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USER MANUAL 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Page 1: ...ARTURIA Wurli V USER MANUAL 1 USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...zon Sound Design Jean Baptiste Arthus Jean Michel Blanchet Chuck Capsis Richard Courtel Jim Cowgill Marion Demeulemeester Steve Ferlazzo Boele Gerkes Kevin Lamb Victor Morello Paul Steinway Katsunori...

Page 3: ...Activate 13 2 2 Initial setup 13 2 2 1 Audio and MIDI settings Windows 13 2 2 2 Audio and MIDI settings Mac OS X 15 2 2 3 Using Wurli V in plug in mode 16 3 USER INTERFACE 17 3 1 The virtual keyboard...

Page 4: ...preset 31 3 3 5 3 Re order the presets 31 3 3 5 4 Remove a preset 31 3 3 5 5 Delete a playlist 31 3 4 Main controls 31 3 5 Open mode 32 3 6 The effects 33 3 6 1 Slot 1 Wah Wah Auto Wah Volume pedal 3...

Page 5: ...ectrical signals by using electronic pickups This is quite different from an electronic piano which simulates the timbre of a piano or others instruments using analog or digital circuitry 1 1 1 2 At t...

Page 6: ...e Doors Herbie Hancock Chick Corea Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Ray Charles Queen Supertramp Elton John etc The band SUPERTRAMP playing the original reed electric piano from 1972 Most electric piano player...

Page 7: ...this concept to the Everett piano company who then produced the Orgatron This utilized Meissner s individual pickup arrangement but instead of striking a string for a percussive attack Everett s syst...

Page 8: ...ergy by electrostatic pickups It s a 64 note instrument whose keyboard range was from A an octave above the lowest note of a standard 88 note piano to the C an octave below the top note of an 88 note...

Page 9: ...filing can cause havoc shorting out between reed and pickup and nasty sounds result when played Also if the actual overall shape of the lump of solder is altered too radically the timbre of the note m...

Page 10: ...s the crossfade targets of an X Y controller or a looping envelope Sample Playback where recordings of a sound are triggered by a playback device and can be transposed by increasing the playback speed...

Page 11: ...ve modeling of all acoustic guitar parameters The calculations to produce the sound took three days The second biggest challenge of physical modeling synthesis is to simplify the algorithms wherever p...

Page 12: ...ARTURIA Wurli V USER MANUAL 12 of electronic circuits you wind up with Arturia And Arturia now offers you our latest brainchild the Wurli V May it light the fires of creativity for you...

Page 13: ...the product In order to proceed go to this web page and follow the instructions http www arturia com register Note If you don t have an Arturia account yet you will need to create one The process is q...

Page 14: ...main menu You will then see the Audio MIDI settings window This works in the same way on both Windows and Mac OS X although the names of the devices available to you will depend on the hardware you ar...

Page 15: ...e right hand side of this menu The Sample Rate menu lets you set the sample rate at which audio is sent out of the instrument The options here will depend on the capability of your audio interface har...

Page 16: ...lug in instrument and its interface and settings work the same way as in standalone mode with a couple of differences You can automate numerous parameters using your DAW s automation system You can us...

Page 17: ...ursor across the keys to hear a glissando 3 2 Toolbar The toolbar that runs along the top edge of the instrument both in standalone and plug in mode provides access to many useful features Let s look...

Page 18: ...useful for creating variations on patches but still keeping individual copies of each one 3 2 3 Import preset This command lets you import a preset file which can be either a single preset or an enti...

Page 19: ...options The Wurli V window can be resized from 60 to 200 of its original size without any visual artifacts On a smaller screen such as a laptop you might want to reduce the interface size so it doesn...

Page 20: ...eceives MIDI See section 2 2 of the manual for full details on this 3 2 7 Preset browser overview The Preset browser is invoked by clicking the toolbar button that has four vertical lines See section...

Page 21: ...on the frame of the instrument to open and close it 3 2 9 MIDI Learn assignment The MIDI plug icon at the far right side of the toolbar places the instrument into MIDI learn mode Parameters that can b...

Page 22: ...ontrol into learning mode Move a physical knob or fader and the target goes red indicating that a link has been made between the hardware control and the software parameter There s a popup window that...

Page 23: ...ed to sending a full range of values in a linear fashion 0 127 for example To be specific a relative knob will send values 61 63 when turned in a negative direction and values 65 67 when turned in a p...

Page 24: ...py the current MIDI assignment setup or delete it import a configuration file or export the currently active one This is a quick way to set up different hardware MIDI keyboards or controllers with Wur...

Page 25: ...Output mode The output button allows you to select the way by which the sound of the instrument is captured This option plays an important role on the sound you will get and let you access to several...

Page 26: ...l access the same banks of presets To access the search view click on the browser button the icon looks a bit like books on a library shelf The Preset Browser button 3 3 1 Searching presets The Search...

Page 27: ...g the small down arrow buttons in their title fields Results columns can be sorted by clicking the same arrow button in their own section You can use multiple search fields to perform narrower searche...

Page 28: ...h field shows you information about any preset The information for User presets may be changed here Name Type Favorite etc However if you want to alter the information for a Factory preset you must fi...

Page 29: ...if you searched for Love in the main search area the results of that search will appear here Similarly if you previously selected a Type in the Search field you would see the results of that search i...

Page 30: ...through the preset list either the full list or the filtered list that resulted from the use of one or more search terms 3 3 5 Playlists In the lower left corner of the Preset Browser window is a fea...

Page 31: ...within a playlist For example to move a preset from slot 2 to slot 4 drag and drop the preset to the desired location This will copy the preset into the new location 3 3 5 4 Remove a preset To delete...

Page 32: ...e Sets the speed of the vibrato Pickup Distance Sets the distance between the tone source and the pickup When the pickup is moved closer to the tone source the sound becomes more distorted and the tim...

Page 33: ...Note Off Noise Sets the level of key release noise Sustain Pedal Noise On a Wurlitzer you can hear the mechanical action of the sustain pedal You can set how loud or soft you want this mechanical nois...

Page 34: ...effect pedal only the drop down menu remains visible Each effect also has a bypass button Bypassing the pedal will not remove the graphic and the parameters the signal will be 100 dry When the pedal i...

Page 35: ...Volume pedal This works as a volume pedal that is assigned to MIDI CC 7 You can also click and drag on the pedal to change the volume amount 3 6 1 2 Wah Wah This works as a standard wah wah pedal It...

Page 36: ...ft of the wah wah filter Turn this up to get more of a filter sweep sound Freq Control will set the center frequency of the filter effect AutoRate Will automatically control the filter frequency This...

Page 37: ...er or ringing sound 3 6 2 3 Phaser The phase shifter was one of the most popular effects used with electric pianos in the 70 s It works by splitting the incoming signal and changing the phase of it in...

Page 38: ...stereophonic signal from a monophonic signal The difference between the 2 tracks can be set with the Stereo width and the speed of the left right rotation with the Stereo rate knob A selector Type of...

Page 39: ...Feedback knob sets the feedback level The FB Tone knob controls a feedback filtering effect low pass to left high pass to right You can set the delay modulation by changing the LFO rate and LFO depth...

Page 40: ...closer to the same volume Every time a sound goes over a certain volume Threshold it is reduced by a specified amount Ratio Attack and Release determine how quickly the reduction is added and how qui...

Page 41: ...tion Output Sets output trim level Tone Sets the low pass filter 3 6 2 8 Vocal Filter The Vocal filter is a formant filter The LFO Rate knob and LFO On Off selector set the LFO parameters The Resonanc...

Page 42: ...te Sets the rate of the vocal filter LFO LFO On Off Starts or stop the LFO activity Res Sets the band width of the 5 band pass filters of the vocal filter Mix Sets the balance between the input level...

Page 43: ...different space room hall etc The material section Damp and Brightness sets the timber for the reverb dark or bright sounding The shape section Diffusion and Decay sets the size and duration of the r...

Page 44: ...s at the listener s ear in rapidly fluctuating frequencies of a keyboard note Using a Leslie with a Wurlitzer allows for a unique sound not typically heard Speed Sets rotor speed stop slow fast High D...

Page 45: ...t between 4 types of microphones and positions Dyna57 on Axis Dyna57 Off Axis SH421 Front or YOU87 Front This is a simulation of the most common ways to mic up a guitar amplifier You can select the ty...

Page 46: ...ARTURIA Wurli V USER MANUAL 46 Hi Sets high frequencies equalization Microphone Select between 4 types of microphones Cabinet Select between 4 types of cabinet...

Page 47: ...urchases from the Arturia Online Store please contact Arturia on the internet website www arturia com support askforhelp purchase 1 5 Arturia reserves all rights not expressly granted in the EULA 2 Ri...

Page 48: ...ong as only one installation is used at any given time The Licensee must register the Product to Arturia to get access to client support and to activate his Product An internet connection is required...

Page 49: ...repackaged in whole or in part as audio samples sound libraries or sound effects 6 Data Protection Arturia attaches great importance to compliance with legislation on data protection The User data co...

Page 50: ...s on the length of an implied warranty or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusions may not apply to the Licensee in this case This warra...

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