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EastWest 102 - Tools for Pop, Rock & Electronic.
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1
How do you determine the way the outputs of ProDrummer are going to be assigned in Play and your DAW?
ProDrummer's outputs are changed directly in the mixer section. The input of the audio that is coming from Play is allocated in your DAW depending on how you chose the plugin to open.
The outputs of ProDrummer are automatically assigned depending on the physical outputs and inputs of your audio interface. These are also reflected in the DAW.
The outputs are set for each channel of ProDrummer, and they dynamically allocate depending on what DAW and audio interface you are using.
The outputs are activated in the Play's Player view, reflected in the browser view, then cabled to your DAW via ReWire.
2
Where are the two places that you can assign convolution reverb in Ghostwriter?
in the browser and in the articulations screen
in the articulations area and the browser
in the Player window, and the FX section of the mixer on the master bus
on individual mixer channels, and in the browser area
3
What is preset morph?
Preset Morph is a way of altering the settings of Ohmicide over time using an envelope
Preset Morph is a modulation matrix where various modulators may be assigned to parameter values
Preset morph allows you to switch between different snapshots of Ohmicide, smoothly transitioning from one snapshot setting to another
Preset morph allows for the randomization of Ohmicide's settings via an XY pad
4
What is one of the ways that Middle Eastern instruments differ from similar western counterparts?
Played in a ‘Di Gamba' style, rather than under the chin
Intonation and Character
They are not different at all. This is a western presumption
Color and weight
5
What is ‘wah'?
Wah is a pitch correction effect
Wah is a tape emulation of ‘wow and flutter'
Wah is a dynamic filtering effect
Wah is an amplitude effect
6
What is mid-side processing?
Mid-Side processing was used in the ‘60s to emulate the effect of a player double-tracking their part to tape to create a more interesting stereo effect
Mid-side processing is when the center speaker in an LCR speaker array can be used to accentuate the panning of a sound from left to right. This is achieved by attenuating the amplitude of a signal as it passed through the center speaker.
Mid-Side processing is a process where the audio material that is exactly the same between the left and right channel is separated from the content that is different in both channels to be processed independently
Mid-Side processing is an imaging process that is created when some audio from the left and right channel is selectively swapped to create a more compelling stereo image
7
Where is the articulation list located?
In the browser in the center column of the screen
In the Player in the upper left menu under ‘More...'
In the mixer to the far right in the bus section
In the Player in the lower right hand corner
8
What is legato ‘sensing'?
Legato sensing is an intelligent script that decides whether or not to engage legato mode depending on the performance of the composer.
Legato will activate legato when 2 notes are held simultaneously and disengage when one of the notes is released.
Legato sensing automatically changes note end values to engage legato mode.
Legato sensing is only engaged when you extend the note offs of your performance so that the notes are overlapping by 400 ticks or more.
9
When the Play browser is loading ProDrummer, how does the GUI change?
The browser is organized by icon instead of column
The libraries are hidden behind a disclosure triangle
The browser is replaced by aa OS X finder window
There is no keyboard at the bottom of the interface
10
How do you add the Ra library to the Play engine?
Open a browser, locate soundsonline.com, and add your library under ‘Installations and Registration'. A window will pop up asking for your administrative password. Enter your password and the Play engine will see the library.
Control-click in the lower left library area in the browser window, and add the library location.
In the finder window, find the Ra Play engine icon. Under ‘Services', add the Ra library to the Play engine.
Located the System Menu item for the Play engine, click on it, then choose the library from the dropdown menu.
11
What is Ohmicide?
A multiband de-esser
A limited-band dynamic equalizer
A muti-band saturation plugin
A multiband compressor
12
How are groups used in MOR2 drums?
Groups are used to route the audio to the multiple outputs of the mixer section.
The groups are used for mixer automation in the mixer section, and are triggered by the automation mode of your DAW.
Groups are a way to normalize the volume levels across multiple mixer channels in the mixer section. Rather like an automated compressor.
The MOR2 drums are created as a multi-timbral instrument that has different groups that are assigned to the same channel. This makes selecting different groups of drums much easier for mixing and matching kits.
13
What is the main focus of the Ra sound library?
Ra is a collection of cinematic sound design to be used in film, games, and TV
The Ra library is primarily a collection of Egyptian instruments from the Middle East
The Ra library is a collection of multi-sampled instruments from around the world focusing on the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, and India
Ra is a collection of stringed instruments from different regions of the Nile
14
What is ‘Beating'?
Beating is when 2 notes are very close in pitch and playing at nearly the same amplitude. The difference between the tones is represented by a perceptible wobble in amplitude and frequency, especially in low tones.
Beating is something that happens in water based precision with the water is over-filled, causing a noticeable perspiration on the outside of the instrument.
Beating is a way of adding harmonics to a sound by hitting a drum while playing a tone on a pitched instrument.
Beating is a method of playing drums by hitting the drum with a cold fish.
15
What is peculiar about the stereo sounds in Ministry of Rock?
The left and the right side are recorded using different recording setups
The left side and the right side are 180 degrees out of phase
The left and right side are using the Haas effect to create a stereo image
The left side and right side are dry and wet signals, summed together in an auxiliary channel
16
When using the African drums in Ra, how are the different drums laid out in the keyboard?
The drums are laid out according to the General MIDI protocol for drum set.
The drums are laid out in a tritone starting from C. Each ensuing white note on the keyboard has a tritone family member that plays the round robin articulation of the instrument type.
The higher frequency elements are usually found in the the higher octaves, including stick effects. The lower octaves are usually lower pitched drum elements.
The drums are laid out in a chromatic fashion, low drums on black keys and higher pitched elements on white keys.
17
In MOR2, what are ‘performances'?
Performances are actual riffs played by real guitar players on the instrument that is featured in the MOR2 library.
Performances are mixer snapshots that are cycled through as you play a guitar library. These snapshots are used to automate a mix.
Performances in MOR2 are a new Multi-timbral mode used for playing multiple guitars at once.
Performances are used as a real-time capture tool for getting a scratch track from a played lick that was never meant to be recorded. Play is always listening. ALWAYS.
18
Why is it better to use Play as individual instances in programs like Logic, Live and Pro Tools instead of as a multi-instrument?
Individual instances of Play are better at streaming from RAM through auxiliary busses.
Multitimbral Play Instruments were originally made for PC, and Mac has a different bussing algorithm.
With less instruments in the Player window. The graphics processor will not slow down.
CPU processing is determined per track, so it is better to spread the load among multiple tracks.
19
Sometimes, instruments will load very quickly in Ghostwriter, and others will take a bit longer. What's the deal?
Instruments created in an older version of play may load a bit slowly due to the new Play architecture.
Some instruments were created using compressed audio files types, while others were created using PCM audio files.
Some instrument variations are being created simply by different production techniques. The samples loaded are common. These variations don't have to reload samples.
Instruments that are loading quickly are automatically loading into RAM. Be sure to check your RAM buffer after they load.
20
Where do you take care of the panning of individual articulations?
Only in the mixer.
In the Player, under the panning menu item.
In the browser when the library is first being selected.
In the Player's articulation window.
21
What is the Mod wheel most frequently assigned to in Ra?
The mod wheel is usually assigned to the LFO speed
The Mod wheel is frequently used to change the filter cutoff dynamically
The Mod Wheel is usually assigned to pitch
22
What is the Timeline, and how does it work?
The timeline is where you can drag individual drums to create a custom kit that plays in ‘breakbeat' fashion. A sequenced loop maker with built-in effects.
The timeline is a project backup system that keeps iterative saves of whatever song you are working on at the time
The Timeline is where grooves can be placed to follow your song arrangement
The timeline is a metered indicator that intelligently analyzes your song and creates and arrangement automatically
23
What is the difference between ‘Live' and ‘Element' instruments?
‘Live' instruments were recorded acoustically and are contiguous performances of the instruments' articulations. ‘Elements' are sound elements of the performance mapped across the keyboard.
‘Live' instruments are played live by real players in a real space and recoded with microphones. ‘Elements' are synthesized components that are created by a computer model.
‘Live' instruments are acoustically recorded in an open studio space with microphones. ‘Elements' are individual articulations that are recorded direct through a recording console and DI.
Live' instruments are meant to be switch articulations via the DAW in real time using velocity and mod wheel, and elements are all of the individual articulations available by keyswitches.
24
Why do some of the instruments in Ra have the same pitched note an octave apart?
Having the instrument spaced out in octaves is a design decision that seems to help guitarists feel more comfortable
This allows for easy tremolo of an instrument, or things like up/down picking.
The octaves are a safety device. If the lower octave sounds are overwhelmed by polyphony, Then the upper octaves take the load away from the lower systems.
The octave is the next harmonic in the harmonic series that can be accentuated for clarity
25
What is legato scripting?
Legato scripting is a coding language developed by East West for the Play engine to automatically call out the articulations that are happening at any given moment and feed that into the DAW of choice.
Legato scripting is a way to adjust the attack and release of a given instrument to indicate that an instrument is being either bowed or plucked.
Ra has the ability to analyze a performance by the composer and determine when a note needs to be re-triggered. When legato mode is engaged, the instrument will glide between note seamlessly with no retriger.
Legato scripting is used to add latin nomenclature to an instrument for orchestration purposes, even if the instrument is from the Middle East, india, or the Far East.
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