MIDIMOOD UARP Manuel utilisateur
UARP
User Guide
Ver 2.1
UArp is an innovative arpeggiator / sequencer suitable for many applications such as
Songwriting, Producing, Live Performance, Jamming, xperimenting, 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.
UArp - Max for Live Arpeggiator / Sequencer User Guide
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
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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.
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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.
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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)
-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.
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Mode ettings
The Mode settings configures the note's pitch mapping algorithm.
The figures below illustrate how the note output differs for each selected mode:
Arp In
Notes In (Shifted by 1 beat)
Notes Out
For the "Up", "Down", "Order" and "Reverse" modes, Notes-Out pitch values are defined according
to the number of simultaneous Notes-In notes.
If one Notes-In note is on, only Arp-1 notes will be used regardless of the selected mode.
If two or more Notes-In notes are on, Arp-1, Arp-2,… notes will be used according to the selected
mode.
The following figures shows the Notes-Out output for a various modes given the above Arp-In and
Notes-In inputs:
Mode: Up
Arp-1 notes are played at the pitch of the lowest Notes-In note.
Arp-2 notes are played at the pitch of the next note up
Arp-3 notes are played at the pitch of the highest Notes-In note.
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Mode: Down
Arp-1 notes are played at the pitch of the highest Notes-In note.
Arp-2 notes are played at the pitch of the next note down
Arp-3 notes are played at the pitch of the lowest Notes-In note.
Mode: Order
Arp-1 notes are played at the pitch of the earliest Notes-In note.
Arp-2 notes are played at the pitch of the next note after
Arp-3 notes are played at the pitch of the latest Notes-In note.
Mode: Reverse
Arp-1 notes are played at the pitch of the latest Notes-In note.
Arp-2 notes are played at the pitch of the previous
Arp-3 notes are played at the pitch of the earliest Notes-In note.
Mode: Gate
This is a special mode where the Notes-Out note pitch is the same as the Arp-In notes.
In this mode, the Note-In notes acts as a gate for Arp-In notes of the same pitch.
This is very useful for drum racks.
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Wrap Button
When Wrap is On, all the Arp-In notes are mapped to Notes-In notes in a Round-robin style.
For example, if there are 2 Notes-In notes then the following mapping takes place:
Arp-1, Arp-3, Arp-5, … - will be mapped to one of the Notes-In notes according to the
selected Mode.
Arp-2, Arp-4, Arp-6, … - will be mapped to the other Notes-In note.
Wrap-On can be used to simulate the traditional arpeggiator’s behavior.
The figures below illustrate the difference between Wrap-On and Wrap-Off when using various
Notes-In notes. Mode “Up” is used for simplicity.
Arp In
Wrap: One Note
Notes-In
Notes Out (Wrap Off)
Notes Out (Wrap On)
When two or more Arp-In notes are mapped to the same Notes-In note, they are grouped and treated
as only one Arp-In note.
The velocity of that Arp-In note will be taken from the first Arp-In mapped note on that group.
The length of that Arp-In note will be the union of all Arp-In mapped notes in that group.
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Wrap: Two Notes
Notes-In
Notes Out (Wrap Off)
Notes Out (Wrap On)
Wrap: Three Notes
Notes-In
Notes Out (Wrap Off)
Notes Out (Wrap On)
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Note On/Off ettings
The Note On/Off Settings defines the algorithm to be used for note timing and duration as follows:
Timing (Note On)
•Note: When a Notes-In note is triggered, it will trigger a Notes-Out note if the relevant Arp-
In note is already on. When Arp-In note is triggered, it will trigger a Notes-Out note if the
relevant Notes-In note is already on.
•Arp: When Arp-In note is triggered, it will trigger a Notes-Out note if the relevant Notes-In
note is already on.
Duration (Note Off)
•Note: Notes-Out note will stay on until it gets a Notes-In note-off.
•Arp: Notes-Out note will stay on until it gets an Arp-In note-off.
•All: Notes-Out note will stay on until it gets a Notes-In or an Arp-In note-off.
The following figures shows how Note On/Off Settings affects Notes-Out notes output:
Arp In
Notes In
Notes Out
Note On/Off: Note/All
Note On/Off: Note/Arp
Note On/Off: Note/Note
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