Roland Musical Instrument manual MaxWerk Copyright 2000-2007 Amanda Pehlke

maxWerk - Copyright 2000-2007 Amanda Pehlke

Published by RedMoon Music - www.RedMoon-Music.com

∙Two control patterns and pitch bend. Control destinations are freely selectable, and pattern choices include various generated or hand-drawn sweeps, which can retrigger with new notes. You can enter step-synced patterns, and you can have patterns dynamically creep or randomize.

*A pattern of progressively mutating the core note-pattern and reverting to the original, with adjustable parameters

Eleven completely independent Basic Loops incorporate all the features listed above. Besides these, there are two dedicated Drum Loop tracks with a pattern generator, and three more special- purpose tracks, for a total of sixteen. Specialized tracks include the Melody engine, the Noodle track, and maxWerk's eager volunteer, the Improv player.

For a full "Werk", you can create and store the following kinds of data for each bar:

*Patterns of chord (triadic) transposition change

*Patterns of transposition of an independent fourth chord note

*Patterns of scale change underlying the chordal notes

*Patterns of key change underlying scales and chords

*Mid-bar changes to any of the data above

*Global key offsets underlying the other transpositions

*Patterns of track muting

*Tempo changes

*Linear or parabolic level fades for each track

You can save and copy individual loops, move them around in the current Werk, and you can import from a completed and saved Werk or a single-loop file. You can also import Transposer or Melody patterns from a saved Werk.

While you are working on progression or melody ideas, you can disable Transposer information and use a controller keyboard, your computer's keyboard, or a hardware fader box to "play" maxWerk live while you add your own accompanying part to the mix. Comprehensive key commands let you play and Werk effectively using only the computer's QWERTY keys.

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