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NONLINEAR LABS C15 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Manual C15 Studio Package - Addendum...
  • Page 2 NONLINEAR LABS GmbH Helmholtzstraße 2-9 E 10587 Berlin Germany www.nonlinear-labs.de info@nonlinear-labs.de C15 Studio Package – Addendum Vers. 19 (2021-12-09) Authors: Stephan Schmitt, Matthias Seeber, David Johannes Meyer © NONLINEAR LABS GmbH, 2021, All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Selected segments of the audio 3. Connecting the C15 to a USB Device ....can be downloaded in a lossless digital format. It also allows to restore the synth engine’s state at any point in time within the recorded audio.

  • Page 4: Connecting The C15 To A Usb Device

    Physical control elements of the C15 like a pedal or the bender are called Hardware Sources. The C15 has a Type A connector for USB, and its embedded computer system works as a “USB They can be flexibly mapped to the Macro Controls, each of which can modulate up to 90 host”...

  • Page 5: Connecting The C15 To A Computer

    In the Setup (both in the graphical UI and on the hardware) you find a new page for “MIDI and can only be connected to USB devices. Since the C15 is also a USB host we provide the Settings”. It is divided into the sections “Channels”, “Assignments” and “Routings”. Further- “MIDI Bridge”...
  • Page 6 When set to “Off”, both the C15’s keyboard and the eight Hardware Sources are disconnected To make use of MIDI Program Change messages one of the C15’s preset banks has to be from the synth engine but still can be used to send MIDI note and Control Change, Pitchbend assigned as the source and target of Program Changes.

  • Page 7: Midi Settings: Channels

    Please note that changing this setting while a note is active resets the voice allo- cation, the envelopes and the buffer of the C15, so that the audio playback is inter- rupted for a brief moment. In this case, a MIDI All Notes Off message is also sent on These settings determine which types and numbers of MIDI messages are assigned to the the respective channel(s).
  • Page 8 In addition, the CC numbers 64 to 69 are available. They work as 2-state switches, as it is typical for e.g. a MIDI sustain pedal. When the C15’s pedal position rises above 50 %, a MIDI To avoid conflicts with other applications of the LSB CCs, their use can be disabled (“Off”). This CC value of 127 is sent, when it falls below 50% a value of 0 is sent.

  • Page 9: Midi Settings: Routings

    6.3 MIDI Settings: Routings Send (Primary/Split) When set to “Off” the respective C15 component will not send MIDI messages on the respec- tive channel. Receive (Primary/Split) When set to “Off” the respective C15 component will not receive MIDI messages on the respec- tive channel.

  • Page 10: Practical Studio Examples

    First, we want to record a MIDI track, that triggers a C15 bass sound. This MIDI track receives MIDI notes and CC values by the C15. As we send MIDI data to the DAW and back to the C15, we can benefit from the MIDI processing features of the DAW (arpeggiator, chord generator,...

  • Page 11: The Digital Audio Recorder

    – there are reasonable scenarios for both use cases. enough for hours of permanent playing and for days of recording when there are pauses in the As you wish, you can turn off Local, so you don’t hear the C15 and the MIDI-CCs will pop up on playing.
  • Page 12 The two buttons with magnifier “+” and “-” icons and the mouse wheel respectively the “+” The Undo system of the C15 memorizes every user action on parameters or presets. It allows and “-” buttons of your computer keyboard can also be used to zoom in and out.
  • Page 13 Preset Labels Starting and Stopping the Recording If the “Auto-Start Recorder” option in the Recorder Settings is “On” the Record button will Please note that the selection and load status of a be shown as active from the beginning. You can use it to stop the recording. This might be preset cannot be restored because the preset might desired to save memory or to focus on reviewing the recorded material.

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