— Effects & plugins explorer
Every effect, every plugin
108 effect pages and 59 plugin pages from the manual, grouped as they are on the MPC. Hover or tap a parameter to read what it does; the extras that need the paid Pro Pack are in their own group.
DELAY/REVERB·24 effects
A straightforward delay with a filter on its feedback path; Ratio and Width open it up to all sorts of stereo delays.
AIR Delay into an insert slot.Time
Length of the delay, in time or, with Sync on, in note values. Default 388 ms with Sync off, 1/8D with it on.
Range Sync Off: 1 ms – 2.00 s; Sync On: 1/32 – 8/4
Read the full explanationA delay that follows the tempo and can blur its echoes with diffusion, the way repeats break up in a reverberant room.
AIR Diff Delay into an insert slot.Time
Length of the delay. Default 161 ms with Sync off, 1/16D with it on.
Range Sync Off: 1 – 1000 ms; Sync On: 1/64 – 4/4 (including Triplet and Dotted variations)
Read the full explanationA flexible five-tap delay, happy with anything from a light stereo delay to intricate repeating patterns.
AIR Multitap Delay into an insert slot.Delay
Overall delay length. Default 4/4 with Sync on, 2.25 s with it off.
Range Sync On: 1/16 – 8/4; Sync Off: 0 ms – 4.00 s
Read the full explanationDeliberately artificial ambience, built around gated and reversed reverb shapes.
AIR Non-Lin Reverb into an insert slot.A deep reverb with many room types, on two tabs, for putting a sound into a space.
AIR Reverb into an insert slot.Pre-DelayReverb tab
Gap before the reverb begins. Default 0 ms.
Range 0–250 ms
Read the full explanationEmulates a spring reverb tank.
AIR Spring Reverb into an insert slot.The tempo-synced take on a bucket-brigade analog delay, warmed up by small imperfections in phase and timing.
Delay Analog Sync into an insert slot.Modelled on a bucket-brigade analog delay: small imperfections in phase and timing make it warmer than Delay Mono.
Delay Analog into an insert slot.Delay Mono with a resonant high-pass filter inside the delay line.
Delay HP into an insert slot.Delay Mono with a resonant low-pass filter inside the delay line.
Delay LP into an insert slot.A mono delay whose time locks to the project tempo.
Delay Mono Sync into an insert slot.A basic mono delay timed in milliseconds, which several of the other delays build on.
Delay Mono into an insert slot.A mono delay with three delay generators, each with its own time and place in the stereo field.
Delay Multi-Tap into an insert slot.A stereo delay whose left and right repeats each have their own time.
Delay Ping Pong into an insert slot.Works much like Delay Mono, but in true stereo.
Delay Stereo into an insert slot.Delay Stereo with its time locked to the project tempo.
Delay Sync (Stereo) into an insert slot.An echo modelled on an analog tape loop running past several tape heads, a sound closely tied to reggae and dub.
Delay Tape Sync into an insert slot.A hall reverb with a gate on its input: once the incoming level falls below Gate In, the reverb stops.
Reverb In Gate into an insert slot.A large-hall reverb that asks less of the CPU.
Reverb Large 2 into an insert slot.Puts a sound in a large hall.
Reverb Large into an insert slot.Puts a sound in a medium-sized room.
Reverb Medium into an insert slot.A hall reverb with a gate on its output: once the outgoing level falls below Gate Out, the reverb stops.
Reverb Out Gate into an insert slot.Puts a sound in a small room.
Reverb Small into an insert slot.A utility that offsets each stereo channel by its own tiny amount, to loosen percussion or widen the image.
Sample Delay into an insert slot.Left / Right
How far each channel is delayed, in the units set by Samples / MS. Default 0 Samples or 0.0 ms.
Range 0–11025 Samples or 0.0–250.0 ms
Read the full explanationDYNAMICS·14 effects
EQ, gate and compressor in one quick interface: a high-pass filter, two shelves and a parametric mid-band, plus AIR dynamics suited to hard-hitting drums.
AIR Channel Strip into an insert slot.EQ Enable
Turns the EQ section on or bypasses it. Default Enabled.
Range Enabled, Bypass
Read the full explanationA basic compressor: when the signal goes over the threshold, its gain is turned down automatically, narrowing the dynamic range.
AIR Compressor into an insert slot.Threshold
The level above which gain reduction starts. Default -48.0 dB.
Range -60.0 – 0 dB
Read the full explanationA lookahead limiter for use when mixing or mastering.
AIR Limiter into an insert slot.A limiter tuned for professional mastering work.
AIR Maximizer into an insert slot.Threshold
The level at which limiting begins. Default -20.0 dB.
Range -40.0 – 0.0 dB
Read the full explanationThe opposite of a compressor: it turns the signal down when it drops below a threshold, which helps clear out background noise.
AIR Noise Gate into an insert slot.Threshold
The level below which the signal is turned down. Default -48.0 dB.
Range -120.0 – 0.0 dB
Read the full explanationAdds a rhythmic pumping in the style of sidechain compression.
AIR Pumper into an insert slot.Brings out or softens the attack and release phases of a sound.
AIR Transient into an insert slot.Attack
Enhances or softens the attack phase. Default 0%.
Range -100 – 0 – +100%
Read the full explanationThe most transparent of the compressors, able to make big level changes without audible side effects.
Bus Compressor into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and compressed signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationModelled on a vintage optical compressor, a type known for gentle, unobtrusive attack and release.
Compressor Opto into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and compressed signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationA more modern, slightly more transparent compressor, which tends to react faster than Compressor Opto.
Compressor VCA into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and compressed signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationSounds like a classic tube compressor: gentle but pumping, with a little tube saturation.
Compressor Vintage into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and compressed signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationThe sending half of a ducking setup: it puts the trigger track onto one of Mother Ducker’s buses.
Mother Ducker Input as an insert on the track that does the triggering, such as a kick drum track.The receiving half of a ducking setup, with eight internal buses so different channels can duck from different sources, and meters to watch the trigger level.
Mother Ducker as an insert on the track you want to duck.Ratio
With Threshold, sets how much ducking you get. Default 6.00:1.
Range 1.00:1 – 60.00:1
Read the full explanationBrings out or softens the attack and release phases of a sound.
Transient Shaper into an insert slot.EQ/FILTER·16 effects
Lifts the broad low and high ends of a signal.
AIR Enhancer into an insert slot.High Gain
How much the high end is enhanced. Default 0.0 dB.
Range 0.0 – 12.0 dB
Read the full explanationCuts a signal into rhythmic patterns, varying its filtering, level and panning as it goes.
AIR Filter Gate into an insert slot.Pattern
The rhythmic pattern. Default Straight.
Range Straight, Pulse, Pumper, Marching, Fader, Offbeats, Off+Pan, L/R Pan, LL/RR Pan, Slow Pan, Rand Pan, Shorter, Longer, Reverse, Random, Keyed 1–2, Half Time, 12-Step, Ducked, Trance 1–6, Tech 1–6
Read the full explanationA filter followed by your choice of saturation or reduction.
AIR Filter into an insert slot.Cutoff Freq
Cutoff frequency of the filter. Default 20.0 kHz.
Range 55.0 Hz – 20.0 kHz
Read the full explanationRemoves the broad low, mid or high range from a signal.
AIR Kill EQ into an insert slot.A four-band parametric EQ with four independent ranges, switchable filter types on the outer bands and its own Low Cut and High Cut.
AIR Para EQ into an insert slot.Classic analog-style filtering with its own envelope and LFO, for synths, guitars and plenty more.
AIR Vintage Filter into an insert slot.A high-pass filter with an LFO moving its cutoff.
HP Filter Sweep into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and filtered signal. Default 80.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationA high-pass filter with an LFO moving its cutoff, at a rate set in bars and note values.
HP Filter Sync into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and filtered signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationA static high-pass filter with no modulation.
HP Filter into an insert slot.Unlike the standard filter type, it treats everything past the cutoff point alike, lowering it all by the same amount.
HP Shelving Filter into an insert slot.A low-pass filter with an LFO moving its cutoff.
LP Filter Sweep into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and filtered signal. Default 80.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationA low-pass filter with an LFO moving its cutoff, at a rate set in bars and note values.
LP Filter Sync into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and filtered signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationA static low-pass filter with no modulation.
LP Filter into an insert slot.Unlike the standard filter type, it treats everything past the cutoff point alike, lowering it all by the same amount.
LP Shelving Filter into an insert slot.Pairs a two-band parametric EQ with two shelving filters.
PEQ 2-Band, 2-Shelf into an insert slot.A parametric EQ with four independent bands.
PEQ 4-Band into an insert slot.HARMONIC·29 effects
Guitar and bass amp simulation, with a wide choice of cabinets and tone controls.
AIR Amp Sim into an insert slot.Cab Model
The cabinet being simulated. Default 4x10”.
Range D.I., Brit, 1x8”, 1x12”, 2x10”, 2x12”, 4x10”, 4x12”, 1x15” Bass, 4x10” Bass, Radio
Read the full explanationA distortion that goes from a touch of grit on a drum break to full-on aggressive mayhem.
AIR Diode Clip into an insert slot.A multi-type distortion for colouring a signal, with a choice of types and amounts.
AIR Distortion into an insert slot.Reshapes a sound’s timbre using EQ models of radios, phones, tape machines and the like.
AIR Flavor into an insert slot.Moves the individual frequencies of a signal for unusual effects.
AIR Freq Shift into an insert slot.Mode
The direction of the shift. Default Up.
Range Up, Down, Up & Down, Stereo
Read the full explanationMangles a signal with bit crushing, down-sampling, clipping and rectifying.
AIR Lo-Fi into an insert slot.Bit DepthLo-Fi tab
Bit depth the signal is reduced to. Default 16.0 bit.
Range 1.0 – 16.0 bit
Read the full explanationGives a sound voice-like resonances.
AIR Talk Box into an insert slot.Vowel
The vowel sound. Default AH.
Range OO, OU, AU, AH, AA, AE, EA, EE, EH, ER, UH, OH, OO
Read the full explanationRecreates the sound of an overdriven tube amp.
AIR Tube Drive into an insert slot.Down-samples by throwing away bits, with no filtering to hide the artefacts, so it ranges from mild to almost pure digital distortion.
Decimator into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and effected signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationThe sound of a tube amp played loud.
Distortion Amp into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and distorted signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationA very adjustable distortion that covers a wide range of usable sounds.
Distortion Custom into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and distorted signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationHard-clips the signal; pushed to extremes, it squares off an ordinary waveform for a razor-like edge.
Distortion Fuzz into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and distorted signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationDistorts only one band of frequencies, which you choose.
Distortion Grimey into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and distorted signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationThe smoothest of the distortions, like an amp just starting to break up at medium volume.
Distortion Overdrive into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and distorted signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationMoves every frequency by a fixed amount, upsetting the relationship between harmonics: anything from chorus-like to wildly artificial.
Frequency Shifter into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and shifted signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationBreaks incoming audio into tiny grains that you can loop, pitch-shift and otherwise bend out of shape.
Granulator into an insert slot.Grain Density
How many grains play per second. Default 68.0 grains/sec.
Range 1.0–300.0 grains/sec
Read the full explanationRemoves bits like Decimator, but uses filters and anti-aliasing to keep the sound intact, as 1980s samplers did: dirty drum loops without harsh distortion.
Resampler into an insert slot.Dry/Wet
Balance of dry and effected signal. Default 100.
Range 0–100 (dry–wet)
Read the full explanationA performance effect played from an on-screen touch slider or a MIDI device; these are the touch controls on the left of its window.
TouchFX into an insert slot and tap the pencil icon (Effects overview).Touch slider
Performs the selected TouchFX. Tap and drag it on the touchscreen, or assign it to a MIDI control with MIDI Learn.
Read the full explanationThe touch slider plays a static multi-mode filter with no modulation.
TouchFX, select Manual Filter on the right of the window.The touch slider plays a multi-mode filter whose cutoff moves with an LFO that can follow the project tempo.
TouchFX, select Beat Sync Filter on the right of the window.Cutoff
Cutoff frequency. Default 34737.15 Hz, as printed in the manual.
Range 40.00–10000 Hz
Read the full explanationThe touch slider plays decaying repeats of the original signal, timed to the project tempo.
TouchFX, select Beat Sync Delay on the right of the window.Cutoff
Cutoff frequency of the filter. Default 3052.90 Hz.
Range 40.00–10000 Hz
Read the full explanationThe touch slider plays an effect that chops and repeats the audio at a tempo-synced beat value.
TouchFX, select Beat Repeat on the right of the window.Cutoff
Cutoff frequency of the filter. Default 2530.00 Hz.
Range 40.00–10000 Hz
Read the full explanationThe touch slider plays a tape stop: the sound of analog tape playback slowing down.
TouchFX, select Tape Stop on the right of the window.Cutoff
Cutoff frequency of the filter. Default 2530.00 Hz.
Range 40.00–10000 Hz
Read the full explanationThe touch slider plays a phaser: ganged all-pass filters cut notches in the spectrum, and an LFO can sweep them.
TouchFX, select Phaser on the right of the window.The touch slider plays a comb filter, which delays the audio and mixes it back in to cut notches in the spectrum, much as a phaser does.
TouchFX, select Comb Filter on the right of the window.The touch slider plays an echo that works well for transitions.
TouchFX, select Washout on the right of the window.Cutoff
Cutoff frequency of the filter. Default 1160.00 Hz.
Range 40.00–9000 Hz
Read the full explanationThe touch slider plays a granulator, breaking incoming audio into tiny grains to loop, pitch-shift and manipulate.
TouchFX, select Granulator on the right of the window.Density
How many grains play per second. Default 150.0 grains/sec.
Range 1.0–300.0 grains/sec
Read the full explanationThe touch slider plays a flanger: a modulated delay that recreates two analog tape machines running slightly out of time with each other.
TouchFX, select Manual Flanger on the right of the window.Frequency
The flanger’s frequency. Default 4000.00 Hz.
Range 100.00–4000.00 Hz
Read the full explanationThe insert effect behind XYFX Mode, played from the touchscreen’s XY pad; the manual lists no ranges for it.
Insert XYFX (XYFX Mode).MODULATION·22 effects
A compact chorus for classic warmth and depth.
AIR Chorus into an insert slot.Adds a fluid, shimmering modulation.
AIR Ensemble into an insert slot.Runs the signal through a short delay that keeps moving.
AIR Flanger into an insert slot.A multi-effect pairing transistor-style distortion with a wah.
AIR Fuzz-Wah into an insert slot.Makes instant half-speed versions of anything, with filters and synced fades for dramatic transitions in and out of the dry signal.
AIR Half Speed into an insert slot.A thick, complex chorus with up to six voices.
AIR Multi-Chorus into an insert slot.A phaser for that whooshing, squishy sound, with a choice of models.
AIR Phaser into an insert slot.Changes the pitch of a signal, with modes to suit the source or style.
AIR Pitch Shifter into an insert slot.Gives a signal a wider stereo presence.
AIR Stereo Width into an insert slot.Wild glitches built from stutters of volume, pan and pitch.
AIR Stutter into an insert slot.A funky wah-wah: a low-pass filter moved by an envelope that the incoming level triggers.
Auto Wah into an insert slot.A rotary effect: an LFO locked to the project tempo moves the signal from side to side of the stereo field.
Autopan Sync into an insert slot.A rotary effect: an LFO moves the signal from side to side of the stereo field.
Autopan into an insert slot.An LFO varies the pitch and delay of a copy of the signal before adding it back: a little sounds like several voices, and more Feedback and Amount gives a watery shimmer.
Chorus 2-Voice into an insert slot.Chorus 2-Voice with extra voices, for more obvious modulation.
Chorus 4-Voice into an insert slot.Flanger with its rate locked to the project tempo.
Flanger Sync into an insert slot.A modulated delay that recreates two analog tape machines running slightly out of time: slow rates whoosh like a jet, faster ones warble.
Flanger into an insert slot.Ganged all-pass filters cut sharp notches in the spectrum, usually swept by an LFO.
Phaser 1 into an insert slot.A variation on Phaser 1.
Phaser 2 into an insert slot.Similar to Phaser 1 and Phaser 2, with the LFO locked to the project tempo.
Phaser Sync into an insert slot.An LFO locked to the project tempo moves the volume up and down, from a smooth wave to a stuttering on-off.
Tremolo Sync into an insert slot.Tremolo Sync without the tempo lock: its LFO runs at a free rate.
Tremolo into an insert slot.VOCAL·3 effects
Adds realistic doubles to a vocal line, for width or thickness.
AIR Vocal Doubler into an insert slot.Creates realistic harmonies of up to four parts and complex doubles, with separate level, delay, formant, mode and interval settings per part.
AIR Vocal Harmonizer into an insert slot.Pitch correction, from natural-sounding to hard-tuned vocal effects.
AIR Vocal Tuner into an insert slot.Detection
How the tuner detects pitch. The default setting is Default.
Range Unworried, Default, Selective, Picky, Blind
Read the full explanationPLUGIN·40 pages
The oscillators and boost, the low-pass and high-pass filters, and the envelope.
Bassline plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Osc / Filter / Envelope.WaveformOscillator
The oscillator’s shape. It moves smoothly between the listed waves rather than stepping from one to the next.
Range Saw Octave, Saw, Square, Sine
Read the full explanationHow velocity responds, the overall volume, drive and pitch bend, and the built-in chorus.
Bassline plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Velocity / Global / Chorus.The built-in delay effect.
Bassline plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Delay.Time
The gap before the delayed signal arrives. Its units follow the Sync setting.
Range When Sync is set to Free: 1 ms – 2.00 s; when Sync is set to Sync: 1/32 – 8/4
Read the full explanationThe built-in compressor and Hype effects.
Bassline plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Compressor / Hype.ThresholdCompressor
The level the signal must pass before the compressor starts working.
Range 0.0 – -60. dB
Read the full explanationThe emulated pickup and the envelope of the sound.
Electric plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Pickup / Env.TypePickup
Which kind of pickup is emulated, from electro-static to electro-magnetic.
Range Pickup, 0–100% Electro-Static, 0–100% Electro-Magnetic
Read the full explanationThe bell tone and the noise layer.
Electric plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Bell / Noise.Voice count, overall level and how velocity responds.
Electric plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Setup.The built-in Tremolo, Tube overdrive and Chorus effects.
Electric plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Trem / Tube / Chorus.RateTremolo
How fast the tremolo modulates. Its units follow the Sync setting.
Range When Sync is set to Free: 0.25 – 13.00 Hz; when Sync is set to Sync: 8/4 – 1/16
Read the full explanationThe built-in delay effect.
Electric plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Delay.Time
The gap between the dry signal and the delayed one. Its units follow the Sync setting.
Range When Sync is set to Free: 1 ms – 2.00 s; when Sync is set to Sync: 1/32 – 8/4
Read the full explanationThe built-in spring reverb effect.
Electric plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Spring Reverb.Pre-Delay
The gap between the dry signal and the start of the reverb.
Range 0 ms – 250 ms
Read the full explanationSix preset-specific macros, plus quick amounts for the filter and effects, and the main volume.
Hype plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Macro.The filter with its envelope, and the amplitude spike and envelope.
Hype plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Filter / Amp.The LFO, and the Mod, Distortion and Hype effects.
Hype plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Effects 1.RateLFO
How fast the LFO runs. Its units follow the Sync setting.
Range When Sync is set to 1st Note or Each Note: 0.03 – 30.00 Hz; when Sync is set to Tempo+Note or Tempo+Beat: 8/4 – 1/64
Read the full explanationTime-based effects and dynamics: Delay, Reverb, Compressor, Pumper and Limiter.
Hype plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Effects 2.TimeDelay
The gap between the dry signal and the delayed one.
Range 1/32 – 8/4
Read the full explanationTuning, glide, voice mode and levels, plus what the mod wheel, aftertouch and Control LFO do.
Hype plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Setup.Two variable oscillators plus a sub oscillator.
TubeSynth plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Oscillator.OctaveOscillator 1
Coarse tuning in octaves. Wide gives you a larger range on the Fine control.
Range Wide, 32', 16', 8', 4', 2'
Read the full explanationEQ for Oscillator 2, a mixer for the oscillators and effects, and the low-pass filter.
TubeSynth plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Mixer / Filter.GainOsc 2 EQ
How much the chosen Frequency is cut or boosted.
Range -48 – 0 – +48 dB
Read the full explanationThe Filter Envelope, the Amp Envelope and the assignable Envelope 3.
TubeSynth plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Envelope.AttackFilter Envelope
How long the filter takes to reach full level.
Range 1.00 ms – 100 s
Read the full explanationThe two low-frequency oscillators and an extra modulation route.
TubeSynth plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap LFO.ShapeLFO 1/LFO 2
The LFO’s waveshape.
Range Sine, Square, Saw Up, Saw Down, Pump, S&H, Drift
Read the full explanationWhere velocity, mod wheel and aftertouch go, how voices behave, and the output stage.
TubeSynth plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Setup.Velocity 1Controller Destinations
Where the first velocity route goes.
Range Amp, Cutoff, Osc1 Shape, Osc2 Shape, Osc1&2 Shape
Read the full explanationThe built-in chorus effect.
TubeSynth plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Chorus.The built-in delay effect.
TubeSynth plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Delay.Time
The gap between the dry signal and the delayed one. Its units follow the Sync setting.
Range When Sync is set to Free: 1 ms – 2.00 s; when Sync is set to Sync: 1/32 – 8/4
Read the full explanationReverb, compressor and Hype, all built in.
TubeSynth plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Reverb / Compressor / Hype.The basic drum sound, plus up to eight knobs chosen for that drum.
DrumSynth:Multi, cycle tabs 1–8 to this view.The Transient and Distortion effects.
Trans/Dist. In DrumSynth:Multi, cycle tabs 1–8 to this view.AttackTransient
Reduces or increases the transient attack.
Range -100 – 0 – +100%
Read the full explanationThe four-band EQ and the Compressor.
EQ/Comp. In DrumSynth:Multi, cycle tabs 1–8 to this view.The Delay, Diffuser and Reverb send effects, only in DrumSynth:Multi.
DrumSynth:Multi plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Send FX.TimeDelay
The gap between the dry signal and the delayed one.
Range 1/32 – 8/4
Read the full explanationThe tape sample, how it plays, vibrato and key noise.
Mellotron plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Model.Sample
Chooses the tape loop sample.
Range 8 Voice Choir, Boys Choir, Flute, Violins 1, Violins 2, Violin
Read the full explanationThe flavor, compressor and EQ effects, each with its own on/off button.
Mellotron plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Flavor / Compressor / EQ.Flavor
The button at the top right switches the flavor effect on or off.
Range Off, On
Read the full explanationThe delay and spring reverb effects, each with its own on/off button.
Mellotron plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Delay / Spring Reverb.Delay
The button at the top right switches the delay on or off.
Range Off, On
Read the full explanationThe six voices, the ensemble effect and the levels.
Solina plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Ensemble.Voice
Click a voice’s button to switch it on or off.
Range Contra Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin, Trumpet, Horn
Read the full explanationHow notes start and end, tone, ageing, vibrato and voice count.
Solina plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Sound.Tone colouring, vinyl noise, flutter and stereo spread.
Solina plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Flavor.The chorus and EQ effects, switched on and off with the buttons on the right.
Solina plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Chorus / EQ.The delay and spring reverb effects, switched on and off with the buttons on the right.
Solina plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Delay / Spring Reverb.TimeDelay
The gap between the dry signal and the delayed one.
Range 1/16 – 16/4
Read the full explanationThe two voltage-controlled oscillators, each with frequency and pulse width modulation.
WayOutWare Odyssey plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap VCO 1/2.LFO/AudioVCO 1
Audio gives you normal pitches, from the Oct, Semi and CT readouts of Frequency. LFO puts the VCO under LFO control, and you can then use it to modulate VCO 2.
Range LFO, Audio
Read the full explanationThe LFO, the sample and hold generator, and the AR and ADSR envelope generators.
WayOutWare Odyssey plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Mod/Env.LFO Tempo SyncLFO
Lets the LFO run free or locks it to the project tempo.
Range Off, On
Read the full explanationThe audio mixer and routing, the voltage-controlled filter, the high-pass filter and the VC Amp.
WayOutWare Odyssey plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Mix/Filter.VCF CutoffVCF
The filter’s cutoff frequency.
Range 0.680 – 10.645 V, or 16.02 - 16012.70 Hz
Read the full explanationThe tape echo effect.
WayOutWare Odyssey plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Echo.Delay
The switch at the bottom left turns the delay effect on or off.
Range Off, On
Read the full explanationVoice count, portamento, transpose, noise type and performance depth.
WayOutWare Odyssey plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Settings.Voice Count
How many voices the plugin can play. With Duo, each VCO plays its own note.
Range Duo, 2–4
Read the full explanationPRO PACK·19 pages
Four EQ bands, each with its own frequency, gain, width and shape, plus an output level.
AIR Visual EQ4 into an insert slot and open its controls.BandEach band
The power button next to a band turns it on or off.
Range Off, On
Read the full explanationRoom size, pre-delay, decay, mix, the balance of early reflections and tail, and stereo width.
AIR Reverb Pro into an insert slot, open its controls and tap Main.Room Size
How big the simulated room is, which helps set how long the reverb lasts.
Range XXXS, XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL
Read the full explanationThe simulated space for the early reflections, what feeds them, and their size.
AIR Reverb Pro into an insert slot, open its controls and tap Early Reflections.Type
The physical space modelled for the early reflections. The table in this section describes each one.
Range Off, Booth, Club, Room, Small Chamber, Medium Chamber, Large Chamber, Small Studio, Large Studio, Scoring Stage, Philharmonic, Concert Hall, Church, Opera House, Vintage 1, Vintage 2
Read the full explanationThe reverb tail: its character, what feeds it, its modulation and its damping.
AIR Reverb Pro into an insert slot, open its controls and tap Tail.DistanceTail
How far sound travels for reflections in the tail. The higher it is, the more clearly you hear separate reflections.
Range 0–100%
Read the full explanationAn EQ with low and high cut filters and four bands, plus a compressor.
AIR Reverb Pro into an insert slot, open its controls and tap EQ/Dynamic.On/OffEQ
The switch next to the EQ heading turns the EQ on or off.
Range Off, On
Read the full explanationPhase, stereo mode, mono, mid-side, width and bass mono on the input; mute, DC offset, gain and pan on the output.
AIR Utility into an insert slot and open its controls.Choose each layer’s sound, then make broad changes to it and add delay and reverb.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Main / Perc / Settings until Main shows.An optional percussion sample layered with the sound.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Main / Perc / Settings until Perc shows.Global tuning, pitch bend, voicing, glide and volume.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Main / Perc / Settings until Settings shows.The layer’s sound, key range, tuning, sample start and formant.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Layer 1 or Layer 2 until Sample shows.The layer’s amplitude envelope, attack spike and panning behaviour.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Layer 1 or Layer 2 until Amp shows.The layer’s filter and filter envelope.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Layer 1 or Layer 2 until Filter shows.Mode
Which type of filter is used.
Range Off, Lowpass 24dB, Lowpass 12 dB, Band 18, Band 12, High 12, Peak EQ, Presence, Damper
Read the full explanationThe layer’s pitch envelope, with levels measured against Env Depth.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Layer 1 or Layer 2 until Pitch shows.Level 1
A pitch level at the start of the note, relative to Env Depth.
Range -100 – 0 – +100%
Read the full explanationThe layer’s low frequency oscillator.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Layer 1 or Layer 2 until LFO shows.Mode
The LFO’s waveshape.
Range Off, Constant, Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square, S+H Random, S+H Alternate, Random Drift, Slow Drift
Read the full explanationThe chorus, tremolo and phaser effects.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Chrs / Trem / Phsr.Chorus
The button at the top left switches the chorus on or off.
Range Off, On
Read the full explanationThe flavor and EQ effects.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Flavor/EQ.Flavor
The button at the top left switches the flavor effect on or off.
Range Off, On
Read the full explanationThe amp and cabinet simulation, and the compressor.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Amp/Cab/Comp.Amp | Cab
The button at the top left switches the amp and cabinet effect on or off.
Range Off, On
Read the full explanationThe delay and reverb effects.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap Delay/Reverb.Where the mod wheel, aftertouch, expression and Footswitch 2 data go, and the Control LFO.
AIR Fabric Select plugin track: TRACK EDIT | TRACK SETTING, then tap MIDI Settings.DestinationModwheel
Where mod wheel data goes.
Range Pitch, Cutoff, Reso, Amp, Pan
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