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ELEC

TRIC 88 PIANO

Treble

The Treble control is a high-shelf 

fi

lter at 1.875 kHz, which can be increased or decreased by +/-18 dB.

Range: -50 to +50
Initial Value: 0
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control

Volume

Controls the output gain level after plugin processing.
Range: 0–10
Initial Value: 8
Reset Value: 8
Continuous control

3.2.3 Effects Module

FX In/Out 

The FX In/Out switch toggles all e

ff

ect module sections on and o

ff

. When the FX module is again turned on, 

each section will return to its previous state. 

Summary of Contents for PIANO

Page 1: ...ELECTRIC 88 PIANO ...

Page 2: ...HAPTER 3 INTERFACE AND CONTROLS 8 3 1 INTERFACE 8 3 2 CONTROLS 9 3 2 1 Keyboard Control 9 3 2 2 Piano Module 9 3 2 3 Effects Module 13 CHAPTER 4 STANDALONE APPLICATION 19 CHAPTER 5 THE WAVESYSTEM 21 5 1 THE WAVESYSTEM TOOLBAR 21 5 2 PRESET HANDLING 22 5 2 1 Preset Types 22 5 2 2 Loading Presets and Setups 22 5 2 3 Saving Presets and Setups 24 5 3 INTERFACE CONTROLS 26 5 4 WAVES PREFERENCES PRO TOO...

Page 3: ...nsive answer base the latest tech specs detailed installation guides new software updates and current information on licensing and registration Sign up at the support site and you ll receive personalized information about your registered products reminders when updates are available and information on your authorization status Acknowledgement The Electric 88 Piano samples library was recorded and ...

Page 4: ...d by adding unique features for tone shaping And there s a mix section that enables you to use these tools to put your own personal stamp on this era defining sound For anybody looking to grace their tracks with an electric piano full of character and soul with its own personality look no further The Electric 88 Piano from Waves has arrived 1 2 Concepts and Terminology The type of electric piano t...

Page 5: ...tart and a more punchy attack or turn them down to resemble a more mellow and worn instrument Electric 88 Piano is powered by WSE the Waves Sampler Engine a state of the art multi sample engine designed to deliver solid high quality performance 1 3 Components The Electric 88 Piano has one component Electric 88 Piano Stereo Electric 88 Piano is a virtual instrument plugin and will appear under the ...

Page 6: ...6 ELECTRIC 88 PIANO 1 4 Functional block flow diagram ...

Page 7: ...module to create and control effects such as tremolo phasing stereo imaging chorus and reverb Use the bottom module to control the characteristics of the keyboard and the amplifier Navigating the presets Electric 88 Piano presets are managed with the WaveSystem Toolbar at the top of the window Use the Next Previous preset arrow controls on the toolbar to scroll through presets Click the Load butto...

Page 8: ...ied cabinet that was sampled with both a condenser mic and a dynamic mic Top The Multi Effect processor provides modulation effects and reverb 3 2 Controls 3 2 1 Keyboard Control At the very bottom there s a virtual keyboard designed to preview the sound of a note when a keyboard controller is not available Use a mouse or similar input device This control cannot be automated but it will follow any...

Page 9: ...o 50 the curve is linear Range 50 to 50 Initial Value 0 Reset Value 0 Continuous control Formant The formant control changes the sound character but not the pitch Each step equals a half tone This means that when set to 12 the piano sound character will be lower by one octave but the pitch will not change Range 12 to 12 Initial Value 0 Reset Value 0 Discrete control 25 steps ...

Page 10: ...Range 0 100 Initial Value 100 Reset Value 100 Continuous control Tines Tines is the sampled sound of the key tines It controls the Tines samples level in the overall mix Range 0 100 Initial Value 35 Reset Value 0 Continuous control Key Up Key Up is the sound of the keys while releasing It controls the Key Up samples level in the overall mix Range 0 100 Initial Value 25 Reset Value 0 Continuous con...

Page 11: ...evel in the overall mix Range 0 100 Initial Value 25 Reset Value 0 Continuous control Comp The Comp knob mixes between the dry and the compressed signals Range 0 100 Initial Value 50 Reset Value 0 Continuous control Amp Section Amp On Off The Amp button turns the Amp section on or off Range Off On Initial Value On No Reset Value Alt click does not affect the current mode of this switch ...

Page 12: ...Condenser and Dynamic Initial Value Condenser Reset Value Condenser Tone Section Bass The Bass control is a low shelf filter at 203 Hz which can be decreased or increased by 18 dB Range 50 to 50 Initial Value 0 Reset Value 0 Continuous control Mid The Mid control is a bell filter at 900 Hz which can be increased or decreased by 18 dB Range 50 to 50 Initial Value 0 Reset Value 0 Continuous control ...

Page 13: ...ial Value 0 Reset Value 0 Continuous control Volume Controls the output gain level after plugin processing Range 0 10 Initial Value 8 Reset Value 8 Continuous control 3 2 3 Effects Module FX In Out The FX In Out switch toggles all effect module sections on and off When the FX module is again turned on each section will return to its previous state ...

Page 14: ... slowest Free value Turning the knob clockwise from this position increases the rate from 0 25 Hz to 28 Hz When the knob setting is less than 12 o clock values are defined with respect to the host Turning the knob counterclockwise increases the Tremolo rate through music note duration values related to the host s BPM 1 32T 1 32 1 32D 1 16T 1 16 1 16D 1 8T 1 8 1 8D 1 4T 1 4 1 4D 1 2 1 2D 1 2 1 2 1 ...

Page 15: ...r Sync rates that relate to the host such as or Free rates in Hz that can be set independently of the host BPM using the same knob The middle position 12 o clock is the slowest Free value Turning the knob clockwise from this position increases the rate from 0 25 Hz to 28 Hz When the knob setting is less than 12 o clock values are defined with respect to the host Turning the knob counterclockwise i...

Page 16: ...Continuous control Pan Depth Controls how far the panning extends from the center Range 0 100 Initial Value 33 Reset Value 0 Continuous control Phaser Section Phaser On Off The Phaser button turns the Phaser section on or off Range Off On Initial Value On No Reset Value Alt click does not affect the current mode of this switch ...

Page 17: ...est Free value Turning the knob clockwise from this position increases the rate from 0 01 Hz to 22 Hz When the knob setting is less than 12 o clock values are defined with respect to the host Turning the knob counterclockwise increases the Phaser Rate through music note duration values related to the host s BPM 1 32T 1 32 1 32D 1 16T 1 16 1 16D 1 8T 1 8 1 8D 1 4T 1 4 1 4D 1 2 1 2D 1 2 1 2 1 equals...

Page 18: ...turns the Chorus section on or off Range Off On No reset value Alt click does not affect the current mode of this switch Depth The Depth control influences the dry wet mix of the signal into the chorus and determines how much the module oscillator will influence the delay The chorus engine contains four delays and four oscillators Range 0 100 Initial Value 25 Reset Value 0 Continuous control ...

Page 19: ...dry to 100 wet Default 30 Reset Value 0 dry Continuous control Reverb Predelay Controls the amount of the delay between the dry and wet signals Range 20 ms 400 ms milliseconds Initial Value 55 ms Reset Value 55 ms Continuous control ReverbTime Control the reverb time up to 6 seconds Range 0 4 sec 6 sec Default 2 sec Reset Value 2 sec Continuous control ...

Page 20: ...quencies during the decay Default 0 8 Reset Value 0 8 Continuous control Meters Meter Scale Peak meter 30 dB to 0 dB showing a VU meter scale calibrated for 18 dB of headroom 0 dBVU 18 dBFS Split Meters Separate left and right meter indicators Black Left Green Right ...

Page 21: ...ening ELECTRIC 88 exe Win or ELECTRIC 88 app MAC loads the Electric 88 Piano standalone instrument and configuration preferences dialogs The standalone application s menu file contains 3 items All Notes Off Sends an All Notes Off MIDI command to the Electric 88 Piano Useful in cases of stuck sustaining notes Preferences Displays the preferences dialog for Audio MIDI and User Choices configurations...

Page 22: ...ncy Buffer Size Mac is used to select buffer size which determines latency MIDI provides control over the following parameters MIDI Input device displays a list of available MIDI input devices on the current system Select the MIDI device for receiving MIDI data Input Channel The Electric 88 Piano standalone instrument is ready to receive MIDI in OMNI mode from all channels The MIDI channel control...

Page 23: ... 5 2 2 below Toolbar Functions Opens the plugin About box Undo Undoes the last 32 actions Redo Redoes the last 32 undone actions Setup A B Toggles between two presets useful for comparison of parameter settings Load Filter A toolbar exclusive to ELECTRIC 88 Piano that lets you specify whether certain preset characteristics should be loaded See the next section for details L R Arrows Move to the pr...

Page 24: ...le file can contain all the presets for a session When you open a Setup File all its setups become part of your Load drop down menu for fast access This can be particularly useful with multiple instances of a plugin in a single session By saving all your settings in a single Setup File they are all quickly available for every instance of that plugin 5 2 2 Loading Presets and Setups Click on the Lo...

Page 25: ...utoff Loading the next preset will reset this parameter you will then have redo the MIDI Learn routine in order to attach the knob to the control However if you uncheck the MIDI checkbox the next preset will be loaded but the current MIDI assignment will remain in place Arp Seq You have a bass line arpeggio that you like and you want to test the pattern using a different sound Uncheck the Arp Seq ...

Page 26: ...he preset name You must provide a name for both the setup file and the preset Click OK ENTER to complete the save It is a good idea to create a folder in which to save several setup files for a project Save File Name Preset Name Overwrites the settings of the loaded preset whether a User Preset or a preset from a Setup File with the current settings If a Setup File is currently loaded the name of ...

Page 27: ...e still holding the Command Control key select the preset or setup to delete 4 A confirmation box will appear allowing you to cancel or OK the deletion A B Comparison and Copying The Setup A Setup B button may be clicked to compare two settings If you load a preset in the Setup B position this will not affect the preset loaded into the Setup A position and vice versa If you want to slightly modify...

Page 28: ...at updates with the current setting others bypass solo or monitoring toggles illuminate when the control is active Some plugins have link buttons between a pair of toggle buttons allowing click and drag adjustment while retaining the offset between the controls ValueWindow Buttons Value windows display the value of a control and allow click and drag adjustment or direct control via the keyboard Us...

Page 29: ... the offset between the controls Sliders Click or scroll the mouse wheel on the slider itself or anywhere within the sliders track The numerical value of the slider settings is displayed in a hover window above the slider path Hover Box Hover the mouse over a control to display and its current value Multiple Control Selection One of the most powerful features of the WaveSystem is the ability to se...

Page 30: ... several Value Window Buttons selected TAB functions will take you through the selected controls only Clicking Esc or Return will return the focus to the DAW application 5 4Waves Preferences ProTools only When launching Pro Tools hold Shift to view the Waves plugin Preferences window The following options are available Don t use AudioSuite plugins Don t use RTAS plugins Rescan all plugins HUI cont...

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