Introduction Thank you for choosing GrooveLab from M-Audio. GrooveLab is a complete, integrated hardware and software solution that provides you with a powerful set of musical composition and production tools, assembled in an easy-to-use package to get you started making music right away.
After running the installation programs, reboot your computer. For a more detailed guide on installing the GrooveLab Transit USB’s drivers, refer to the Users Manual included in the GrooveLab Transit drivers/Grooves CD-ROM. Once your computer has rebooted, connect the GrooveLab Transit to your computer with the included USB cable, and complete any remaining software installation windows if necessary. Now connect your headset to the GrooveLab Transit’s inputs.
If using Mac OS 9, open the Control Panel from the Apple menu, and click the GrooveLab Transit icon. The control panel menu shows the default settings as 2 inputs/outputs, 16-bit, sample rates up to 48000 Hz, Medium Latency, and 0dB Mic Boost. We recommend leaving these settings for the moment. You may wish to experiment with mic levels and latency settings once you’ve got familiar with your setup. Refer to the GrooveLab Transit manual for additional information on the control panel and these settings.
Once you’ve successfully installed Live Delta, we suggest you have a look at the manual, which you will find in your Start/Programs menu under the newly installed Ableton menu. Mac OS Users: Insert the Live Delta CD-ROM into your computer. The CD will appear as an icon on your desktop. Double-click the CD icon to view its contents. On the CD, you’ll find a Live Delta folder. Click and drag this folder into the Applications folder on your computer.
Click the Audio tab. Under Device Type, select the ASIO driver (or Core Audio if on Mac OS X). NOTE: Our ASIO drivers allow faster response than standard audio drivers, so this, in addition to high 24-bit/96kHz audio resolution, is why you’ll definitely want to use the GrooveLab Transit instead of a standard soundcard or laptop audio port. Under Device, select M-Audio GrooveLab Transit. If using a Mac, select M-Audio GrooveLab Transit (2 in, 2 out) for both input and output.
within the field, type a value, and press Enter (or Return if on a Mac). To the left of the Browser window (which is located on the left side of the program), click once on the File Browser 1 icon (Of the 6 vertical circular icons, this is the fourth icon from the top, with a file folder image displaying a number ‘1’ in the center) to view the list of loops and audio files included in the Live Delta package. You can then drag and drop audio loops on to the Live Delta tracks to load the loops.
loops displayed in the Arranger. You can lengthen each loop by clicking the end (right side) of any loaded loop and dragging your mouse to the right. You can listen to your arrangement by using your mouse to press the Play button (triangular icon) located at the top of the program. You can easily go back to the beginning of your song by double-clicking the Stop button (square icon). Using the included headset mic, you can also record your own audio.
Enable the channel’s Monitoring (microphone icon) and Arm Session Recording (right-most icon) buttons. You must select “Live In” as your input source. To view this option, you must first browse to the View menu and select In/Out. This will display a drop-down menu of your in/out options in the first column to the right of the track number labels within your track. By default, it is set to None. Click this field and select Live In.
If you find that you’re not getting enough level from the microphone for your tracks, open the GrooveLab Transit control panel (as described above), and increase the Mic Boost setting. The default setting is 0 dB (no gain), but you can select one of three higher gain settings. We recommend using +14dB, but don’t let that stop you from experimenting on your own. Refer to the Live Delta manual for full details on recording.
logo). This displays a list of Effects in the Browser window. From this list, double-click EQ Four. This will display an EQ Four graphic within the Track View window. Note the numbers 1 through 4 on the EQ display. These act as EQ handles to grab and move with your mouse. Press Play. As you listen, grab the number 1 and raise it to the top of the display (+12). You can hear the bass drum become louder because you just raised the bass frequencies. Now press stop. Let’s add a delay effect to the vocals.
You can raise or lower individual track volumes. For this example, we’ll raise the volume of the vocal track. Click the down-arrow to the left of Track 3. Notice that Track 3 has expanded to show more available options. Press Play to hear all tracks play simultaneously. Click within the white box below Track 3’s Arm Session Recording & Monitoring buttons and drag upward so that the number ‘0’ increases. Be careful to guard your ears because this can get loud.
Loading this file defaults to the Session view. Notice the Master track, which is the farthest track to the right. Within this track, you’ll find Start, Theme A, Bvariation, and Fin. You can click the triangle icons located to the left of each of these names to play each part. Working with the demo song and referring to the First Steps section of the Live Delta manual will further acquaint you with Live Delta’s operation and features.
To demonstrate how to import the included Grooves Loops in Live Delta, use the Up-Arrow button located at the top of Live Delta’s Browser window (mentioned earlier) to browse to your computer drives, and then browse to the location where you copied your Grooves Loops folder. Open the Grooves Loops folder. Notice that the loops have been organized into sub-folders by instrument types. Browse to any of these sub-folders to view their audio loops. You can drag and drop these loops as previously described.