Turntablist Pro 1.01 Manual - 4.10.2003

 

 

 

Welcome to Turntablist Pro 1.01.

TTP is a VSTi that can load a sample and perform turntable style effects on it. You can scratch, change pitch, and even spin the audio up and down just like on a real turntable.

Platforms: Windows, Mac (tested in OS9.2)

Tested clients:

PC: Cubase 5, Cubase SX, Logic, Fruity Loops, Orion Pro

Mac: Cubase 5

Coding by: Martin Robaszewski

Graphics by: Alterex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installation

 

 

 

Windows: Copy LibSndFile.dll and TurntablistPro.dll into your VST plugin folder.

Mac: Copy LibSndFile into your Extensions folder. Copy TurntablistPro file to your VST plugin folder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About this release

 

 

 

For support and more information please visit http://www.bioroid.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power controls

 

 

 

TURNTABLIST LOGO - click on it to the the about screen, click the about screen to return.
LOAD - use this to load an audio file
POWER - turns the power on/off
SPIN DOWN SPEED - how fast the sample spins down when the power turns off
SPIN UP SPEED - how fast the sample spins up when the power turns on
NOTE-POWER TRACK - this will map note on/off messages to power on/off for an interesting effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play controls

 

 

 

VOLUME - controls the output volume
MUTE - mutes the output
PLAY - play on/off to play the sample
NOTE MODE - toggles between reset and resume. resume will continue playing the sample from where it was last played
DIRECTION - changes play direction of the sample
LOOP - turns looping on/off
S.MODE - (SCRATCH MODE) - toggles between scratch mode 1 (realtime mode) and 2 (sequence mode)
KEY TRACK - turns key tracking on/off

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitch and Scratch controls

 

 

 

PITCH AMOUNT - from 0 to 50%
PITCH - changes the pitch up to +/- the pitch amount - right click will center to 0

SCRATCH SPEED - sets the scratch speed

In realtime mode the range of the Scratch Speed knob represents time in from 0.5 to 5.0 seconds.

In sequence mode the range of the Scratch Speed knob represents the maximum rate from 1.0 to 8.0 times the sample rate.

SCRATCH AMOUNT - this slider does the actual scratching.

In realtime mode the entire range of the slider represents time (set by the Scratch Speed knob).

In sequence mode the top and bottom of the slider represent the maximum forward and backward speed (set by the Scratch Speed knob) while the center is 0.

If the Power and Play buttons are on and the Scratch Amount slider is in the center, scratching is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USING TURNTABLIST PRO

 

 

 

GETTINGS RESULTS:

Load the plugin in a VST host and load a sample.

SCRATCHING:

Use the mouse to quickly move the Scratch Amount slider back and forth while the sample is playing. You can also turn the Power button off, and turn Play on and scratch without the sample having to play on its own. You can also use the pitch bend on your midi controller. Scratch mode 1 (off) is realtime, while scratch mode 2 (on) is the "sequence" mode.

SPIN DOWN EFFECT:

Turn NPTrack off, Power on and put Spin Down to around 50%. While Play button is on, turn the Power off.

POWER EFFECTS:

Set the Spin Up and Spin Down speed knobs to diff values. Turn NPTrack on and turn Power on. Hit the Play button on and off and notice the sampling spinning up, playing and spinning down. This is a nice effect to use on beat loops.

 

A NOTE ABOUT PERFORMANCE:

The realtime scratch mode will vary in response depending on your host. Some hosts (like Cubase) send event updates to the plugin at a faster rate than others (like Fruity Loops). So realtime scratching performs and sounds better in Cubase. Also the scratching is speed based (not position based) and will lose tracking after a while. How fast it loses tracking depends on the host.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDI CONTROLLER MAPPINGS

 

 

 

MIDI CONTROLLER MAPPINGS

64 Power
65 Mute
66 Pitch Amount
67 Pitch Range
68 Direction
69 NP Track
70 Scratch Amount
71 Scratch Speed
72 Spin Up Speed
73 Spin Down Speed
74 Note Mode
75 Loop Mode
76 Scratch Mode
77 Key Tracking
78 Volume
Pitch Bend Scratch Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

THANKS TO:

 

 

 

Alterex

Fxpansion

FunkElectric

#musicdsp

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