Acoustica
Cherry Audio

Adding an Effect to an Audio Clip or Virtual Instrument Track

  Download a PDF copy of this user guide
Registration Mixcraft Main Window Reference Loading and Saving Projects Mixcraft Audio Signal Flow MIDI Basics Mixing Down to Audio and Video Files Rendering Videos Burning Audio CDs Markers Using Virtual Instruments Plug-In Manager Rewire Separate Music Into Stems Using Natively Supported Hardware Controllers Using Generic MIDI Controllers and Control Surfaces The Mixcraft 10 Controller Script API Musical Typing Keyboard (MTK) Preferences Main Window Menus Hotkeys Cursors Troubleshooting Glossary Appendix 1: Using Melodyne for Basic Vocal Tuning Appendix 2: Backing up Mixcraft Projects and Data Appendix 3: Nifty Uses for Output Bus Tracks Appendix 4: Transmitting MIDI Clock/Sync to External Devices Appendix 5: Freesound.org Creative Commons License Terms Appendix 6: Natively Supported Hardware Controllers Appendix 7: Copyrights and Trademarks

ADDING AN EFFECT TO AN AUDIO CLIP OR VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT TRACK

Mixcraft 10 includes a large suite of real-time audio effects that can be applied to audio clips or virtual instruments. These are usually referred to as “plug-ins.”

To add a plug-in effect, click on an Audio Track or Virtual Instrument track (if it’s an audio track, make sure it has associated audio clips in the grid). Now click the track’s fx button.

The fx button will turn blue to indicate that you’re in effects select mode and the dialog window opens:

Click <Select An Effect>. A drop-down menu will display a whole gaggle of effects; choose one that sounds fun. For this example, we’ll choose TB Reverb. Once an effect is selected, the fx button turns purple.

At this point, you could just click the X at the right of the menu bar and be off on your reverbin’ way, but most likely you’ll want to change the default settings. Mixcraft plug-ins include factory preset settings - to try out the factory preset settings, click on the downward arrow in the Preset list.

To edit the plug-in settings, click the Show button to view a plug-in’s user interface.

This opens up the TB Reverb user interface where you can set its parameters to your liking. Pressing the Play button in the transport lets you hear parameter changes in real-time. (We recommend using Loop Mode for more convenient previewing.)