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1.
WELCOME TO Acid V! ................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1.
The Fall and Rise of the TB-303.................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.
Why a virtual 303?.............................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.3.
Acid V Feature Summary................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.4.
Ten TB-303 tracks to check out ................................................................................................................................... 8
2.
ACTIVATION AND FIRST START.......................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.
Register, Activate, and Install Acid V ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.
Initial setup for stand-alone use ............................................................................................................................. 10
2.2.1.
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
3.
MAIN CONTROLS........................................................................................................................................................ 15
3.1.
Common behaviors ........................................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.1.
Value pop-ups ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
3.1.2.
Parameter descriptions.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
3.1.3.
Fine adjustment........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
3.1.4.
Double-click for default .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
3.2.
Core Sound Controls ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.1.
Waveform ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
3.2.2.
Pitch .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.3.
Cutoff ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
3.2.4.
Resonance ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.5.
Env Mod ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.6.
Decay ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
3.2.7.
Accent................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
3.2.8.
About the 303 envelope ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.3.
Sub Oscillator........................................................................................................................................................................ 19
3.3.1.
Octave................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
3.3.2.
Waveform ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.3.3.
Volume ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.4.
Vibrato ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.5.
Distortion Section ............................................................................................................................................................. 20
3.5.1.
Drive Knob .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.5.2.
Dry/Wet ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.5.3.
Distortion types .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.6.
The Pattern Panel.............................................................................................................................................................. 22
3.6.1.
Mode buttons and the keyboard..................................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.6.2.
Hold button ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
3.6.3.
Legato playing and note order ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23
3.6.4.
Slide, Accent, and Vibrato................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
3.6.5.
Pattern info display ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
3.7.
Advanced voice parameters ...................................................................................................................................... 25
3.7.1.
Bass Boost...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.7.2.
PW...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.7.3.
Accent Attack............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.7.4.
Cutoff Range................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
3.7.5.
Pitch Tracking ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
3.7.6.
Noise Gain ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.7.7.
Clipper .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
4.
ADVANCED VIEW PART 1 - SEQUENCER..................................................................................................... 26
4.1.
Sequencer mode................................................................................................................................................................. 26
4.1.1.
Sequencer lock............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
4.2.
Creating or editing a sequence................................................................................................................................ 27
4.2.1.
Setting the pattern length ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.2.2.
Adding and removing steps.............................................................................................................................................................................. 28
4.2.3.
Adjusting the octave............................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.2.4.
Randomizers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.2.5.
Accents, Slides, and Vibrato.............................................................................................................................................................................. 29
4.2.6.
Sequence management ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
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