SONICWARE LIVEN 8bit Warps Eight-Bit Wave Memory Synthesizer

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Introducing the LIVEN 8bit warps v3.0 Update and the All Black Limited Edition!

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"We have just released version 3.0 firmware of the LIVEN 8bit warps! 👉 https://sonicware.jp/pages/downloads?...
"And the special All Black Limited Edition has been released! 👉 https://sonicware.jp/pages/liven8bitw...

LIVEN 8bit warps v3.0
・8-bit waveform memory synth engine for creating a wide variety of sounds from Chiptune to Ambient
- Four distinct 8-bit waveform memory synth engines (Includes waveform editing with waveform capture function)
・Unique sound creation with aliasing noise on/off, detune and sweep functions
・128-step sequencer with parameter locking
・4-track looper for recording internal audio and external audio from the line input
・10 effects and 6 reverbs (switchable to the Cassette tape simulator)"

Sonicware Liven 8Bit Warps v3.0 Quick Start Guide

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"Full Disclosure: I occasionally take on freelance work at Sonicware on an hourly rate producing synth & sample sound design, beta testing, checking English text and video manuals like this. Any other shorter videos on my channel containing Sonicware products are not paid content.

A new version 3.0 firmware has been released for the Liven 8Bit Warps that adds some new feature, a pack of new drum sounds and generally tidy's things up a bit. You can download it from this page on the Sonicware website under the 8Bit Warps tab: https://sonicware.jp/pages/downloads

0:00 Teaser bit
0:16 Intro
1:00 How to update and add drum sounds
1:57 Demo of new drum sounds
2:26 6 New FX types
5:20 Copy duplicate
6:27 Sound locking
8:50 Using sound locking to make drum patterns
10:13 Pattern chain looping
11:06 Outro
11:16 Super secret mini jam!"

Dr. Endo explores LIVEN Texture Lab jamming with 8bit warps and BASS&BEATS

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"Hi, I tried jammin’ with Texture Lab, 8bit warps and Bass&Beats today!

In the later part of the jam, I experimented with changing the grain generation timing to 16th notes or 32nd notes.

Yu Endo"

Sonicware Sonicware Liven 8bit Warps + Bass & Beats

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Sonicware LIVEN 8bit warps - "Dynamic" Soundbank

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"Sonicware LIVEN 8bit warps 'Dynamic' Soundbank 40 patches 'MEM' and 40 patterns 'PTN'

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Sonicware LIVEN 8bit warps is a great synth with its own sound and great sequencer, but with controls that take some getting used to.

'Dynamic' - This sound bank contains 40 patches "MEM" and 40 patterns "PTN" and we hope it will add some good patches to your library.

Rhythmic, digital synthesizer, effects, synth bass.

The demo tune was recorded in real time and does not contain external effects or any processing, at the end of the demo LIVEN 8bit warps is combined with liven Bass & Beats.

Made by Alexander Kav"

Sonicware Liven 8bit Warps 27-Key Synthesizer Groovebox SN 010-000463 w/ Original Box

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"This Sonicware Liven 8bit Warps is from the original run from the Kickstarter campaign. It's an 8bit retro sounding synth / groovebox with modern features like parameter locking, 128 step sequencer, 128 patterns, Real-time and step recording, Pattern chain, Metronome. This unit is in excellent condition and comes with all original packaging and accessories."

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Demo for MIDI pattern changes with two LIVENs

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"The LIVEN XFM is sending MIDI program change message to change patterns of the LIVEN 8bit warps.

When the 8bit warps receives the MIDI message, the pattern switches after the current pattern ends."

#OutdoorLiven Jam - SONICWARE Liven 8Bit Warps, Bass & Beats

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"In this jam I've plonked myself down in front of our veg patch with my trusty DIY 'Synth Tray' (patent pending) with a Liven 8Bit Warps and a Liven Bass & Beats. This is a combination I've been meaning to try for a while and they compliment each other really well with the Bass & Beats filling in for the 8Bit Warps lack of 'normal' drum sounds and the 8BW able to play chords where the B&B can't.

I'm running the B&B into the 8BW's Line In so there is no need for an external mixer. Recording is taken care of by my aging Korg Sound on Sound."

Sonicware LIVEN 8 bit warps // ***4K*** // Factory Presets // DRUM LOOPS // No Talking

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"Since my SONICWARE LIVEN 8BIT WARPS was broken (LED N16 of the sequencer was not lit) I had to return it fast to the shop. I could not dive deep into the unit. So I am giving only a short impression of the capabilities of the synth playing some FACTORY PRESET PATTERNS."

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Sonicware LIVEN 8 bit warps // ***4K*** // Factory Presets // Part TWO / / No Talking

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"Since my SONICWARE LIVEN 8BIT WARPS was broken (LED N16 of the sequencer was not lit) I had to return it fast to the shop. I could not dive deep into the unit. So I am giving only a short impression of the capabilities of the synth playing some FACTORY PRESET PATTERNS.

PART ONE as the preceeding video will be published soon. And there will be also a PART THREE that is dedicated to the DRUM PATTERNS that the machine is able to provide."

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SONICWARE LIVEN 8bit warps LVN-010 Synth w/ Original Box

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Sonicware Liven 8Bit Warps XFM Volca Modular Nord Lead - Downtempo New Age Jam

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"This jam started off as quite an experimental affair and ended up landing in ambient electronica/downtempo/chilled out/new age music territory. Perhaps because I'm feeling a little nostalgic today. As I've mentioned before on the channel I used to be a carpenter and joiner, I did that for a living for 20 years in fact. To cut a long story short I've decided to go back into the trade after a break of a few years and I'm quite excited but a bit apprehensive, though I've already been out to look at some work and it's only been 3 days since I set up my new Facebook page so that can't be bad 😁 Anyway, my point is this sounds a bit 90s to me which is the decade I was learning the trade. Probably not a coincidence, but it's not even a genre of music I listen to much 🤷‍♂️

So in this jam the Volca Modular has a radio\cassette player plugged into the CV input which is being routed through like it were an oscillator. This enables me to gate the incoming signal. There was some sort of radio play on which gave me plenty of vocal material to work with. I also had to get it done fast though as I wasn't sure when it would finish which is why the video is a bit wonky and blurry on this one, sorry about that.

The radio\cassette in question is a cheap Matsui model that no longer plays tapes but the radio output is impressively loud making it a good fit for playing radio and noise into the Volca Modular

The Sonicware Liven XFM is providing the drums here using a kit that spreads across all 4 track. It's fast becoming my go to drum machine on top of everything else it's good at, more on that in a future video

The Liven 8Bit warps is producing a pad sound using it's lovely lofi FM engine, most of what I'm playing here is improvised. Again I had to work fast so the first good take was the one to use

The Nord Lead is obviously playing the lead sound. Again largely improvised. I learned how to trill on piano recently, maybe a bit too much of that in this to be honest 😄

Effects are provided by the Danelectro Fab Echo on the Nord Lead and the Zoom Studio 1201 routed into my Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 audio interface"

Analog Style Kicks & Claps on the SONICWARE Liven 8Bit Warps

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"How To Make Analog Style Kicks & Claps on the Sonicware 8Bit Warps

"I'm gradually working my way towards a full chip tune style drum tutorial for the 8Bit Warps, but in the meantime here is a couple of different percussive sounds for you to try, an analog like kick and clap sound. Unlike the more general tutorial I have planned these are kind of 'one trick pony' sounds, i.e. they work for this but not much more.

The synthesis method used is slightly unusual on each too. Normally a sweeping sine or resonant filter would be used to make a kick drum but here it's done by 'pinging' the filter with a pulse. Also for clap sounds we normally need to synthesize each 'pop' of the clap one after another but here the peaks are created using a flanger.

The Sonicware Wave Edit tutorial I mentioned is here:" [posted here]

Bastl Kastle Drum (and Bass (Kinda)) Jam - Sonicware Liven XFM 8bit Warps Volca Modular Sample NTS1

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"My Bastl Kastle Drum arrived! What better way to try it out than with some sort of weird Drum and Bass meets Techno hybrid jam thing.

The Bastl Kastle Drum has no built in sequencer, but it turns out the Volca Modular does a pretty good job of that. I might do some sort of how to video about that in the future actually. But the basic idea is that changes in voltage at the input of the Kastle Drum's Drum Mod connection play different drum sounds so the cv output from the sequencer on the Volca can be connected to that to trigger different sounds across the keyboard. Then clock out on the Volca can also be used to re-trigger sounds when connected to the Trig In connection on the Kastle Drum too.

Elsewhere the XFM is producing a high-pass filtered hoover bass sound and a sub bass sound, the Liven 8Bit Warps is a hand played lead string sound and the Volca Sample is playing a chopped up break through the Nts1 which is acting as a delay. There is a bit of additional EQ and reverb in my DAW just to make things fit together nicely."

[ENG SUB] DJ-like technique using LIVEN 8bit warps MONO Mode+VLOG [ENDO LABO #011]

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"I used LIVEN 8bit warps' MONO mode for a different DJ-like technique."

SONICWARE LIVEN 8bit Warps SN 010-000571

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How to Use the Sonicware Liven 8bit Warps Synth Engines

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"I'm back with another Sonicware Liven 8bit Warps tutorial. This time it's all about how to use the 4 different synth engines. The first 3 are quite similar and have a lot in common, but the FM engine is a completely different animal. The chapters are as follows

0:00 Intro
0:37 Common Controls
3:02 Warp Engine
4:58 Attack Engine
6:13 Morph Engine
8:33 FM Engine"

Sonicware Liven 8bit Warps - Sweep Function Tutorial

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"It's time for another 8bit Warps tutorial, let's have a look at the Sweep function

I'm now planning to make a tutorial on the parameter lock function as requested by a viewer alongside a drum synthesis tutorial which is quite a deep subject so that one will take a little longer.

I think I managed to cover everything but if you have any questions then please post them in the comments below

The 8bit Warps in this video was supplied by Sonicware"

Sonicware Liven XFM Prototype - Demo 7 - Realtime Polymeters

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"So this is the penultimate Liven XFM only demo before it launches. This demo is designed to show of the polymetric capabilities of the Liven XFM. Each of the 4 onboard tracks can have it's own number of steps and associated note value that will start in sync on step 1 and then run at there own speed and rhythm depending on those settings. Changing patterns will sync up with the longest number of steps as far as I can tell. My step lengths here are 64, 18, 16 and 18. The track the kick on is 64 steps long so the pattern change is synchronized to it looping. Just like the other XFM only demos I've made so far, this is all the XFM in real-time with a little compressor and limiter just to get the volume level right for YouTube.

Unlike on the Liven 8bit Warps where the audio looper has to be used to build up polymeters, this happens all in realtime on the XFM so some very complex patterns can be built up and tweaked as the sequencer plays. Great fun :)"

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Sonicware Liven 8bit Warps - Audio Looper Tutorial

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