Black Magic - Loop Creator

INTRODUCTON



Black Magic is a VSTi which can be used with any PC based VSTi capable Host such as Cubase, Sonar, Fruity Loops etc... The main ambition when developing BM was to create an instrument which could be used to generate interesting and diverse loops which could then easily be saved out to WAV, ready to import into any other application which uses loops. The second goal was to be able to be able to play the individual parts of the loop as individual elements assigned to a midi note, which allows playing rhythms in a similar manner to playing with breakbeats. Finally BM can also be used as a standard Drum Machine, so that the first 10 Notes on the keyboard can just trigger the actual drum sounds.

Main Feature List:

• 10 Individual Sampler Sections each with independent:
• Sample Selection - In the form of Bank and Sample via 2 pop up menus.
• Velocity
• Volume
• Pan
• Filter Cutoff
• Resonance
• SoundScaper Send
• Delay Send
• Flanger Send
• Adjustable Start Time
• Attack Amount
• Release Amount
• Pitch
• Drive
• Velocity
• Velocity -> Filter
• 3 Randomizers with selectable destinations
• Modulation Sequencer -> selectable destination
• Reverse
• Lockable Bank
• Dry Signal Only
• 32 step Sequencer Part
• SoundScaper
• A Reverb/Delay Type effect with diverse potential.
• Size, Width, Damp and Level
• 8 Adjustable Comb Sizes
• Over 100 Time Modes (fine or normal)
• Selectable Combs 1-8
• Selectable All Pass Filters 1-4
• Comb Scale Slider
• Min Comb Value Slider.
• BPM Stereo Delay
• Feedback, Width and Level
• Left/Right Times plus Dotted.
• Flanger / Filter
• Depth, Phase, Feedback and Level
• Switchable between Flange or Filter
• Selectable BPM tempo
• 33 Wave Shapes plus custom.
• 150 Custom Wave Shapes
• 32 Levels of Smooth for each shape
• Compressor
• Threshold, Ratio and Release.
• Adjustable Attack
• Live Sequencer
• 10 Parts, one per sampler
• Each Part can be triggered via midi
• All can be triggered via midi note
• 32 Steps
• Adjustable Tempo
• Adjustable Length per Part
• Copy/Paste between Patches
• Shift Left/Right
• Randomize Pattern
• Solo
• Set to Default
• Always First Note on Randomize setting
• Resynchronize Sequencer buttons
• Record Part Sync Setting
• Global Mode Maximum Edit
• 3 Midi Modes:
• Normal - Note Triggers sequence when down
• Sticky - Note switches part on/off
• Groups - Different combinations of Part from each key.
• Top 2 Octaves can affect one of 13 destinations such as Pitch, cutoff etc...
• Mixer Screen
• Has convenient slider banks so that the all parts can be seen/altered in one place for
• Volume, Pan, Cutoff, Resonance, Start, Attack, Release, Pitch, Drive, SoundScaper, Delay and Flanger
• Randomize and Default buttons for each one.
• Kit Screen
• Kits are a convenient way to associate a set of samples together. They can be saved and reloaded.
• All ten Banks/Samples are visible at once for easy selection.
• Each has a Randomize, bank locked Randomize.
• Global Randomize and Default.
• Bank Lock settings for each part
• Filter ON/OFF Switch per Part
• Master Section
• Master Volume
• FX Mix
• Swing
• Humanize
• Has Master Additive/Subtractive controls which maintains the relationship between all the parts for the following controls:
• Cutoff, Resonance, Release, Pitch, Start, Drive and Attack
• Noise Gate
• Master FX  ON/OFF
• LFO ON/OFF
• Mod Sequencer ON/OFF
• Gapper ON/OFF
• Front Panel Triggers
• Standard Drum Trigger Buttons 1-10 corresponds to midi Octave 1
• Sequence Triggers 1-10 corresponds to midi Octave 2
• All On button, corresponds to midi B2
• Triggers All Off Button
• Part On/Off Switches 1-10
• Solo Switches 1-10
• Current edited Section Select
• Record Section
• This Records X bars and dumps it in the Recorded folder in a xx BPM folder and named by time.
• Record Volume
• Switch to swap LED display to Record instead of Output
• Start Record - Will start on the next bar and record for the bar amount setting
• Bar Amount - How many bars should be recorded. (Master Settings)
• Play Last Recorded WAV (current session only)
• Record Bit Depth set between 16, 24, 32 and 32 bit float.
• Limiter
• ON/OFF
• Threshold
• Attack
• Release
• Gain
• Misc
• Filter Cascade x2
• Lofi Modes
• Assignable Pitch Bend Amount
• Assignable MOD Wheel Destination
• 10 Filter Types including Low Pass, Hi Pass, Band Pass, Hi Shelf, Lo Shelf and Comb.
• Master Pitch modes, normal, Timestretch or Pitch Shift
• Adjustable Master Clock Tempo to Half Tempo
• Smooth Sliders for Filter, Volume and Pan
• Modulation Sequencer
• Max 32 Steps
• Adjustable BPM Tempo
• 20 Modes
• Retrigger
• Sections Enable
• Direct to Filter Mode
• Smooth
• Randomize
• 8 Direction Modes
• LFO
• 34 Wave Shapes plus Custom
• 150 Custom Shapes
• Slider Mode with 8 sliders to create shape
• Smooth Slider for Custom and Sliders
• BPM Based Tempos
• Half Speed Mode
• Randomizers
• Direct to Master Filter
• Retrigger
• Gapper
• Attack
• Release
• Length
• Mix
• 32 Steps Max
• 4 x Direction Modes
• Randomizers
• Lots throughout the Synth
• Along the top are Randomizers and Defaults for all the main parts of the synth, always accessible.
• Global Randomize and Default.