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The user-interface for Liminal: Chamber String Textures Volume 1 allows articulations to be layered, mixed and reversed. LFO controls can be enabled, allowing your DAW’s tempo to dictate the modulation of an individual layer’s volume. This opens the door for tempo-synced swells and unleashes even more creative possibilities for evolving texture.

LIMINAL’s interface allows you to activate any number of sample-banks within a grid. The sample banks are clustered in sets of 4, allowing you activate an ensemble and/or single instrument performance(s).

Ensemble performances are labeled by a pyramid of three illuminated dots, whereas single instruments are labeled by a single illuminated dot. You may activate/deactivate a sample-bank by left-clicking on it.

LIMINAL is comprised of 11 “core” articulations and 6 “processed ” articulations. The “core” articulations have been recorded closely to the microphone, with effort made to capture as much character as possible. These banks employ a minimal amount of post-processing – EQ, pitch correction, noise reduction, splicing, etc.

The “processed” articulations were made by taking those same “core” recordings and mangling the audio using myriad sound-design techniques. These 2 categories of articulations are visually differentiated by a label and dividing line on the LIMINAL interface. “Core” articulations are above this dividing line, whereas “processed” articulations are below.

Each sample-bank has a set of controls which can be modified and/or modulated independently. This is labled as ‘Articulation Settings’. To access this set of controls, click on the triangular-shaped button on the upper-left corner of a given sample-bank. This will bring up an overlay menu, allowing you to modify parameters of the sample-bank.

Liminal’s Sample-bank Selection Screen

• X – Labels indicating the type of articulation relative to a dividing line. “Core” are above, “Processed” are below
• 1 – Activate an Ensemble performance sample-set for the corresponding articulation
• 2 – Activate a Solo performance sample-set for the corresponding articulation
• 3 – Access the ‘Articulation Settings’ controls for the corresponding sample-set
• 4 – Master Volume control
• 5 – Master Reverb control

Upon engaging the ‘Articulation Settings’ button, you will have access to the following controls:

• 6 – Toggle switch to reverse playback
• 7 – Volume control
• 8 – Velocity sensitivity curve. Click-drag to adjust
• 9 – Pan control
• 10 – Enable LFO button. This will allow the LFO to modulate volume in relation to the host DAW’s tempo
• 11 – LFO frequency. Click-drag to adjust. The display indicates the number of bars to complete a single LFO cycle
• 12 – LFO phase. Click-drag to adjust. The yellow line represents the sample’s start point of the cycle
• 13 – Minimum Volume during the LFO cycle. Click-drag to set the volume when the LFO wave is at it’s trough
• 14 – Controls for ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, RELEASE. Click-drag to adjust