User`s manual

ARTURIA – HIPHOP PRODUCER – USER’S MANUAL

Before you start exploring the factory presets, take a moment to set up you audio and MIDI

conﬁguration as explained below.

4.1.4.1.1. Audio Conﬁguration

Audio conﬁguration tools are available from the Audio menu. The Audio Settings function allows

you to select an audio output device from a list, organized by driver type, of those available on

your computer. On Windows, if you have ASIO drivers available, these should be selected for

optimum performance. Multi-channel interfaces will have their outputs listed as stereo pairs.

Select your sound card port from the list in the Audio Conﬁguration dialog from the Audio >

Audio Settings… menu.

For more detailed information on audio conﬁguration, sampling rate selection and latency

adjustments, please refer to section 4.6.3.

4.1.4.1.2. MIDI Conﬁguration

MIDI conﬁguration tools are available from the MIDI menu.

Select your MIDI input device from the list in the MIDI Conﬁguration window available from the

MIDI > MIDI Settings… menu.

For more detailed information on Audio and MIDI conﬁguration, MIDI links and MIDI maps, please

refer to Chapter 4.6.

4.1.4.2. Exploring the factory presets

Factory presets can easily be accessed using the “+” and “−” buttons in the lower left corner of the

toolbar. These buttons are used to navigate through a list of 128 numbered presets called

programs. The content of this program list can be viewed by clicking on the  button of the

toolbar. The number of the current program used and the name of the associated preset appear on

the right of this button. Programs can also be changed by using the “+” and “−” keys from the

computer keyboard or by selecting programs directly from the list displayed after clicking clicking

on the  button.

Presets can also be accessed using the browser appearing on the left of Lounge Lizard Session. This

browser is similar to the browser your operating system generates to display the contents of your

hard disk, or your email program uses to organize your mail and address book. When launching the

application for the ﬁrst time, this “tree view” will include a destination folder for imported presets

as well as a Library folder. To open a folder, click on the “+” symbol on Windows or  symbol on

Mac OS which will reveal the folder content.

The preset library is different from the program list and can be viewed as a repository containing all

the presets available to the application. Presets are loaded into the synthesis engine by copying

them from the library into the program list. To load a preset, double-click on a preset icon (blue

knob) or preset name. This will insert the preset into the program list at the position of the current

program. You can also use the arrow keys on the computer keyboard in order to navigate in the

preset list and then the Enter key to load a preset. For additional information on presets and

programs, please refer to Chapter 4.2 of this manual.

4.1.4.3. Using MIDI Links

Every parameter on the Lounge Lizard Session interface can be linked to an external MIDI

controller. To assign a MIDI Link, right-click (control-click on Mac) on a control (knob, button or

slider) and a contextual menu will appear. Select Learn MIDI Link and move a knob or slider on

your MIDI controller to activate the link. To deactivate the link, right-click (control-click on Mac) on

the control and choose the Forget MIDI Link command. Refer to section 4.6.2 for more details on

MIDI links.