MIDIMOOD UARP Operation & User’s Manual

Songwriting, Producing, Live Performance, Jamming, Experimenting, etc. The idea behind UArp was to create a live instrument that on the one hand uses the power of auto generated midi data, while on the other hand gives enough real time control to make it sound and feel like a legitimate professional musical instrument.

Table of Contents Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 3 Flow Chart ..........................................................................................................................................4 UArpRecv Inputs ............................................................................................................................4 UArp Core .......................................................................................................................................4 UArp Output ................................................................................................................................... 4 ARP-IN Notes...................................................................................................................................... 5 Mode Settings.......................................................................................................................................6 Mode: Up ........................................................................................................................................6 Mode: Down ................................................................................................................................... 7 Mode: Order ....................................................................................................................................7 Mode: Reverse.................................................................................................................................7 Mode: Gate ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Wrap Button..........................................................................................................................................8 Wrap: One Note .............................................................................................................................. 8 Wrap: Two Notes ............................................................................................................................ 9 Wrap: Three Notes ..........................................................................................................................9 Note On/Off Settings..........................................................................................................................10 Note/Arp Latency .............................................................................................................................. 12 MIDI Granularity ..............................................................................................................................13 Advanced Timing ............................................................................................................................. 14 Note On/Off: Note/X..................................................................................................................... 14 Note On/Off: Arp/X.......................................................................................................................15 Velocity Settings ...............................................................................................................................16 Hold Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Hold: Off .......................................................................................................................................17 Hold: On ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Hold: Toggle ................................................................................................................................. 18 Hold: Anchor .................................................................................................................................19 Hold: Ghost ...................................................................................................................................20 Show/Hide Button ............................................................................................................................ 21 Bypass Button ...................................................................................................................................21 MIDI Input and UArpSend .............................................................................................................22 2 Copyright © 2016 MIDIMood. All rights reserved.

Overview UArp has two type of modules: UArpSend: Sends MIDI data to the UArpRecv module where it will be used as the MIDI-In input to the UArp engine. • It is possible to send from one UArpSend module to many UArpRecv modules. • It is possible to send from many UArpSend modules to a single UArpRecv module. UArpRecv: The UArp engine itself. • Gets the Arp-In data in real time from the current playing clip of the track it is hosted in. • Gets the MIDI-In data from one or more UArpSend devices as explained above. • Outputs notes by processing the incoming MIDI-In and Arp-In. Processing is done based on current device settings. The UArp engine handles Arp-In notes as arp-parts rather than note-transposes, which makes UArp much more practical in real life situations and much more musical compared to the traditional approach. Getting the Arp-In notes from Live’s clips makes UArp extremely powerful: • Unlimited steps/notes. • Ability to change Arp-In sequence in real time via Live’s sophisticated launching mechanism. • Ability to use Live’s groove system for detailed shuffling and beyond. • Special Arp-In note (Sync) makes it possible to tailor notes’ on/off timing. 3 Copyright © 2016 MIDIMood. All rights reserved.

Flow Chart UArpRecv Inputs • MIDI-IN Notes from external track(s) sent via the UArpSend device. • ARP-IN Notes that represent arp runtime information coming from the current playing clip on the local track. The Arp-In notes flows to the UArp core without any modification. The MIDI-In notes are manipulated according to the Hold, Bypass and MIDI-Granularity settings before entering the UArp core. • NOTES-IN These are the modified MIDI-In notes just before entering the UArp core. UArp Core The Notes-In and Arp-In notes are combined according to the Mode, Wrap, Velocity, Note-On/Off and Note/Arp-Latency settings. UArp Output NOTES-OUT: UArpRecv device MIDI output. 4 Copyright © 2016 MIDIMood. All rights reserved.

ARP-IN Notes Arp-In notes are interpolated according to the Mode Settings. Gate Mode: All Arp-In notes, except the Sync note, are treated as standard notes. Other Modes: Arp-In notes coming from the lowest octave are treated as follows: (higher octaves are ignored) C -2 : Sync (for Advanced Timing) D -2 : Arp-1 (first part) D# -2 : Arp-2 (second part) E -2 : Arp-3 (third part) etc. See the Mode settings page for details about Arp-1, Arp-2, Arp-3, etc. notes mapping. See the Note On/Off settings page for details about Arp-1, Arp-2, Arp-3, etc. notes timing. See the Advanced Timing page for details about the usage of the Sync note. 5 Copyright © 2016 MIDIMood. All rights reserved.