UVI Percussion Factory Explained
Join studio expert Eli Krantzberg for an informative UVI Percussion Factory video course! Percussion Factory is a powerful sound engine/library that's as fun to use as it is versatile. Eli will demonstrate how to easily choose/edit/sequence instruments, add/tweak effects, use your own sounds, generate rhythmic ideas, and much more! Add incredibly diverse percussion ensembles to your tracks with ease and have a blast doing it! These videos are for new UVI Percussion Factory users.
Videos
• Discovery (05:47) - Discover a whole new world of generative, creative rhythmic design as the UVI Percussion Factory instrument is put to work in real time to introduce you to some of its main features.
• Playing Percussion Factory (05:04) - Get an idea of how to use the three different ways of playing Percussion Factory either on their own or in conjunction with each other.
• Working on the Main Page (10:29) - Controlled randomization, individual part muting and soloing, locking any or all of the sounds, and real time sequence modifiers provide controls to generatevariations of the loaded patterns directly from the Main page.
• Part Controls (06:06) - Explore the part controls on the Edit page and see how the basic parameters are used to adjust individual pattern length/speed and generate random instruments along with sequence patterns relevant for the chosen instrument?s style.
• Part Sound Edit (05:57) - Discover how the amp envelope and filter settings are used to alter the sound of the instruments loaded into each part.
• Sequence Editor (06:52) - Explore the variety of generative, intuitive, and musical tools available to edit the sequences accompanying each part.
• Feel & Groove (09:31) - Hear how the swing and auto align parameters are used to make Percussion Factory sequences fit drum grooves with various amounts of swing. Also see how the Offset function is used to make individual elements slightly ahead or behind the beat.
• Part FX (04:35) - Explore the Crusher, Flanger, Frequency Shifter, and Equalizer in use on the different parts in a Percussion Factory set of sequences.
• Send & Global FX (07:56) - Algorithmic Send effects and global sound-shaping round off the sound design aspects of Percussion Factory.
• MIDI Export & Output Mode (09:25) - Explore some creative ways of using the MIDI Export function to create non-static, evolving percussion parts in your song arrangements and see how to route the sounds to individual outputs within your DAW.
• Using Your Own Sounds (05:26) - See how Percussion Factory supports simple, fun, and creative drag-and-drop importing to incorporate third-party or original sounds into your percussion parts.
• Odd Time Signatures (05:49) - Hear Percussion Factory put to work in 6/8, 5/4, and 7/8 settings.
• Automation (03:54) - Learn how to assign and use both host automation and real-time MIDI hardware controllers to adjust Percussion Factory parameters over time.