IZotope BreakTweaker Help Documentation Beat Making Software
Operator’s Manualfor23 January 2014
ContentsWelcome to BreakTweakerKEY FEATURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5What is BreakTweaker?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MicroEdit Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Factory Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66667AuthorizationLaunching the Authorization Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Trial vs. Demo Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Authorizing Your Copy of BreakTweaker Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Authorizing Your Copy of BreakTweaker Offline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Controlling BreakTweaker in Your DAWHost Sync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Playing Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Playing Track Sounds (Sampler Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Previewing Your Sequence Without MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Preset ManagementGlobal Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Preset Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saving a Preset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Starting a New Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exporting Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Importing Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.141515151516Page 2
BreakTweaker CONTENTSGenerator Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Generator Preset Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saving a Generator Preset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clearing All Generators in a Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deleting Presets and Empty Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 31616161717Mixing Your TracksGain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Pan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Mute and Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Level Meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Intensity & Master Gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19SequencerNavigating the Sequencer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Sequencer Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21The Sequencer Ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Working with Steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Step. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Delete Step. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Choke Step. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Copying and Pasting a Step. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Selecting Steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Copying a Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clearing a Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2121222222222323Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Copying a Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pasting a Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clearing a Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23232323Track Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Track Playback Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24GeneratorsSample Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Loading a Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Discover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Waveform Trim Points and Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Playback and Looping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262627272828Synth Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wavetable Shape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Synthesis Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29293030Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.
BreakTweaker CONTENTSPage 4Generator Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Generator Mixing (Gain & Pan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Modulating Generator Lane Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Modulation Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AHDSR Envelope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mixing Modulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3434363940Linking Envelopes and LFOs Across Generator Lanes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Previewing Your Track’s Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Generator Solo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Generator Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43MicroEdit EngineApplying Microedits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Microedit Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Retrigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Microedit Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Musical Shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Microedit Gate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Coarse Pitch Offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Microedit Step Fades and Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Step Fade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Step Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Multi-channel Output in your DAWAbleton Live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Pro Tools 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Pro Tools 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Apple Logic Pro X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51ImageLine FL Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Steinberg Nuendo/Cubase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Digital Performer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Cockos Reaper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52SONAR X2/X3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.
Welcome toBreakTweakerMake beats you’ve never heard before. Built on a futuristic MicroEdit engine,BreakTweaker turns everything you know about rhythm on its head.Designed by BT and developed by iZotope, BreakTweaker is not justa drum machine: it’s a drum sculpting and beat sequencing machine that blurs theline between rhythm and melody. Give your beats an evolving depth that gets betterthe longer they play. Use rhythmic slicing to drive everything from pitched melodiclines to sweeping rhythmic concoctions. Top it all off with the best drum sample libraryin existence, curated by BT, iZotope, and top producers today. Explore a new era ofrhythmic possibilities with this forward-thinking and forward-sounding instrument.KEY FEATURESManipulate audio at a molecular level: Reinvent any beat bycontrolling pitch, rhythm, and texture at the most finite resolution on themarket.Experiment with stunning content: Explore a full range of presets,drum samples, and wavetables designed by today’s top musicians andDJs, including BT.Invent completely original rhythms: Create complex polyrhythmiclines with unique isorhythm and playback speed settings.Craft the perfect drum sound: Blend samples and robust synthesizerfeatures to create drums sounds that are “best of both worlds” soundsusing BreakTweaker’s Generators.Take control of your beats: Easily trigger and sequence complexpatterns and samples using any MIDI controller.Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.Page 5
BreakTweaker WELCOME TO BREAKTWEAKERWHAT IS BREAKTWEAKER?BreakTweaker is powered by three distinct modules, the Sequencer,the Generator, and the MicroEdit Engine, it’s a wildly creativerhythmic instrument that can be used with any DAW and MIDIcontroller. For instant gratification, get started with the diverse presetsand content in the Factory Library, a showcase of BreakTweaker’sbreadth and sonic capabilities. When you want to get deeper, breaknew sonic ground with BreakTweaker’s paradise of tweaky controls andsettings.The SequencerAssemble pattern-based beats in the Sequencer,which features six tracks for layering your sounds. TheSequencer can store up to 24 different step patterns,launchable and retriggerable via MIDI for on-the flyremixing. Design beats that evolve over time withBreakTweaker’s advanced isorhythmic step sequencing,which makes it possible for each track to have a uniquetempo and step length.The GeneratorSculpt new drum sounds and textures with the Generator.This powerful drum synthesis module defines the soundsfor each Sequencer track. The Generator supportsmorphing wavetable synthesis or one-shot sampleloading, polished off with dual-stage distortions andvintage-modeled filters. Four LFOs with unique wavetableshapes, and four Envelopes allow vast modulationpossibilities for almost every single Generator parameter. As a bonus, everySequencer track supports up to three Generators for developing even deepersonic complexity.MicroEdit EngineOnce you’ve perfected the ultimate set of drum soundsand sequenced your patterns, it’s time for a whole newmethod of sound design. Enter the MicroEdit Engine. A“microedit” is the division of a single step within yourpattern into potentially thousands of slices. These slicescan then be contoured and shaped to create harmonic,Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.Page 6
BreakTweaker WELCOME TO BREAKTWEAKERpitched, and rhythmic effects, resulting in new textures that add that extra spice toan evolving beat. By pushing the limits of the brain’s ability to perceive sound, theMicroEdit Engine blurs the line between rhythm and pitch, inspiring beats you’venever heard before.The Factory LibraryBringing sounds, patterns, and microeditstogether into mind-boggling beats, theBreakTweaker Factory Library comes with over80 global presets that are ready to kickstartyour next project. The Factory Library alsofeatures over 2 GB of royalty-free samplecontent designed by electronic production pros.Specializing in a wide variety of percussive sounds, sample categories rangefrom studio essentials like “Kick” and “Snare” to intriguing possibilities like“Glitch” and “Film”.PLUS: Expand your sonic palette with BreakTweaker’s add-on Expansion libraries, suitedto a variety of production styles. Experience analog punch with Vintage Machines,rhythmic tension and release with Cinematic Textures, and industry-defining percussionwith Kicks & Snares by Beatport Sounds.Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.Page 7
AuthorizationEach purchased copy of BreakTweaker contains a unique serial. After downloadingBreakTweaker directly from iZotope or another re-seller the serial number will bee-mailed along with the link to download the product. The serial number shouldresemble: SN-BREAKTWEAKER-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXLAUNCHING THE AUTHORIZATION WIZARDThe first time you open BreakTweaker, the Authorization Wizard will appear. Youcan choose to either authorize BreakTweaker or use it in Trial mode for evaluationpurposes. Please use your supplied BreakTweaker serial number to fully authorizeyour product.Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.Page 8
BreakTweaker AUTHORIZATIONTRIAL VS. DEMO MODEFor the first 10 days after the first instantiation, BreakTweaker will run in Trial mode,which offers full functionality. After 10 days, BreakTweaker will revert to Demo mode.In Demo mode, BreakTweaker will periodically mute audio output.AUTHORIZING YOUR COPY OFBREAKTWEAKER ONLINEAfter opening BreakTweaker and launching the Authorization Wizard, the followingsteps will complete the authorization process online:1.First, click on ‘Authorize’.2.Next, enter the serial number emailed to you. It should look like this:SN-BREAKTWEAKER-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX3.You must also enter your name and a valid e-mail address. Make noteof the e-mail address you use to authorize your license. Your licenseand iZotope account will be linked directly to this e-mail address.Note: Clicking the ‘Advanced’ button reveals a set of options that allowyou to store your BreakTweaker authorization on a portable hard driveor flash drive. Click here for more information on these options.4.When you have confirmed that your serial number and e-mailinformation is accurate, click once more on ‘Authorize’.5.Lastly, click on ‘Submit’ in order to send your authorization messageto the iZotope servers. If the authorization is accepted, click on the‘Finish’ button to complete the authorization.AUTHORIZING YOUR COPY OFBREAKTWEAKER OFFLINESome customers choose to keep their audio workstations offline, and a simple offlineauthorization option has been included. After opening BreakTweaker and launchingthe Authorization Wizard, the following steps will complete the authorization processoffline:1.When first prompted to authorize BreakTweaker, click on ‘Authorize’2.Next, click on the option for ‘Offline Authorization’ at the bottom ofthe authorization window, select “Authorize with iZotope challenge/response” and click next.Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.Page 9
BreakTweaker AUTHORIZATION3.You will be given a unique Challenge Code that is specific to yourcomputer only. Write down or make a copy of the exact ChallengeCode. It will look like this:IZ-BREAKTWEAKER-XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX4.Next, using a system with internet access, login to your customeraccount at the iZotope website: http://www.izotope.com/store/account.asp5.Click the ‘Activate Software with a Serial Number’ button, enter yourfull serial number and click ‘Submit’.6.Select the ‘Challenge/Response’ option and click on ‘Submit’.7.Read the License Agreement and click “Agree” if you find it agreeable.8.Now enter your full Challenge Code copied in step 3.9.After submitting your Challenge Code, you will receive a uniqueResponse Code. The response code will look like this:IZ-BREAKTWEAKER-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX10. Write this response code or save a text file with the response code ontoa flash drive.11. Type or paste the Response Code into the text field of Step 3 in theOffline Authorization window.12. Click ‘Next’ to authorize BreakTweaker.13. You should now receive a message that your authorization has beensuccessful and may click Finish to begin using BreakTweaker.Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.Page 10
ControllingBreakTweakerin Your DAWBreakTweaker is a software instrument. In order to get BreakTweaker to start playinga pattern or an individual track sound you must instantiate BreakTweaker on aninstrument track. Input MIDI notes from your DAW’s piano roll or an external MIDIcontroller will either play back one of the 24 patterns or play a track’s Generator.HOST SYNCBy default, BreakTweaker’s patterns play at the same tempo as your host. Uncheck theTempo Sync check box if you wish to play your sequences at a tempo that is differentthan your host.PLAYING PATTERNSThere are 24 available patterns in BreakTweaker. Each pattern is assigned to a MIDInote from C2 through B3. Playing one of these notes into BreakTweaker will cause thepattern associated with that MIDI note to start playing.Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.Page 11
BreakTweaker CONTROLLING BREAKTWEAKER IN YOUR DAWSequential NotesIf MIDI notes do not overlap then the BreakTweaker playhead will reset to thebeginning with each note on received.Legato NotesIf MIDI notes overlap, then BreakTweaker’s playhead does not reset to the beginning.The next pattern will start playing from where the previous pattern left off. This allowsyou to play the beginning of one pattern into the middle of another pattern.If you want legato notes to reset the playhead to the beginning of the pattern thencheck the “Always Retrigger” box.Latch ModeWith Latch Mode turned on MIDI notes C2 through B3 will toggle playback of patterns1 through 24, respectively. For example, pressing and releasing note C2 once willstart the playback of pattern 1. Pattern 1 will continue playing until C2 is pressedagain. Pressing another pattern’s MIDI note while a pattern is playing will change toand start playing that pattern.Copyright 2014 iZotope, Inc. All rights reserved.Page 12
BreakTweaker CONTROLLING BREAKTWEAKER IN YOUR DAWBar 2: Switch to pattern 2Bar 1: Start pattern 1Page 13Bar 4: Stop PlaybackBar 3: Switch to pattern 1In the screenshot on the previous page, the following will happen:Bar 1: Start pattern 1Bar 2: Start pattern 2Bar 3: Start pattern 1Bar 4: Stop pattern 1PLAYING TRACK SOUNDS (SAMPLER MODE)MIDI notes C1 through F1 will trigger the sounds of tracks 1 through 6, respectively.BreakTweaker will react to the MIDI note’s velocity by altering the volume of the sound.In most digital audio workstations (DAWs) BreakTweaker will react to MIDI notes C2through B3 to
the Generator, and the MicroEdit Engine, it’s a wildly creative rhythmic instrument that can be used with any DAW and MIDI controller. For instant gratification, get started with the diverse presets and content in the Factory Library, a showcase of BreakTweaker’s breadth and sonic capabilities. When you want to get deeper, break
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Dotted Quarter Beat Unit; More Rhythms 15.1. Building Aural/Oral Skills Subdivided and Borrowed Beat in Compound Meter Divide the class into two groups. The first group taps the beat and chants the division of beat (eighths); the second group taps the beat and chants the subdivided beat. Exchange tasks.
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Welcome to Music! Introduce Kindergarten students to the music classroom and its rules. Beat Discover the presence of beat in music and in the world around us. Steady Beat Help students feel, identify, and express a steady beat through singing and moving. Module 2 - Voice Whisper, Talk, Shout, and Sing Whisper, Talk, Shout, and Sing II
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