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.

Track settings
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Changing the arpeggiator type
① While pressing the button, press the
button, and select ARP.
② While pressing the button, press the
button, and select the arpeggiator type.
• The name of the type appears on the display
• This can also be changed with the VALUE knob.
• Twelve arpeggiator types can be selected.
1. UP: Plays notes from lowest to highest
repeatedly
2. DOWN: Plays notes from highest to lowest
repeatedly
3. UP DOWN (UP.DN on display): Plays notes from
lowest to highest to lowest to highest repeatedly
4. DOWN UP (DN.UP on display): Plays notes from
highest to lowest to highest to lowest repeatedly
5. UP & DOWN (U.A.D on display): Plays notes from
lowest to highest, then plays from highest to
lowest, repeatedly
6. DOWN & UP (D.A.U on display): Plays notes from
highest to lowest, then plays from lowest to
highest, repeatedly
7. RANDOM (RNDM on display): Plays notes in
random order
8. UP+1 (UP+1 on display): Plays notes from
lowest to highest for 2 octaves repeatedly
9. UP+2 (UP+2 on display): Plays notes from
lowest to highest for 3 octaves repeatedly
10. DOWN － 1 (DN-1 on display): Plays notes from
highest to lowest for 2 octaves repeatedly
11. DOWN － 2 (DN-2 on display): Plays notes from
highest to lowest for 3 octaves repeatedly
12. PLAY ORDER (P.O on display): Plays notes in
the order played on the keyboard
Changing the track swing amount
① While pressing the button, turn the swing
knob.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 75.
• This can be set in a range of 0 – 75%.
Changing the track release and
gate time
① Turn the RELEASE & GATE knob.
Changing track pitch by semitone
(transposing)
① While pressing the button, press the
button, and change the pitch.
(This raises/lowers the key of the track in
semitones.)
• The semitone change is shown on the display.
• The setting range is － 12 – +12 (in semitones).
• This is saved in the track settings.
• If the pitch is changed during pattern playback, the
actual change of pitch will occur the next time the
pattern begins.
• If transposition puts a note outside the 0–127
range, it will make no sound.
Changing the voice mode
① While pressing the button, press the
button, and select the voice mode.
• The voice mode name is shown on the display.
• This can also be changed with the VALUE knob.
• Four voice modes can be chosen.
1. POLY: Up to six voices can be output
simultaneously in this mode (voice priority
increases in order from track 1 to 4)
2. MONO: In this single voice mode, each note
retriggers the sound.
3. LEGATO (LGT on display): In this single voice
mode, overlapping notes are not retriggered.
4. ARPEGGIATOR (ARP on display): Pressed keys
are played one at a time in this mode.
Changing the legato speed
① While pressing the button, press the
button, and select MONO or LGT.
② While pressing the button, press the
button, and set the speed.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• This can also be changed with the VALUE knob.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
• The time can be changed in a range of 0 – 10000
ms.

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• The channel is shown on the display.
• The setting range is OFF and CH.01 – CH.16.
• The channel will be used for sending and receiving.
• By default, the channel numbers are the same as
the track numbers.
Copying tracks
① Select the pattern track to be copied.
② While pressing the button, press the COPY
key.
• COPY will appear on the display.
③ Select the pattern track where the copied track will
be pasted.
④ While pressing the button, press the PASTE
key.
• DONE will appear on the display.
• Parameter values are shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
• From 85 – 127, the release time becomes longer
as the value becomes higher. (100% and higher)
• From 42 – 84, the release time becomes shorter as
the value becomes smaller. (Less than 100%）
• From 0 – 41, the gate time becomes shorter as the
value becomes smaller. (10 – 90%)
• The gate time only affects sound from the
sequencer.
• This setting is applied even when the voice mode is
arpeggiator or the sequence mode is STUTTER.
Changing track levels
① While pressing the button, turn the track level
knob.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
• This can be adjusted from －∞ to +6 dB with 0 dB
as the middle value.
Adjusting track panning
① While pressing the button, turn the track pan
knob.
• The panning is shown on the display.
• The setting range is L63–CNTR–R63.
Muting tracks
② While pressing the button, press a TRACK button
to mute that track.
The TRACK button will light orange.
• MUTE will appear on the display.
• While pressing the func button, press the TRACK
button again to stop muting it.
Setting track MIDI channels
① While pressing the button, press the MIDI CH
key and select T1.CH – T4.CH.
② Turn the VALUE knob to select the channel.

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clearing edited settings.
Changing pattern volume
① While pressing the button, turn the ptn level
knob.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
• This can be adjusted from －∞ to +6 dB with 0 dB
as the middle value.
Selecting multiple patterns and playing
them in order (chain playback)
① Press the button twice (lights orange).
② Press the buttons to select
pattern banks.
③ Press step buttons to select patterns in the order to
be played.
The step LED for the selected pattern lights and its
number is shown on the display.
④ Press the button to play the patterns in the
selected order.
• After the last pattern has played, that pattern will
continue playing in a loop.
• Press the button again to end chain playback.
• Press the step button for a selected pattern again
to deselect it.
• STUTTER mode cannot be used during chain
playback.
Saving patterns
① While pressing the button, press the button.
② Use the buttons to select the
bank.
③ Press a step button to select the save destination.
• DONE will appear on the display.
• Press another mode button or the or button
to cancel saving the patch memory.
• The VALUE knob can also be turned to select
save destination pattern numbers. (Press the
button to conrm.)
This section explains how to play patterns and make
settings for them.
Pattern playback
① Press the button.
• Press the button again to stop playback.
• At the playback position, the step LED will become
lit if unlit or become unlit if lit.
• The 1/3 or 2/4 page button that corresponds to
the current playback position will light red. The
other page button will be lit green or orange.
• During pattern playback, press a page button to
keep that page visible on the step buttons. That
button will light red. Press the button (or ,
or button) to stop staying on that page.
(When the playback position is on another page,
that button will blink rapidly with the same color as
when stopped. When the playback position is not
on another page, that button will blink normally with
the same color as when stopped.
• The page buttons correspond to the steps as
follows.
Steps 1–16: button lit green
Steps 17–32: button lit green
Steps 33–48: button lit orange
Steps 49–64: button lit orange
Selecting patterns
① Press the button.
• The pattern number is shown.
② Press the buttons to select
pattern banks.
• The banks number 1 – 8.
③ Press a step button to select a pattern (and end
pattern selection mode).
• The VALUE knob can also be turned to select
patterns. (Press the button to conrm.)
• Selecting the already selected pattern will reload it,

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TRML
Send e󱐯ects: CHRS, FLNG, S.DLY, RVB, M.RVB
Changing e󱐯ect parameters
① Turn the SPEED and AMOUNT knobs.
• The parameter value is shown on the display.
• The SPEED parameter changes the e󱐯ect time, and
the AMOUNT parameter changes the strength of
the e󱐯ect.
• The setting range is 0 – 127.
Setting the sequencer mode
① While pressing the button, press the
or button to select the sequencer mode
(selected sequencer mode lights).
• This mode can also be changed during playback.
• Two sequencer modes can be selected.
1. STUTTER mode
• In this mode, pressing step buttons plays the
notes assigned to them in the selected track while
sequencer playback continues. (Unselected tracks
play normally.)
• Playback will occur normally when no step buttons
are being pressed.
• When all step buttons are released, playback will
continue from after the step that corresponds to
the number of steps that have already played.
2. RANDOM mode
• In this mode, the sequencer plays randomly
according to the RND STEP setting of each track.
(See “Setting the track playback unit used during
random playback” on p.19)
• Press the same sequence mode button again to
resume normal playback. (Press the other sequence
mode button to switch to that mode immediately.)
Setting pattern BPM
① Turn the PTN BPM knob.
• BPM will appear on the display.
Initializing patterns
① While pressing the button, press the button.
• When pattern initialization has completed, will
appear on the display.
• All pattern and track settings as well as note and
parameter lock data will be cleared.
Reloading patterns
① Press the button.
② Press the button or the step button that
corresponds to the current pattern.
• When a pattern is reloaded, all pattern data is
restored to the last saved state.
• When a pattern is reloaded while it is playing, it
will be reloaded at the same time as the pattern
change.
Changing the e󱐯ect type
① While pressing the button, press the
button.
② Turn the VALUE knob to select the e󱐯ect.
The button lights when the e󱐯ect is not OFF.
• The e󱐯ect type name is shown on the display.
• Twelve types of e󱐯ects can be chosen.
1. OFF
2. CHORUS (CHRS on display)
3. FLANGER (FLNG on display)
4. SEND DELAY (S.DLY on display)
5. INSERT DELAY (I.DLY on display)
6. CRUSH (CRSH on display)
7. REVERB (RVB on display)
8. MONO REVERB (M.RVB on display)
9. DISTORTION (DIST on display)
10. LOW PASS FILTER (LPF on display)
11. HIGH PASS FILTER (HPF on display)
12. ISOLATOR (ISO on display)
13. TREMOLO (TRML on display)
• E󱐯ects include insert and send types. When insert
e󱐯ects are OFF, they are disabled and the sound is
output directly. Otherwise, signals are sent to insert
e󱐯ects at 0 dB and not output directly.
Insert effects: I.DLY, CRSH, DIST, LPF, HPF, ISO,

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② Turn the VALUE knob to change the pre-count.
• The count number is shown on the display.
• The setting options are OFF and 1 – 8.
• The volume of the pre-count is the same as for
the metronome. (See “Adjusting the metronome
volume” on p.15.)
Changing pattern names
① While pressing the button, press the DATA
button, and select P.N.ED.
• The name of the pattern currently selected is
shown on the display.
② Turn the VALUE knob to select the pattern name
to edit.
• The and step buttons can also
be used to select.
③ Press the button.
④ Input the name.
• Use the buttons to move the
input position left and right. (Three dot positions
occur between the four characters.)
• Turn the VALUE knob to select the character (or
turn the dot on/o󱐯 at a dot position).
⑤ Press the button to conrm the input and return
to pattern selection.
Synchronizing the tempo with another
device connected to the SYNC IN
① Connect the LIVEN XFM SYNC IN to the sync output
of the connected device.
② Set the clock source to SYNC. (See “Setting the
clock source” on p.33.)
• The setting range is 40 – 250.
• The TEMPO LED blinks in time with the set tempo.
• When the tempo is shown on the display, the
VALUE knob can be turned to change it in 0.1-beat
increments.
Setting the global BPM
① While pressing the button, turn the global
BPM knob.
• BPM will appear on the display.
• The setting range is 40 – 250.
• The TEMPO LED blinks in time with the set tempo.
• When the tempo is shown on the display, the
VALUE knob can be turned to change it in 0.1-beat
increments.
Setting the BPM mode
① While pressing the button, press the BPM key,
and select PTN or GLBL.
• The mode is shown on the display.
• Two modes can be selected.
1. PATTERN (PTN on display): The BPM set with
the pattern is used.
2. GLOBAL (GLBL on display): The global BPM is
used.
Adjusting the metronome volume
① Press the METRO key. (MTRO appears on the
display.)
② Turn the VALUE knob to adjust the metronome
volume.
• The metronome volume is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 0 – 15.
Setting a pre-count
① While pressing the button, press the PRE
COUNT key.
• PR.CTwill appear on the display.

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Synchronizing tempo with an ELZ_1 or
Pocket Operator (PO)
① Connect the LIVEN XFM headphone out to the
ELZ_1 AUX IN or PO input.
② While pressing the button, press the CLOCK
key, and select A.OUT.
③ Turn the VALUE knob to select ON.
• A synchronization signal is output from the left
channel of the headphone output.
• A mono mix signal is output from the right channel
of the headphone output.
Example 4 : LIVEN XFM as master synchronizes
with ELZ_1 or Pocket Operator
Master Synchronized
SRC : INT
A.OUT : ON
Stereo
mini pin cable
AUX
IN
Example 3 : Pocket Operator as master synchronizes
LIVEN XFM
Master Synchronized
SRC : LN.IN
Stereo
mini pin cable
OUT
PUT
LINE
IN
Example 2 : External device as master synchronizes
with LIVEN XFM
Master Synchronized
SRC : SYNC
Mono
mini pin cable
SYNC
OUT
SYNC
IN
External
device
Examples of synchronization connections with external
devices
Example 1 : LIVEN XFM as master synchronizes
external device
Master Synchronized
SRC : INT
Mono
mini pin cable
SYNC
OUT
SYNC
IN External
device
SRC
INT
MIDI/SYNC synchronization of
external device using LIVEN XFM
clock as master (Example 1)
MIDI MIDI synchronization using exter-
nal device clock as master
SYNC
SYNC synchronization using exter-
nal device clock as master (Exam-
ple 2)
LN.IN
Audio SYNC synchronization using
external device (Pocket Operator)
clock as master (Example 3)
Synchronization signal input on
left channel of LIVEN XFM LINE IN,
mono signal input on right channel
A.OUT
Turn this on when connecting LIVEN XFM
to ELZ_1 or Pocket Operator using Audio
SYNC (Example 4)
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keys will overwrite notes on steps. (See “Recording
sound locking automation to steps” on p.18.)
• Notes cannot be tied from the last page to the rst
page.
• During tied note input, if a step in a position earlier
than the current step is pressed, it will be reversed.
• The CLR button can be used even when not
recording.
Copying and pasting steps during
step recording
① Press the button (lights red).
The LED for the current step will blink. The LEDs for
steps that already have notes will light.
② Press the button for the step to be copied.
The LED for the selected step will blink.
③ While pressing the button, press the COPY key.
• COPY will appear on the display.
④ Press the button for the paste destination step.
⑤ While pressing the button, press the PASTE
key.
• DONE will appear on the display.
• Tie data will not be copied.
Automatically advancing steps during
step recording (auto step mode)
① While pressing the button, press the AUTO
STEP key, and select ON or OFF.
• ON or OFF will appear on the display.
Recording in real time
① After pressing the button, press the button.
② While the pattern is playing back, play the keyboard
at the desired input times.
• If a pre-count has been set, playback will start after
the pre-count. (The pre-count will be shown on the
display.)
This section explains sequence input and settings for
individual tracks.
Step recording
① Press the button (lights red).
The LED for the current step will blink. The LEDs for
steps that already have notes will light.
② Press the or button to select the page. (The
button for the selected page will light red.)
• The pattern length corresponds to page buttons as
follows.
1 – 16 button lit green
17 – 32 button lit green
33 – 48 button lit orange
49 – 64 button lit orange
• Page buttons are enabled or disabled according to
the length of the pattern.
③ Press the step button for the position to input.
The input note sounds (continuously with sustain),
and the step LED blinks.
• The VALUE knob can also be turned to change
the step position. (Step notes will sound during
movement).
④ Play notes on the keyboard.
The notes of keys pressed sound (continuously with
sustain).
• Playing the same note that has already been input
on the step will clear it.
• By pressing a di󱐯erent step button while continuing
to hold a keyboard key, notes can be input on all
the steps in between. (Changing pages is also
possible.) If tie is enabled, a tied note will be input
between the steps. (If the same note already exists
on a step of the tied note, it will be overwritten.)
• While pressing and holding , press a step button
to delete note and parameter lock data for that
step. (If that step includes a tied note, the entire
tied note will be deleted. It will not be divided.)
• When AUTO STEP is ON, after all keyboard keys are
released, the sequencer will advance to the next
step, and the note on that step will sound.
• When sound locking is activated, playing keyboard

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simultaneously.
Recording parameter locking automation
in real time
① Select the track on which you want to record
parameter operations.
② While pressing the button, press the
button (lights red).
③ Press the button to play the pattern.
• If a pre-count has been set, playback will start after
the pre-count. (The pre-count will be shown on the
display.)
④ Use the knobs to change parameters.
Recording sound locking automation to
steps
① Select the track on which you want to record the
current sound.
② Press or to select the page.
③ Press the button twice (lights orange).
④ Press and hold the button for the step on which you
want to input the current sound.
⑤ Play notes on the keyboard.
• Locking works the same way when step recording.
• During real-time recording, notes input with the
current sound (parameter lock data) are also
recorded. (Only synth engine parameter data is
recorded. Filter, LFO and sweep parameters, as
well as , swing, track pan, track level, RELEASE &
GATE and → fx data is not recorded.)
• Notes will be overwritten during recording.
Turning parameter locking automation
on/o󱐯
① Select the track on which parameter locking will be
turned on/o󱐯. (See “Selecting tracks” on p.8.)
② Press the button.
This lights green when parameter locking is on and
orange when both parameter and sound locking are
on. When neither are on, it is unlit.
When parameter locking is on, recorded parameter
lock data is applied to change parameters.
• To input tied notes, while pressing the button,
press the button to enable the tie function.
• When sound locking is activated, playing keyboard
keys will overwrite notes on steps. (See “Recording
sound locking automation to steps” on p.18.)
Directly inputting notes on steps
① Press or to select the page.
• During pattern playback, press a page button to
lock to that page. Press to unlock.
② Press and hold the button for the step that you want
to add a note to.
③ Play notes on the keyboard.
• Notes can also be directly input on steps by
pressing step buttons while playing the keyboard.
Enabling the input of longer notes (tied
notes)
① While pressing the button, press the button
to turn it on (lit red).
Recording parameter locking automation
① Select the track on which you want to record
parameter operations.
② Press or to select the page.
• During pattern playback, press a page button to
lock to that page. Press to unlock.
③ Press and hold the button for the step on which you
want to change a parameter.
④ Use the knobs to change parameters.
• After parameters have been recorded, this data will
not be saved if the pattern is not saved.
• Parameters cannot be recorded in STUTTER mode.
• FX SPEED, FX AMOUNT, ptn level, velo, PTN BPM
and global BPM cannot be parameter locked.
• Multiple step parameters cannot be changed

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• Notes can be set to 1/1, 1/2, 1/.4, 1/4, 1/.8,
1/2T, 1/8, 1/.16, 1/4T, 1/16, or 1/32. (“.”
indicates a dotted note, and “T” indicates a triplet
length.)
Setting the track playback unit used
during random playback
① While pressing the button, press the
button (lights unless OFF).
② Turn the VALUE knob to change the playback
unit.
• The playback unit is shown on the display.
• The set playback unit will be used for random
playback.
• The setting options are OFF, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16.
• Playback will include all steps.
• If set to OFF, the track will not be played randomly
even when the sequence mode is set to RANDOM.
Initializing parameter lock automation
① Select the pattern on which to clear parameter
locks. (See “Selecting patterns” on p.13.)
② Select the track on which to clear parameter locks.
(See “Selecting tracks” on p.8.)
③ Press and hold the button.
④ Press the button.
• When parameter lock data initialization has
completed, CLR will appear on the display.
Clearing note and parameter lock
automation data
① While pressing the button, press a step to clear
its note and parameter data.
• While pressing the button, steps that have
parameter lock data blink.
• When recording notes ( button lit red), only notes
will be cleared.
• When recording parameters ( button lit red),
only parameter data will be cleared.
• Normally, when the and buttons are lit
red, note and parameter data will be cleared.
Changing the track length
① While pressing the button, press the
button.
② Turn the VALUE knob to change the length.
• The length is shown on the display.
• The setting range is 1 – 64.
• Pressing the button cycles through lengths
of 16, 32, 48 and 64 steps.
• Playback will loop using the set number of steps for
each track.
Changing the note length of
a single step
① While pressing the button, press the button.
② Turn the VALUE knob to change the note length.
• The note length is shown on the display.

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⑦ Use the buttons and VALUE
knob to select the save destination.
• The save location can also be selected by pressing
a step button.
• The bank name is shown on the display while an
button is being pressed.
• The sound name is shown on the display while the
VALUE knob is being turned.
• The sound of the save destination can be checked
by playing the keyboard while pressing the
button.
⑧ Press the button.
⑨ Input the name. (The character at the current
position blinks.)
• Use the buttons to move the
input position left and right. (Three dot positions
occur between the four characters.)
• Turn the VALUE knob to select the character (or
turn the dot on/o󱐯 at a dot position).
• Uppercase alphabet letters and numbers can be
used.
⑩ Press the button to save the sound and end
sound editing mode.
Clearing sounds
① Follow steps ① – ④ in “Editing sounds”.
② Press the button.
• INIT will appear on the display.
• The selected sound will be set to default values.
• The sound can be further edited after this.
Copying sounds
① Follow steps ① – ④ in “Editing sounds”.
② Press the button.
③ Use the buttons and VALUE
knob to select the number of the sound to be copied.
This section explains how to create and edit sounds.
Editing sounds
① While pressing the button, press the EDIT key.,
and use the included sound editing panel overlay.
The step LED for the selected sound will light.
• The name of the current bank is shown on the
display.
• When in sound editing mode, patterns cannot be
played back.
• Play the keyboard to hear the selected sound.
• While pressing the button, press the
buttons to change octaves.
② Press the buttons to select the
bank.
• There are 32 banks.
• The bank name appears temporarily on the display.
• The potentiometer VALUE knob can also be
turned to select banks.
③ Turn the VALUE knob to select a sound.
• Sounds can also be selected by pressing the step
buttons.
• The sound name appears on the display.
④ Press the button to enter sound editing mode.
The selected and buttons light.
⑤ Adjust parameters. (For details, see “Editing sound
parameters”.)
• Parameter values are shown on the display.
• “----” appears for buttons that do not affect
parameter adjustment.
• The EDITED LED lights when values differ from
saved values.
⑥ When done editing parameters, press the button.
The step LED for the selected sound will light.