Sonic-charge Microtonic Manuel d'utilisateur

version 3.1

create musically interesting results (with an emphasis on the word “interesting”, as in experimental, not necessarily musically pleasing). To t

pattern engine will not generate MIDI notes for muted channels. Muted channels are indicated by a red light.Holding down the Control Key (Alt or Comm

‣Save Drum PatchBrings up a “save dialog” that lets you save the current drum patch parameters (of the selected channel) into a Microtonic

Edit AllWhen Edit All is enabled, turning any knob and dragging any fader will adjust all un-muted drum channels simultaneously. For example, if you t

‣Equalizer GainRange: -40db to +40dbDefault: 0dbThe equalizer gain setting. A negative gain will cut frequencies from the signal spectrum

‣Oscillator WaveformChoices: Sine, Triangle, SawtoothDefault: SineThe Oscillator Waveform setting defines the basic shape and character of t

a negative amount with the random modulation mode is no different from a posi-tive amount since the random modulator randomizes the pitch total

for the left and right output channels. This mode creates a dispersed stereo effect similar to the sound of a reverb. Furthermore, the nois

‣Noise Envelope ModeChoices: Exponential, Linear, Modulated (clap)Default: ExponentialThe Oscillator and Noise Section have separate amplitude envelop

note has zero velocity. (A setting of 200% means that MIDI velocities of 64 or more are required for the oscillator to be heard at all.)‣

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‣Cut Pattern / Pattern ChannelThis function copies the currently selected pattern / pattern channel onto the clipboard and clears the patte

comes the last and so on. (This function only reverses material within the desig-nated length of the pattern.)‣Alter Pattern / Pattern ChannelThe Al

Pattern Selection GroupYou use this group of 12 buttons to select pattern A to L for playing and editing. A solid blue light indicates the currently

Global SectionStop ButtonThe Stop Button stops and deactivates the internal pattern engine. Similar to the synchronization of pattern changes,

fills decay by a fixed amount to achieve a natural rolling effect. If the step that trig-gers the roll is accented the MIDI velocity will run from 12

Shift Click channel numbers to mute them and Control Click (Command Click on Mac) to solo.Open Preset DialogThe Open Preset Dialog includes a

Turn on Play Accented to preview the drum patches with accented instead of nor-mal velocity. Use the Preview in Preset if you wish to preview a drum

Knob Behavior ModeHere you select the default behavior mode for all knobs of Microtonic. The default option, called Host Decides, makes Microtonic

the pitch wheel will affect all channels simultaneously, while in Pitched Mode, it will affect individual channel.Enable MIDI Program ChangeEnable thi

if you wish to automate parameters with this feature you must also turn on the MIDI controllers generate parameter automation option.(see the section

IntroductionI N T R O D U C T I O NWelcome to Sonic Charge Microtonic, the synthetic rhythm generator.Microtonic is a VST and AudioUnits compatible pl

Pitched MIDI ModeMicrotonic features a mode called Pitched MIDI Mode which allows you to play melodies with the drum patches on your k

Finally, if you wish to quickly map a single knob on your hardware controller to a pa-rameter in Microtonic, you do not have to go through all the f

Computer KeyboardIf your host supports the routing of keys to plug-ins, you may use the keyboard to control Microtonic and perform some of the most

•Drum patches that are loaded from factory preset folders are now referenced to with relative file paths meaning that it will be easier to

automatable and MIDI controllable parameter, so it can be used both as a per-formance parameter as well as an editing feature.•Matrix edit

•From the file browser you can now select to load only the patches or the patterns from a preset.•All filter algorithms have been replaced with

Bug / Compatibility Fixes•Fixed bug with VST midi events outside the current processing block.•Fixed minor bug in linear noise envelope decay.•Automat

Version 2.0 (2005-06-20)Major New Features•There is an alternative version of Microtonic with separate outputs for each drum channel ("Microtoni

the visuals are virtually infinite in resolution as well. (Try dragging some knobs and faders with the shift key down, and boy is that smooth.)•Patte

RequirementsThe minimum requirements for installing and running Microtonic under Microsoft Windows are:•Microsoft Windows XP or later•A host

ArchitectureSound SynthesizerThe sound engine of Microtonic offers eight channels of stereophonic sound (called drum channels or simply channels). Eac

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The Rate at which the patterns run is set globally for all patterns in a preset and is relative to the tempo of your host sequencer. The setting

morph slider is positioned. If the morph slider is to the far left or right, only the left or right end-points are affected. If the morph is centere

MenusAt the far left of each section, you will find a number of buttons for performing vari-ous functions. The buttons marked with down-pointing

Program DisplayThere are 16 program slots available in Microtonic. Clicking the program display will open up a pop-up menu where you can select which

‣Undo / RedoThese choices undoes or redoes recent changes you have made. The “undo his-tory” remembers up to 40 changes, but the history will be clear