P5 Techniques List

These technique articles will help you learn and apply more advanced information in using P5 in your music projects.

Making Guitar-Based Tracks

• Guitar Tracks in P5 I'm sure I'm not the only one who uses P5 with guitars so here's a few clues to the guys and gals who'd like to make P5 guitar songs.

Multi-timbral Synths

• Multitimbral Synths in P5 reveals the secret sauce for driving the multiple channels of a single instance of a multitimbral synth.

Automation

• Using Project5's Pattern Creation Tools for Parameter Automation by Cakewalk gives tips on using P5's pattern tools for more than just arranging notes.
• Track Layers for Automation is an easy method to use P5 V2's track layers feature to separate your automation curves in an audio track.

Workflow in P5

• Arpeggiator

  • Arpeggiator Signal Flow MFX plugins in Project5 V2 are "hard-wired" ahead of the arpeggiator so they cannot affect the arpeggiator's output, unless...
  • Alesion ARP Presets and PTN Construction Kit Links to 500 ready-to-use ARP presets by 'b rock', 500 PTN files used in their construction, and tutorials.
  • Bug Loop Soup Have fun with a little bug in V2 that pops up when automating the Arp.
  • Free Range Split Note Soup Take the Bug Loop Soup technique farther with this tip.
  • Natural Phrasing in the Arp is one of the best-kept secrets in the Arpeggiator.
  • Remote Control Tricks gives us some quick tips on using P5's MIDI Remote Control dialog with the Arp for unique effects.
  • One Track Arp Mixing and Transpose Shifting shows you how to use MIDI channels, layers, and transposition to split your synth tracks.
  • Stretching the Algorithms Expand the scope of the Arpeggiator's Shapes and Octaves using Track Layers and MIDI FX.

• Audio Recording & Editing Tips

  • Audio Recording and Editing Tips P5 2.0 now has audio recording and editing capabilities.
  • Managing Audio Files Tips for naming and managing audio files generated by P5.

• Bounce to Track Effects

  • Phase Invert FX for P5 Create an unlimited range of sounds using Bounce to Track, Phase Invert, and your audio effects plugins.
  • Phase Invert Synth in P5 Create an unlimited range of sounds using Bounce to Track, Phase Invert, and your synth features or internal effects.

• Groove Clips

  • How to Make a Groove Clip for Cyclone A small how-to for using P5 V2's Groove Clip feature to create beat-sliced (acidized) wave files for Cyclone.

• Groove Matrix

  • 10 Easy Steps to Serious Fun with P5 V2 Groove Matrix Brandon Ryan gets wild with P5 V2's Groove Matrix.
  • Groove Matrix 101 A starters guide to Project5 V2's Groove Matrix by Brandon Ryan of Cakewalk.
  • Advanced Groove Matrix Brief tips to more advanced utilization of P5 V2's Groove Matrix by Brandon Ryan of Cakewalk.
  • Groove Matrix Cell Selection Tip Use this tip from Jesse Jost of Cakewalk for selecting multiple cells regardless of their location in the Groove Matrix.

• MIDI Channel Techniques

  • Channelize Track in Project5 Part I uses multitimbral Dimension Pro, Send To: routing by Track Layer, and an isolated Element arpeggiator.
  • Channelize Pattern in Project5 Part II discusses Editor channels, layered tracks, and step-by-step towards consolidated pattern creation.
  • Channelize MIDI Guitar in Project5 Part III binds a Roland guitar synth to Rapture, for per-string pitch bends, arpeggiator by channel, and individual Element control.

• Organize Project5

  • Organize Plugins The FAQ covers ways to organize the P5 plugin menu.

• Pattern Editing

  • Qwiki Keyboard Mapping An easy technique to simulate a keyboard mapping control source using P5's pattern Editor.
  • Pattern Extraction A tip from JoMal for extracting a small MIDI pattern from a larger MIDI clip.

• Templates

  • MIDI Remote Control Presets Save MIDI Remote Control configurations.
  • Multiple Templates Under P5 V2 Work-around How to Create Multiple Templates with P5.

• Track Markers

  • None of the versions of P5 have track markers for labeling sections of a song. However, this can be easily simulated by creating a 'fake track' with blank-but-named MIDI clips carefully placed at each section of the project.