Dave Smith Instruments TETR4 Guide de l'utilisateur

Tetra SoundEditor User Guide Page 1Tetra 4 Voice

3. SoundEditor Menus Here’s a quick tour of the menus in the Main window: (PC menus are similar) Please note that some items will not appear on Tetr

3.1.2!FILE Menu: This menu will contain different items depending on whether the Tetra is in Program or Combo mode and between Editor or

3.1.4!MIDI Menu: The MIDI menu provides access to the MIDI Setup and Global Settings windows, as well a s transfer commands of Tetra data (transmi

3.1.6!Options Menu: The Options menu is available in all modes, however Program Genetics and Morpher are o n l y available in Tetra Pro. These ite

3.1.8!Help Menu: The Help menu is available in all modes The Help menu allows you to connect to the Soundtower web site to get help, download u

4. Main Editor When you start up the TetraPro or Tetra LE program, you will be presented with this overview of the Tetra controls. There are o

4.1! Editing Parameters Let’s use the Oscillators block as an example This image shows a collection of knobs, clickable “lights” and a dropdown box

To the right hand side of the editor is the this block. When you click on the Assign Params button, you will see this image:!!! This block pre

When in the Combo mode, the center block will appear like this: You can select one of the 4 voices to show the editor settings by clicking on the

Combo Mode - Copy Combo Copies current Combo to the clipboard Copy Voice Copies currently selected voice of a s

Table of Contents1. 1. Introduction! 51.1! Support! 51.2 ! About this Manual! 61.3! Installation/Requirements! 61.4 ! Before You Begin! 71.5! Overvie

Midi Button The Midi button allows you to select Midi Setup and Global Settings as previously described. Genetics Button

4.3! Assigning Program Catagories There are several ways to assign a category to a Program. This can be done from the Program Name Dis

5. The Sequencer Window The Tetra module contains a sequencer that can be programed in the SoundEditor. Basic controls are found in the upper rig

The Sequencer window allows you to program/adjust the four Tetra sequences, select the modulation destination of each sequence, and set

5.2! The Function Button In the Sequencer Function panel, the Seq buttons that appear on the far left (Seq1 thru Seq4) are used to select the sp

The Functions list provides commands to copy, paste and modify the selected sequence. ! Commands include: ! !! Copy: Copies the selected sequence. !

Sequence Templates provide a way to copy and paste sequences from other Programs into the current Program, and load/save sequence files

! The sequencer has some additional considerations, depending whether in Program or Combo mode. Program Mode Combo Mode As can be seen, you

6. Program and Combo Modes We have made mention of Program and Combo Modes, but have focused primarily on the Program Mode. Simply stated, Program

6.1! Program Menu In addition to bringing up this screen, when you are in Program mode, and additional Menu item called Program also appears in t

6. Program and Combo Modes! 286.1! Program Menu! 296.2! Combo Menu! 317. Bank Manager/Librarian! 327.1! Bank Manager Toolbar! 337.2! ʻRadioʼ Buttons a

! Transmit Bank The hierarchal menu drops down to give you the choice of Bank, A, B. C. D or all all Banks. This transfers all the Banks from

6.2! Combo Menu When you click Combo on the Editor window, you will be presented with this screen: This window shows a single bank of 128 Combos.

7. Bank Manager/Librarian The Bank Manager/Librarian is accessed by selecting the ‘Bank Manager/Librarian’ option in the File menu. The Bank Manager

7.1! Bank Manager Toolbar The Bank Manager Toolbar (shown below) provides convenient access to frequently- used Bank Management commands and fun

7.2! ʻRadioʼ Buttons and Checkboxes ‘Radio’ buttons and checkboxes are used to select operational modes in the Bank Manager window. Th

7.3! User BankTetra SoundEditor User Guide Page 3

7.4! The Librarian Panel The Librarian lets you store an unlimited number of Tetra Programs, and allows you organize them in any fashion. You can

7.5 ! Librarian Toolbar The Librarian Toolbar (below) provides convenient access to frequently-used Librarian ! commands and functions. Descriptions

7.6! Adding Program to the Library While the Add Current Program button is one way to add an entry into the Library, it only adds a single Program

7.7! Moving Programs between Categories Tetra Programs can be moved between Categories using several transfer methods. The first method is to set the

16.Appendix D! 59Midi Setup Options! 59Midi In Keyboard Controller! 59Virtual Midi Ports! 60Tetra SoundEditor User Guide

7.8! Copying Programs to the User Bank Copying Programs from the Library to the User Bank basically involves the same methods as copyin

8. Program Genetics The Program Genetics function allows you to quickly build new sounds from two existing ones in a similar fashion to breeding. Th

In this example, Mommy Voice 2 of Analog Dance Kit from the Combo banks, Daddy is Layer A from Tom Sawer and again clicking on the list will allow

! Random: A random value from within the min/max parameter range produces the value of each parameter for the Child. The four Program Genetics funct

Combo Mode Combo mode is very similar to Program mode with a few differences. In this example, while in Combo Mode, Mommy is Layer A of Wager

8.1! Selecting Both Parent banks use Programs from the ‘A’ bank by default, but any bank can be loaded into either parent by clicking on the

8.3! Selecting Top Offspring! As you audition Programs from the Kids bank, you will probably identify one or more Programs you wish to save or edit

9.4! Program Genetics Menus Since most of the control needed for Program Genetics operations are contained within the PG window, only a few additio

9. Morpher The Morpher function allows you to blend or ‘morph’ any two Tetra Programs together ! to create a hybrid sound having the characteristics

When the Live Scroll option is checked, SoundEditor’s Control Window is continuously updated to show the parameter values as they change. You s

1. Introduction Welcome to SoundEditor, a full-featured Editor and Sound Development tool for the Dave Smith Instruments (DSI) Tetra synthesize

10. Snapshots To capture a Snapshot of the current Program, simply click on the Snap button in the main window, or use the ‘Add Snapshot’ option in t

11. Phantom Program/Combo Banks The Phantom Program Banks function allows you to add virtual banks of Programs and Combos ! (called “Phantoms”

21.1! Window Operations Other ‘hidden’ controls in the PPB window allow you to sort Program Banks in various ways. Program Banks can be sorted nume

12.2! Phantom Program/Combo Banks Menu! PPB menus allow you to load Tetra Programs from within other SoundEditor functions, elect file storage optio

12. Additional Controls SoundEditor offers additional remote controllers functions for the Tetra: a Virtual Piano (V-Piano), and the ability to pla

12.2! Playing from the Computer Keyboard You can also play notes on the Tetra using the computer keyboard. The middle and bottom rows of computer k

13. Appendix AFile Extensions SoundEditor uses the following file extensions to specify Tetra data: ! !! “Single Tetra Combo = ".t4_c"

14. Appendix BSequencer Chord Structure The Sequencer Function Panel in SoundEditor contains a number of preset ‘chords’ which are programmed as ar

15. Appendix C Sequencer Step Values The following chart of step values is provided to assist in identifying and adjusting sequence pitches in Soun

16. Appendix DMidi Setup Options! The MIDI Setup menu provides tabs for configuring the MIDI Port Connections and MIDI In Keyboard Controller option

1.2 ! About this Manual!!!! Throughout the manual, screen shots of the SoundEditor application are shown for i l l u s t r a t i v e purposes. These

Virtual Midi Ports! The Macintosh version of SoundEditor includes a Virtual MIDI Interface that allows you to connect the SoundEditor application betw

1.4 ! Before You Begin !! To get the most out of this program you should be familiar with the operation of the DSI Tetra. The Tetra is complex musi

2. Starting Up This chapter describes the steps to connect and configure SoundEditor on you computer. 2.1! Getting Connected Once you have downlo

2.3! Midi Setup In order for the Tetra SoundEditor software to communicate with the Tetra hardware, the hardware must be connected to both the