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Fishman OEM TRIPLEPLAY, User Manual

Introducing the Fishman OEM TRIPLEPLAY - an innovative musical companion offering endless possibilities. Unlock its full potential by accessing our comprehensive User Manual. Download it for free, exclusively on our manualshive.com. Explore the endless capabilities and unleash your creativity with this groundbreaking product.

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Table of Contents

Welcome ________________________________________________________________________________
System Requirements _____________________________________________________________________
What is TriplePlay __________________________________________________________________________
What’s Included _____________________________________________________________________________
In a Hurry? Basic MIDI Controller Mode _________________________________________________________

TriplePlay Package Contents ________________________________________________________________

Basic Concepts ________________________________________________________________________________ 

        A Different Kind of Pickup 

        MIDI Guitar vs. Traditional Guitar

        Virtual Instruments

        Virtual Guitar Rigs

        Plug-Ins and Hosts

Typical TriplePlay Setups ___________________________________________________________________________ 

Installation and Setup ___________________________________________________________________________ 
Final Setup Steps ___________________________________________________________________________
Calibrating TriplePlay ________________________________________________________________________
Scanning for Installed Plug-Ins __________________________________________________________________

Add Traditional Guitar ___________________________________________________________________________ 

Controlling TriplePlay Software via External MIDI Device________________________________________

TriplePlay Hardware, Software, Features and Controls ____________________________________________

Hardware Only Functionality, Basic Mode and Optional Controller Boot Functions ____________________ 

        Basic Mode

        System Reinitialize

        Boot in Hardware Mode

Hardware Mode _________________________________________________________________________

        Hardware Mode Patches

        Load Controller: Loading Hardware Mode Patches from TriplePlay Standalone Software

The Menu Tree ____________________________________________________________________________
TriplePlay Software ___________________________________________________________________________

        The Perform Window

        The Patch Readout Area

        The Save Patch Dialogs

        The Sensitivity/Tuner Area

The Mixer Area __________________________________________________________________________________

Plug-In Select Window ___________________________________________________________________________
Plug-In Edit Window ___________________________________________________________________________

The TriplePlay Parameters Panel ____________________________________________________________________

        Synth View 

        Pedal View

        External Synth View

        External Synth + Pedal View

The Fretboard/Edit Splits Area _________________________________________________________________

Plug-In Version of TriplePlay ____________________________________________________________________
Pull Down Menus _____________________________________________________________________________

        Patches Menu

        Options Menu 

        View Menu

        Window Menu

        Help Menu

Glossary ______________________________________________________________________________________

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Summary of Contents for OEM TRIPLEPLAY

Page 1: ...1 USER GUIDE OEM TRIPLEPLAY www fishman com ...

Page 2: ...____________________ Hardware Only Functionality Basic Mode and Optional Controller Boot Functions ____________________ Basic Mode System Reinitialize Boot in Hardware Mode Hardware Mode _________________________________________________________________________ Hardware Mode Patches Load Controller Loading Hardware Mode Patches from TriplePlay Standalone Software The Menu Tree _____________________...

Page 3: ...turing stunning collections of sounds and virtual instruments You need no addi tional music software and no music software experience to get started But if you are an experienced computer musician you ll appreciate how well TriplePlay performs with your favorite music software including synths samplers drum machines and digital DJ rigs TriplePlay also integrates well with most popular DAW software...

Page 4: ...ot wirelessly transmit your traditional guitar sound You still need to use a cable to connect your guitar to a computer amp or other device The best way to do this is by plugging into the computer through a dedicated audio interface This allows the user to combine traditional guitar and MIDI inside the TriplePlay software While it isw possible to connect directly to most computers via their audio ...

Page 5: ...ns that come with the program and any others you ve installed on your computer TriplePlay can also run as a plug in AU or VST formats within any compatible recording software including the powerful program Fishman provides with TriplePlay TriplePlay receiver Audio out to headphones or speakers Computer or device running MIDI compatible applications Typical TriplePlay Setups TriplePlay hardware can...

Page 6: ...nnection If your computer has an internal sound card you can also connect your guitar s output directly to your computer s audio input using a simple audio connector This is an easy way to explore TriplePlay though most users eventually opt for the improved sound and performance of a dedicated audio interface TriplePlay wirelessly transmits MIDI data Audio signal sent to computer via audio interfa...

Page 7: ...est results TriplePlay wirelessly transmits MIDI data Audio signal sent to computer via audio interface Synth sampler or other MIDI sound generator TriplePlay receiver Computer running TriplePlay software Audio out to headphones or speakers TriplePlay wirelessly transmits MIDI data Audio signal sent to computer via audio interface TriplePlay receiver MIDI interface Synth sampler or other MIDI soun...

Page 8: ...itar and plug into one of your computer s USB ports or into a wall socket using the included adapter figure 1 A small LED on the back plate of your guitar glows green while the unit is charging and turns off once the charge is complete Allow 90 min utes for the controller to be fully charged You can expect about 20 hours of battery life from your charged instrument We recommend fully charging the T...

Page 9: ...ou re using to get sound in and out of your computer The most common configuration options are covered in Typical TriplePlay Setups To reveal these settings click Options near the upper left corner of the main window and then Preferences The Preferences window appears figure 3 If you don t intend to use traditional guitar select your preferred built in audio drivers for input and output If you re si...

Page 10: ...rences dialog window allows the user to control overall volume expression post master volume with use of an external MIDI device Calibrating TriplePlay One of TriplePlay s coolest features is the way you can fine tune it to suit your individual playing style Here s how 1 Once you ve linked your controller and receiver as detailed on page 9 locate the TriplePlay program on your computer and open it ...

Page 11: ...one for the Synth channels First the Guitar channel In TriplePlay s mixer section click hold the gray box in the lower portion of the Guitar channel figure 8 will appear Click Scan for effects TriplePlay searches your computer for com patible plug ins figure 9 This process may take a few minutes depending on the number of plug ins the scan detects Once the scan is complete all available plug ins app...

Page 12: ...connected to your computer select its input port via the Preferences menu under Options from the pull down menus The Foot pedal MIDI input allows you to select your MIDI input device The TP application has five possible externally controlled functions These should be sent via MIDI channel one 1 Hold Loop Send CC 66 value 127 0 on release for hold loop 2 Patch up CC 68 value 128 0 on release for pat...

Page 13: ...ink and the LED resumes flashing at its faster rate C Charge indicator LED Glows green while the controller is being charged The light goes out when the controller is fully charged D Power switch Turns the controller on and off E USB power jack Attach the included USB A to Micro USB B cable to charge the controller via the included adapter or most computer USB ports F Receiver LED button status lig...

Page 14: ... Switch On while D Pad UP Button is engaged Hardware Mode This will boot the device into Hardware Mode with the unit on hardware patch 1 See the description in the Hardware Mode section for more infor mation on Hardware Mode patches and functionality Hardware Mode Fishman s TriplePlay hardware can be used to directly control any MIDI USB compliant device with a type A USB receptacle capable of pro...

Page 15: ...y notes occupied by the region in purple in your fingerboard splits will have the parameter settings you save in this parameter menu once the patch is loaded into your controller and is activated This includes the corresponding program change and other MIDI commands created in the bottom of the menu These parameter settings can be made for each region if you wish or you can have only a single regio...

Page 16: ...trol at its default setting of 12 since that s the setting that works best with TriplePlay s factory library 3 Patch Parameters Poly Mode Can be set On or Off with Off signifying Mono mode In Poly mode all neck and fret splits are disabled and the plug in on Synth 1 is the only instrument heard In Mono Mode all Synth channels are available and you can assign each one to a specific part of the neck ...

Page 17: ...ounds the bent pitch to the nearest half step If for example you bend C up to D flat you hear the note C slide up to D flat without a second note attack and the D flat will be perfectly in tune even if your bend is not Transpose You can transpose each Synth channel independently Adjustable by 1 24 with 1 represent ing a half step and 24 representing the maximum transposition of two octaves You might ...

Page 18: ...reate splits patches that assign different sounds to different parts of the fretboard More details in Fretboard Edit Splits area page 23 E Pull Down Menus Here you set your TriplePlay preferences check for software updates and call up various views and windows The specific menus are detailed in the Pull Down menus section of this document page 24 25 The Patch Readout Area Here you preview select mo...

Page 19: ...re 2 Save As New Patch dialog figure 16 This appears when you click the Patch Readout area s Save button while editing a factory patch You can t overwrite TriplePlay s factory patches so TriplePlay prompts you to save the patch to a user memory location Since you can t save a patch whose name is identical to a factory patch TriplePlay automatically appends the words Copy 1 though you can enter any ...

Page 20: ...te volume of all your guitar and synth sounds A B C D The Sensitivity Tuner Area This is where you calibrate TriplePlay s response to suit your personal playing style This area doubles as a digital tuner A String name Identifies each string by pitch in standard tuning only B Sensitivity meters Displays of the sensitivity level for each string C Sensitivity increment decrement buttons These appear w...

Page 21: ...annels H Mute buttons Clicking a Mute button temporarily silences a channel Multiple Mute buttons may be simultaneously active However the Guitar channel s mute status is independent from mute settings on the other mixer channels Plug In Select Window Click hold any of the mixer s plug in buttons to open a list of available virtual instru ment plug ins Until you ve performed the plug in scan proce...

Page 22: ...ntly for each patch Even after you ve set your perfect string sensitivity via the Menu Tree you may choose to vary the response from patch to patch The further you move the slider to ward the right the greater the touch sensitivity Pick Fingerstyle selector Optimizes the touch response for pick or fingerstyle playing Sustain Pedal If you ve configured a MIDI controller as a sustain pedal checking th...

Page 23: ...flat mirrors the pitch of the note you produce even if it s not perfectly in tune iv Stepped Here TriplePlay rounds off every note to the nearest half step It interprets bent notes as pitch bends rather than newly plucked notes and rounds the bent pitch to the nearest half step If for example you bend C up to D flat you hear the note C slide up to D flat without a second note attack and the D flat wil...

Page 24: ...st Significant Byte values Different hardware instruments interpret these messages differently so consult the documen tation for your particular instrument Use the up and down arrows to scroll the values TriplePlay Parameters panel External Synth as Pedal Channel Finally when using the Pedal channel to control an external synth the Parameters tab includes both the hardware controls and the pedal mo...

Page 25: ...signed to the Synth 1 channel If a plug in is assigned to Synth 1 its name appears here B Synth 2 split zone Notes played in this zone trigger sound from the VI assigned to the Synth 2 channel If a plug in is assigned to Synth 2 its name appears here C Synth 3 split zone Notes played in this zone trigger sound from the VI assigned to the Synth 3 channel If a plug in is assigned to Synth 3 its name...

Page 26: ... played between the fifth and tenth fret on the middle two strings play Synth 1 and Synth 4 And notes played between the fifth and tenth fret on the lower two strings play Synth 2 and Synth 4 Plug In Version of TriplePlay When you use TriplePlay as a plug in within a DAW program such as Presonus s Studio One the TriplePlay Perform window appears much like it does when using the program in standalone...

Page 27: ... more latency that is the slight lag between the instant when you play a note and the instant you hear the sounds through your speakers or headphones o The results you get from your Sample Rate and Audio Buffer Size settings vary according to the power and speed of your computer You may need to experiment to find the right sweet spot between optimal performance and minimal latency o The Foot Pedal ...

Page 28: ...ser Patch column into the Current Song column You can also drag a user patch directly from the leftmost column onto a song in the rightmost column even if it s not the currently active song o You can also reorder patches here via click drag or delete patches from a song by selecting them and clicking Remove Patch o You can add multiple copies of the same patch to a song which may be useful for sel...

Page 29: ...of a foot pedal or foot switch The Pedal channel in the TriplePlay Mixer lets you use a controller pedal not included to sustain notes and alternate synth sounds DAW Short for digital audio workstation DAWs which can be dedicated hardware devices or software pro grams allow you to record edit mix and perform other music production tasks TriplePlay is not a DAW since it doesn t record music But it ...

Page 30: ... but in optimal conditions latency is so minimal as to be imperceptible Latency is largely dependent on computer speed and audio buffer settings See Audio buffer MIDI Acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface Since the early 1980s MIDI has been the standard language musical devices use to communicate with each other TriplePlay s controller translates your guitar performance into MIDI data w...

Page 31: ...ou want an organ sound across the entire range of the guitar you might use Poly mode But if you want an organ sound for the upper strings and a bass sound for the lower ones you must use Mono mode In Poly mode splits are not available and only sounds assigned to the mixer s Synth 1 channel are heard Receiver TriplePlay s dongle like component which wirelessly receives musical information transmitt...

Page 32: ...ups are transducers because they translate the energy of your vibrating strings into electrical signals that get sent to your amp or computer The TriplePlay hexaphonic pickup is another type of transducer one that converts the vibrating string energy into a MIDI signal See hexaphonic pickup T ranspose To shift a piece or passage of music up or down by a specific interval In TriplePlay you can speci...

Page 33: ...tions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reori...

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