Documentation & User’s Guide

Documentation & User’s Guide

THE NOISE is your 8-bit virtual instrument resource. We have recreated some of the most iconic old-school video game
noises; we have circuit bent some of the 80’s most beloved electronic toys; we have ripped the timing chips out of a blinking
LED and used it to create awesome Lo-Fi dirt – and we have given you the intuitive controls to make them entirely your own.

This guide will take you through the installation of the software and quickly teach you how to get completely comfortable
with the interface. Please note that Akai Professional frequently updates its products and so the information contained within
this manual is subject to change. Most updates are free!

Created by:
Executive producer
Jack O’Donnell

Jennifer Hruska Jason Jordan

Bobby Zlatkov Chris Rudzinski
Scott Stepenuck John Teele
Ishaan Chhabra Colman O’Reilly
Erik Pearson Nick Suda

License and Copyrights:

Copyright © 2012 Akai Professional, LP
Internationally Secure
All rights reserved

Akai Professional, LP
200 Scenic View Drive
Suite 201
Cumberland, RI 02864
401.658.4032
www.akaipro.com

This AKAI PROFESSIONAL software and all its individual components are protected under United States and International
copyright laws, with all rights reserved. The software is provided as a license to you, the customer. Ownership of the
software is maintained solely by Akai Professional, LP (Akai Pro).

All terms of the license are documented in detail in the Akai Professional End-User License Agrevement on the installer of
the same CD that came with this manual. If you have any questions regarding this license please contact Akai Professional
at http://www.akaipro.com/contact.

Trademarks

AKAI PROFESSIONAL® and MPC® are registered trademarks of Akai Professional, LP.

Publication

This publication, including all photographs and illustrations, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights
reserved. Nothing herein can be copied or duplicated without express written permission from Akai Professional. The
information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Akai Professional makes no direct or implied warranties or
representations with respect to the contents hereof. Akai Professional reserves the right to revise this publication and make
changes as necessary from time to time without any obligation of Akai Professional to notify any persons of such changes.

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Minimum System Requirements:

Macintosh System Requirements
2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
Mac OS X 10.6 or later
DVD-ROM drive

Windows System Requirements

2 GHz Pentium® 4 or Celeron® compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended)
2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
DVD-ROM drive

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Installing on a Mac:

Installing THE NOISE on the Mac is easy.

1. To get started, insert the CD, double click on “THE NOISE

Setup.app” icon, and enter your system’s username and
password at the prompt.

2. After you have read through the End User License

Agreement, click “Continue”, and you will be asked whether
or not you agree.

3. Select “Agree” to continue to the next step. If you disagree,

the installation will be cancelled.

4. Easy Install is the only installation option. Click the “Install”

button to continue.

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Installing on a Mac (cont.):

5. After the last of the content has been copied over, one
final dialogue box will appear confirming everything has
finished. Click Quit to exit the installation program.

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Installing on Windows 7:

Installing THE NOISE on Windows 7 is simple and quick.

1. Double clicking the installer will launch a series of

dialogues. Click Next to continue.

2. After you have read through the End User License

Agreement, you will be asked whether or not you agree.
Click Next to continue the installation process.

3. Click Install to continue the installation process.

4. This will start the process of copying over THE NOISE

program and all of its related sample content

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Installing on Windows 7 (cont.):

5. When the installer runs its course, the above screen will
appear confirming that the process was successful.

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Using THE NOISE as a Plug-in:

THE NOISE functions as standard instrument plug-in exclusive to the MPC. For information regarding using plug-ins with
your MPC Software, please refer to its users guide.

Graphical User Interface & Controls:

1b.
1c. 1a.

1d.

1e.

2a.

2b.

2c.

1. Patch Loading, Navigation, and Monitoring 2B. AMP ENVELOPE: This second line gives you control
1A. File Browser: The patches for THE BANK have been over how the signals amplitude will change over time.
grouped into a series of category folders. From within Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release controls correspond
the browser you can manually navigate their contents to to QLinks.
select a specific patch. 2C. LFO AMP: This LFO allows you to dynamically
1B. Selection Arrows: These two arrows will allow you to modulate the amplitude of a patch.
quickly cycle through all of the patches within a category • SHAPE: You can choose between four standard
folder. waveshapes.
1C. Patch Name: The name of the loaded patch (chosen • RATE: This controls the speed of the LFO if the
by use of the File Browser or Selection Arrows) will SYNC is set to “OFF”
appear here. • SYNC: This switch, when set to “ON”, SYNCs the
1D. Preset Saving: This icon launches a window where rate of the LFO to the tempo of your session. It
you will be able to save any modifications you have made will force the LFO to ignore the value of the RATE
to a patch. control and instead define its speed by beat
1E: Volume Level Meter: This meter will monitor the divisions, set by the RES control.
output of both the left (top meter) and right (bottom meter) • RES: This controls the speed of the LFO if the SYNC
channels of THE BANK. It is recommended that you adjust is turned “ON.” You can select its RESolution by
your sound design settings to keep this from completely divisions of a beat at your track’s tempo.
filling to avoid any unwanted digital clipping (distortion). • AMT: This determines the AMounT of the
instruments signal affected by the LFO.
2. F1: Amplitude Control • DELAY: This defines how long after a MIDI note is
This section of gives you control over the output of a pressed before the LFO engages.
patch before it is affected by any of the Effects. The • RAMP: This gives a ‘fade in’ effect to the LFO. The
controls for this section correspond to the QLinks found control determines the time it takes between when
within F1 of the MPC. a note is pressed until it reaches the full level set by
2A. VOL, PAN, and VEL: This first line gives you control AMT.
over the VOLume of the instrument, its PANning, and its
sensitivity to the VELocity of a MIDI Controller or MPC pad.

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Using THE NOISE as a Plug-in (cont.):

3a.
4a.

5.
3b. 4b.

3c. 4c.

6b.
6a.
6c.

3. F2: Filter Control 4b. PITCH ENVELOPE: This operates just like the AMP
Each patch loads with a predetermined filter type (Low and FILTER envelopes, but controls the evolution of pitch
Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, or Peaking). The controls following a MIDI note event.
for this effect will auto-map to the QLinks found on F2 4c. LFO PITCH: This LFO is controlled in the same
of the MPC. way as the “LFO AMP.” Please see the above topic for
3a. CUTOFF, RESO, VEL, ENV: This first line controls explanations of each control.
the CUTOFF Frequency of the filter, the RESOnance
of the Cutoff Frequency (in the case of the Bandpass 5. F4 & F5: Built In FX
and Peaking filters, RESO controls the bandwidth), the THE BANK comes equipped with its own built in FX chain
impact of MIDI VELocity on the amount of the filter, and consisting of CHORUS, DELAY, and REVERB. These
how much the Filter Envelope will affect the amount of effects are applied to the signal after the AMP, FILTER,
filtering. and PITCH settings.
3b. FILTER ENVELOPE:This second line gives you The parameters for all three effects are auto-mapped to
control over how the filtering will change over time. the QLinks on F3 and F4 of the MPC.
Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release controls correspond
to QLinks. 6. Virtual Keyboard & Neighboring Controls
3c. LFO FILTER: This LFO is controlled in the same 6a. Virtual Keyboard: This graphic depicts a standard
way as the “LFO AMP.” Please see the above topic for 88 key keyboard and will allow you to quickly preview
explanations of each control. sounds with a click of your mouse.
6b. Pitch Bend Wheel: This graphic depicts a traditional
4. F3: Pitch Control pitch bend wheel. In THE BANK it is set to +/- 2 semitones.
THE BANK allows you control over the intonation of each 6c. Modulation Wheel: Should you choose to set a value
patch, and gives you the ability to manipulate it over time. for the MOD-W parameters of F1, F2, or F3, this graphic
These controls correspond to QLinks found on F3 of the can be used in place of (or in tandem with) a Mod-wheel
MPC. found on a traditional MIDI controller.
4a. SEMI, FINE, GLIDE, ENV: The master pitch of
each patch can be alterted by SEMItones, or with FINE
tuned precision. Also, each patch has the ability to be
polyphonic (with the GLIDE value all the way down), or
monophonic. Glide values above 0 will determine the
transition time between notes. ENV controls the amount
of impact the Pitch Envelope has on a patch’s tuning.

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