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Bucket Pops
Vintage Rhythm Machine
Version 1.0
© 2020 by Björn Arlt
www.fullbucket.de/music
Presets and testing by kraftraum
soundcloud.com/kraftraum
VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
The Audio Units logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Summary of Contents for Full Bucket Music Bucket Pops
- Page 1 Bucket Pops Vintage Rhythm Machine Version 1.0 © 2020 by Björn Arlt www.fullbucket.de/music Presets and testing by kraftraum soundcloud.com/kraftraum VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation The Audio Units logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Bucket Pops Manual Page 2 Table of Contents Introduction............3 The KORG Mini Pops-7........3 The Bucket Pops..........3 The Bucket Pops “N” Version......4 Acknowledgments..........4 General Operation..........5 Mouse Clicking Convention........5 MIDI Learn And The Config File “bucketpops.ini”. .5 Options Menu..........6 The Main Page..........7 Selecting Rhythms...........7... -
Page 3: Introduction
To resize the plug-in you just grab the yellow triangle at the bottom right of the Bucket Pops window and drag it. You can save the current window size using the menu entry “Save Window Size” in the Options Menu. -
Page 4: The Bucket Pops "N" Version
1.0. Thus, I decided to provide a non-resizable version of the Bucket Pops based on the old iPlug framework – this is called the “N” version. It should work on almost all machines (even on 32 bit Macs). -
Page 5: General Operation
Note that this convention applies for the whole manual. MIDI Learn And The Config File “bucketpops.ini” Every parameter of the Bucket Pops can be controlled by one MIDI controller. If you want to change the assignment of MIDI controller (CC; MIDI Control Change) to a... -
Page 6: Options Menu
Change the window size of Bucket Pops Save Window Size Stores the current window size to the configuration file so that it will be restored on the next loading of Bucket Pops Check Online for When connected to the Internet, this function will check if... -
Page 7: The Main Page
Bucket Pops Manual Page 7 The Main Page All controls of the original Mini Pops-7 are placed on the Main Page of Bucket Pops; any additional parameters are accessible via the Settings and the Sequence pages. Selecting Rhythms Rhythm patterns are organized in two rows: The Top Row (Waltz to Swing) and the Bottom Row (Jazz Waltz to Latin Swing). -
Page 8: Level Sliders
The “POWER” button seems to be a bit useless. However it makes perfect sense to automate this button when running the Bucket Pops in sync to your DAW: This way you can for example delay the playback or disable it during breaks. -
Page 9: The Settings Page
Page 9 The Settings Page In contrast to many other rhythm machines plug-ins, the Bucket Pops instruments are not based on samples of the original Mini Pops but are synthesized in real time and can be tweaked in their relevant parameters. This is done using the Settings Page. -
Page 10: Output Mixer And Note Assignment
Bucket Pops Manual Page 10 Output Mixer and Note Assignment The level and the panorama position of all 15 instruments can be adjusted individually. Furthermore, each instrument can be assigned to one of 7 “extra” stereo output pairs. This is done by clicking on the “OUTPUT”... -
Page 11: The Sequence Page
Note that the rhythm pattern you see on the Sequence Page is not necessarily the rhythm that Bucket Pops is playing – the rhythms to play are selected on the Main Page! If the current rhythm is selected for playing and Bucket Pops is actually playing, you will see a green dot at the top row with the step numbers. -
Page 12: Triplets And Templates
Bucket Pops, the skipped (deactivated) steps for Waltz are 9– 12, 17–20, 41–44, and 49–52. Why does the Bucket Pops follow this (at first glance) weird schema and does not go for a simplification? For example, to create a 3/4 signature it would be easier just to limit the number of steps instead of skipping steps in between. -
Page 13: Parameters
Bucket Pops Manual Page 13 Parameters Main Page parameter description Volume Total volume level Power Power switch Tempo Tempo control (bpm) Tempo Sync Tempo synchronization to host Quijada Level of instrument “Quijada” Guiro Level of instrument “Guiro” Tambourine Level of instrument “Tambourine”... - Page 14 Bucket Pops Manual Page 14 parameter description Small Bongo Attack Attack time of instrument Small Bongo Small Bongo Decay Decay time of instrument Small Bongo Large Bongo Freq. Frequency of instrument Large Bongo Large Bongo Attack Attack time of instrument Large Bongo...
- Page 15 Bucket Pops Manual Page 15 parameter description Cymbal 2 Resonance Resonance of instrument Cymbal 2 Cymbal 2 Highpass Highpass frequency of instrument Cymbal 2 Tambourine Freq. Frequency of instrument Tambourine Tambourine Attack Attack time of instrument Tambourine Tambourine Decay Decay time of instrument Tambourine Tambourine Reso.
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Page 16: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I resize the Bucket Pops window? Just grab the yellow triangle at the bottom right of the Bucket Pops window and drag it. You can save the current window size using the menu entry “Save Window Size” in...
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