Bass Riffer Panel ManualBass Riffer Manual

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1RIFFER .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1

OVERVIEW OF RIFFER PANEL .............................................................................................................................. 4

1.2

OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................................ 5

1.2.1
1.3

Riff Play Toggle ...................................................................................................................................... 5

NOTE PROPERTIES .............................................................................................................................................. 5

1.3.1

Note Properties ..................................................................................................................................... 5

1.3.2

Bend Editor ............................................................................................................................................. 5

1.3.3

Note Off Velocity .................................................................................................................................. 6

1.4

EXPRESSION........................................................................................................................................................ 6

1.4.1

Icon Position........................................................................................................................................... 6

1.4.2

Icons of Articulations & Legato ........................................................................................................ 6

1.4.3

Articulation & Legato Rules ............................................................................................................... 7

1.5

FX LINE .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

1.5.1
1.6

Articulation & Legato Rules ............................................................................................................... 8

SCORE & GLOBAL PARAMETERS ........................................................................................................................ 8

1.6.1

File Menu ................................................................................................................................................ 8

1.6.2

Edit Menu .............................................................................................................................................. 10

1.6.3

Edit Tools ............................................................................................................................................... 11

1.6.4

Right-Click Menu ................................................................................................................................ 11

1.6.5

Score Parameters ................................................................................................................................ 122

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1.7

PRESET & SAVE WINDOW ............................................................................................................................... 12

1.7.1

Preset Window .................................................................................................................................... 12

1.7.2

Save Window ....................................................................................................................................... 13

1.8

DICE.................................................................................................................................................................. 13

1.8.1

Guitar Dice ............................................................................................................................................ 13

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1 Riffer
1.1 Overview of Riffer Panel

1. Note Properties Line
2. Expression Line
3. String Roll
4. FX Noise Line
5. Bar Number
6. Tuner
7. Measures and Scroll Bar8. Drag MIDI to Host
9. File Menu
10. Edit Menu
11. Select12. Move
13. Draw
14. Erase
15. Split
16. Glue
17. Riff Acoustic Feedback Toggle
18. Riff Metronome Toggle
19. Default Insert Note Velocity
20. Fixed Velocity
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22. Legato Tool
23. Restrict Tool
24. Riff Play Toggle
25. Sync Toggle
26. Score Properties

1.2 Operation
1.2.1 Riff Play Toggle
The keyswitch is A#6 (high velocity on and low velocity off). The playing position
begins at the selected note.

1.3 Note Properties
1.3.1 Note Properties
Select a note, the note properties will be shown on the title area. There are Pitch,Velocity, Duration, Articulation, Legato, Vibrato Range, Vibrato Rate, Bend Type,
Bend Rate, Note Off Velocity, altogether 10 options for each note.

1.3.2 Bend Editor
You can drag each point to change the Bend Rate.

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1.3.3 Note Off Velocity
Control the volume of Release and Fingered Release.

1.4 Expression
1.4.1 Icon Position

1.4.2 Icons of Articulations & LegatoArticulation

GuitarBass

Nature Harmonic

All Guitars except

All Basses except

AME

AMR

Palm Mute

AllAllSlap--

Electric Basses andABAPop

All

Electric Basses andABATap--

Electric Basses

Repeat

AGLP, AGPF and AGSC

All

Slide In & SlideAll

AllAllAll

Legato Slide

All

All

BenderAll

All

Out
Hammer On &Pull Off

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VibratoAll

All

Accentuate

--

All

*The articulations and Legato are different in different instruments.

1.4.3 Articulation & Legato Rules
Legato is available when notes are next to each other and on the same string,the Legato must be marked on the first note.
The speed of long legato slide (more than 2 frets) is determined by the velocity
of destination note. Higher the velocity, faster the speed.

Legato position: When is set to 50, the legato is triggered when the notes has
been played 50% trough its whole length.

Natural Harmonic is available on the natural harmonic positions (5th, 7th, 9thand 12th fret), the pitch is the same as Sustain.

Slap or Pop dead note is available when switching to Slap or Pop, and thevelocity is 1 - 63.
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Pop Slide In is available when switching to Slide, and the velocity is 127. (ABYonly)

1.5 FX Line
1.5.1 Articulation & Legato Rules
Select a FX note, there are 2 options: Velocity and FX type (pitch) for each FX note.
*The FX type is different on different instruments.

1.6 Score & Global Parameters1.6.1 File Menu
Hotkey
NewCtrl + Shift + N

LoadCtrl + O

Save

Ctrl + S
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Save AsCtrl + Shift + S

Import MIDI-Export MIDI-

1.6.1.1

Import MIDI and Tab to Riffer

The MIDI file can be imported to Riffer, the MIDI format must be MIDI 0 or MIDI 1,and make sure that there is only one track in the MIDI file.
*The MIDI block could be dragged into Riffer directly only in Cubase & Nuendo.
Click Riff button on the Tab panel, the current measure could be converted to a riff,
and all of articulations and fingered positions will be kept.

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Click on the virtual fingerboard to set the position then import the MIDI, the notes
will be in the current position.

1.6.1.2

Export Riff to MIDI

Drag the riff to MIDI track, or generate a MIDI file
*The Export Mode and Export Humanization can be changed on the Riffer page ofSettings Panel.

1.6.2 Edit Menu
Key Commands
UndoCtrl + Z

RedoCtrl + Shift + Z

CutCtrl + X

Copy

Ctrl + C

Duplicate

Ctrl + D

PasteCtrl + V

Temporary Hotkey

Alt + Mouse drag onnote

DeleteBackspace / Delete

Clear All

Ctrl + Backspace / Delete

Select AllCtrl + A
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Other quick edit
Drag a note vertically

Change pitchDrag the border of a note horizontally

Change length

Ctrl + Drag the border of a note horizontally

Change duration

1.6.3 Edit Tools
HotkeyTemporary Hotkey

Select1Ctrl

Move

2ShiftDraw

6

Alt or Left double-click

Erase

5Split3Glue

4

Ctrl + Alt

1.6.4 Right-Click Menu

You can do Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Duplicate, Paste, Delete, Clear All, Select All, andselect edit tool on the Right-Click Menu.

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1.6.5 Score Parameters
Time Signature

Follow Global Time Signature when SYNC is on

BPM

Follow DAW's BPM when SYNC is onQuantize

Follow Global Quantize when SYNC is on

1.7 Preset & Save Window
1.7.1 Preset Window

In this window you can display all the attributes (Category, Time Signature, Key,Quantize, BPM, Type and Author), sort presets according to an attribute, search andrate presets.
*Right click can remove rating.

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1.7.2 Save Window*Separated by commas if there are more than one chord.

1.8 Dice
Dice is a Random Riff Generator.

1.8.1 Guitar Dice

Density

Number of notes to generate in time signatures 4/4. In other time
signatures, the number of notes might change but the density of notes
will be kept the same.

KeyRoot note

Scale

Select a chord template

Style

Notes and Groove style

Vel+-Random Velocity Range

Dice

Create a random riff

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