Vir2 Instruments Apollo Manual - Manual (Page 17)

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CHAPTER 08
/ AMBIENT DESIGNER
USING LATCH MODE
Selecting Global Key
Mapped from C6-B6 are keyswitches colored black. Each keyswitch will
change all samples to playback at desired key. For example, press C6 for all
samples to play back in the key of C, press C#6 for all samples to play back
in the key of C#, press D6 for all samples to play back in the key of D, so on
and so forth.
DAW Use
Manually trigger samples by writing MIDI notes in the DAW’s MIDI Editor or
Piano Roll. If one wants to have a sample mapped at G4 triggered, simply
draw MIDI note on Piano Roll at G4. Continue for all sounds.
Additionally, one can utilize the memory of the FULL MIX keyswitch and
simply write a MIDI note at C7 in the Piano Roll or press record in the DAW
and hold down C7 for desired length. This will playback the ambient bed
designed while in LATCH mode.
To engage LATCH mode, click the LATCH switch to engage. As the image
above describes, trigger a sample by pressing a key on the MIDI keyboard.
The light of the group triggered will illuminate. Click the EDIT button of
illuminated group to navigate to Mixer Page, the specific key triggered will
be illuminated by another light at the bottom of the respective channel.
Triggering another sample from that group will illuminate another channel,
so on and so forth. Reverse, mix, and pan each triggered sample. Click
BACK to return to Main Page. Continue this procedure utilizing sounds from
all 6 groups. When desired ambient bed is achieved, click the
LATCH switch
to disengage playback. the FULL MIX keyswitch, mapped to C7, will
playback the ambient bed just created while in
LATCH mode. Simply hold
down C7 for playback.
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