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maxWerk - Copyright 2000-2007 Amanda Pehlke
Published by RedMoon Music - www.RedMoon-Music.com
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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.
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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:
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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 transpo
sitions
*
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.