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Summary of Contents for Sample Fuel POLY CRE8
- Page 2 License Agreement. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by Sample Fuel, LLC. Registered licensees of the product described herein may print one copy of this document for their personal use.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents … Introduction … Loading the VST Sound Instrument Set … Loading and Saving Presets … Plug-in Controls … Plug-in Functions Section … Quick Controls … Sphere … Trigger Pads … Macro Page Parameters … Automating Parameters ... SIMPLE/ADVANCED ... -
Page 4: Introduction
Loading the VST Sound Instrument Set To load the instrument set in HALion, HALion Sonic, or HALion Sonic SE, load any of the presets that come with the POLY CRE8 library. Loading and Saving Presets When you are working with a Steinberg DAW, the Load and Save dialogs contain MediaBay functionality, allowing you to make use of tags, for example. -
Page 5: Plug-In Controls
VST Sound Instrument Set. You can modify the assignments in HALion or HALion Sonic. In POLY CRE8, these 8 pre-assigned controls are assigned to both layers allowing you to control for example the cutoff filter offset for both layers at the same time with one knob. -
Page 6: Trigger Pads
To trigger a pad with your mouse, simply click the corresponding pad. In POLY CRE8, these 8 Trigger pads are assigned to the Arpeggiater's 8 possible patterns. These can be triggered "on the fly" all without losing sync in real time. This allows you to perform pattern switches in real time creating almost endless pattern possibilities from the 8 available "live"... - Page 7 PLUGI-IIN CONTROLS Assigning Trigger Notes to Pads You can assign a MIDI note to a pad and trigger the pad by playing this note. Proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the pad. 2. From the menu, select “Assign Trigger Note”. 3. From the submenus, select the octave and note that you want to assign. 1.
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Page 8: Macro Page Parameters
MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS Macro Page Parameters The Macro pages for the POLY CRE8 VST Sound Instrument set is divided into 8 pages. • SIMPLE/ADVANCED SIMPLE ADVANCED ▪ MASTER SECTION ▪ SYNTH ▪ ▪ MOTION ▪ ▪ MIDI PLAYER ▪ •... -
Page 9: Simple/Advanced Pages
MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - SIMPE SIMPLE/ADVANCED PAGES THE SIMPLE PAGE The SIMPLE Page allows the user to make quick tweaks to the instrument without being overwhelmed by too many parameters. This page is split into 4 different sections. • Uppser Section contains: o SIMPLE/ADVANCED Switches: These switch between the SIMPLE or ADVANCED views o Layer Bypass: This will Byapss the currently viewed layer. - Page 10 MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - SIMPE ▪ Level ▪ Waveform Type: chooses between 16 different waveform types per oscillator ▪ Waveform Shape: morphs the waveform shape of the oscillator o Sub Oscillator Controls: ▪ Bypass: switches the sub oscillator state On or Off ▪...
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Page 11: Advanced Pages
MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - ADVANCED ADVANCED PAGES The Advanced Page offers more complex controls and parameters to the user. When switching to the ADVANCED Page, the Upper section remains fixed and is referred to as the Master Section. This section all about having instant access to all the parameters that you will use most of the time without the need to jump to other screens. -
Page 12: The Master Section
MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - ADVANCED THE MASTER SECTION The Main Section is all about having instant access to all the parameters that you will use most of the time without the need to jump to other screens. The master section is split into 3 different sections. The Left Section includes SIMPLE/ADVANCED switches, Layer Bypass, MIDI Player Bypass, Arpeggiator Bypass and Octave parameter, Unison Bypass, Unison Controls (Voices, Detune, Pan, Delay, Distribution), Main Volume, Level Meter, Octave, Course Tune, Fine Tune, Key Follow, Oscillator Volume... -
Page 13: The Synth Section
MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - ADVANCED THE SYNTH SECTION The Synth Page offers the user 3 oscillators, a Sub Oscillator, Ring Modulator, and a Noise Oscillator. The user is given 16 different oscillator types in each of the 3 main oscillators, 6 waveforms and 3 phase types for the Sub Oscillator, 2 source options for the Ring Modulator, and 4 Noise types for the Noise Oscillator allowing for a variety of combinations. - Page 14 MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - ADVANCED • Pan allows you to narrow or widen the stereo panorama. • Retrigger Mode dictates 3 different modes: freely, random phase each time a note is triggered, or a fixed start phase. • If Free Phase is selected, analog synthesizer behavior is emulated. It will run freely and continuously.
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Page 15: The Fx Section
MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - ADVANCED THE FX SECTION The FX Page provides you with 18 different insert effects to enable or disable. The different effects are: • Compressor • Envelope Shaper • Vintage Compressor which is at the end of the signal chain before the reverb to act like a "Mastering Compressor". -
Page 16: The Motion Section
MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - ADVANCED THE MOTION SECTION The Motion Page provides an 2 additional LFOs, 2 Step Modulators, User Envelope, Amp Envelope, and Pitch Envelope. LFO A and LFO B are located in the upper left part of the section. The LFOs have a frequency rate or when set to sync will automatically lock to the tempo and also has amount, note division, shape and phase controls. -
Page 17: The Arp Section
MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - ADVANCED THE ARP SECTION This is an advanced 32-step Arpeggiator based on Yamaha’s legendary Motif Technology with extensive programming and modulation features. The Arpeggiator offers many parameters for programming phrases and altering tempo, groove and swing. Three additional controller lanes are available for quick and easy step modulation for oscillator and filter parameters. -
Page 18: The Midi Player Section
MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - ADVANCED THE MIDI PLAYER SECTION This is a simple midi file phrase player that you can drag and drop midi files to and from your DAW. Additionally, you can store and trigger 8 different phrases on the fly in real time without ever losing sync. -
Page 19: The Xy Section
MACRO PAGE PARAMETERS - ADVANCED THE XY SECTION The XY Page is a simple layout with 3 XY controller boxes. The first XY box controls the Main FX Filter when it is set to dual or quad Morphing modes. The second and third XY boxes are tied to the fixed Lo Pass and Hi Pass Filters that are found on the Main Section. -
Page 20: The About Section
THE ABOUT SECTION This page includes links to the websites of Sample Fuel and Steinberg. If you click on the SAMPLE FUEL logo in the middle of the page, you’ll have the option to visit our page www.samplefuel.com If you click on the Steinberg logo on the bottom right, it will take you to Steinberg’s home page,... -
Page 21: Factory Presets
FACTORY PRESETS Factory Presets POLY CRE8 includes hundreds factory presets to get you started! Naming Scheme 1L/2L: Designates how many layers the preset contains The Browser Tab Browse through the patch library with ease and find what you need quickly thanks to the detailed tagging system and large viewing window that is part of the MediaBay sound management system. -
Page 22: Additional Resources
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Additional Resources Videos: • Installation • Main Page • Motion Page • Motion Knob • Synth Page • Arp Page • Midi Player Page • Browser Page More Videos on YouTube Channel Manuals: • HALion Sonic SE 3 Manual •...
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