MASSIVE X's three Performers are specialized sequencers for modulation. They provide a flexible way to apply complex, rhythmical movements to parameters. MASSIVE X 的三个 Perform 是专门用于调制的音序器。它们提供了一种灵活的方式,将复杂、有节奏的运动应用于参数。
The three Performers are specialized sequencers for modulation. They provide a flexible way to apply complex, rhythmical movements to parameters that usually are achieved by automation created in a host sequencer. Therefore they are key to make intricate modulations part of a MASSIVE X sound. 这三个表演者是专门用于调制的音序器。它们提供了一种灵活的方式,将复杂、有节奏的运动应用于参数,这些参数通常通过主机音序器中创建的自动化来实现。因此,它们是使复杂的调制成为 MASSIVE X 声音的一部分的关键。
They are accessed and assigned via the Navigation Bar using the tabs labeled P1, P2, and P3. For information about assigning the Performers to parameters, refer to Assigning the Performers. 使用标记为 P1、P2 和 P3 的选项卡通过导航栏访问和分配它们。有关将执行者分配给参数的信息,请参阅分配执行者。
Basic and Custom editor options that enable you to quickly paint complex modulation shapes onto the Performer grid in order to form up to 12 patterns. The default Basic editor offers flexibility, while the Custom editor allows you to create a complex rhythmic grid for tailored and precise results. “基本”和“自定义”编辑器选项,使您能够在“执行者”网格上快速绘制复杂的调制形状,以形成多达 12 个图案。默认的“基本”编辑器提供了灵活性,而“自定义”编辑器允许您创建复杂的节奏网格,以获得定制和精确的结果。
The Performers can be controlled using the Remote Octave, which allows you to switch between patterns remotely using MIDI notes as key switches, or by selecting one of the 12 patterns using the mouse in the footer of MASSIVE X. For more information about the Remote Octave, refer to Remote Octave. 表演者可以使用远程八度音程进行控制,它允许您使用 MIDI 音符作为按键开关在模式之间远程切换,或者通过使用 MASSIVE X 页脚中的鼠标选择 12 种模式之一。有关远程倍频程的更多信息,请参阅远程倍频程。
Performers Overview表演者概述
The Performers contains the following key elements and controls: 执行者包含以下关键元素和控件:
Vertical grid tab (X-Axis): Enables you to set the rhythmic timing for painting shapes on the grid, and contains two sets of tools: Basic and Custom. You can switch between these tools by clicking the underlined Basic / Custom label 垂直网格选项卡(X 轴):用于设置在网格上绘制形状的节奏时间,并包含两组工具:“基本”和“自定义”。您可以通过单击带下划线的“基本/自定义”标签在这些工具之间切换
Basic Tools: The default option to define the rhythmic grid for adding modulation shapes to the Performer grid using the painting tools. Use Basic mode to define the time signature and rhythmic resolution of the grid from quarter notes down to 32nd note divisions. 基本工具:定义节奏网格的默认选项,用于使用绘画工具向 Performer 网格添加调制形状。使用基本模式定义从四分音符到第 32 分音符的网格的拍号和节奏分辨率。
Custom Tools : Used to create custom time signatures with up to eight different sections. Use the Custom Grid to create your own complex time signatures. When using Custom mode, set the number of beats per bar, a beat length, and subdivisions. 自定义工具 :用于创建具有多达八个不同部分的自定义拍号。使用自定义网格创建您自己的复杂拍号。使用自定义模式时,请设置每小节的节拍数、节拍长度和细分。
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You can safely switch between the Basic and Custom grid without losing your modulation pattern. Switching between them only changes the underlying grid, not the pattern. 您可以安全地在“基本”和“自定义”网格之间切换,而不会丢失调制模式。在它们之间切换只会更改底层网格,而不会更改模式。
Horizontal grid tab (Y-Axis): Provides options to set the number of steps for parameter values (quantization) in the Performers' Horizontal grid. By default, the number of steps is set to 24 (bipolar -24 to +24, unipolar 0 - +24). The Snap to Grid option ensures the grid value is adhered to even when making fine adjustments by holding the right mouse button and dragging. 水平网格选项卡(Y 轴):提供用于在表演者的水平网格中设置参数值(量化)步长的选项。默认情况下,步数设置为 24(双极 -24 至 +24,单极 0 - +24)。“对齐网格”选项可确保即使在通过按住鼠标右键并拖动进行微调时也能遵守网格值。
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An important thing to bear in mind when using the grids is that they are not separate, they simply work together to provide flexibility when adding modulation. 使用网格时要记住的重要一点是,它们不是分开的,它们只是协同工作以在添加调制时提供灵活性。
Overlay grid tab: When the overlay is switched on, the overlay placement and width can be adjusted using the three handles that appear in the Select zone. The number of divisions is set by dragging up or down over the Overlay Divisions value. To the left, the overlay also features stretch controls that can be used like the ones found next to the painting tools. The difference is that the grid itself is stretched (not the position of the modulation points of a multi-selection). This makes it easy to use the overlay as a guide for creating modulation sections that speed up or slow down. The overlay can also be used to create wider grid values than quarters or odd divisions over any irregular timing. 叠加网格选项卡:打开叠加后,可以使用“选择”区域中显示的三个手柄调整叠加位置和宽度。分割数是通过在“叠加分割”(Overlay Divisions) 值上向上或向下拖动来设置的。在左侧,叠加层还具有拉伸控件,可以像绘画工具旁边的控件一样使用。不同之处在于网格本身是拉伸的(而不是多选调制点的位置)。这样可以很容易地将叠加层用作创建加速或减慢调制部分的指南。叠加层还可用于创建比任何不规则计时的四分之一或奇数除法更宽的网格值。
Overlay On/Off switch: Displays or hides the grid overlay. 叠加开/关开关:显示或隐藏网格叠加。
Painting tools: The selected brush defines the modulation shape that is painted on the grid. The length of a shape is determined by the length of the grid division. For more information on the painting tools, inserting and editing modulation, refer to Editing Modulation, and Painting ModulationPainting Tools. 绘画工具:所选画笔定义在网格上绘制的调制形状。形状的长度由网格划分的长度决定。有关绘画工具、插入和编辑调制的更多信息,请参阅编辑调制和绘画调制绘画工具。
Stretch tools: Select multiple points in the Select zone and use these tools to stretch or compress the modulation curves in the pattern by dragging upwards or downwards. The upper tool stretches or compresses points to the left or right. The lower tool stretches or compresses points inwards or outwards. 拉伸工具:在“选择”区域中选择多个点,然后使用这些工具通过向上或向下拖动来拉伸或压缩图案中的调制曲线。上部工具向左或向右拉伸或压缩点。下部工具向内或向外拉伸或压缩点。
Range switch: Sets the range of the Performer to bipolar or unipolar. 量程开关:将 Performer 的范围设置为双极或单极。
Initialize: Click to clear all modulation data and reset the grid to bipolar or unipolar. 初始化:单击以清除所有调制数据并将网格重置为双极性或单极性。
Rate: Set the speed of the Performer based on the tempo of your host; at the center position, the speed is the same as your host. At the far-left position, the rate is at an eighth of the host, and at the far-right, it is eight times that of the host. 速率:根据主持人的节奏设置表演者的速度;在中心位置,速度与您的主机相同。在最左边的位置,速率是主机的八分之一,在最右边,它是主机的八倍。
Level: Sets the output level of Performer modulation. When turned to the left position, the output is at zero, when turned to the right position, it's at 100%. 电平:设置执行者调制的输出电平。当转到左侧位置时,输出为零,当转到右侧位置时,输出为 100%。
Start/End markers: You can drag the marker handles to define the start and endpoints of the section of the modulation you want to play. The marked section will play according to the playback mode selected in the Performer Grid Overview. For more information on selecting playback modes in the Performer Grid Overview, refer to Remote Octave Overview. 开始/结束标记:您可以拖动标记手柄来定义要播放的调制部分的开始和结束。标记的部分将根据在 Performer Grid Overview 中选择的播放模式播放。有关在“表演者网格概述”中选择播放模式的更多信息,请参阅远程倍频程概述。
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Double click the Start/End marker bar to adjust the playback area to the visible section in the editor, as set by the Zoom bar. 双击“开始/结束”标记栏,将播放区域调整为编辑器中的可见部分,由缩放栏设置。
Select zone: Click and drag in this area to select multiple modulation points. For more information on editing modulation, refer to Editing Modulation. 选择区域:单击并拖动此区域以选择多个调制点。有关编辑调制的更多信息,请参阅编辑调制。
Grid: The area where modulation is painted onto the flexible grid using the painting tools. 网格:使用绘画工具将调制绘制到柔性网格上的区域。
Segment Edit zone : Use this area to edit single or multi-selected segments. Right-click and drag to fine-tune segments on the grid without them snapping to the quantize value. Double-click on a segment or multi-selection to delete it. 区段编辑区域:使用此区域可编辑单个或多个选定区段。单击鼠标右键并拖动以微调网格上的线段,而不会捕捉到量化值。双击区段或多选以将其删除。
Zoom bar: Click and drag the handles to zoom in and out of the Performer timeline. Double-click the Zoom bar to zoom into the first bar of the grid. 缩放栏:单击并拖动手柄以放大和缩小 Performer 时间线。双击缩放栏以放大网格的第一个栏。
Assigning the Performers分配执行者
Before the effect of the Performer's modulation pattern can be heard, it must first be assigned to a parameter. The process for assigning each Performer is the same, and a Performer can be assigned to multiple parameters at once. 在听到 Performer 调制模式的效果之前,必须首先将其分配给参数。分配每个 Performer 的过程是相同的,一个 Performer 可以一次分配给多个参数。
To assign a Performer to a parameter:要将 Performer 分配给参数,请执行以下操作:
Drag the arrow icon of Performer 1 (P1) to, for example, the first modulation slot of the Wavetable Position. When the outline of the modulation destination is highlighted, release the mouse button. 例如,将 Performer 1 (P1) 的箭头图标拖动到波表位置的第一个调制槽。当调制目标的轮廓突出显示时,松开鼠标按钮。
Click and drag the modulation slot upwards to increase the modulation amount applied to the Wavetable Position from the Performer. 单击并向上拖动调制槽以增加从执行者应用于波表位置的调制量。
Repeat this process to assign the Performer to more parameters or to assign Performers (P2 and P3) to parameters. 重复此过程,将执行者分配给更多参数,或将执行者(P2 和 P3)分配给参数。
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You can double-click the modulation slot to set the maximum modulation amount or reset it to zero. 您可以双击调制槽设置最大调制量或将其重置为零。
Vertical Grid垂直网格
The Vertical grid (X-Axis) provides the time division and note value options to set the rhythmic timing for painting shapes on the grid. It also contains two sets of tools for painting on the grid. These are named Basic and Custom: 垂直网格(X 轴)提供时间划分和音符值选项,以设置在网格上绘制形状的节奏时间。它还包含两套用于在网格上绘画的工具。它们被命名为 Basic和 Custom:
Basic Tools基本工具
The Basic tools are the default option for painting modulation shapes with the shape brushes onto the Performer grid. Use Basic mode to define the time signature and rhythmic resolution of the grid from quarter notes down to 32nd note divisions. “基本”工具是将带有形状画笔的调制形状绘制到“执行者”网格上的默认选项。使用基本模式定义从四分音符到第 32 分音符的网格的拍号和节奏分辨率。
Painting tools: The selected brush defines the modulation shape that is painted on the grid. The length of a shape is determined by the length of the grid division. For more information on the painting tools, inserting and editing modulation, refer to Painting ToolsPainting Modulation, and Editing Modulation. 绘画工具:所选画笔定义在网格上绘制的调制形状。形状的长度由网格划分的长度决定。有关绘画工具、插入和编辑调制的更多信息,请参阅绘画工具绘画调制和编辑调制。
Stretch tools: Select multiple points in the Select zone and use these tools to stretch or compress the modulation curves in the pattern by dragging upwards or downwards. The upper tool stretches or compresses points to the left or right. The lower tool stretches or compresses points inwards or outwards. 拉伸工具:在“选择”区域中选择多个点,然后使用这些工具通过向上或向下拖动来拉伸或压缩图案中的调制曲线。上部工具向左或向右拉伸或压缩点。下部工具向内或向外拉伸或压缩点。
Custom Tools自定义工具
The Custom tools are used to create custom time signatures with up to eight different sections. Use the Custom Grid to create your own complex time signatures. When using Custom mode, you can set the number of beats per bar, a beat length, and subdivision. 自定义工具用于创建最多包含八个不同部分的自定义拍号。使用自定义网格创建您自己的复杂拍号。使用自定义模式时,您可以设置每小节的节拍数、节拍长度和细分。
Note注意
You can safely switch between the Basic and Custom tools without losing your modulation pattern. Switching between them only changes the underlying grid, not the pattern. 您可以安全地在“基本”和“自定义”工具之间切换,而不会丢失调制模式。在它们之间切换只会更改底层网格,而不会更改模式。
Painting Tools绘画工具
The painting tools enable you to paint modulation shapes onto the rhythmic grid. 绘画工具使您能够将调制形状绘制到有节奏的网格上。
Here is an overview of the painting tools:以下是绘画工具的概述:
Edit: Use to add modulation points to the Performer grid. The points are connected as straight lines to neighboring points. 编辑:用于向 Performer 网格添加调制点。这些点以直线形式连接到相邻点。
Line: Creates lines from the start to the endpoint of a grid segment. 线:创建从网格段的起点到终点的线。
Step: Creates static values that extend to the end of a grid segment. 步骤:创建延伸到网格段末尾的静态值。
Ramp A: This tool creates descending ramps.斜坡 A:此工具可创建下降斜坡。
Ramp B: This tool creates ascending ramps. 斜坡 B:此工具用于创建上升斜坡。
Triangle: Creates triangle shapes.三角形:创建三角形。
Sine: Creates sine shapes.正弦:创建正弦形状。
Painting Modulation绘画调制
Select one of the shape brushes to start painting modulation on the grid. As you use the brushes to create shapes, they will snap to the selected time signature division and note value. For more information on selecting time signatures and note values, refer to Performers Overview. 选择其中一个形状画笔以开始在网格上进行绘画调制。当您使用画笔创建形状时,它们将捕捉到选定的拍号划分和音符值。有关选择拍号和音符值的更多信息,请参阅执行者概述。
To draw modulation onto the grid:要将调制绘制到网格上:
Select a time signature and grid note value.选择拍号和网格音符值。
Select a paint tool.选择绘画工具。
Click and drag the mouse across the grid to paint modulation. 单击鼠标并在网格上拖动以绘制调制。
Move the mouse up and down while painting to change the MIDI data amount. 绘画时上下移动鼠标以更改 MIDI 数据量。
Note注意
The Performer only starts playing when it is assigned to a parameter of an active module. For more information on assigning Performers to parameters, refer to Assigning the Performers. 只有当 Performer 被分配给活动模块的参数时,它才会开始播放。有关将执行者分配给参数的更多信息,请参阅分配执行者。
Editing Modulation编辑调制
This section provides an overview of the features available for editing modulation in the Performer grid. 本节概述了可用于在 Performer 网格中编辑调制的功能。
Selecting Modulation选择调制
To select modulation points:要选择调制点:
In the Selection Zone, drag across any selection of modulation points to highlight them. 在“选择区域”中,拖动任意选定的调制点以突出显示它们。
For more information on the Selection Zone, refer to Performers Overview. 有关选择区的更多信息,请参阅表演者概述。
Deleting Modulation删除调制
You can delete individual or multiple modulation points. 您可以删除单个或多个调制点。
To delete a single modulation point:要删除单个调制点:
Double-click the modulation point.双击调制点。
To delete multiple modulation points:要删除多个调制点:
In the Select zone, select the points that you want to delete, then double-click in the Segment Edit zone. 在“选择”区域中,选择要删除的点,然后双击“线段编辑”区域。
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Alternatively, you can select a modulation point and drag left or right. Any existing points from the selected modulation point to the target location are deleted as the mouse is moved. 或者,您可以选择一个调制点并向左或向右拖动。移动鼠标时,从所选调制点到目标位置的任何现有点都将被删除。
To delete all modulation within a Performer:要删除 Performer 中的所有调制:
Click the Initialize button and select Bipolar or Unipolar or double-click the pattern in the Remote Octave overview to reset the grid. 单击“初始化”按钮并选择“双极”或“单极”,或双击“远程倍频程”概述中的模式以重置网格。
To delete all three modulation patterns for all three Performers: 要删除所有三个执行器的所有三个调制模式:
Double-click in the lower grid area of the Remote Octave overview. 双击 Remote Octave 概述的下部网格区域。
For more information on the Remote Octave, refer to Performers Overview. 有关远程八度音程的更多信息,请参阅执行者概述。
Moving Modulation移动调制
You can move modulation points in values quantized or unquantized to the grid value. 您可以将量化或未量化值中的调制点移动到网格值。
To move a selection of modulation points in steps quantized to the grid: 要以量化的步长将选定的调制点移动到网格中:
In the Select zone, select the points that you want to move, then in the Segment Edit zone, drag them horizontally. 在“选择”区域中,选择要移动的点,然后在“线段编辑”区域中,水平拖动它们。
To fine-tune a selection of modulation points unquantized to the grid: 要微调所选未量化到电网的调制点:
In the Select zone, select the points that you want to move, then in the Edit zone, drag horizontally holding the right mouse button. 在“选择”区域中,选择要移动的点,然后在“编辑”区域中,按住鼠标右键水平拖动。
For more information on the Select zone and Segment Edit zone, refer to Performers Overview. 有关“选择区域”和“区段编辑”区域的更多信息,请参阅执行者概述。
Bending a Modulation Curve弯曲调制曲线
Place the mouse over an existing modulation curve on the grid, then click and drag upwards or downwards. 将鼠标放在网格上的现有调制曲线上,然后单击并向上或向下拖动。