SONICWARE Introduces the LIVEN Texture Lab | Granular Synthesizer/Effector

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"LIVEN Texture Lab | Granular Synthesizer/Effector
- Sample, slice, transform and reconstruct audio to synthesize completely new sounds
- Granular synthesizer with granular effects processor mode
- Shimmer reverb for fantastical and majestic sounding spaces
- 128-step sequencer with parameter locking
- World-famous sound designers have provided presets as results of their experiments

The presets are
01 FL.BK (Flashback) : Yasutake(elfin)
02 DRMR (Dreamer) : Limbic Bits
03 FEAR (Fear) : Chris Lody
04 US.HP (Use Headphones!) : Takashi Matsuura
05 CHOR (nostalgic space choir) : Dr. Endo"

Sonicware Texture Lab Sound Demo (no talking)

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Full Tutorial - SONICWARE Liven Texture Lab

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0:00 Teaser
0:39 Intro
2:25 Granular synthesis explained
3:02 Texture Lab layout

4:22 Getting started
Powering on, play and stop pattern, speaker mute, shift and func buttons, shift lock, headphone gain, what's in a pattern, playing the keys, octave buttons, loading patterns (PTN), pattern chaining, pattern BPM, global BPM, page buttons, knob latch

9:52 Building a pattern
Clearing a pattern, loading a blank pattern, selecting a sample (SRC), velocity, entering notes on steps, clearing steps, metronome on-off, metronome volume, pre-count, real-time recording, step recording, tied notes, auto step, swing, transpose, pattern length, pattern note setting, stutter playback, random playback, saving a pattern

17:48 Line in and reverb
Reverb mix, shimmer, reverb type, line in gain, stereo to mono, line in to reverb, line in to reverb

20:08 Sampling and resampling
Sampling settings, auto level, record source, sampling function, saving a sample, naming a sample, resampling a pattern,

23:22 Sample controls
EG controls, release & gate, attack, blend, pitch, position, length, speed vs sample playback, sample start, sample end, sample direction, position random lfo
Voice modes: poly, mono, mono glide, legato, legato glide, arpeggio, voice mode vs grains

29:31 Grain controls
Granular synthesis vs volume, grain capture direction, grain playback direction, size, density, timing, diffusion, jitter, shape, speed vs grain collection, granular synthesis example

36:22 Filters and modulation
Low pass filter, filter cutoff, resonance, high pass filter, band pass filter, mod assign, mod shape, mod rate, mod depth, using mod 1 as an envelope, fade in, mod sync,

40:27 Parameter locks
Parameter lock real-time recording, clearing parameter locks, parameter lock per step, parameter lock on-off

41:54 EFX mode
Using EFM mode, in level knob, changing pitch in EFX mode, sequencing notes, glide on-off, glide time, grain freeze

44:28 Misc settings
Pattern level, undo, redo, clock menu, midi menu, sample data menu, sample ptn menu, system menu

Liven TEXTURE LAB by Sonicware — a portable granular synth and FX processor

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00:00 What is the Texture Lab?
03:54 Sound demos
07:10 How you make sounds with it & Sequence
16:05 How do you sample?
17:30 Things I do not like & alternatives
19:20 A message from Bo

SONICWARE · LIVEN Texture Lab Preset Sounds

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The LIVEN Texture Lab offers a wide variety of sound textures ranging from beautifully lush ambient pads to chaotically aggressive experimental noise that will take you to new sonic frontiers.

The Texture Lab uses a granular processor that slices sounds into grains ranging from 2 ms to 1 second in length, then transforms and reconstructs them in a variety of ways, including manipulating grain shape, density, time warp, spatial position, and playback method to create entirely new sounds.

Granular synthesis parameters are easily accessed from 10 knobs and are designed for intuitive control.

The LIVEN Texture Lab is a 4-voice polyphonic synthesizer that can record 32 samples of up to 6 seconds, generate grains from any part of a sample, and synthesize them using two modulations sources, an envelope generator, and process the sound through different filter types.

The Texture Lab can also be used as an effects processor for real-time granular processing of stereo signals from the line input. It is also possible to freeze the flowing sounds for 6 seconds to add granulated sound effects.

The LIVEN Texture Lab features six high-quality stereo reverb types. All reverb types have a shimmer parameter that allows you to layer reverb on top of reverb in octaves to create fantastical and majestic sounding spaces.

The shimmer reverb can also be applied to the stereo signal from the line input.

128-step sequencer with parameter locking The LIVEN Texture Lab is equipped with a high-performance 128-step sequencer that has earned the LIVEN series a solid reputation. In addition to recording notes, it can also record changes in granular processing parameters over time. You can record knob operations in real time or directly record parameters to specific steps allowing for more complex sound textures.