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LightIndustry
VSTi SoftSynth ConcreteFX 2003 |
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Introduction
OverviewLightLightIndustry is a 2 osc version of the LightIndustry
VSTi synthesiser for the PC Installing LightLightIndustry and LightIndustryDemo Copy “LightLightIndustry.dll” or. The VST host software should then automatically detect it. LightLightIndustry should be shown as a VST synthesiser. Using dials and sliders For dials, using the left mouse button sets the position of the dial. Clicking with shift and left mouse button, sets the mouse position in linear mode so moving the mouse up increases the position of the dial & moving the mouse down decreases the position of the dial Pressing control + right mouse allows you to swap these two modes of operation. For sliders, using the left mouse button sets the position of the slider. Clicking with the left mouse button and shift allows for fine control of the slider. For dials and sliders, clicking with the right mouse button on sliders and dials allow you to reset them to their default value. For selection buttons and on/off button, clicking on the buttons brings up selection menu or turns the button on / off .
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Oscillators LightIndustry uses two oscillators to create sounds Type –allows you to select the oscillator’s waveform, Built in Waveforms
Volume – volume of oscillator, Octave – octave tuning of the oscillator Semitone – semitone tuning of the oscillator Fine –fine tuning of the oscillator FM Type –allows you to select the oscillator’s frequency modulators FM – amount of FM applied to oscillator, from 0% to 100%. PWM – pulse width modulation amount, from 0 to 100% Speed – pulse width modulation speed Sync – for oscillators 2 & 4 this controls how much the oscillator is synced to osc 1 to 3 respectively, 0% means no syncing , 100% means full syncing (i.e., at the end of osc 1 wave’s cycle, the synced oscillator returns to it’s initial position) Ring Mod – turns ring modulation on/off, when it is on the output of osc 1 & 2 or osc 3 & 4 are multiplied together
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Filters After the sound is produced by the oscillators it is sent through a filter Type - type of filter
Freq – frequency of filter for the 12/24db & ring modulator filters. For tuned ring modulator and comb filter this controls the pitch offset of these filters from –24 to +24 semitones. Env – amount of filter envelope applied, from – 100% where the envelope is inversed to 0% where no envelope
is applied to 100% where full envelope is used Res - For the 12/24db filter – the amount of resonance, for the ring modulator / tuned ring modulator – the amount of modulation and for the comb filter the amount of feedback Dist - amount of distortion added to the filtered signal Volume – volume of the filtered signal Envelope – filter frequency envelope LFO – filter frequency envelope Ktrack – filter frequency keyboard tracking, this is used so the filter’s frequency depends on the note played. Higher pitched notes increases the filter’s frequency, low pitched notes decreases the filter’s frequency. |
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Envelope / LFO controls Vol, FM & Pitch - these controls are used to assign envelope to the volume , FM and pitch parameters respectively , clicking on the buttons allow you to select envelopes 1 to 8 or none. Range – Pitch range for the pitch envelope Vol & Pitch – these controls are used to assign LFO’s to the volume and pitch of the oscillators Range – Pitch range for the pitch LFO LFO LightIndustry has five LFO (low
frequency oscillators) built in which are used to alter the overall
properties of the sound. LFO - Current LFO Type –LFO waveform Amt –the maximum
amplitude of the LFO Period – the
period of the LFO in quarter beats Sample & Hold – sample
and hold period Amp Env / Freq Env – the
amplitude and frequency of the LFO are controllable using envelopes, so for
instance you can create sounds where the frequency of the LFO speeds up over
time. These buttons are used to select with envelopes are assigned to the amplitude and frequency of the
current LFO Reset on Note – resets LFO to start on each
note |
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Main / Arp Next to the envelope controls is the main controls which alters global properties of the sound Volume –main volume Port - portamento
of the sound, i.e. how quickly the sound slides from the previous note to the
current note Stereo –stereo widening of the sounds Vol / Pan - Main
Volume and Pan Envelope Vol – Main Volume LFO Ktrack –keyboard tracking, when it is
set on the high pitch sounds are shorter than low pitch sounds Mode - LightIndustry
can work in 4 modes, poly, mono, legato (here if you press one key , then
another , then release the first key the sound goes to first key) &
arpeggiator. In arpeggiator mode any keys pressed down are played in order Arp Mode – controls how the arpeggiator
plays the pressed keys Arp Oct – controls how the range of
arpeggiator, for instance at 2 oct then the keys are played in current octave
and then one octave up Arp Length – length between each note in
the arpeggiator Arp Gate – length of each note in the
arpeggiator , from 0% of arp length to 100% of arp length . Evolver Next to the main control is the evolver button , clicking on this brings up the evolver screen The evolver evolves new presets from existing on The boxes 1 to 8 represents 8 new presets, with the central on being the original one. Clicking on a button loads in the that preset Pressing Breed will breed 8 new presets from the last selected one. The Evolve level and amount controls the chances
that a parameter will be changed and the maximum amount that parameter can be changed. Close closes down the evolver screen. |
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Envelope
The envelope screen allows you to alter envelopes / user
draw waves Envelopes in LightIndustry are made up of up to 32 different
sections, and have loop start and loop finish positions. Using loop points means that envelopes have a attack
phase, a sustain phase and a release phase. In the attacked phase the
envelope before the loop start point is used, in the sustain the envelope
between the loop start and loop finish points is used & then looped and
in the release phase either the region after the loop finish point is used or
the looped area is used. Clicking on the envelope button allows you select which
envelope / user draw wave to edit. Editing Envelopes Clicking on a point with the left mouse button selects
that point (it has a large circle around that point now and the position
indicator is latched to that point) Moving the mouse now moves that point. Clicking between points with the left mouse button allows you to alter the slope between points by moving the mouse up or down. Moving the mouse up means the line is curved more towards the start point and moving the mouse down means the line is curved more towards the end points, with the middle point meaning a linear line between the two points. Pressing shift + left mouse button adds a point at the
current mouse position Pressing ctrl + left mouse button selects the currently
selected point as the loop start point Pressing alt+ left mouse button selects the currently
selected point as the loop end point |
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Clicking the right mouse button brings up the envelope pop
up menu Undo – undoes last change Add point – adds a point Del point – deletes current point Copy – copies current envelope Paste – pastes currently copied envelope Clear – clears envelope Loop start – sets loop start to currently
selected point Loop end – sets loop end to currently
selected point Loop all – sets loop points to first and
last point Loop off – turns off the loop , by
setting loop start/ finish to last point Load – loads envelope / wave from disk Save – saves envelope / wave to disk Reverse – reverses envelope between the
loop start/ finish points Double – doubles envelope Presets – preset envelopes Env Commands Next to envelope selector is the envelope command selector
/ slider, this allows you to alter the properties of the current envelope, only
the part between the loop start and loop end are altered. Clicking on the env
command button allows you to change what happens when you move the env
command slider |
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None – no changes Slope – changes the slope of all the selected envelope Amp– changes the amplitude of the envelope Flip – vertically flips the envelope around the central
point Smooth – smoothes the envelope Squash – squashes the envelope to the
left / right Move – moves the
envelope to the left / right Snapping If you are using envelopes for creating sequences then it
is useful to able to make the points snap to the nearest beat or to the
nearest semitone , you can do this using the snap to button Snap to Beat – snaps to the nearest quarter, eighth
or sixteenth beat, or can be turned off. The position snap to depends on the
length of the envelop Snap to Note – either can be turned off , or
snap to 7 semi, 1 octave or 4 octaves. This is used for pitch envelopes and
the snap to note setting should be the same as the pitch range for that
envelope , i.e. both should be set to 1 cot for instance Controls
Len – controls the length of the envelope Rel Env – controls if the envelope has a
release part or note. When it is set on then the envelope after the loop
points is used when a key is released , if it is set to off then the looped
part is used when a key is released Release – release time for the current
preset Tempo - current
tempo, it’s minimum value is auto-tempo which uses the tempo of the host. |
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Midi
LightIndustry has the ability to control the sounds
parameter using midi, and each dial / slider can be latched to any midi
control using a midi learn facility. Midi Learn – to latch a control to a midi control , right
click on a control this brings up the control properties menu. Clicking on midi learn puts that control into midi learn
mode, the next midi command received is latched to that control. For instance turning on the midi lean mode for the main
volume slider and then altering the modulation control, latches the main
volume to midi modulation. The cc number is shown when this control is next
changed. Clicking on midi reset, unlatches this control and default
returns this control to it’s default value Pressing Ctrl + right mouse button brings up the global
properties menu Swap dial control – swaps the dial control method
from rotational to linear and vica-versa Midi Resets – resets the midi controls to
their initial values Mid load / save - loads
/saves the current midi set-up Reset - resets the
current pad to it’s default setting
All Notes off – turns off all sound |
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Default
Midi Commands
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