Electric
Electric
Electric
User Guide
English
Thank you for purchasing the AIR Electric plugin instrument. The AIR Electric plugin emulates the sound of classic
electric pianos. Dedicated Pickup, Envelope, Bell and Noise parameter sections provide a huge amount of flexibility to
configure the timbre of the electric piano sound. Electric also includes five AIR effects: Tremolo, Tube Distortion,
Chorus, Delay and Spring Reverb.
This user guide explains the features and functions of the plugin instrument. For more information on using this plugin with
other software, please refer to your software’s documentation for adding and using plugin instruments.
Installation
1. Double-click the .exe (Windows) or .pkg (macOS) file you downloaded. Follow the on-screen instructions to install
the software.
2. Open the plugin application.
3. Click Sign In to sign into your inMusic Brands Profile using your Internet browser. If you do not have an inMusic
Brands Profile yet, you will be prompted to create one.
4. Once you have signed in, click Activate in the plugin window to enter your serial key to unlock the plugin. You can
unlock each plugin on up to three devices at a time.
5. If you do not have a serial key, you can click Try Unlicensed to explore the plugin with intermittent audio alerts.
You can also click 10-Day Trial to initiate a free, fully featured trial of the plugin for 10 days.
If you would like to purchase a serial key, click the link to purchase a license at profile.inmusicbrands.com.
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Operation
Overview
Setup
Section
Synth
Controls
Effects
Controls
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Setup Section
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1. Keyboard: Click this icon to enable or disable the virtual keyboard. When enabled, you can click these keys to
input notes, or view notes being played on an external MIDI device.
2. Tempo: Displays the current plugin tempo. To change the tempo:
• Click the number and use your keyboard to input a new value.
• Click and drag the tempo value up or down using your cursor.
• Click the Tap button at regular intervals.
3. Settings: Click this icon to open the Settings window, where you can set the following parameters:
• Output: to select an audio hardware driver in your computer system. Click the Test button to play a test tone
for checking your audio output settings. (Careful! You should lower the volume on your audio system
beforehand.)
• Sample Rate: Click this drop-down menu to select the desired sample rate for your project. This depends on
the available sample rates of the type of MPC hardware you are using or of your audio interface (i.e., select
96000 Hz only if your interface allows a 96 kHz sample rate).
• Audio Buffer Size: Click this drop-down menu to set your audio system’s latency. Lower values result in a
more immediate playing response but also more CPU consumption. If you are working with larger projects,
this may cause audible clicks and pops. Higher values are more CPU-friendly but can produce more delay
between pressing a pad and hearing the corresponding sound. The ideal audio buffer size also depends on
your computer’s CPU performance. Experiment with this to find the best setting for your system.
• Active MIDI Inputs: Displays available MIDI input devices. To enable a device, check the box next to its name.
• Bluetooth MIDI: Click this icon to open your system’s Bluetooth settings menu, where you can select a
Bluetooth-enabled MIDI device to control the plugin.
4. Menu: Click this icon to open the menu, where you can find the following options:
• Scale: Click here to select a value to scale the plugin window to a new size.
• Load Preset: Click here to load a saved preset.
• Save Preset: Click here to save the current preset.
• Open User Guide: Click here to open this User Guide.
• About: Click here to view plugin version information.
5. Preset: Click this drop-down menu to view the list of included plugin presets. You can also click the up and down
arrows next to this field to move to the previous or next preset.
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Synth Controls
Pickup Type Type of pickup emulated. Click and drag the slider to Pickup, 0–100%
change the type. Electro-Static,
0–100% Electro-
Magnetic
Height Height of the pickup to the tines. Click and drag the 0.0 – 5.0 mm
slider to change the height.
Distance Distance of the pickup to the tines. Click and drag the 0.1 – 10.0 mm
slider to change the distance.
Clip Amount of clipping applied to the signal. 0–100%
Keytrack Ties the pickup parameters to the pitch being played. 0–100%
At higher values, the Distance is increased as the pitch
is increased.
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Parameter Description Value Range
Envelope Attack Length of time for the note to reach full volume. 100–0% Hard,
0–100% Soft
Decay Length of time for the note to reach the sustained volume. 100 ms – 20.0 s
Release Length of time for the note to become silent after being 100 ms – 5.0 s
released.
Peak Length Length of time full volume is held before decaying. 3–50 ms
Keytrack Ties the envelope parameters to the pitch being played. 0–100%
At higher values, the envelope time is decreased as the
pitch is increased.
Bell Click the button next to the parameter name to enable or Off, On
disable bell.
Tune Pitch of the bell sound, in semitones above the root pitch. 0– 60 semitones
Dry/PU Mix of Dry versus Pickup signal for the bell sound. -100% – 0% – +100%
Tune Keytrack Ties the tuning of the bell sound to the pitch being played. 0–100%
Decay How long it takes for the bell sound to dissipate. 100 ms – 7.00 s
Keytrack Ties the amount of bell sound to the pitch being played. -100% – 0% – +100%
At negative values, the bell sound is increased as the pitch
increases.
At positive values, the bell sound is increased as the pitch
decreases.
Noise Click the button next to the parameter name to enable or Off, On
disable noise.
Attack Length of time for the noise effect to reach full level. 1–50 ms
Decay Length of time for the noise effect to dissipate. 100 ms – 3.00 s
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FX Controls
Tremolo Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On
disable tremolo.
Sync Sync the Tremolo Rate to the Global Tempo or let it Free, Sync
run Free.
Mode Select Pan for stereo field modulation, or Tremolo for Pan, Tremolo
amplitude modulation.
Tube Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On
disable the tube effect.
Drive Amount of drive applied. 0–100%
Chorus Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On
disable chorus.
Rate Modulation speed of the effect. 0.40 – 3.20 Hz
Depth Amount of pitch modulation of the effect. 0–100%
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Parameter Description Value Range
Delay Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On
disable delay.
Sync Sync the Delay Time to the Global Tempo or set to Free Free, Sync
to adjust Time by milliseconds.
Time Amount of time between the dry signal and the delayed
signal.
Ratio Reduces the delay Time in either the Left or Right stereo L 50:100, R 100:50
field. This is useful for creating offset, panned delays.
Feedback Amount of signal fed back into the delay line. 0–100%
Damp Center frequency of where the delay signal will be 1.00–20.0 kHz
dampened.
Reso Freq Center frequency for feedback resonance. 100 Hz – 10.0 kHz
HPF Center frequency for delay signal high-pass filter. 20.0 Hz – 1.00 kHz
Width Stereo width of delay signal. Higher values give wider 0–100%
stereo separation.
Spring Reverb Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On
disable spring reverb.
Pre-Delay Length of time between dry signal and reverberated signal. 0–250 ms
Width Stereo width of reverb signal. Higher values give wider 0–100%
stereo separation.
Low Cut Center frequency for reverb signal low-cut filter. 20.0 Hz – 1.00 kHz
Width Stereo width of reverb signal. Higher values give wider 0–100%
stereo separation.
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Trademarks and Licenses
AIR Music Technology is a trademark of inMusic Brands, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
macOS is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
All other product or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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