The instrument channels and the master channel in Addictive Keys each have a channel strip, with useful tools for shaping the sound. Click the channel label in the mixer to select the channel strip you want to edit.
By clicking the button in the top left corner of each instance it can be turned on or off, indicated by a darkened area when turned off. Adjusting any of the “darkened” controls will immediately activate it again.
Input
This section shows the currently selected microphone/input. By clicking the input slot, a scroll down menu shows all available selectable microphones/inputs for the selected instrument.
Noise
Add recorded noise from various mics, studios and machines. The noise sound is triggered when an audio signal is present. You can control the Decay and Level to go from a subtle constant hiss to an exaggerated short noise burst on every note.
On the three instrument channels the noise module is placed before the effect chain allowing the noise to be more integrated with the direct sound. On the Master channel the noise module is placed at the end.
MultiFX
The MultiFX unit has four different modes: Compress & Distort, Chorus, Phaser and Tremolo. Clicking on the top right arrow buttons of the MultiFX unit allows you to toggle between the four modes. Note that only one of the modes is active at a time.
Each AK channel has two identical Multi Effects units, one pre- and one post-EQ.
Compress & Distort
Combined compressor and distortion effect. Activate or deactivate them separately by clicking the Enable buttons on each section.
The Compressor has an advanced AutoGain algorithm that keeps levels in check. Thr is the compressor threshold, Atk sets the attack time and Rel the release time. GR shows the Gain Reduction applied.
The Distortion effect offers several types of distortion, selectable with the Arrow Buttons, or by clicking the distortion type Name. On the left is a Range slider where you can select a specific frequency range to distort. Frequencies outside of the range pass through unchanged. Useful to just add some crunch to the mid range of a sound for example.
Amount lets you control how much distortion is added to the sound, while Mix let’s you set the balance between the clean and the distorted sound.
Chorus
A 5-voice Chorus effect with classic Rate and Depth controls. Use the knobs or drag the graph directly, left/right to control Rate, or up/down to control Depth.
The Stereo control lets you spread the chorus voices for a wider sound.
Mix (X-moddable) sets the balance between the clean and wet sound.
The Filter sets the frequency range that is passed through the effect.
Octave Mode sets individual rates in octave relations for each chorus voice. For example: if you set the chorus rate knob to 16 Hz, the first voice will pitch shift at 16 Hz, the second at 8 Hz, the third at 4 Hz, the fourth at 2 Hz and the fifth at 1 Hz. With Octave Mode off, all voices will pitch shift at the same rate, but each one at a different point/phase in the LFO cycle.
Phaser
A Phaser effect with multiple waveforms and tempo sync.
Select waveform by clicking the Arrow Keys or the Waveform Name. Set the Rate manually or click Sync to lock the rate to your host tempo. Click Inv to invert the waveform.
The Stereo switch widens the sound, and Stages controls the general sound character.
Depth, Feedback (X-moddable) and Phase allow you to shape the Phaser sound from subtle to extreme.
Mix (X-moddable) sets the balance between the clean and wet sound.
Tremolo
A Tremolo effect with multiple waveforms and tempo sync.
Select waveform by clicking the Arrow Keys or the Waveform Name. Set the Tremolo Rate manually or click Sync to lock the rate to your host tempo. Click Inv to invert the waveform.
Vol Amount and Pan Amount control how much volume and pan is affected.
The classic Tremolo effect is all about affecting volume, but we also added a low pass Filter section. You can turn this on/off separately with the Enable button.
When enabled, the cutoff frequency of the filter will be swept up and down. Cutoff decides the highest frequency, and the Filter Amount controls how much the filter will be swept downwards.
The Amount knob is a bit special: it is bipolar. When centered there is no effect. When turned left or right the filter sweep amount is increased in the exact same way - but - when turned right the filter resonance is turned up as well for a more “synthy” sound.
Vol Amount, Pan Amount, Cutoff and Filter Amount are all X-moddable.
EQ
A three band equalizer with additional High / Low Cut Filters. Tweak the EQ by dragging directly in the graph: sideways to change Frequency, up/down to change Gain, mouse wheel to change Q value. You can also drag up/down directly on the values below the graph.
The additional High / Low Cut Filters can be dragged in from the sides of the graph, and easily adjusted: sideways to change Frequency, up/down to change Q value.
Filter (Master channel only)
A High / Low Cut filter that sits at the end of the signal chain.