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  • Page 1 INSTRUMENT 1 USER MANUAL V 1 . 0 . 0 INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 1...
  • Page 2 Table of Contents Page 3 Page 4 INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 2...
  • Page 3 It was designed to be fun and useful for music lovers at all skill levels. The INSTRUMENT 1’s complexity can be scaled from a simple connection to the Artiphon iOS app up to a powerful and customizable MIDI inter- face for professional software.
  • Page 4 ThThe panel for input and output connections on the side of the instrument. This is also where the power button is located. LED LIGHTS LED LIGHTS There are a number of lights on the INSTRUMENT 1. These include the power, volume, preset, and capo LEDs. INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 4...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    POWERING ON AND CHARGING POWERING ON AND CHARGING Turn the INSTRUMENT 1 on using the power button on the I/O Panel. Turn the INSTRUMENT 1 on using the power button on the I/O Panel. If the PWR LED doesn’t glow green when powered on, connect your instrument to a pow- If the PWR LED doesn’t glow green when powered on, connect your instrument to a pow-...
  • Page 6 The PWR LED on the I/O panel changes color to indicate the state of the battery: A fully charged battery will last at least six hours. A fully charged battery will last at least six hours. INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 6...

  • Page 7: Third Party Software

    THE INSTRUMENT 1 IOS APP THE INSTRUMENT 1 IOS APP The free Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 app is available on the Apple App Store. This app in- cludes sounds and allows you to customize settings for the INSTRUMENT 1. The INSTRU- MENT 1 app is covered in more detail later in this manual.

  • Page 8: Main Settings

    MODE MODE The mode sets how the INSTRUMENT 1 can be played. Two modes set the fingerboard to respond like digital strings: Grid mode has 72 notes on the fingerboard in a 12 x 6 arrangement with an additional 6 triggers on the bridge.
  • Page 9 Pad mode has 12 locations with an additional 6 triggers on the bridge. In this mode, an entire fret becomes one large pad, so just a single note or chord will be triggered no mat- ter what part of the region is pressed. INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 9...
  • Page 10 METHOD METHOD The method setting determines how you intend to interact with the INSTRUMENT 1. Some methods are only available for certain modes. STRUM STRUM (Available for Fretted, Fretless, and Pad modes) Strum method is similar to playing strings like a guitar, bass, banjo, harp, ect. A string will be activated by strumming or plucking the bridge.
  • Page 11 MIDI message brightness (CC 74). Releasing the bridge will end the note. Multiple bridge triggers can be bowed and independently control brightness. In the Artiphon app, Bow method is mapped to control volume. INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 11...
  • Page 12 The iP- hone is moved in a bowing motion while pressing down on a string on the INSTRUMENT 1. The angle of the iPhone and the motion combined determine how loud a sound is played.
  • Page 13 TILT TILT The INSTRUMENT 1 can be tilted to control mod wheel (CC 1). The maximum tilt range starts from horizontal & parallel with the ground going 90 degrees up to vertical. The minimum and maximum tilt ranges can be adjusted to any range of motion within the 90 degrees.

  • Page 14: Program Changes

    MENT 1 can globally be set to always right or left. Alternately, it can be set to Automatic flip, where the INSTRUMENT 1 will flip the strings based on how you are holding it. There is also a preset-specific override setting, in case you wish to set a preset to flip specifically one way.

  • Page 15: Midi Mapping

    (12, 24, 48) semitones) I1 Tilt Mod Wheel (CC1) Mod Wheel (CC1) On/Off, Tilt Range Program Changes Program Changes Program Changes On/Off 0 - 7 0 - 7 INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 15...

  • Page 16: Sensitivity Settings

    Alternately, you can turn this up to make the fingerboard more sensitive. Turning off hammer-ons will also turn off pull-offs. AFTERTOUCH SENSITIVITY AFTERTOUCH SENSITIVITY This how hard you press the fingerboard to control polyphonic aftertouch or channel pressure. This can also deactivate pressure sensitivity. INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 16...
  • Page 17 TECHNIQUES AND SOUNDS TECHNIQUES AND SOUNDS With the INSTRUMENT 1 you can combine sounds, techniques, and tunings to design your own custom instruments. The Artiphon companion app for iOS is the quickest way to adjust settings on existing instrument presets, and to design new ones.
  • Page 18 CHOOSING YOUR SOUND CHOOSING YOUR SOUND In the Artiphon app any sound can be used with any technique. Choose your sound by pressing the arrow next to the sound icon. On the Sounds page you can browse be- tween different instrument sounds that we designed specifically for the INSTRUMENT 1.
  • Page 19 SELECT YOUR MODE SELECT YOUR MODE Enter the Technique Editor by pressing the arrow on the right of the Artiphon app home screen. Swipe to browse between the four modes: Fretted, Fretless, Grid, and Pad. Each mode will determine how the fingerboard and bridge on your INSTRUMENT 1 respond to your playing.

  • Page 20: The More Menu

    SAVING YOUR PRESET SAVING YOUR PRESET While you can save as many custom presets as you like in the Artiphon iOS app itself, you can also save your presets to the four user preset locations accessible on the face of the INSTRUMENT 1.

  • Page 21: The Settings Menu

    String Bending allows you to press into the fingerboard to bend a string up by two semi-tones. INSTRUMENT 1 Tilt tracks the angle of the INSTRUMENT 1 to the ground and con- trols mod wheel accordingly. The Tilt Range for this feature can also be adjusted.
  • Page 22 Pitch Bend Range will change the pitch bend output of the INSTRUMENT 1 when using fretless modes or string bending. The Artiphon App’s sound will update automatically, but third party virtual instruments will need to match this value to perform correctly.
  • Page 23 CUSTOMIZING YOUR INSTRUMENT 1 CUSTOMIZING YOUR INSTRUMENT 1 There are eight default presets on the INSTRUMENT 1. The first four – Guitar, Violin, Piano, and Drums – can be customized but not overwritten. The other four presets, indicated by numbered dots, can be overwritten.
  • Page 24 If you’d like to customize a tuning further, click on the graphic of the fingerboard or the bridge in the mode window. Then, simply type a note and octave, or use the arrows or dropdown menu to adjust individual notes. INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 24...

  • Page 25: Additional Features

    Any note between C-2 and C8 can be assigned to the strings, grid or pads. ADDITIONAL FEATURES ADDITIONAL FEATURES Below Mode, Method, and Tuning, you can access a number of additional features and sensitivity settings. INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 25...

  • Page 26: Restore Firmware

    These are the four user presets indicated by the dot icons beneath the volume/ preset knob. To save a preset to the INSTRUMENT 1 itself, select Presets from the menu bar and then select one of the four user preset locations from the dropdown. Alternately, press Com- mand or Control and the number of the preset over which you want to save (1-4).

  • Page 27: Third-Party Apps

    THIRD-PARTY APPS The INSTRUMENT 1 is a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) controller, meaning it can work with almost any sound generator or music-making apps/software such as GarageBand, Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, and many others. This allows you to change your sound at any time or to record MIDI data into the digital audio workstation or music-mak- ing program of your choice.
  • Page 28 To change your playing techniques while using sounds from a third-party sound gener- ator, use the the Artiphon iOS app or the Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 Editor for Mac and Windows. They enable preset creation and customization while using sounds from a third-party app.
  • Page 29 Of course, feel free to adjust the pitch bend range to achieve whatever result you desire. Using the INSTRUMENT 1 Editor or Artiphon app, you can change the INSTRUMENT 1’s pitch bend range to 12, 24, or 48. Here are some examples of third-party sound generator settings:...
  • Page 30 Get in touch, stay in touch! For a wealth of resources, including videos, in-depth tutorials, inspriation from other creators and more, visit start.artiphon.com Got questions? We love answering them. Reach out any time at support@artiphon.com. INSTRUMENT 1 User Manual Page 30...
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