Loomer Shift User Manual
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1. components each delay voice parameter can be independently modulated generating a huge range of sounds from subtle detuning to extreme audio mangling True independent stereo processing means that left and right channel separation is preserved Shift is also capable or running in mono or even mono to stereo Shift comes with over 100 built in factory presets each annotated and tagged so you can quickly locate them Presets can even be hot swap previewed without losing your current sound And with Partial Preset support you can effortlessly share settings for the Delay Voices Grain engine and Diatonic Tracker between presets With optimized audio algorithms that won t overload your processor rock solid stability and easy integration with any MIDI hardware controller Shift is ideal for live work With a simple and intuitive interface flexible preset management and total parameter automation Shift fits right into your studio environment Plug in vs Standalone Depending upon your individual studio setup Shift can either be used as a plug in component of a host application or as a standalone application requiring no other dependencies Generally by using the host application s routing flexibility running as a plug in allows easier integration with existing plug in effects and instruments If this integration is not required the standalone version without the extra layer of complexity added by the host consuming resources p2. MIDI Program Change List from under the MIDI menu to display the MIDI Program Change List editor 17 To add Presets to the MIDI Program Change List either double click on a Preset or select a Preset and click the gt gt button Use the View button to toggle between viewing the MIDI Program Change List and information on the Selected Preset Any Presets in the MIDI Program Change Lists are automatically loaded and cached in memory This means that Preset changes can be instant There may be a slight pause after editing the MIDI Program Change List whilst the Presets within it are loaded When a Preset is saved any entries in the MIDI Program Change List are saved alongside it Note that setting a Preset with a MIDI Program Change List as the Default Preset will cause all Presets within the list to be loaded when a new instance of Shift is created Create a new Preset Select New to create a new Preset This Preset will be in the default initialized state Compare a changed Preset to the original Preset Often you ll want to compare a Preset that you have amended to see if it is is actually an improvement on the original Pressing the A B button temporarily reverts a changed Preset back to its original state Pressing the A B button a second time returns to the changed Preset This method allows you to easily contrast the Preset changes you have made to the original Preset Restoring Deleted Factory Presets To reinstate any dele
3. either by choosing Options Zoom Default Size or by holding shift cmd alt R 30 Status Display Status Display information is displayed at the bottom right area of the Shift interface LX 120 00 MIDI input monitor The MIDI monitor flickers to show that a MIDI Message has been received You can use this to confirm that your MIDI controller is configured correctly for Shift Tempo control The Tempo control only appears when running Shift in Standalone mode when running as a plug in the host application will provide the tempo for Shift The Tempo control displays the current Tempo in beats per minute bpm It can be changed by either e Double clicking the tempo control typing the required bpm and pressing return e Clicking on the tempo control and dragging either upwards to increase the tempo or downwards to decrease the tempo 31 Contact Details Loomer Online Website http www loomer co uk Support and FAQ hitp www loomer co uk support htm Email Sales information sales loomer co uk Technical support support loomer co uk 32
4. information safe because you will require the licence key if you ever need to reinstall and re register Shift To register your copy of Shift 1 Choose Enter Shift Licence from the Options menu 2 Enter your name in the Name field This must match exactly the name that was used to purchase your Shift licence including capitalization of letters 3 Enter your licence key in the Licence Key field This must match exactly the licence that you received when you purchased Shift including any hyphens We recommend using Copy and Paste to ensure that the Licence Key is entered exactly as specified in your registration email 4 Press OK to confirm that your name and corresponding licence key have been entered You will be informed that the application must be restarted in order for registration changes to take effect If you are currently running the standalone application close and relaunch it If Shift is currently running as a plug in remove it from the host and add a new instance of it 5 Shift should now be registered If the label on the bottom of the interface still reads Unregistered Evaluation you must have entered the licence information incorrectly Go back to step 1 paying careful attention that the name and licence key entered match exactly the licence information in the registration email If you are having problems registering your installation of Shift please consult the detailed step by step instructions at http www loomer
5. is available Author The name of the Preset creator Notes Any additional notes about the Preset such as influences playing tips description etc Tags lags are short words that describe the Preset Examples are bass distorted monophonic trance quiet etc Tags are used to help quickly search for a specific sound Searching for Presets Type keywords into the search field to locate all Presets that match this description The search will match the keywords in the Preset Name Author and Tags fields and parent folder name 16 Categories Categories allow you to quickly access a subset of your Presets Categories are listed under the Categories node in the Preset Browser A Category is simply a shortcut to searching for the Category name a Category called Bass will list all Presets that match the search criteria Bass You are not limited to create Categories based on the type of sound you can for example create Categories for Preset Authors or indeed for any other search term Provided you tag your own Presets they will automatically be added to the correct Category or Categories Presets can belong to multiple Categories a Preset could be both a Bass and Lead sound for example Saving Presets Click Save to save the current Preset Choose the location in which to save the Preset in the Folders window Press OK to actually save the Preset XML FXP FXB suppo
6. modify the audio output that Shift produces by setting the value of Parameters Each Parameter such as Delay Time Feedback or Highpass will affect a specific element of the sound The state of all Parameters are collectively called a Preset Presets are given a suitable name displayed in the Menu Bar to describe the sound they produce Mew Retro Echoes bi 2 Navigation Controls If you wish to browse quickly through the Presets you can do so using the the Previous and Next controls These controls are context sensitive only displaying Presets that are relevant to you For example if you search for analogue bass only Presets that match this will be shown in the preset browser The mouse wheel can also be used to quickly browse through presets Opening Presets To select a preset from within your preset library click on the Preset Name in the menu bar to open the Preset Browser AJ Factory f i J r e he a wats Preset Info k Cal User Favourite Sounds Peli Dirty Bass J Soundsets iiss Loomer P Ambience Pita An aggressive thick bass sound a Drums with a quarter width pulse eJ Fx sub oscillator one octave below the main oscillator Ca Lead ey Pad Use the mod wheel to open the E Work In Progress filter me Categories me Bass r Ensemble rA LENES bass raw monophonic dirty B Keyboard distorted loud m Lead m Manna OK Presets can be divided into two groups Factory
7. your arrangement Consult your host s documentation for the steps required for this e The The Channel parameter selects which stereo input channel to analyze for pitch information Left or Right should be chosen depending upon which channel has the cleanest signal Mix can be used in cases where the signal moves across the stereo panorama but this can be less accurate if the left and right input channels are significantly different e Speed refines the responsiveness of the pitch detection algorithm The default value of 40 will perform well for most audio sources but certain materials may require slightly different values Lower Speed percentages will mean that the detection works very fast but is more sensitive to pitch deviations and input noise A higher speed percentage a more relaxed detection but can introduce slight delay to the detection 28 e The Key and Scale controls tell the detector which key and scale to use to generate harmonies These should be set to the key and scale of the audio input The following keys can be selected C C D D E F F G G A A B The following scales can be selected Major lonian Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Natural Minor Aeolian Locrian Harmonic Minor Melodic Minor Ascending and Enigmatic scales e The Pitch Display tells you at a glance what the pitch tracker thinks is the currently played pitch It jitters wildly when it can t smoothly track and settles confidentl
8. Feedback Tune Filter Cutoff Filter Resonance Pan and Volume e With the Modulation Source combo control select Off displayed as to turn off Modulation for this parameter or LFO 1 LFO 2 LFO 3 or LFO 4 to use the corresponding LFO e Modulation Depth controls the amount that the Modulation Source affects this parameter At 0 no modulation occurs The Depth controls are bidirectional parameters can be modulated in both the positive by using a depth over 0 and negative by using a depth below 0 direction XY Pad The XY Pad serves two purposes to give an instant overview of the relative parameter settings of all the voices and to enable multiple parameters to be manipulated and played in real time Two parameters are displayed on the XY Pad one horizontally and one vertically The possible vertical parameters are Feedback Tune Res and Volume The possible horizontal parameters are Time Cutoff and Pan Click on a parameter s name to display the parameter on the pad Each voice s value for the selected parameters are represented by a single coloured node on the XY Pad Each voice s node is uniquely numbered and coloured for easy identification By moving the node in two dimensions both parameters can be changed at once For example you may wish to tweak Cutoff and Res together Unless you have a very steady hand it can be difficult to change a parameter on one axis without affecting the other axis By enabling
9. Loomer Shift User Manual End User Licence Agreement Software Licence Agreement for Shift Credits Development Credits Requirements Mac OS X requirements Windows requirements Linux requirements Shift Overview What is Shift Plug in vs Standalone Shift formats Supported channel configurations Installation and Registration Mac OS X installation Windows installation Linux installation Product registration For Shift 1 Users Audio and MIDI Configuration Setup Audio and MIDI Preset Management Parameters and Presets Navigation Controls Opening Presets Preset Hot Swap Preset Meta Data Searching for Presets Categories Saving Presets XML FXP FXB support Copying amp Moving Presets MIDI Program Change Lists Create a new Preset Compare a changed Preset to the original Preset Restoring Deleted Factory Presets User folder management Partial Presets Creating a Partset Loading a Partset Partset Hot Swap Restoring Deleted Factory Partsets OoOoMmaoaomoinNNN NN OD OO SK a on Cn Ce Cn Cr Na a OO O i om wo Q S ye es OEE eS OEE EE SE OEE CE SEE AEE CEE EE OEE OEE k l O O O O WOWOWDAWAAOANN NNN ODO ON OO OI MIDI Controller Mapping MIDI controllers Display current MIDI controller mappings Assign MIDI controllers to controls Remove MIDI controller mappings from controls Using Shift Audio Signal Flow Interface Volume Delay Voices Delay Voice Modulation XY Pad Time Snap Global LFO Grain Dr
10. SB Audio Device 2 From this dialog the following details of your Audio and MIDI setup can be configured e Audio Device Select the Audio Device you want to use from the list of available devices Certain devices tend to perform better than others so if multiple devices are available you should favour on Mac using Core Audio on Windows using ASIO on Linux using JACK e Sample Rate The Sample Rate dictates the overall quality of the audio output Using a lower Sample Rate will reduce the presence of high frequency components Higher Sample Rates should therefore be preferred However be aware that the CPU Usage is directly proportional to the Sample Rate A good compromise between quality and CPU Usage is 44100HZz which is the Sample Rate of CD audio Select the Sample Rate you require from the available list 13 e Audio Buffer Size The Audio Buffer Size governs latency a smaller buffer means that Shift will resoond more quickly to MIDI messages and Parameter changes However a smaller Audio Buffer Size will require more CPU Usage Select the required Audio Buffer size from the available list Using too small of an Audio Buffer can overload your computer to the extent that audible clicks are heard In this case increase the Audio Buffer Size until clicks are no longer present e MIDI Inputs Check any MIDI Input devices that you want to use with Shift 14 Preset Management Parameters and Presets You can
11. and User Factory Presets area collection of example Presets built into Shift Factory presets can t be overwritten although you can of course edit and save your own presets derived from Factory Presets User Presets are stored as individual files on your computer s hard drive User Presets are found in the following location Mac OS X Library Application Support Loomer Shift Presets Linux XDG_DATA_HOME Loomer Sequent Presets or local share Loomer Sequent Presets Windows My Documents Loomer Shift Presets or Documents Loomer Shift Presets Only registered users can open User Presets Unregistered versions of Shift are limited to the Factory Presets Unregistered versions of Shift can however still save Presets Any Presets created in the unregistered evaluation of Shift can be opened by purchasing a licence for Shift Preset Hot Swap Selecting a Preset in the browser will automatically load the preset this functionality is called Preset Hot Swap Preset Hot Swap allows you to preview Presets in the context of the current project If you decide to use the selected Preset close the browser by pressing return or by clicking OK To return to your original Preset close the browser by pressing escape or by clicking Cancel Preset Meta Data Presets can have meta data attached to them Meta data doesn t influence the sound of the Preset but is used in categorizing searching or annotating them The following meta data
12. co uk support htm For Shift 1 Users Shift 2 will install alongside earlier versions of Shift Both versions can be installed and used together even in the same project Whilst Shift 2 is a free upgrade for registered owners of Shift 1 it requires its own licence key If you have a Shift 1 licence and wish to claim your licence for Shift 2 please fill in the form at http www loomer co uk request licence htm Shift 2 will open presets created for Shift 1 but due to the improvements in Shift 2 s synthesis engine they are not guaranteed to sound absolutely identical In most cases the changes will be minor and for the better Any projects you have previously created using Shift 1 will not be changed even when Shift 2 is installed 12 Audio and MIDI Configuration Setup Audio and MIDI When running Shift as a Standalone application you will need to setup your audio and MIDI interfaces Note that when running as a plug in audio and MIDI routing is provided by the hosting application consult the host s documentation for details To open the Audio amp MIDI Configuration dialog select Audio amp MIDI Configuration under the Options menu The following dialog will be displayed DirectSound audio device type idee Primary Sound Driver Tae ieee Primary Sound Capture Driver F F AA peor 100 He Em omer OO Samples 21 8 ms active midi inputs YI USB Audio Device C U
13. d beside it in yellow text Parameters without any mapping will be labelled 2 When you have finished viewing the MIDI controller mappings choose Stop MIDI Learn under the Options menu Assign MIDI controllers to controls To map a MIDI controller to a Parameter 1 Enter MIDI Learn Mode by choosing Start MIDI Learn under the Options menu 2 Click on the Parameter you wish to map to a MIDI controller 3 Turn your MIDI controller The Parameter should now be labelled with the MIDI CC number of this controller 4 You can now either e Map another Parameter by repeating these steps from Step 2 e Finish mapping Parameters by choosing Stop MIDI Learn under the Options menu 20 Remove MIDI controller mappings from controls To remove a mapped MIDI controller from a Parameter 1 Enter MIDI Learn Mode by choosing Start MIDI Learn under the Options menu 2 Click on the Parameter from which you wish to remove the mapping This Parameter will become unmapped and the CC number label on the Parameter will disappear to reflect this 3 You can now either e Remove the mapping from another Parameter by repeating these steps from Step 2 e Finish removing Parameter mappings by choosing Stop MIDI Learn under the Options menu 21 Using Shift Shift can be used as either an insert or send effect When used as an insert effect Shift is placed directly in a host s audio channel As a send effect Shift is placed in a
14. e then Agree to confirm you have read and agree to the licence terms 4 Select a destination volume into which to install Shift and then click Continue 5 From the list of installable components uncheck any formats that you do not wish to install Click Continue to proceed 6 To complete the installation press Install The components are by default installed into the following directories e VST plug in into Library Audio Plug Ins VST e Audio Unit plug in into Library Audio Plug Ins Components e RTAS plug in into Library Application Support Digidesign Plug Ins e AAX plug in into Library Application Support Avid Audio Plug Ins e Standalone application into Applications e Documentation into Library Documentation Loomer Windows installation 1 Start the installation process by double clicking the Shift installer application Setup exe 2 Read the welcome screen dialog text Press Next when you are ready to continue 3 Read the Licence Agreement Click Agree to confirm that you have read and agree to it 4 From the list of installable components uncheck any formats that you do not wish to install Click Next to continue 5 If you have chosen to include the VST plug in format select the directory into which it will install Click Next to continue 6 Select a directory into which the common files will install The user documentation and the Standalone application if selected in the the list of components will b
15. e placed in this location To complete the installation press Install Unless any other directories are selected during the installation the components are installed into the following directories e VST plug in into the VST plug ins folder which is unless configured otherwise C Program Files Steinberg VS TPlugins e RTAS plug in into C Program Files Common Files Digidesign DAE Plug ns e AAX plug in into C Program Files Common Files Avid Audio Plug ns e Standalone application documentation and default Bank into C Program Files Loomer Shift2 On a 64 bit Windows platform the Standalone application will install into the Program Files x86 folder 10 Linux installation Shift for Linux is distributed as a standard Linux tarball To install extract the package using any unarchiving utility the following command line invocation will suffice tar x2vf Shite svar gZ If you have a Linux VST host and have configured your VST Path the VST plug in can be moved into the required directory with the following commands ed ShiieZ mv Shift2VST so S Vor PATH Without the VST Path configured you will need to ensure that your host uses the Shift directory when searching for VSTs consult your host s documentation for information on how to do this Shift requires the following shared object libraries to be installed e libfreetype e ibasound e libXinerama Without these libraries installed the application will not launc
16. e required Partset from the browser list Partset Hot Swap Selecting a Partset in the browser will automatically load it this functionality is called Partset Hot Swap Partset Hot Swap allows you to preview Partset in the context of the current project If you decide to use the selected Partset close the browser by pressing return or by clicking OK To return to your original Partset close the browser by pressing escape or by clicking Cancel Restoring Deleted Factory Partsets To reinstate any deleted Factory Partsets right click on the Root branch node in the component s Partset browser and choose Restore Factory Partsets 19 MIDI Controller Mapping MIDI controllers Instead of configuring a Program using a mouse you can change any Parameter values using a MIDI keyboard or a control surface This is done by mapping each Parameter to a MIDI Continuous Controller CC A Parameter can only be mapped to a single MIDI controller the same MIDI control can however be mapped to several different Parameters MIDI Controller mappings are global once defined the same mapping assignments will be used by all Shift Programs This means that you only need define mappings once for your particular controller Display current MIDI controller mappings To view the current MIDI controller mappings 1 Enter MIDI Learn Mode by choosing Start MIDI Learn under the Options menu Each Parameter s mapped MIDI controller will now be displaye
17. ed the cost of the software This limitation shall apply to claims of personal injury to the extent permitted by law 5 TERMINATION This Agreement shall terminate automatically if you fail to comply with the limitations described in this Agreement No notice shall be required to effectuate such termination Upon termination you must remove and destroy all copies of the Software 6 MISCELLANEOUS In the event of invalidity of any provision of this Agreement the parties agree that such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Agreement You agree that this is the entire agreement between you and Loomer which supersedes any prior agreement whether written or oral and all other communications between Loomer and you relating to the subject matter of this Agreement Reservation of rights VST is a trademark of Steinberg Soft und Hardware GmbH All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners All rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved by Loomer Credits Development Credits Shift 2009 2015 Loomer Developed by Loomer Interface by Kevin Barry http www inquer co uk Tested by Clifton Cameron kuniklo Scott Simons rexlapin taoyoyo VST Plugin Technology by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH This software is based in part on libpng zlib and JUCE Requirements Mac OS X requirements e Requires Mac OS Xv 10 5 or later e x86 based proces
18. erforms slightly better Presets and MIDI Mapping assignments are identical in both standalone and plug in versions This means any sounds created in one format can be opened in the other Shift formats For the Mac the following formats are provided e Standalone Application e Audio Unit AU Plug In 82 bit and 64 bit e VST Plug in e RTAS Plug In e AAX Plug in 64 bit These formats are available for Windows PC e Standalone Application e VST Plug in 82 bit and 64 bit e RTAS Plug in e AAX Plug in 64 bit These formats are available natively for Linux e Standalone Application 82 bit and 64 bit e VST Plug in 82 bit and 64 bit Supported channel configurations For maximum flexibility Shift can be used in several possible input and output channel configurations Shift is a true stereo effect left and right channel separation is preserved The following configurations are possible e mono to mono 1 input 1 output e mono to stereo 1 input 2 outputs e stereo to stereo 2 inputs 2 outputs Note that some host applications may not support one or more of these configurations consult your host s documentation for further details Installation and Registration Mac OS X installation 1 Start the installation process by double clicking the Shift installer application 2 Read the introduction screen dialog text Press Continue when you are ready to proceed 3 Read the Licence Agreement Click Continu
19. h Install the libraries using your distribution s particular package management system such as apt get consult your Linux distribution documentation for more information Product registration Having installed Shift it will run in evaluation mode with the following limitations e User created Presets can be saved but not loaded e Audio output will stop after 30 minutes of continuous use The only way to continue using Shift is to restart the application e Output will be periodically interrupted approximately every 30 seconds by a short moment of silence These limitations can be removed by purchasing a licence and registering your licence information into the product Note that registering Shift on a particular machine will remove the evaluation limitations for all Shift plug in formats installed on this machine you don t need to individually register all plug in formats Licence information will be in the form of a user name and licence key To purchase a Shift licence 1 Launch Shift This can be either the standalone application or as a plug in 2 From the Options menu choose Purchase Shift Licence This will launch the shop website from where a Shift Licence can be purchased by clicking Add To Cart followed by Checkout Follow the on screen prompts to enter your payment details and confirm your purchase 3 Once you have purchased Shift you will receive your licence key information via email It is important to keep this
20. host s auxiliary or bus channel and a portion of the original signal is fed into the effect Consult your host s documentation to find out how to add a plug in as either an insert or as a send effect Audio Signal Flow Input Volume Pitch Trackin gt Detector Channel Filters Selector Echo Shift Feedback Granular Delay Filter Pan Pitch Shifter Volume A Feedback Dry Volume Mixer Output Volume 22 Interface nll EEG Fibonacci Feedback gt ty A B Save MIDI Options Voice 23 4 5 Filter Output On Echo Shift Diatonic Off LP BP HP t LY Lae P ea_JLILS E Time Feedback Tune Cutoff Res Volume gt W U DOO O 2 Q D 11 16 50 25 0 00st 0 00 0 00 17 97dB v Modulation a LFO1 LFO 4 LFO 4 LFO 3 pe U D 2 Oe G DO OD E Oo rT rT v 0 00ms 28 50 0 00st 57 00 30 00 48 00 0 00 Time Cutoff Pan f Global Tracking Sync Quantize E o S ane Grains LARA Dry Mix Volume Sync Rate Size Range Shape Volume Input Output o Gee eee Square 1m 76ms 88 0 00dB 0 0098 0 00dB Unregistered Evaluation Volume The Volume section controls balance the audio levels of signals as they enter and leave Shift The Input control is used to boost or lower the input signal An input signal that is too quiet can be amplified by increasing the Input Like
21. idual or on behalf of an entity as its authorized representative agree to all the terms of this End User Licence Agreement Agreement regarding your use of the software If you do not agree with all the terms of this Agreement you may not use the Software 2 Shift You acknowledge that no title to the intellectual property in the Software is transferred to you Title ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the software shall remain that of Loomer The Software is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions 3 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY You agree that Loomer has made no express warranties oral or written to you regarding the product and that the products are being provided to you as is without warranty of any kind Loomer disclaims any and all other warranties whether expressed implied or statutory Loomer shall not be liable for indirect incident special cover reliance or consequential damages resulting from the user of this product 4 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY You use this program solely at your own risk In no event shall Loomer be liable to you for any damage including but not limited to any loss or other incidental indirect or consequential damages of any kind arising out of the use of the software even if Loomer has been advised of the possibility of such damages In no event will Loomer be liable for any claim whether in contract tort or any other theory of liability exce
22. liseconds When time is set to 0 no delay is used and Shift can be used as a real time processor The denominator for synced time is globally set using the Time Snap control Voice Time settings will snap to the nearest multiple of the Time Snap The Feedback Parameter controls the proportion of the signal to be fed back into the delay line As the value increases the delayed signals volume will increase At higher values it is possible to create a wall of sound using delays that don t decrease in volume when they are fed back into the delay line Beyond this it is even possible to create delays that increase in volume Warning High Feedback settings can produce dangerously loud signals that can damage both your ears and audio equipment The Tune controls select the interval by which the signal will be pitch shifted Tune is either specified in semitones when Diatonic mode is off or in diatonic intervals when Diatonic mode is on By default the Tune control changes in steps of whole chromatic intervals to make finely grained changes hold down shift whilst dragging the control The Filter Type control selects the type of filter for this voice The filter types from left to right are Off Lowpass Bandpass and Highpass Off bypasses the filter completely Lowpass removes all frequencies above the cutoff point Bandpass removes all frequencies either side of the cutoff and Highpass removes all frequencies below the cutoff Turning the fi
23. ls Dry Volume The Dry Volume control sets the amount of unprocessed input that Shift mixes in with the effect s output Turning the Dry parameter to the minimum removes the dry signal completely Set this to 0 00dB if you want the original signal s volume to be unchanged 21 Tracking Global Tracking Sensitivity ft 4 Tuning Tracked Pitch Channel Highpass Lowpass Speed Key c B C Left 2 e Ag Scale 30 70 40 Major The Tracking panel options are used for configuring Diatonic Tracking Diatonic Pitch Detection is a process in which the input audio signal is analyzed and pitch information extracted This is used to tune the delay line transpositions to ensure that delays remain in scale For example when in the key and scale of C Major if Delay Voice 1 is set to Diatonic Thirds playing a C will produce an E a Major Third interval or 4 semitones However playing a D will produce an F harmony a Minor Third interval or 3 semitones Diatonic pitch detection is a complex process that requires a cleanly played monophonic one note at a time signal The detection will struggle to deduce the pitch of very noisy signals Pitch detection can be a very CPU intensive activity particularly when confronted with ambiguously pitched or noisy material If glitches become apparent in the audio stream when using diatonic pitch detection you should allow Shift more CPU resources by freezing or bouncing any other intensive tracks in
24. lter off will save a small amount of CPU usage Cutoff sets the frequency at which the filter response begins Res an abbreviation for Resonance controls the amount of amplification that occurs to frequencies at the Cutoff point The Pan parameter allows the delay voice to be balanced in the stereo panorama Choose C to keep the signal centered L1 to L100 to place the signal to the left where L1 is slightly left of centre and L100 is to the extreme left Use R1 to R100 to place the signal to the right where R1 is slightly right of centre and R100 is to the extreme right The Volume controls the relative loudness of the delay voice signal 0 00dB is known as unity at this point there is no change in volume entering or leaving a delay voice The Volume controls the relative loudness of the delay voice signal 0 00dB is known as unity at this point there is no change in volume entering or leaving a delay voice 24 The settings for a delay voice can be stored in a Partial Preset see the section on Partsets for more details Delay Voice Modulation The Modulation controls are used to add time varying changes to Shift A modulation LFO low frequency oscillator produces a constantly wavering signal that can be routed at various depths to the delay voices parameter Each delay voice has its own modulation matrix allowing each voice to be modulated differently The possible Modulation Destinations for each voice are Time
25. o the order of milliseconds as to be unnoticeable It you need to reduce latency try the following e Disable Diatonic mode pitch detection will always add a few millisecond delay although it may not always be noticeable e Reduce the amount of pitch shifting the further the shift required the more the latency Generally pitch shifting upwards produces more latency than shifting downwards 29 e Change the Grain Size and Range smaller values produce noticeably smaller latency Control types e Click on a rotary control and drag either upwards to increase the value or downwards to decrease it Hold down shift and drag to make smaller and more precise changes Hold down ctrl and click to return the control to its default value Rotary controls can also be changed by hovering the mouse cursor over a control and scrolling the mouse wheel up or down e Click on a button control to toggle its value between On and Off Hold down ctrl and click to return the control to its default value Rate Shape square 6 85Hz Sync Setting the Interface Size Shift 2 has a fully resizable interface allowing it to be scaled to accommodate your own preferences and screen resolution If supported by the host Shift 2 can be resized by dragging the resizer on the bottom right of the interface Alternatively several pre defined size options can be selected under Options Zoom The interface size can restored to the standard size
26. or Random Random is equivalent to a bipolar sample amp hold circuit it produces a random value which can be either positive or negative at the specified rate holding that value for the entire rate division Grain Shift s Pitch Shifter uses a type of processing called Granular Synthesis This chops incoming audio into tidy fractions of audio called Grains Each Grain can be individually pitched transposing the audio in pitch whilst preserving the audio s time scale The Grain panel options configure the duration and shape of the granular synthesis engine e The Size parameter sets the average width of a grain Longer settings help preserve the timbre of pitched material but may soften transients on percussive sources e The Range parameter sets the average rate of grain generation 26 e The Shape parameter sets the envelope shape of each grain At 0 each grain uses an approximately rectangular envelope instantly on and off At 100 the grain uses a smooth raised cosine window Values between 0 and 100 allow various envelope shapes between these extremes Particular grain settings work better with certain sound sources A large Size and Range can help preserve pitched material but generally causes larger latency A smaller Size and Range works better on percussive sounds or sounds with short attack transients The settings for the grain engine can be stored in a Partial Preset see the section on Partsets for more detai
27. rt Presets in the User Presets folder need to be in either native xml format or VST fxp or fxb format Standalone Audio Unit and RTAS versions can also open fxp or fxb files within the browser Please ensure any files in the User Presets folder have the correct file extension Copying amp Moving Presets Presets can be moved or copied to another folder by dragging and dropping a Preset onto the destination folder By default Presets will be moved You can instead copy the Preset by holding shift whilst dragging Note that Presets inside Banks either xml or fxb Banks can only be copied not moved Multiple Presets can be moved or copied at once by selecting more than one Preset Default Preset The Default Preset is automatically opened when a new instance of Shift is created To specify the Default Preset right click on a Preset and choose Set as Default MIDI Program Change Lists You can change Presets by using MIDI Program Change commands This requires a MIDI keyboard or a control surface with the ability to send MIDI Program Change commands consult your controller s documentation for details If using Shift as a plug in this functionality is dependent upon the host correctly forwarding MIDI messages to the plug in check the documentation provided with your host for details To select which Presets are loaded in response to MIDI Program Change commands you will need to create a MIDI Program Change List Select Edit
28. sor 1 0Ghz or above with SSE e 512 MB RAM Windows requirements e Windows XP or Windows Vista or above e Intel x86 based processor 1 0Ghz or above with SSE e 512 MB RAM Linux requirements e Intel x86 32 bit or or 64 bit based processor 1 0Ghz or above with SSE e 512 MB RAM The following shared object libraries are required e libfreetype e ibasound e libXinerama Shift Overview What is Shift Shift is a real time diatonic granular pitch shifting and delay effect Shift has five independent true stereo delay voices with discrete tune time feedback pan filter and volume controls An XY Pad control gives at a glance visual feedback as to the state of the delay voices and allows multiple parameters to be tweaked and played live Each voice can be transposed by as much as an octave up or down using both coarse semitone and finely grained cent amounts In Echo Shift mode echoes are fed back into the pitch shifter continually transposing each individual repeat In Diatonic mode the accurate and responsive pitch tracker follows any monophonic audio source and tunes the pitch of the delay voice harmonies to remain in key and in scale Shift s echoes can either be synced to the host tempo expressing delay times as musical subdivisions of a beat with each echo exactly in time with the host or in free time mode allowing fine tuning of the delay times up to 2 seconds With four sync able low frequency oscillator LFO
29. ted Factory Presets right click on the Factory branch and choose Resore Factory Presets User folder management Folder management is performed by right clicking on a User folder and selecting an option from the pop up menu From here you can create a New Folder Rename Folder or Delete Folder On Windows or Mac OS X you can also quickly locate this folder in Finder or Explorer by choosing Show In Finder Explorer Partial Presets As well as full Presets containing the entire state of Shift you can also create Partial Presets known as Partsets Partsets contain only the settings for a specified component Shift support Partsets for the following components Delay Voice Grain settings and Diatonic Tracking sensitivity options 18 User Partsets are stored as individual files on your computer s hard drive They are found in the following location Mac OS X Library Application Support Loomer Shift2 Partsets Linux XDG_DATA_HOME Loomer Shift2 Presets or local share Loomer Shift2 Presets Windows My Documents Loomer Shift2 Partsets or Documents Loomer Shift2 Partsets Creating a Partset To save the current settings for a component into a Partset template click on the save icon next to the component Give the Partset an identifying name and click OK to save it Loading a Partset To load the current settings for a component from a Partset template click on the open icon next to the component and select th
30. the Horizontal Lock or Vertical Lock parameters can be frozen so that no more changes are made to that axis from the XY Pad Note that Parameters on a locked axis can still be changed with the standard voice rotary controls Active voices can be disabled by double clicking on their nodes Likewise a voice can be activated at a particular position by double clicking anywhere on the XY Pad 25 Time Snap Use the Time Snap panel to set the base division for tempo based delays See section on Delay Voices Time Global Global Tracking LFO 1234 Grains ft oF Dry Mix Sync Rate Size Range Shape Volume ai Shape e e e e Square 4 17Hz 71ms 76ms 88 0 00dB The Global Options panel contains controls for configuring the various global parameters Use this panel to configure LFOs Grain settings and Dry Volume LFO An LFO low frequency oscillator produces a constantly wavering signal that can be routed at various depths to the delay parameters to create continual changes Shift has four individual LFOs LFOs are shared between all delay voices Each LFO has the following parameters e The Rate parameter sets the speed at which the LFO oscillates With Sync turned on the LFO is based upon musical note divisions and will be in step with the host tempo With Sync off the Rate is expressed in Hertz or cycles per second e The Shape parameter sets the cyclical pattern of the LFO Choose from Sine Saw Square Triangle
31. wise a signal that is too loud can be attenuated by reducing it The Diatonic Pitch Detection works best on a clean loud but not clipped signal The Output controls the overall loudness of Shift s audio output An output signal that is too quiet can be amplified by increasing the Output Likewise a signal that is too loud can be attenuated by reducing it The VU Meters can be used to provide visual cues to the current levels the louder the signal the higher the meter will register Too loud of an output will produce digital clipping a usually undesirable form of distortion When this occurs the meter will display a small rectangular white warning indicator Click the meter to reset the warning display Note that output digital clipping only occurs at the end of a signal chain even if the clip indicator shows reducing the volume outside the plugin by using the Host s channel volume control for example will stop digital clipping 23 Delay Voices Shift has five separate stereo delay voices Each voice can be configured independently To select a voice to configure click on the 1 2 3 4 or 5 selector button The currently selected voice is shown in dark gray All delay voices have the same parameters The Time Parameter controls the length of time between repeats When Sync is turned on the delay time is based upon musical note divisions and will be in step with the host tempo With Sync off the time delay is expressed in mil
32. y Volume Tracking CPU Usage Latency Control types Status Display MIDI input monitor Tempo control Contact Details Loomer Online Email 20 20 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 2 28 29 29 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 End User Licence Agreement Software Licence Agreement for Shift 1 GRANT OF LICENCE Subject to the terms below Loomer hereby grants you a non exclusive non transferable licence to install and to use Shift Software Under this licence you may i install and use the Software for your personal internal use ii copy the Software for back up or archival purposes iii use an unregistered or evaluation version of the Software for evaluation purposes only iv You may not distribute the software to others without first obtaining the required licences where applicable Whether you are licensing the Software as an individual or on behalf of an entity you may not i reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software or attempt to discover the source code ii modify or create derivative works based upon the Software in whole or in part without the express written consent of Loomer iii distribute copies of the Software iv remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Software v resell lease rent transfer sublicense or otherwise transfer rights to the Software By installing copying or using the Software you either on behalf of yourself as an indiv
33. y on one note when configured properly Using this it is quick and easy to configure tracking options that accurately track your playing style sound Diatonic pitch detection is only enabled when one of more delay lines are set to Diatonic mode CPU Usage The total processor resources on a computer are limited so when Shift increases its CPU usage there will be less CPU resources remaining for other plug ins and applications CPU Usage will differ depending on which Preset is currently loaded and how that particular Preset is configured lf your CPU Usage is at 100 you might notice audio output become temporarily glitchy or that the user interface becomes sluggish There are several methods for resolving this e Choose a different Preset that has less CPU Usage e If running in Standalone mode you can increase the latency or decrease the sample rate See section Setup Audio amp MIDI e Reduce the complexity of the current Preset e f your host offers Freeze of Offline processing you might be able to render the audio output in non realtime e f using Diatonic mode tune the Tracking settings to ensure that the Tracking bandwidth is set correctly Latency Latency is the short processing delay that happens between when you expect audio to be heard and when it actually is heard Latency is particularly important when Shift is harmonizing or pitch shifting in real time However in most cases Shift s latency is so small t
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