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Contents 1 How to Collaborate Online in RiffWorks 1.1 From RiffWorks 2 Connect to the RiffLink Server 3 Join an Existing Collaboration 4 Create a New Collaboration 5 Import Riffs 6 On RiffWorld.com 7 Tips and Tricks

How to Collaborate Online in RiffWorks

This guide assumes you already have purchased RiffWorks Standard or Line 6 Edition, so you already have a username and password. If not, you may purchase here. It also assumes that you know how to use RiffWorks. If you don't know how to use RiffWorks, here's How to Create a Song in RiffWorks.

From RiffWorks

Connect to the RiffLink Server

1. Click the RiffLink button to open the RiffLink login dialogue pane.
2. Type in your RiffLink login name and password and then click the LOG IN button. Please see the AboutRiffLink section of this guide if you do not already have a RiffLink account.
3. You should now see a list of active Public Collaborations.

Join an Existing Collaboration

1. You can pull up additional information about a collaboration by clicking on the name of the collaboration.
2. Click JOIN to join a collaboration. You will be prompted to save your current song at this time.
3. Once the collaboration has loaded you will be then be able to edit, save and mixdown the Riffs and song the same as you can do with regular RiffWork's songs.
4. Changes you make to the song will appear to the other active contributors in near real-time.

Please note that any additions you make to the song using the Rex Player and ReWire backups will not be audible to other collaboration participants. Add-on Instant Drummer packs can be used, but will not be heard by other RiffLink members who do not have those drummers already installed.

Create a New Collaboration

1. Once logged into RiffLink, click the CREATE button. This will open your web browser and take you to the RiffLink website.
2. Type the title of your new collaboration in the TITLE field.
3. In the Description box you can leave useful information and details about your collaboration for other contributors.
4. In the Genre Tags box you can add key words that allow for other RiffLink users to better find your song when searching. Common tags would be "rock", "blues", "metal", "Pink Floyd Cover", etc.
5. In Invited Musicians you can choose to allow other RiffLink users to have access to your collaboration if you choose to make it private.
6. Select to create a PUBLIC or INVITE ONLY collaboration. A public collaboration can be viewed and edited by any RiffLink member, whereas an Invite Only collaboration can only be viewed and edited by you and other RiffLink members to whom you give access (see step above).
7. Click SAVE when finished.
8. Bring RiffWorks back up. You can either minimize or close your web browser window at this time.
9. Your public collaboration can be found at the bottom of the list of public collaborations. Likewise, Invite Only collaborations can be located by using the pull-down menu and selecting My Invites. Join your collaboration by clicking JOIN.

Import Riffs

Click the IMPORT button in the RIFFS panel when logged into a RiffLink Collaboration. Select any .rwr (riff) or .rws (song) file to open to import the riff or riffs into the collaboration.

1. Launch RiffWorks and click the RIFFLINK button in RiffWorks' RIFF RECORDER panel.
2. Login with your SonomaKey – the same user name and password you used when you bought RiffWorks.
3. Select a Collaboration to join by clicking JOIN or click the CREATE button to start a new one.
4. RiffWorks works just like normal once you have a Collaboration open.
5. Once you've joined a Collaboration, you can chat with other users in the RIFFLINK screen.
6. Collaborations are automatically saved on the RiffWorld.com server.
7. To get back to the list of Collaborations, use the VIEW popup menu.

You'll find the same lists of collaborations on the RiffWorld.com website and within RiffWorks:

• Public Collaborations: Lists all publicly available collaborations.
• My Collaborations: Lists only the collaborations you've created.
• My Work in Progress: Lists the collaborations you have contributed to.
• Active Collaborations: Lists collaborations with people currently logged in, so you can jam live.

On RiffWorld.com

1. Login with your SonomaKey (created when you bought RiffWorks).
2. Click on My Profile.
3. Edit your Musician Profile (great example of a profile here.)
4. Upload an avatar.
5. Upload a picture (of you or your guitar, etc).
6. Enter your musical influences and the kind of gear you use. Enter influences and gear that match others exactly, with a return after each one, and your profile will be linked to other people's profiles with similar interests.
7. Now other users will be able to find you and the collaborations you create.
8. To create a collaboration, click on New RiffLink. A Creator Membership is required. All RiffWorks Standard v2.1.1 and Line 6 Edition v2.1.1 users have 60-day free trial Creator Memberships.
9. When you create an 'Invite Only' collaboration, invite users by adding their username (case sensitive and enter a return after each user name) to the invite list. You also need to invite yourself. The invitations show up inside RiffWorks in the My Invites list automatically.
10. On RiffWorld.com, you will notice JOIN/JOINED buttons on the collaborations. If you have already contributed, the button should say JOINED. If you click the JOIN button, the collab will be automatically added to the "My Work in Progess" list inside RiffWorks. Collaborate inside RiffWorks using the instructions above.
11. Upload a song to RiffCaster using the RiffCast button in RiffWorks. You can also use the upload form in your user profile on RiffWorld.com. Note: For RiffRumble, you can only upload a song from within the RiffWorks interface.

Tips and Tricks

• The InstantDrummer sessions listed on the RiffCaster song pages (bottom right hand-side) are the sessions used to create that song.
• You can only delete the Layers and Riffs that you create.
• Only the user that created a Riff can record the first Layer in that Riff.

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