Sonicware LIVEN XFM User manual

User's Manual
LVN-020-UM-01-EN

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FCC regulation warning (for USA)
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o󱐯 and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
—Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
—Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
—Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit di󱐯erent from that to which the receiver is connected.
—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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performance, regardless of contracts, lack of caution or other conduct.
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Important safety precautions
You must read the following precautions in order to use the product safely and prevent accidents.
WARNING: Failure to follow these precautions could result in serious harm to the user or even
death.
• Operation using an AC adapter
Do not do anything that could exceed the ratings of outlets and other electrical wiring equipment.
Disconnect the AC adapter with USB output from the outlet when lightning occurs and when not in use for a
periods of time.
• Operation using batteries
Use-commercially available 1.5V AA batteries.
Carefully read the precautions of the batteries being used.

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Be sure to insert the batteries with +/ － ends oriented correctly.
Do not use new and old batteries together. Do not use batteries of di󱐯erent types together.
Remove the batteries when they will not be used for a long time.
If a leak occurs, thoroughly wipe the battery compartment and battery terminals to remove the leaked uid.
• Do not open the case and disassemble or modify the product.
• Do not drop, strike or apply excessive force to the unit.
• Did not put liquid on or in the unit.
• Do not put foreign objects into the case.
• Do not use at a loud volume. Doing so could generate loud sounds that might lead to hearing loss.
• When transporting this unit, use the individual packing box and cushioning material that it came with when
purchased new.
• When the unit is powered on, do not wrap it in cloth, plastic or other materials.
• Do not step on or apply pressure to the power cord.
• Do not use in the following environmental conditions. Doing so could cause malfunctions.
Locations with direct sunlight, environments that exceed 40ºC, or near stoves and other heat sources
Locations with extremely low or high temperatures
Locations with extremely high humidity or where the product could become wet
Locations with frequent vibrations or much dust or sand
• If the unit becomes broken or malfunctions, immediately turn the power o󱐯 and stop using it.
Usage Precautions
Failure to follow these precautions could cause injury to the user and physical damage.
• When connecting cables or turning the unit on or o󱐯, minimize the input levels of connected devices or turn them
o󱐯.
• Cleaning
If the screen or the case become dirty, wipe them gently with a soft cloth.
Do not use chemicals, including alcohol, benzene, thinner or cleansers.
If a soft dry cloth is not enough to clean the unit, wipe them with a slightly damp cloth that has been wrung out
well.
Do not turn the power on until the unit is completely dry.

Contents
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Preparing to play ……………………………………………………………………… 5
Part names …………………………………………………………………………… 5
Connecting …………………………………………………………………………… 5
Preparing for startup ……………………………………………………………… 6
Starting up …………………………………………………………………………… 6
Turning the unit o󱐯 ………………………………………………………………… 6
Sound memories, tracks, and patterns ……………………………………… 6
Tracks …………………………………………………………………………………… 6
Basic operations ……………………………………………………………………… 7
Adjusting the overall volume …………………………………………………… 7
Changing the octave range ……………………………………………………… 7
Basic knob operation ……………………………………………………………… 7
Selecting and playing tracks …………………………………………………… 7
Changing the velocity ……………………………………………………………… 7
Sweeping notes while playing …………………………………………………… 7
Holding notes ………………………………………………………………………… 7
Changing step button parameters ……………………………………………… 7
Track settings ………………………………………………………………………… 8
Selecting tracks ……………………………………………………………………… 8
Clearing all notes in a track ……………………………………………………… 8
Restoring track sound settings to the last saved state ………………… 8
Changing the synth engine ……………………………………………………… 8
Adjusting synth engines …………………………………………………………… 8
Changing the lter type …………………………………………………………… 9
Changing the lter cuto󱐯 frequency …………………………………………… 9
Adjusting the lter envelope ……………………………………………………… 9
Changing the LFO type …………………………………………………………… 9
Changing the LFO starting delay ……………………………………………… 9
Adjusting the LFO speed …………………………………………………………10
Adjusting the amount of LFO e󱐯ect on pitch ………………………………10
Adjusting the amount of LFO e󱐯ect on lter cuto󱐯 ………………………10
Changing track note playback probability ……………………………………10
Setting the level of track output sent to the e󱐯ect ………………………10
Changing the sweep amount ……………………………………………………10
Changing the sweep speed ………………………………………………………10
Changing the sweep curve ………………………………………………………10
Changing track pitch by semitone (transposing) …………………………11
Changing the voice mode …………………………………………………………11
Changing the legato speed ………………………………………………………11
Changing the arpeggiator type …………………………………………………11
Changing the track swing amount ………………………………………………11
Changing the track release and gate time ……………………………………11
Changing track levels ………………………………………………………………12
Adjusting track panning ……………………………………………………………12
Muting tracks …………………………………………………………………………12
Setting track MIDI channels ………………………………………………………12
Copying tracks ………………………………………………………………………12
Pattern playback and settings ……………………………………………… 13
Pattern playback ……………………………………………………………………13
Selecting patterns …………………………………………………………………13
Changing pattern volume …………………………………………………………13
Selecting multiple patterns and playing them in order
(chain playback) ……………………………………………………………………13
Saving patterns ………………………………………………………………………13
Initializing patterns …………………………………………………………………14
Reloading patterns …………………………………………………………………14
Changing the e󱐯ect type …………………………………………………………14
Changing e󱐯ect parameters ………………………………………………………14
Setting the sequencer mode ……………………………………………………14
Setting pattern BPM ………………………………………………………………14
Setting the global BPM ……………………………………………………………15
Setting the BPM mode ……………………………………………………………15
Adjusting the metronome volume ………………………………………………15
Changing pattern names …………………………………………………………15
Synchronizing the tempo with another
device connected to the SYNC IN ………………………………………………15
Synchronizing tempo with an ELZ_1 or
Pocket Operator (PO) ………………………………………………………………16
Examples of synchronization connections with
external devices ………………………………………………………………………16
Track sequencing ………………………………………………………………… 17
Step recording ………………………………………………………………………17
Copying and pasting steps during step recording …………………………17
Automatically advancing steps during step recording
(auto step mode) ……………………………………………………………………17
Recording in real time ………………………………………………………………17
Directly inputting notes on steps ………………………………………………18
Enabling the input of longer notes (tied notes) ……………………………18
Recording parameter locking automation ……………………………………18
Recording parameter locking automation in real time ……………………18
Recording sound locking automation to steps………………………………18
Turning parameter locking automation on/o󱐯 ………………………………18
Initializing parameter lock automation …………………………………………19
Clearing note and parameter lock automation data ………………………19
Changing the track length …………………………………………………………19
Changing the note length of a single step …………………………………19
Setting the track playback unit used during
random playback ……………………………………………………………………19
Sound editing ………………………………………………………………………… 20
Editing sounds ………………………………………………………………………20
Clearing sounds ………………………………………………………………………20
Copying sounds ………………………………………………………………………20
Changing sound names ……………………………………………………………21
Changing sound bank names ……………………………………………………21
Capturing synth engine sounds (capture mode) ……………………………21
Creating sounds with operators using the editing overlay ……… 22
Selecting the operator to edit ……………………………………………………22
Muting operators ……………………………………………………………………22
Setting connection levels and feedback between operators ……………22
Setting operator ratios ……………………………………………………………22
Setting operator levels ……………………………………………………………23
Setting operator detuning …………………………………………………………23
Setting operators to xed mode …………………………………………………23
Setting the frequency when in xed mode ……………………………………23
Setting operator envelopes ………………………………………………………23
Setting operator envelope curves ………………………………………………24
Turning the pitch envelope on/o󱐯 ………………………………………………24
Setting the pitch envelope ………………………………………………………24
Setting the operator keyboard gain scaling depths
(left/right) ……………………………………………………………………………24
Setting the operator keyboard gain scaling curves
(left/right) ………………………………………………………………………………25
Setting the operator keyboard gain scaling position ………………………25
Setting operator velocity sensitivity ……………………………………………25
Setting the operator keyboard time scaling …………………………………25
Setting operator to mixer connection levels …………………………………26
Setting the mixer output level ……………………………………………………26
Selecting algorithms and setting operator connections …………………26
Changing the voice mode and playing during sound editing ……………27
External input settings ………………………………………………………… 28
Changing the FX send amount …………………………………………………28
Changing the gain ……………………………………………………………………28
Setting mono/stereo ………………………………………………………………28
MIDI settings ………………………………………………………………………… 29
Setting the MIDI channels for pattern parameters …………………………29
Setting the MIDI channel for accessing the active track
(auto channel) …………………………………………………………………………29
Setting the output channel ………………………………………………………29
Turning control change transmission on/o󱐯 …………………………………29
Turning MIDI clock output on/o󱐯 ………………………………………………29
Setting MIDI OUT ……………………………………………………………………29
Setting MIDI command receipt and transmission …………………………29
Turning active sensing transmission ON/OFF ………………………………29
Turning active sensing reception ON/OFF ……………………………………29
Saving and loading user data ………………………………………………… 31
Exporting pattern data ……………………………………………………………31
Exporting sound data ………………………………………………………………31
Exporting sound banks ……………………………………………………………31
Importing sound data ………………………………………………………………31
Importing sound banks ……………………………………………………………31
Backing up user data ………………………………………………………………31
Restoring user data …………………………………………………………………32
System settings …………………………………………………………………… 33
Setting the automatic power o󱐯 function ……………………………………33
Setting the battery type ……………………………………………………………33
Setting the master tuning …………………………………………………………33
Setting the clock source …………………………………………………………33
Setting SYNC IN polarity …………………………………………………………33
Setting SYNC OUT polarity ………………………………………………………33
Setting knob movement behavior ………………………………………………33
Enabling/disabling speaker output ……………………………………………34
Setting the headphone gain ………………………………………………………34
Checking the system version ……………………………………………………34
Restoring to factory default settings (factory reset) ……………………34
Updating the rmware ………………………………………………………………34
Appendix ……………………………………………………………………………… 36

Preparing to play
Part names
Connecting
Note : Use cables that are 3 m or shorter.
DC9V
jack
Main knobs
1–4
Display SYNC
IN
MIDI
IN
MIDI
OUT
LINE
IN
LINE
OUT
Headphone
jack
Speaker
VALUE
knob
Knobs
Buttons
Step LEDs
TEMPO
LED
Step
buttons
Keyboard
SYNC
OUT
POWER
switch
5

Preparing to play
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Preparing for startup
① Connect an AC adapter that conforms to the
specifications (9V output, 1 A or more, EIAJ-03
standard, 1.7mm inner diameter, 4.75mm outer
diameter, center +) to the DC9V jack on the LIVEN
XFM.
(Always use an AC adapter with these specica-
tions. Using an AC adapter with di󱐯erent speci-
cations could cause damage.)
② Plug the AC adapter into an outlet.
• To power the LIVEN XFM using batteries, open the
cover on the bottom and install 6 AA batteries.
• BT.LO will appear on the display at a regular interval
if the remaining battery charge is low.
• BT.LO will appear on the display when starting up if
the remaining battery charge is low.
• When BT.LO appears, replace the batteries right
away.
Starting up
① Press and hold the POWER switch to turn on the
LIVEN XFM.
Turning the unit o󱐯
① Press and hold the POWER switch to turn off the
LIVEN XFM.
• Sound settings that have been edited will be lost
when the power is turned off, so save them as
necessary beforehand.
Sound memories, tracks, and patterns
Sound memories save FM synthesizer sound
settings.
Tracks save the sound memories they use, filter
and other tone settings, sequences and other
performance data.
Patterns save data for their four tracks and other
pattern-related settings, including tempo and e󱐯ects.
Up to 512 sound memories can be saved in 32
banks of 16.
Up to 128 patterns can be saved in 8 banks of 16.
When shipped new from the factory, preset sounds
and sequences are saved in some sound memories
and patterns.
• If a parameter being shown is the same as the
original, a dot will appear at the bottom right of the
display.
Tracks
Patterns have four tracks, and di󱐯erent sounds can
be set for each track. In addition, sequences can be
created for each track.
• A maximum of six notes can be generated
simultaneously (six-voice polyphony).
• If the maximum number of simultaneous notes is
exceeded, notes will be turned off starting with
tracks with the lowest priority. (If notes have been
released, however, these notes will be turned off
before other notes using the same track priority
order.)
• The track priority order from high to low in is 4 > 3
> 2 > 1.

Basic operations
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This section explains basic operations.
Adjusting the overall volume
① Turn the VOL knob.
• The level is shown on the display.
• This can be adjusted from －∞ to +6 dB with 0 dB
as the middle value (63–64).
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
Changing the octave range
① Press the button to lower the
button to raise the octave by
one.
• The octave can be raised or lowered by ± 3 from
the standard octave.
• Depending on the octave, the
cursor button changes to green ( ± 1), orange ( ±
2) or red ( ± 3). (They are unlit when the octave has
not been changed.)
• The octave is saved for each track.
Basic knob operation
Turning a knob will change the parameter printed in
uppercase letters.
Turning a knob while pressing the will change the
parameter printed in lowercase letters.
• status can be held by pressing the while
pressing the . (Press the again to stop
holding.)
Selecting and playing tracks
① Press a track button to select it. (The selected track
button will light red.)
The buttons of tracks that are not selected light
green (or orange when muted).
Changing the velocity
① While pressing shift, turn the velo knob.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
Sweeping notes while playing
① While pressing the func button, press the
button to sweep down or the
button to sweep up.
• Press the button again to turn
sweep o󱐯. (The button will become unlit.)
② Play the keys.
• Patterns recorded with sweep active will also sweep
during pattern playback.
Holding notes
① Play a key while pressing the button to hold the
note.
• Press the same key again to stop holding it.
• Press the button while pressing and holding the
button to stop holding notes for the selected
track.
• During pattern playback, stopping will stop holding
all notes.
Changing step button parameters
① While pressing the button, press the desired step
button.
• The current setting value will be shown.
• Sequence mode settings will be reflected
immediately.
② Press the step button repeatedly or turn the
VALUE knob to change the parameter value.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The VALUE knob cannot be used with STUTTER
and RANDOM.

Track settings
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This section explains how to adjust track settings,
including for the synth engine, filter, LFO, envelope
generator (EG) and e󱐯ects.
Selecting tracks
① Press the desired TRACK button.
The selected track button lights red.
The buttons of tracks that are not selected light
green (or orange when muted).
The rst 16 steps of the track sequence are shown
by the step LEDs.
• The track number is shown on the display.
• The parameters shown in the blue areas on the top
of the unit can be controlled separately for each
track.
Clearing all notes in a track
① While pressing and holding , press a TRACK
button to clear the notes on that track.
• The type of data to be cleared will be shown on the
display.
② Turn the VALUE knob to select NOTE.
③ Press the button.
• CLR will appear on the display.
Restoring track sound settings to
the last saved state
① While pressing and holding , press the TRACK
button for the track to be restored to saved sound
settings.
• The type of data to be cleared will be shown on the
display.
② Turn the VALUE knob to select SND.
③ Press the button.
• CLR will appear on the display.
• When track sound settings are reloaded, the sound
is restored to its last saved state.
• The following parameter changes are cleared.
1. All synth engine settings
2. Voice mode
3. All lter settings
4. All sweep settings
5. Track level
6. Panning
7. FX send level
8. All LFO settings
9. RELEASE & GATE
10. Swing
Changing the synth engine
① While pressing the button, press the button
to select the synth engine.
• The synth engine name appears on the display.
• This can also be changed with the VALUE knob.
• Four types of synth engines can be chosen.
1. X-LAB (XLAB on display): This synth blends two
sounds to create a new sound.
2. XFORM (XFRM on display): This synth switches
between two sounds after the set amount of
time.
3. X-LFO (XLFO on display): This synth morphs
cyclically through two sounds.
4. LIBRARY (LIB on display): This simple synth plays
selected sounds.
Adjusting synth engines
① Turn main knobs 1–4. (See "Table 1. Synthesizer
engine parameter list" on p.36.)
• Parameter values are shown on the display.
• Turn these knobs while pressing and holding the
button to adjust other synth engine parameters.
• See the preset sound list (separate le) for details
about the preset sounds.

Track settings
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Changing the lter type
① While pressing the button, press the button
to select the type.
The LED will light.
• The lter type name is shown on the display.
• This can also be changed with the VALUE knob.
• Ten types of lters can be selected.
1. LPF./\ (LP/\ on display): This filter cuts high
frequencies using an envelope with attack and
decay.
2. LPF.|\_ (LP|\_ on display): This filter cuts high
frequencies using an envelope with decay.
3. LPF./|_ (LP/|_ on display): This filter cuts high
frequencies using an envelope with attack.
4. HPF./\ (HP/\ on display): This filter cuts low
frequencies using an envelope with attack and
decay.
5. HPF.|\_ (HP|\_ on display): This filter cuts low
frequencies using an envelope with decay.
6. HPF./|_ (HP/|_ on display): This filter cuts low
frequencies using an envelope with attack.
7. BPF./\ (BP/\ on display): This filter only allows
frequencies in a specic range to pass using an
envelope with attack and decay.
8. BPF./|_ (BP/|_ on display): This lter only allows
frequencies in a specic range to pass using an
envelope with decay.
9. BPF.|\_ (BP|\_ on display): This lter only allows
frequencies in a specic range to pass using an
envelope with attack.
10. OFF: No lter is used.
Changing the lter cuto󱐯 frequency
① Turn the CUTOFF knob.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
• The frequency can be changed in a range of 70 –
21600 Hz.
Adjusting the lter resonance
① While pressing the button, turn the reso knob.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• For BPF, this adjusts the width of the band.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
• The resonance can be changed in a range of 0.1 –
10.
• For BPF, the bandwidth can be changed in a 0.1 –
2.0 octave range.
Adjusting the lter envelope
① Turn the DEPTH and TIME knobs.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting ranges are － 63 – +63 for DEPTH and
0 – 127 for TIME.
• The time can be changed in a range of 27 ms – 40 s.
• For LPF./\, HPF/\ and BPF./\, TIME changes the
attack and the decay.
• For LPF.|\_, HPF.|\_ and BPF.|\_, TIME changes the
decay.
• For LPF./|_, HPF./|_ and BPF./|_, TIME changes the
attack.
• Filters of the same type (e.g. LPF./\ and LPF.|\_)
share DEPTH and TIME settings.
Changing the LFO type
① While pressing the button, press the
button, and select the LFO shape.
• The type is shown on the display.
• This can also be changed with the VALUE knob.
• Eight types of lters can be selected.
1. SINE (sine wave)
2. SQAR (square wave)
3. TRI (triangle wave)
4. SAW (sawtooth wave)
5. R.SAW (reverse sawtooth wave)
6. RNDM (random wave)
7. LOG (logarithmic wave)
8. R.LOG (reverse logarithmic wave)
Changing the LFO starting delay
① While pressing the button, press the
button, and change the delay time.
• The time is shown on the display.
• This can also be changed with the VALUE knob.

Track settings
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• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting options are OFF and 1 – 127.
• This changes it in a range of 0 – 100%.
• For insert type e󱐯ects, OFF enables direct output,
while other settings disable direct output, sending
the signal to the e󱐯ect at 0 dB.
Changing the sweep amount
① While pressing the button, press , and
set the sweep amount.
• The sweep amount is shown on the display.
• This can also be changed with the VALUE knob.
• T he amount can be set to 1 – 11
semitones or 1 – 2 octaves.
• Pressing the button cycles through 1
semitone, 1 octave and 2 octave values.
Changing the sweep speed
① While pressing the button, turn the sweep spd
knob to set the sweep speed.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 31.
Changing the sweep curve
① While pressing the button, press the
button, and set the sweep curve.
• The type is shown on the display.
• This can also be changed with the VALUE knob.
• Three types can be chosen.
1. LINEAR (LINE on display): After input, the note
changes linearly to the range amount.
2. EXP: After input, the note changes gradually
at rst and then rapidly in the latter half to the
range amount.
3. LOG: After input, the note changes rapidly at rst
and then gradually slows to the range amount.
• The time can be changed in a range of 0 – 8000
ms.
Adjusting the LFO speed
① Turn the RATE knob.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
• The frequency can be changed in a range of 0.1 –
30 Hz.
Adjusting the amount of LFO e󱐯ect on
pitch
① Turn the PITCH knob.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
• This changes it in a range of － 2 – +2 octaves.
Adjusting the amount of LFO e󱐯ect on
lter cuto󱐯
① Turn the FILTER knob.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
• This changes it in a range of 0 – 100%.
Changing track note playback probability
① While pressing the button, turn the knob to
set the probability.
• The probability is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 25 – 100.
• This changes it in a range of 25 – 100%.
• This only a󱐯ects playback from the sequencer.
Setting the level of track output sent to
the e󱐯ect
① While pressing the button, turn the → fx knob
to set the send amount.