The Basic Concepts Of “Bliss”

CHANNEL LIMITING

Bliss has 64 notes polyphony by default. This number can be changed by clicking the LCD above the POLYPHONY label. A drop down menu will appear with the number of notes to enable. Select the desired number. Be aware that more voices use more CPU power.

QUICK BANK / PROGRAM ZONE SELECT

Bliss displays two main LCDs. The top one contains the name of the currently selected program in the bank and the bottom one the name of the currently-selected zone in the program. Clicking ALL will enable or disable editing all zone parameters at once (global edit). Clicking the EDIT button will open the sample editor.

BANK / PROGRAM BROWSER

Programs or zones can be browsed by clicking the arrows in the LCD or by clicking its name to display a drop down menu. Using CTRL / Command on Mac will open the import dialog window directly and using SHIFT + click on < / > buttons in the zone selector will select the previous / next sample in the same directory as the current sample.

KNOB AND FADER EDITING

To have finer control of parameter adjustments, hold SHIFT key while moving. Double click resets the control to its default position.

PITCH BEND

Pitch bender allows you to change the pitch of the current patch in real-time. You can modify the pitch bend range to be from 1 to 24 semitones up and down.

PLAY MODE

MONO – 1 voice of the sampler is used. In this mode any note played will discontinue the previous one.

1 voice of the sampler is used. In this mode any note played will discontinue the previous one. LEGATO – A monophonic mode in which envelopes are not restarted when new keys are played.

A monophonic mode in which envelopes are not restarted when new keys are played. POLY – Polyphonic mode allows multiple notes to be played at once.

GLIDE

The glide knob glides the pitch between the current note and a newly played note. The higher the value, the slower the transition progresses.

MASTER GAIN

Below the MASTER label there is a knob where gain can be set.

BLISS CONFIGURATION

The overall Bliss setup can be found by clicking the icon in the top-left corner.

EDITING FUNCTIONS

Bank /program and zone edit functions can be found by clicking the downwards-pointing arrows to the right of the program and zone names.

BLISS BANK STRUCTURE

A Bliss bank contains 128 programs each, divided into zones, each with independent parameters such as ADSR, LFO, Filter, Effects, Cue and Loop points.

All zone parameters are edited at once by default, but this behavior can be changed by disabling Global Edit from the Bliss Options menu or using the right mouse button with the knobs, buttons or drop down menus.

MIDI CC MAPPING

Bliss supports the listed MIDI messages described below: