There is a demo available now:
download demo now
(nb : on the main entrance of the user area , you can view it full page now, instead of "inframe" as before).
PS; I have edited the LBH VIII User Area with a more complete quick start guide (that can be printed now too).
There are important info about various trigger types and some indications for the preset and refill sequencer (i do not know if it is understandable, it is the kind of thing that sounds very complex when written down, but in fact not that much when doing it, that's why a video will be posted).
Here are some extracts that can be useful for the demo:
It was done very quickly as a quick start, i hope all can be understood....
Difference between Triggered and Pitched oscillators:
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- Pitched oscillators are the ones you know, like BB2 oscillators. They will produce a sound in LBH VIII only if the little display at the left of the insert slot is set to "Frq" (Frequency, for frequency based oscillators)
- T-Drum or Triggered oscillators must be set to "Trg" or no sound will be produced.
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When you save a preset for a "Kit" or Oscillator section, it saves also the setting of the oscillator (ie "Frq" or "Trg").
This is made to avoid redoing the settings each time, so kits are easy to load ans play....
PRESET SEQUENCING
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You can only sequence a few preset list, the most interesting one is the "Patterns". You can also sequence the "mutes" only, or the "All Gates" only.
- A pattern is everything on LBH VIII, except the instruction to load/unload an insert. Parameters of inserts will also be recalled. This is the most sophisticated sequencer mode, as you can sequence all your changes in sounds and even inserts settings.....
- the 'All Gates" preset list has only the on/off of the "Grid" ie all the yellow buttons which makes the rythm. Eventhough the Gate preset list are made to allow loading parts of presets into other presets, it can be sequenced too: as there are much less parameters (256 only) it can be faster. But this will not change the sounds themselves, only the rythm.
- The "mutes" only sequence the mute buttons. It is not useful everyday, but you never know, sometimes it is enough to make something nice.
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You can only sequence the 8 first banks of a preset list (bank 00 to bank 07). And no limit inside each bank (preset 999 is ok). You can rename banks in order to change their order and make them part of the 8 first ones. Also, the banks and the presets must be "autoindexed" so they have a number that can be recognized by LBH VIII.
Then, in the preset sequencer, just type numbers and select a target list.
A suite of presets in the preset sequencer, is called "a cycle".
- You can also change preset with the buttons when cycle is OFF (with Midi CC for example).
- When Cycle is On, presets are changed automatically. To edit a preset that you don't like, you must put "Cycle Off" and then press the button of the said preset to select it.
If you do not do this, it will continue changing presets so your changes are lost every 32 steps
(because it changes the presets whatever you do on LBH VIII, unless you stop the PS).
TROUBLESHOOTING:
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- Clicks? the PAN has a button that desactivate unzipping. So it can make clicks on some modulators. Desactivate them to remove clicks. . This option is there for fast modulation to pan the Toms especially. It is to be used carefully because of these clicks. If you have a doubt, always turn this option off.
- No sound or weird sound; this is often due to the oscillator type not set correctly. It must show "Frq" for pitched oscillators, and "Trg" for T-Drums (again this is something usually saved with presets, so you do this when you begin to modify kits and replace a drum by an osc for example).
- or Keyboard Range: I have limited the keyboard range by default. So it plays only on the lower octaves. If you change the keyboard range
while you play (in the middle of a note on) , it is necessary to "re-init" the midi channel by changing it back and forth once.
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I hope it helps
Have a nice evening/day
Mehdi
This looks very promising. Cant wait to try the demo!!
