Expert-sleepers Silent Way v1.7.3 User Manual

Expert SleepersSilent Wayv1.7.3User Manual

InstallationMac OS X, Audio Unit (AU)The plug-in files have the extension “.component”.Simply copy the files to the folder:Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Compon

Hardware/Cabling RequirementsFor most of the Silent Way plug-ins to work, the audio interface between the computer and the synth needs to be

RegistrationThe downloadable version of Silent Way stops working after 15 minutes every time you use it. To stop this happening, you need to buy a r

Using Silent WayUsing the controlsKnobsBasic use of the knobs is to click on them and drag the mouse up and down. However you can obtain diff

Silent Way DCIntroductionSilent Way DC is a simple plug-in that generates constant output signals. It is intended to be used in conjunction with param

If both ‘Out 0->1’ and ‘Out -1->1’ are used, the output is simply the sum of the two set-tings.MultiplierScales the values set by the two ‘O

Silent Way LFOIntroductionSilent Way LFO, as its name suggests, is intended as a low frequency oscillator, performing the same functions as LFOs in an

Speed ControlsTwo controls set the basic frequency of the LFO - the large ‘Speed’ knob on the left and the ‘Multiplier’ drop-down beside it.T

will be three eighth notes. If the Divisor is 1/1 and the Beats is 4.0, the cycle length will be four bars.Note that while the Beats control only take

Input ModeThe ‘Input Mode’ drop-down controls how the plug-in’s inputs are com-bined with the LFO signal. The options are:•Add - the LFO signal i

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Reset By NoteThe ‘Reset’ button, when enabled, causes the LFO to retrigger (i.e. start from the beginning of its waveform) whenever the plu

Silent Way Step LFOIntroductionSilent Way Step LFO is a combination step sequencer and LFO generator. It shares many of the features of the LFO plu

before reading on. The ‘Multiplier’ knob is very much like one of the mix controls in the LFO plug-in - it simply scales the whole waveform up &

Holding Option (Mac OS X)/Control (Windows) prevents horizontal mouse movement from moving onto another step - useful when you have a large nu

Silent Way QuantizerIntroductionSilent Way Quantizer is a CV processing plug-in that constrains the incoming (continuous) CVs to a number of discrete

In UseA video demonstrating the various plug-in parameters is available on the Expert Sleepers YouTube channel here. As in the video, using an oscillo

Using ScalesWhen in Calibrated mode, you can also acti-vate the ‘Scale’ button to restrict the notes produced to musical scales.The ‘Key’ a

Using the Quantizer with the Expert Sleepers ES-4The ‘ES-4’ button replaces the loaded calibration (if any) with one perfectly tuned for the Expert S

Silent Way Voice ControllerIntroductionSilent Way Voice Controller is a virtual instrument plug-in designed to directly control an analogue synthesis

HostPlug-in formatCommentsLogicAUUse instrument version. Load as a multi output plug-in (3x stereo). Use side chain input to get audio in. Creat

ContentsIntroduction! 9Installation! 10Mac OS X, Audio Unit (AU)! 10Mac OS X, VST! 10Windows (VST)! 10System Requirements! 10Mac OS X! 10Windows! 10Ha

CalibrationThe calibration process is quite simple:•Connect the Voice Controller’s pitch output (by default, output 1) to the pitch CV input of the os

(and so on - this example is truncated.)The first two lines are an identifying header and a version number. The remaining lines are simple pairs of nu

PitchThe Pitch output derives from the current MIDI note that is sounding (or the pitch over-ride signal - see below).GateThe gate output takes one of

Vel Min/MaxSets the voltage range generated for the Velocity signal.OverridesThe Overrides section lets you override the pitch and gate outputs, so t

RandomApplies a random detune whenever a new note is triggered. Use this if you feel the tuning of your synth is too ‘tight’ when using Silent Way and

This alternate view exposes the full range of controls for each envelope generator.There are three attack sections and two release sections,

ModesThe Modes section presents various options concerning how notes and envelopes are triggered in response to incoming MIDI notes.Note Pr

‘Master’. The adjacent ‘Ply/Vox’ (short for ‘Polyphony/Voice’) knob controls the maxi-mum polyphony i.e. the number of simultaneous voices t

PortamentoPortamento, also sometimes called ‘Glide’, is when pitch changes smoothly between notes rather than suddenly jumping.There are v

The ‘ES-4 Mode’ button enables this mode.The three ‘Bipolar’ buttons should be set to reflect the ES-4’s jumper settings.‘Create ES-4 Calib

Sync Controls! 17Mix Controls! 18Asymmetry! 18Input Mode! 19Swing! 19Reset By Note! 20Silent Way Step LFO! 21Introduction! 21In Use! 21Speed Mode! 22E

Silent Way TriggerIntroductionSilent Way Trigger is a simple plug-in for generating a gate or envelope in response to an incoming MIDI note. A typica

VoltagesThe two knobs set the minimum and maximum voltages generated by the plug-in. Both range from -1.0 to +1.0, and it’s fine for the Min to actual

Silent Way CV InputIntroductionSilent Way CV Input provides a means of getting control voltages from an analogue synth into the computer, which is

new instance) which is put in ‘Decoder’ mode. The output of this plug-in is the desired CV.Note that the Generator level (see below) defaults to zer

The ‘ES-2 Offset’ control is used only in ‘ES-2 Decoder’ mode - see below.The ‘Smooth’ control has the same effect as that in the DC plug-in (see abov

Silent Way CV To OSCIntroductionSilent Way CV To OSC translates CV signals (such as those produced by Silent Way CV Input, for example) into OS

machine name and port number that identifies the device or software on the network to which the OSC messages will be sent.You can use either a numeri

Other ControlsThe two channels have a small number of other controls in addition to the OSC Path.EnableThe ‘Enable’ button simply enables

Silent Way CV To MIDIIntroductionSilent Way CV To MIDI translates CV signals (such as those produced by Silent Way CV Input, for example) into MIDI m

SetupOnce you have your CVs entering the plug-in (a simple matter of audio routing) you will also need to set up the MIDI target i.e. the destination

Loading the plug-in! 28VST Output Arrangement! 29Calibration! 30Saving and Loading Calibration Data! 30Output Matrix! 31Offset! 31Pitch! 32Gate! 32Env

Preparing input CVsThe CVs as output by, for example, Silent Way LFO are very clean and will drive Silent Way CV To MIDI without any unpleasant ar

Where a ‘gate signal’ is referred to below, this is taken from the CV entering the opposite plug-in channel. So for example if you’re using the plug-i

Silent Way SyncIntroductionSilent Way Sync generates regular clock pulses or triggers, and in particular can generate a DINsync signal, suitable for

DivisorHowever the number of pulses per quarter note is specified, the ‘Divisor’ control allows the rate to be halved, quartered etc.1st DelayIf enabl

TriggerIf set to “Off”, the clock pulses are a 50% duty cycle square wave. Otherwise, the clock pulses are fixed-length trigger pulses, and this c

Silent Way AC EncoderIntroductionSilent Way AC Encoder removes the need for a DC coupled audio interface (see above) and lets you use Silent Way

In UseTo use Silent Way AC Encoder simply insert an instance of the plug-in on each track that is generating CVs, after all the other plug-ins. The

Silent Way SMUXIntroductionSilent Way SMUX provides a hack to workaround the reduction in channel count over ADAT connections when running

know in what order to multiplex the samples. You have to load the plug-in and flip the channels if they’re in the wrong order. Fortunately, there a

PreferencesPressing the ‘Prefs’ button brings up a dialog where various preferences are set. These settings are shared by all instances of Silent W

Trigger! 38ES-4 Mode! 38Silent Way Trigger! 40Introduction! 40Setup! 40Voltages! 41Overrides! 41Trigger! 41Envelope! 41Silent Way CV Input! 42Introduc

MIDI controlAll of the Silent Way plug-ins’ parameters can be controlled via MIDI CC’s (Continuous Controllers) according to the tables below.Silent

Silent Way Step LFO0! OSC Port Offset2! Speed Mode L3! Speed L4! Speed Multiplier L5! Sync L8! Beat Divisor L9! Beats L11! Triplet L12! Phase L13! Off

Silent Way Voice Controller0! Gate Closed Voltage2! Gate Open Voltage3! Trigger Off Voltage4! Trigger On Voltage5! Override Pitch8! Pitch9! Override G

OSC ControlSilent Way plug-ins can be controlled via the Open Sound Control (OSC) protocol.If you’re new to OSC, start by visiting opensoundcontrol.or

•Silent Way DC•Silent Way LFO•Silent Way Step LFO•Silent Way Sync•Silent Way Trigger•Silent Way Voice Controller

Version History1.7.3 23/7/12•Added a workaround to the Silent Way Sync plug-in for a Logic Pro bug which could cause erratic clock output.1.7.1 25/11/

1.6.4 22/11/2010•Added support for the Expert Sleepers ES-2-2 module to the Silent Way CV Input plug-in.•(VST only) Added a 6 channel variant of the S

•Added ‘Random Tuning’ feature to Silent Way Voice Controller.•Added ability to save and load calibration data to Silent Way Voice Controller.1.5.0 12

1.1.0 29/7/2009•The Voice Controller AU now has an effect variant so it will work in Digital Per-former. •Added new OSC commands (registerOSCPathForPa

ContactThe Expert Sleepers website is here:http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/Or you can [email protected] you can use the Expert Sleeper

Introduction! 48Setup! 49Selecting the Target! 49Using inter-application busses! 49Preparing input CVs! 50Other Controls! 50Enable/Channel! 50Sending

AcknowledgementsThe software described in this manual makes use of the following open source projects. The author is greatly indebted to them for

glewThe OpenGL Extension Wrangler LibraryCopyright (C) 2002-2007, Milan Ikits <milan ikits[]ieee org>Copyright (C) 2002-2007, Marcelo E. Magallo

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Preferences! 59OSC Base Port! 59Eye candy! 59Constant redraw! 59Floating tooltip! 59MIDI control! 60OSC Control! 63Reference! 63MIDI & OSC Scripti

IntroductionSilent Way is a suite of plug-ins designed for use with analogue synthesisers, and espe-cially as part of a modular analogue synthesiser