User manual M-AUDIO DARBUKA

[. . . ] The overwhelming success of our first virtual musician - the Virtual Guitarist ­ proved that there's a huge demand for intelligent music tools that put you in the producers' rather than the musicians' chair; tools that produce professional, authentic tracks based on real performances from skilled musicians. Why waste a lot of time trying to imitate a Darbuka player with a MIDI track and some multisamples?Thanks to the proprietary FlexGroove engine Wizoo's Virtual percussionists deliver nothing less than real performances recorded by real musicians, with you in full control. Everything from the groove, the arrangement, the timing and the tempo to the mix is in your hands, ready to make your song special. [. . . ] If you don't want to use the Stage for editing surround panorama then use the Pan control in the Track Mixer to set a Track's left/right position and the Rear control for the front/rear position. The multi-channel surround Ambience adjusts automatically to the panorama position of each Track. The Edit Page Whether you want to become the master arranger of the percussion group or simply want to alter the performances of a player for a groove or two, getting to know the Edit Page will be worth your while: this is your conductor's baton. What Is A Part? A Part is a single block or entry in the Pattern Arranger which allows you to determine which percussion groove each Track will play in a Pattern. A Part. Each Part has a drop down menu of percussion grooves or fills that can be individually edited and modified via the Part Parameters described later in this chapter. Darbuka · User Guide 4 17 English There are no individual outputs available by default. To change this, go to the Individual Outputs menu on the Setup page and make a selection from the drop down menu. What Is A Pattern? A Pattern is an arrangement of grooves, a collection of Parts, assigned to your MIDI keyboard. A Pattern. A Pattern can contain up to fourteen Tracks, each playing any groove available in it's Part menu. Arranging With Darbuka Arranging with Darbuka is fast, intuitive and easy. Probably the best way to get familiar with the Pattern Arranger is to do a fast tutorial. We'll even try a simple edit so you get an idea of what's possible along the way. First load the Style `Malfuf' by double clicking it in the Styles Selector. Play C2 on your MIDI keyboard (or click the second C note on the Color Keyboard). The percussion Pattern and it's Parts will become highlighted with a white border and play. 4. Right click (Mac: [Ctrl]-Click) on the Darbuka 1 Part "Dar 01" in the second column of the highlighted row of Parts and select "Dar 03" from the drop down list. The listing at the top of the menu shows all available performances for the Track. Right-click (Mac: [Ctrl]-Click) in the same Pattern row in the Sagat column and select "Sag 01". Click the "Sag 01" Part so that only it has the white border highlight and select Low from the Complexity menu in the Part Parameters below. This tutorial shows just how simple it is to change, arrange or add Parts in the Pattern Arranger. 18 3 English The Pattern Selector The list you see at the left of Darbuka on the Edit Page is the Pattern Selector. The Pattern Selector displays the MIDI note used to play a Pattern (in the left column) and it's name. When clicked, a Pattern and all of it's Parts become highlighted for editing. < Naming A Pattern To name or rename a Pattern simply double click the name, type in the new name and hit [Enter] or [Return] on your computer keyboard. < Moving Patterns Patterns in the Pattern Selector can be moved, copied or removed using the cut, copy and paste buttons displayed directly below the Pattern Selector. Simply select a Pattern, click Cut or Copy, select a destination Pattern, and choose Paste. Setting Play Modes Every pattern (or MIDI key) in a Style has a definition that tells it how to play, whether it be a normal pattern, a fill, the ending or stop. To choose the Play Mode right-click (Mac: [Ctrl]-Click) a Pattern in the Pattern Selector and a drop down menu appears with the following options: The play modes are color coded in the Pattern Selector, Part Arranger and on the Color Keyboard and are explained below. · Normal (Blue): Normal Patterns play repetitively until another Pattern or the Stop and End keys are played. All of the Patterns in the factory Styles assigned between C1 and B2 on your MIDI keyboard have a Normal setting. · Fill/Short Fill (Green): Fills only play for one bar in length and then return to the last Normal Pattern that was playing. [. . . ] Bongos are typically tuned at an interval of a fourth and are played with a combination of finger and open hand techniques. Darbuka · User Guide 4 29 English Shaker Shakers come in many shapes and forms and can be constructed from plastic, metal tubing, hard wood and even bone. The filling is also varied; anything from seeds, steel shot, beans or pebbles can be used. Reversed The Reversed instrument is a backwards Douhola or Darbuka which you may find useful in your tracks. The reversed instrument plays at different bar positions depending on which part you select in the Scene Editor. Style Information "Iqaà" means rhythm and rhythms play a very important role in the Arab, Turkish and Nubian cultures. Whether it's work, celebration, mourning, dancing, praying, religious rites or ceremonies everything in everyday life has a connection with rhythm. Style Karachi Rai Wahrani Baio Daza Rumba Khaligi Sufi Region Algeria Algeria Algeria Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Original Tempo 100 095 090 105 100 085 100 Additional Info A rhythm originating from India and Pakistan. [. . . ]