Loomer Sequent User Manual End User Licence Agreement 5 Software Licence Agreement for Sequent 5 Credits 7 Development Credits 7 Requirements 8 Mac OS X requirements 8 Windows requirements 8 Linux requirements 8 Sequent Overview 9 What is Sequent? 9 Plug-in vs Standalone 9 Sequent formats 10 Supported channel configurations 10 Installation and Registration 11 Mac OS X installation 11 Windows installation 11 Linux installation 12 Product registration 12 Audio and MIDI Configuration 14 Setup Audio and MIDI 14 Preset Management 16 Parameters and Presets 16 Navigation Controls 16 Opening Presets 16 Preset Hot-Swap 17 Preset Meta Data 17 Searching for Presets 17 Categories 18 Saving Presets 18 XML / FXP / FXB support 18 Copying & Moving Presets 18 MIDI Program Change Lists 18 Create a new Preset 19 Compare a changed Preset to the original Preset 19 Restoring Deleted Factory Presets 19 User folder management 19 Partial Presets 19 Creating a Partset 20 2 Loading a Partset 20 Partset Hot-Swap 20 Restoring Deleted Factory Partsets 20 Undo / Redo 20 MIDI Controller Mapping 21 MIDI controllers 21 Display current MIDI controller mappings 21 Assign MIDI controllers to controls 21 Remove MIDI controller mappings from controls 22 Using Sequent 23 Host Transport Syncing 23 Interface 24 Routing 24 Output 25 Crossfading 25 Effect Settings 26 Sequencers 27 Parameters Settings 27 Random Pattern Creation 28 Effects 28 Looper 28 Filters 29 Distortion 29 Gate 29 Pan 29 Delay 30 Patterns 30 Master Sequencer 31 Configuring MIDI Controlled Effects in Ableton Live 31 Configuring MIDI Controlled Effects in Apple Logic 31 Control types 32 CPU Usage 33 1.3.1 Compatibility 33 Status Display 34 MIDI input monitor 34 Tempo control 34 Contact Details 35 Loomer Online 35 Email 35 3 4 End User Licence Agreement Software Licence Agreement for Sequent 1. GRANT OF LICENCE: Subject to the terms below, Loomer hereby grants you a non- exclusive, non-transferable licence to install and to use Sequent ('Software'). Under this licence, you may: (i) install and use the Software for your personal, internal use (ii) copy the Software for back-up or archival purposes; (iii) use an unregistered or evaluation version of the Software for evaluation purposes only. (iv) You may not distribute the software to others without first obtaining the required licences, where applicable. Whether you are licensing the Software as an individual or on behalf of an entity, you may not: (i) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software or attempt to discover the source code; (ii) modify, or create derivative works based upon, the Software in whole or in part without the express written consent of Loomer; (iii) distribute copies of the Software; (iv) remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Software; (v) resell, lease, rent, transfer, sublicense, or otherwise transfer rights to the Software; By installing, copying, or using the Software, you (either on behalf of yourself as an individual or on behalf of an entity as its authorized representative) agree to all the terms of this End User Licence Agreement ('Agreement') regarding your use of the software. If you do not agree with all the terms of this Agreement, you may not use the Software. 2. Sequent: You acknowledge that no title to the intellectual property in the Software is transferred to you. Title, ownership, rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Software shall remain that of Loomer . The Software is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. 3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: You agree that Loomer has made no express warranties, oral or written, to you regarding the product and that the products are being provided to you 'as is' without warranty of any kind. Loomer disclaims any and all other warranties, whether expressed, implied, or statutory. Loomer shall not be liable for indirect, incident, special, cover, reliance, or consequential damages resulting from the user of this product. 4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: You use this program solely at your own risk. In no event shall Loomer be liable to you for any damage, including but not limited to any loss, or other incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind arising out of the use of the software, even if Loomer has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will Loomer be liable for any claim, whether in contract, tort, or any other theory of liability, exceed the cost of the software. This limitation shall apply to claims of personal injury to the extent permitted by law. 5. TERMINATION: This Agreement shall terminate automatically if you fail to comply with the limitations described in this Agreement. No notice shall be required to effectuate such termination. Upon termination, you must remove and destroy all copies of the Software. 5 6. MISCELLANEOUS: In the event of invalidity of any provision of this Agreement, the parties agree that such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Agreement. You agree that this is the entire agreement between you and Loomer, which supersedes any prior agreement, whether written or oral, and all other communications between Loomer and you relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. Reservation of rights. 'VST' is a trademark of Steinberg Soft - und Hardware GmbH. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved by Loomer. 6 Credits Development Credits Sequent © 2010 - 2014 Loomer Developed by Loomer Interface by Kevin Barry - http://www.inquer.co.uk Tested by Clifton Cameron kuniklo Scott Simons (rexlapin) taoyoyo VST PlugIn Technology by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. This software is based in part on libpng, zlib, and JUCE. 7 Requirements Mac OS X requirements • Requires Mac OS X v. 10.5 or later • x86 based processor 1.0Ghz, or above, with SSE • 512 MB RAM Windows requirements • Windows XP or Windows Vista, or above • x86 based processor 1.0Ghz, or above, with SSE • 512 MB RAM Linux requirements • x86 32-bit or or 64-bit based processor 1.0Ghz, or above, with SSE • 512 MB RAM The following shared object libraries are required: • libfreetype • libasound • libXinerama 8 Sequent Overview What is Sequent? Sequent is a modular multi-effects unit, the ideal tool for mangling audio on stage or in the studio. Sequent has seven individual effect blocks: a Beat Looper; two Filters, both switchable between lowpass, bandpass, and highpass modes and capable of self oscillation even without an audio input; an oversampled Distortion unit; a Gate with variable depth and slew; a Panner; and a Delay unit capable of sub millisecond delay times, great for creating everything for from dub, slapback, and bouncing ball style echoes, to metallic comb filters or flanger effects. Effect blocks can be connected in practically limitless ways by dragging virtual audio cables between them. Route effects in parallel, in series, or any other combination you can dream of. Want variation? Each effect parameter has its own step sequencer, perfect for building interesting modulation motifs. Easily craft polyrhythmic sounds by individually setting the number of steps and speed for each effect. Cut-up and rebuild audio in realtime. Use Sequent's flexible Looper to create anything from subtle loop variations, to micro-programmed glitches. Creative block? Let Sequent do the work. Distinct random controls for each parameter allow everything from slight variations, to complete aleatoric composition. Combine sequencer and effect settings into patterns, which can be instantly between switched from the on-screen interface, or even using a MIDI controller. Controls can be easily mapped to a hardware controller using the simplified MIDI Learn feature. Plug-in vs Standalone Depending upon your individual studio setup, Sequent can either be used as a plug-in component of a host application, or as a standalone application requiring no other dependencies. Generally, by using the host application's routing flexibility, running as a plug-in allows easier integration with existing plug-in effects and instruments. If this integration is not required, the standalone version, without the extra layer of complexity added by the host consuming resources, performs slightly better. Presets and MIDI Mapping assignments are identical in both standalone and plug-in versions. This means any sounds created in one format can be opened in the other. 9 Sequent formats For the Mac, the following formats are provided: • Standalone Application • Audio Unit (AU) Plug-In (32-bit and 64-bit) • VST Plug-in • RTAS Plug-In • AAX Plug-in (64-bit) These formats are available for Windows PC: • Standalone Application • VST Plug-in (32-bit and 64-bit) • RTAS Plug-in • AAX Plug-in (64-bit) These formats are available natively for Linux: • Standalone Application (32-bit and 64-bit) • VST Plug-in (32-bit and 64-bit) Supported channel configurations For maximum flexibility, Sequent can be used in several possible input and output channel configurations. Sequent is a true stereo effect: left and right channel separation is preserved. The following configurations are possible: • mono to mono (1 input, 1 output) • mono to stereo (1 input, 2 outputs) • stereo to stereo (2 inputs, 2 outputs) Note that some host applications may not support one or more of these configurations; consult your host's documentation for further details. 10