Mix Settings
Mix Settings Screen (Figure 1)
Mix Gen Rules Harmony Use Cell (Figure 2)
Mix Gen Rules Harmony Use Custom (Figure 3)
Mix Gen Rules Scale Use Cell (Figure 4)
Mix Gen Rules Scale Use Named (Figure 5)
The Mixer UI > Mix Settings button
Make it suit your mood
From the Mix Settings screen you can pitch shift & time stretch the entire mix (but it is not real time, and can take some time). You can also change the generative harmony and scale rules that apply to all generative parts in the whole mix except where over-ruled on a per-cell basis.
Tip: Generative content should change as soon as you make a change to the pitch/tempo/rules values; audio loops will be changed as quickly as is possible to pitch shift/time stretch them. You can press the Cancel button at any time.
To access the Mix Settings screen:
Select the Tempo / Pitch button from the top toolbar in the Mixer Screen (see also Navigation).
OK button
- Applies any changes you make to the Tempo and Root settings.
- Changes are made (non-destructively, i.e. in memory) to each content item in your mix.
Cancel button
- Simply press the cancel button if you want to reverse all your changes and close the screen.
Tempo list
- To change this value drag the list up or down and tap the value you want (Desktop: also tap to the Left or Right of the list item, or use the Left/Right or 4/6 keys to decrease or increase the value by 10).
- The time it takes depends on how many loops there are in your mix, what quality you are mixing at (e.g. 22KHz) - hence it can take some time to do!
Root list
- To change this value drag the list up or down and tap the value you want (Desktop: also tap to the Left or Right of the list item, or use the Left/Right or 4/6 keys to decrease or increase the value by 1).
- The time it takes depends on how many loops there are in your mix, what quality you are mixing at (e.g. 22KHz) - hence it can take some time to do!
Global Harmony
- Default setting - checked
- If checked, then unless over-ridden by rules at a cell level, it ensures that the mix level harmony rule is applied in a musically optimum fashion when composing which may also mean some unexpected notes still occur.
- If unchecked, then the mix level harmony rules is not applied and parts do not attempt to harmonise with each other at all, but harmonise only withing themselves (cell level harmonisation).
Strict Harmony
- Default setting - checked
- If checked, then unless over-ridden by rules at a cell level, it ensures that the mix level harmony rule is absolutely obeyed by all parts when composing. You may wish to use this setting to ensure that ONLY certain harmonies occur.
- If unchecked, then the strict enforcement of a mix level harmony rule is not applied.
Harmony Rule Button
- Displays the name of the currently selected mix level harmony rule
- Use Cell Rules (default setting): use the rules that are contained within the various parts (Figure 2).
- Custom: A customised mix harmony rule (Figure 3) that will be applied to the mix in accordance with the two checkbox settings. Tap/drag the sliders at the bottom to change the various interval weightings for the rule. This affects composition in real time. See the Noatikl User Guide on this parameter for further information.
- Default: The Noatikl default harmony rule values.
Scale Rule Button
- Displays the name of the currently selected mix level scale rule; only notes available in this scale rule will play
- Use Cell Rules (default setting): use the rules that are contained within the various parts (Figure 4).
- Custom: A customised mix scale rule (Figure 5) that is applied to the mix. Tap/drag the sliders at the bottom to change the various interval weightings for the rule. This affects composition in real time. See the Noatikl User Guide on this parameter for further information.
- Default: The Noatikl default scale rule values.
