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Specifications

•  Maximum polyphony: 32 notes (depending on the computer’s CPU)
•  Number of Layers: 2
•  Presets: 250
•  Effects: 31 types
•  Modulation: Most parameters can be modulated, including parameters of individual Motion Sequence Steps.  

Depending on Motion Sequence length, there can be more than 1,000 potential modulation targets per Program.

•  Standalone operation or as a VST3/AU/AAX Native plug-in instrument
•  Real-time MIDI control and automation is supported

Operating requirements 

MacOS

•  OS: macOS 10.14 Mojave or later (with latest updates)
•  CPU: Apple M1 or better, or Intel Core i5 or better (for Intel, Core i7 or better recommended)
•  Memory: 8 GB RAM or more (16 GB RAM or more recommended)
•  Storage: 8 GB or more free space (SSD recommended)
•  Internet connection
•  Plug-in: AU, VST3, AAX (64-bit only)

Windows

•  OS: Windows 10 or later, 64-bit (with latest updates); 32-bit operating systems are not supported
•  CPU: Intel Core i5 or better (Core i7 or better recommended)
•  Memory: 8 GB RAM or more (16 GB RAM or more recommended)
•  Storage: 8 GB or more free space (SSD recommended)
•  Internet connection
•  Plug-in: VST3, AAX (64-bit only)

* Appearance and specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.

Summary of Contents for modwave native

Page 1: ...modwave native WAVETABLE SYNTHESIZER E1...

Page 2: ...ain Menu 17 Settings 18 User Sample Banks 22 Synthesis page 23 Oscillator 1 2 24 Filter 29 Common Pitch 33 Amp 34 Motion Sequencing 2 0 36 Overview 36 Sequencer page 37 Motion Sequence 38 Standard Lan...

Page 3: ...7 Filter Amp Pitch Osc 1 Osc 2 LFO 67 KeyTrack 70 Filter KeyTrack 70 Amp KeyTrack 71 Modulation Processors 73 Overview 73 Gate 73 Offset 74 Quantize 75 Scale 76 Curve 76 Smooth 78 Sum 78 Effects page...

Page 4: ...s or noise 95 Sound is delayed 95 Can t control the software synthesizer from a MIDI device connected to the computer 95 Specifications 96 Operating requirements 96 Support and service 97 Before you c...

Page 5: ...f motion sequencing including multiple lanes asynchronous loops step probability and more Filters Add vintage character to your sounds with the aggressive MS 20 Lowpass or Highpass filters or the stro...

Page 6: ...Kaoss Physics Mod Knobs ADSR 1 3 ADSR 1 3 ADSR 4x Envelopes Pitch Portamento Slope Motion Seq Osc 2 Wavetable A Wavetable B Osc 1 Wavetable A Wavetable B Sub Noise ADSR 1 3 LFO ADSR 1 3 ADSR 5x LFOs...

Page 7: ...r Selectors Favoriteicon PerformanceSelectorsonly Off On Knobs and sliders To edit knob values drag vertically To edit slider values drag in the direction of the slider Most knobs and sliders can also...

Page 8: ...nce Select 7 Main Menu 10 Layer B Osc 1 12 Layer B Filter 3 Play Edit Librarian modes 4 Hold 2 Kaoss Physics 5 Volume 6 Randomize 10 Layer A Osc 1 9 Layer A On Off 11 Layer A Osc 2 12 Layer A Filter 1...

Page 9: ...o Redo Undo redo history is maintained separately for the Librarian and Play Edit modes The names of the undo redo commands change to reflect this for example Editor Undo Value Change Cutoff or Librar...

Page 10: ...15 Mod Knobs The Mod Knobs can control any number of parameters in any of the Layers they will do different things depending on the specific sound The knob values are stored and can themselves be modu...

Page 11: ...grammable modulation sources are shown here including the keyboard with note number velocity aftertouch and Pitch and Mod Wheels Kaoss Physics Envelopes LFOs Key Tracking Mod Processors and the Step S...

Page 12: ...performance and also save the results as new sounds You can drag from the Mod Knobs using their appear on hover drag handles to modulate parameters in the main part of the screen or even other modula...

Page 13: ...ew parent sound is selected for example the Program is the parent sound of the Motion Sequence For more information see Selectors on page 2 2 Data List This shows the list of selectable sound data Per...

Page 14: ...leads bells etc Each sound can be assigned to two Categories and each data type Performances Programs etc has its own list of Categories Click on a Category name to filter by that Category click on t...

Page 15: ...pen the contextual menu and select the Save command The Save dialog will appear Savedialog 3 Set the Name Author Collection and Categories as desired You can also edit all of this metadata later using...

Page 16: ...trol click macOS on the name and select the Rename command in the contextual menu 5 Select Rename 6 Enter the new name and press OK to confirm Names can be up to 24 characters long 7 Make sure to save...

Page 17: ...ModKnobDragHandleinupperright 2 Drag to a modulation destination Most parameters are modulatable Newly created modulation routings will appear in the Mod Inspector Note If a parameter cannot be modula...

Page 18: ...ayer Mod Knobs can be controlled directly from MIDI CCs Unlike normal modulation this works by directly editing the Mod Knob values just like turning the knobs on the screen Important Any changes made...

Page 19: ...can use copy paste with Layers Programs LFOs Envelopes Kaoss Physics Filter Amp Key Track Mod Processors Individual effects Pre FX Mod FX Delay Reverb and Master EQ Filter settings Arpeggiator setting...

Page 20: ...ion Sequence Select Arpeggiator Filter and so on Depending on the Scope additional settings may appear Fx Mod Knob Values randomizes the Mod Knobs Program and or Performance according to Scope and Eff...

Page 21: ...backing up or transferring all of your custom sounds at once Undo Returns to the state prior to the previous operation This applies to any edits made in the Editor windows for instance editing synthes...

Page 22: ...ed the software checks for a new version immediately Set List ListofSetLists This selects the active Set List You can store many Set Lists and change between them as you like You can also set this by...

Page 23: ...respond to variations in pressure applied to the keyboard while playing a note aftertouch Choose the curve that is most appropriate for your controller playing strength and style Aftertouchcurve 1 0 1...

Page 24: ...mitones and play a C the result will be two notes C and G 2 cents sharp the Just Intonation fifth Transposes Scale means that the Scale s Key changes to match the transposition This option is useful i...

Page 25: ...118 109 118 YVelocity LSB 110 119 110 119 Scale Select and Mod Knob 1 4 You can control Scale Select and each Mod Knob directly from MIDI CCs Unlike normal modulation this works by directly editing th...

Page 26: ...ing then take one more step 2 Open the User Sample Banks dialog and press OK Refresh How is the list of User Sample Banks updated Every time modwave native instantiates it checks the contents of the s...

Page 27: ...encer and Effects pages Use the and arrows to step through Programs one by one or click on the name to bring up a browser window Right click control click macOS on the name to bring up a contextual me...

Page 28: ...avetables for their respective oscillators Attack sweeps forward in the Wavetable and Decay sweeps backwards the Sustain level determines the resting point Try both fast and slow envelope times for bo...

Page 29: ...result Note that Soft Clip Hard Clip and Infinite Clip are very different from applying clipping to the audio output The timbre isn t affected by the oscillator level or the number of voices being pla...

Page 30: ...rst waveform and 100 00 selects the last waveform The range between these extremes is divided between the total number of waveforms in the selected Wavetable as shown below Note that when Mode is set...

Page 31: ...rm 2 Waveform 3 Waveform 4 Crossfade 1 2 Crossfade 2 3 Crossfade 3 4 Waveform 1 Waveform 2 Waveform 3 Waveform 4 0 Position 100 0 Position 100 When Xfade Width 50 00 half of the Position range is take...

Page 32: ...r to Mirror above but doubles the Stretch effect Narrow As Morph Amount increases the waveform is compressed towards the front with zeros filling the rest of the duty cycle The effect is different fro...

Page 33: ...s sound thinner or more buzzy BP Band Pass This cuts out all parts of the sound both highs and lows except for the region around the cutoff frequency Since this filter cuts out both high and low frequ...

Page 34: ...e cutoff frequency will change depending on the selected Type as described above Most filter types have a range of 4 00 to 138 00 but the MS 20 LP HP and Polysix range from 8 00 to 136 00 Resonance 0...

Page 35: ...signals Normal 1 osc input This will produce the classic resonant sounds of these filters with a single oscillator playing at full volume When input is louder than a single full volume oscillator the...

Page 36: ...Low Pass Try it and see LP Lowpass HP Highpass BP Bandpass Dry 100 100 These set the volume of the Lowpass Highpass Bandpass and Dry signals respectively Negative values invert the phase Filter Mod Th...

Page 37: ...t change the pitch at all it will be as if you re always playing C4 Slope 2oct 1oct 1oct C4 C5 2 1 0 1 Pitch Note on Keyboard Random Random Pitch Range 0 0 50 0cents This creates random variations in...

Page 38: ...t Rate the units are secs octave seconds per octave If Type is set to Constant Time the units are simply secs seconds Amp Notes on Amp Modulation Amp modulation scales the Amp Level and Amp Envelope w...

Page 39: ...or more information see Key Track on page 70 Pan Pan L100 L1 C0 R1 R100 This sets the left right pan Note that this can be modulated per voice Random Pan Off On Off The normal pan controls above apply...

Page 40: ...s can be modulated on a per note basis using velocity LFOs envelopes etc Each time the sequence moves forward values from the individual lanes are combined to create the output The result can be eithe...

Page 41: ...tion Sequences play on their own separate timelines or whether they are sync d together For details see Sync Notes on page 38 3 Use Master When Use Master is On the Master Lane restarts all of the oth...

Page 42: ...Lane when Tempo is On click and hold to bring up a popup menu to select the Shape or note value respectively 9 Lane Preset Each Lane has its own Preset Use the and arrows to step through Presets one b...

Page 43: ...for the Lane and its Steps Explore the system by mixing and matching presets for different Lanes Loop Start Loop End These control the Steps on which the Lane begins ends and loops You can change the...

Page 44: ...slightly differently regarding probability skipped Steps are absorbed into the previous Step For instance if A1 and A2 are both 16th notes and A2 is skipped due to probability A1 becomes an 8th note T...

Page 45: ...he Swing Resolution For instance if Resolution is set to 1 8 Swing affects every other 8th note 100 Full swing Up beats become triplets moving one third of the way toward the next down beat 300 Up bea...

Page 46: ...he Shape Lane If the pitch offsets are zero Shape has no effect Note that Shape interacts with Transition below to hear shapes unaltered set Transition to Off Transition Off Lin Exp Log Individual Thi...

Page 47: ...c C C D D D F F G G A A A Diminished C C D D D F F F G A A B HalfDiminished C C D D F F F F G G A A Augmented C C D D E E G G G G B B WholeTone C C D E E F F G G A A A Tritone C C C E E F F G G A A A...

Page 48: ...tly differently from Mod Processor Offset in that the Offset is added to the shape and then the result is scaled by the Level below For instance if you want Shape to control volume but don t want the...

Page 49: ...n is updated only at the start of the Step For instance if an LFO is modulating Value only the LFO s amplitude at the very start of the step matters you will not hear the LFO s shape during the step V...

Page 50: ...sert Before and Insert After These commands insert the Step s on the clipboard before or after the selected Step If a range of steps is selected only the first or last step matters Insert Before refer...

Page 51: ...e Advance so that each generated note starts on a new step in the Lane Try this with the Sample Lane for instance with a single Timing step set to Gate Arpeggiator Off On The power button turns the ar...

Page 52: ...ggiator plays notes according to the selected Pattern sorted from lowest to highest and ignores the originally played order Rhythm Resolution 32ndnotetriplet 1 4note This controls the speed of the Arp...

Page 53: ...turbed by playing new notes Layer Setup Volume Inf 84 9 6 0dB This controls the volume of the Layer Note that this is saved in the Performance but not with the Program so it s a good choice when balan...

Page 54: ...use this to create the click heard when a harpsichord note is released for instance In general when using Key Off it s also best to set the Amp Envelope Sustain to 0 Voice Allocation Mode Poly Voice A...

Page 55: ...playing Priority Low High Last Priority is available when Voice Assign Mode is set to Mono This determines what happens when more than one note is being held down Low The lowest note will sound Many v...

Page 56: ...ex and changes the way in which the pitches beat against one another like slightly out of tune oscillators in a vintage synthesizer Higher numbers increase the effect Stereo Spread 0 100 Stereo lets y...

Page 57: ...otes or chords are held indefinitely until you play a new note or chord at which point the previous notes are cut off and the new ones will sound Hold applies only to Layers on the Global MIDI Channel...

Page 58: ...ifth from sharp four to sharp root is also quite flat Werkmeister Werkmeister III Kirnberger Kirnberger III These are Well Tempered tunings from the Baroque period Pelog This Indonesian gamelan scale...

Page 59: ...the fade out occurs working inwards from the High key To edit Fade ranges in the Zone graphics use Option drag macOS or Alt drag Windows LFade Low Fade A B 0 127 See HFade High Fade A B above Velocit...

Page 60: ...currently selected Layer The middle section filters by either destination category such as Synth or Effects or source category such as Controllers or Generators The bottom section more specifically s...

Page 61: ...urces are shown here including the keyboard with note number velocity aftertouch and Pitch and Mod Wheels Kaoss Physics Envelopes LFOs Key Tracking Mod Processors and the Step Seq Lanes Graphics show...

Page 62: ...locity This is MIDI note on velocity through an exponential curve Low velocities won t have very much effect and the differences between lower velocities won t be very noticeable On the other hand hig...

Page 63: ...Knobs This section of the Modulation Sources list contains the 4 Mod Knobs Generators Filter Amp Osc 1 Osc 2 Envelope These are the four ADSR envelopes Filter Amp Osc 1 Osc 2 Pitch LFO These are the...

Page 64: ...CCs 1 to 119 interpreted as bipolar signals MIDI value 64 is 0 values below 64 produce negative modulation and values above 64 produce positive modulation CCs with fixed assignments MIDI CCs 1 to 119...

Page 65: ...r instance try modulating Tilt X with Kaoss Y Using Kaoss Physics to create specific results Kaoss Physics can be interesting in itself but you can also use it to create specific modulation effects Fo...

Page 66: ...ysics On Off Press the power button to turn Kaoss Physics on and off Off The physics model is disabled and the pad works as a simple x y pad On The physics model is enabled 3 Control Area Start the mo...

Page 67: ...100 Controls the energy absorption as the ball travels across the surface Time 0 00x 1 00x Slows down time Note that 1 00 normal speed is the maximum if you want to both speed up and slow down start a...

Page 68: ...X 0 50 100 Sets the start point of the launch on the X axis 50 is the center 0 is the left side and 100 is the right Start Position Y 0 50 100 Sets the start point of the launch on the Y axis 50 is t...

Page 69: ...ge quickly at first and then slow down as it approaches the next point This tends to sound better than straight linear segments Classic analog synth envelopes made these curved shapes naturally The mo...

Page 70: ...if the value has been below the Threshold and then changes so that it is equal to or greater than the Threshold the envelope resets When the threshold is negative the envelope resets when passing thro...

Page 71: ...orms are self explanatory but a few will benefit from more details GTR Guitar is intended for guitar vibrato It is positive only so that when used for pitch it only bends upwards RND 1 Random 1 genera...

Page 72: ...low 0 again Offset is shown as a dotted line in the LFO graphic and can be edited by dragging the line up and down Offset affects the signal after the Shape function as shown below LFOSignalFlow Offse...

Page 73: ...arts from the phase determined by the first note in the phrase so that the LFOs for all notes being held are synchronized together Fade applies only to the first note in the phrase Note Even if Sync N...

Page 74: ...ay the same between the Low Key and the Mid Key You can think of the resulting shape as being like two folding doors attached to a hinge in the center At the Mid Key the main hinge the keyboard tracki...

Page 75: ...normal key track use negative values 1 00 is the default Mid Key C 1 G9 This sets the center of the keyboard tracking the main hinge When this key is played the Key Track output is 0 The Mid Key can t...

Page 76: ...p Key Track s negative Slopes act as if they are steeper than positive Slopes This only applies to modulation of Amp Level when modulating other destinations Amp Key Track acts the same as Filter Key...

Page 77: ...the threshold For instance you can use Gate to Apply pitch bend or other effects to some notes but not to others using Control at Note On Only Apply modulation only after the source reaches a certain...

Page 78: ...erts the phase Offset 200 200 This controls how the Input is shifted up or down 200 shifts an input of 100 all the way to 100 Converting from bipolar to unipolar You can use Offset to convert a bipola...

Page 79: ...itch Bend You can use Quantize to create quantized pitch bend for fret dragging effects brass rips and more 1 Open the Synthesis tab 2 Click and hold on Mod Processor 1 in the Mod Source footer and dr...

Page 80: ...t is an LFO and the Scale Source is an Envelope positive settings mean that the Envelope will increase the amount the of LFO Curve Curve can create custom controller curves such as exponential joystic...

Page 81: ...nd deemphasizes the center Negative emphasizes center value range around 0 Asymmetric Unipolar Positive emphasizes extreme upper range with offset Negative emphasizes extreme lower range with offset B...

Page 82: ...od Processor Attack 0 000 10 000sec This controls how long it takes the smoother to reach a new higher value Higher settings mean longer times Decay 0 000 10 000sec This controls how long it takes the...

Page 83: ...Modulation Processors 79 Input LFO Sum Source Env Output...

Page 84: ...fect you can select a Type aka algorithm and a Preset within that Type For full lists of Effect Types see Pre FX on page 81 Mod FX on page 82 Delay on page 83 and Master Reverb on page 84 Types ending...

Page 85: ...the effect Use this to alter the response of effects such as the Waveshaper or to compensate for gain increases in effects such as the Talking Modulator Volume Inf 84 9 12 0dB This controls the post D...

Page 86: ...rus This effect models the scanning chorus and vibrato circuitry of a vintage organ EP Chorus This is inspired by a rare chorus built into a famous modified tine piano Harmonic Chorus This stereo effe...

Page 87: ...VOX wah pedals the V847 and the V848 Clyde McCoy model Delay L C R Delay This mono in stereo out multitap delay has three taps panned to the left right and center respectively Multiband Mod Delay Thi...

Page 88: ...Master Reverb 3 EQ On Off The power button turns the EQ and off 4 ReverbType For the reverb you can select a Type aka algorithm and a Preset within that Type Types ending in all such as Reverb All let...

Page 89: ...EQ page 85 Master EQ Performances include a dedicated parametric EQ after the Master Reverb Use Trim to compensate for EQ boosts The L Low and H High bands can be set to Peak Shelf or Cut Low cut Hig...

Page 90: ...les Scales Effects presets and Set Lists This menu chooses which type s of data are shown in the list All Data shows all types of data at once 3 Data List This shows lists of all the data in the modwa...

Page 91: ...Collection Categories 1 2 Author and Notes If more than one item is selected and the items have different settings for a metadata field such as the name or category the field shows the note Multiple...

Page 92: ...list this selects the item for playing Double clicking has the same effect When a Set List is selected in the list this activates that Set List and changes the Set List parameter in the Settings dial...

Page 93: ...Librarian select the data that you d like to export 2 Right click control click macOS on one of the items to open the contextual menu 3 In the menu select the Export command A standard file open dial...

Page 94: ...pproach instead of crossfading they create a series of intermediate waveforms and then just switch between them If the differences between the intermediate waveforms are small it sounds close enough t...

Page 95: ...t Wavetables don t have modwave native UUIDs until after they ve been imported into the database see UUIDs on page 89 So to check for duplicate files modwave native uses the name of the wav file on di...

Page 96: ...le bar and in an editable field at the top of the window Selected Slots are shown with a blue outline You can select multiple non continuous Slots by holding down the command key on MacOS or the Ctrl...

Page 97: ...o copy cut or delete You can select two or more non continuous Slots using command click on MacOS or Ctrl click in Windows Alternatively select a continuous range of Slots by using Shift click 2 Selec...

Page 98: ...the data on the clipboard If multiple Slots are selected only the lowest numbered selection affects the Paste operation other selections are ignored Important if the clipboard contains multiple Slots...

Page 99: ...e following If other applications are running close them Reduce the maximum polyphony of the synthesizer you re using In the Audio MIDI Settings window increase the audio buffer size Note that this wi...

Page 100: ...OS OS macOS 10 14 Mojave or later with latest updates CPU Apple M1 or better or Intel Core i5 or better for Intel Core i7 or better recommended Memory 8 GB RAM or more 16 GB RAM or more recommended St...

Page 101: ...sounds Information to provide when contacting us In order for us to help you we ll need the following information Your name The name and version of the product you can find the version using the Abou...

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