOCITY instruments with envelopes and step sequencers added to the mix There are five Trigger FX available Distortion F6 similar to the distortion in the Master Effects section 2 LoFi F6 a digital quality reduction effect The results can range from retro and gritty to extreme decimation 3 Filter G6 a choice of low pass or high pass filters to alter the timbre of the instrument Panner G 6 modulates the stereo field to move the sound between speakers 5 Pitch Mod A6 an LFO routed to the pitch of the instrument 4 3 1 Main Controls ke Menu Suite 1 Tune is 0 00 7 Output 41 1 Ib Voices OF zd 5 Ch A 1 4 Memory 176 08 cum Bom o Ja Ns DISTORTION K A min A xS 16The Trigger FX Page To access the Trigger FX page click on the T FX tab at the top of the interface With the Trigger FX page now open you will see five columns one for each of the effects with a similar arrangement of controls The following controls have the same function regardless
27. strument has 4 master effects each with 4 parameter controls and an on off switch gt controls for each effect are displayed when you click on the effect name or when the effect 16 activated The on off button is located to the right of the effect name The effect is active when the button is glowing The following is a list of the available effects and their parameters Delay A delay effect produces a version of the signal that is delayed in time When mixed with the original signal this can produce an echo effect Additional echoes can be created by feeding the delay output back into the effect input The delay effect is accessed by clicking on the DEL tab The available controls are e Time the time between the original signal and the delayed signal i e the time between echoes e Feedbk feedback controls how much of the delayed signal is fed back into the effect s input In other words this controls the strength of the repeating echoes e Width controls the stereo width of the echoes e Amt amount controls the output level of the delayed signal 6 Modulation The modulation effect is a mix of chorus and phaser effects It can be used to thicken the sound and give a sense of movement to the instrument timbre The modulation effect is accessed by clicking on the MOD tab The available controls are e Rate controls the rate of modulation or movement in the effect e Depth controls the intensity o
28. vel the gain level of the band e Freq for the high and low shelves this controls this starting frequency of the shelf For the mid frequency bands this controls the central frequency of the band The mid frequency bands also contain an additional control Q controls the Quality 0 of the band This alters the width of the band A higher setting gives a narrower band width Loop EQ EQUALIZER 250 0 Hz 835 6 Hz 10 8k Hz 23 The Loop EQ Controls In the Menu Suites each loop has its own 3 band EQ The EQ is accessed by clicking on the LOOP tab The settings displayed will be that of the last triggered loop For the menu suites the loop note will be displayed and for the Three Loop Combos the loop number will be displayed 21 Unlike the Master EQ all of the bands in the channel EQ are bell shaped As such all three bands have the same controls e Level the gain level of the band e Freq controls the central frequency of the band Q controls the Quality of the band This alters the width of the band A higher setting gives a narrower band width 4 4 2 Filter A filter is also used to alter the timbre of a sound but in more extreme ways than an equalizer As such modulation options are offered to increase the sonic possibilities AEON Rhythmic gives you access to a master filter for which you can select one of five different modes Main Controls MASTER BP Vowel Form
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