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===== Screen 1B ===== | ===== Screen 1B ===== | ||
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This screen replaces the STEPS function from SCREEN 1A with a BOOST function. BOOST allows you to boost the volume. This is great for modules with low amplitude, but modules with already high amplitude will get through the roof and you get distortion. BOOST=1 equals no boost. On this screen, you can also set if the tracker should be in 4-tracks or 8-tracks mode by pressing the " | This screen replaces the STEPS function from SCREEN 1A with a BOOST function. BOOST allows you to boost the volume. This is great for modules with low amplitude, but modules with already high amplitude will get through the roof and you get distortion. BOOST=1 equals no boost. On this screen, you can also set if the tracker should be in 4-tracks or 8-tracks mode by pressing the " | ||
A new button called DUP allows you to easy duplicate a pattern. Select a pattern that you want to duplicate at a specific position in your song, e.g. pattern 3 at position 7. You want to create a slightly different version of pattern 3 at position 7. When you press DUP, VividTracker will search for an empty pattern (e.g. pattern 1) and copy pattern 3 to that pattern. VividTracker will then set the new pattern number (e.g. pattern 1)to the current position in your song (e.g. position 7). | A new button called DUP allows you to easy duplicate a pattern. Select a pattern that you want to duplicate at a specific position in your song, e.g. pattern 3 at position 7. You want to create a slightly different version of pattern 3 at position 7. When you press DUP, VividTracker will search for an empty pattern (e.g. pattern 1) and copy pattern 3 to that pattern. VividTracker will then set the new pattern number (e.g. pattern 1)to the current position in your song (e.g. position 7). | ||
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+ | VividTracker allows you to load two modules at the same time, as "Mod A" and "Mod B". This is a great feature where you can easily swap between two modules. Say for instance that you are making a new song but you want to take inspiration from another module. You can then load the other module as module B. The button "MOD A" tells you that you are currently working on module A. Press it to swap to module B. The button will now read "MOD B". The module will be empty if you have not yet loaded anything to module B. Press the button again to swap back to module A. The same button is also present in Screen 2A & 2B, and Screen 4A. | ||
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===== Screen 2A ===== | ===== Screen 2A ===== | ||
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4 (or 8) is a button telling if the currently loaded pattern has 4 or 8 tracks. It will either read " | 4 (or 8) is a button telling if the currently loaded pattern has 4 or 8 tracks. It will either read " | ||
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+ | MOD A (or MOD B) allows you to easily swap between two modules A and B. See Screen 1B for further information. | ||
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===== Screen 2B ===== | ===== Screen 2B ===== | ||
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DISP is the same as DISPLAY in Protracker, and will let you listen to the selected range or the selected area. It will play back the sample with the selected NOTE. DISP can play samples above B-3, so you can get audio feedback when resampling. Also, DISP can play parts of the sample that extends 65536 bytes. | DISP is the same as DISPLAY in Protracker, and will let you listen to the selected range or the selected area. It will play back the sample with the selected NOTE. DISP can play samples above B-3, so you can get audio feedback when resampling. Also, DISP can play parts of the sample that extends 65536 bytes. | ||
+ | MOD A (or MOD B) allows you to swap between two modules A and B. See Screen 1B for further information. | ||
===== Screen 4B ===== | ===== Screen 4B ===== | ||
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The FTUNE is replaced by XFADE, which is a powerful feature to interpolate loop points in a sample to reduce clicking sounds at the end points. The issue with loops in Protracker is to find the perfect spot for the loop to start and end. If the start and end of the loop has very different values in the sample (e.g. 20 at the start, 50 at the end), you will hear a clicking sound. If you have a loop and press the XFADE + button a couple of times, you will see a green area before both loop points. When you press down the XFADE button, the sample data from the first green area (before the first loop point) will be interpolated over to the second green area (before the second loop point), effectively making sure that the sample values at the loop points are the same. You can select how large the green area should be with the +/- buttons. An example of this is shown in the image above. | The FTUNE is replaced by XFADE, which is a powerful feature to interpolate loop points in a sample to reduce clicking sounds at the end points. The issue with loops in Protracker is to find the perfect spot for the loop to start and end. If the start and end of the loop has very different values in the sample (e.g. 20 at the start, 50 at the end), you will hear a clicking sound. If you have a loop and press the XFADE + button a couple of times, you will see a green area before both loop points. When you press down the XFADE button, the sample data from the first green area (before the first loop point) will be interpolated over to the second green area (before the second loop point), effectively making sure that the sample values at the loop points are the same. You can select how large the green area should be with the +/- buttons. An example of this is shown in the image above. | ||
- | **The resampling buttons are replaced with Korg Volca Sample buttons:** | ||
- | VividTracker has support to both send pattern data and sample data to the Korg Volca Sample (and the updated version Korg Volca Sample 2). Korg Volca Sample | + | There is a STEREO button next to the STOP button. This is a toggle button, so by pressing it once it will remain pressed down until you press it again. Selecting STEREO-mode here tells VividTracker |
- | **Transmitting patterns:** | + | Then we have two buttons that are used for the Auto Chord feature. We will go through the Auto Chord feature soon. For each sample, we can select if this sample is either a drum sample or a major chord (or both, which is a little bit strange but you can do it anyway). If you save your mod-file in VTM-format, these settings will be stored. They will not be stored if you save your mod-file in MOD format, since the MOD-format does not have this information. |
- | The VOLCAP button is for sending pattern data to Volca Sample. The Volca Sample has 10 patterns and the Volca Sample 2 has 16 patterns, each pattern | + | There are also two buttons |
- | Up to four Volca patterns can be transmitted at the same time. It is the current VividTracker pattern that you have selected that will be transmitted to Volca Sample. If you select that you only want to send one pattern, then only the first 16 rows will be transmitted. If you select that you want to send two patterns, the first 32 rows will be sent as two Volca Sample patterns (16 steps each). If you select that you want to send four patterns, you will divide the current VividTracker pattern into four Volca Sample patterns with 16 steps each. | + | ==== Korg prologue, minologue xd, NTS-1 support ==== |
- | Here are three examples: | + | VividTracker can send samples as user oscillators to Korg prologue, Korg minologue xd, and Korg NTS-1. The sample size is limited to 25 kB. The playback routine for the Korg has been specifically developed to be able to play back Amiga samples, which means it retains and accurately also play back any loop settings you have in your sample. |
- | Say you have selected pattern 5 in VividTracker. | + | You can only upload one sample per user oscillator. First, you select the sample you want to upload. Make sure it is within |
- | Say you have selected | + | The oscillator will be stored to the location |
- | Say that you only want to send the first 16 rows of pattern 4 in VividTracker to slot 10. Then, you select pattern 4 in VividTracker and " | + | ==== Volca Sample features ==== |
- | Once done, you press the SEND button. The patterns will now be transmitted | + | VividTracker has support to both send pattern data and sample data to the Korg Volca Sample |
**Transmitting samples:** | **Transmitting samples:** | ||
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Say that you have selected sample 1 and you set the VOLCAS settings to " | Say that you have selected sample 1 and you set the VOLCAS settings to " | ||
- | There are two buttons SPLIT and REMOVE, which you can use to split a sample into two samples of equal size. Samples above will be | + | **Transmitting patterns:** |
- | pushed up with incremented sample number. REMOVE will remove current sample from the current number at put it last, i.e. at sample | + | |
- | position 31. All the samples above the current sample will be pushed down, so that sample x will become x-1, etc. | + | |
- | There is a STEREO | + | The VOLCAP |
- | The LOGUE button will create a user oscillator for Korg Prologue, Korg Minilogue XD or Korg NTS-1 for the selected sample. The sample size limit is 25 kB and the user oscillator | + | Up to four Volca patterns can be transmitted at the same time. It is the current VividTracker pattern that you have selected that will be transmitted to Volca Sample. If you select that you only want to send one pattern, then only the first 16 rows will be transmitted. If you select that you want to send two patterns, the first 32 rows will be sent as two Volca Sample patterns (16 steps each). If you select that you want to send four patterns, you will divide |
- | Then we have two buttons that are used for the Auto Chord feature. We will go through | + | Each pattern on the Volca is made of 10 parts, but parts 9-10 are " |
- | ==== Volca Sample | + | The translation is done in the following way: First of all, the selected VOLCAS sample number will define which Volca sample corresponds to sample 1 in VividTracker. Say that you have selected " |
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+ | VividTracker will loop through which samples are used in the first track. Say that sample 1 and 5 are used. They will then be given the parts 1 and 2. VividTracker will then move on to the second track. Say that sample 3 and 5 are used. They will then be given the parts 3 and 4. Say that we are not using track 3 and 4. We will then have the following arrangement: | ||
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+ | Track 1, sample 1: These notes will be sent to part 1, and given the sample number 0. | ||
+ | Track 1, sample 5: The notes for sample 5, track 1, will be sent to part 2, and given the sample number 4. | ||
+ | Track 2, sample 3: These notes will be sent to part 3, and given the sample number 2. | ||
+ | Track 2, sample 5: These notes will be sent to part 4, and given the sample number 4. | ||
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+ | However, say that you want to use samples from 21 and onwards on the Korg Volca Sample to correspond to samples 1 and onwards in VividTracker. You will then set VOLCAS to " | ||
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+ | Here are three examples of how to send different patterns: | ||
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+ | Say you have selected pattern 5 in VividTracker. You want to send the first 32 rows of this pattern into pattern slots 5 and 6 of the Volca Sample. You want sample 1 in VividTracker to correspond to sample 1 in Volca Sample. Then you select " | ||
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+ | Say you have selected pattern 2 in VividTracker. You want to send all 64 rows as four patterns to the Volca Sample, starting from slot 1. You want sample 1 in VividTracker to correspond to sample 11 in Volca Sample. Then you select " | ||
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+ | Say that you only want to send the first 16 rows of pattern 4 in VividTracker to slot 10. You want sample 1 to correspond to Volca sample 0. Then, you select pattern 4 in VividTracker, | ||
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+ | Yes, it is a little bit complicated but if you play around with this you will get the hang of it. | ||
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+ | Once done, you press the SEND button. The patterns will now be transmitted to the Volca Sample using audio. Please read the documentation on Korg Volca Sample | ||
===== Screen 5A ===== | ===== Screen 5A ===== | ||
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* Press § or < | * Press § or < | ||
* Press ESC or < | * Press ESC or < | ||
- | * Press <SHIFT>-6 to <SHIFT>-0 to jump to positions 0, 16, 32, 48, 63 (just like in Protracker where you use F6-F10) | + | * Press <CTRL>-6 to <CTRL>-0 to jump to positions 0, 16, 32, 48, 63 (just like in Protracker where you use F6-F10) |
* Press < | * Press < | ||
* Press < | * Press < |