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COPYING TIMBRES

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:30 am
by Studio Rat
Anyone know if you can "Copy" a timbre from one Program and "Paste" it into a Timber slot in another Program on the Radias? When I create a new Program and add a Timber, I only get the option of using an Oscillator from the Oscillator 1 section. I thought I'd have a choice of all the Timbers used in other preset Combis. :x

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:13 pm
by xmlguy
You have to set the program to Layer or Split to enable the second timbre.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:35 pm
by X-Trade
xmlguy wrote:You have to set the program to Layer or Split to enable the second timbre.
That doesn't apply to the Radias. Each timbre can be turned on/off individually.


When you turn a timbre 'on' there is a page under 'Common' where you can scroll through all the timbres from other programs. And if you go right past the end you can select timbres from the 'templates' selection.

I will have a look in a bit to confirm the exact procedure if you like. You highlight the timbre name and scroll through using the alpha wheel. There is also probably a utility menu function for this.

Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:42 pm
by xmlguy
Ah, yes, X-trade you're right. I missed the Radias part of the question.

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:02 am
by vicz
Even easier using the Radias sound editor...

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:09 pm
by Blankman8503
As of right now I use the way that x-trade describe and will save a timbre on another pattern if I'm using something from an editor library. I would love to be able to build patterns from within the editor, copying timbres from one pattern to another and placing them in the specific timbre i want them on the pattern I'm working on. Right now I have to transfer a pattern to my Radias, save it, and then go back to the timbre I'm working on to use x-trade's method to put the new timbre into my existing pattern.

Is there a way to do this? vicz talked about using the editor but can i use it to manage timbres and move them between patterns, or is it just good for moving patterns? If I could copy a timbre and then paste it where i want it on a different pattern my work flow would be much more efficient.

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:13 am
by zalo
there is also a copytimbre function in the utility section on the radias

or are you looking to do it just on the computer?

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:16 pm
by Blankman8503
Good to know about the copy timbre option in the utility section, but ideally I would like to be able to do it via computer. The copy timbre still requires me to move a pattern/timbre from my cpu to a blank pattern to then copy the timbre i want to move to the pattern I'm working on. I get along fine with this method but if i could copy a timbre from a pattern to a timbre on another inside the editor it would save me some time and allow me to copy and continue working without a min or two of copying timbres on the machine.

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:22 pm
by X-Trade
In the editor you should see a little 'target' icon next to each timbre. you can use that to drag timbres between open programs.
Same with anywhere else you see that icon for example for sequencer patterns, FX, etc.

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:32 am
by Blankman8503
Thank You X-trade. I've often wondered about that but just thought it was aesthetic. That makes my life much easier. Can check one thing off the long list of things to figure out.