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finally, the fun starts. let’s give your track some personality! the (fxr) button is where you'll find delay, reverb, distortion, chorus, filter, and compressor.
each group can send to one master fx and the sum of the mix is sent through a master compressor. additionally, the live input from the line in can send to the chosen fx.
press (fxr) while playing.
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate through the fx.
to adjust your FX use the fader. move the FADER to adjust the amount of fx on the current group.
while playing, hold (fxr) and press a group pad to solo that group. pro tip! hold (fxr) and multiple group pads to solo multiple groups at once.
delay is like echo. it repeats the original sound multiple times to make it sound like you are somewhere like a valley or a fish bowl!
turn the (knobx) knob to adjust the length of your delay. this will change the time between repetitions.
turn the (knobY) knob to adjust the feedback of your delay. this will change how many times it repeats.
reverb can make it sound like you are in a massive church or a tiny room. turn it up and hear your sounds wash away like waves in the ocean!
turn the (knobX) knob to adjust the length of your reverb. this changes the size of the room.
turn the (knobY) knob to adjust the colour of your reverb. this will filter out the high or low frequencies to make the reverb ‘darker’ or ‘brighter’.
reverb emulates the sound of a space, from a small room to a cathedral.
rock out with distortion, beat up your beat and punch it down!
turn the (knobX) knob to adjust the drive of your distortion, overdriving your sounds more or less.
turn the (knobY) knob to adjust the color of your distortion, this will filter out and resonate the high or low frequencies making the distortion even crazier.
distortion clips the loudest parts of a waveform creating a warm, fuzzy sound.
spread things out and get wavy with chorus. turn this up to thicken up your chords and get freaky with your drums!
turn the (knobX) knob to adjust the modulation of your chorus. this is the rate at which it will move the sound around.
turn the (knobY) knob to adjust the feedback of your chorus. this will control how prominent the effect is by feeding the signal back into itself. turn it up and hear it ring!
chorus multiplies your audio and makes it sound richer.
looking for a more mellow sound? try the filter! filters are a great way of removing high or low frequencies and changing the character of a sound.
turn the (knobX) knob to adjust the cutoff. this will set the range of frequencies to be cut. turn left to cut the highs and right to cut the lows.
turn the (knobY) knob to adjust the resonance. this emphasises the filter and can create an awesome sweeping sound. try turning it up and then moving the cutoff using the (knobX) knob!
the filter allows you to shape your sound, by cutting and boosting certain frequencies.
punch down drums and keep your dynamics in check with the compressor!
turn the (knobX) knob to adjust the drive. this controls how loud the audio going into the compressor is.
turn the (knobY) knob to adjust the speed. this changes how fast the compressor is able to squash your sounds. turn up the drive and speed to hear your sounds get punched in the face by the compressor.
the compressor pushes down any loud portions of incoming audio while bringing up the overall volume, allowing you to reduce dynamics and add more punch!
send your beat to outer space or under water with the phaser.
turn the (knobX) knob to adjust the modulation of the phaser. this is the rate at which it will move the sound around.
turn the (knobY) knob to adjust the feedback of the phaser. this will control how prominent the effect is by feeding the signal back into itself. on higher settings it will get more resonant!
phasers shift the phase of a sound and then feed it back into the original audio, this creates resonant peaks that create a shifting comb filter that cuts out frequencies at irregular intervals.
holding down FX turns the pads into punch-in fx. punch-in fx are a super fast way of creating variations on your beat, each one adds a unique character and allows you to quickly perform with what you have created.
hold (fxr) and press the pads to trigger punch-in FX.
punch-in FX are pressure sensitive and can be combined.
plug something into the input jack and turn up the internal fx level to process it through the built in fx!
press (mainr) to enter the main mode.
turn the (KNOBX) knob to adjust the input volume.
turn the (KNOBY) knob to adjust the internal fx send level.
tighten up your sound with the master compressor. adjust drive for a more pronounced compression effect and speed to decide how quickly the compressor should respond to the input signal.
press (shiftr) and (fxr) to enter the output settings (master compressor).
turn the (KNOBX) knob to adjust the drive.
turn the (KNOBY) knob to adjust the speed - try cranking this and hear what it does to your beat.
sometimes things don’t quite sit right and you need to put certain sounds in their place. other times you want to kick the bass in the face with the kick. that’s where sidechain comes in!
sidechaining on riddim uses note triggers to engage the sidechain compressor, this means you can trigger the sidechain compressor even without sound and choose the exact length and shape.
to open the sidechain settings press (shiftr) and (fxr) to enter the output settings (master compressor) then (plus).
hold a group pad and select a sound to add it as a source for the sidechain.
hold (shiftr) and press a group pad to add it as a destination for the sidechain.
turn the (KNOBX) knob to adjust length of the duck.
turn the (KNOBY) knob to adjust the shape of the duck.
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