ScapesWizard2 Mini Manual

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ScapesWizard 2 Mini Manual- free version - also featuring some samples by www.westgatesounds.net -

A machine for soundscapes, atmospheres and textures in motion

Note: This is a machine thus it is not to be played like a common synthesizer!

ScapesWizard is a machine for soundscapes with very different control concept by triggering different

samples assigned to keys via keyboard, or, using Lazy Sequencer to play the sets in sequence, or at randomwith varying intervals of step lengths. This is a completely reworked and largely enhanced version to itspredecessor offering more dedicated and flexible control in general.

There are two different soundengines: Slow Motion Scapes (Main Slot A), OneShots and Loops (Main B),Each slot has got a dedicated soundmodifier (color with resonance) plus pan, & delay. Furthermore nearlyevery knob has got a selectable modsource.

But actually with this machine it is more important to assemble best matching waves for a project into thewave slots. You can trigger or gate i.e. switch samples with a dedicated tune setting via keyboard (withvelocity to contol level) which is ideal for live interaction!

There is kind of keyboard split to trigger a sample of Slot A from C3 to B3 (left side) and Slot B from C4 to B4

(right side). So simply give a key a short push and the resp. sample will play until it's changed by pushinganother key in that resp. range; unless you select KeyMode Gate which allows to play a sample as long as akey is held down. Anyway you can play only one sample in each slot at a time.


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You got 2 x 12 samples (2 octaves) in direct access via keyboard and 2 sets to assign waves to keys with anoptional pitch offset of +/- 12 semitones at each slot plus a further +/- 12 semitones per wave and patch. Sothis makes 48 samples in straight access with a tuning range of max. +/- 2 octaves.

Though this is a smaller version than Scapes Wizard 2 Pro it does offer all the basic features for a greatsound. And even it does allow loading sf2 files. Anyway there is a Demo version of Scapes Wizard 2 Pro withfade down and some nice voiceovers at varying intervals so you might check the widely enhanced Pro

version whether it might more suitable for your projects as it has got more variety in sound.

The 2 Main Slots

The two main slots are practically the same so explanation is done with Slot B here

Left is the load icon for loading sf2 files for two slots; Mute button to Mute that slot; arrows to switch toprevious or next wave (work on looped samples only)

Display of the current wave played

12 wave slots from C to B/H to assign a wave with optional pitch offset (tothe setting of the Pitch knob) of +/- 12 semitones

Lower row: Selector for Wave Set 1 or 23 Lazy Buttons: for knobs, mod selectors & the 12 wave slots

There is a KeyMode selector for Slot A (next to Machine Mute button): Gate - will sound while key down) orHold needing just a short keypush to trigger sound to play on.

Settings for each main slot

Nearly every knob has got a selectable modsource

Pitch setting (in semitone +/- 12) for each wave is memorized for eachmain slot and preset. So this setting does provide a general pitch for that

wave for this main slot and preset.Pitch Mod can be set to Off, Half or Full where half will use the positive part

of the selected modsource only. This will give more variety topitchmodulation as it will. e.g. fade in/out the modulation using a trianglewave. While Amount and it's selectable modsource determine the 2nd.Source for pitch mod.Color and Resonance will modify the color of the wave and ColMix mixes

between colored and direct signal. Each has got a selectable modsourcewhere the modsource at Resonance serves as a switch enabling the Resomod as long as the modsource is positive (P) or negative (N). This preventsfrom continouus high resonant shrieks.

Pan sets the delayed signal to ooposite direction. Selecting a modsourcewill set Pan into motion.

DlyFbk is Feedback of Delay and Delay Level is obvious.


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Output and LFOs

Main Slots 1&2 and 3&4 have a dedicated Level setting as well as a Reverb with Size and Depth. Main Outfeatures Bass Enhance & Main Volume.

There are 4 LFO and 1 Sample and Hold (S&H) with selectable waves and adjustable rate. Also there aresome 'hidden' LFO which in fact feature mixes of the LFOs and S&H which can be identified by theabbreviations like ML23 (mix LFO 2 & 3) in the selection options.. The motion of these modsources isdisplayed on the Joypad.

Also there are LFO selections using only half of the LFO wave (labeled -P or -N for positive or negative part)this can be called intermittend modulation as mod will rest during the other part.

Center section

Joypad and LFO motion display

There are five joystick pads (A to E) allowing control of two paramaters each:Pad A = X axis = Slot 1 Color, Y axis = Slot 1 MixPad B = X axis = Slot 2 Color, Y axis = Slot 2 Mix


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Lazy Sequencer

The Lazy Sequencer is meant forLazy playof the machine in the background. For precision changes ofwaves and wave set at a given bar or beat in an arrangement please use the MIDI Sequencer in your DAWin setting the resp. MIDI Note (1/16th length is sufficient) and if required a MIDI CC to select the wave set.

Basic controls for the Seq are global settings valid for all patches:Machine Mute is used for Muting the machine but when active starting Play will override mute and play

Play = Start / Stop with instant ResetPause / Resume = pauses and continues playReset = Reset

Sequencer can be set to On / Off for each Main slot A and B via Seq On buttonsSet Adv allows to advance the Wave sets during play for each main Slot if resp. button is lit i.e. OnPlay has three selections: Seq, and LzSetSeq plays the waves in order as set in the wave slotsLzSet plays waves at random but selected only from the active wave set

Step offers three modes for advancing e.g. for main slots 1 & 2:1:1 - Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 1 2:1 - Slot 1, Slot 1, Slot 2 Slot 1 1:2 - Slot 1, Slot 2. Slot 2, Slot 1

Len allows to set a max. bar range for a wave setp to be played from 4 to 40;while Len Var can set a range for the actual random length of each step so there won't be hardly steps ofequal legth, but instead there is a variation ranging between about 60 to 100% of selected length in bars.


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One add. remark:For technical reasons the Lazy sequencers starts at C# = 2nd entry in the wave slots and will advance - ifenabled - to next wave set when reaching C# next time.

Some additional hints:You can load other sf2 files but preferably those containing waves with inharmonic content (i.e. no dedicated

pitch) will serve best while instrumentlike waves such as saws, organ, strings etc. are not really suited forthis machine. Also waves with large parts very much above or below zero (like a big DC offset for a largeportion of the wave) won't work well.

Loading different SF2 will require to adopt the settings of the Pitch knob accordingly for each wave.

More free sf2 files also with some esp. done for Scapes Wizard 2 can be accessed via:Free User content Sf2 files and patches

Westgatesounds have contributed their 1st Anomaly sf2 set as free: Westgatesounds (bottom of that page)In fact all their Anomaly SF2 will work fine with Scapes Wizard 2

What might go unexpected:

1 - Loading an fxp file to 1

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patch slot _may_ not work properly this does not apply when loading an fxbbank file. Therefore it is advisable to load fxp starting from 2nd slot and then move one patch to 1st slot.

2 Triggering/Gating via onscreen kb at Slot 3 & 4 might not work as expected when Lazy Seq is running have a look at the LED above Step the one lit (on) for a slot also indicates onscreen kb is disabled until it isoff.

FAQ for super silly questions:Q: I loaded my mega piano sf2 file into slots for the oscs but I can't really play the piano, why is that so?A: Are you sure you did understand the concept of this machine? Please read again from the beginning ofthis manual.

Credits and further info

The Synthesizer has been created by H. G. Fortune with Synthedit by Jeff McClintock. This VSTi uses furthermodules by David Haupt, Kelly D. Lynch, Peter Schoffhauzer, Daz Diamond, Lance Putnam, Etric van Mayer,Oli Larkin et al.

Patches were kindly done by Dimitri Schkoda (DS), Paule Amca, Bob O'Donnell (BM), Ed Ten Eyck (Edt)

Thank you, guys!

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Open group for users, fans, friends and supporters: on www.facebook.comThis is not a technical support forum but is for news, communication among users e.g. sharing ideas,

images, videos and music.

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Appendix 1List samples for Slot A000 A-Bf1-Atlantis001 A-Bf1-Lemuria002 A-Bf1-Mu Clashed003 A-Bf-Belling004 A-Bf-CaveExplorer005 A-Bf-ClashingMetal

006 A-Bf-ClashingSteel007 A-Bf-ComplexityX4008 A-Bf-DriftingThru009 A-Bf-Geblubber010 A-Bf-HeavyRotor011 A-Bf-Hell Machine012 A-Bf-Icy Desert013 A-Bf-Leprechauns014 A-Bf-Radioscan015 A-Bf-SlowMotion1016 A-Bf-SlowMotion2017 A-Bf-SnH-Entropy018 A-Bf-SnH-Fields019 A-Bf-SnH-Slow020 A-Bf-SpaceBandp021 A-Bf-SpaceCritters022 A-Bf-SpaceGeese023 A-Bf-SpaceWars024 A-Bf-Stickhousen025 A-Bf-StingingPad026 A-Bf-TimeTunnel027 A-Bf-To the Core028 A-Bf-Wormholedrift029 A-KS-Wobbles030 A-SnH-KS-Bandps031 A-SnH-KS-Lovely

032 A-SnH-KS-Raid033 A-SnH-OB-SciFi034 A-TronCity035 A-TronHorror036 A-TronLight037 A-TronMars

038 A-TronMonster039 A-TronNebula040 A-VZ-Buzzy041 B-Along the Bell042 B-BellyDancing043 B-DeepAbyss044 B-Distant Space045 B-ExoSphere046 B-Farsighted047 B-Fifth Sphere048 B-Fifties SciFi049 B-In Motion050 B-In Surreal5051 B-Intrusion052 B-Jumpy Aliens053 B-Jumpy Bandpass054 B-Ligetica055 B-LowMoon056 B-MoonHorror057 B-Multi Belling058 B-Mystery Cave059 B-NirwanaFlow060 B-Not Bubbles061 B-MirageMotion062 B-Rumpelstilzchen063 B-ScannedMotion

064 B-ScapeDreaming1065 B-ScapeDreaming3066 B-ScareBirds067 B-ShiftingSpace068 B-SlowSwirlyBlips069 B-Somewhere in Java

070 B-Space is Cold071 B-SpaceClangs072 B-SpaceLift 2073 B-Sparkling Spaces074 B-SubtleMotions075 B-Subway076 B-Tension Henge077 B-Vx-Motion078 B-WaterPhonic079 B-What Albtraum080 C-Balinesque081 C-BeautyScape082 C-Choiresque1083 C-Chord2084 C-DeepCave085 C-Dreamcity086 C-Drifting Along087 C-GoldenCity088 C-HiddenTemple089 C-In Secrecy090 C-Lost Temple091 C-LostCulture092 C-MagicForest093 C-MysticCavern094 C-Romantica095 C-SnH-Blipps

096 C-StraightAltSciFi097 C-Tangent 3098 C-UnderWater099 -Westgatesounds.net100 W-After Dark101 W-Automaton

102 W-Black Spaces103 W-Breathing Shadow104 W-Church of Shadow105 W-City of Shadow106 W-Dark Enigma107 W-Dreaming Choir108 W-Empty Crypts109 W-Heart of DeadCity110 W-MortalityFlickers111 W-Mournful112 W-Night Ambience113 W-Nocturne114 W-OvercomingInertia115 W-Passing Emptiness116 W-Serpents of Mist117 W-Shore ofEmptiness118 W-Spectres119 W-Sunrise in Space120 W-The Piping Dark121 W-TransformShadow122 W-Twilight123 W-Visions of Death124 W-WanderingDarkness125 W-WastelandAmbience126 W-Wasteland byNight127 Z-Mute-Silence

List samples for Slot B

000 1S-Abstract001 1S-Artefacts002 1S-Bell003 1S-Bell-Gliss004 1S-Bf-SciFi-01005 1S-Bf-SciFi-02006 1S-Bf-SciFi-03007 1S-Bf-SciFi-04008 1S-Bf-SciFi-05009 1S-Bf-TreckyCom1010 1S-Bf-TronBounce011 1S-Bf-VCSBubbles1012 1S-BlowBang04013 1S-Coming014 1S-ConvBounce1

015 1S-CreepyDoor016 1S-Crystalline017 1S-CyberDrop018 1S-Cymb1Cresc019 1S-Cymb-Backw020 1S-Danger!021 1S-Darkgliss022 1S-DarkMetal023 1S-DVader3024 1S-DVader4b025 1S-Falling026 1S-FromDeep027 1S-GlassBounce028 1S-GlissSparkly

029 1S-Gong2030 1S-Gong3031 1S-GongBig

032 1S-HarpGliss-r033 1S-HiWobble034 1S-Knatterpeng34035 1S-Knatterpeng42036 1S-Mysteries2037 1S-N-BigRoar038 1S-N-Bird of Prey039 1S-N-Bird08040 1S-N-Bird14a041 1S-N-Bird14b042 1S-N-Birdie043 1S-N-CicadaRattle044 1S-N-Owl045 1S-N-Thunder2046 1S-N-Thunder3

047 1S-N-ThunderBig048 1S-N-WaterDrop049 1S-N-Werewolf050 1S-N-Wolves051 1S-Piano-glis052 1S-PitchDown053 1S-Plutom1054 1S-RattleTensiV055 1S-Schmeisser38056 1S-Signalfade057 1S-Sitar-rev058 1S-Sonar059 1S-StrangeBell060 1S-Up and Away

061 1S-VX-Spacing062 1S-WobbleUp063 1S-WoobleShot

064 1S-Zisch065 Lp-AlienLife066 Lp-AlienPlanet067 Lp-AlienSpectr068 Lp-Aliens-r069 Lp-AlienTalk070 Lp-CaveDrops071 Lp-ChordedNze072 Lp-Clocks-rev073 Lp-ClockTickin074 Lp-Demons-r075 Lp-Forlorn076 Lp-Ghoulzone077 Lp-Haunted-rev078 Lp-Infinte Spiral

079 Lp-InsideTube080 Lp-InvWarpoon081 Lp-Labyrinth4082 Lp-Limbo083 Lp-Limbodrift084 Lp-LostInSpace085 Lp-Mad-Vox086 Lp-ManyBells087 Lp-N-Birdsong088 LP-N-Brook089 Lp-N-Chicadas090 Lp-N-Donnerwetter091 Lp-N-DropsInCave092 Lp-N-Florida

093 Lp-N-Flowater094 Lp-N-Gevoegel2095 Lp-N-InTheWoods

096 Lp-N-Jungle097 Lp-N-LightningL098 Lp-N-NoizWatery099 Lp-NoiseFume100 Lp-NoiseOne101 Lp-NoizTube102 Lp-N-RainyDay103 Lp-N-SomeWind104 Lp-N-StormWind105 Lp-N-The Sea 2106 Lp-N-VX-Storm107 Lp-N-Water-Birds108 Lp-N-Wateryshore109 Lp-N-WindyWaves110 Lp-N-Woodland

111 Lp-OuterPad112 Lp-PlanetWave113 Lp-SamUnhold114 Lp-Scrapyard115 Lp-ShiftnThru116 Lp-SnH-Blipps117 Lp-Sonar118 Lp-SpaceJunk119 Lp-Spookie!120 Lp-StarAmbi121 Lp-Stressfactor122 Lp-The Hammer123 Lp-TSnH-Blipps124 Lp-Tunnellizer

125 Lp-Unclocked126 Lp-UnNatural-r127 Z-Mute


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There is an additional Mute/Silence wave in each sf2 file just in case you might need it.

The SF2 file for Slot A contains 4 groups:A - 41 fresh samples from some hardware synths (e.g. Waldorf Blofeld, Novation KS 4)B - 41 samples kept from prior ScapesWizardC - 18 new or reworked samples from my sample libraryW 28 samples kindly contributed by westgatesounds.net

The SF2 file for Slot B contains 2 groups65 Oneshot samples63 Looped samplesincl. several nature sounds marked -N-

More free sf2 files also with some esp. done for Scapes Wizard 2 can be accessed via:Free User content Sf2 files and patches

Appendix 2

MIDI-Implementation of MIDI CC for buttons, sliders & knobs (recognized data valid from 0-127 so for

switches Off / On 0-63 = off, 64-127 = on; three stage switches resp. 0-42, 43-83, 84-127; etc. )

Main VolBass Enhance

Slot A LevelSlot A SizeSlot A Depth

Slot B LevelSlot B SizeSlot B DepthMachine MuteSlot A LenOffsSlot B LenOffs

= 7= 8= 9= 10= 11= 12= 13= 14= 15= 16= 17

= 18= 19= 20= 21= 22= 23= 24= 25= 26= 27= 28= 29= 30

= 31= 32= 33

Slot A MuteSlot A WaveSlot A PitchSlot A Pit.Amt.Slot A ColorSlot A Reso.Slot A ColMixSlot A PanSlot A Feedbk

Slot A DelayLvl

n.a./avoid *

= 34= 35= 36= 37= 39= 40= 41= 42= 43= 44= 45

= 46= 47= 48= 49= 50= 51= 52= 53= 54= 55= 56= 57= 58

= 59= 60= 61= 62= 6338, 64-69

Slot B MuteSlot B WaveSlot B PitchSlot B Pit.Amt.Slot B ColorSlot B Reso.Slot B ColMixSlot B PanSlot B FeedbkSlot B DelayLvl

LFO 1 RateLFO 2 RateLFO 3 Rate

LFO 4 RateSnH Rate

= 70= 71= 72= 73= 74= 75= 76= 77= 78= 79= 80

= 81= 82= 83= 84= 85= 86= 87= 88= 89= 90= 91= 92= 93

= 94= 95

SlotA Set

SlotB Set

= 102= 103= 104= 105= 106= 107= 108= 109= 110= 111= 112

= 113= 114= 115= 116= 117= 118= 119

You might use MIDI Learn or Edit via right click with mouse on most of control items (knob, button, selectoretc.) to change these assignments. Note: esp. in this VSTI CC 104 to 119 are fixed (not to be changed)

* n.a./avoid refers to CC# 38, 64 to 69, 96 to 101 as these are often used for system related MIDImessages by MIDI keyboards/devices
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Appendix 3

This illustration should give you an idea where on a MIDI keyboard the ranges are located:


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Terms of License Agreement:

You are NOT ALLOWED to sell the program or charge for the access to the free version.You are allowed to distribute the free version of this program (online or on magazine CD's)as long as You do not charge for this program! Anyway You are requested to send an info

about such a distribution.

You may use the program in personal and/or commercial music (credits are welcome). ButYou are not allowed to make samples (looped or unlooped) for commercial sampling CDswithout prior permission. You are allowed to run the registered i.e. Pro version of theprogram on different computers as long as You are the only person having access to andusing the program.

You are not allowed to modify, decompile or reverse-engineer the program. This programis not copy-protected but protected by national & international (copyright-) laws.

Changes & enhancements may be made without prior notice and a grant that furthereditions will read patches from former version cannot be given.

The software is supplied as is. Use this program on Your own risk and Your ownresponsibility.

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