A.Main Area

This screen is displayed when playing.

If the camera image is too dark, too bright, not displayed, please adjust it from the Device settings in the Settings toolbar.

You can also fine-tune and check the reaction sensitivity in specific environments. There are various adjustable elements in the Settings menu.

B.Scene List Area

This is basically a list containing the Songs. You can create, edit, copy, delete, rename, sort etc. You can also re-create and edit a copy of an already existing Scene.

Please press the “+” button on the upper right corner of the Scene List Area to create a new Scene.

To delete a Scene from the Scene List, right click on the Scene and select "Delete". Also, you can delete it by pressing the “-” button.

Double-click a Scene to rename it.

You can duplicate a Scene by right-clicking it and selecting Copy.

You can rearrange the Scenes by using drag & drop.

C.Loop Area

In KAGURA, in addition to generating sounds by touching Icons, loop material can be played in the background. You can also set a Scene's beat values, measures and BPM values here. The settings made here will affect the quantization settings that affect the sound generation timing when touching the Icon.

Looped audio material can be placed in the Loop Area using drag & drop. Please prepare the loop material in .wav format. You can also adjust the playback volume and pan of the loop material in the same area. In addition, the Loop Area displays the timing of the selected Icon's quantization. A yellow marker is displayed at the quantized position of the selected Icon.

D.Image Area

This area is used to manage images used as Icons. Here, you can also load a package (.kip file - which stands for KAGURA Image Package) that compiles several images together.

How to install image material package (kip file):

# Step1

Click the button.

# Step2

Select "Import files".

# Step3

Select the "kip file" you want to install and click "Open".

# Step4

A new banner will be added. Clicking the banner will display a list of icons in the kip file.

# Icon

It is an object which can be assigned one Sound (Audio / MIDI).

# How to make an Icon

Select an image from the Image Area and place it in the Main Area using drag&drop. Select the sound you want it to play from the Audio tab of the Sound Area and drag & drop it onto the image you had placed. Now you have one Icon on the screen.

Let's look at the settings of the Icon in more detail.

Clicking the Icon displays the details in the Properties Area.

You can listen by pushing the play button next to the waveform or double-clicking on the waveform.

You can also set Volume and Pan here.

The size of the Icon can be changed freely by operating the handle displayed when selecting it.

You can check the current status while the icon is selected.

Icons that have not been assigned any sound

Icon which had been assigned an Audio file

Icon assigned a MIDI message

# Block

While the Icon is assigned a single sound for each image, the Block is an Icon which can be assigned multiple sounds (Audio data / MIDI message) by dividing the image into single sound chunks.

# How to Make a Block

Select an image from the Image Area and drag & drop it to the Main Area. By setting the division in the Properties Area, you can change the number of frames according to the number of sounds you want to place in the block.

Same as with the Icon, assign sounds by arranging them using drag & drop from the Audio Tab. You can place one sound for each frame. The values in the Properties Area are reflected in all the sounds in the Block. [→ Properties Area]

A Block in which Audio and MIDI are arranged at each position in 8 divisions

E.Control Area

Displays the BPM of the song, play/stop buttons, “enter fullscreen mode” button and “multiple screens output” button.

# BPM Display

You can change the BPM while playing:

• When using a mouse with a wheel
  
  
  • by turning the wheel up and down;
• When using gestures
  
  
  • bring your hand closer to the camera and hold your thumb up, the BPM will rise; if you hold your thumb down, the BPM will go down.

The BPM change made here is a temporary change, only taking place during the performance.

# Stop / Play Button

Play and stop playing using these 2 buttons.

In Scene Mode, the selected Scene is played in a loop.
While playing, you can also move Icons, change the Volume, Pan, Quantize settings, so you can adjust the overall balance while playing.

In Timeline Mode, playback starts from the point selected on the Timeline to the end.

# Screen Generalization Button

Only the Main Area is displayed on the monitor in fullscreen. Full screen display can also be done with shortcut keys. It is necessary to operate with the shortcut keys (Esc) to restore from the full screen.

# Shortcut Keys for Screen Generalization

• Main Area Full Screen Mode: [F11]
• Hide Toolbar Full Screen Mode: [Ctrl] + [F11]
• Exit Full Screen: [F11] or [ESC]

• Main Area Full Screen Mode: [⌘ F]
• Hide Toolbar Full Screen Mode: [shift] + [⌘F]
• Exit Full Screen: [esc] or [⌘F]

# Multi-screen output button

When holding a live performance, there are cases where you want to display only the Main Area so that the video seen by the audience is a clean area, while the performer can still see the normal Edit Screen. In that case, pressing the Multiple Screen button opens the subwindow of the Main Area.

When multiple display screens are connected to the PC (extended displays), pressing [Send] will show the number on each display. When you specify the number shown on the display, the Main Area is displayed on the large screen on the selected display.

F.Sound Area

It is an area that handles Audio material and MIDI data. To use the sound material, select the Audio Tab and for MIDI use the MIDI tab. Settings menu for each tab will be displayed in here.

# Audio Tab

It is a list of imported audio materials.

You can add / delete packages (ksp file) and personal folders.

When you select a banner in the Sound Area, various sound files are displayed. You can listen to the sound by double-clicking on the banner.

Clicking again stops playback. Once you've decided on a sound file, you can assign it to an Icon by dragging and dropping it onto the Icon.

# How to install sound material packages (ksp files)

# Step1

# Step2

Select "Import files".

# Step3

Select the "ksp file" you want to install and click "Open".

# Step4

Check if a new banner has been added.

# MIDI Tab

This is a tab for assigning MIDI sounds and “Control Change” signals to Icon.

You can set parameters for the MIDI sounds and ”Control Change” messages and assign them to the Icon using drag & drop.

You can specify the length of the note by setting up the "Duration". The “Note OFF” signal will be output according to the entered numeric value. Use it to play sounds that require a “Note OFF” signal, such as long notes.

G.Properties Area

This area is used for setting up detailed features of the Icons and Blocks of the Main Area. Detailed information on Icons and Blocks in selected state is displayed and can be changed at any time.

# Audio Icon

In the case of an Icon which has been assigned an Audio sound, you can modify the numeric designation of coordinates and sizes, change the quantization value, change the playing method, trim the waveform, preview play, and adjust volume & pan.

# MIDI Icon

In the case of Icons which have been designated MIDI data, the display differs from an Icon with Audio sounds. Please check the “About MIDI” section for details.

# Waveform display

The waveform of the sound material assigned to this Icon is displayed. You can also trim the sound here. You can trim only the part you need. Please specify the range with 2 sliders.

# Quantize

KAGURA is a software which is played by touching an Icon or by sending a MIDI signal, but there is also a quantizing function to help set the sound generation timing sync with the tempo of the Song.

• None... No quantization. The moment you touch the icon, a sound is produced.
• 4 bars... produces a sound every 4 bars
• 2 bars... produces a sound every 2 bars
• 1/1… produces a sound at each note
• 1/2... produces a sound at every half note
• 1/4... produces a sound at every quarter note
• 1/8... produces a sound at every eighth note
• 1/16... produces a sound at every sixteenth note
• 1/32... produces a sound at every thirty-second note
• 1/4 Triplet... produces a sound at every quarter note triplet
• 1/8 Triplet... produces a sound at every eighth note triplet
• 1/16 Triplet... produces a sound at every sixteenth note triplet
• 1/32 Triplet... produces a sound at every thirty-second note triplet
• 1/4 Backbeat... produces a sound at every quarter note backbeat
• 1/8 Backbeat... produces a sound at every eighth note backbeat
• 1/16 Backbeat… produces a sound at every sixteenth note backbeat
• 1/32 Backbeat... produces a sound at every thirty-second note backbeat

# Mode

Setting the playing method of the Icon.

• Polyphonic
  
  
  • No matter how many times you touch an icon, they will be played all at the timing of the set quantization.
• Monophonic
  
  
  • No matter how many times you touch an Icon, it will sound at the timing of the quantization, but the sound that was playing before it will stop. In MIDI, the “Note OFF” signal is canceled even if the Duration setting is on.
• Isolated
  
  
  • Once you touch the Icon, you will not be able to touch it again until the sound is finished. In this case, the sound is finished when the wave file finished playing. If you play back to the end, or if you are trimming, it will be restricted so that the next note can not be played until playback of the trimmed sound is completed.
• Oneshot
  
  
  • You can touch this Icon only once. In the Timeline, it will move on to the next Scene. (When two identical Scenes are arranged in the series, the Icon will be restored to its initial settings)

H. Timeline Area

It is an area that holds arranged series of Songs in chronological order. Drag and drop from the Scene List.

-- How to make a Timeline --

Drag and drop the Scenes from the Scene List to the Timeline Area and arrange them.

# Scene List

Drag and drop from the Scene List to the Timeline

A Scene is placed on the Timeline

You can change the repeat count in the “Repeat" box in the Properties Area.

KAGURA's Song is now complete!

It is possible to return to the Scene Mode again after Timeline production and adjust the Scenes. Don’t be afraid to modify the scenes as many times as it takes to make a perfect song.

I. Properties Area

This area is used to set the parameters of a Scene placed in the Timeline. You can edit the selected Scene.

# Repeat:

Set the number of repetitions of the same Scene. When “∞(infinity)” is set, it will loop infinitely.

# Key Assignment:

You can jump to any Scene by using keys. The key you typed is assigned immediately after selecting [Key assign]. The Scene change timing is after the end of a Scene being played when the key is pressed.

# MIDI Assignment:

You can jump to any Scene using the value number of the CC (Control Change). Input from the external MIDI keyboard etc. is assigned immediately after selecting [MIDI assign]. Scene switching timing is similar to the Key assign process.

# MIDI assign:

Please refer to Device Setting for MIDI settings