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BeatMaker 3 # # # # # # (Making Your First Beat (Basic sequencing and…

- - - - Session
        
        All the info at a given moment; Sequence, banks, patterns, effects, macros etc.
      - Bank
        
        Group of sounds and patterns (often a drum kit, guitar, synth etc)
      - Sample
        
        One audio file or sound
      - Pack
        
        Set of banks and samples
    - - Central place for all Sessions, Banks, Samples, Packs and Files
      - You can browse though ALL files with the folder icon
- - - - When loading a sample you can choose if BeatMaker should replace any existing samples on the current Pad, or if it should be added as a new layer. Tap the “LOAD METHOD” button to switch between these two modes.
    - - Editor View, press REC
        
        select Hardware Input or Internal (resampling)
        
        set Destination Pad
        
        select Threshold or Sync record mode: Threshold starts when specified volume reached, Sync starts when sequencer reaches next bar
        
        set Length for Sync mode if desired
        
        Press Start and begin the sound to sample
        
        Press Start again when done
    - - Can save a bank preset either in the current directory or in the main/general ‘Bank Presets’ directory
    - - Recording into a Scene
        
        Performance view, select the bank you want to record a pattern for
        
        Tap Track helper
        
        Tap the “CREATE PATTERN” (set as the working pattern)
        
        Tap the record
        
        Once the pre-roll is over, start playing on the pads or keys from the Performance view or external MIDI instruments
        
        The pattern is looped automatically, so you can record over it several times in a row
        
        When done recording, press the stop icon from the Transport toolbar
        
        Open the Sequencer View and add the pattern to a Scene or the Song timeline
      - Recording into the Timeline
        
        Song view, select track you want to record into. Make sure your Track
        helper is displaying “PLAYING SONG”. If not, open the Track helper menu and tap the
        “PLAY SONG” button, or press the small play icon at the end of the track timeline.
        
        Place the playback cursor in the Song view to the desired position
        
        Press the record icon from the Transport toolbar to start recording. Use the
        Performance view pad and keys interface or an external MIDI controller.
        
        When done, tap the stop icon from the Transport toolbar. A pattern has been
        created and added to the song sequencer, with a duration equal to the one of your
        recording.
    - - FX Panel, make sure pads icon is active
        
        Performance View, touch pad you want to add effect to
        
        Press ADD EFFECT and select the effect you want
  - - - Plugin Control View:
        
        Tap the Pattern preview located at the top-left corner of BeatMaker to display the pattern menu
        
        Tap the “+” icon at the bottom to create a new pattern. You can also change the pattern duration by tapping the 3-dots icon located next to its name within the pattern list.
        
        Close the pattern list by tapping again on the Pattern preview
        
        Arm recording mode by pressing the REC button from the transport toolbar
        
        Wait for the record countdown to end, and play notes using the virtual keyboard
        
        Unarm recording by pressing the REC button again: a new pattern controlling your external plugin or app is now ready to be used within the sequencer.
    - - You can record audio directly onto the song sequencer timeline.
        
        Open the Song Sequencer
        
        Select an existing audio track from the list or press the “+” button at the bottom of the track list to add a new audio track
        
        Tap and hold the track name to display the track menu
        
        Choose “Audio input”, and select the input you want to record from (for example, if you want to record from your iPad microphone, choose “HARDWARE INPUT” and then “iPad Micro”)
        
        Arm the recording by pressing the record icon next to your track name. The song sequencer will only record tracks which have been previously armed.
        
        Press the record icon from the Transport toolbar to start the recording
        
        Press stop from the Transport at any time to finish your recording. Your audio recording has been added as a new pattern on your audio track. Disarm your audio track if you do not want to further record to it.
    - - BeatMaker 3 can import MIDI files onto a track within the Song or Scene views.
        
        Open Song or Scene view, open the Browser
        
        Choose Files mode
        
        Find the MIDI file you want, drag & drop it onto the desired Bank track within the Song sequencer timeline or onto an empty slot in Scene mode
        
        You will be asked if you want to transpose notes contained in your MIDI file to a specific pad configuration. By default, the assigned pad number matches the MIDI note number (I.e note C-2 is assigned to Pad 1). You can change the default assignment by pressing the TRANSPOSITION MAP button and creating a new map. After entering a new map name, you will have access to the individual note-to-pad mappings. It is also possible to use the General MIDI classic mapping by pressing the “GM” button.
        
        When importing a MIDI file containing multiple tracks, each track will be assigned to an individual pad
        
        If the currently selected pad is set to Keys mode, MIDI notes are only imported on this specific pad (only applies to single track MIDI files)
    - - Most parameters can be assigned to a Macro knob, including:
        
        Editor, sampler and modulation parameters
        
        Plugins parameters (by using the “Show AU Knobs” mode from the plugin view)
        
        Mixer controls
        
        Any effect parameter
        
        When you see a parameter you would like to assign to a Macro:
        
        Double-tap on its knob control
        
        Press the “MACRO CONTROLS” item from the menu to display the macros list
        
        Select the macro control you’d like to assign the parameter to
        
        The text displayed next to a macro name is the first parameter that was assigned to it
        
        You can do this for any number of parameters and assign them to one or several macro controls. At any time open the Macro panel to try out how your macro is modifying your sound
        To remove a parameter from a Macro knob, double-tap on the parameter and choose “UNBIND MACRO” from the menu.
    - - Slicing spreads and audio recording amongst pads, you can slice manually or use Auto-Slice
        
        Editor view, select a pad and drop a sample from the Browser onto the SAMPLER tab
        
        Tap “SLICE MODE”
        
        To manually create slices, tap on the timeline located above the wave view
        
        To automatically create slices, press the “AUTO-SLICE” and set the following options
        
        SPLIT: Automatically splits evenly your sample by a number of pre-defined slices
        
        GRID: Automatically slices your samples by a beat division (ie 1/8th or 1/16th of a bar)
        
        DETECT: automatically creates slices by trying to detect hits within your sample. If you feel too many slices are created, lower the detection percentage amount until you are satisfied with the results.
    - - Each pad can control an Audio Units plugin, or an external iOS app which supports Inter-App Audio or Audiobus protocols. To load a plugin or an app
        
        Editor view, select a pad and select the PLUGIN tab
        
        Select which type of plugin or app you want to load
        
        Tap on any plugin or app to load it
        
        Once loaded, tap anywhere in the PLUGIN view to open the Plugin Control View
      - Audio and MIDI connections are now made between BeatMaker and your plugin. If the plugin supports MIDI input, you can now control it using BeatMaker’s virtual keyboard or Performance view. You can also manually configure the MIDI connection to IAA and Audiobus applications by pressing the “MIDI SETUP” located on the Plugin page and keyboard-split view.
      - Important note on saving plugins and external apps presets: Audio Units parameters and presets are automatically saved within BeatMaker sessions and banks, but IAA and Audiobus do not, so make sure to save your presets in the external app.
  - - - You can record the audio output from a plugin or app into a sample. It is then automatically loaded onto a pad, ready to be triggered, further processed or sliced.
        From within the Plugin Control View, the audio recording parameters are located on the left side of the virtual keyboard
        
        DEST PAD: Defines the pad where the recorded sample will be loaded to. By default, it is set to the same pad where your plugin or app is loaded.
        
        MOVE TO NEXT PAD: Set to ON if you want to record onto several pads in a row. When you are done recording on a pad, it will automatically set the DEST PAD to the next one.
        
        THRESHOLD: Recording will only start whenever an audio signal with a volume greater than the THRESHOLD value is captured. The value meter on the left can help you know the current amount of signal being captured. To begin recording, press the “START” button. You can then use the virtual keyboard or open back your external app and play within it. Once you are done recording, press the “RECORDING” button again.
        
        Close the Plugin Control View your recording is now loaded onto the DEST PAD
    - - Most parameters within BeatMaker can be automated. For example, you can control the volume of a target track or pad at a specific location in your song. Usually, when you see a knob control anywhere within the interface, it can be automated.
        To enable the recording of automations, first press the Automations icon from the transport toolbar:
        
        Set “RECORDING AUTOMATIONS” to ON by pressing on it in the displayed menu
        
        Press the record icon from the transport to start recording. Now you can go and move any parameter from within the Editor, Mixer and Effects views: the parameter change values are recorded at the current playing position within the song sequencer.
        
        Press the stop icon from the transport to quit recording. Make sure to set “RECORDING AUTOMATIONS” to OFF if you do not with to record further automations
        
        When recording an automation by changing a parameter within the interface, it will disable the playback of any previously recorded automation for this specific parameter. When stopping the recording, the playback of said automation is resumed as normal. However, you can change this behavior when the sequencer is looping on a specific section by enabling or disabling the “RE-ENABLE ON LOOP” feature. When set to ON, automations playback are resumed after looping. If set to OFF, playback is not resumed and any previously recorded automation will be overwritten. The “QUANTIZE SYNC” option from the automation menu allows you to quantize the recorded value-change events to a specific bar division. By default, it is set to 1/64th of a
        bar.
    - - You can record automation for Audio Units plugins the same way you would do for an internal BeatMaker parameter.
        From within the Plugin Control View:
        
        Make sure the AUTOMATION “Rec” and “Play” buttons are activated in the Transport toolbar
        
        Select the pattern you want to record the automation to by tapping the Pattern preview area
        
        Tap the record icon from the Transport toolbar to start the recording and playback of the sequencer
        
        From your plugin screen, move the parameters (knobs, faders…) for which you want to record automation
        
        Automation has now been recorded to your pattern, ready to be played back. To manually edit your automation, open your pattern within the Pattern Editor, then tap the “PATTERN AUTOMATIONS” button at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
    - - Auxiliary tracks (AUX) are used to share effects between several tracks and pads. For example, you may want to use one reverb effect with a specific configuration, then share it amongst different instruments to create a coherent reverberation environment for your song.
        To reproduce a similar approach, follow these steps:
        
        Select the AUX 1 track within the Mixer view
        
        Tap the FX icon located at the bottom of the main left toolbar
        
        Tap the “NEW TRACK FX” button from the FX panel, then choose the Reverb effect
        
        Set the “WET MIX” parameter to 100% and “DRY MIX” to 0% (this way the reverb effect only outputs reverberation and no dry/original signal)
        
        From the Mixer view, select the first track you want to apply reverb to, such as Bank A
        
        Move the “Send 1” knob up to some value. You can play a pattern from this track at the same time to hear what is happening: the higher the Send value is, the more reverberation can be heard
        
        Repeat the last step for any other track or pad you want to apply reverb to.
        
        By setting different Send values for each instrument, you can change their perceived proximity within the sound space created by the reverb. Each Send parameter basically controls the amount of signal (volume) that is sent to the auxiliary track. Up to 8 auxiliary tracks can be created within BeatMaker: Send 1 controls AUX 1, Send 2 controls AUX 2, etc. To display the 8 Send control knobs at the same time, tap the “All Sends” button from the bottom toolbar.
- - - - Toggle repeat on and off for any pad
    - - Useful for creating variations during live performance
    - - Converts the pad view into a scene selector
    - - Tap Gear icon: FIXED MIDI VEL applies fixed velocity to incoming MIDI notes received by the pad.
      - Tap Gear icon: PADS Y VELOCITY: if set to ON, the velocity will depend of the vertical position of your
        finger while tapping on a pad.
      - FIXED VEL sets the velocity value used when tapping this pad
- - - - Can be set to send or receive MIDI, press 3-dot for setup
      - Can change input port and channel the pad reads from or output port and channel it sends on
      - Can set MIDI i/o for whole Bank with 3-dots next to Bank name
    - - A pad can play more than one layer at a time, each layer can contain more than one sample; editing a layer parameter affects all samples in that layer
      - Add samples & layers by dragging from Browser to Editor
      - M mutes the sample
      - Can delete or move sample between layers with 3-dot
    - - Presents Volume, Pan, Send 1&2, Choke Group, Link Group & Pad Note
        
        Choke Group - use to stop playback when another pad is triggered, ala open/closed hi hats
        
        Link Group - triggering one pad triggers another
        
        Sends - amount the pad sends to AUX 1 & 2
  - - - Audio editor
        
        Set Snap On, Select, Start/End & Loop, delete, trim, copy, paste and process the sample
        
        SNAP ON: If enabled, any selection or position set in the audio editor is automatically moved to the closest zero-crossing value.
        
        SELECT, START/END & LOOP: When SELECT mode is enabled, dragging cursors over the waveform creates a selection, which can then be used for actions such as Delete,Trim, Copy, Process… When disabled, the waveform is used to change playback start and end positions. If SAMPLE LOOP mode is active, the loop playback points can also be set by pressing the LOOP button.
        
        When using delete, trim etc, BeatMaker automatically creates a copy of your sample on disk, and leaves the original sample untouched.
      - Where you record, edit & slice samples # #
      - Set various parameters: loop, crossfade, BPM, time sig, duration (& autoscale), layer trigger, disk streaming, live stretch, reverse, polyphony, legato, glide, tune/fine, gain, pan, saturate, amp env, filter
        
        Double-tap any parameter to set precise value, reset it, or add modulation or macro control
    - - Up to 4 effects per layer
    - - Most of the sampler parameters can be controlled and modified by modulators, such as envelopes, LFOs, step sequences, MIDI parameters and controllers.
      - Double-tap parameter knob or value from Sampler tab, select Modulate, use existing or create new one
      - Modulations tab shows all current modulations
    - - Defines how your samples are spread along a keyboard and key velocities to create realistic or interesting instruments
      - Tip: Have the samples list opened on the left for easier navigation within the Mapping page
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- - - - Sequencer arranged vertically into Tracks
        
        Each track shows every Bank, Audio Track and AUX Track in the current Session
      - Can Mute or Solo each track, create new Bank, Audio or AUX track, preview the whole song and use it as scrollbar
      - -/+ buttons define resolution on sequencer grid (GRID DIVISION), which sets quantize; AUTO mode the quantize is set based on current zoom level
      - Timeline Header - tap to set play position, set loop start/end positions
      - AUTO FOLLOW - sequencer scrolls the timeline
      - Pattern menu is at bottom of Sequencer View, shows current pattern and properties
    - - Selection Tool - select multiple objects, add pattern to current selection, move selection along timeline
      - Split Tool - Split patterns based on Grid Division
      - Hand Icon - Scroll current display, select patterns, add current working pattern into empty zone, move pattern along timeline
      - When patterns selected, toolbar shows Edit, Repeat, Duplicate (creates a new pattern), Remove (from timeline), Set loop, and if multiple patterns selected, Merge appears
    - - Used to control parameters along timeline, ala fade ins/outs, different amount of effects etc
      - Splits display into song sequencer and automation editor
      - Create Automation shows available options; once you select a parameter, it's added to the Automation Editor
  - - - Drag patterns from Track Helper menu, or select an empty slot and tap pattern name in TH menu
      - Drag audio from Browser to an empty slot
      - When a scene is selected, toolbar shows Duplicate, Delete, Clear, Paste, Rename, <, >
    - - Scenes and patterns loop indefinitely
      - To Stop playback
        
        Stop on Toolbar stops everything
        
        Stop icon from Scene View stops scene patterns
        
        Small stop icon on right of each track stops current track pattern
    - - Tracks arranged vertically, while Scenes are horizontal
      - Scenes can represent parts of a song, such as Intro, Verse, Break, Chorus etc
  - - - Song Mode - A classic timeline sequencer where you can compose and arrange your patterns and recordings into a complete song, ready to be exported to an audio file
      - Scene Mode - A performance-oriented sequencer, where you can organize groups of patterns or track arrangements, such as introductions, verses and choruses. It is especially useful as a live performance tool and to improvise and try out patterns and sequences as you go.
      - Song and Scene Modes both use the same tracks and patterns, just display them differently
      - Only one pattern per track can be played at the same time; each track is either playing content from Song Mode OR Scene Mode, but not both at the same time
      - Working track - set by selecting bank or track in Performance, Sequencer or Mixer Views
    - - Contains all patterns for current track
      - Selected pattern becomes working pattern, and takes over any pattern currently playing in song sequencer on this track. Pattern loops indefinitely until you select another pattern or return to Song Mode.
      - Drag and drop to add a pattern to timeline
- - - - Contains tempo, banks, patterns, sequences, effects, references to audio samples, etc
      - Everything in BM3 is done in a Session, either load or create a new one on startup
    - - Up to 8 banks within a Session (A - H), up to 128 instruments each, or can be one instrument per bank
      - 16 bank groups, each bank group has 8 banks, giving a total of 128 banks, over 16,000 instruments!
    - - Examples: drum beat, bass line, chord progression, melody
  - - - Also provides menu for controlling playback and editing patterns #