Robotic Bean Creative TS-1 User manual

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User Guide
Version 1.0.1
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Contents
Introduction 3...........................................................................................................
Getting Started 3......................................................................................................
How TS-1 works 3....................................................................................................
Some limitations 3.....................................................................................................
The Front Panel 4.....................................................................................................
The Back Panel 4.....................................................................................................
Remote Implementation Chart 5.............................................................................
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Introduction
TS-1 Time Slider is a musical track delay for Reason. It can slide a track both sooner and later in
time to achieve different musical timing alterations. A big slider and a millisecond display gives you,
in combination with your ears, the right amount of control for musical applications.
To slide a track sooner in time, Delay Compensation needs to be switched on. Delay
Compensation was introduced in Reason 9.5 and “ON” is the default setting for new songs.
Getting Started
Getting started with TS-1 is easy! Just drag it as an insert FX to any of your tracks. While listening,
move the slider and listen for the result. A display shows the current Slide value, but we encourage
you to use your ears!
How TS-1 works
TS-1 can move the incoming audio sooner or later relative the other instruments in the song.
These are the possible settings and how they work:
Some limitations
Because TS-1 uses Reason’s Delay Compensation to achieve negative slide, there are some rules
and limitations to how it works:
•Delay Compensation must be set to “ON”. This means that TS-1 needs Reason 9.5 or higher to
function properly. This is the default setting for new songs, so you shouldn’t have to worry about
it. If Delay Compensation is set to “OFF”, a negative slide setting might alter the audio very
slightly by moving it a fraction of a sample.
•Since the latency reported to Reason is not allowed to be automated, neither Slide nor On/Off
can be automated. However, they can still be controlled via Remote.
•Because how Delay Compensation is implemented, negative slide does not work in Instrument
Combinator patches. It does however work in Effect Combinator patches.!
Positive slide
In these settings TS-1 acts like a standard delay with zero feedback.
Zero slide or OFF
In these settings TS-1 just bypasses the audio.
Negative slide
In these settings TS-1 bypasses the audio, but reports the same amount of latency
to Reason’s Delay Compensation feature. This in turn adds an equal amount of
delay to all other tracks, effectively moving the audio passing through TS-1
forwards in time compared to the other tracks.
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The Front Panel
These are the controls on the TS-1 front panel:
The Back Panel
These are the available sockets on the TS-1 back panel:
Slide
This horizontal fader sets the delay time. The range is from -100 to 100
milliseconds. The setting is sample rate independent. Not automatable.
On/Off
This switch bypasses the delay in TS-1. This is useful when A/B-testing the Slide
setting. Not automatable.
Audio in
Where the sound comes in.
Audio Out
Where the slid sound comes out.
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Remote Implementation Chart
// Remote Map template for Utilities Robotic Bean: TS-1 Time Slider
// Version 1.0.0
Scope Robotic Bean com.roboticbean.TimeSlider
// Control Surface Item Key Remotable Item Scale Mode
//Map _control_ On/Off
//Map _control_ Slider
It can also be downloaded as a text file from TS-1's home page at
http://roboticbean.com/creative/products/ts-1/
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