Arturia VOCODER V - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table Of Contents
1. Welcome to Vocoder V ............................................................................................................................................. 3
1.1. Iconic Sound, Modern Features .................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2. How Vocoders Work ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
2. Activation First Start .................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.1. System Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1.1. Stand-Alone and Plug-In Modes.......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2. Activate the Vocoder V License................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.1. Installing the Arturia Software Center (ASC)............................................................................................................................................. 6
2.2.2. Activating Vocoder V ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.3. Initial Setup .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.3.1. Stand-Alone Settings.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.4. Using Vocoder V as a Plug-In ...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.1. Supported DAWs ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.4.2. Plug-In Behavior....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
3. Overview........................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1. The Advanced Panel........................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1. Voice Input......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.2. Sample Player.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.3. Mods.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1.4. Effects ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
3.2. Carrier Synthesizer ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.3. Vocoder ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4. The User Interface .................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1. High-Level Overview.......................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2. The Upper Toolbar ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.2.1. The menu......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.2.2. Browsing Presets ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.2.3. Side Panel ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
4.3. The Lower Toolbar ............................................................................................................................................................. 19
4.4. Side Panel................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
4.4.1. MIDI controller configuration........................................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.4.2. Assigning / Un-assigning controls................................................................................................................................................................. 21
4.4.3. Min / Max value sliders ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.4.4. Relative control option .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.4.5. Unassigning or "un-learning" a MIDI mapping .................................................................................................................................... 23
4.5. The Preset Browser in Detail ..................................................................................................................................... 24
4.5.1. Browse Presets With MIDI Controller.......................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.5.2. Playlists........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
5. Voice page ..................................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.1. Voice Page Basics .............................................................................................................................................................. 26
5.2. Voice Input............................................................................................................................................................................. 26
5.2.1. Help...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.2.2. Gain and Threshold ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
5.2.3. Pitch Tracking ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
5.3. Sample Player..................................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3.1. Loading Samples....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3.2. Playback Mode .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
5.4. Editing Samples.................................................................................................................................................................. 36
5.4.1. Change the Order of Samples in the Chain ............................................................................................................................................ 36
5.4.2. Time-Stretch a Sample .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
5.4.3. Set Start and End Points....................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
5.4.4. Change Sample Gain (Level)............................................................................................................................................................................ 38
5.4.5. Sample Zoom In and Out................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
5.4.6. Looping Within the Sample ............................................................................................................................................................................... 39
5.4.7. Legato Mode ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
5.5. Param EQ and Compressor...................................................................................................................................... 40
6. Carrier Synthesizer ................................................................................................................................................... 14
6.1. The Virtual Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................................ 41
6.1.1. Keys...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
6.1.2. Wheel Controllers ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42