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- Page 1 WAVETABLE SYNTHESIZER Editor/Librarian Owner’s Manual...
- Page 2 Contents Introduction ............................3 References to different modwave models ............................. 3 About the modwave Editor/Librarian ..............................3 Cautions ..........................................3 Operating requirements ....................................3 Installation ............................. 4 MacOS ..........................................4 Windows ..........................................5 Using the Editor/Librarian ........................6 Starting the modwave Editor/Librarian ..............................6 Two modes: Editor and Librarian ................................
- Page 3 The Editor/Librarian can export data to your computer (for backup, or for transferring to another modwave), but it has no data of its own. This also means that the Editor/Librarian cannot be used “off-line;” it only functions when connected to a modwave.
- Page 4 On Windows, this requires Apple Inc. ’ s Bonjour, and so this is installed along with the Editor/Librarian application. USB Network must be set to NCM To use the Editor/Librarian, the modwave’s USB Network parameter must be set to NCM. To make sure that this is set correctly: 1.
- Page 5 To install the software on Windows 10 or later (earlier versions are not supported): 1. On the modwave, make sure that the USB Network parameter is set to NCM. For more information, see “USB Network must be set to NCM” on page 4.
- Page 6 3. In the modwave Editor/Librarian, use the Devices menu to select the desired modwave. Note that data cannot be copied directly from one modwave to another; instead, use Export to save the data from the first modwave, and then Import to load the data into the second modwave.
- Page 7 Using the Editor Using the Editor Basic use Note: This manual describes how to use the Editor application. For details about how to use the modwave, and how its functions and parameters work, please see the modwave Operation Guide. Knobs and sliders To edit knob values, drag vertically.
- Page 8 Important: The Search, Categories, and Collections settings continue to affect data selection, even after the Sound Browser is closed. Each individual sound selector remembers these settings for as long as modwave is open and unless a new parent sound is selected (for example, the Program is the parent sound of the Wave Sequence). For more information, see “Selectors”...
- Page 9 Using the Editor Search Type into this field to filter the list by searching for text in any of the metadata fields. Click on the “X” to clear the field. Categories Categories let you filter by the type of sound, such as basses, leads, bells, etc. Each sound can be assigned to two Categories, and each data type—Performances, Programs, etc.—has its own list of Categories.
- Page 10 Using the Editor Important: changing the name does not automatically make a new copy of the sound! Always use Save As New when you want to make a copy. 4. Save the sound, using either Overwrite or Save As New. To overwrite the existing sound, use Overwrite.
- Page 11 Using the Editor board, stopping at the last selected step. If you select a range of steps as the Insert Before or Insert After destination, only the first or last step matters. Insert Before refers to the first selected step, and Insert After refers to the last selected step. Motion Sequence editing Motion Sequence Inspector...
- Page 12 Using the Editor Modulation The Editor shows real-time modulated values as orange dots on knobs and sliders. If a parameter is shown only as a text or numeric box, and it is modulated, the text is shown in orange. Modulation inspector The modulation inspector in the upper right shows the modulation routings, if any, for the selected parameter (marked by an orange box).
- Page 13 Import and export let you transfer data between the modwave and the computer. This lets you import new sounds, transfer sounds from one modwave to another (and to and from the modwave native plug-in), or back up and restore specific data. (For backing up the entire contents of the modwave, see “Backup and restore” on page 15.) Important: make sure to read “Think of the Editor/Librarian as an external display for the modwave”...
- Page 14 4. Press Open to select the current directory and save the files. Exporting as a bundle To export multiple pieces of data from the modwave to your computer as a bundle: 1. In the Main Window, select the data that you’d like to export.
- Page 15 .wav-format Wavetables don’t have modwave UUIDs until after they’ve been imported into the database (see “UUIDs” on page 13). So, to check for duplicate files, the modwave uses the name of the .wav file on disk. If you import a .wav- format Wavetable file, and it has the same name as a Wavetable already in the modwave’s database, the Editor/Librarian...
- Page 16 You can open multiple Set List windows at once. If one of the windows shows the Set List currently selected on the modwave, the note “(Active)” appears after its name in the title bar. Using commands in the Edit menu or contextual menu To re-arrange Slots using the Edit menu: 1.
- Page 17 Important: Save always overwrites the existing Scale data, even if you change the name. To create a new Scale, use the Duplicate command first, and then edit the duplicate Scale. Scales are saved with the “korgscale” extension, and can be shared between the wavestate and modwave.
- Page 18 Using the Librarian Edit Scale Scale settings Scale Name [Text] This lets you edit the name of the Scale. Important: Save always overwrites the existing Scale data, even if you change the name! Type [Octave Scale, Octave Scale, A=Master Tune, 128 Note Scale] There are three supported scale types: Octave Scale is a standard 12-note scale which repeats every octave.
- Page 19 The Global UTILITY Settings window will open, as shown below. 2. Edit the settings as desired. For details about the settings, please see the modwave Owner’s Manual. 3. When you’re done, click the close button (“X”) in the top right corner.
- Page 20 This section provides a brief explanation of the modwave Editor/Librarian’s screens and their functions. Main Window This is the central window for the modwave Editor/Librarian. It has two basic states, controlled by the buttons at the top right: Editor and Librarian.
- Page 21 List and selection This list shows the contents of the connected modwave, as filtered by the data type tabs and search field. Click on an item in the list to select it. Selecting Performances and Set Lists can, optionally, also select them on the connected modwave.
- Page 22 Inspector Current Performance This shows the Performance currently active on the connected modwave. This will update if you change the Performance on the modwave, or if you select a Performance using the Editor/Librarian. For more information, see “Performance Selection” on page 24.
- Page 23 This window shows all 64 Slots of a Set List. You can open multiple Set List windows at once. If one of the windows shows the Set List currently selected on the modwave, the note “(Active)” appears after its name in the title bar.
- Page 24 Select in list also selects on synth: Selecting a Performance in the Main Window also selects the Performance on the modwave. Use menu to select on synth: No actions in the Main Window will automatically select sounds on the modwave. Only the Edit menu’s Select On Synth command will do so.
- Page 25 Menus Import WAV as Wavetable… Imports one or more wav files as Wavetables. The data will be directly imported into the modwave. For more information, see “Importing Wavetables” on page 14. Backup… Backs up the entire contents of the modwave, including write-protected factory data, to a file on disk. For more information, see “Backing up all data”...
- Page 26 Select On Synth When a Performance or Set List is selected in the Main Window, this selects the item on the modwave. When an active Set List window is open, this selects the current Set List Slot. When an inactive Set List window is open, this selects the Performance assigned to the Set List Slot.
- Page 27 Data cannot be copied directly from one modwave to another; instead, use Export to save the data from the first modwave, and then Import to load the data into the second modwave.
- Page 28 Windows: check Device Manager Open Device Manager, and find the modwave. If it is not shown under Other devices or Network adapters, check under Universal Serial Bus controllers. If there is a new device named “USB Composite Device, ” marked by the “warning”...
- Page 29 A new CDC NCM (or RNDIS) device should appear, again with a warning icon; this indicates that the modwave has been detected properly. Finally, re-do the Editor/Librarian installation, as described under “Windows” on page 5.
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