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OPERATION MANUAL for Independence 1.0.6 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of yellow tools GbR. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by yellow tools GbR. All product and company names are TM or ® trademarks of their respective owners. © yellow tools GbR, 2006. All rights reserved. 4th edition. Table of Contents Welcome .................................................................................................................................... Installation & Product Activation ............................................................................ Independence system requirements ............................................................................... Available Interfaces for Independence .......................................................................... Installing Independence for Mac OS X ......................................................................... Installing Independence for Windows XP .................................................................... Yellow Tools Authorization Key ...................................................................................... Yellow Tools Key Manager - Activating Independence ............................................. 10 15 15 15 16 18 20 21 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 29 29 29 29 30 Architecture & Operation ............................................................................................. Projects, Layer Sets, Layers, Alternates, Sections & Zones .................................... 27 Zone ................................................................................................................................... Section ................................................................................................................................ Alternate............................................................................................................................. Layer .................................................................................................................................. Layer Set ............................................................................................................................ Project ................................................................................................................................ General Operation .............................................................................................................. Input Fields........................................................................................................................ Pull-Down Menus.............................................................................................................. Buttons ............................................................................................................................... User Interface & Basics................................................................................................... Project Area .......................................................................................................................... 31 Layer Set Area ...................................................................................................................... 33 Layer Area ............................................................................................................................. 34 MIDI Programs ................................................................................................................. Pre-cache ........................................................................................................................... Auto-Mapping-Import ....................................................................................................... X-Y-Z Mapping .......................................................................................................... Multi Key Mapping.................................................................................................... Chromatic Mapping ................................................................................................... One Key Mapping ...................................................................................................... Basic Settings ..................................................................................................................... Read Model ........................................................................................................................ Tune Model ........................................................................................................................ MIDI Basics Settings......................................................................................................... MIDI Extended Settings .................................................................................................... Dynamic Range Settings ................................................................................................... Polyphony Settings ............................................................................................................ 38 39 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 46 46 47 49 Modules ..................................................................................................................................... Output Settings .................................................................................................................. Layer internal key switch .................................................................................................. Playing Direction ............................................................................................................... Filters ................................................................................................................................. Skip..................................................................................................................................... Volume AHDSR ................................................................................................................. Flexible Modifiers ................................................................................................................ External Sources ............................................................................................................... Fix Value ..................................................................................................................... Velocity ........................................................................................................................ Release Velocity .......................................................................................................... Random ....................................................................................................................... Pitchbend .................................................................................................................... Modwheel .................................................................................................................... Mono Aftertouch (channel pressure) ........................................................................ Poly Aftertouch (key pressure) ................................................................................. MIDI Automation....................................................................................................... Host Automation ........................................................................................................ Key Position (keyboard tracking)............................................................................. Key Distance ............................................................................................................... Key Up......................................................................................................................... Key Down .................................................................................................................... Internal Sources ................................................................................................................ LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) ............................................................................. AHDSR Envelope ....................................................................................................... Free Envelope Unipolar / Bipolar ............................................................................. Step Modulator Unipolar / Bipolar .......................................................................... Glide (Portamento) .................................................................................................... Insert FX ..................................................................................................................... Module Editor ...................................................................................................................... 52 52 54 55 55 56 57 60 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 65 65 67 67 69 70 71 72 77 79 79 80 80 83 84 85 85 86 50 Mapping (Independence only) .................................................................................... Working with Zones ........................................................................................................... 77 Select and move one or multiple Zones ............................................................................ Copy one or multiple Zones .............................................................................................. Resize a Zone ..................................................................................................................... Invisible features ............................................................................................................... Mapping parameters.......................................................................................................... Creating Sections in the Mapping Editor ......................................................................... Edit Preferences Menu ...................................................................................................... Zoom Menu........................................................................................................................ Special Menu ..................................................................................................................... Audio Files Browser .......................................................................................................... Audio Editor ......................................................................................................................... 88 Audio Editor Parameters................................................................................................... Working with Slices ........................................................................................................... 90 92 Performance (Independence only) ........................................................................... Overview ................................................................................................................................ Operation (example) ........................................................................................................... Alternate Mode parameters ............................................................................................. Advanced Legato Mode parameters .............................................................................. Legato Playing Techniques .............................................................................................. Legato Start........................................................................................................................ Legato Option .................................................................................................................... Legato Target ..................................................................................................................... 98 98 99 101 104 105 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 114 115 115 116 117 117 117 117 117 118 118 119 119 119 119 120 121 121 121 121 121 121 122 Mixer (Independence only) ........................................................................................... Content Editor: .................................................................................................................... Group Editor: ....................................................................................................................... Show/Hide Editor:............................................................................................................... Channel Display: ................................................................................................................. Layer Channel ................................................................................................................... Insert Button............................................................................................................... Group Name ............................................................................................................... BUS sends ................................................................................................................... Audio Out selection pull-down menu ....................................................................... Solo and Mute button ................................................................................................ Level indicator ............................................................................................................ Volume fader and graphic level meter ..................................................................... Volume chart............................................................................................................... Panorama chart .......................................................................................................... Channel types .................................................................................................................... Layer Channels .......................................................................................................... Custom Channel ......................................................................................................... BUS Channels ............................................................................................................. Output Channels ........................................................................................................ Preferences & Key Status .............................................................................................. Preferences ............................................................................................................................ 120 Outputs ............................................................................................................................... Default Root Key ............................................................................................................... Use original BIT rate / Pre-convert to 32 BIT ................................................................. MIDI CC defaults .............................................................................................................. Sample auto find ................................................................................................................ Program Change ............................................................................................................... Surround (Independence PSE only) ................................................................................. Independence basic path ................................................................................................... Current RAM overview ..................................................................................................... RF-HDD (Read From Hard Disk Drive).......................................................................... Version overview ................................................................................................................ Key Status.............................................................................................................................. 122 122 123 123 124 125 127 127 128 129 129 129 130 130 131 132 132 133 133 134 134 135 136 137 137 137 138 138 139 139 140 140 141 142 142 142 142 143 143 143 Insert Filters and Effects ................................................................................................ Load, save & remove insert filters and effects............................................................. 125 Equalizers .............................................................................................................................. 127 4 band parametric EQ ....................................................................................................... 6 band parametric EQ ....................................................................................................... Vintage 3 band EQ ............................................................................................................ Filters ...................................................................................................................................... 2D Filter ............................................................................................................................. X-Filter............................................................................................................................... Filter Follower ................................................................................................................... Low Cut Filter ................................................................................................................... Multi Mode Filter .............................................................................................................. Dynamics ............................................................................................................................... Compressor ........................................................................................................................ Limiter ................................................................................................................................ Gater................................................................................................................................... Modulation ............................................................................................................................ Chorus ................................................................................................................................ Phaser ................................................................................................................................ Vinylizer ............................................................................................................................. Distortion ............................................................................................................................... Time clipper ....................................................................................................................... Bit reduction ...................................................................................................................... Dual band distortion .......................................................................................................... Tube distortion ................................................................................................................... Delay ...................................................................................................................................... Delay .................................................................................................................................. Filter Delay ........................................................................................................................ Doubler .............................................................................................................................. Echo ................................................................................................................................... Helper ..................................................................................................................................... Volume ............................................................................................................................... Panorama........................................................................................................................... XY panorama ..................................................................................................................... Phase invert ....................................................................................................................... Sample delay ...................................................................................................................... Level meter ......................................................................................................................... Reverb .................................................................................................................................... 144 Reverb ................................................................................................................................ Reverb TWO ...................................................................................................................... Special..................................................................................................................................... Origami LE ........................................................................................................................ Origami LE Positioner ...................................................................................................... 144 145 146 146 149 Credits ...................................................................................................................................... 151 152 License Agreements ........................................................................................................... Index License Agreement Software ............................................................................................ 152 License Agreement Sound Library ................................................................................. 154 ...................................................................................................................................... 155 10 CHAPTER 1 Welcome Welcome Thank you very much for purchasing INDEPENDENCE - your ultimate Sonic Workstation. With the introduction of Independence, yellow tools once again sets new standards for sample based instruments and offers by far the fastest, most powerful and easiest way of performing, customizing, and creating authentic instruments on your computer. Enabled by the fusion of innovative Virtual Instrument technology with state-of-the-art sampler architecture, this sophisticated creativity tool meets the demands of music producers, filmcomposers, sound designers, songwriters and remixers. Enhanced by a clear user interface, the flexibility of a full-modular structure, stunning effects and filters and many unique features Independence is still easy to use and offers immediate access to a fantastic and intuitive handling. Independence comes with a vast 18 GB sound library of premium instruments. Next to a "best-of" collection of the award-winning instruments from yellow tools products Independence also contains totally new and specially optimized instruments. Additionally Independence is fully compatible with all yellow tools Modular Virtual Instruments and you can also import WAV and AIFF files (up to 32bit/192kHz). The amazing Auto-MappingImport feature lets you import your sound libraries and creates your custom mappings within just a few seconds. Independence is the first product that is based on yellow tools' innovative Advanced Instrument Technology (A.I.T.). In combination with RF-HDD ultra fast streaming and the Auto-RamCleaner you will experience an unmatched performance: Unlimited layers and samples, unlimited polyphony, unlimited insert effects and filters, unlimited custom channels (internal virtual channels) and BUS channels... Independence manages all this simultaneously and automatically in the background. So you can care about the really important things - making music! yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 11 Manual Independence comes with a multipage user interface that contains any controls and parameters you need for authentic instrument performances, available in clearly designed categories for an intuitive and user-friendly workflow. One of the most powerful features of Independence is the MODULES EDITOR, in particular the Flexible Modifiers. They let you customize your sounds and instruments at will as you can connect any source with any destination. Tempo-synchronized LFOs, the use of any external MIDI controller, randomizers and flexible free envelopes - Independence offers anything you need to modify your music. The ingenious structure of the modifiers and the perfect integration into the user interface enable a quick, easy and unmatched workflow. 12 CHAPTER 1 Welcome With Independence's clearly arranged MAPPING EDITOR it has never been so easy to create your custom mappings in just a few seconds. The sophisticated editing options and the amazing graphical representation enable you to edit multi-velocity instruments with any kind of x-fades, fade-ins, fade-outs and individual curves for each fade. To facilitate the process of creating mappings for your sounds, Independence includes an unique Auto-Import feature: Independence recognizes the name-structure of multiple samples that belong together and offers in addition the following import options for the files: multi key mapping (for melodic instruments), one key mapping (for percussive instruments), chromatic mapping (loops and FX), and the unique yellow tools import for auto recognizing Sections and Alternates. The visual display of the audio files contains next to the waveform and the file name also all information on sample rate, bit rate, file type, length, number of frames and file size.One of the most innovative features of the Mapping Editor is the unique "Auto Groove Recognition". In the Audio Editor you can switch to the ,,Slice" mode at any time. Using the ,,sensitivity" settings you can adjust the automatic groove recognition for the selected loop. Furthermore the Slice Editor allows many more flexible and intuitive editing options: Zoom, fixing amd moving slice markers, manual deletion and adding of slice markers and finally the frame accurate movement and adjustment of all slice markers. To get the best possible overview about your current settings and adjustments you can simply click on a slice to play back only this one, so you can always check the results of your adjustments immediately... as usual for Independence all this is possible in real-time!!! For the first time it is now possible to slow down your audio loop in its original tune up to 60% without loss of quality! yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 13 Manual The PERFORMANCE MODE of Independence is the ,,humanizer" for your sampled instruments. With up to 32 different variations per sample (Section) any static sounding performance is a thing of the past. The playback of the alternate steps can be at random or also assigned individually. It is the unique sample and file management architecture of Independence that allows such realistic performances that are far away from previous sample based instruments. Thus the typical "machine gun" effect definitely is a thing of the past. To make these instruments sound even more authentically, Independence also offers an amazing Advanced Legato Mode. The legato parameters can be assigned to each Section individually to achieve an unmatched simulation of the realistic behavior of an instrument played with legato. Separate start, option and target values enable you to perfect your legato sequence on the keyboard up and down. To achieve even more spectacular results you can combine the Advanced Legato Mode with Independence's Tune Model. More than 50 different presets of arabic, turkish, indian, historic and many more tunes for your instruments. Furthermore you can also create your own tunes and add them to your preset list. 14 CHAPTER 1 Welcome The professional built-in MIXER of Independence allows you to edit, mix and finish your instrument projects completely independent from your host. You can assign UNLIMITED BUS channels to your project. For your individual settings each Layer channel contains 5 BUS sends (selectable as pre and post). Furthermore you can add an unlimited number of ,,Custom" channels (internal virtual channels) which let you customize the Sections of each Layer. Thus you can create additional virtual channels for an easier and more comfortable editing of your Layer. Especially for the mixer it is very important to have fast access to your tracks, pure control and a best possible overview of your channels. All these features, the individual assignment of your channels in groups and the quick show/hide overview turn this Independence feature by far into the most professional and most powerful plug-in mixer. yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 15 Manual Installation & Product Activation Installing Independence is very easy. The package contains 1 Software Installation CD-ROM and 3 Sound Content DVDs, a printed manual, the yellow tools authorization key (depending on the version you purchased) and the registration card with your serial number and Activation Code (Depending on the version you purchased). Please register Independence immediately at our website after you`ve opened the package. As a registered user you get exclusive access to the yellow tools user area where you will get free software updates and many more add-ons for Independence. On the software CD-ROM you will find the software installers for your OS. The Content DVDs 1, 2 and 3 contain the sound content of Independence. For technical reasons we could not include the sound library into the software installer. IMPORTANT: Before you install the software from the CD-ROM please check out the yellow tools website for available updates of Independence. So you can be sure that you will install the latest version. Depending on the version of Independence you purchased you maybe first have to activate the software on your yellow tools authorization before you can use it. If you purchased a BOX version the yellow tools authorization key is included in delivery. If you first have to activate the software on your yellow tools authorization key, please use the ,,Activation Code" that is printed on your registration card. You can activate Independence with the yellow tools key manager software that has to get installed separately and is available on the software CD-ROM. Independence system requirements To use Independence 1.0.0 you need a computer with at least the following specifications: MAC OS X: · PowerMac G4 1GHz, 512MB RAM · MAC OS 10.4 or higher · 18GB free hard disk space, DVD drive · free USB port for yellow tools authorization key · recommended: PowerMac G5 1.8 GHz, 1GB RAM WINDOWS: · Pentium/Athlon XP 1.4GHz, 512MB RAM · Windows XP · 18GB free hard disc space, DVD drive · free USB port for yellow tools authorization key · recommended: Pentium IV/Athlon XP 3GHz, 1GB RAM Available Interfaces for Independence Mac OS X: VST 2.0, RTAS, AudioUnits, standalone Windows: VST 2.0, RTAS, DXi, standalone 16 CHAPTER 2 Installation & Activation Installing Independence for Mac OS X Insert the Independence Installation CD-ROM and double-click "independence installer". To continue with the installation please read the information and agree to the license agreement. You can now select your destination directory for Independence - please keep in mind that also the Independence Sound Content (up to 18GB) has to get copied to the destination you select. Select ,,Easy Install" to install all components of Independence or "custom install" to install only selected components. yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 17 Manual The installer will create the folder ,,yellow tools Independence" on your hard disk. The standalone version gets installed into this folder. All other interfaces get installed automatically. You can now register Independence online at www.yellowtools.com. After the software installation was finished successfully please quit the application. To install the Key Manager, open the Independence Software CD-ROM on your desktop again. Open the ,,Key Manager" folder and double-click the installer application. The installation of Independence`s sound library can last a few minutes as you are copying several GB of sounds. The sound library comes on three DVDs. There is no installer for the sound content since you only have to copy the folders from the DVDs into the ,,Independence Basic Path" folder on your hard disk. Please insert the Content DVD 1 and follow the instructions of the ,,readme" file. 18 CHAPTER 2 Installation & Activation Installing Independence for Windows XP Insert the Independence Software CD-ROM and double-click the Independence Installer". Please read the upcoming information and agree to the license agreement to continue. You can now select your destination directory for Independence - please keep in mind that also the Independence Sound Content (up to 18GB) has to get copied to the destination you select. Select ,,Typical" to install all components of Independence or "Custom" to install only selected components. yellow tools INDEPENDENCE 1.0 19 Manual The installer will create the folder ,,yellow tools Independence" on your hard disk. The standalone version gets installed into this folder. All other interfaces get installed automatically or you get asked if there should be more than one option. You can now choose if you want to register Independence online at www.yellowtools.com. The yellow tools Key Manager and the sound library of Independence are not part of this installer and have to get installed separately. After the software installation was finished successfully please quit the application. You can now install the sound library and/or the Key Manager. To install the Key Manager, open the Independence Software CD-ROM on your desktop again. Open the ,,Key Manager" folder and double-click the installer application. The installation of Independence`s sound library can last a few minutes as you are copying several GB of sounds. The sound library comes on three DVDs. There is no installer for the sound content since you only have to copy the folders from the DVDs into the ,,Independence Basic Path" folder on your hard disk. Please insert the Content DVD 1 and follow the instructions of the ,,readme" file. As soon as the installation of the sound library is finished, Independence is installed on your computer with the options you selected. 20 CHAPTER 2 Installation & Activation Yellow Tools Authorization Key It is because we want to be able to offer you high-quality sound-libraries, fast and knowledgeable support, as well as continuous development of our software and sounds that we have to protect our products against illegal piracy. Because we don`t want to overcharge the honest customer in order to make up for our losses, we have decided to implement the flexible yellow tools Authorization Key. Besides functioning as a copy protection device, the Key also has the following advantages for our customers: You can save all your yellow tools authorizations on one robust Key and take all of your instruments with you to sessions, home, on the road etc. With the Yellow Tools Key Manager software you can additionally program and update the Key. This flexible Key management gives the you the freedom to put certain authorizations on certain Keys, move your products between the Keys, activate new products on your Keys etc. Here is how the Yellow Tools Authorization Key works: The Authorization Key gets plugged into a free USB port on your computer. Every Key has its own serial-number and is capable of saving plenty of authorizations. The yellow tools Authorization Key is compatible with Mac OS 9, Mac OS X and Windows. As soon as a product is activated on one Key it can be used on all three platforms.The Authorization Key allows you to use the yellow tools products on as many computers as you want. All you have to do is plug-in your Key, and you can start making music! Because you can save multiple authorizations on one Key you only need one Key for all of our products. If you already possess a Key you can keep adding new authorizations of new products from yellow tools. To give you full control over your Authorization Key we developed the Yellow Tools Key Manager. This software is available as free preference panel in your System Preferences (Mac OS X) and as standalone application (Windows XP) and enables you to exercise the following options: · Status of the Key and updates: You get a read out of all products currently available on your Keys. Should there be an update for your Authorization Key software, you can update your Key immediately. · Activation of additional products via entering an Activation Code: If you have purchased a new yellow tools product that includes an Activation Code, you can enter this code here and activate your new product on your Authorization Key. · Moving of authorizations between multiple Keys: If you own multiple Authorization Keys, you can move certain authorizations to the Key of your choice. This way you have the ability to use our products with greater flexibility among multiple work spaces. · If you don`t want to program your Key online, you can also program the Key manually. Programming the Key online is not in any way connected to the computer where you are installing our products; the Key can be managed on any MAC OS X or WINDOWS XP computer you might have, providing it has a USB port, internet connection and you installed the Yellow Tools Key Manager. IMPORTANT: TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR KEY! A LOST KEY WILL NOT BE REPLACED. ONLY DEFECTED KEYS WILL BE REPLACED BY YELLOW TOOLS AT NO COST.