ChrisLody | SONICWARE Liven Bass&Beats Tutorial Part 2: Bass Programming, Patch Creation, Wavetable Import @ChrisLodyMusic | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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.
If you'd like to support the channel I will make a small profit from any purchase you make after using one of these links:
Amazon UK - Sonicware Liven Bass&Beats amzn.to/3M3VJaH
Amazon USA - Sonicware Liven Bass&Beats amzn.to/3yv6D5w
Amazon UK - Sonicware Liven XFM amzn.to/3sxSqkN
Amazon USA - Sonicware Liven XFM amzn.to/3IEU9u7
Amazon UK – Sonicware Liven 8Bit Warps amzn.to/3vLjQpt
Amazon USA – Sonicware Liven 8Bit Warps amzn.to/36INwZA
Alternatively you can grab a 'Pay What You Want' album from my Bandcamp or an instrument, kit or badge from my Etsy.
chrislody.bandcamp.com
etsy.com/uk/shop/SymetriColour
Intro Bass & Beats pattern by Eliana D'Angelo Music
youtube.com/c/NecrofunkMusic
instagram.com/eliana_dangelo
This video is intended to supplement the PDF manual that you can find on the Sonicware website:
sonicware.jp/pages/download
A work in progress accessibility document can be found here: dropbox.com/scl/fi/dv9o1y9hgapcncszqcoez/SONICWARE-Liven-Bass-Beats-Accessibility-Guide-Tips.docx?dl=0&rlkey=6h6cmzx3vj509ohiqma6ijh44
This is part two of the Bass&Beats tutorial giving details of how to sequence bass sounds, how to create your own sounds and import new wavetables. Part one is available to watch here: youtu.be/K_oQ2g9_NgU
I'll also be adding an accessibility guide video here too once part 2 of the main tutorial is complete
00:00 Intro
00:33 Loading and Tweaking Bass Sounds
Selecting bass track
Playing with keys and octave buttons
Loading sounds with memory and bank knob
Assign 1 & 2
Dimension
Legato and mono, glide settings
Velocity
Pitch LFO, release & gate, machine gun
Sweep up & down, sweep speed and range
6:33 Sequencing Bass Sounds
Note ties
Entering long notes
Pasting notes into steps
Clearing steps
Real-time recording
Non real-time record, autostep
Pattern setting, length, note value, transpose, swing
Dice setting
10:35 Automation using parameter locking
Entering automation per step
Clearing parameters lock
Real-time recording automation
Sound locking
12:30 Ducking & effects
Ducking for bass and line in
Ghost sidechain
Turning on FX
Selecting FX type
FX send level for bass & line in
FX amount knob (FX parameter)
15:01 Bass Memory Editing
Entering memory edit
Preview and chose a patch to edit
Overview of memory edit
Function, Page 1 & 2, Octave down & up
ADSR amp envelope
Wavetable oscilators, wave knob, position
Turning modules on & off
Sub oscillator, type knob
Noise
LFO 1 & 2
Modulation envelope 1 & 2
Per module settings
Oscillator pitch, phase, position, level, output routing, shaper type, adjust, unison voice, detune and blend
Sub pitch, phase, level and output routing
Noise level & type
Filter type, cutoff frequency, resonance, distortion
LFO shape, rate, dpeth, delay, sync, phase
Envelope attack, decay, sustain, release, depth, delay, up curve, down curve
Voice mode
Cancelling edits or initializing
Routing modules to parameters
Envelope to wavetable position
LFO to wavetable position
Assign 1 & 2, routing to multiple destinations, positive or negative depths
Velocity to cutoff
Data menu, copy, patch export, wavetable import, wavetable export
Saving a patch, naming a patch
32:30 Uploading custom wavetables
Access the conversion software and guide for windows and mac: sonicware.jp/pages/download
The free wavetables I used in the example (Antidote Audio - Advent 2018 Mega Pack\Antidote Advent Serum - Wavetables): antidoteaudio.com/adventcalendar
My video on using Midi-Ox with Livens: youtu.be/bHxyV0qwFns
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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.
If you'd like to support the channel I will make a small profit from any purchase you make after using one of these links:
Amazon UK - Sonicware Liven Bass&Beats amzn.to/3M3VJaH
Amazon USA - Sonicware Liven Bass&Beats amzn.to/3yv6D5w
Amazon UK - Sonicware Liven XFM amzn.to/3sxSqkN
Amazon USA - Sonicware Liven XFM amzn.to/3IEU9u7
Amazon UK – Sonicware Liven 8Bit Warps amzn.to/3vLjQpt
Amazon USA – Sonicware Liven 8Bit Warps amzn.to/36INwZA
Alternatively you can grab a 'Pay What You Want' album from my Bandcamp or an instrument, kit or badge from my Etsy.
chrislody.bandcamp.com
etsy.com/uk/shop/SymetriColour
Intro Bass & Beats pattern by Eliana D'Angelo Music
youtube.com/c/NecrofunkMusic
instagram.com/eliana_dangelo
This video is intended to supplement the PDF manual that you can find on the Sonicware website:
sonicware.jp/pages/download
A work in progress accessibility document can be found here: dropbox.com/scl/fi/dv9o1y9hgapcncszqcoez/SONICWARE-Liven-Bass-Beats-Accessibility-Guide-Tips.docx?dl=0&rlkey=6h6cmzx3vj509ohiqma6ijh44
This is part two of the Bass&Beats tutorial giving details of how to sequence bass sounds, how to create your own sounds and import new wavetables. Part one is available to watch here: youtu.be/K_oQ2g9_NgU
I'll also be adding an accessibility guide video here too once part 2 of the main tutorial is complete
00:00 Intro
00:33 Loading and Tweaking Bass Sounds
Selecting bass track
Playing with keys and octave buttons
Loading sounds with memory and bank knob
Assign 1 & 2
Dimension
Legato and mono, glide settings
Velocity
Pitch LFO, release & gate, machine gun
Sweep up & down, sweep speed and range
6:33 Sequencing Bass Sounds
Note ties
Entering long notes
Pasting notes into steps
Clearing steps
Real-time recording
Non real-time record, autostep
Pattern setting, length, note value, transpose, swing
Dice setting
10:35 Automation using parameter locking
Entering automation per step
Clearing parameters lock
Real-time recording automation
Sound locking
12:30 Ducking & effects
Ducking for bass and line in
Ghost sidechain
Turning on FX
Selecting FX type
FX send level for bass & line in
FX amount knob (FX parameter)
15:01 Bass Memory Editing
Entering memory edit
Preview and chose a patch to edit
Overview of memory edit
Function, Page 1 & 2, Octave down & up
ADSR amp envelope
Wavetable oscilators, wave knob, position
Turning modules on & off
Sub oscillator, type knob
Noise
LFO 1 & 2
Modulation envelope 1 & 2
Per module settings
Oscillator pitch, phase, position, level, output routing, shaper type, adjust, unison voice, detune and blend
Sub pitch, phase, level and output routing
Noise level & type
Filter type, cutoff frequency, resonance, distortion
LFO shape, rate, dpeth, delay, sync, phase
Envelope attack, decay, sustain, release, depth, delay, up curve, down curve
Voice mode
Cancelling edits or initializing
Routing modules to parameters
Envelope to wavetable position
LFO to wavetable position
Assign 1 & 2, routing to multiple destinations, positive or negative depths
Velocity to cutoff
Data menu, copy, patch export, wavetable import, wavetable export
Saving a patch, naming a patch
32:30 Uploading custom wavetables
Access the conversion software and guide for windows and mac: sonicware.jp/pages/download
The free wavetables I used in the example (Antidote Audio - Advent 2018 Mega Pack\Antidote Advent Serum - Wavetables): antidoteaudio.com/adventcalendar
My video on using Midi-Ox with Livens: youtu.be/bHxyV0qwFns
facebook.com/ChrisLodyMusic
instagram.com/ChrisLodyMusic
chrislody.redbubble.com
patreon.com/ChrisLodyMusic
#ChrisLody
#Sonicware
#LivenBassAndBeats
