TRK-01 Explained
Electronic Music pro Larry Holcombe presents an in-depth guide to Native Instrument's TRK-01, the all-in-one Kick Drum and Bass Synth virtual instrument! Learn all of its features and functions as well as how to use them creatively.
Videos
• TRK-01 Overview (06:47) - In this video, Larry introduces you to TRK-01 and goes through the interface of the synth, as well as discusses presets, including how to save your own.
• The Header (08:21) - Explore and understand all the header panels including Tuning, Timing, Copy Paste and Clear, including the Volume and Cents tuning sliders. You'll also learn how to lock the kick and bass to a global tuning and timing setting.
• The Kick Engine Interface & Presets (03:38) - Now discover the interface of the Kick Engine and the kick songs presets, and see how to change kicks on the fly.
• The Kick Engine Layers Pt. 1 (10:12) - Larry now goes over layers A and B, how to add drive to them, and also filter them to get exactly the right frequency response. The sample and synth sound sources as well as importing your own samples is covered in detail.
• The Kick Engine Layers Pt. 2 (07:26) - In this video, continue to look at the layers focussing on the pitch envelope of the kick drum, and also the rumble and noise settings.
• The Kick Engine Global Section & Envelopes (06:34) - Larry now covers the global section and the envelope parameters that allow you to start fine tuning the sound of your kick using modulation.
• The Kick Engine LFO & Noise (06:19) - In this final video on the kick engine, you'll now discover the LFO and noise area. This allows you to experiment with using LFO and Noise Modulation to further manipulate your kicks.
• The Bass Engine Interface & Presets (05:46) - Now look at the interface of the bass engine and how to use the sub oscillator to add thickness to your sounds.
• The Bass Engine Oscillators (09:44) - In this video, learn all about the different Oscillator types including Classic, Super, West, FM and Modern.
• The Bass Engine Modifier (03:35) - Larry now covers the Ring, Freq, Sine and S&H modes of the Modifier located in the bass engine allowing you to further manipulate your sounds.
• The Bass Engine Filter (03:10) - In this video, discover the Filter section of the bass engine and its various filter modes, as well as the Feed and Key track parameters for endless sonic creativeness.
• The Bass Engine Modulation (07:03) - Watch and learn about the Envelopes and LFO for the bass section and how to route them and affect parameters on your bass engine.
• The Kick Effects (10:23) - In this video, you'll explore the effects section for the kick drum, covering things like Insert FX, EQ and Compression, ensuring you get the most out of your kick drum.
• The Bass Effects (08:45) - Now learn all about Insert, EQ and Output Effects for the bass engine alongside the ducking envelope which allows you to create kick synced sidechain effects.
• The Sequencer (04:53) - In this video, you'll dive deep into the the sequencer and patterns for both the kick and bass, learning about Patterns, Pages and Steps, as well as how to input notes using the sequencer. For the bass patterns you'll also see how to transpose individual steps, and add glide and hold for more rhythmic and melodic options.
• Step Lock & Parameter Focus (04:45) - In this video, see how to animate sequences using Step Lock, and then how to fine tune your adjustments using the parameter focus function.
• The Master FX (08:00) - Larry now reveals the delay and reverb parameters and then the Bass enhancement and booster modules which can be used to get as much juice as possible out of your low frequencies.
• Routing TRK-01 to Separate Outputs (01:29) - In this final video, learn how to route your kick and bass to their own outputs in your DAW.
• 1.1 Update (09:59) - In this video, Larry goes through the new features of the 1.1 TRK-01 update. This update adds a brand new sound browser for kick and bass, direct input of notes using the midi keyboard, separate outputs for kick, bass and effects, and also sample phase invert alongside some small workflow improvements. Learn all about it in this video!