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1. A A bypass where mn max iz caption E Reverb symbol Min Max Values If you need to set minimum and maximum values for a module you can change these in the settings panel toolbox Symbol and Precision Symbol and precision factors from integer up to five decimal are often useful to clarify your patches The precision allows a higher or lower resolution depending on the specific needs of a control The symbol defines the unit of change such as percentage or time in ms or sec Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 53 Expand Modules As we have seen before patches are made of various modules in which we can connect with wires Generally a module contains a limited number of inlets and outlets which are predefined Some of these parameters cannot be directly connected within the patch For example by default a fader is displayed in the patch as shown below The module only displays one inlet outlet which correspond to the fader value In some cases it can be useful to have total access to all available parameters of the fader As an example To change the color in real time Click on the expand button as shown below Now the fader module will display all of the available parameters so you can connect all inlets outlets If you want you can make complex or absurd patches like changing the size of a list box to the rate of the tempo Once a module is expanded in your patch
2. Some MAC users report this type of messages Usine app can t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer Don t worry this came from Gatekeeper not Usine Gatekeeper is a new feature since OS X Mountain Lion here how to solve this 1 In Finder control click or use a Right Click on the icon of the app 2 Select Open from the top of contextual menu that appears 3 Select Open in the dialog box If prompted enter your administrator name and password Activate Your Copy In order to activate Usine Hollyhock you must have an active connection to the Internet To prevent connection issues you might need to disable anti virus and firewall software temporarily while activating This activation only needs to be performed once then Usine is able to function without an active internet connection setup There are two ways to activate global audio midi dmx plug ins Click this icon on the main icon menu bar to network video protect expert about x user user name 1 Ifyou are correctly registered in the forum user Eug simply enter your forum user name and password Dont forget to press the Enter key optional key after each one then Click the activate button activation key activate key Pi 2 Alternatively if you have received an activation key enter this activation key and Click the activation key button Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 9 Update from a Previous Version on
3. drop your devices or racks here A Send Bus Stereo In OIN BCR 2000 OIN NANOKONTROL2 SEQ Cut OUT 0 874331593513489 global all usine out S5tereo Out Suround x4 Out OOUT BCR 000 eaters add to binds list Ce ibid i E Now that the bus is represented in the binds panel you can Drag and Drop this new bind to another object As shown above and to the right we have assigned the bind output to the dry wet knob of a SEQ Cut patch As with the MIDI Learn assignments a small blue LED will be applied to the object that the bind has been applied to When the object is controlled by the remote binding object again a blue LED will indicate the reception of the value SEQ Cut SEQ Cut 0 84 1 64 dry wel dry wet Assigned to a bind Bind controlling object Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 116 38 Remote Share Patches via the LAN Usine Hollyhock can share patches with all computers connected to a local network This capability allows the distribution and remote control of the performance by multiple computers The purpose of this chapter is not meant to discuss local networks in depth but to demonstrate the ability to easily share patch functionality This capability allows multiple installations for academic training and allows the ability to network multiple computers for a combined performance Share Patches Quick Configuration Enable share active and select a common p
4. 2 Some effects or processing chain Effects Samplers FX Processing 3 An audio output Speakers Console Audio Output 1 Source 2 FX Racks 2 gt o ss ER E AN kg Di 2 EH 3 Outputs Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 2 reverb Gm 1 source 60 0 0 0 dE dE dry wet 20 00 0 00 damping width freeze O large hall 2 reverb out Stereo Out As we ll see later you can Drag and Drop any device audio or MIDI on inputs outputs of a rack Page 24 Rack input output Rack input You can Drag and Drop any devices from the devices panel on the input of a rack Here a stereo audio input and a MIDI controller have been placed Incoming messages will be indicated by activity on the blue vu meter when using this controller 1 rack Stereo In OIN LPDS Granite GG bypass show Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Rack output Works the same manner as the Rack input Here a stereo audio output and the same controller for example to provide MIDI feedback for motorized controls or synchronization 1 rack out Stereo Out OOUT LPDS Page 25 A Patch is like a building kit where you can add and combine Modules the smallest part within the Usine hierarchy and connect them together with virtual wires The structure of a patch can contain non visible processing math or functions as well as interface design objects such as kn
5. IAM curves show curve volume show curve reverse show curve dryfwet 9 For the reverse curve of our sample we first change its type We have a choice of 3 types of curves similar to what is available for recording automation 1 Step Suitable for sequencing different values or toggling a switch on and off 2 Curve Suitable for creating progressive point to point values 3 Trigger Suitable for a trigger flow For example a button x a Step Curves Trigger type volume min OI 000 volume max 17 000 volume scale exp volume curve type curve volume bezier cure reverse Curve reverse min reverse max reverse curve type We can now create several steps when our sample will need to be played in reverse mode 14 i KaaM pm OSS scroll s 0 intro ZJ a A 1 rack L BAY fi curves show curve volume GN VOS reset Cue If necessary and for a better editing convenience it is possible to zoom the grid with the mouse wheel by Clicking on the header section 1 or by Clicking in an empty area of the screen to zoom the entire grid 2 K aa MN cs ma scroll 1 D intro ma f A rack The Contextual Menu for the Grid Like all Usine objects the grid has its own contextual menu You will find basic commands that allow you to add a row or section There are also standard commands that are especially useful to test variations of your grid the save and open commands files clear grid open gr
6. friction elasticity elasticity friction ee Knob elasticity Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 122 40 The Data Types in Usine This section is by far the most complex section of this manual Usine is a very intuitive program in which you will not need to understand all of the concepts when you first begin As you progress to becoming an expert with Hollyhock however it will be necessary to understand the Data Types used within The most important thing with Usine is to understand that the input sound is sliced and processed into blocks of samples The block size is set by default to 128 but can be changed in recalculated each at 2 9ms or at approximately 345 time per second At a 44 1 kHz sample rate with a 128 sample block size 128 44100 patches will be There are five main flow types within Usine that are easily recognizable by their display color Through the following sections you will be introduced to each of these Data Types and their usage Audio Yellow contains audio information as a block of samples at the defined sampling rate frequency Typically audio flows are blocks of numbers from 1 to 1 which describe the audio wave Generally audio levels are expressed in decibels typically from 80db to 12Db Data Purple contains any sort of data information at various sample rates depending on the data itself For example delay feedback values etc These flows can handle any type of s
7. IIIIIIIIIID a 0 0 578 e freq fader mi Le dB Ki damping npu thru a 934 H7 freeze You can use the expand un expand icons on each rack to minimize them individually in drop your devices or racks here drop your devices or racks here bottle flute reverse b I a The second way is to use the UP DOWN ARROW on your keyboard This will minimize all the racks except one and navigate between them 2 LFO Pan m 2 LFO Pan You can also move each rack with a simple Drag and Drop Click on the header or an empty place of arack and move it over another one to take its place 1 granular sampler ez i 2 LFO Pan lt Gin drop your devices or oe drop your devices or racks here 8 racks here bottle flute reve IL o grain impact hi lt gt bottle flute reverse Le d p move before E R ac K To create some variations or to create a new rack from a template it can be useful to duplicate a rack This can be done with one Click in the contextual menu of a selected rack The new rack will be added to the right of the existing racks The best way to duplicate a patch is to drag and drop it onto another rack while holding down the CTRL key 0 00 Change the size and position of an object When using a touch screen it may become important to focus on organization and the visual layout of your workspace Changing the size of the objects for touch screen applicatio
8. a ADE E E E 79 Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 SA 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 The Size and Position Tab 79 Teona r noe e EE 80 THe R Toe KT E E E E ee E E EE 80 Toe CUr yos 2 E E E ee eee ene een 81 enn DEEN SN ert age Mi cesta RE 81 Ph WE 81 The Master Synchronization Pane h sisiccssccsccesncesccnesssccssenncexavsarsecanecssceanscaseunzsessevivocseceranteates 82 Create a Customized Synchronization CT 82 Use of Several Time Signatures in a WorkSpace s s sseessssssssrssrssrssresnssnesnenneeninninninninnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 82 TOC TIO E 83 EE Eeer SE The Properties ol a nr EE 85 The Properties of a Grid Element ER 85 The cocon PODS seai rr cena ects EE NEE EEE EEEE EESE 87 Adding A tomation e 88 The C ntextual Menu for the Grid sssrinin onarena kinuata ine nainii paian kainai kaaa iiini raaa en 91 THe Br OWS E 92 EE O ee 92 STR WO AS UN TSU E 93 Te Play WSC PANG lisa ese saectiies aanseccaie ence cues E esesenveneateesacenieus 94 ere VIC Ee 96 The Inter ace Builder Eege eege 97 The Toolbox PANC ai Ea S 98 The Miker Pame hen S 99 okt TATA E E E E E E E 100 MIDI Control A Simple Assignment Example s s ssssssssrssrsensresnssnssrnnnnnesnnsnnnnnnnonnsnnsnnnnonnsnnsnnnnenennes 100 MIDI Feedback Motorized or Visual Feedback EE 101 ROY LO AED R E E A A A E A A aired 102 Kerkrade 102 Key Learn Assigning the Increment and Decrement Of an Obiect eneen 102 The Remote Pay Ol d 103
9. or even if it was too big to begin with you can minimize it again You have the choice to hide the inlet outlet or just display the connected ones As shown below your patch editing options allow you to manage your design efficiently Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 54 16 General Concepts Using the Trash Bin The main menu provides a trash icon We can drop a patch a rack or a browser element directly on top of this icon to delete it A Left Click on this trash icon will open the window You are able to restore the contents if needed with a simple Drag and Drop Note that you will find the old versions of your rack patch and workspaces here as well trash ES d empty recycle bin trash size number of files 100 files d R 14 06 05 14 26 19 rack me 14 06 03 14 30 31 first workspace wkp me 14 06 02 15 09 17 first workspace wkp d 14 06 02 16 59 09 IN MIDI LAN device P 14 05 29 20 15 51 AAS Player You also have the ability to empty the trash bin 1 and set its maximum capacity number of files 2 The Toolbar Above the patches and in some modules you can find some controls available in the header section This portion of the header is called the toolbar E Used to Expand Reduce the patch SDM groove SDM groove b IlG e SDM groove p 0 00 pitch Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 55 Displays the preset panel 0 large hall
10. setup panic upd master l 8 0 dB global audio midi dmx plug ins network video protect expen about 9 devices rescan devices reset devices inputs Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 21 The Master Synchronization Panel Here is the main synchronization panel where you can choose your tempo and SMPTE settings to drive the samplers MIDI sequencers piano roll the grid and all sequenced objects in Usine _ 1 120 00 wa BU SIR active 1 ei 3 E w i 7 0 1 Synchronization ON OFF switch Must be active to run all sequenced objects 2 Current position in the cycle top number and in the bar bottom number 3 Global tempo fader 4 Button to restart the synchronization from the beginning of the cycle 5 Tap tempo button Click several times to create a personal tempo 6 Tempo divider or multiplier by 2 7 SMPTE current position 8 SMPTE time code ON OFF 9 Button to restart the SMPTE from the beginning The Panel Menu When the contextual menu is shown the icons of this menu are displayed just to the top of the contextual menu Several important functions and panels are available through these selections such as the mixer the direct to disk and the primary devices panel The devices panel displays active audio and MIDI devices for use as inputs and outputs in your racks 5 ibe bid Devices panel Displays active devices Ea Toolbox A panel which can be customized to place any control you want available withi
11. visible elements 11 Hints Panel This panel is a contextual panel displaying a short help text about the selected object 12 Colors Palette A quick way to change the color of an object Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 18 8 Advanced Description of the Interface The Main Icon Menu Bar The Main Icon Menu Bar is located on the left hand side of the workspace and provides key elements in the design navigation and control of your workspace performance Start page Navigates between your Workspace and the Start Page E Browser Opens the Browser window to display any recognized type of files in order to load them E Grid Displays the grid window the main Usine sequencer ib IB Switches to the IB Interface Builder window to display your personal interface Show hide menu Displays Hides the Contextual Menu and the help panel E Settings panel Displays the Setting Panel to edit main design remote properties of the selected object Synthetic view Gives an overview of your racks routing bY Hide all Hides all panels like the browser settings panel patches etc if they are opened MIDI kKey OSC learn Turns Usine in MIDI OSC Key learn mode oe Rec automation Activates the automation recording for objects like the knobs faders and so D Lock Locks unlocks object to change their sizes and positions 55 Reset Zoom Restores the default Zoom scale Zoom Zooms in
12. wa Pe ee baa 6B B 10 11 1 WD 17 18 18 20 D 2 Z3 d 25 JI 28 Open a settings pop up for this patch Such as we have seen in our previous examples for the normal sampler SDM groove b IlG V SDM groove lt gt a gt ad LN settings loop mode loop play button mode play or stop 0 00 pitch on activation do nothing at the end do nothing mode single sample auto restart audio thru 0 0 dB On Off Activate Inactivate the patch The patch will be darker when off This will also act like a bypass for this patch Soft Distorsion on a4 Lock Unlock Prevents changes when locked FLT Step Onl frequency Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 56 Other Concepts Changing the Colors of an Object To change the color of an object select it it will be surrounded by a gray line and Click ona color within the quick palette fader 1 Ek Rename an Object Use the shortcut ALT CLICK to change the caption of an object patch or rack Here we are changing the fader name from fader1 to volume del Fu Edit a Value Double Click Double Click on a value to enter a precise value using the keyboard volume volume Reset a Value Ctrl Click The shortcut CTRL CMD CLICK will reset the current value of an object to the default value volume fader pO ie a where control panel min 0 Wt caption volume symb color precision KEX volume scale lin
13. 0 basic lt gt 20 0 0 0 25 00 dB dE 36 dry wet room size G A damping width how cut freq freeze Normal Sampler Grain Sampler Midi Sampler Joggle Sampler C ross Fade Loop Sam pler Add two FX patches below the sampler 1 The ring modulator from the Audio FX Ring folder 2 The reverb patch from the Audio FX Reverb folder Double Click the ring modulator patch to open the patch editor window Notice the two knobs square and dry wet Ring Modulator 1 00 dry wet 0 00 square 0 basic Knob sguare Knob ary wet Add the module XY Pad from the Modules Interface design folder and select two objects in the pop up menu browser e Number of objects max ut mode library modules sounds midi plug ins 3 objects 16 objects 32 objects 64 objects Search Favorites k All Modules k 3D Analysis Input Output Interface Contro A Interface Design p Fe OM Modules SS Button Fader Vertical add module into this patch Now connect the X 1 and Y 1 outlets of the XY Pad to the two knobs square and dry wet Knob Square where l 1 2 2 lt te caption nb objects objects touch In the of the XY Pad module change the nb object number of objects to 1 because we will only need one ball for this module OXY pad X Ring Modulator POs Patch where control panel K ie XY pad A A 1 Y 1 0 21716
14. EEH io clear workspace open workspace save workspace save workspace as ke reload workspace Ge export workspace network X reload shared et 7 rack new audio rack new light rack new video rack paste rack Screen fullscreen quit quit usine Rack Lets you to mount several Audio Midi Patches Audio samples FX VST and AU Plug ins and chain them 0 panic upd master kb dB 1 source drop your devices or racks bere Le com dansant 1 gt Iil TS Le corp dansant 1 b 0 00 pitch dryiwet speed 1 4th m 1 source out OStereo Out aa tap 00 00 00 00 kdm it EI e 1 source 0 0 85 00 dB dB Ta dry room size 20 00 50 200 To K Hz damping width how cut freq freeze arge hall ZA Stereo Out SR panic upd Kilg 2 IJ ie Le corp dansant 1 Ii O ai amp show patch rename rack add new patch patch delete clear open save save as reload Control panel Visible part of Patches where you can interact with Faders Knobs and more 1 1 ae a x ANS 120 00 tap 1 source Bin drop your devices or racks here Le corp dansant 1 H Iil re Le corp dansant 1 je 0 00 itch drvbwet speed 1 4th m 1 source out Stereo Out 60 0 0 0 DP DD IS dB Ge dry wet room size 20 00 50 00 200 Si Si Hz aam ping width low curt freq freeze arge hall CTAA 1
15. Main Icon Menu Bar This icon menu is used to display several panels including the Browser and also to activate features like the MIDI OSC learn mode the automation recording and more 2 Master Panel This panel contains the main ON OFF switch audio and calculation engine the main volume fader meter and several useful indicators 3 Synchronization Panel This panel is where you can set your tempo for MIDI sequencers piano roll the grid and all quantized objects in Usine and SMPTE parameters 4 Panel Menu The icons displayed within this menu give access to panels such as the mixer direct to disk and Devices panel which displays your audio and MIDI activated devices 5 Contextual Menu This menu will be different depending of the selected object and will display several commands open save and delete for example specific to the selected object 6 Rack Racks are where you create your Audio MIDI DMX and Video chains You add inputs external or internal add sounds FX s and automation curves and finally your Audio MIDI outputs 7 Rack Input Input zone of the Rack for example a microphone or a MIDI device 8 Rack Output Output zone of the Rack generally your sound card output or a MIDI device 9 Patch A multi function set For example produce or process sound send DMX commands and everything you can imagine 10 Automation Curve Example of an automation curve you can create and edit for all
16. Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 43 13 Devices Devices Overview We can now easily understand that an audio device in Usine corresponds to our sound card however this notion is sometimes more advanced than it appears So far in our workspace examples we have used a simple stereo audio output In the following example we will create a secondary device that utilizes the same sound card while providing a different configuration of inputs and outputs Along with this tutorial a basic Audio Rack routing can be clearly visualized Audio Devices are Patches The first thing to understand is that devices in Usine are also patches and can be edited modified and saved like any other patch To illustrate this concept open the devices panel with this icon Double Click on the default audio input device named stereo in this will open the corresponding patch edit window and confirm our entry corresponds to the 2 first physical inputs of our sound card audio 1 and audio 2 9 Stereo In Audio In Device id Pl Kit OStereo Out How to Create a Mono Device In a live situation we often need mono devices for microphone or instrument inputs To create a mono device Select the devices panel and Click on add audio in within the contextual menu Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 44 UR Bios m Tia drop your devices or racks here devices patch ES drop patches db erh to o Stereo In patch
17. a post mixing process 3 The main stereo out device as a witness file of our performance folder in the personal folders zone personal folders patch library LA Personnal library sound files altemate drive midi files fixtures files o DA ARecord Out o If no folder is chosen the record folder will be Usine Record out Windows or on the desktop Mac OSX Now click on the direct to disk icon to open the panel d LLLI Ze P 1 rack 2 1ack 00 00 00 s i drop your audio devices direct to disk or racks here clear Open the device panel and Drag the Mono in device onto the direct to disk panel Do the same for the stereo out device devices 00 00 00 s drop your audio devices or racks here LE MONO IN GIN LPK25 Aha Will d record this device Te Stereo Out Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 65 Now drag the two racks below the Audio device we put in the_direct to disk panel PEE SDM groove z b Iil G e 00 00 00 s SDM groove wN MONG IN p 0 00 pitch You can start your workspace and Click on the record switch on the direct to disk panel 00 00 14 s MONG IN To stop the record click the switch again to deactivate A query window will open in order to choose the path and a name for your file You can cancel the process in the query window if you decide not to keep the performance take Date hour and name of the racks or devices are autom
18. editor OIN LPDS add midi in cut add data in Ei Stereo Out A new audio in device is created with a random name devices By default a stereo device is created Double Click on the new device to open the patch editor window Select the Audio to Usine module audio_2 and delete it Po AUDIO in device 5 device F 7 Sg Audio In Device WM NN AUDIO in device 5 Audio In Device lq Pp m 5tereo In OAUDIO in device 5 GIN LPDS Audio to Usine audio 1 cut Stereo Out We have now created a mono device using the first entry of your soundcard You can rename the device using an ALT CLICK directly on the device name as shown below devices devices JV in O Stereo In O Stereo In GAUDIO in Mona 1 To illustrate this device exercise Drag the patch named PAN 1 2 on the empty patch of a new audio rack 1 rack m browser drop your devices or SE erie E library modules sounds midi search patch e drop patches here d Usine Library db chck to open 4 Audio FX fetch editor e Delay Distortion Dynamic patch 1 rack Gin drop your devices or racks here Delay Distortion vil PAN 1 2 Dynamic HIT Open the devices panel again and Drag your new mono device onto the rack input panel Sil amp St E oi m eG inion gt H e SE AUDIO in Mono 1 i oc devices show patch oo AUDIO in Mono 1 reanaime
19. panel You will find the visible controls zone where you can select which elements will be visible Here we decided to keep only the main ON OFF switch the tempo fader and the two indicators for time signature synchro KS d visible controls show onoff show tempo show smpte show cycle positon show bar position show restart show multiply by 2 show divide by 2 show tap tempo In the settings panel you can also find another zone named list of bars To edit this text panel Double Click This allows you to create a sequence of different time signatures you want to use for your workspace 00 11 11 23 eme 2 90 00 tap f2 j synchro synchro save options save options saved in preset l saved in preset list of bars list of bars A4 A4 k We can consider the grid as a powerful sequencer for our racks with the possibility to add automation curves in addition to each automation within First Gia Exa mop l ral We will create a workspace for this example with two racks first one with a sample player and the second with a granular sampler and effect Here we chose the Audio FX delays DLY Multi x8 Once the workspace is created display the grid with this icon AE Scroll section caption OF lf gel METE i rack 5788207 He SindusiyPatemt ede Gompa ego all ke 13627612 Indusiny Pattennt e Waltener W Mirhan 0 0 dB pitch HIH 100 00 grain size 50 ms decay IHHI
20. racks Geer femal piece b io TS femal piece p Tehi Ek Input of JERS damping width how cut freq freeze 0 00 pitch Hlarge hall GE Again make sure that the audio engine is enabled if not already done so This can be done by pressing the SPACE BAR of your keyboard or by the audio engine switch in the Master Panel as shown With the engine enabled you will see that the output vu meters of 1 rack are also in movement within the input of 2 rack 1 rack Em drop your devices or racks bere iemal piece b IlO a femal piece P 0 0 dE wet room size al 50 00 200 0 00 pitch i S Hz damping width bow cut freq To improve the organization of your workspace you can rename these racks using the shortcut ALT CLICK on the rack header in All in drop your devices or drop your devices or drop your devices or racks here racks here racks here femal piece femal piece femal piece Usine provides a tool to visualize your workspace routing called the synthetic view Ta Ki Select this icon from the left hand Main Icon Menu bar to open the synthetic view We can now see within the synthetic view the following e Rack 1 and rack 2 are routed to the stereo output e Rack 1 is routed to the input of rack 2 synthetic view Stereo In Stereo Out Saving Your First Workspace This first workspace is now finished Within this tutorial we have discovered several of U
21. samples list window you will find several commands to add remove sort and rename your samples The option also exists to save a list and to reload them easily into another workspace or even to copy and paste between different lists altogether On the sampler patch you can also use the icons previous and next as shown below to navigate through the list Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 31 We can now add our first audio effect patch Once again the Drag and Drop method will be used to add this patch to our Rack E Open the browser by Clicking on this icon or by using the shortcut CTRL CMD B Within the Usine Library Audio FX Delay hierarchy choose the patch named DLY Simple and Drag and Drop it just below the sampler we previously created i rack in drop your devices or racks here femal piece P I oa femal piece gt browser midi P OLY Filtered P OLY Pitched P DLY Random P DLY Simple A P OLY Smooth P Flanger put into this rack A new empty patch will be created and a pop up window will appear Here we will choose the option open patch eta Em drop your devices or racks here PELNI o drop patches here ep dd chrck to open patch editor Open Patch i Add Sub Patch Add Group femal piece b II ee a femal piece p The new delay patch will be automatically created below our sampler within the Rack as shown Take some time to fami
22. size Select a preset on the synthesizer with different oscillators like the preset named Dynopad to experience interesting results Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 74 20 Automation Curves This function allows us to record the movement of any of the design objects like the knobs faders switches and more Click on the record icon in the main menu It will turn red indicating it is recording Now move a fader for example the pitch of a sampler Once done turn OFF this record icon and the fader will repeat the movement A new panel will be created in the rack with an automation curve If we change our mind we can record a new movement to overwrite the first one Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 75 Editing the Curves As all objects in Usine a curve panel has its own contextual menu where you can reset or delete the curve pitch Oane curves reset curve delete curve In its settings panel we will find other options such as the ability to synchronize this curve to the sampler by default pitch moO aia Wd duration settings If you deactivate this option some new parameters appear to change the format and duration for this curve pitch ott Ze 8 duration settings syne to sampler duration fomnat loop mode 4 Note that the waveform will be displayed behind the curve only when the option sync to sampler is active The curve tab allows you to a
23. the third C the value 2 and so on If nothing is selected the output value is 7 In all list objects the index values are specified as sequential numbers starting from zero The button is shown below The output of the button can be seen as a pulse transition from 0 to 1 back to 0 when pressed and remains at 0 until pressed again The Led functions the same as the switch however provides a different graphical design Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 128 41 Appendix Menu icons and shortcut reference Play Stop audio Engine Hides all opened menus and patch windows Alternate between the Activates the MIDI kKey learn and the Start mode Opens the Browser Activates automation record window Displays the grid window Locks unlocks the design modules Displays the IB Interface Resets all the panels zoom Builder mode Double Click d Displays the contextual a Zoom the selected object menu commands Opens the Settings panel Opens the setup panel Displays the synthetic Drag any device patch or rack view here to delete it dg the Devices Displays the toolbox Opens the Trace panel Opens the Mixer panel T the Playlist Opens the Chat panel panel Opens the Direct to Disk panel Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 129 42 Keyboard Shortcuts Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 131
24. v 2 Page 72 10 panic upd S 1 master Lon dB main AM Ober m of ia close button P FreeAlpha 64 E bypass show Workspace The main window where you organize your woggi i l e 7 a i K A You decide y7 CN rack out Stereo Out As we ve seen with the If you play some notes on your MIDI keyboard you can see the 3 indicators 1 A MIDI led in the master panel which tells us the MIDI device sent MIDI messages 2 A second one in the rack to confirm the MIDI enters this rack 3 The last one at the end of this rack chain indicates the audio level from the synthesizer To create variations to this sound you can add random values to the plug in Open the patch editor window with a Double Click on the control panel of the patch FreeAlpha 64 Patch jd i show FreeAlpha 64 Move the Oscillator mixer on the plug in to display the corresponding inlet FreeAlpha 64 dynopad vel BT Load Preset AwaveB detine CETE gg Drag a wire from this inlet and select the random data module in the pop up window Horizontal Fader Knob Vertical Fader LFO Data Right Click on the random data module to display its settings panel and set for example the synchronization value to 8 Random random FreeAlpha 64 gt Patch out DES 23496055603 lq midi out ON 80100 1 mini o It interval 100 ms lange 200 ms UL eeedicuica 1 syne hr mo repeat send repeat
25. workspace directly from the factory library or from your personal folders 3 Help Opens a web browser to display a help page about this start page 4 Setup Opens the setup panel for the main configuration Audio MIDI and more 5 Quit Usine Quick Access Buttons The Quick Access Buttons provide a simple and efficient way to start your workspace and access the forum WX empty workspace Open Workspace forum 1 Click to create a new empty workspace and switch to the workspace view 2 Click to open a previously saved workspace 3 Click to open your web browser to visit our discussion forum Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 12 Templates templates 01 granular Surround 4 Player O7 leap This column contains workspace templates There are a few templates which are initially available such as the Audio file player and surround examples You can easily create your own templates by saving your workspace to the Usine directory Usine Resources Templates Default Workspaces Recent recents This column will not be present on the first launch of Usine however it will display the most recent workspace saved when you return to Usine D The trash bin provides the ability to delete all entries from the Recents column Demos This column contains demo workspaces available to inspire and help you explore Usine s endless possibilities Simply click on any of the pictures to explore these ready made e
26. 78 100c 1 mini 0 max 100 feedback interval 100 ms 200 ms FP Fader mo repeat send repeat size set amay repeat size set array You can also save this patch into your personal library using the save and save as commands of the patch s contextual menu ii i ul Mi ll WII gain 0 00 pitch UU TLE reload 117 055 ms export delay 1 Pr Along with the standard commands of the contextual menu you will notice two unmentioned commands below Reload This can be useful when you want to go back to the original state of the saved patch Export This is useful for sharing a patch with someone else This export command will create the patch with all the samples included and saved in a separate folder Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 52 15 Modules The Settings Panel for Modules The settings panel will be different for each module however this section will cover some of the common parameters you will use frequently Where The where option lets you decide where your module will be visible As shown a knob of the reverb patch was set by default to the control panel We decided to set the control s where option to make this knob only visible within the toolbox With this setting when a reverb patch is minimized the Knob parameter is always accessible and visible in the toolbox Ea Use this icon in the panel menu to open the toolbox GARE Ewet knob toolbox Granite mo K
27. AR ER eer ene eae ene eee ne E AEE ee ee ee ee ee eee eee 125 TET E 126 EE 90 02 0 eer Eeer 126 Mapping and Dual COniTO eenegen 127 KR E e 128 Control Objects and on gek 128 KEE 129 eebe 130 Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 1 Introduction templates demos The Loap Moton ensomusic E H E em melanie e Welcome to the Usine Hollyhock User s Manual Usine Hollyhock is a unique piece of software which introduces several revolutionary concepts that you will discover how to use along with this manual Even if you are fluent with older Usine versions it is highly recommended to read through carefully The first thing to understand is that Usine is dedicated to live music and real time installations It s not a traditional Digital Audio Workstation so it has a very specific approach Moreover it is a modular environment which means that even if you can find many ready to use examples the main goal is to create and customize your live set to fit it exactly to your needs Olivier Sens amp the Sensomusic Team CH Hollyhock is still in evolution so some colors and details are subject to change depending on the version being used Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 7 Conventions Used in this Manual This manual provides indicators to help guide the user when performing procedures and when pointing out important key concepts terms or actions Indicates an Action such as a Double Click or to Dra
28. CO AE A 4 general name Reverb rack er AM OT D dk damping width low cut freg freeze presets lt gt We can also display only one element of a patch in this Toolbox Shown below is the fader stereo width of a PAN Stereo Enhancer patch as a single displayed object in the Toolbox toolbox EN 0 0 dE dry room size stereo width TT 2424 d EAR ES Hz damping bow cut freq freeze presets lt gt Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 98 30 The Mixer Panel Usine also contains a mixer panel to organize and manage our performance levels Start by opening the mixer panel by clicking the icon in the panel menu E E tack GE drop your racks here mer clear We can Drag and Drop each rack we want to control into the mixer panel _ drop your racks here drop your devices o racks here Konkrete 120 01a dE o konkrete 120 01a Le ke pradhah mt wi e We Wierm M n Gain 0 00 Pitch i add rack to the mixer Ji HIT Here is an example where we added our three racks to create the mixer panel Several controls are visible when the mixer object is created O2Naster Ge e Aknob to set the audio input level Ju 1 sampler e A vertical fader for the audio output level O2 FX e ON OFF switch 3 Master e Mute and Solo switches ou J DU L dE Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 99 31 MidiLearn MIDI Control A Simple As
29. HT b gain HUTT 0 00 pitch Speed HIT You will notice 3 zones available for this Grid panel 1 The transport bar with the main play commands that are detailed below 2 The grid zone where you can drag your racks to sequence them horizontally 3 The racks which become visible when activated in the sequence We ll start with dragging rack 1 to the first line and first section column of our grid This part will be highlighted section caption drop your racks hefe 0 00 pitch Once done go over this new grid element and use the double arrow to extend it until the end of the second section K aa a MN cs re reegt 0 1 rack P e re scroll 0 4 rap k The Properties of a Section Now we will focus on the properties of our first section For this as any element of Usine use 90 E RN ag de Caption duration settings loop loop duration d 000 fonmat seconds In this panel we can change the duration and choose a format of time seconds minutes milliseconds cycles bar or beat for this section Here we will choose the bar as a unit and opt for a length of 8 bars We can also take the opportunity to give a name intro to this section by Clicking next to the word caption ch E gd caption intro duration settings loop loop duration 0 bars fonmalt bars Note that if you change the Loop mode to next section a new repetition fader will appear allowing you to rep
30. IDI bus Rack 2 Get from existing MIDI bus Our two buses now share the same name we ll see this concept in more detail later and can communicate between each other Step Midi num of Steps GetMidiBus duration BUS 1 randomize j i reset reset value values SendMidiBus tle 1 Ki send bus Buses can be of great use to clarify the layout of a patch or to communicate between different racks and patches Although the concept of buses can be useful in remote patching it is not desirable to use systematically when designing The bus functionality is more intensive and requires much more CPU than the standard wiring method therefore this function should be approached with a specific use and not just for cleaning up the patching interface Buses can also be used with the Audio Data Type Sampler show list Audio Input Additional Audio Input Data Thru play loop loop mode auto restart Audio Output Additional Audio Output on activation at the end is playing re starting mode Vu Meter Vertical file number duration Has Changed Vu Meter Horizontal start pos Data Thru end pos pos Rack 1 Send to new Audio Bus Rack 2 Get from existing Audio Bus Sampler show list Get Audio Bus Segen BUS 1 loop CP as SE Ben Aadio Eus Get Audio Bus ariei restart BUS 2 play button mode Send Audio Bus PETER BUS 2 is playing EHA 1 rack 2 re starting It is of course
31. Inverta MIDIJKEY NEE 103 Quantize the Midi Key Learns esssseseeecsesssssssessssseessesscaeaseeseesesessseeesesesasaseceeeeseseseseeeseeaees 103 Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Peera oy or MID LE E 104 OSG TCA I PE E E E E E E E E 105 OSC Control A Simple Assignment Example ss ss sessrssrssrssrsresnrsnssnnnrnnnsnssnnnnnnnonnsnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnennes 106 OSC Control Assigning OSC to a 2 Dimensional Object NN 107 VIIC O e E E 108 e We WE E 108 Addanional VW OF ET 109 Hegle EE ENEE 109 Helplullor Workspace O gee oh e 0 E 109 Eat ut 110 E EE 110 Re KE e e E 111 The BNO fe ae vied Buses Ik esate memes tenement oper aonrr REE ny oer eaaa EAEAN EVEEN daN EEES SENEE emer 111 Send MIDI With Bus ceeeesesesssesssesssesssesesscecesesesesesessseseeesesecaeaeeseseseseseeesesesasacaeaseeneeseseseeeeesaeas 112 EE e Ire ME 113 Send Audio to an Existing EE 114 ET d EENIA E 114 Remote Share Patches via the LAN ccscsssssseenesseseeeneseeeeneneeseneneeseeesnenesenenaesseennenseeaes 117 Share Patches Q ick EE ee 117 ENN e deere EP A E ne EE E E E EE E eee eet 118 The PY SIGS TE 120 Tie Data Types Imn USING ac sisctcticescsccessetistieestensennncatsereesiecesauestesvscrsenauevscteteneceuncessecsuersccensessseats 123 Te e AO EA EEO E ee ee ee E 123 D EE 123 IO UI RTE 124 PA TA estes engi at O E A A N O topes ba erg ado ene dvs ars E eaters 124 KE 124 Eu dn 6
32. OSC in from 182 168 13237 OSC in from 182 168 1 132385 OSC in from 182 168 1 13235 OSC in from 182 168 1 e Fe Ee Fe Te a oh Ch h CR G D D D D Io fo Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 105 OSC Control A Simple Assignment Example For this exercise add the patch named delay from the browser Audio FX delay folder We want to use a fader from TouchOSC to modify the dry wet parameter of the delay Select the remote icon as was done before for the MIDI learn Next select the knob dry wet and move the fader on your TouchOSC device midi amp key learn clear learn inverse quantize midi VI right clicks soue channel am control type none control mum 0 WV motorized i mackie mode 1 6 an soft take over a 1 S keyboard delay fbk key learn speed 1 4th key OSC 2 click Once the TouchOSC control is released the OSC parameter will be displayed as the OSC Message and you will now be able to control this parameter QSC OSC learn osc message osc tag order 7 osc mode real value Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 106 2 The osc mode option allows the ability to receive the actual value sent from the OSC device or convert them to a common Usine 0 1 range OSC Control Assigning OSC to a 2 Dimensional Object XY Another option available is the osc tag order This option is utilized when receiving multiple values simultaneously An example of this can be se
33. We have now completed the example while demonstrating the following basics of an Audio Rack DN OAUDIO in Mon 1 A Mono Audio input device 2 Some FX s patches in series 3 A stereo Audio output device Jo damping freeze E 1 rack out S5tereo Out devices setup m global audio midi dmx O Stereo In network video protect expert QAUDIO in Mono 1 vg Sp IK Ly kd N 1 a 5 devices rescan devices OStereo Out i reset devices inputs MICH lan LPDS Drag this MIDI device directly on the rack input 1 rack l devices Gm drop your devices or in drop patches here add to the input of this Next drag a sample onto the first empty patch of your rack FB19 wav file from the browser sounds Various Leap 1 rack o browser library modules sounds midi plug ins addons search reset a a gt varous path ee drop patches here iibhepek to open m 4 Browser Panel patch editor Le Leap mpc onk 30027682494 wav L Kane onk 293 7 4665634 way L P 59Konk 2124146020 way prez FiG13 wav C Litt and Displays all available files in order to add them ay in Usine by a simple Open file Drag amp Drop Modules Plug ins Patches Workspaces Sound and Midi files In the pop up window select the Midi Sampler x Normal Sampler Grain Sampler Midi Sampler Joggle Sampler Cross Fade Loop Sampler When you play this sample with you
34. a Delay Parei RE 49 Add a Random RO Tee nenne nnnnes 52 Ta Ehre 53 The Settings Panel ee IT 53 EE eege 53 lte e E ee 53 EE EO re tec sexu EAEE O E AEE 53 Expand Oe A 54 BG SECHER EE 55 Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 17 18 19 20 21 Eet ENK NEE 55 The TOOD EE 55 De Aa E eege 57 Changing tieColorsolan ODJECU E 57 EE EO e A E IEE A A A A T E E E A E TA 5 Edit a Value Double Click s ssessrssrssnsresrssnssrssnsnnonssnssnnnnnnnsnssnnnnnnnonnsnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 57 EE EN 57 e EE 58 Tips and Tools for Workspace Organization sssssnssnsunnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 60 Minimize Several el 60 Chang the Order f the Eeer 61 Duple ea EE 61 Kei lte Pa EE 61 Change the size and position GENEE 62 Save Your Workspaces Racks and Patches sscsssssssscsesssssesecsessesserarsessnsseracsessersaracsessassararsens 62 Savea Rack or a ce 08 Reece ee eer een ee ee eer ee re eee eee eer 63 Mee e 64 FR egene 64 Pig ims CV SE A D 67 BE EE 67 ben el ed EGS 0 keene eres ere ete E eer enn eee eee eee ee ee 67 Howto Use anAundia EE 68 e ek COn TO TO APIU E 69 changing the Pean Ordet ee 70 EA AE TE 70 Add a Random Oe A nns 73 AUTOMATION CUrVES ET 75 Ponne ie LOT eee een eee ee ere eee ere ee ne E E ee renee tee 76 SC CULES P e eean e S 78 Overview of the Mam E 78 Phe General Properes E 78 a E e E E EA E E OE A O 78 Conirol Objects and feel UE 79
35. ackground captions and borders opacity and rotation parameters for your objects The Size and Position Tab Regarding the design of an object a second tab is available and accessible using this icon In this tab you can adjust the settings for size rotation and position of objects This can be done in conjunction to unlocking the interface to view the size and positional values of the object within the design Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 79 Shown is an example with a knob where the background is transparent a green border has been added and the border has been rounded 1 rack knob 1 in E FF patch global enabled on top opacity 0 55 blur softness background Knob 1 show border border color border width rounded round size When you have created a layout for an object you can save a snapshot Click on this icon and enter a name to Save this design This snapshot will be saved and can be recalled later The knob show knob draw center circle knob color ae back knob cursor color belay layo up Te k a ere text align vertical centered feedback gt ge snapshots The Remote Tab The remote tab is where you manage all the MIDI OSC and Key learn as we have seen in the Midi learn chapter Other parameters like binds and movement recording are also managed here Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 80 The Curves Tab Ve This icon is contextual and will have different s
36. active snap to grid LIT ry fee zag j p secon ALLE J The Section Icons Click the Play icon on the grid to start the sequence we will notice that this also activates the main audio engine so we do not need to activate it beforehand The first section is played and by default it is looped We can change this with the loop icon PCERE N ca Le scroll O intro D intro LC This icon has three possible states Click it to toggle between the choices Play this section in loop mode UI Play the section once and put in break or E Play the section and continue on to the next one Or apply the selected repetition To hear our second section we selected the continue icon The playback continues past section 1 and goes until the end of section 2 where it has its own state icon You will notice that when you play this sequence the racks are visible only when they are active in the sequence The rack 1 is initially visible and then on section 2 the two racks are visible This default setting can be changed in the settings panel of each rack with the option show when active on grid ack 5788207 b ISe save options 13627618 saved in preset e visible controls rack input rack output presets pap or grid visibility 0 00 pitch show when active on grid Adding Automation Curves Now select section 2 We will change its length and its format We keep bar for the format and choose 16 bars for the l
37. apes Il launchpad Lemur Playlists PI First playlist playlist_ Once you have created your first playlist it appears on your start page This allows quick acces by selecting the respective picture to start the workspace and playlist templates demos 0 04531 Audio File Player Start ite O01 granular Surround 4 Player Vox soundscapes Crystal e bypess sow Free Improvisation THT 27 The Synthetic View As we see before in the first workspace tutorial the synthetic view offers a general view of the routings within your workspace You can quickly check that all your routings are as intended synthetic view 2 Qranular Sampler 3 Cross fade 4 Master This view also offers some quick access to manage the levels of each rack routing As you can see below the master rack is selected and within the settings panel you can set each gain level of the incoming racks 4 Master synthetic view TES inputs 3Cross fade DEI 1 LFO Pan l 3 8 dB 9 granular Sampler 2 granular sampler f 2 1 dB 5 p Stereo In 1 8 dB outputs fg 3 Cross fade Stereo Out ET 4 Master Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 96 The Interface Builder IB is a display mode particularly suited for on stage use This interface provides a clean layout space where it is useful to see only the minimum controls needed for a performance In this mode the menu and the objects you select will
38. atch editor Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Select the Tombend file from the Drums Aonghus kit folder Once created click on the rack to select it and to display the First we will create a normal sampler by using the Drag and Drop method as shown before Page 49 Double Click on this new empty patch to open the corresponding patch editor window 1 rack patch Gm Patch drop your devices or racks here ld H drop modules from the browser here Aonghus TomBend ilO TS Aonghus_ TomBend d I l d IN Wu y i Wi Mussen gl l dii il DIDIER gain 0 00 pitch HDH DT raich 6e drop patches here dbl ick to open patch editor b and Drop the delay audio module into the patch editor window A pop up willa appear and ask us how many audio channels inputs outputs we want Select stereo as shown patch browser Patch WM NN drop modules from the browser here library modules sounds midi Search 3 channels 16 channels 32 channels 64 channels 5 1 ach 7 Pa ier Favorites add module into this patch cancel Once the module is created we will see several inputs outputs These are called inlets outlets If we mouse over one of these outlets we will see the connection type In our example here we have mouse over the out 1 which shows us that is of type audio Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 50 Click on this outlet out 1 and Drag a wire and release this wire in
39. atically added to the filename Ses A e Usine Hollyhock Pro amp Record Out Organiser Nouveau dossier Mom Modifi le d direct 2 disk 15 02 11 19 18 24 1 rack 2 wav 11 02 2015 19 18 Son Wave di direct 2 disk 15 02 11 19 18 24 2 rack 3 wav 11 02 2015 19 18 Son Wave i direct 2 disk 15 02 11 19 18 24 MONO IN O wav 11 02 2015 19 18 Son Wave direct 2 disk 15 02 11 19 16 24 Stereo Out l wav 11 02 2015 19 18 son Wave a II Nom du fichier direct 2 disk 15 02 11 19 18 55 wav Type Audio files wav Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 66 19 Plug ins VST AU Setup Usine Hollyhock can also host AU VST and VSTi plug ins These plug ins are software that can be used in conjunction with Hollyhock patches to add 3 party synthesizer instruments and audio MIDI effects within your performance Installing Plug ins You can create personal folder to install your plug ins to or use the default locations specified by the individual plug in installers On Microsoft Windows the default VST Plug ins folder is generally C Program Files VSTPlugIns On a Macintosh folders are located at Library Audio Plug Ins To manage these varying configurations you can specify up to 4 different folders within the setup panel plug ins tab seciup global audio midi dmx plug ins network video protect exper about x vst folders folder 1 LA WstPiugins Totti et folder 3 folder 4 rescan c
40. be the only things shown To put an object into IB mode Right Click it to view the properties panel and change the visibility option where from rack to interface builder An example with DLY Random is shown below DLY Random DLY Random ZER EE de ZE A WE de general UEU DLY Random general name DLY Random rack top header workspace _ speed 126 0 ms TO depth fo ms TOOT feedback KIK TOL stereo width ji IIIIIIIIIIIIIIR Next select the Interface Builder icon to view the objects placed there It is also possible to apply this option to an individual object In this case the shape knob of the SEQ Cut patch is the only object of the patch placed in IB mode master E In IB mode we can also display the mee me menu commands by Eas pressing this icon speed 126 0 ms ZB ms depth TO feedback KIK HUE stereo width TO 2 subtil 29 The Toolbox Panel The toolbox is a floating panel where we can add objects and panels to have quick access and to have them always visible within our workspace Ea Use this icon to open the toolbox panel Here we have a reverb patch in a rack and we want to have access to these parameters in a Separate window We can choose to display the reverb in the toolbox For this we select the option where and set this to toolbox Reverb O 5 a general name Reverb CPU In the combo box select toolbox toolbox Reverb
41. caled numeric values Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 123 MIDI Blue contains polyphonic MIDI message information i e note channel velocity etc Array Red contains a data array An array is a set of data assembled together ex 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Arrays are present in step matrix modules and more Text Light blue contains text information These can be expressed as a single text string or as acomma separated text This type is used in captions lists and so on Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 124 White contains bitmap and graphic information Here you can see an example with a waveDisplay from a sampler module displayed in another module All flows are essentially compatible and you can connect any kind of flow to any kind of input to make unusual and sometimes creative patches Usine provides protection against unexpected data ranges therefore the routing of different data types or scaled ranges can be done without concern Below you can see an example of the internal protection provided by Usine Audio Out In this example the audio input modulates the delay parameter The audio flow provides variance between 1 to 1 In this case the delay will vary from 0 to 1 and negative values are ignored Usine also allows multiple connections to a single inlet outlet In this case Usine performs a simple addition of the input flow The patch above is fully e
42. cise we decide to use a freeware plug in named Free Alpha from Linplug thanks a lot to the team available as an Au and VST for MAC OS X and as VST for Windows Download AU VST MAC version here Download VST Windows version here You can Drag and Drop a synthesizer plug in in the same manner as a VST 1 rack o m drop your devices or racks here browser library modules sounds midi plug ins addons patch drop patches here db clck to open patch editor reset reeAlpha 64 VIE ETS Ta add plug in into this patch A pop up window will ask you to confirm you want overwrite the current patch Add Plug in Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 71 Usine will create a similar patch to the FX one with two controls a bypass switch and a show button to display hide the plug in interface 1 rack in drop your devices or racks here FreeAlpha 64 o bypass show To send MIDI notes and messages to this plug in we can use an external MIDI keyboard Be setup global audio midi dmx plug ins network video protect expert about 9 devices rescan devices reset devices inputs MICH lan a d i Open the Devices panel by selecting this icon Drag and Drop your MIDI keyboard onto the rack input 1 rack Gei mn drop your devices or racks hain R FreeAlpha 64 o gw Sout add to the input of this rack Stereo Out Usine Hollyhock User Manual
43. ct expert a propos oa f Here we have two audio inputs and two audio outputs enabled in the audio tab of the setup panel With this devices selection the master panel now displays two VU device ins M Audio Fast Track Ultra meters for input and two for the outputs device outs M Audio Fast Track Ultra nombre d entr es nombre de sorties fraquence 44100 taille buffer 512 usine taille bloc usine entrees input 4 sorties Output 1 Output 2 ee Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 20 If we activate two additional inputs of our sound card in the setup panel this will be reflected automatically in the master panel setup global audio midi dmx plug ins panic upd 5 master hu dB a With four inputs selected you can now see that four SZ d input VU meters are visible on the master panel devices device ins M Audio Fast Track Ultra device outs M Audio Fast Track Ultra A closer look nombre d entr es nombre de sorties fr quence 44100 taille buffer 512 usine taille bloc usine master ho dB Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 As you can see below this system of displaying meters is also available for MIDI devices Here two MIDI inputs and one MIDI output are activated which adds a corresponding meter to the master panel The MIDI VU meter does not indicate a volume unit but it provides an activity indicator that reacts in response to incoming and outgoing MIDI messages setu z
44. disabled in order to pause Enables and starts the continuous loop mode RK Plays the sound in a reverse mode Opens the samples list window for the sampler Currently we only have one available sample within our list To add additional sounds files can be dropped onto the sampler waveform or managed with the sample list window Navigation buttons for the samples list Locks the sample view to avoid any changes 0 00 Gain fader Volume as applied to the output Pitch fader Pitch transposition value in semitones Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 29 Changing Synchronization Modes On the header of the sampler patch selecting this icon will open a pop up settings window This window will give access to additional parameters and in this case synchronization modes SDM groove E TES Click on the loop mode combo box to select the different synchronization modes Although we will not go much into detail regarding all the available parameters of the pop up within this section note that various options may be available such as the loop mode in this specific case settings loop mode loop cycle bar beat Sth 16th 2 bars 4 bars 6 bars H bars 10 bars 12 bars 14 bars 16 bars loop on bar loop on beat play button mode play or stop on activation do nothing at the end do nothing mode single sample auto restart audio thru 0 0 dB Here are the different synchr
45. djust the minimum and maximum values here we chose a value of 12 to 7 semitones value curve value min H FALI value Max DALI value scale linear Value curve type curve Value bezier cue Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 76 To create or delete a new point Double Click on a line or on an existing point pitch Another possible option is the type of curve used here for example we have created automation by Clicking repeatedly on the reverse switch of our sampler For better readability of this curve the trigger curve type will provide interesting results UBass01 TO UBass01 gt The trigger curve TAE sreverse geg e KR i p I O aj TA zt value curve value min value max LP Ne value curve type As areference overview of the possible curve types Curve preverse Step Curve with Bezier option reverse Trigger Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 77 21 Settings Panel Overview of the Main Tabs The settings panel is an important panel which contains several tabs for general properties design and remote settings This panel is contextual and will be different according to the selected object Here is an overview of some settings you can find within To hide show the panel select the icon shown above Once opened a Left Click on any object will display the corresponding settings panel The second wa
46. dless of the location of the second fader object within your workspace You can set the target destination to determine if the bus will be active only in the current patch or higher in the Usine hierarchy Send Bus patch Patch ina mei i FADER 1 H gen Send Bus at une FADER 1 binds add to binds list auto calibrate reset calibration The available target destinations are as shown below e Global all Usine Works regardless of the place where you put your fader e Rack only Only works inside the rack where your bus is located e Top parent patch Will operate only up to the main parent patch e Current patch Will operate only in the current patch The Different Buses Type In Usine Hollyhock you can utilize up to three different types of buses e Data and Array e MIDI e Audio Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 111 Shown below is a Step Midi module which sends a MIDI sequence directly to an instance of the Free Alpha synthesizer This Step Midi module can also be sent to a MIDI bus by dragging a wire and selecting Send to Midi Bus A second instance of the Free Alpha VSTi is placed in another rack again dragging a wire and Selecting Get from existing Midi Bus Step Midi midi out mirn num of steps duration randomize reset OO rezet value values es Additional Midi Input Mr Midi Input _ Midi Output Midi Multi Filter Has Changed Data Thru Rack 1 Send to M
47. e you can also use the The export functions saves the Workspace or patch normally but also exports all the Waves MIDI files used in the Sampler and the Piano roll modules It creates a supplementary folder in the same directory This folder contains the Wave and MIDI files To distribute this exported workspace or patch for example in the Add ons library just create an archive zip with the supplementary folder and all created patches or workspace files that are associated Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 63 You can record your performances and concerts directly onto the hard disk of your computer with the Direct to Disk This functionality turns Usine into a powerful real time audio recorder The recording is made in a background process with a minimum impact in CPU charge terms to your current live session For this example we have a workspace consisting of two racks The first one has a mono audio input device some FX s patches and a stereo output The second one is only composed of a sampler and the stereo output GR S CH SDM groove ETES SOM groove gt 0 00 pitch 443Hz Fbit l rate bits 651 17 ES vi mm E Orvbwet delay fk speed 1 4th m 2 rack out S5tereo Out Stereo Out To be able to edit our recording later such as the case in stems We want to record 1 The mono input device alone to keep the signal rough with no FX s 2 Each rack on separate files for
48. ear default val decrement Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 57 Multiple creation with the SHIFT CTRL shortcut When patching you ll sometimes need to create multiple outputs or link several inlets outlets Usine provide in this case a powerful shortcut with SHI FT CTRL Here are 2 examples You can automatically create multi outs Simply hold SHIFT CTRL when creating your outlet and this will place all the available outputs for your module Here an example ofa sampler with 8 audio outputs being created in this manner with Shift C TRL 353555355 S vr Etat bit S S A AGAL Si VM Meier Horizontal S KU Verheal Has Changed Data Thiru ah Envoyer vers un nouveau bus Audio 2 Envoyer vers un bus Audio mixer a rl Gudden Meer R Trace Value F a gju S This method also works when you want link several outputs to inputs from same family Here we link an array module to a point curve module Simply press SHIFT CTRL and maintain it when creating your outlets this will link all the outputs available S s O n ye x Ja w sa iin buno sisii V e DN C C Q 6 C amp d V TE D Ei Ewe V vd E ETETITIIETITIETE Zoom Usine Hollyhock provides several ways to zoom both the interface or object individually The mouse wheel Click on the header of a patch container or rack and then use the
49. ease and another to decrease the value of the control The two key values must be separated by the character minus First assign the S key from the keyboard to the pitch fader keyboard key leam gain SES IIHHHHHHT speedmode speed fader m o key speed 1001 key AL short cut key leam ey le key learn key fs key short cut g3 AS mi short cut This means that now the S is used to increase and the X is used to decrease the pitch value a knob is inversed toolbox Another useful tool is the ability to quantize the input of your control Here we decided to quantize to a bar for the play switch of a normal sampler 1 When quantization occurs you will see a blue quantize panel flashing below the color palette 2 Aa z EF drop your devices or we midi amp key learn wu ze A Senn Opiay i racks here play clear learn i UBass01 EES e kt A e 1 quantize find in patch qA Sege e midi rename D midi leam made absolute channel control tpe note ON control num D motorized mackie mode soft take over keyboard key leam patch 0 00 pitch key smpte The possible quantization values are no quantization cycle bar beat 1 8 1 16 Ch a A WO N e Reset a Key or MIDI Learn There are two methods to reset a MIDI or Key Learn The first way to reset the assignment is to enter learn mode and Double Click on the object you want to res
50. eat the section before moving on to the next one CA E FEE caption duration settings DD A repeat ae A new button will be displayed in the section to duration 4 bars reflect the repetitions format The Properties of a Grid Element Right Click on the grid element to display the settings panel a ae ie wa scroll O intro D intro Ca 1 2 rack A Left Click will enlarge this element and display by default the volume curve But first we will use another function to soften the beginning of our sequence the fade in function Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 85 As for the section we have several choices for the format here we choose again bar and the value of 3 so our sequence begins with a fade of 3 bars i K be SA Fi item state active recall preset on activation rack preset num no recall volume auto fade in fade in duration fade in format Two other options are available for this grid element Sync to sampler This will link the element to the synchronization of the related sampler and will also display the waveform within the grid 2 rac k Section sync This option synchronizes the entire section and will display the waveform above the grid elements and under the section header The waveform is visible even when the elements are minimized The section then becomes synchronized to the duration of the sampler 2 rack 52 H i DVD iran tem options IN Nid Nee
51. en when an object of the XY type is used in TouchOSC The received values will be received as one line OSC in from 192 168 1 94 4 xy ff The tag order allows us the ability to separate these values so that they can be applied to multiple Usine objects To demonstrate the tag order we will again use our previous example of assigning OSC to the delay module In this example we would like to set the X value to the dry wet and the Y value to the fbk parameter of the delay module Without the tag order enabled if you would assign the XY individually to two knobs they would not respond correctly This response is problematic when learning as the message is combined as explained above To correct this problem we will assign a tag number to each object to differentiate which part of the message will control the specified object To do this set the option osc tag order to the value 2 for the second knob named fbk feedback and leave the option to 1 for the first knob Delay midi learn mode absolute channel L control type none control num 0 dry wat motorized mackie mode RAI soft take over SG keyboard key learn 0 49 delay speed key OSC learn osc message osc tag order Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 107 35 Video Creating a Video Player Video integration in Usine Hollyhock is really quite easy You can create a video player by a simple Drag and Drop from the browser in the same fashion as crea
52. ength TES ETES caption duration settings loop duration fonmat a Scroll Now Click on rack 2 in the grid to select it you will notice that rack 1 has resumed its normal size We will use this new tab that lists all the parameters of a rack that can be automated using a curve Here we have activated the curve of the sampler reverse and the setting dry wet of the patch DLY Multi tapx e K EN S a Du G ndustry Patten Industry E O E Industry Pattem1 pitch Industry Patter grain size Industry Pattem speed Industry Pattem stop DLY Multi Tap x8 DLY Multi Tap x8 dry wet er ieee nee Once these curves are activated we can expand a little up our grid element using the dotted line 1 we also see that the buttons corresponding to each curve were created in the contextual menu 2 the volume curve which is created by default and the two curves that we just created 1d mo ele Dias mm sg d T D intro a ww A 1 rack gw EY curves 2 show curve volume show curve reverse show curve dryfwet reset Curve 1 rack Select the curve dry wet 1 The goal here is to create a progressive effect Just Double Click on the curve to create additional points 2 Another Double Click on the point will delete it When you move a point the value is displayed in the upper left for precise control 3 rE d en ele b TEE E E ah scroll R D intro j e Ke 1 rack Zack
53. er more about the Usine environment Ifa workspace is already open return to the Start Page empty workspace At the Start Page select the empty workspace icon to start a blank workspace EI Select this icon from the left hand side Main Icon Menu Bar to open the browser Drag and Drop this sound file directly onto the empty patch in the default rack as shown eta Te browser Du drop your devices or racks here library modules sounds midi plug ins addons search reset patch drop patches here dd chck to open j patch editor open file k UDrone E fks Re p femal piece waw Tae TTE WAWY A pop up window will appear with several available templates For this demonstration select the Normal sampler the Normal sampler is the most basic sampler choice available in Usine Normal Sampler Grain Sampler Midi Sampler Joggle Sampler Cross Fade Loop Sampler Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 28 Once the template has been selected it will create the sampler in place of the patch as shown femal piece gt iw femal piece Le 0 00 pitch The next step is to make sure that the audio engine is enabled if not already done so This can be done by pressing the SPACE BAR of your keyboard or by the audio engine switch in the Master Panel as shown IS panic upd e Quick Overview of the Controls for this Template gt Play Oo Pause loop and auto restart options must be
54. es The Normal and Grain sampler templates have a common settings panel You can use this icon in the header of either of these samplers to open it p Il et A4 loop mode loop UBass i play button mode play or stop p on activation do nothing at the end do nothing mode single sample auto restart 0 00 pitch audio thru 0 0 dB I Play button mode e Play replay First Click plays the sample One Shot Second Click restarts the sample e Play stop First Click plays the sample One Shot Second Click stops the sample On activation These options are useful for grid activated racks and patches to trigger on activation e Do nothing When the patch activated it s played according the loop mode status e Play once When patch activated the sample is played once and stops at the end At the end e Do nothing When the sample reaches the end it stops e Next grid line When the sample reaches the end the grid moves to the next line Mode The Mode options provide a means to sequentially or randomly iterate through the sample list This provides interesting results as several sample files can be sequentially or randomly played one after the other Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 41 e Single The selected file is played in a loop e Next The sample is played through then the next file is selected to play e Previous The sample is played through then the previous file is selected to play e Random Plays files in a
55. et This will remove the blue led indicator effectively removing the assignment A second way to reset the assignment is to Right Click on the object and select the remote tab of the setting panel You can now reset by pressing the clear learn button Eplay button it ga FE En C V e TE e ge midi amp key learn dear learn EK inverse guantize Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 104 34 OSC Learn Usine also offers an OSC learning mode Here are some exercises that will help introduce this function IP amp name IF address 192 168 1 49 host name MA MIN USC OSC active OSC port 2002 Set the OSC port to the same port as the remote OSC device We will use the TouchOSC application to demonstrate The port number displayed in TouchOSC 4 K oP OSC wendeg 192 168 1 49 Port incoming ZeroConf MACMINI 192 168 1 94 Name Local IP Address Once the port configured you will be able to view the message communication In the setup panel network tab activate the option trace OSC messages in Whenever an OSC message is received you will see a red LED indication in the master panel as well as the actual incoming messages in the trace panel Select this icon to view the trace panel aster inf dB 4 rack trace ping times 5 3232 OSE in from 1952 168 194 Hifa show console i Le Een 405 AER A 6 2 rack Ae E 13234 OSC in from 192 166 13238
56. ettings depending on the selected object Sampler A sampler has five editable curves volume pitch pan and two user curves This tab provides access to edit the minimum maximum values volume curve volume min OI INN volume max 12 000 volume scale linear volume curve type step volume bezier cure Control Panel Objects You can specify an object to always record on Click by enabling the auto record on click option rather than pressing the record icon of the main menu E shape knob ri I al CUIVES auto record on click delete curve Pre Recorded Curves Once you have created automation curves you can edit several values and parameters similar to the sampler examples shown shape et M value curve value min 0 000 value max 1 000 value scale linear Value curve type curve value bezier cue Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 81 Beside the main features we have seen in the master synchronization description there are some others tools you will find within the main synchronization panel Sometimes it can be useful to personalize the master synchronization panel to suit your needs For example if you don t use SMPTE or never use the tempo x2 or tempo 2 buttons Example of a mini panel in comparison to the standard panel 1 ong ee Ee tap Of ag To select the elements you want be displayed use a Right Click on the synchronization panel to open its settings
57. f several workspaces you can use the Playlist panel to order your own set list With the Playlist you can determine the order of your sets and recall them very easily This can be achieved quickly without any prompt or confirmation dialog The Playlist can even be controlled with a simple MIDI learn or a Keyboard assignment Open the playlist panel by selecting this icon browser library modules sounds midi plug ins addons 1 Intro search reset t Vox s0undstapes bk Usine Library 3 Free Improvisation 4 Personal Library Vox soundscapes Il open workspace You can switch to the next workspace with the navigation button or directly with a Double Click on the workspace playlist 1 Intro Z Vox soundscapes 3 Free Improvisation You can also change the order of the workspaces by moving a workspace over another one playlist WN 1 Intro Vox soundsctapes Fra h I Vox foundscapes lIl move before Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 94 You can also decide if you want confirmation before Usine runs the workspace This option is available in the settings panel of the playlist playlist confirmation ask for confinmation Playlists can be saved into your personal library for later recall These files will be of playlist format type playlist playlist e browser P z library modules sounds midi 1 Intro search 2 Vox s0oundscapes A Free Improvisation 4 Vox soundsc
58. fall x2 0 7325 SE 2 0 21716 caption nb objects objects touch collide Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 121 ysics engine D physics enabled XY pad xy pad i O rE Be H ER l 1 fiction OO a 3 elasticity iF 2 nese Se nb objects reset pos yo objects touch reset positions collide To have direct control of the physics options you can expand the XY pad module and look for the inlets corresponding to the physics engine Here we have selected 1 Physics enabled A switch to turn on off the physics engine 2 Physics speed A knob to sets the physics speed for the elements 3 Friction A Knob for the friction factor 4 Elasticity A Knob for the elasticity factor floating y P Switch ignored in physical engine Pee E callide See ZE collide info p speed x x 1 Knob speed y Y 1 EE angular speed 3 physics enabled ie physics speed Knob Gravity x nb objects gravity objects touch _ friction friction collide elasticity x reset pos x K reset pos v reset positions Horizontal Fader ES fe init with random speed same masses edit enabled Click to expand the module Adding knobs and a switch Once activated the physics engine will provide movement to the two parameters of the ring modulator patch Switch physics enabled XY pad Knob e 1 physics enabled physics speed P Knob physics speed 0 21716 000664 friction
59. g and Drop Indicates a key term or concept such as a Patch Rack or Workspace Italics indicates a dialogue or location path to navigate such as Library Audio FX INDICATES KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS SUCH AS CTRL CMD S EJ Icons such as the gear to the left help guide the user to locate the similar icon available on the Usine Interface Generally this prompts an action to interact with the icon and or provide a description of the related function Illustrations Screenshots such as the one below generally indicate an action related to the procedure has taken place and is used to help guide the user to perform the same or similar action emply workspace open workspace 4 This indicates a related note or sub topic that is being discussed or to provide some extended or advanced description Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 8 Z Installation Usine is a portable application This means that there are no installer applications or set locations that it must be installed to Just unzip the downloaded file into your defined location and play Several versions of Usine can be installed on the same computer A common usage example would be to have several installations one for each custom performance setup Windows Unzip the downloaded file and execute Usine exe Mac OSX Unzip the downloaded file avoid third party software use the default Mac unzip utility and Double Click on the extracted file application package
60. hanges rescan all VST folder locations are only related to Windows VST files AU MACOSX plugin locations must be located at Library Audio Plug Ins If you change this folder or install a new plug in while Usine is running you can update the Plug in folder without having to restart the program To update the configuration of plug ins press the rescan change button This function scans only newly added plug ins The rescan all button is used to start a full scan of your folders or when you have added a new version of a plug in that was previously not supported This scan will reset and completely rescan the entire plug in folders specified vst folders folder 1 LA WstPlugins folder 2 folder 3 folder 4 resctan changes rescan all i Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 67 How to Use an Audio FX Plug in FX plug in below the sampler 1 rack m drop your devices or racks here SDM groove b IlO e SDM groove browser library modules sounds midi plug ins gain 0 00 pitch UL TUL put into this rack Usine will automatically create a patch with only two controls a bypass switch and a show button to display hide the plug in interface RoughRider_x64 Drum Buss Squisher RATIO ATTACK RELEASE 0 00 pitch HIH RoughRiderx64 Oe FAST SLOW bypass show a e CC Cama oe Here the plug in used is the free compressor Rough Rider from audio damage Usine Holly
61. he different characteristics of each of these samplers The Normal Sampler femal piece Pr Ia femal piece Le The normal Sample player provide an array of quantization tools with common modifiers such as pitch gain control and reversal to alter sample content So it can be used for many situations when you need to trigger loop sounds with quantization options The Grain Sampler 5DM groove b IlG e SDM groove p gain 0 0 dB tay Of speedmode speed fader 100 00 grain siz 50 ms The Grain Sample player and the Grain Sample player recorder provide similar functionality as the normal sampler however with the addition of a powerful granular engine Grain options include things such as the Grain size duration speed synchronization manual percentage adjustments and the ability to choose windowing options to shape the grains Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 40 The granular engine allows the ability to modify the speed of the sample playback without affecting the pitch of the content It can be used for example to adapt a drum loop toa different tempo while maintaining pitch and the original percussive elements Interestingly the Grain Sampler can also be used to create really particular sounds drones and more For Drums loops the grain sampler works well for speed modification between 80 and 150 of the sample e originally recorded tempo Common Settings for Normal and Grain Sampler Templat
62. hock User Manual v 2 Page 68 If you Double Click on this new patch you will see that Usine has created the two audio inputs and outputs needed for this plug in SOM groove Le Button how Switch bypass gain i 0 00 pitch i Audio In l audio 1 RoughRider x64 6 bypass show sl Adding Controls to a Plug in If you want add some control objects to your plug in for example if this one does not provide MIDI learn features Move the knob or fader directly on the plug in this will create a new inlet outlet that will now be available in the patch editor window MAKEUP STEREO COmPaESSOR Drag a wire from this inlet and drop the wire onto an empty space In the pop up menu select a knob Horizontal Fader lt z gt vertical Fader In the control panel of your patch you now have a new knob where you can assign a MIDI or OSC learn easily see RoughRider x54 O midi out bypass show latency amp Knob 0 57526 Makeup Makeup Changing the Plug in Order Note also that if you have several plug ins in your_rack you can easily change their order Simply drag one over another to change their place in the rack gain 0 00 pitch gain 0 00 pitch gain 0 00 pitch RoughRider x64 RoughRider ivr vse x4 TDRVOS SlickEQ EH bypass show bypass Siren een bypass show TDR YOS SlickEQ x64 Oe TD VOS SlickEQ x64 RoughRide x64 bypass show bypass move before bypass show For this exer
63. id Save gid as Save a grid means that you can create a backup of your grid and this one will be independent of your workspace The first use is to create variations within the same workspace In this case you open your workspace and then you can open different backups of the grid for this particular workspace But you can also create reusable empty templates For example a series of sections with a particular number of bars colors and custom names etc that you can insert into an existing workspace to use as a base that is already organized Now you have the main tools to create and expand your own grid To close this chapter here s a reference of the grid icons and their descriptions Summary of transport icons Play the sequence Restarts the grid since the beginning Section 0 Restarts the current section WM Previous section in the from the beginning Sequence K Next section in the sequence Ca Continue to the next section overrides the loop mode Summary of the 3 states of a section icon Play this section in loop mode Ez Indicate the repetition number Play the section once and toggle Play the section and continue to in pause mode the next Summary of editing tab Edit the settings of an existing Ry List of editable curves available curve for this grid item rack Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 91 24 The Browser This section provides a reference to the types of files and their respective icon
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65. import settings choose the path to the previous version location folder PC or the precedent app file Mac When asked restart Usine setup global audio midi dmx plug ins We send only a few newsletters generally for network video protect expert about 5 major updates or promotions but you can also subscribe to the RSS feed of the news forum to import old settings receive all updates news ww import settings Lanoua0oe main language Use this link in your Rss reader http www sensomusic org forums rss php cid 4 Language When you run Usine Hollyhock for the first time you will be prompted for either English or the French language Once selected this will remain your default ensomusic UE ne Wye choose you language English Fran ais You can also select the main language to use in the setup panel English and French languages are provided within the combo box setup global audio midi dmx plug ins network video protect expert about x e main language Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 10 3 Hardware Device Configuration Select an Audio Sound Card EJ Select this icon to access the setup panel the corresponding inputs and outputs will be shown To enable the inputs and outputs click the enable radio button next to each one that is to be used to turn it green setup global audio midi plug ins network video artnet protect exper about 9 devices NO AUDIO ee NA Fas
66. isation session with Usine you have always had the ability to add patches or racks on the fly to create variations Sometimes this particular rack you would like to add belongs to a workspace and was not saved individually Previously it was not possible to open another workspace without interrupting our current one This is now possible by switching to additional mode l CD panic upd S mastel 12 5 dB The same switch will toggle to navigate from one workspace to another These two workspaces share the same audio engine main volume tempo etc Helpful for Workspace Organization The wonderful thing about having simultaneous workspaces is the ability to manage and organize your set In many setups Hollyhock could be used to provide direct effects to other artists such as a vocalist or another guitarist while you are also managing your performance in Usine In previous versions this could bring confusion as rack management could become cumbersome while managing multiple use situations Such examples of this situation could be described as a vocalist who would like to utilize the compressors and reverb of Hollyhock while you are performing direct through the interface with plugins and library patches With the additional workspace it becomes easier to manage different use applications while maintaining your own direct performance through Hollyhock Now you are able to utilize one workspace for external sources while perf
67. it interesting pan curve femal piece femal piece Recording Automation for Control Objects A second way to create automation in Usine is to use the movement recording For this example we will demonstrate on the delay patch we previously added to the Rack Click this icon that is located on the left hand side Main Icon Menu Bar s re S Once selected it will turn red to indicate recording has been enabled Slowly move the dry wet knob from 0 to 1 speed 1 4th m Again click the icon to stop the recording A curve is created and added as shown 651 1 ms T delay fbk speed 1 4th TL You can edit this new curve in the same way we had done to the pan curve of the sampler Double Click to create or delete new points or Click and move to change the position Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 34 In Usine you can easily route a rack into the input of another one This can be useful to have independent FX or to route several racks into one This common method provides the ability to bus parallel route or create a master rack This section will demonstrate a simple routing example to add a parallel reverb to this first workspace tutorial Use the shortcut CTRL CMD T to create a new rack or Click on an empty part of the workspace and choose add a new audio rack from the contextual menu d 3 K td 01 Rack example an femal piece clear workspace nie oe open work
68. liarize yourself 0 00 with the parameters that are available syne 651 1 24 ms On dryfwet delay fbk speed 1 4th m As with most of the library patches this delay patch has several pre recorded presets available These presets can be used to help quickly audition and discover the possibilities of the patch On the header of the delay patch Click on this icon to display the preset panel JP hM wet speed 1 4th m 2 lite 1 4 Once opened you can use the navigation icons to test several different presets To animate the rack we will demonstrate and use two different methods for adding automations The first method will be shown directly on the wave display of the sampler while the second demonstration will be done on the delay patch Creating Automation with Sampler Curves The sampler provides five internal curves First click on the wave display of the sampler The contextual menu will display the available curve commands as shown find in patch femal piece rename d patch e curves show VOIUIMIC air 0 00 pitch show pitch show pan show useri show user For this example Click on show pan to display this panoramic curve directly on the waveform find in patch femal piece rename d patch save curves show vqaume gai 0 00 pitch show pitch show pan Double Click on the line to add a point Click and move each point to create an Another Double Click will delete
69. mouse wheel to zoom it in out 1 i o EE l 1 vice playli main panic upd mastes 12 8dB 9 main TT poste upd s mastel 12 8 dp AES ie 1 rack 2 rack lt irack 2 rack Es 9 patch patch Mier chal patch path Knob 1 Knob 2 O74 0 30 ib 0 r4 0 30 Knob 1 knob 2 Zoom out Zoom in The zoom icon Click on an object like a patch or rack and use this knob to zoom in out the object You can also assign a MIDI learn to this knob The restore icon in the main menu resets the zoom size factor to its default size e Left Click resets the last clicked panel e Double Click resets all panels simultaneously Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 59 record trace When you have several racks in a workspace it s interesting to organize your work to provide better focus Here are some useful tools and tips for organization One of the first things you can do for better visibility of your workspace is to minimize unused racks main gt panic upd S master boas WT ou S aes _ t 2 BE 1 i ap aqui gt 9 C E Sn in D ee Se drop your devices or lor o ip racks here ON Qorainimpacthi bottle flute reverse gt Igo gt IOo gt E grain impact hi lt bottle flute reverse lt 3 Aw metal bow granular hi IE gain 0 0dB pitch 0 pitch 0 gain NTL TT gain s 0 00 Se 24 III HIT 100 00 Im III PAN LFO O speedmode speed fader E grain size
70. n the panel P Trace panel Displays debug and system information such as incoming MIDI network or internal messages HU Mixer Displays a personalized mixer Playlist List to organize several workspaces in a Playlist format Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 22 K Chat panel Messaging platform to communicate with other connected members Q Direct to disk Records your performance and concerts directly to your Computers hard disk The Contextual Menu By definition this menu will be different depending of the selected object In the example below a patch is selected 1 rack m S5tereo In FECORD Audio 1 oO Lt A show patch rename RECORD Audio rack gt ia Le corp dansant 1 patch p add new patch delete clear open Save Gain Save as reload EIS OR export Reverb At the top of the menu there are shortcuts available to access the settings panel tabs In order properties design size network remote and the help icon You ll also find standard commands such as delete open save Save as etc Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 23 9 Whatisan Audio Rack The concept of an audio Rack is very similar to that of a guitar player s effect pedals or an effects rack in professional studio where you can manage routing by cables The basic concept of a Rack 1 An audio input source microphone or instrument MIDI Controller or Audio Input
71. ns helps distinguish the desired object from others and improve playability of the target parameter Unlock the patch with this icon Now all objects can be moved and resized using their handles DLY Filtered in os te 0 0 57 8 dB dB thru filter on filter on apres lt spread 5 th E delay i feedback Save Your Workspaces Racks and Patches Seen The workspace is the most used way to save your work with Usine Here is what is saved within this file clear workspace open workspace 1 All the grid settings save workspace 2 All the patches and racks are stored in a single file save workspace as J 3 Rack Mixer input and output information volumes pan etc ic ji 4 Synchronization information tempo bar length etc E When you save a workspace or a patch old versions are stored automatically in the Trash bin So you can retrieve old versions by Clicking on the trash icon Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 62 Save a Rack or a Patch It is good practice to save a rack or a patch you use regularly Once these have been added to your personal library they can be reused in subsequent designs Once selected Click on their respective save or save as button in the contextual menu 1 rack io rename rack clear rack ep save open rack Save as delete rack reload export export command within the contextual menu If you want to share a patch or a workspace with someone els
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73. o in in 1 audio out max 2000 000 ms num samples 44700000 clear invert phase 1 Master knob control 2 control To provide the ability to control the parameter of the module by both the control and the master knob control a pass only if has changed module must be added This will present a 1 value on the input until the knob sends a different value effectively allowing control from the as well d Flow Control G From Oto 1 From 1 ToD Toggle Pass if Changed O Freeze Flow Has Changed Out SBS Pass ee Data flows types Data flows carry numeric values or arrays of numeric values A flow passes through the wire each time the patch is recalculated at about 350 times per second There is always something that passes through the wire even if the value has not changed Control Objects and numeric values A fader and a Knob are shown below Fader and Knob objects receive or send flows with a data range that can be determined by the displayed values fader 1 60 00 I 0 63 knob 2 This is a switch shown below By default the switch provides a value of 0 for OFF and 1 if itis ON switch 3 The controls below are the List box List Box Buttons and Combo Box Each of these controls provide a list of available choices Each value or choice corresponds to a number that is essentially an index As an example the first parameter A has the numeric value 0 the second B has a value of 1
74. obs faders buttons etc A Patch consists of two things 1 The underlying Patch structure which is visible in the Patch Editor 2 The visible design objects or the Control Panel 1 A simple filter Patch made of a filter module and a 2 The visible part Control knob module Panel contains the filter design and a knob We will see later how to create patches but for a first overview you can Double Click on any control panel of a patch to see its structure and open the Patch window here you will see the panner patch 1 rack PAN 2 2 Pro Gi Patch drop your devices or racks here PIG Hah he SDM groove ian gt 4 Ni ff age du um b gain 0 08 pitch l ESCH a Double click gt Integrated Help Files In the properties panel of several objects you can see blue buttons located under help files Once clicked each one of them provides a usage example to help guide Empty SubPatch patch on de Patch where invisible I a mouse diin dbl click Empty SubPatch MOUSE x 0 00000 drop patches bere mouse y 0 00000 DE Empty SubPatch o s dbl click to open LE in 30 atch editor biimap out 30 SEA sub patch name ees once in poly exemple 1 poly audio dispatcher poly audio mixer poly easysynth Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 27 11 Tutorial Workspace Introduction and the Normal Sampler Here is a first exercise in which you will discov
75. onization modes that are available Loop mode Synchronization options e Loop The sample is played in a continuous loop mode e Cycle The sample is played at the beginning of the cycle e Bar The sample is played at the beginning of each bar e Beat The sample is played on the beat e Eighth note The sample is played on each eighth note e Sixteenth note The sample is played each sixteenth note e 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 bars The sample is played at the bar count as indicated e Loop on bar The sample is played entirely as in loop mode At the end of the loop however the sample will restart at the beginning of the next bar e Loop on beat The sample is played entirely as in loop mode At the end of the loop however the sample will restart at the beginning of the next beat Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 30 Creating Your First Sample List If you want to change the currently selected sample or add additional samples simply Drag and Drop a new sample onto the wave display of the template femal piece rP nig SR piece lu Au i Au Up Wii MT add file to the samples list femal piece b IlO TS this is add file rename file Clear list Sort list save list up remove file copy file A copy list paste list open list dwn D CH wanDropbosUsineiUsine 6 Resources Audio Vanous Voiceviemal piece waw gain z z e z T EET 1 CWsersiyaniDropboxUsineWUsine 6 Resources AudioVanoustVoicemnis is wav In this
76. or out the selected object Setup Displays the main Setup panel to adjust global settings like Audio sound card MIDI Devices personal folders Plug ins folders etc Trash bin Drag and Drop any object directly on this icon to delete it A Left Click will open it to restore deleted objects Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 19 The Master Panel Master controls are located within this panel The audio engine enable and the main volume fader are two of the most commonly associated controls with this panel Among these several other useful master functions are available on this interface e 1 z main 3 panic upd m master leg dB 1 Main Usine s engine ON OFF switch audio engine Must be active to run Usine 2 Workspace selector switch main additional discussed later within this manual 3 CPU usage indicator 4 Panic button to send an all note OFF message to plug ins and MIDI outputs 5 Remote Update button to force MIDI remote faders amp Knobs positions 6 Solo racks indicator 7 Vu meters for all inputs outputs MIDI OSC and Audio 8 Master volume fader Audio and MIDI VU Meters The master panel has audio and MIDI VU meters which allow you to monitor the activity and verify your devices are running smoothly The number of visible VU meters corresponds to the selections made in the setup panel setup EI panic upd S master ku dB global audio midi dmx plug ins reseau video rote
77. orming your own parallel set Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 109 Another way to remotely control objects is what we call bindings Bindings along with defined buses provide a quick way to route movement and modulation from a parameter to another anywhere within the workspace W nat i Sa B US d A bus is like a wireless system where you can link two controls regardless of their location within a workspace To demonstrate how a bus works Use the shortcut CTRL T to create a new rack and Double Click the patch to open the patch editor window In this new patch create two faders and Drag a wire from the fader 1 outlet Choose Send to Data Bus Then from the fader 2 inlet drag a new wire and this time choose Get from existing Data Bus zb Fader ZUEI fader 2 k H Horizontal Fader j piaia Horizontal Fader Knob faderl Oscilloscope Data Knob Vertical Fader Vertical Fader Random Data F Send Bus LFO Data FADER 1 Change Scale Data Outlet Has Changed step Data Data Thru Data Intet Data Thru Send to Data Bus Trace Value Get frog Get from existing Data Bus In the query window choose our previously created bus named fader 1 Now if we move the fader 1 object the fader 2 value will follow the movement patch Get from Data Bus Select Bus FADER 1 fader 1 fader 2 The Target Parameter Here the two faders are in the same patch but this method will work regar
78. ort number you want to use This port number must be the same for all computers and instances of Usine Hollyhock to communicate setup global audio midi dmx plug ins Fideo protect expert about i IP amp name IP address 192 166 17 99 host name WAN DC 64 OSC OSC active OSC poy share patches share active A ee AN 2004 broadcast IF 255 255 255 255 show host name in caption send tempo amp synchro info Ale SN connected computers Ma MIN 182 168_1 58 Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 117 Sharing a Patch 1 rack o Oe Filtered in Bin e drop your devices or network Tesh share only with host names On the second computer connected to the network this patch will appear automatically in the workspace if enabled and sharing the same port number as in the setup of the first computer main Ge panic upd S mbster ele SDL Filtered in iq i 0 0 0 0 E thru input thru i ee ae TE iir 459 iter on Hz spread Workspace freq The main window where you organize your work Bth W You decide which panels i Fo are visible add Racks delay feedback You can now move a fader on this shared patch to modify parameters of the original one located at the first computer Note Only the preset manager module is not cloned Remember that this module is only a kind of remote so we don t really need it here The preset manager module doe
79. possible and advisable to rename these buses This allows you to quickly organize your patch and save time while preventing confusion with generic titles Send Audio Bus patch TE Patch aconse target global all usine Sampler show list Send Audio Bus BUS 1 Send Audio Bus play loop loop mode BUS 2 Send Audio to an Existing Bus You can also choose to send audio to a specific audio stream or channel In the example below the sub patch soft distortion is being displayed and routed to the AUDIO BUS RIGHT channel of an existing bus Send and mix to Audio Bus a EE x e Select Bus aa egen AUDIO BUS LEFT Audio Output AUDIO BUS RIGHT Pie Additional Audio Output on Vu Meter Horizontal Vu Meter Vertical Has Changed Data Thru Send to new Audio Bus cancel Buses are not case sensitive and will connect regardless of the case that is input Buses will default to upper case when entered and will be displayed in upper case when prompted to connect to an existing one Use the Bindings This section provides an example of how to apply a bus to understand the Usine binding concept First Click on an empty zone of an empty workspace to see the contextual menu and Click on the button add new audio rack menu 2 rack Te m drop your devices or racks bere io d clear workspace open workspace Save workspace cave workspace as patch reload workspace j d eck to open aah edi
80. quivalent to utilizing the math module as shown below Editing Values There are several ways to modify the value of a control CTRL CLICK Reset the control to the default value specified fader 1 SHIFT CLICK MOVE Increases the mouse precision when modifying a value fader 1 DOUBLE CLICK Allows you edit the current value using the keyboard Flow Assignment of a Module Module parameters have logical input output flows indicated by the inlet outlet position The left side of a module is the inlet while the right side is the outlet Some parameters also contain both an input and output and as you will see below with the file number they are logically placed and directly across from one another e 1 Play button mode is an input parameter e 2 Re starting is an output parameter e 3 File number an input and output parameter Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 126 The correspondance between patch flow and parameters looks something similar as shown below Sampler Rec patch BO av Patch 3 Sampler Rec WM pl show list where control panel show list SC in 1 e audio in mg UE In 7 In 2 audio out gut 1 gut 2 global settings gain 0 0 dE reverse pitch 0 halftone Once an object such as a knob is wired to the input of a module the knob becomes the master control and the controls will not override the value of the Knob Delay Audio TE audi
81. r MIDI keyboard you will see 3 indicators 1 A MIDI led in the master panel which tell us the MIDI device sent MIDI messages 2 A second one in the rack to confirm the MIDI entered into this rack through the device panel 3 The last indication that the MIDI Sampler is playing The rack device Stereo Out will display a change of the vu meter levels as you play main i panic upd au GERT Midi Sampler Rack FG19 Lets you to mount several Audio Midi Arie Audio samples x fc LI A Tan A n gan OOdB pith i sm ing GE chain them 1 rack out Stereo Out 14 Patch With Usine you have the ability to modify any of the library patches that are provided This approach allows creation by example and can be used to build a personal and modified library that is tailored to your own designs Build a Delay Patch First Click on an empty zone of an empty workspace and use the new audio rack button in the contextual menu to add a new rack you can also use the shortcut CTRL CMD T ment io clear workspace open workspace Save workspace Save Workspace as reload workspace export workspace network reload shared new light rack new video rack paste rack contextual menu Click on add new patch 1 rack io 4 rename rack clear open delete Save as export Aonghus TomBend b Ia Aonghus_ TomBend p gain 0 00 pitch l patch o sdrop patches here Ele T to open p
82. random order Auto restart Restart when the main audio engine is turn ON Audio thru Audio thru level The Midi Sampler 1 tack Gm drop your devices or racks here p e068 Guirao G ng ne LV fe NI a ds J MW 1 show pianoral c2 46 The MIDI Sampler can be used to directly interface with incoming MIDI Like classic samplers these modules patches provide key to pitch playback of the sample material You can also create a multi layer sampler where you map several samples to create a full range instrument from several source files or Drum kits This allows the use of any MIDI keyboard or MIDI enabled module such as the Sequenced Step MIDI Random MIDI Out and Piano Roll to control triggering and playback of the sampled audio Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 42 The Joggle Sampler lt gt 4 ay TT WT Wei gy WW Web AER AA NM nd d Hiha NT i lie fun 14 6 dB 0 291 With the joggle sampler you use only one fader to interact with the speed and direction of the sample This function is useful to smoothly play a sample in forward and reverse direction while controlling how fast or slow the playback speed responds The Cross Fade Loop Sampler fire impact dark gt E cosmic grillon p 0 0 dB The cross fade sampler is useful to create a smooth loop from a portion of an audio file that is placed between these two markers
83. rash bin Drag amp drop any Racks Patches Devices Browser items etc directly here to delete them A lef click will open it to restore deleted objects Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 14 The Forum Of course our forum is a good place to ask all questions and share experiences with the user community This one is directly accessible from the start page with this icon empty workspace Open workspace um You can also find more information in the online manual The online manual contains the help pages you can access directly from Usine but also includes some general pages with more details about the concepts contact sensomusic com Preferably for issues related to the License the access to the forums workshops etc Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 15 A Workspace refers to the overall environment in other words the main window where you organize your work In your Workspace you decide which panels are visible which sounds to add effects to use and automation to tie it all together Within the Workspace there are two other important items that will be shown and demonstrated Racks and Patches To summarize A Workspace is the overall environment that contains Racks and Patches In the Start Page select the icon shown below to open your first workspace named 13 Rack example 13 rack example This is an example of a common Workspace be main Su 4 EWERT gen 10 Rack example
84. s not clone on the remote computer computer is currently sharing a patch The host name will be shown in the caption of the patch Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 118 share patches share active share port 2004 pana es os show host name in caption DLY Filterecin YAN PC 64 0 0 up Se dB inpui high speed out connected computers MAC MIN 182 166 1 50 clear workspace open workspace Two other options are also available in the setup e Send tempo amp synchro info Sends the synchronization and tempo information to the connected computers e High speed out Use this option if you want to send precise data or if you plan on sending a lot of information to the connected computers share patches share actve share port 2004 broadcast IP A A A A send tempo amp synchro info high speed out connected computers MACMINI 182 168 1 59 Usine Usine Hollyhock user s manual V 2 Ob Page 119 We will demonstrate the physics engine by providing an exercise to create a self evolving audio drone Start with a sound from the Various Udrone folder named 5667940 wav Choose the template named Cross Fade loop sampler patch drop patches here db chck to open patch editor Old Banks various open file d UDrone K gt 13627618 wav 13736421 wav 13748738 wav E ter ta Tata a ee ate f sl F U A D W NM pitch S 0 0 dB OU Ring Modulator 1 00 dry wet 0 00 square
85. s used within the Browser The browser provides a central point to access many different types of files as well as access to the standard Usine library Browser Icons e Modules U sate Plug ins AU VST Script m Midi file Sample P Patch d Device Workspace PL Playlist Rack R Device Set Vv Video file Fixture Sample bank for the Midi sampler w Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 92 et Tm uart a Ba bel AE 1 Ah In NM O N P e gt d Bei df A A Bi A A The main menu provides a trash icon that you can drop a patch a rack or a browser element directly onto to delete it delete object A Left Click on this trash icon will open its window trash Ed empty recycle bin trash size number of fles 100 files R 14 06 05 14 26 19 rack me 14 06 03 14 30 31 first workspace wkp EMER 02 18 09 17 first workspace wkp You can revert the contents if needed with a simple Drag and Drop Note that you will find the old version of the rack patch and workspaces here too trash a empty recycle bin trash size number of files 100 files PT IN NANGPAD device You also have the ability to empty the bin 1 and choose its maximum capacity number of files 2 irash Er i empty recycle bin trash size number of files P 15 0205 15 25 12 PAN 12 Ai k gt ras A V7 Jar KK 26 The Playlist Panel If your live set is made o
86. signment Example To enable MIDI Learn mode Click on the icon or use the keyboard command CTRL CMD When MIDI Learn is activated the control interface will be disabled however each object will turn purple indicating it can be taught a MIDI or Key command An example of this behavior can be seen below P6760 ms delay feedback To apply MIDI Learn to an object select the object and turn the respective MIDI controller knob or fader to send the message A small blue led in the top right will confirm that the assignment has been made to an object OI ms delay feedback On the top left of the object you will see an indicator whenever the message is received patch LL LP ms delay feedback Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 100 MIDI Learn mode will remain active until disabled During learn mode multiple objects can be assigned sequentially When MIDI Learn is disabled the control interface will once again be accessible along with any assignments that had been made MIDI Feedback Motorized or Visual Feedback To use MIDI controllers which have a motorized feature i e BCR2000 BCRF2000 and so or if you need visual feedback at your controller Launchpad type LPD8 nanokontrolz2 you must setup the device MIDI output as well as the MIDI object used fader knob and so to provide this feedback Setup global network audio plug ins protect about devices rescan de
87. sine s concepts and it is now time to save Click somewhere in an empty area of the workspace to display the contextual menu and select the save workspace button a standard query window will open to provide details of the location and name of your workspace lt 4 Lil o kd tack e 2 ack Sin j Tip drop your devices or O1 rack racks here gee 01 Rack example ER G tooal piece io f clear workspace H il open workspace femal piece SS i Reverb A00 dE reload workspace export workspace network damping width how cut freq reload shared A good idea would be to create a specific personal directory to save all your patches and workspaces You can then add this personal folder into your preferences in the setup panel Add this new directory as your patch library path Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 38 ES midi dmx plug ins network video protect expert about d 9 import old settings Import settings language main language layout style color style default use floating windows settings items width 00 pix smooth curves in patches help DAmy library altemate irie Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 39 12 Overview of the Sampkr Temphtes When you drop a sound on a workspace rack or patch Usine prompts with a choice of samplers via a pop up menu Grain Sampler Midi Sampler Joggle Sampler Cross Fade Loop Sampler This section details t
88. space femal piece save workspace e save workspace as reload workspace export workspace network 0 00 pitch reload shared new light rack new video rack paste rack 1 4th E Once the new rack has been created open the Browser by selecting the icon Navigate to the Usine Library Audio FX Reverb within the browser and Drag and Drop the reverb patch to the newly created rack as shown 1 rack 2 1ack ol browser in Ein drop your devices or drop your devices or racks here racks here library modules sounds midi search 7 ge d Usine Library femal piece patch oc drop patches bere P I ce Wa dbi click to open patch editor d Audio FX e Delay femal piece Distortion a Dynamic EQ Filters open the patch Panoramic Pitch 0 00 pitch I For a better visualization of our workspace we can add colors to each rack Click on the header or in an empty place of the rack to select it and then click on a color of the quick palette 1 rack m drop your devices or drop your devices or racks here l racks here femal piece H IlG a ep Ch EA i dB D femal piece wel room size Once the two racks have been colorized we can now route the first one to the input of the second Click on the header or an empty place again to select the rack 1 and Drag and Drop it on the input of the rack 2 as shown below i 7 4 1 drop your devices or drop your diiss gag racks here
89. t Track ASIO sample rate wm Audio USB 2 0 ASIO buffer size 1 Sam SAAS U Pel show driver l TES usine block size inputs In 1 In usine usine block size audio out soft clipping outputs listen Out 1 pre Isten Out 2 pre listen gain Activate MIDI Devices The next step is to activate any MIDI hardware that you want to use within Usine Select the MIDI tab to display the available MIDI devices If the devices were just recently connected and or they are not shown in the list press the rescan devices button In some cases the hardware driver might need a full reset in this situation a soft reset can be done by pressing the reset devices button Again to enable the inputs and outputs Click the enable radio button next to each one that is to be used to turn it green setup global audio lt gt lug ins network video artnet profect expen about 9 devices rescan devices reset devices inputs outputs MIDI lan Here the Akai LPD8 MIDI controller is activated Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 11 4 Startpage templates demos lt 1 gt bys E Ges k 2 Audio File Player b d 3 R i 06 samplers 01 granular a4 yD KJ Surround 4 Player The Start Page is the first page you see when you open Usine Menu Icons 1 Navigation You can navigate between your workspaces and this start page at any moment with this icon 2 Browser Opens the Usine browser to open a
90. ting a sampler template Videos now have their own tab from within the browser as well 1 rack o browser Gm drop your devices or racks here library modules sounds midi plug ins addons fixtures videos search reset Usine Videos patch le SELLS MILE drop patches here i dbl click to open Mi Blast_Flash mp4 patch editor a BrE Ww Crazy_Sparks mp4 d Personal Videos Once created you can use the standard transport buttons to play your video file Blast Flash d ee Blast_Flash mp4 You will also notice new available tools within the header for video applications a 190 00 a 00 00 00 00 etme 1 fap sof SEI Besides the standard transport icons and the SMPTE indicators there are two useful icons Display Hide the video player window rE gd Toggle the video to full screen Use the escape key of the keyboard to return Utilizing the video player requires compatible codecs If problems are encountered you can download the latest tested codec pack such as the K lite Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 108 36 Additional Workspace Usine Hollyhock version 2 now has the possibility to utilize two workspaces at the same time To switch between the two workspaces in parallel use the switch main additional located within the master panel es S panic upd E mastel 12 5 dE Here two examples showing how this new function can be useful Useful for Improvisation During an improv
91. to an empty space A pop up menu will appear Choose audio output as the output module Audio Output Addi ional Audio Output Vu Meter Horizontal Vu Meter Vertical Has Changed Data Thru A new Audio Out module has been be created Send to new Audio Bus send to Audio Bus mix to Repeat this procedure for the second output and for the two corresponding inputs to create the audio input and output needed Using this same method choose a knob for the inlet delay and a horizontal fader for the feedback parameter Vertical Fader Random Data On the control panel we will see our Knob and fader created You can now start the sampler in loop mode and test your new delay patch Aonghus TomBend gt IlG p Aonghus_ TomBend e j A UA ATTEPPA lit i VW Jl hhh WI TTT TTT PITERA i WWW TULL NN gain 0 00 pitch TU UE 117 055 mis delay feedback Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 51 Add a Random Module To animate this effect we can add random values for the feedback parameter Drag a new wire from the fader inlet and choose the random data module e Horizontal Fader Knob Vertical Fader Fader of ON feedback To have a more interesting result select this new random module to display its settings panel and experiment with the synchronization value for this module Here we chose bar Random random x i Patch out 22 9066320037342 Hd a midi out ON
92. tor export export workspace network reload shared eessen Once the rack is created open the patch add new light rack window with a Double Click add new video rack Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 114 Drag and Drop the module sequenced step into the patch window from Browser modules data Lines Steps Switches Curves a Data patch Patch liq PI drop modules from the browser here k add module into this patch In the query window choose no fader Step Lines Seq Switches E Number of fader 16 faders 32 faders 64 faders 126 faders cancel Next Click and Drag a wire from the outlet named out and in the pop up choose the Send to Data amp Array Bus option x Horizontal Fader Knob Oscilloscope Vertical Fader Data Outlet Send to Data amp Array Bus Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 115 A new Send Bus module will be created and if you open the devices panel you will see that a new bind object has been created in the binds panel devices ir Stereo In OIN BCR 000 OIN NANOKONTROL Gout Stereo Out Suround x4 Out OouUT BCR 2000 Note If you rename the Send Bus module the binding will be renamed as well If you access the of the Send Bus module you will also find an option called add to bind list Here you can specify if you want the module to be represented in the binds panel devices x me rack Du 1
93. vices reset devices inputs MID lan BCR2000 outputs MIDI lan BCR2000 Open the devices panel and Right Click on the MIDI out device Select the motorized device option in the settings panel devices E3 OUT BCR2000 Gaiin TESTE de Stereo In MIDI lan OIN BCR 2000 EEN send MIDI to lan MIDI remote motorized device MIDI clock send time clock All interface objects that are to be controlled or require feedback also need their motorized options set Right Click on each of the objects to open the settings panel and activate the motorized option midi midi learn mode absolute channel l control type none D SOT Take OVET Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 101 Control A Simple Assignment Example Locate the grain impact hi sample from the sounds various selection folder and Drag and Drop this to arack When prompted select the grain sampler template Activate the learn function with the same icon as shown before in the MIDI Learn example Click on the loop switch of the grain sampler to select it and press the Q key on your keyboard to assign the key BW woran Impact Nb Open the remote tab of the and you will see the key that was assigned Just as was done in the MIDI section once assigned the object will have a blue led on the loop switch play loop Oo ea midi amp key learn grain impact hi Clear learn SE E On a fader or list box you can assign a Key to incr
94. xamples d mos I R t j Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 13 5 Howto Find Help If ever in need of assistance there are many methods to obtain help inspiration and direction when exploring Usine Hollyhock This section provides several key items to look out for when in need of help The Help Icon All objects within Usine have their own small help icon that can be accessed in the settings panel or the contextual menu This will open a wiki page in your web browser setup global audio midi plug ins network video artnet protect exper about The Hints Panel The integrated hints panel if activated in the global setup can also provide a first quick help when the mouse is over an object Here you can see the hint panel for the trash bin setup global audio midi dmx plug ins drop your devices or ee perc network video protect expert about gt f patch drop patches here Import old settings rack i o i dbl click to open import settings patch editor clear language main Jar LO Rack input eem Drag amp drop any input Devices Audio MIDI or Racks you want as input of the rack The Hints Panel can be enabled or disabled in the global setup tab The hint panel is a contextual panel that displays a short help quit text about the selected object Above you can see an example quit usine with the rack input selected or an example of the trash bin to the right The T
95. y to access the panel is to Right Click on any object panels rack patch Again once opened you can now use a single Left Click on any other object to display its settings anel If you want lock the settings panel to an object for example to study a value when you change a parameter elsewhere you can use the pin icon If you Click on another object with the pin icon activated the current settings panel will stay opened The General Properties Tab D Depending of the selected object this tab refers generally to visibility and value options Panels As an example with the synchronization panel you can choose which elements are visible P 1 120 00 Ge D ae e 3 parameters are disabled to create a custom version of the synchro panel list of bars visible controls onoff tempo smpte cycle position bar position multiply by 2 divide by 2 Usine Hollyhock User Manual v 2 Page 78 Control Objects and Modules change caption visibility minimum maximum values and more 1 rack knob 1 m KA Ed patch where control panel min max caption knob 1 0 61 symbol color precision KEK kn ob scale Vu default val reset increment decrement incidec val With an A x B math module you can set its main values when working within the patch editor window This allows direct setting of values such as constants when not wired patch Patch object Here you can set all colors b

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