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Evolver Sound Editor User Guide Evolver/PolyEvolver SoundEditor User Guide PC Edition Version 1.0 1590 Sylvaner Avenue St. Helena, CA 94574 USA Evolver/PolyEvolver SoundEditor User Guide Page 1 This page intentionally left blank Evolver/PolyEvolver SoundEditor User Guide Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 5 1. 1 Credits...................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Support...................................................................................................................... 5 2 INSTALLATION/REQUIREMENTS....................................................................................... 6 2.1 Before You Begin....................................................................................................... 6 3 OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................ 7 4 STARTING UP........................................................................................................................ 8 5 GETTING CONNECTED........................................................................................................ 10 6 PROGRAM FLOW.................................................................................................................. 12 7 SOUNDEDITOR...................................................................................................................... 13 7.1 Software Menus.......................................................................................................... 14 7.1.1 APPLICATION Menu:...................................................................................... 14 7.1.2 FILE Menu:...................................................................................................... 14 7.1.3 Edit Menu:....................................................................................................... 15 7.1.4 MIDI Menu:...................................................................................................... 15 7.1.5 PROGRAM Menu:........................................................................................... 16 7.1.6 OPTIONS Menu:............................................................................................. 16 7.1.7 SNAPSHOTS Menu:....................................................................................... 17 7.1.8 HELP Menu:.................................................................................................... 17 7.2 Alternative Controls..................................................................................................... 18 7.3 Scrollable Lists............................................................................................................ 18 7.4 Toolbar.........................................................................................................................19 7.5 Naming Programs....................................................................................................... 21 7.6 Data Transfer between SoundEditor and the Evolver................................................. 23 7.7 Receiving and Transmitting......................................................................................... 24 7.8 Loading and Saving Files............................................................................................ 25 8 GLOBAL SETTINGS.............................................................................................................. 26 9 EDITOR................................................................................................................................... 27 9.1 Editor Controls............................................................................................................ 28 9.2 Program Envelopes.................................................................................................... 31 9.3 Editor Menus............................................................................................................... 32 9.3.1 FILE Menu:...................................................................................................... 32 9.3.2 EDIT Menu:..................................................................................................... 32 9.3.3 PROGRAM Menu:........................................................................................... 33 9.3.4 OPTIONS Menu:............................................................................................. 33 9.4 Saving Programs......................................................................................................... 34 9.5 Exiting the Editor..........................................................................................................35 10 SEQUENCER WINDOW....................................................................................................... 35 10.1 Sequencer Buttons................................................................................................... 36 10.2 Display Mode............................................................................................................ 36 10.3 Sequence Destination............................................................................................... 37 10.4 Reset Button............................................................................................................. 37 10.5 Function Button......................................................................................................... 38 10.6 Tempo and Clock Divide........................................................................................... 39 10.7 Sequence Templates................................................................................................ 40 Evolver/PolyEvolver SoundEditor User Guide Page 3 11 WAVESHAPES WINDOW..................................................................................................... 41 11.1 Button bar.................................................................................................................. 42 11.2 Waveshape display.................................................................................................... 43 11.3 Drawing tools............................................................................................................. 43 11.4 Waveshape Presets................................................................................................... 44 11.5 Applying Wave Changes............................................................................................ 44 11.6 Internal Waves and Wave Templates......................................................................... 45 12 EVOLVER BANK MANAGER............................................................................................... 46 12.1 Buttons and Checkboxes............................................................................................ 47 12.2 User Program Bank................................................................................................... 48 12.3 Librarian..................................................................................................................... 49 12.4 Organizing Presets..................................................................................................... 50 12.5 Evolver Bank Manager Menus.................................................................................. 55 12.5.1 Bank menu..................................................................................................... 55 12.5.2 LibrarianMenu............................................................................................... 56 12.5.3 MIDI Menu..................................................................................................... 56 12.5.4 Options Menu................................................................................................ 58 12.6 Exiting Evolver Bank Manager......................................................................... 58 13 PROGRAM GENETICS........................................................................................................ 60 13.1 Loading Banks.......................................................................................................... 60 13.2 Creating New Sounds............................................................................................... 60 13.2 Moving Programs...................................................................................................... 62 13.3 Program Genetics Menus......................................................................................... 62 13.3.1 File menu................................................................................................................ 62 14 SNAPSHOTS........................................................................................................................ 63 15 Morpher............................................................................................................................... 64 16 PHANTOM PROGRAM BANKS........................................................................................... 66 16.1 Phantom Program Banks Menus.............................................................................. 70 16.1.1 FILE Menu:................................................................................................... 70 16.1.2 EDIT Menu:..................................................................................................
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