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ISOTONIK BASE II
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Overview
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Installation
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Performance
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ISOTONIK BASE II 2.0.1 - Overview
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Isotonik Base is a DJ Performance Template for Ableton Live and the LIVID Instruments
Base and BASE II controllers., you will need a minimum of Ableton Live 9.1.3 and
Maxforlive 6.1.3.
INSTALLATION
Download the Ableton Live pack using the download links
sent to you when you subscribed, then open the LIVID
Base II Project file.
When prompted select “Yes” to install ignoring the
warning that the Pack was designed for an earlier
version of Live.
You’ll now find the LIVID Base II template within the
Packs section of Live’s browser. Double click to open
the LIVID Base II.als file.
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The template will automatically detect when
there is Base controller connected however
to communicate between Live and the
controller it must be selected as one of the
Control Surface Slots as shown to the below.
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NAVIGATION
We’ve left all of the in-built functionality of the LIVID Base
available to the user, switching into one of the Isotonik Banks is
achieved by pressing the User Button (Button 4) and Button 5 at
the same time.
The User Button will change from Red to Purple to indicate it is
now in Isotonik Mode.
Navigating between the 4 Banks of Isotonik functionality is
achieved using Buttons 5, 6, 7 and 8.
When each of these buttons is pressed you can access the
Shifted functionality for the scene using the TouchPad Buttons,
Faders and Clip Launch Pads, whilst the Isotonik Bank Button is
pressed it will light Red, when released it will light Green to show
the Isotonik scene that is currently in operation.
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Bank ONE - DJ Effects
Bank TWO - User Customisable
Bank THREE - User Customisable
Bank FOUR - On the Fly Looping
The LED display will show an I and a bank number for standard
functionality and an S and a bank number for shifted functionality
eg. I4 for the Looping and S4 for the shifted Looping…
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ISOTONIK BANK ONE
The first Isotonik Bank is the inbuilt DJ Effects, these work by sending the audio to the
Max4Live device that resides on the 9th Return Track.
Hold the Bank 5 Button down (it will light Red) to access the Shifted functionality and
release it (it will light Green) for the Standard Functionality.
SHIFTED FUNCTIONALITY - S1 ON DISPLAY
TOUCH PADS
When lit the audio of each track will be effected by this scene, press to toggle between
Wet and Dry.
CLIP LAUNCH PADS - FIRST AND SECOND ROWS
These represent the 16 SMART Effects of the Audio Effect rack to the right of the Isotonik
Base device, switch between them instantly by choosing a different bank via the pads.
CLIP LAUNCH PADS - THIRD ROW
This row defines the Crossfade smoothing rate for the Slicer and ReArranger effects, set it
to the left for a low amount of crossfade and sharp results and to the right for a high level
of crossfade with smoother results.
CLIP LAUNCH PADS - FOURTH ROW
Each Pad represents an 1/8th slice of the previous bar of audio, pressing each pad toggle
it between three options:
1 Green = Play, plays the slice
forwards
Press to Light to Send Audio to Effects
2 Red = Reverse, plays the slice
backwards
3 Off = Mute, silences the slice
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Lit to define the current SMART BANK
Smooth Crossfade Value of Slicer
Re-Arranger
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STANDARD FUNCTIONALITY - I1 ON DISPLAY
TOUCH PADS
When lit they will engage the effect of the corresponding Fader below it, the Low and High
Pass Filter along with the SMART buttons work on a toggle basis with one press for on
another for off, the other effects are on a momentary basis.
FADERS
1 Rewind - Dj style turntable spin back with normal speed at the bottom of the fader to
twice speed at the top
2 Brake - With Fader at the bottom the audio will come to an abrupt halt, with it at the top
and it’ll slow down slowly equivalent to turning the power off on a turntable.
3 Low Pass Filter - Touchpad above toggles on and off.
4 High Pass Filter - Touchpad above toggles on and off.
5 Resonance - For both High and Low Pass Filters
6 Overdrive - Touchpad above resets all Filters, Resonance and Overdrive to zero.
7 Cutter Rate - This syncs to the last pressed Slicer Pad, it can be manually overridden
with the Fader. When syncing with the Slicer it will mute every other repeat.
8 SMART Wet / Dry - This is explained in more detail in the SMART section, it controls the
current SMART Dial position. - Touchpad toggles between wet and dry signal
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Slicer Effect
SMART Wet/Dry
Cutter Rate
Overdrive
Resonance
High Pass
Low Pass
Brake Rate
With the transport running both
the Touch Pads and the Clip
Launch Pads will display a
moving metronome to show
where you are in 1/8ths.
Pressing any of the Clip Launch
Pads will repeat the chosen slice
of audio at a rate of (from top to
bottom) 1/8th, 1/16th, 1/32nd or
1/64th.
Rewind Rate
CLIP LAUNCH PADS
SMART EFFECTS
Open the SMART Effect Graphs by pressing Open on the main Isotonik Base Max4Live
device. The template is loaded with effects to get you started however you can replace
them with any of your favourites.
When selecting the SMART Effect Bank
will automate the Chain Selector of the rack placed to the right of the Isotonik Base device.
When selecting each bank the titles of the smart graphs will update to represent the
names of the macros of the first device rack within each chain.
Click on each SMART Graph to create a breakpoint (SHIFT and click removes one). With
a number of breakpoints set you can turn the Section dial to highlight each individual
section indicated by the two yellow dots, once highlighted adjusting the Curve section will
add a curve to the current section.
The quantization of Break Points can be effected by the % box, at 100% only whole
numbers can be set.
Finally the range of the graph can be set with the minimum and maximum % boxes.
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ISOTONIK BANK TWO and THREE - I2 and I3 ON DISPLAY
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1, On the Isotonik Base device click on the EDITOR button and the editor floating window will appear.!
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2, Click on the MAP button at the top left of the floating window and notice that the GUI of each dial
will expose an individual MAP button which allows for a parameter to be bound to each dial.!
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3, Click on any parameter within Ableton Live and then on the individual MAP button for the dial
that you want to bind it to.!
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CONFIGURATION OPTIONS!
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MAPPING TYPE - Next choose the style of mapping with the first drop down
menu. If you would like the dial to always be bonded to the chosen parameter regardless of the location of Push's red box then select the FIXED option. For dynamic mapping that will follow the Push Red Box as it's navigated around your
Live Set then choose the FIRST, SECOND THIRD etc. option that corresponds to
which track you want it to follow.!
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BUTTON BEHAVIOUR - The next menu down gives the choices
for how you want the pressing of buttons to effect the parameters you have mapped.!
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TOGGLE = One press for On and a second for off with the Minimum and Maximum Values used as the targets.!
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TOGGLE & VELOCITY = With the same two press action for On and Off with this option when the
parameter is turned on it will scale the velocity of your press using the Minimum and Maximum
values set as the range.!
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MOMENTARY = Press and the Maximum Value is reached, release and the parameter returns to
the minimum value.!
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MOMENTARY & VELOCITY = The same as above however the pressed value is scaled based on
the velocity of the button press!
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LED FEEDBACK -The first colour in the list of the third drop
down menu choose the LED the feedback for when the Minimum
Value is reached, the last colour is to show the Maximum Value
has been reached & the the middle colour is displayed when the
parameter is currently between the Minimum and Maximum Values.!
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RANGE - Choosing the Minimum and Maximum Values is
done with the Blue Bar circled to the right. Click on it to set the
range, by pressing SHIFT on the keyboard and moving the
mouse you can extend the Minimum and Maximum values
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TIME - With the final set of number boxes for each dial you
can select in the left hand column the time in Beats and Units
(there are 120 units to a beat) it will take for the Minimum Value to be reached, the right hand column defines the time it will
take the Maximum Value to be reached.!
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If you release the button before the the maximum value
habeen reached the parameter will glide from the current value to prevent any unexpected jumps.!
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NAVIGATION
Navigation between each of the four scenes is with User Buttons 6 and 7, when pressed
and released 6 will access Scene 1, held down and Scene 2 is selected. Press and
release Button 7 and you’ll control Scene 3, keep it held down and Scene 4 is selected.
Having the floating window open as you press the buttons will show which controls are live
at each point.
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SCENE 1
The Faders map dynamically to the first send for each track, pressing the Touch Pad
above it resets it to zero.
The pads in this scene are set to map dynamically based on the location of the onscreen
Red Box, you’ll see in the first option for each control we’ve chosen the corresponding
track within the Red Box eg. First, Second, Third etc.
Working from top to bottom the pads behave on a monetary basis so that the press of
each engages the mapped Beat Repeat to the defined rate, releasing the pad stops the
effect.
SCENE 2
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Acting as the SHIFTED controls for Scene 1 here the Faders are mapped to the Filter
Delay device within Return A.
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In this scene you can use the pads as toggles to turn options on and off with successive
presses.
We’ve given you the ability to set the Variation control to vary the size of the beat repeat
each time it is triggered, the Running control allows the audio to progress and a Beat
Repeat to be re-triggered with each passing beat. The Pump effect creates a kind of drum
roll giving movement to the repeats whilst the final control of Echo allows the repeats to
fade away gradually over time.
SCENE 3
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With a Low and High Pass Filter on the top and bottom pads, the Casper and Tunned
effect on the middle rows this scene uses the Velocity and Aftertouch of the pads to enable
you to effectively play the effects
SCENE 4
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Completing the pre-configured line up this scene gives you EQ Kills and our Reverb Pump
Effect, again as with Scene 3 the effects are all mapped to make the most of the Velocity
and Aftertouch features of the Base controller.
ISOTONIK BANK FOUR - I4 ON DISPLAY
This scene brings loop setting
and control to the clips playing
within the on screen Clip Launch
Rectangle.
Looping On / Off
TOUCH PADS
When lit the clip playing within
the corresponding track is set to
Loop, pressing the Touch Pad
will toggle the looping state
between on and off
Playhead Position Indicator
FADERS
The Faders themselves have no
functionality when touched
however they do light to give a
representation of where the
playhead is currently within the
Loop, this enables you to see
when to disengage a loop and
how short or long it is.
CLIP LAUNCH PADS
Each row of pads will set a Loop of a
predetermined size at the current play
head positions. By opening the Looping
Floating Window you can set how long in
Beats each Loop will be set for and in
addition whether the Loop Start point will
be quantised to the nearest Beat or Bar.
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Loop Set Buttons
ISOTONIK BANK FOUR - SHIFTED FUNCTIONALITY - S4 ON DISPLAY
In the shifted functionality the bottom two rows lit red and green will double or halve the
current loop.
The top two rows will move the loop start point, you can set whether this is by a beat or a
bar within the Looping Floating Window
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