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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL _ACID V...
  • Page 2 Special Thanks DIRECTION Frédéric Brun Kevin Molcard PROJECT MANAGEMENT Raynald Dantigny PRODUCT MANAGEMENT Edouard Madeuf (lead) Christophe Luong Sebastien Rochard DEVELOPMENT Simon Conan Alexandre Adam Pierre Mazurier Alessandro De Cecco Stefano D'Angelo Yann Burrer Fabien Meyrat Hugo Caracalla Pierre-Lin Laneyrie Loris De Marco Samuel Lemaire Mauro De Bari...
  • Page 3 Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia. The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non-disclosure agreement. The software license agreement specifies the terms and conditions for its lawful use.
  • Page 4 Thank you for purchasing Acid V! This manual covers the features and operation of Arturia’s Acid V, one of our many powerful virtual instruments. Be sure to register your software as soon as possible! When you purchased Acid V, you were sent a serial number and an unlock code by e-mail.
  • Page 5 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Arturia Acid V! As with all of our products, we believe in offering the best of both worlds in a single package and letting you choose how you want to use it. You can choose to focus on the Hardware Panel and get an improved vintage hardware-like experience, or explore the Advanced Panel and discover sonic and performance possibilities that go well beyond the original synth’s...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Audio and MIDI settings: Windows ................................10 2.2.2. Audio and MIDI settings: macOS ................................... 12 2.2.3. Using Acid V as a plug-in..................................... 13 2.3. Playing Acid V for the first time ..........................14 MAIN CONTROLS................................ 15 3.1. Common behaviors ................................15 3.1.1. Value pop-ups ..........................................15 3.1.2.
  • Page 7 4.2.7. Sequence Browser........................................31 4.2.8. Sequence Scales........................................32 4.2.9. Rate and gate time........................................33 4.2.10. Swing............................................. 33 4.2.11. Note playback order ......................................34 4.2.12. Steps and Shift ......................................... 34 4.2.13. Polymetric mode ........................................35 4.2.14. Transmutation........................................... 36 4.3. Arpeggiator mode................................37 4.3.1.
  • Page 8 7.3. The Side Panel ..................................81 7.3.1. Settings Tab ........................................... 82 7.3.2. MIDI Tab............................................82 7.3.3. Macro Tab............................................87 7.3.4. Tutorials............................................89 THE PRESET BROWSER............................90 8.1. Search and Results................................91 8.2. Using Tags as a Filter..............................92 8.2.1. Types..............................................92 8.2.2.

  • Page 9: Welcome To Acid V

    1. WELCOME TO ACID V! Arturia would like to thank you for purchasing our Acid V. It’s a faithful recreation of the now legendary TB-303 Bass Line, an unassuming little bass synth and sequencer module that started out as a commercial flop, then rose to meteoric popularity in the hands of sound explorers in genres including acid, techno, and house.

  • Page 10: The Fall And Rise Of The Tb-303

    (for example, the B-3 was meant to emulate a pipe organ; the tine electric piano, an acoustic piano) but found their own true voices because their true audiences found them. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - WELCOME TO Acid V!

  • Page 11: Why A Virtual 303

    Slide, Accent, and Vibrato buttons on the main panel act as overrides, each adding its effect to the sequence. Or, you can simply turn off the internal sequencer and record Acid V in External mode, as you would any other virtual instrument — the choice is yours.

  • Page 12: Acid V Feature Summary

    Four effects slots featuring a choice of 17 effects from our latest V Collection • Effect categories include Spatial, Distortion, Dynamics, Modulation, and Filter/EQ • Three advanced Modulators with intuitive workflow to create complex movements Arturia - User Manual Acid V - WELCOME TO Acid V!

  • Page 13: Ten Tb-303 Tracks To Check Out

    We know — we’ve probably left someone important out, so we’re glad user manuals don’t have comments sections! Now, let’s get onto the business of having fun with Acid V. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - WELCOME TO Acid V!

  • Page 14: Activation And First Start

    You can also do this online by logging into your account and then following the instructions here: http://www.arturia.com/register Once you’ve registered, activated, and installed Acid V, it’s time to get it to talk to your computer. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ACTIVATION AND FIRST START...

  • Page 15: Initial Setup For Stand-Alone Use

     ! This section only applies to those of you who plan to use Acid V in stand-alone mode. If you are only going to use Acid V as a plug-in inside a host DAW or other music software, you can safely ignore this section –...
  • Page 16 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz, which will be perfectly fine for most applications. If you have a specific need to use a higher sample rate, up to 96 kHz, Acid V will happily support that. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ACTIVATION AND FIRST START...

  • Page 17: Audio And Midi Settings: Macos

     ! In standalone mode, Acid V listens for all MIDI channels, so there’s no need to specify a channel. Tempo sets a base tempo for features inside Acid V such as LFO and effects •...

  • Page 18: Using Acid V As A Plug-In

    Acid V's interface looks the same in plug-in mode as in standalone mode. Acid V comes in VST2, VST3, Audio Unit (AU), and AAX plug-in formats, for use in all major DAW software such as Ableton Live, Cubase, Logic, Pro Tools, Studio One, and more.

  • Page 19: Playing Acid V For The First Time

    If you haven’t done so already, launch Acid V as a plug-in or as a stand-alone instrument. If you have a MIDI controller set up, use it to play some notes on Acid V. You might first need to activate your MIDI controllers in the MIDI Settings (see above). You can also use your mouse to play the on-screen keyboard or use the keys of your computer keyboard.

  • Page 20: Main Controls

    3. MAIN CONTROLS From here you can control all key aspects of Acid V: its sound and selection of its pattern sequencing, arpeggiator, and external modes. You can also select sequences from the pattern browser and transpose them using the onscreen keyboard. Since the heart of the 303 is really its pattern capabilities, we should mention right here that you don't actually program patterns here.

  • Page 21: Parameter Descriptions

    Control key (Windows) or Command key (macOS) and use the wheel to fine-tune as well. 3.1.4. Double-click for default Double-click on any knob to return it to its factory default setting. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - MAIN CONTROLS...

  • Page 22: Core Sound Controls

    3.2. Core Sound Controls This is the main synth section of Acid V, replicating the monophonic sound engine of the TB-303. 3.2.1. Waveform Simply a toggle switch, this selects a buzzy sawtooth wave or more hollow square wave. On the original hardware, this switch was found on the rear panel.

  • Page 23: Env Mod

    “money shot” aspect of the sound. Thus, what the accent knob is adjusting is really two things at once: the level of the volume (VCA) envelope, and the decay time of the filter envelope. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - MAIN CONTROLS...

  • Page 24: Sub Oscillator

    Users of the original TB-303, or any recent hardware or software emulation focused exclusively on originality, may have wished they could thicken up its low end. After all, the original said “Bass Line” right on the panel. Acid V’s sub-oscillator grants this wish with three simple settings: 3.3.1.

  • Page 25: Distortion Section

    3.5. Distortion Section Going far beyond the inherent dirtiness of the 303 sound, Acid V’s distortion circuit employs a set of algorithms from our distinctive FX Collection, curated specifically to enhance the 303 sound. 3.5.1. Drive Knob This sets the input or “pre-gain.” In other words, how “hot” the incoming signal will drive the distortion effect.

  • Page 26: Distortion Types

    We invite you to explore these distortion types for yourself and pick the ones that suit your music best — each is either a little or a lot different from the other! Arturia - User Manual Acid V - MAIN CONTROLS...

  • Page 27: The Pattern Panel

    MIDI controller will determine the notes in the arpeggio. 3.6.1.3. Ext mode External mode disables Acid V’s own pattern capabilities if you want to sequence it in a DAW, trigger it from an external MIDI sequencer, or just plug in your MIDI controller and play it like a super-cool bass monosynth.

  • Page 28: Hold Button

    ♪ Remember that Acid V is a monophonic-only synth with last-note priority. 3.6.3. Legato playing and note order Acid V has particular behaviors when it comes to note play order when you’re triggering it from an external keyboard (or pad device). Here’s how to make them work for you.

  • Page 29: Slide, Accent, And Vibrato

    [p.31], where you can do this in a more comprehensive, searchable way. Note that this will flip Acid V into the Sequencer/Arpeggiator page of the Advanced View, so you’ll need to click the Advanced button [p.77] to return to the main view.

  • Page 30: Advanced Voice Parameters

    3.7.7. Clipper All 303s clip with the accent and master output knobs set at maximum. This allows you to more easily clip the output stage of Acid V if a dirty sound is desired. It’s a separate feature from the other distortion [p.20]...

  • Page 31: Advanced View Part 1 - Sequencer

    4. ADVANCED VIEW PART 1 - SEQUENCER At the heart of Acid V is a powerful 64-step sequencer and arpeggiator that dwarfs the capabilities of the original hardware, not to mention any modern emulation focused solely on vintage authenticity. Click the Advanced button [p.77]...

  • Page 32: Creating Or Editing A Sequence

    You can also set the maximum length directly in the Steps [p.34] field. Also, don’t miss the horizontal scroll bar along the bottom. It gives you access to the full 64 steps. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 1 - SEQUENCER...

  • Page 33: Adding And Removing Steps

    “Draw” quick sequences by sweeping the mouse cursor across the grid. 4.2.3. Adjusting the octave Acid V has a four-octave range for each step. Change the octave for a given step with the vertical slider at the top of the column.

  • Page 34: Accents, Slides, And Vibrato

    4.2.5.3. How vibrato works Vibrato in Acid V is intentionally subtle, without the extreme depth you might hear on a synth meant for leads. The speed and amount are controlled by the large knobs in the Vibrato [p.19]...

  • Page 35: Sequence Management

    DAW by grabbing the little icon that is generated. 4.2.6.2. Clear sequence Be careful with the eraser icon! It clears the entire sequence. Actually, if you accidentally clear a sequence, Acid V has extensive undo and history functions in the lower toolbar [p.78], so you can always go back in time.

  • Page 36: Sequence Browser

    You can import sequences by moving files in our proprietary format in the folder /Library/ Arturia/Samples/Acid V/User/Sequencer/User. Our Sequence Scales [p.32], especially the ”Acid” ones, can really make the most of imported sequences and, so to speak, 303-ify them. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 1 - SEQUENCER...

  • Page 37: Sequence Scales

    The sliders below the note icons add a random factor. Each one changes the probability that its note will be played at a given step when the note randomizer [p.28] is in use. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 1 - SEQUENCER...

  • Page 38: Rate And Gate Time

    4.2.10. Swing Swing is often described as a “behind the beat” rhythmic feel, and Acid V has a range of 50 to 75 percent, which you change by dragging up or down on the number. Fifty percent is closest to a “straight”...

  • Page 39: Note Playback Order

    4.2.11. Note playback order Acid V offers four options for note play order in Seq mode. Access them using the green arrow to the right of the “Playback” name field. Forward: Sequence plays from step 1 to its final step.

  • Page 40: Polymetric Mode

    Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 1 - SEQUENCER...

  • Page 41: Transmutation

     ♪ One good use of the Density setting is for musical bridges or breaks where you want the bass line to be more sparse. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 1 - SEQUENCER...

  • Page 42: Arpeggiator Mode

    4.3. Arpeggiator mode In Arpeggiator mode, the sequencer in Acid V turns into an advanced arpeggiator. What’s the difference? Where the sequencer plays notes you specify for each step, the arpeggiator turns real-time note input from a connected MIDI controller into patterns that ascend, descend, or play in other orders you can set.

  • Page 43: Mode Arp Setting

     ♪ The Playback [p.34] setting applies on top of whatever note order is chosen here, allowing for creative possibilities. Setting both to Random is particularly interesting! Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 1 - SEQUENCER...

  • Page 44: What About Octave Range

    Most arpeggiators have an overall setting for octave range, so you might have noticed the absence of one here. Remember that Acid V has a four-octave range for each step, and that this applies in Arp mode as well as Seq mode.

  • Page 45: Advanced View Part 2 - Modulators

    Before we get into how Modulators work, let’s cover how to assign one to a destination in Acid V. On each one of the Modulation tabs, there is an animated thumbnail that displays the waveform or action of that Modulator. Click on this thumbnail and drag it to whatever...

  • Page 46: Modulation Amounts

    Modulator assigned to the destination will appear, color-coded to match the Modulator tab. Here is what Modulators 1 and 2 assigned to filter cutoff would look like: Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 2 - MODULATORS...
  • Page 47 This lets you shut off modulation only to that destination, while retaining the modulation amount you’ve set in case you turn it back on later. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 2 - MODULATORS...

  • Page 48: How Modulators Work

    5.2. How Modulators work As we said, Modulators in Acid V can work like envelopes, LFOs, or like a mad scientist combined both into a hybrid and gave it superpowers. Basically, they make it easier than ever to turn what you see on the graph into what you hear.

  • Page 49: Modulation Presets

    You can create and save your own Modulator shapes in Acid V, but you need not ever worry about it if you’d rather just get on to making music. Modulators offer 18 shape presets, six of which can be accessed by clicking the six buttons shown above.

  • Page 50: Modulation Copy

    One: The modulation shape plays through once, i.e. more like an envelope • Loop: The modulation plays repeatedly and can retrigger from the start point based on a selectable event Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 2 - MODULATORS...
  • Page 51 Sequencer from the beginning. This lets you lock a modulation’s character to the musical statement you’re making with the series of notes in the Sequencer. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 2 - MODULATORS...

  • Page 52: Rate And Tempo Sync

    5.2.5. Rate and tempo sync Of course, Modulators in Acid V sync to your project tempo — or not. The knob adjusts the rate. Click on the name field to bring up the options menu: • Hz: Unsynced, the Modulator free-runs and the rate is expressed in Hertz •...

  • Page 53: Advanced View Part 3 - Effects

    Acid V effects are routed serially Effects routing in Acid V is “hard wired” as serial. The signal is first processed by the effect in the slot at far left, then simply moves from left to right. This makes sense, since Acid V a monophonic instrument and there’s no possibility of different voices or simultaneous...

  • Page 54: Selecting An Effect

    • Modulations: “Super Unison,” choruses, flangers, phaser, and stereo panner • The full list of effect types [p.51] with descriptions of all their parameters is just below. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 55: Effect Presets

    This brings over both the choice of effect and all the settings at the time you perform the copy operation. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 56: Effect Types

    • Unsynced • Sync • Sync triplets • Sync dotted Now let’s visit the effects in the order in which they appear on the effects menu. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 57: Reverb

    Adjusts the size of the room: counter-clockwise is smaller, clockwise is larger Damping Controls the rate at which the high frequencies decay MS Mix Adjusts the reverb from mono to an increasingly wide stereo space Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 58: Delay

    6.5.4. Delay Delay is a generic term for any effect that makes a copy of an input sound and repeats it a short time later. There are three delay effects in Acid V, and this first one sounds good all around.

  • Page 59: Tape Echo

    Sets the feedback amount of the delayed signal. Stereo Width Higher values increase the distance between the left and right iterations of the echoes Ping Pong Toggles alternating left/right echoes with exact rhythmic spacing Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 60: Ps Delay

    Pitch Shift Adjusts the amount that the delayed signal is pitch-shifted relative to the incoming signal Stereo Offsets the delayed signal in the stereo picture Offset Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 61: Compressor

    Ratio is how much you turn it down. Attack is how fast your parents react once it’s too loud. Release is how soon you turn it back up once they’re gone. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 62: Multiband

    The multiband compressor is probably the most complex effect type in Acid V, first of all because there are things you can only adjust by dragging in the graphical visualizer. It can work on up to three frequency bands, and you can use the two on/off buttons below the visualizer to turn the lower and/or upper bands off.
  • Page 63 Sets the time it takes for the compressor/expander to “let go” of the signal once the signal falls Release beneath the threshold Located at right, the main Output knob governs the overall makeup gain while preserving the Output difference in output between the bands Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 64: Multi Filter

    Cutoff (H) Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter Resonance Sets the resonance of the filter, which is a peak of frequencies clustering near the cutoff Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 65: Param Eq

    The EQ in Acid V has five bands, and you can adjust the frequency, gain (boost or cut), and Q (how wide the band is around the selected frequency) for each one. In fact, that ability to tweak the frequency and bandwidth is just what “parametric”...

  • Page 66: Distortion

    6.5.11. Distortion Distortion offers the most algorithms of any Acid V effect. They’re derived algorithms from our flagship distortion effect called Dist COLDFIRE. There are many different kinds of signal distortion, each with its unique sonic signature – and they can transform sounds in ways ranging from subtle warmth to an all-out audio thunderstorm! There’s also a multi-mode...
  • Page 67 Adjusts cutoff/center frequency of integrated filter Resonance (V) Adjusts resonance of integrated filter Pre/Post Drag on field to place filter pre- or post-distortion Dark Click to adds a fixed low-pass filter post-distortion Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 68: Bitcrusher

    Control Description Bit Depth (V) Reduces the number of bits used to render gradations in amplitude. Downsample (H) Divides the sample rate used to represent the signal. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 69: Super Unison

    Detune (V) Determines the detuning amount Rate Adjusts the speed of modulation of all voices Stereo Width Adjusts the spread of the voices across the stereo picture Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 70: Chorus

    Adjusts the amount of chorused signal that is fed back into the effect Delay (H) Sets the amount of delay applied to the input signal Depth Controls the intensity of the chorus Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 71: Chorus Jun-6

    The chorus rate, with unsynced and tempo-synced options Depth (V) The depth of the chorus effect in milliseconds Phase The phase of the chorused signal relative to the dry signal Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 72: Flanger

    Use this to define the amount of high-frequency content that will enter the flanger effect HP Freq This determines the amount of low-frequency content that the flanger effect will receive Depth Sets the modulation depth Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 73: Flanger

    6.5.17. BL-20 Flanger The BL-20 Flanger is based on the sound of Arturia's Flanger BL-20 plug-in, which is in turn based on the sound of the rare but beautiful-sounding Bel BF-20 hardware flanger from the 1970s. Control Description Wide Provides a wider stereo image by inverting the phase of the LFO modulating the right channel...

  • Page 74: Phaser

    Sets the harmonic center for the modulation effect N Poles Determines the steepness of the phaser’s filter frequency response Stereo Gradually changes the phaser from mono to stereo output Arturia - User Manual Acid V - ADVANCED VIEW PART 3 - EFFECTS...

  • Page 75: Stereo Pan

    6.5.19. Stereo Pan Stereo Pan lets you automatically control and move the stereo position of the Acid V monophonic voice, to provide motion and breadth. Control Description Amount (V) Instead of a dry-wet slider, this sets the overall width of the panning...

  • Page 76: User Interface

    7. USER INTERFACE This chapter covers everything that is not in the main panel and advanced views — all the utilitarian functions that make Acid V a joy to use in a modern music production environment. The toolbars above and below the main panel [p.15]...

  • Page 77: Upper Toolbar

    Main Menu, a drop-down menu that lets you access a number of useful functions related to Preset management and more. 7.1.1.1. New Preset Creates a new Default Preset with initialized settings for all parameters. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - USER INTERFACE...
  • Page 78 7.1.1.3. Save Preset As... This option saves the current settings of Acid V under a new Preset name. Clicking this option reveals a window where you can name your Preset and enter more detailed information about it: ...
  • Page 79 Import menu option. 7.1.1.6. Resize Window Acid V can be resized from 50% to 200% of its default size (100%) without any visual artifacts. On a smaller screen, such as a laptop, you may want to reduce the interface size so it doesn’t dominate the display.
  • Page 80 7.1.1.8. Tutorials Acid V comes with interactive tutorials that walk you through different features of the plug- in. Clicking this option opens a pane on the right side of the window where the tutorials appear. Select one to access step-by-step descriptions that highlight the relevant controls and walk you through the process.

  • Page 81: Preset Browser Access And Name Pane

    Preset Browser [p.90], which offers a myriad of ways to browse, sort, and organize Presets in Acid V. Clicking on the Preset name also opens up quick drop-down menus for selecting Presets outside of the Browser, as shown above. You can select to look at lists of Presets organized by Type, as shown above, or look at All Presets at once.

  • Page 82: Output Volume

    Note: An asterisk just after the name in the Preset Name Pane (*) indicates that you’ve edited that Preset. 7.1.3. Output volume This knob simply controls the main output level of Acid V. 7.1.4. Advanced Button Near the upper right corner of the top toolbar is the Advanced Button. This changes the lower area of the main panel (where the onscreen keyboard normally is seen) into the views for the Sequencer, Modulators, and Effects.

  • Page 83: Lower Toolbar

    Lower toolbar in Acid V The Lower Toolbar of the Acid V interface can be thought of in terms of left and right halves. On the left is the Control Description display, and on the right are buttons for several useful utility functions.

  • Page 84: Hold Duplicate

    When editing a virtual instrument, it’s all too easy to overshoot the sweet spot for one or more controls, and then wonder how to get back to where you were. Like all Arturia plug-ins, Acid V offers comprehensive Undo, Redo, and History functions so that you always have a safe way back.

  • Page 85: Cpu Meter

    7.2.4. CPU Meter At far right is the CPU Meter, which displays the overall load Acid V is placing on your computer CPU. Since it deals only with this plug-in, it is not a substitute for the resource metering tools in your DAW.

  • Page 86: Resize Handle

    7.2.6. Resize handle Grab and drag the diagonal lines to the right of the Macro controls to resize the Acid V window. This lets you get achieve sizes in between increments in the Resize Window [p.74] menu if that better suits your screen layout.

  • Page 87: Settings Tab

    [p.18] can be triggered by checking a step’s box in the sequencer or by MIDI velocity when Acid V is in Ext mode. This parameter sets that velocity. Drag on the number field to change it. 7.3.2. MIDI Tab This is where Acid V may be placed in MIDI Learn mode.
  • Page 88 The Side Panel's MIDI tab 7.3.2.1. MIDI Controller menu The MIDI Controller menu Arturia - User Manual Acid V - USER INTERFACE...
  • Page 89 Delete it, Import a configuration file, or Export the currently active one. This is a quick way to set up different hardware MIDI keyboards or controllers with Acid V, without having to build all the assignments from scratch each time you swap hardware.
  • Page 90 When MIDI Learn is active, available parameters are purple and already-assigned parameters are red. Click the Learn button in the MIDI tab to put Acid V into Learn mode. Controls available for assignment are purple. Controls that are already assigned are red, but can be reassigned if desired.
  • Page 91 These are: • Pitch Bend • Aftertouch (Channel Pressure) • All Notes Off (CC #123) All other MIDI CC numbers may be freely assigned to control any parameter in Acid V. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - USER INTERFACE...

  • Page 92: Macro Tab

    Brightness , Timbre , Time , and Movement , but you can rename them by double- clicking the name field. The knob above the name corresponds to the knob of the same name in the Lower Toolbar [p.80]. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - USER INTERFACE...
  • Page 93 Modulators, there are no grab handles between the breakpoints.)  ♪ A simple diagonal line would produce a linear curve, but the potential fun here is to make things non-linear. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - USER INTERFACE...

  • Page 94: Tutorials

    [p.72], you can click on titles for the individual chapters, which in turn will take you through different areas of Acid V in steps. The parts of the panel to focus on are highlighted as you  ! If you’re editing a Preset, make sure to save it before opening the Tutorials, because doing so will load a new Preset and overwrite your changes.

  • Page 95: The Preset Browser

    8. THE PRESET BROWSER The Preset Browser is how you search, load, and manage sounds in Acid V. It has different views but they all access the same banks of Presets. To access the search view, click the browser button (the icon looks a bit like books on a library shelf).

  • Page 96: Search And Results

    The Results list beneath shows all Presets that fit your search. Click the X icon at right to clear your search terms. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 97: Using Tags As A Filter

    Preset you're looking for was tagged with “Electro” or “Techno”, select both to broaden the search. Results columns can be inverted by clicking the arrow buttons to the right of their titles (Name, Type, Designer). Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 98: Styles

    8.2.3. Banks Next to the Types and Styles buttons is the Banks button, which lets you do your search (using all the methods above) within the factory bank or user banks. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 99: Search Results Window

    Click the TYPE header in the second column to do the same thing by Type. Click the Arturia logo to the left of TYPE to bring factory-featured Presets to the top of the list. These will appear just under any Presets you have liked [p.95].

  • Page 100: Clearing Tags

    — it might bring a killer Preset to the top. Use as many of the sorting and filtering features as you need and you will find the exact sound you want every time. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 101: Sidebar

    Clicking My Sound Banks brings up a window with all of the currently available Sound Banks, starting with the Factory bank. User banks appear next to it, and can be deleted, renamed, or exported by right-clicking them. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 102: My Favorites

    ! If you don’t see anything here, it is because you haven’t created any Playlists yet. Head to the Playlists [p.101] section at the end of this chapter to find out how. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 103: Preset Info Section

    “Distorted” Style tag and then save that Preset, it will not show up in future searches for Distorted sounds. Clicking on the three-dots icon at the top right pops up a menu with organizational options for the Preset. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 104: Editing Info For Multiple Presets

    ♪ If you want to alter the information for a Factory Preset you must first use the Save As command to re-save it as a User Preset. After this the Info section will gain Edit and Delete buttons at the bottom of the window. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 105: Preset Selection: Other Methods

    Preset name will step through only the results that conform to your search. However, All Presets in the drop-down menu always ignores those criteria. Likewise for the Type choices below the line — they always include all Presets within that Type. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 106: Macro Knobs

    The subheading My Playlists appears under My Favorites in the Sidebar. However, when you first start using Acid V, you’ll have no Playlists yet, and My Playlists won't be there yet. To make it appear, you’ll have to create your first Playlist.

  • Page 107: Add A Playlist

    You can use all of the options in the Explore window to locate Presets for your Playlist. When you find a desired Preset, click-drag it onto the Playlist name. Dragging a preset to a Playlist Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 108: Re-Order The Presets

    This will move other Presets up in the list to accommodate the new location of the Preset you just moved. A bright green line will briefly appear at the “insert point.” Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 109: Remove A Preset

    Export Playlist: Exports your Playlist to a location on your computer, with the • filename extension “aplst.” Delete Playlist: Deletes the current Playlist but does not delete any of the Presets • in it. Arturia - User Manual Acid V - THE PRESET BROWSER...

  • Page 110: Software License Agreement

    The License is not a sale of the original SOFTWARE. 2. Grant of License Arturia grants you a non-exclusive license for the use of the software according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You may not lease, loan or sub- license the software.
  • Page 111 (a) return of the purchase price or (b) replacement of the disk that does not meet the Limited Warranty and which is returned to Arturia with a copy of your receipt. This limited Warranty is void if failure of the software has resulted from accident, abuse, modification, or misapplication.

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