MSSIAH Bassline User Manual
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1. ONOEANENOEAO HS pp pa o gt Press any key to close the window and return to the Main Screen Remember to keep your control change messages apart with approx 2 4 milliseconds http www mssiah com 11 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Note Length Trig Problem Most grid editors found on popular PC Mac sequencers will default the note length to a full 16th or 32rd note see left image on next page That means the note off is sent just before the next adjacent if any note triggers Though most synthesizers handle this well the SID does not When trigging off a SID oscillator the chip needs a little extra time to recover before the next trig occurs fra lt 2 Therefore when working with an external sequencer shorten the length of notes so that the note off doesn t get too close to the next note on right image http www mssiah com 12 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Playing Patterns Playing patterns with the MSSIAH Bassline is pretty straightforward However if you only intend to use the Bassline via direct MIDI playing you can skip this and the next chapter Open the Demo Patterns To have some patterns to play around with you can start by opening the demo project patterns Enter the Setup Screen using the CTRL key Then using the CRSR keys to navigate and RETURN key to select choose to Open in the FILE menu Now select the last item DEMO then select PATTERNS and press RETURN key Press Y key to confirm when asked if you ar2. corresponding key You can see the current note and Pressing the octave buttons keys together with a note button toggles the note s octave Using the Tap RETURN key and Back INST DEL key buttons you can step through the note data back and forth without altering the notes Press and hold the Tap button and you can alter the octaves and slide for the current note Read more about the slide further down this chapter Play or Hold The Sync window on the Setup Screen provides two different settings for handling audio playback during Pitch Mode or Time Mode edits http www mssiah com 16 MIDI SID SOFTWARE HOLD means that audio is stopped if the sequencer is running and all your edits echo its sound to the audio output PLAY means that your edits are silent Audio is still controlled by the sequencer and the pattern continues to play during editing Regardless of what you use the sequencer still stays in syne with the current clock source Exiting Pitch or Time mode after editing using HOLD the sequencer catches up and still plays in sync with the rest of your gear Note that even if a chain of patterns is playing only the first pattern in the chain is the one that is actually being edited Time Mode After entering a set of notes into the pattern it is time to create the time line The length of the time line is equal to the pattern length Each step defines whether to e Trig anew note i e pick the next
3. hold down the RIGHT SHIFT key while pressing the transpose key External Pattern Select All sixteen white keys between C and D on your MIDI keyboard correspond to pattern 1 to 16 in the current group It is possible to play this on the MIDI receive channel during external MIDI synchronization and have the Bassline change pattern accordingly For this to work the Bassline s sync mode must be set to MIDI PSEL in the sync settings see the Settings chapter External Synchronizing You can choose to synchronize the Bassline s pattern sequencer with an external MIDI clock signal or a Sync24 signal input on the user port seg Bass Line To activate external synchronization and switch the Bassline to slave mode select the clock icon parameter and press LEFT SHIFT key when turning your pot or pushing your joystick up to activate it Joystick functions as a toggle on off This is a safety precaution not to accidentally turn on or off external synchronization while playing live When external sync is active the clock icon shifts to blue color In the sync settings on the Setup Screen see the Settings chapter you can choose to use a Sync24 signal fed through the user port instead Read more about hooking up Sync24 gear to the MSSIAH in the booklet MSSIAH Getting Started available for download on our site http www mssiah com 15 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Editing Patterns Editing patterns with the MSSIAH Bassline is mu
4. A project save includes all the patterns control settings and sound parameters Make sure to save often to avoid losing your work To save a Bassline project Disk e Select Save in the FILE menu Use CRSR keys and select DISK as media source and press RETURN key e Enter a non existing filename in the filename dialog You can use all letters from a z and 0 9 as well as some additional characters Use INST DEL key with and without the LEFT SHIFT key to insert delete text Press RETURN when ready or lt to cancel and go back e Select device 8 is default File saves onto disk After saving is done press key to return to the Main Screen If the disk already contains a project file with the same filename the drive light flashes and you are notified with a Save Error message box Tape e Select Save in the FILE menu User CRSR keys to select Tape as media source and press RETURN key Enter a filename in the dialog and press RETURN when ready or lt to cancel A dialog box asks you to press REC PLAY on your tape recorder and then press SPACE key to start the save The tape motor is now unlocked for you to first rewind or forward the tape to the correct position Press SPACE key to start saving Screen goes blank while saving When saving is done press key to return to the Main Screen You can break the save operation anytime during saving by pressing the RUN STOP key SDR http www mssiah com 31 MIDI SID SOFTWARE
5. Press RIGHT SHIFT key and CLR HOME key to clear the whole pattern You are asked to confirm your choice before the pattern is cleared http www mssiah com 26 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Alter notes Use the note keys Q2W3ERS5T6Y7UD to alter the note value at the cursor s position Octaves and slides are not affected Octaves Use and keys to toggle the octave on the note at the cursor s position SL ACC i i Accents Use key to toggle an accent for the note at the cursor s position Slides Use CLR HOME key to toggle a slide for the note at the cursor s position Change pattern When you start up the editor it holds the current pattern selected You can change this at any time F1 F2 keys change banks F3 key toggle section A B F5 F6 keys select pattern GRP i SEC A PAT 1i If you change the pattern in the editor you also change the current pattern in the Main Screen Toggle grid You can toggle the grid on and off by pressing the F7 key gt 1 00 papa GRP i SEC A PAT i http www mssiah com 27 MESA n MIDI SID SOFTWARE Files Press CTRL key to open the Setup Screen From here you access the Bassline file operations Use CRSR keys and RIGHT SHIFT to navigate and RETURN key to execute a function select file etc Use key to cancel step back Media Bassline uses three types of media to load and save data disk tape and SDR Disk All disk operations start by asking you to choose d
6. Select Save in the FILE menu Use CRSR keys to select SDR as media source and press RETURN key Enter a filename in the dialog and press RETURN when ready or lt to cancel Select a speed for SDR Start by using slower speeds and gradually try out the device with faster settings Now make your digital device ready start recording Press SPACE key Screen goes blank and flashes while saving When saving is done press key to return to the Main Screen You can break the save operation anytime during saving by pressing the RUN STOP key Verifying SDR Saves After an SDR save data can be verified Go through the save process once again from the start and enter the exact same filename When the message box asks you to press space there is also an option to press CTRL key to start the verifying process Press CTRL key Screen goes blank Start supplying data from your digital device that is play it back not record If data is found to deviate from the current memory the verify process is interrupted and you are notified If not the verify process continues until the file is fully compared and you are notified that everything is ok Open Project To open a Bassline project Disk Select Open in the FILE menu Insert the disk with the project file you wish to open Use the CRSR keys to select DISK as media source and press RETURN key Select device 8 is default Wait until the directory is loaded In the directory w
7. as data is received When done loading press key to return to the Main Screen If a file is found with a different file type loading stops and you are notified http www mssiah com 35 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Example Guide to Editing Patterns For beginners the concept of pattern editing might be a bit confusing at first A neat help on the way to master the skills of 303 pattern editing is real world examples Example 1 Michael Jackson Thriller The first example uses the classic bass line that is repeated throughout the 1982 Michael Jackson hit song Thriller The musical score looks something like this Translated to MSSIAH Bassline pitches and time lines it looks like this C MINOR sixteen steps Pitches B CHE FH CH CH CH Time line ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF PAUSE ON PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE ON The first and sixth notes are played in the lowest octave Select an empty pattern with 1 8 keys Enter Pitch Mode with the F1 key Enter all the notes with the following keys U2 E5222 Enter the octaves Press F1 key once to rewind Pitch Mode counter press and hold the RETURN key and then press the key e Tap RETURN key forward to the sixth one hold the tap button and press key The notes are now entered Move on to the time line e Enter Time Mode with F3 key e Enter timing values with keys This will correspond with the time line of on offs and pauses that we
8. http www mssiah com 25 MESS VAY n MIDI SID SOFTWARE The editor is a simple form of piano bar grid editor where the horizontal positioning of the dot represents the timing and the vertical position its note value Navigating Use the CRSR keys to move the cursor forward and backwards The cursor is the vertical bar just above and below the grid Each note octave is represented by different colors Blue notes reside one octave down green notes are played back at normal pitch whereas light green notes are transposed one octave up Yellow notes indicate an accent At the lower left corner you can read out the current note in plain text GRP i SEC A PAT 1 Delete If you press the INST DEL key all the notes to the right of the cursor are shifted one step to the left The note on the cursor s position is overwritten Note that even the pattern length is decreased at the same time If you wish to keep the same pattern length you will need to make the appropriate insertion to make up for the shortened length Insert Insert is the opposite of delete When inserting a note all the ones to the right are pushed one step forward Use RIGHT SHIFT key together with the INST DEL to perform an insertion As you make the insert the rest of the pattern is moved one step to the right and leaves an open space at the cursor s position for you to insert a new note Notes that are pushed outside of the window are lost Clear pattern
9. notified with a Save Error message box User CRSR keys to select Tape as media source and press RETURN key Enter a filename in the dialog and press RETURN when ready or lt to cancel A dialog asks you to press REC PLAY on your tape recorder and then press SPACE key to start the save The tape motor is now unlocked for you to first rewind or forward the tape to the correct position Press SPACE key to start saving Screen goes blank while saving When saving is done press key to return to the Main Screen You can break the save operation anytime during saving by pressing the RUN STOP key Use CRSR keys to select SDR as media source and then press RETURN key Enter a filename in the dialog and press RETURN when ready Select the SDR speed Now make your digital device ready start recording Press SPACE key Screen goes blank and flashes while saving When done saving press lt key to return to the Main Screen You can break the save operation anytime during saving by pressing the RUN STOP key SDR saves can be verified as described in Verifying SDR Saves earlier in this chapter http www mssiah com 34 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Import Pattern Exported patterns can be imported into existing ones Even exported Mono Synthesizer patterns are compatible except for the fourth octave The import is loaded into the currently selected pattern on the Main Screen Selecting a chain of patterns does not matter The first one in
10. one from the list of notes you entered in Pitch Mode e Pause 1 16th step and hold tie the previous note e Pause playing no sound for 1 16th step Enter Time Mode by pressing F3 key If the sync setting in the Setup Menu is set to HOLD the sequencer stops running when entering Time Mode A CS Use the following keys to define the timing information for each 1 16th note key Trig note key Pause and hold key Pause and silence It is not possible to insert a pause and hold after a silent pause The Time Mode editor adjusts this automatically Use Tap button RETURN key to step forward in the editor The corresponding LEDs light up and display the time data for each step Step backwards using the DELETE key When the step counter has reached the pattern length Time Mode exits back to Normal Mode If you wish to do this manually at anytime press the Normal Mode button F7 key Slides Octaves If you press and hold the Tap button RETURN key in Pitch Mode slides and octaves are toggled with the following keys DOWN button key one octave down UP button key one octave up 2 button key two octaves up SLIDE button CLR HOME key slide Whenever the sequencer plays a note that contains a slide it instantly starts to slide from the previous note However if the note was preceded by a silent pause the slide is ignored obviously and the note triggers as normal http www mssiah com 17 MIDI SID SOFTWA
11. requires your master sequencer to play at double speed On Edit This parameter controls the behavior of the pitch and time modes If you select PLAY the notes you play or tap do not echo and the sequencer continues playing Live changes while the pattern is playing are possible http www mssiah com 22 MIDI SID SOFTWARE HOLD means that the pattern sequencer stops and you will be able to hear the notes play back when entered or tapped Release This is the envelope init on release setting for the MSSIAH Mono Synthesizer It is not available in MSSIAH Bassline System Commodore 64s came in two different versions one for the NTSC TV system and one for the PAL TV system Since NTSC versions run a little faster and play music at a slightly higher pitch it s a good idea to adjust the Bassline to whatever system your computer was built for So how do you know what system your C64 is adapted to Well it s a matter of knowing what type of TV system your country region has got Generally one can say that most countries in Europe run the PAL system whereas North America and Japan use NTSC Y s SYSTEM Umea Slide Time The slide time is adjustable in four steps on the Bassline A setting of 3 default is equal to the TB 303 slide MIDI Check out the chapter MIDI Mode for more info on MIDI settings http www mssiah com 23 WBS VAY n MIDI SID SOFTWARE Advanced Random Composer The Advanced Random Composer A R
12. whether to include random slides or not Siar ON Accent Select whether to include random accents or not IAN ON Group Section Pattern Select which pattern to use for the random process by choosing Group 1 4 Section A B and Pattern 1 8 The currently selected pattern is automatically pre selected when entering the Setup screen If you change the selected pattern in the A R C it also changes the selected pattern on the Main Screen GROUP 3 SECTION B PATTERN E Random When you have completed the A R C settings select the Random menu item in the SETTINGS menu and the random NGS process starts RANDOM Note If you forgot to lock any notes the task exits EDIT When the A R C is done creating your random RANDOMIZING pattern it automatically opens it up with the editor window ee ee eee Example Look at the picture of the overall A R C settings in the top of this chapter and input the same parameters Those settings have proved to produce interesting results more than often Try it out add some notes try it with and without slide Learn to use the Advanced Random Composer as a tool to complement your creativity or for that matter a last minute help in absence thereof Editor The pattern editor provides an alternative way of editing patterns featured in the A R C It is opened automatically when a random pattern has been created You can open it manually by selecting the Edit item in the A R C menu
13. C is a built in randomize feature where you can create harmonically interesting results from a set of rudimentary input parameters The program then uses those parameters to fill a pattern with total random notes though pre determined out of your settings The result can be anything from totally awesome new inspiring music to a complete mayhem it all depends on your inputs Your C64 needs to be equipped with a fully operational SID in the original socket SID oscillator 3 is used to obtain random numbers The A R C is located in the Setup screen Press the CTRL key to access it and then use the CRSR keys to navigate to the A R C menu Random patterns are created by first telling the A R C how to operate PANDO N Settings and then executing the randomizer itself Random JR E e Y x z Dear Oram Omz mono 2mm Lock Notes Use the upper and lower part of your C64 keyboard to toggle the notes you wish to include in the randomize process Press CLR HOME key to clear all selected notes Length The length parameter determines how many notes that will be included in the pattern Select any number of notes between and 16 If you choose RND the A R C makes that decision for you instead a ER AD Range The range parameter sets the octave span used in the random process That means the locked notes are randomly placed within that range http www mssiah com 24 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Slide Select
14. DORE C key and INST DEL key The remaining pattern data to the right of the cursor is shifted one step to the left into the cursor s position Note that as you can only place the cursor on notes in Pitch Mode you need to enter Time Mode to insert and delete pauses http www mssiah com 18 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Cut Copy Paste Cut Copy Paste operations are performed by pressing and holding the PATT CLR button lt key together with the pattern you wish to cut copy or paste into The screen border turns gray and the software stops and awaits your choice of action Then press e Xkey to cut the pattern selected The pattern is erased and its content is placed into the copy buffer e Ckey to copy the pattern selected The pattern is left untouched but its content is placed into the copy buffer e Vkey to paste the copy buffer data into the pattern selected e RUN STOP key Cancel operation As you can see Bassline uses the same standard keys like any other PC operating system for cutting copying and pasting so it s quite easy to remember When you have performed the copy paste the screen border returns to black and you regain control of the program http www mssiah com 19 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Edit the Sound To control the MSSIAH Bassline s sound engine there are six knobs on the upper part of the screen OO Tuning To tune the sound down turn the tuning knob anti clock wise to tune it up turn
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17. RE Pattern Length Pattern lengths are variable in 16 steps You set the length pressing and holding Normal Mode button F7 key and tap the DOWN button key the number of times its new length E g if you wish the pattern to be 12 steps long press and hold F7 and tap the DOWN button twelve times FUNC All patterns default to a length of 16 at startup Graphic Note and Time Line Display When both Time and Pitch Mode are active the graphic note and time display below the sequencer s keyboard becomes visible and shows the timing information with a cursor at the current position The symbol represents o Trig note O Pause and hold Pause and silence By looking at the graphic display you can quickly see where and what you are editing In Time Mode as you are tapping back and forth the note at the current position is displayed in the lower left corner next to the time line In Pitch Mode as you go back and forth and enter notes the cursor moves to the next trig position Insert and Delete To insert a note or time information place the cursor where you want the insertion and press RIGHT SHIFT key and INST DEL key Pitch mode inserts the same note as on the current position Time mode inserts the same time code as on the current position If it s a note it also inserts the same note as on the current position To delete place the cursor where you want the deletion to take place and press COMMO
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19. all modification bypasses the regular start and record button sensitivity so that it s up to the user to initiate the start of a tape load or save This opens up the possibility to modify a digital audio source to replace the standard 1530 datasette unit Whenever loading and saving you will have to press SPACE key on the C64 to make the computer start the load save When loading MSSIAH Bassline checks the type of the file found If the file suffix does not match the correct one loading is interrupted and you are notified If the file type is correct loading automatically continues and the screen color turns green to confirm that the file is ok The tape motor is shut off at all times until you request a load or save As the dialog box asks you to start recording or playing it is finally switched back on You probably need to rewind or forward the tape to the right position before loading or saving so now is the time to do so Since the datasette buttons are not being sensed pressing rew ffw will not trigger the load save Only the SPACE key does SDR SDR is short for Serial Data Register a hidden feature never used by any peripheral device released on the C64 platform The SDR works with a serial data stream on the user port A dedicated device must handle this data to store it on a separate media This makes file management an issue for the user and not the MSSIAH file functions For example one could save SDR data onto a di
20. ch like using the Roland TB 303 s step sequencer Even though beginners find the concept a bit confusing at first it is quite simple once you learn how to use it If one seeks to create different harmonic textures that stand out the TB 303 way of editing surely is a good place to start Bassline offers some extra help by laying out the time code visually The procedure is to first enter the notes included in the pattern Second is to edit a time line i e when and where to trigger the notes This is quite the opposite of other sequencers where notes and time lines are blended together like grid editors Note and time edits affect the currently selected pattern When chaining patterns only the first one will be edited Pitch Mode The notes are entered into the pattern in Pitch Mode Enter Pitch Mode by pressing the F1 key Pitch Mode disables sound parameters and general controls All you can do is enter the notes into the selected pattern The Pitch Mode LED lights up and the Normal Mode LED goes out A pattern contains up to 16 notes As you press the keys Q2 W3ER 5 T 6 Y 7 UI on the upper part of the keyboard you input the note into the pitch storage of the pattern The note counter increments until it reaches 16 and flips over to the first note again You can reset the counter manually at anytime by pressing the Pitch Mode button F1 key once again New notes entered overwrite old ones The note LED lights up when you press the
21. e CTRL key and use the CRSR keys key and RETURN key to navigate cancel and select action Controls Pot Joy settings were covered earlier in this manual Check out the section Select Control in the chapter User Input Controls to learn how to select controls for this application Synchronization Sync Sync selects the input for synchronization to play the sequencer patterns via MIDI MIDI CLK MIDI clock through the MIDI Input of the MSSIAH MIDI interface on the cartridge MIDI PSEL MIDI clock pattern select USER PORT Use Sync24 input on the user port When Bassline is switched to external sync mode these settings determine how the program responds to external sync signals The MIDI PSEL accepts MIDI note input on the MIDI receive channel see the MIDI Mode chapter Any white key between C and D corresponds to pattern 1 16 in the current group The USERPORT option makes Bassline respond to a Sync24 signal fed into two dedicated pins on the user port That way you can slave the application to units such as the TR 606 TR 707 etc Read more about Sync24 and the user port in the booklet MSSIAH Getting Started download it on www mssiah com Tics Tics refer to how many tics of the sync clock it takes to play a full beat A value of 24 is the standard sync rate whereas 48 makes the Bassline play at half speed thus needs the double tempo to keep up 48 tics is a great way of getting some extra shuffle resolution but it
22. e sure to load the demo Loading is ready in a split second Use key to return to the Main Screen Select Patterns Bassline memorizes a total of 64 patterns organized into four groups With a specific group selected you can play any of its 16 patterns Patterns are arranged into sections of two with eight patterns in each section To select a pattern use keys 1 8 Parrser To switch sections use keys for section A and CLR HOME for section B Selecting a pattern when another one is playing will put the next one on hold until it s time to play it Patterns that are currently playing flash in sync with the current tempo Patterns put on hold do not flash until they start playing Run Mode Press the RUN STOP key to start playing The LED on the run stop button lights RUNLERT up to indicate that the machine is now in run mode Press RUN STOP key again to stop playing RUN STOP If Bassline is synced to MIDI clock the sequencer starts when the MIDI master device sends a start signal The run stop button has no effect http www mssiah com 13 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Tempo The tempo knob on the Main Screen controls the internal tempo Its value corresponds to a number of fixed tempo settings If you are running the software on an NTSC machine make sure to Internal tempo BPM adjust the system setting to NTSC see the chapter Settings for more 10 139 info 9 125 When synchronizing the Bassline to an e
23. en CTRL key and select the Reboot menu item in the QUIT menu http www mssiah com 7 MIDI SID SOFTWARE User Input Controls MSSIAH Bassline uses two types of input controls Joystick and Potentiometers Joystick Joystick is the default input control Moving the joystick up and down makes the current parameter increase or decrease To speed up the rate of alteration press the FIRE button Joysticks are plugged into controller port 2 That is the one just next to the power switch Potentiometers A potentiometer is a variable resistor that changes its resistance when you turn its knob The Commodore 64 is capable of sampling the resistance value for applications such as the MSSIAH or Prophet64 Four potentiometers are handled simultaneously by connecting two pots into each controller port Technically it is the audio chip inside the computer that takes care of handling the potentiometers If your audio chip s pot readers are defective in any way one or more pots cannot be used and the same goes for a computer with the audio chip pulled out Check out the port diagnostics in the MSSIAH Cartridge startup menu to test your potentiometers Old game paddles designed for Commodore computers are in fact potentiometers If you manage to find one or two of those you have a true retro style computer and are more than ready to start tweaking the Bassline If not you can build one yourself Check out the booklet MSSIAH Getting Started
24. erates in three different modes Normal Mode Normal Mode is the default mode in which you are free to edit sounds select and play patterns and synchronize the MSSIAH to external units Pitch Mode In Pitch Mode you enter and edit all the notes for the current pattern When Pitch Mode is activated playing stops and sounds cannot be edited until you return to Normal Mode Time Mode Here is where you enter the timeline for the notes in the current pattern When Time Mode is activated playing stops and sounds cannot be edited until you return to Normal Mode Transpose Mode Not really an operating mode but a special state in Normal Mode transposing is activated to effectively alter the transpose setting for the current pattern playing http www mssiah com 6 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Setup Screen By pressing CTRL key you access the second screen of the Bassline From here you can alter settings like MIDI current controls joy pot and system setting PAL or NTSC The Setup Screen also contains file operations to save and load your projects as well as individual patterns Furthermore the Advanced Random Composer feature helps you to create random patterns The Setup Screen user interface is a DOS like environment with several windows You open the windows with the drop down menu using the CRSR keys RETURN and lt keys Quit Reboot You can quit the Bassline and return to the startup menu at anytime by entering the Setup Scre
25. ert note at current position Delete note at current position MIDI SID SOFTWARE MIDI Implementation Chart MSSIAH Version 1 00 Baeda MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted 1 Recognized Remarks Basic Default X 1 16 off Memorized Channel Changed X 1 16 off Memorized Default X Mode 4 Moge Messages X X Note X 24 60 Co C3 Number True Voice X 24 60 Co C3 Velocity Note On X 9nH v 1 127 Above 80 Accent Note Off x 9nH v 0 or 8nH After Key s X X Touch Channel s X X 0 24 semitone steps Fene ena a 9 14 bit resolution 7 X 0 2 Control 66 85 X O 2 Change 120 X O 123 X 0 Program X X Change True X X System Exclusive X Xx System Song pos x X Common Song sel X X Tune X X System Clock X O Real Time Commands x O Start Stop Aux All Sound OFF X o 120 Messages Reset Cntrl X 0 Pitch Wheel only Local ON OFF X X All Notes OFF X o 123 Active Sens X X System Res X X Notes 1 MSSIAH Cartridge does not transmit MIDI 2 Values outside of limits are recognized as top or bottom value Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO X No http www mssiah com 40 MIDI SID SOFTWARE MIDI Controller List No Function Limit Remarks 7 Main Volume 0 15 66 Slide Time 1 4 67 Mix In 0 1 0 Off 1 O
26. evice number Unless you have changed your disk drive s device number 8 is default use CRSR keys to change device number Loading from disk means that a directory window opens with a list of valid files on your floppy You then select the file you wish to load The directory window shows the amount of free blocks in the upper right corner The file operations for the floppy drive make use of the operating system s basic disk functionality There are no delete functions and no replace and save options built in If you try to save the file onto disk using an already existing name the save is interrupted and the drive light flashes When you need to scratch files use the Disk File Manager in the startup menu When reading the directory the correct type of files is automatically collected If there are no files of that particular type on the disk you will get a No Files error It does not necessarily mean that the disk is empty rather than empty of that type of files The file type depends on the file operation you selected whether it s a full project load or a specific import http www mssiah com 28 MIDI SID SOFTWARE MSSIAH Bassline File Types File suffix Disk space Tape no Size 303 11 blocks 23 2 5Kb Bassline project PAT 1 block z7 lt 1 Kb Single pattern export Exported patterns are compatible with the MSSIAH Mono Synthesizer and vice versa Tape The tape functions are standard C64 and not turbo tape A sm
27. for any reason have interrupted a load operation I T Y T L c D P Press Y key or RETURN key to go through and initialize the memory If you do not carry out this initialization now you can do it later at any time with the New function in the FILE menu This message pops up if you interrupt an import also However imports cannot do any harm whatsoever so you can just ignore it Export Pattern You can export the full content of a pattern onto disk tape or SDR The exported pattern can be imported back into the Mono Synthesizer and Bassline editions To export a pattern http www mssiah com 33 Disk Tape SDR MIDI SID SOFTWARE Select Export in the FILE menu The pattern that is exported is the current pattern selected in the Main Screen If you have selected a chain of patterns only the first one is exported Continue to read the section for your media choice below Use CRSR keys to select Disk as media source and then press RETURN key Enter a non existing filename in the filename dialog You can use all letters from a z and 0 9 as well as some additional characters Use INST DEL key with or without the LEFT SHIFT key to insert delete text Press RETURN key to start saving or lt to cancel Select device 8 is default When done saving press lt key to return to the Main Screen If the disk you have inserted already contains a pattern file with the same name the drive light flashes and you are
28. fully possible to hit the CAPS LOCK key and manually cancel the shift key prevention This is not recommended as it may cause C64 keyboard conflicts and select unwanted parameters Assigning Potentiometers When using potentiometers in the Main Screen you can tweak them all at the same time and all the knobs will turn accordingly The first pot POT 1 X can be moved around to edit any parameter The three other pots are fixed Alias Controller port pin Parameter 1 X 1 Select any parameter 2 X 2 Fixed at Resonance 1 Y 1 Fixed at Envelope 2 Y 2 Fixed at Decay http www mssiah com 9 MIDI SID SOFTWARE MIDI Mode When started up MSSIAH Bassline operates in Sequencer mode That means it plays the pattern sequencer to an internally generated clock signal or if activated an external MIDI clock The MIDI mode however is an extensive MIDI operational mode where Bassline accepts both MIDI notes and control change messages to alter sound parameters To activate MIDI mode press RIGHT SHIFT key together with the f key When operating in MIDI mode the screen is completely blanked out To quit MIDI mode press the RUN STOP key and the screen comes back to normal again To enter MIDI settings go to the Setup Screen and select Settings MIDI CHANNEL EMM MIDI NOTES MIDI Channel The MIDI channel parameter sets the receive channel 1 16 or off displayed with two dashes It does not make a lot of sense turn
29. gital device like raw audio data The user then decides where to put the file how to handle multiple saves etc http www mssiah com 29 WARS VAY n MIDI SID SOFTWARE The procedure for saving and loading SDR data is very simple You are asked to start your digital device and then press space to start the C64 read write sequence Saving can be switched to verifying instead That makes the program read from the SDR device comparing the saved data to the current memory The save is then considered valid if the SDR data is identical to the memory data Several speeds are available for SDR save enabling the output to fit various devices Speed is selected when saving SDR loading automatically adjusts to incoming data While saving and loading the screen flashes in different colors Every new block of 256 bytes makes the colors change If the type of the file found when loading is wrong loading halts and you are notified Note that the C64 does not have any control of the SDR device s current state i e it cannot control the player to actually start or stop Opening the Demo Patterns To open the demo patterns e Select Open in the FILE menu e Press RETURN key to select to open the patterns e Press Y key or RETURN key to confirm The N key or lt key cancels http www mssiah com 30 MIDI SID SOFTWARE e When the demo project is opened takes a split second press lt to return to the Main Screen Save Project
30. indow use CRSR keys to navigate to the file you wish to load and press RETURN key to start loading If you wish to cancel press key to go back one step If there are no files on the disk you will be notified by a message box saying No files In that case press key to go back insert a new disk and try again When the file is loaded you press the key to exit the files screen http www mssiah com 32 MIDI SID SOFTWARE SDR Select Open in the FILE menu Use the CRSR keys to select SDR as media source and press RETURN key Make your digital device ready The dialog box asks you to press space and then start your digital device Press SPACE key Screen goes blank and awaits your digital device Start your digital device play back Screen flashes as data is received When the file is loaded press the key to exit the files screen If a file is found with a different file type loading stops and you are notified You can break the operation anytime during loading by pressing the RUN STOP key However this opens the initialize screen asking you to clear the memory Important If you interrupt a load process of a Bassline project you are warned that the application could suffer from an unrecoverable failure While this is a major case for the Sequencer edition all MSSIAH editions share file functionality it is of lesser importance for the Bassline To not cause misbehavior of the application you are advised to initialize memory if you
31. ing off the receive channel but since the MSSIAH Sequencer application is capable of handling six MIDI channels simultaneously it can also turn off individual tracks The other applications such as the Bassline use it for compatibility reasons Mode When switched to MIDI mode Bassline awaits MIDI input such as note events key on and key offs and control change messages However by selecting Patterns instead of MIDI notes MIDI mode will ignore all MIDI note events and instead play the pattern sequencer in time with the MIDI clock This way you can play your patterns in sync with your music and still be able to send control change messages You can even change patterns freely within all four groups This is different from using the sequencer in external sync mode where it only plays to an external clock and doesn t give you any more MIDI control except rudimentary pattern select When using MIDI notes legato triggers a slide and velocity levels above 80 triggers an accent Bend Range up Adjust the bend range of the pitch wheel when moved upwards in 24 semitone steps Bend Range down Adjust the bend range of the pitch wheel when moved downwards in 24 semitone steps http www mssiah com 10 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Control Change Messages Bassline accepts control change messages to control all sound parameters available in the program However keep control change messages apart with approx 2 4 milliseconds in order for the a
32. ithout controversy Every initiated TB 303 user all over the world is aware of one simple fact the magical soul of the legendary Roland bass machine simply cannot be duplicated The circuitry and sequencer software combined created a creature with such a rich animated sound that none of the dozens of clones that flooded the market in the late 90s were able to classify as carriers of the acid tradition People not into the TB 303 are probably not fully clear of what the fuzz is all about if you are one of them relax and lead your life on happily unaware of what you re missing Either way we hope that you will find use for the MSSIAH Bassline as a freaky crossing between a TB 303 and personal computer from the 80s Because weighing in that it s actually a Commodore 64 that is producing the bass lines the result will most likely make people raise an eyebrow or two after all The C64 as a 303 The one element that distinguishes synthesizers and especially the 303 is the filter and that is where the C64 comes to a halt when emulating the silver box Using the SID 8580 is essential when running the MSSIAH Bassline It is not the ideal chip to mimic a 303 but the one SID that stands a decent chance Actually people using a SID 6581 will probably laugh at the very idea of resembling anything close to classic acid sounds Since the 6581 frequency response is not really inline with the Bassline s audio engine people favoring the 6581 wi
33. ll more likely find better use for the MSSIAH Mono Synthesizer Features The MSSIAH Bassline has got the same features as its bigger brother Mono Synthesizer yet with an audio engine aimed at 303 sounds This means that up to four game paddles or home built potentiometers can be hooked up and control four virtual knobs simultaneously The pattern sequencer can be synchronized with a MIDI clock from the MSSIAH s MIDI input Running in full MIDI Bassline accepts note messages to play along your MIDI sequencer By utilizing legato you automatically trigger slides Hammer on some more velocity and you have got yourself an accent MSSIAH Bassline responds to control change messages to control the sound parameters in real time via MIDI There are even control change messages to program patterns right into the built in sequencer MIDI mode can be run as full note mode MIDI play the Bassline with your MIDI keyboard or play back patterns in time with the MIDI clock and accept control change messages at the same time That way you don t have to fiddle with your master sequencer to make the note length sound 303ish let MSSIAH Bassline handle it for you instead This manual covers all the things you need to know to operate the program http www mssiah com 4 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Using the MSSIAH Bassline Starting Up To start the Bassline select Bassline in the startup menu and press return The program loads from the cartridge and star
34. n 68 Waveform 0 1 0 Saw 1 Pulse 69 Tuning 52 76 52 12 64 Middle 76 12 70 Cutoff 0 31 71 Resonance 0 15 72 Envelope 0 31 73 Decay 0 31 74 Accent 0 15 75 Shuffle 0 7 76 Pulse Width 0 7 77 Transpose Pattern 0 12 78 Current Pattern 1 64 Four groups 1 16 17 32 33 48 49 64 Pattern Edits 79 Set Pattern Position to Edit 1 16 Position within the pattern 80 Unlock Pattern 0 1 0 Unlock start editing 1 Lock 81 Set Pattern Length 1 16 82 Set Note Pattern Position 0 36 Note number Overwrites slides accent 83 Set Accent Pattern Position 0 1 0 Off 1 On 84 Set Slide Pattern Position 0 1 0 Off 1 On 85 Set Time Code Patt Pos 0 2 0 Pause and silence 1 0 Trig note 2 O Pause and hold Set Time Code also increases pattern position one step Once pattern length is reached pattern buffer is copied onto the real pattern and pattern is locked Set position cc 79 cannot trigger buffer copy alone 120 All Sound Off 123 All Notes Off MIDI channel and bend ranges are saved in between sessions and even when the computer is switched off if you choose to save your changes when shutting down the MSSIAH http www mssiah com 41
35. on our website for schematics Select Control Being a modern computer user one has gotten used to things like plug and play these days However the MSSIAH Bassline has no way of auto detecting the control currently attached to your computer Unless you just started up the application and intend to run a joystick default you will have to take care of setting the controls yourself Open the Setup Screen by pressing the CTRL key Navigate with the CRSR keys to the second menu from the left SETTINGS Open up the drop down menu and select Controls http www mssiah com 8 MIDI SID SOFTWARE The first option sets the current control type either joystick or potentiometers POT JOY As you select POT all four potentiometers can be turned on or off individually CONTROLS The second option blocks the potentiometers unless the LEFT SHIFT key is depressed Why Well as you will notice potentiometers can be a bit shaky switching values periodically It s not so much of a problem when turning the VCF frequency or LFO amount but causes unintentional tweaks in case you select the wrong parameter by accident The L Shift option only passes through your pot movements whenever the LEFT SHIFT key is depressed Release it and the pots have no effect on the parameter value I i i 2 2 mm S if Li T T NOOO IZZ 0 0 0 0 lt X lt X P P P P oo With the L Shift option activated it is
36. ot being able to produce decent sound when the filters are turned on If you are not aware of this fact you might think that the software or computer is malfunctioning How to Improve Audio Quality When using the SID circuit inside the Commodore 64 the computer s graphic chip the VIC adds a significant amount of noise in the audio chain The easiest way to reduce the noise is to blank out the screen In the Bassline the screen goes blank whenever you press the SPACE BAR key Press it again and it reappears OG e Bass Line A convenient way to put this off your checklist when recording is to make use of the automatic blank screen feature It blanks the screen as the sequencer starts playing and brings it back when it stops External or internal sync does not matter it works in both modes You find the setting in the general controls labeled with an icon that looks like a TV set In MIDI mode the screen goes blank no matter the blank screen setting Tap You can test the sound at any time by pressing the tap button RETURN key This produces a middle C tone as long as you keep the tap button depressed It s a great way to quickly test your sound settings The tap feature works in Normal Mode only It is disabled in external sync mode http www mssiah com 21 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Settings The Bassline settings 1 e MIDI controls synchronization etc are available in the Setup Screen Access the screen by pressing th
37. picked out from the score earlier Hit RUN STOP key or if synced externally start the master sequencer and listen to the result http www mssiah com 36 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Example 2 Billie Jean F minor sixteen steps Pitches F CHE FH E CHB C Time line ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Follow the procedure from example 1 but use these keys instead PITCH 5 2 E 5 E 2 B 2 TIME B means that B and are pressed at the same time Adding accents Let s spice Billie Jean up with some accents If you listen closely to the original track you can notice a slight accentuation of the first and fourth notes By adding bassline accents to the same notes in this pattern and then adjusting the accent setting you will get the same effect Press the Pitch Mode button F1 key once Press the TAP button RETURN key once and hold it down Press the Accent button key once to turn accent on for the first note Use the TAP button to step to the fourth note press three times and hold the last one Press the Accent button to turn on accent for the fourth note also Now you have accents on your bass line press Normal Mode button F7 key and push the RUN STOP button to hear it http www mssiah com 37 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Key Map A full overview of keys used in the MSSIAH Bassline US English keyboard General Ke
38. pplication to have time to respond Entering Pattern Data via Control Change Bassline has a feature that allows it to program a full pattern via control change messages You can send notes and time codes into any of the 64 patterns Before entering the data into a pattern the pattern must be unlocked This means that the real data is copied into a buffer where all the edits take place thereafter The step counter determines where your data is placed You can set the step counter at any time but it increments automatically after the time code is written When it exceeds the pattern length the buffer data is copied into the real pattern and lock mode is turned on again Ifthe step counter isn t stepped across the pattern length limit your buffer data will not be copied to the real pattern data Inthe MIDI Controller List chapter you will find a complete list of all the control changes including specs for pattern edits The Main Screen has a nice feature that dumps the current pattern data as control change data on the screen All you have to do is look at the screen and enter it into your sequencer and you don t have to wonder about buffers and lock modes Press the f key to see the pattern control data Read the messages and values from left to right NNUU NN q COUN ATA cononconona AONOMAENOAO fF Zzzzzzzzzzzz ea ef ES EE ETINTDPINTLTTZ AAAADADO TLTLLTLETLL DHREDADIDO NUUNUNNANO H a Coi pu e pu O
39. the chain is always the destination To import a pattern SDR Select Import in the FILE menu Press RETURN key and continue to read the section for your media choice below Use CRSR keys to select Disk as media source and then press RETURN key Select device 8 is default Select a file in the directory list If the disk you have inserted does not contain any pattern files you are notified with the No files message box When done loading press key to return to the Main Screen Use the CRSR keys to select Tape as media source and press RETURN key A dialog asks you to press PLAY on your tape recorder and then press SPACE key to start loading The tape motor is now unlocked for you to first rewind or forward the tape to the correct position Press SPACE key to start loading and the screen goes blank When a pattern file PAT is found the screen color turns green and the file continues to load If a different file type is found the operation is halted When loading is done press key to return to the Main Screen You can break the load operation anytime during the load process by pressing the RUN STOP key However this opens the initialize screen asking you to clear the memory Read more about it in the Open Project section Use CRSR keys to select SDR as media source and then press RETURN key Press SPACE key when you are asked to start your SDR device Start playing back data on your SDR device Screen flashes
40. the knob clock wise Tuning is available in 12 steps for both directions Cutoff The cutoff knob controls the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter Resonance This knob controls the filter s resonance Env Envelope sets the amount of envelope modulation on the filter Decay The decay knob controls the decay time of the filter envelope Accent The level and effect of the accentuated notes are controlled with this knob Select Waveform The sound played by the MSSIAH Bassline can either use a saw tooth waveform or a pulse waveform Select the one you want for your bass lines Pulse width When using the pulse waveform you can adjust the width of the pulse wave by turning the knob in the middle section of the screen marked with a pulse icon S Each parameter described in this chapter is accessed with a certain key on the C64 keyboard In the Key Map chapter you will find a complete list of those keys http www mssiah com 20 MIDI SID SOFTWARE A word about the SID filter As mentioned earlier in this manual it is absolutely essential that you run this application on a SID 8580 The whole 303 engine built in to mimic accents and TB 303 squeals was adapted for that particular chip Not to say that the program wont run on a SID 6581 but it will not sound anywhere near a 303 One issue when running this software on really old machines is that the result may be a complete silence That is due to old SIDs n
41. ts up in approx 10 seconds The user is strongly advised to carefully read the instructions on how to properly handle the cartridge in the booklet MSSIAH Getting Started available for download on our site at http www mssiah com Main Screen The Bassline Main Screen is the default outlook on startup From here you alter the sound and edit patterns sacar is lane ENY E ae NIZIN VRUEFORN C 2008 SEIT VENTURES PITCHMODE CCHO0RE FFRCOHARS Cac The Main Screen is divided into three parts where the upper one contains sound controls to shape the sound The middle part has controls for adjusting tempo pattern banks main volume etc and the lowest part of the screen is the step sequencer where you edit and play bassline patterns http www mssiah com 5 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Sequencer The Sequencer is where you create a pattern to play the sounds It closely resembles the Roland TB 303 step sequencer and operates in three different modes Normal Mode for playing Pitch Mode for entering note data and Time Mode to enter a timeline for your notes PITTHMODE CCHOORE FFRCORARE E dt ets RUN STOP Beginners may have some difficulties to grasp the concept at first but once you get a hold of it you will see the great potential in creating interesting compositions with this tool However there is an additional graphic editor in the Advanced Random Composer Modes The Bassline step sequencer on the Main Screen op
42. xternal clock tempo is set 8 114 with your master sequencer and no longer fixed to 16 steps 7 104 6 96 Pattern Groups PATT GROUP Use the Pattern Group knob to select the current group of patterns Each group has Sf a total of 16 patterns I IZ Shuffle The shuffle knob is next to the tempo Shuffle alters the swing of the playback with various amounts and manipulates the sync signal accordingly Too high a shuffle may cause drop outs at a higher tempo Chain Play You can play a row of up to eight consecutive patterns by holding down the key for the first one and then the last one The row of patterns lights up with the active one flashing afata tata When selecting new patterns or a new chain of patterns MSSIAH Bassline first plays through the old row of patterns before moving on to the next Transpose Press and hold F5 key to enter transpose mode while playing While holding F5 key select a note for the transpose with the upper part of the C64 keyboard PITCHHODE COH ODRE FFRGGHARR E C gt afata fata The selected transpose starts at the next measure If a whole chain of patterns are active the transpose starts at the next round When you restart the sequencer the transpose value is reset to normal none Release the F5 key to exit transpose mode http www mssiah com 14 MIDI SID SOFTWARE Tips If you want to start the transpose immediately without waiting for the next measure
43. ys RUN STOP SPACE F1 F3 F5 F7 CTRL RETURN Tone Controls Start stop playing Manually blank the screen Pitch Mode Time Mode Transpose Mode Normal Mode Setup Screen Tap test tone Pattern clear FAS Ron UNS e RIGHT SHIFT lt AKN http www mssiah com Mix in external filter on Saw tooth waveform Pulse waveform Tuning Filter frequency Filter resonance Filter envelope amount Filter envelope decay Accent amount Blank screen MIDI sync use LEFT SHIFT key w controller to activate MIDI Mode press RUN STOP key to exit Dump pattern control change data press any key to exit Tempo internal sync Pattern group selector Shuffle Pulse width Main volume MIDI SID SOFTWARE Pattern Sequencer Pitch Mode F1 E7 RETURN INST DEL Q2W3ER5T6Y7UI CLR HOME RIGHT SHIFT INST DEL COMMODORE C INST DEL Reset step counter restart editing Normal Mode Tap one step forward edit current One step backward Note keys Toggle 1 octave down Toggle 1 octave up Toggle accent Toggle slide Insert note at current position Delete note at current position Pattern Sequencer Time Mode F3 E7 RETURN INST DEL RIGHT SHIFT INST DEL COMMODORE C INST DEL http www mssiah com Reset step counter restart editing Normal Mode Tap one step forward One step backward Note on Note off Pause Ins
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