Little Phatty Editor/Librarian User Guide
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Little Phatty Editor/Librarian User Guide Macintosh / PC Edition Version 1.0.0 to current Moog Music Inc. 2004-E Riverside Dr. Asheville NC 28804 This page left blank intentionally. Little Phatty Editor Librarian - copyright Moog Music © 2007 Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Credits.......................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Support......................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Program Features ........................................................................................................................................ 5 2 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Before you begin.......................................................................................................................................... 6 3 STARTING UP ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 4 GETTING CONNECTED - MIDI SETUP ............................................................................................................ 9 4.1 External Midi device setup: ........................................................................................................................... 9 4.2 Virtual Midi Port Setup and use in MOOG LP SE Mac version .................................................................. 10 5 PROGRAM ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................................................. 15 6 PROGRAM WINDOW ......................................................................................................................................... 16 6.1 USER BANK .............................................................................................................................................. 17 6.1.1 Navigation in the User Bank............................................................................................................. 17 6.1.2 Working with Banks .......................................................................................................................... 21 6.1.3 Other User Bank Functions .............................................................................................................. 23 6.1.4 The Bank Menu ................................................................................................................................ 25 6.1.5 Organizing Presets ........................................................................................................................... 28 6.2 LITTLE PHATTY PANEL ........................................................................................................................... 32 6.3 LIBRARIAN ................................................................................................................................................ 33 6.3.1 Working with Libraries ...................................................................................................................... 34 6.3.2 Organizing Presets ........................................................................................................................... 35 6.3.3 Copying Presets to the User Bank ................................................................................................... 36 6.3.4 The Librarian Menu .......................................................................................................................... 37 7 THE EDITOR WINDOW ...................................................................................................................................... 38 7.1 The Editor Window...................................................................................................................................... 38 7.2 Parameter Resolution in the Editor ............................................................................................................ 39 7.3 Editing Preset Parameters ......................................................................................................................... 39 7.4 Writing Presets to the Little Phatty.............................................................................................................. 41 7.5 Other Edit Menu Commands and Misc...................................................................................................... 42 7.51 Little Phatty Panel Display Type........................................................................................................ 43 7.6 Adjusting Visual Properties ......................................................................................................................... 44 7.7 Adjusting Parameter Sets ........................................................................................................................... 44 7.71 Global Settings Control Window......................................................................................................... 45 7.72 Pot Map Control Window.................................................................................................................... 45 7.8 Preset Control ............................................................................................................................................. 46 8 PROGRAM WINDOWS - THE PRESET GENETICS WINDOW ........................................................................ 46 8.1 GENETICS.................................................................................................................................................. 46 8.2 Single Parameter Adjustment .................................................................................................................... 48 8.3 Moving Genetics Presets ........................................................................................................................... 49 8.4 The Preset Genetics Menus ...................................................................................................................... 50 8.5 Morpher...................................................................................................................................................... 51 9 OTHER PROGRAM FUNCTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 53 9.1 Updating the Little Phatty Operating System............................................................................................. 53 9.2 Online Help Page....................................................................................................................................... 55 9.3 Playing from the Computer Keyboard........................................................................................................ 55 10 SHORTCUTS & KEY COMMANDS.................................................................................................................. 57 APPENDIX A – OSX AUDIO MIDI SETUP PROCEDURE..................................................................................... 58 APPENDIX B – LITTLE PHATTY CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS ......................................................................... 64 Little Phatty Editor Librarian - copyright Moog Music © 2007 Page 3 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Little Phatty Editor/Librarian! The Editor/Librarian is designed to be the ultimate tool for organizing and creating presets for the Little Phatty. Through a MIDI connection, this program can receive single presets or an entire bank of presets from the Little Phatty - as well as replace individual presets or an entire bank. Once the presets are transmitted to the Editor/Librarian, all preset parameters can be displayed in a graphical user interface, including edit functions like Pot Mapping, Touch Surface Destinations and Filter Poles. The settings of the front panel controls can be displayed with several resolutions, including: 7 bit, 8 bit and high resolution (16-bit), to allow super-precise sound editing. The program can also be used to learn the inner details of the factory presets. Using the Librarian, presets can be organized to create custom preset banks – a terrific feature for musicians preparing for their next gig! In addition, a Preset Genetics function is available to create new presets by morphing or mutating two presets together. You can also play the Little Phatty remotely from the Macintosh keyboard. A Little Phatty OS update function is incorporated to simplify Little Phatty OS updates. We hope you enjoy using the Little Phatty Editor Librarian! - The Little Phatty Editor Librarian development team 1.1 Credits Software Development: SoundTower Software, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. User Guide: Derek Prowse 1.2 Support Support for this product is available at: www.soundtower.com/moog/help. Additional support is provided online in the Moog Little Phatty forums at: www.moogmusic.com. Little Phatty Editor Librarian - copyright Moog Music © 2007 Page 4 1.3 Program Features Features of the Little Phatty Editor/Librarian include: • Support for two