USER’S MANUAL

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4.1.1 Amplitude Envelope (denoted ‘AMP ENV’ on the interfaces) ...................10

4.1.2 Filter Controls ..................................................................................11

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5.4.1 Melodic (INST) ............................................................................... 27

5.4.2 Pads and FX (AFX, APA, APT) .......................................................... 29

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The Heavyocity team would like to extend our sincere thanks to you for purchasing this

instrument powered by KONTAKT. We look forward to hearing about your experiences

with EVOLVE MUTATIONS, and how you are incorporating it into your works. This manual

should get started quickly by guiding you through EVOLVE MUTATIONS’ features.

There are 4 main instrument components that make up EVOLVE MUTATIONS. Each

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‘creative fumbling.’ The breakdown of categories is as follows:

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Ź Melodic (INST GTR – guitar, INST PNO – piano, INST SYN – synth, INST OTH – other)

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with the library’s diversity. Each Multi comprises 8 single instruments, assigned to MIDI

channels 1 through 8.

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Categories and Interfaces

massive tonal loop suite with breakdowns. The percussive loops, split into two menus, are

also broken down into slices and mapped onto individual presets (MLS). The MLS presets

are named according to the key of the menu that plays that loop.

The loop suites are geared to work well with one another, allowing you to mix and match

different styles to create dense rhythmic layers. Heavyocity’s intuitive key-mapping system

facilitates this process.

Referring to the diagram below, on the lower end of keyboard are the larger, deeper, darker

sounds. Moving up the register, the loops shift towards higher, wispier types of sounds.

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This intuitive system allows you to build complex beats and breaks with ease. The tonal

loops use a similar key-mapping structure.

Ranging from twisted drum kits to unique impacts, this category puts a variety of percus-

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are best as elements to build your own beats from the ground up!

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textures to the breakdown of a pop song. The Category comprises several menus, in

addition to the associated sounds mapped onto individual presets.

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