Defcon User Manual 2

2013-12-05

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End User License Agreement (EULA)
Do not use this product until the following license agreement is understood and accepted.
By using this product, or allowing anyone else to do so, you are accepting this agreement.

Defcon (henceforth ‘the Product’) is licensed to you as

3. Ownership

the end user. Please read this Agreement carefully.

As between you and UVI, ownership of, and title to, the

You cannot transfer ownership of these Sounds and Software

enclosed digitally recorded sounds (including any copies)

they contain. You cannot re-sell or copy the Product.

are held by UVI. Copies are provided to you only to enable
you to exercise your rights under the license.

LICENSE AND PROTECTION

4. Term
This agreement is effective from the date you open this package,
and will remain in full force until termination. This agreement

1. License Grant

will terminate if you break any of the terms or conditions of this

UVI grants to you, subject to the following terms and

agreement. Upon termination you agree to destroy and return to

conditions, a non-exclusive, non-transferable right

UVI all copies of this product and accompanying documentation.

to use each authorized copy of the Product.
5. Restrictions
The product is the property of UVI and is licensed to you only

Except as expressly authorized in this agreement, you may not rent,

for use as part of a musical performance, live or recorded. This

sell, lease, sub-license, distribute, transfer, copy, reproduce, display,

license expressly forbids resale or other distribution of the

modify or time share the enclosed product or documentation.

sounds and software included in the Product or their derivatives,
either as they exist on disc, reformatted for use in another
digital sampler, or mixed, combined, filtered, resynthesized or
otherwise edited, for use as sounds, multi-sounds, samples,
multi-samples, wavetables, programs or patches in a sampler,
microchip or any hardware or software sample playback device.
You cannot sell the Product content or give it away for use
by others in their sampling or sample playback devices.
In the event UVI terminates this agreement due to your
breach, you agree to return the original and all other
copies of the software and documentation to UVI.
UVI reserves all rights not expressly granted to herein.
2. Protection of Software
You agree to take all reasonable steps to protect the product and
any accompanying documentation from unauthorized copying
or use. You agree not to modify the product to circumvent any
method or means adopted or implemented by UVI to protect against
or discourage the unlicensed use of copying of the Product.

©2013 UVI, all rights reserved.
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners

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Table of Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................................................4
Getting Started.......................................................................................................................5
Installation................................................................................................................................6
Defcon User Interface..........................................................................................................7
UVI Workstation: Tips and Tricks....................................................................................8
Credits and Thanks...............................................................................................................9

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Introduction
Defcon is a unique and fun multi-track sample player loaded with sounds
from 4 essential UVI libraries. Mix and tweak 6 discrete instrument
tracks while you explore a wide range of tempo-synced material from
Electro Suite, Urban Suite, Mayhem of Loops and World Traditions.
Traverse the unknown with Defcon’s randomizer: put your track
material in the hands of chance and quickly explore countless
combinations—it’s a tremendously fun way to find inspiration and
generate ideas. Once you have a groove going you can surgically
fine tune, layer and sequence parts with independent volume, pan,
pitch, high and low pass filter, mute, solo and bypass controls.
Advanced controls in the free UVI Workstation or MachFive 3 allow
you to easily add numerous studio quality effects, stack multiple
instances, and map controls to your MIDI controller of choice.
Instrument tracks include Kick and Snare Drum,
Hi-Hats, Percussion, Bass, and 2 Phrase tracks.

Includes sounds from:
Electro Suite
Urban Suite
World Traditions
Mayhem of Loops

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Getting Started

Compatibility

Compatibility

Stand Alone

Stand Alone

AU, VST, MAS, AAX

VST, RTAS, AAX

Minimum System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements

Intel CPU

Core Duo or faster

4 GB of RAM

4 GB of RAM

200mb of disk space

200mb of disk space

MAC OS X 10.7 or higher

Windows Vista or higher

7200rpm HD or SSD recommended

7200rpm HD or SSD recommended

UVI Workstation 2 or MOTU MachFive 3

UVI Workstation 2 or MOTU MachFive 3 installed

What’s a UFS File?
UFS is UVI’s monolithic instrument file format.
All required assets for an instrument including samples, presets,
scripts, FX and impulse responses are contained within a single
UFS file. This approach allows for an extremely simple workflow
with minimal overhead for file management and updating.

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Installation
Installation

Loading an Instrument

Locate the Defcon.ufs file and copy it to this location:

Once you’ve installed the Defcon UFS, open

on Mac: /Library/Application Support/UVISoundBanks

UVI Workstation or MachFive 3 and do the following:

on Windows: C:\Program Files\UVISoundBanks
If the UFS file is encoded in RAR format (appears as *.rar),

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it will need to be uncompressed before installation.
There are a number of freeware RAR utilities available for both
Mac and Windows platforms. We recommend The Unarchiver

1. Double-click the browser screen

(Mac) and WinRAR (Windows)—links to both of these can be
found on our FAQ in the UFS Installation section, here:
http://www.uvi.net/en/content/124-faq

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Saving UFS files in a Custom Folder

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If you prefer to store your UFS files in a different folder or on a
different hard drive even, feel free—it’s simple to configure:
1. Open UVI Workstation/MachFive 3 and go to ‘Preferences’
2. Locate Defcon in the Soundbank tab
3. Then double-click the Defcon.M5p file

2. Click the ‘Sound Banks’ tab
3. Add a new folder for UVIWS/MF3 to scan
Please note: if you add a custom location you will
need to restart UVIWS/MachFive to scan the new
directory and load the enclosed sound banks

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The instrument loads and you’re ready to jam!

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Defcon User Interface

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Preset

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Play

2

Randomize

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Tracks (1-6)

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	Preset

»	 Preset Screen
Click to access the preset menu
»	 Preset Prev/Next
Click to navigate through factory presets

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	Play

»	Play
Play/Stop the enabled tracks
»	Note
Select the key for global tune

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»	Volume

Tracks
6 discrete instrument tracks are provided
each with a unique collection of sample
material allowing for wide range of sonic
possibilities. Controls are as follows:

	Randomize

»	Randomize

»	 Track On/Off
Click to turn the track on/off
»	 Mute and Solo [M][S]
Click to mute or solo the track
»	 Preset Prev/Next
»	 Sample Screen
Click to access the sample menu

Randomly changes the samples loaded

Adjust the tune in semitones: -12 to +24
Change the tune in octaves: -1 / 0 /+1
»	 Low Pass Filter
Move the slider to change the low-pass
filters cutoff frequency. Default position
is bypass..
»	 High Pass Filter
Move the slider to change the high-pass
filters cutoff frequency. Default position
is bypass.

on all 6 tracks as well as the Octave
control on the 3 melodic tracks (4-6)

Adjust the tracks pan position
»	Tune (percussive tracks)
»	Octave (melodic tracks)

Click to navigate through the sample list

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Adjust the track volume
»	Pan

MIDI Mapping

»	Play/Stop		

C1-B2 	

(keys control global tune, allowing chromatic playback)

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UVI Workstation: Tips + Tricks
MIDI Learn

Arpeggiator

Most UVI Workstation parameters can be automated via. a convenient

UVI Workstation comes equipped with a robust arpeggiator. To insert

MIDI Learn. MIDI Learn allows you to bind a physical MIDI controller

an arpeggiator in a part, you need to display the Single view in the

to specific parameters within UVI Workstation.

UVI Workstation, then click on the note icon. The arpeggiator can
be employed as a pattern gate, arpeggiator, or even an advanced

Any FX tab parameter, Macro Knob or Slider in UVI
instruments can use the MIDI Learn feature

rhythmic processor for your live MIDI performance or sequenced MIDI
tracks. Arpeggiators can be inserted in an unlimited number of parts.

The MIDI controller type and the MIDI Channel assignment will
be saved with the multi or with your song in the host sequencer
Automation is assigned per-part
To use MIDI Learn:
1. Right-click the parameter in UVI Workstation
that you want to automate
2. After the MIDI Learn dialog appears, Trigger the
desired MIDI input controller (knob, fader etc.)

Preset Stacking
Thanks to the simplicity of the UVI Workstation you can stack as
many preset as you want by simply assign multiple part on the same
MIDI channel.

Split, Velocity & Key Switch

To remove a MIDI controller assignment:
Right-click the desired parameter and press “Delete”

Unlimited FX
The Keyswitch settings allow you to load multiple presets into two
or more parts and dynamically play and mute them from your MIDI
controller using key switching, note range, velocity range or any
combination of the three parameters. This powerful feature gives you
a great deal of real-time control.
UVI Workstation offers a wide variety of FX, or effect
processors, to cover all your audio processing needs. The FX

Scroll Wheel

implementation is robust and includes the ability to insert
unlimited FX slots in several stages of the signal flow.

All knobs can be adjusted with the scroll wheel on your mouse.
When you double-click on any knob or slider, you can manually enter

Click the “FX” tab to open the FX page on the Single view

or type in the desired value.

In Multi view the FX section is always displayed

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Credits and Thanks
Produced by UVI
Recording / Editing / Sound Design
Damien Vallet
Alain J Etchart

Construction Kits
Eric K-Roz

Software + Scripting
Olivier Tristan
Remy Muller

UI + Design
Nathaniel Reeves



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