air Electric Plugin Instrument User Guide

: June 10, 2024
: AIR

Table of Contents

air Electric Plugin Instrument
Product Information: ELECTRIC User Guide
System Requirements & Product Support
Installation Instructions
Product Usage Instructions
Synth Controls
Effects Controls
Introduction
Installation
Operation
- Overview
Setup Section
Synth Controls
Trademarks and Licenses
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

air Electric Plugin Instrument

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Product Information: ELECTRIC User Guide

The ELECTRIC User Guide is a manual for a music software plugin that can be installed on Windows or macOS. It is produced by inMusic Brands and can be unlocked with a serial key. The plugin comes with a virtual keyboard and a range of synth controls and effects controls that allow users to adjust the tone, attack, polyphony level, pickup type, height, distance, clip, and key track of their music. The plugin also includes an envelope attack, decay, release, peak length, and key track, as well as a bell tune, dry/PU mix, volume, decay, and key track.

System Requirements & Product Support

To learn about the complete system requirements and compatibility information for the ELECTRIC plugin, visit airmusictech.com. For technical support, visit support.airmusictech.com.

Installation Instructions

Download the .exe (Windows) or .pkg (macOS) file of the plugin.
Double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
Open the plugin application.
Click Sign In to sign in to 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.
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.
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.

Product Usage Instructions

Setup Section

The Setup Section of the ELECTRIC plugin includes the following controls:

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.
Tempo: Displays the current plugin tempo. To change the tempo:
Settings: Click this icon to open the Settings window, where you can set the following parameters:
Menu: Click this icon to open the menu, where you can find the following options:
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.

Synth Controls

The Synth Controls of the ELECTRIC plugin include the following parameters:

Parameter	Description	Value Range
Velocity	Adjusts how much incoming velocity is applied.	N/A
Level	Ties the incoming velocity to tone. At higher values, increased
velocity increases tone brightness.	N/A
Tone	Ties the incoming velocity to the attack envelope. At higher
values, lower velocities feature longer attack times.	N/A
Attack	Length of time for the note to reach full volume.	N/A
Polyphony Level	A number of voices are available.	N/A
Pickup Type	Type of pickup emulated. Click and drag the slider to change
the type.	N/A
Height	Height of the pickup to the tines. Click and drag the slider to
change the height.	N/A
Distance	N/A	N/A
Clip	Amount of clipping applied to the signal.	N/A
Keytrack	Ties the envelope parameters to the pitch being played. At

higher values, the envelope time is decreased as the pitch is
increased.| N/A

Effects Controls

The Effects Controls of the ELECTRIC plugin include the following parameters:

Parameter	Description	Value Range
Envelope Attack	Length of time for the note to reach full volume.	N/A
Decay	Length of time for the note to become silent after being
released.	N/A
Release Peak Length	Length of time the full volume is held before decaying.

Introduction

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.

System Requirements & Product Support
For complete system requirements and compatibility information, visit airmusictech.com.
For technical support, visit support.airmusictech.com.

Installation

Double-click the .exe (Windows) or .pkg (macOS) file you downloaded. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
Open the plugin application.
Click Sign In to sign in to 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.
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.
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.

Operation

Overview

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Setup Section

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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.
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.
Settings: Click this icon to open the Settings window, where you can set the following parameters:
- Output: 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.
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.
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.

Synth Controls

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Parameter Description Value Range

Velocity	Level	Adjusts how much incoming velocity is applied.	0–100%
Tone	Ties the incoming velocity to tone.

At higher values, increased velocity increases tone brightness.

| 0–100%
Attack| Ties the incoming velocity to the attack envelope.

At higher values, lower velocities feature longer attack times.

| 0–100%
Polyphony| | A number of voices are available.| 1–16 Voices
Level| | The overall level of the plugin.| -Inf dB – 0.0 – +6.0 dB
Pickup| Type| Type of pickup emulated. Click and drag the slider to change the type.| Pickup, 0–100% Electro-Static, 0–100% Electro- Magnetic
Height| Height of the pickup to the tines. Click and drag the slider to change the height.| 0.0 – 5.0 mm
Distance| Distance of the pickup to the tines. Click and drag the slider to change the distance.| 0.1 – 10.0 mm
Clip| Amount of clipping applied to the signal.| 0–100%
Keytrack| Ties the pickup parameters to the pitch being played. At higher values, the Distance is increased as the pitch is increased.| 0–100%

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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 released.| 100 ms – 5.0 s
Peak Length| Length of time the full volume is held before decaying.| 3–50 ms
Keytrack| Ties the envelope parameters to the pitch being played.

At higher values, the envelope time is decreased as the pitch is increased.

At negative values, the bell sound is increased as the pitch increases.

At positive values, the bell sound is increased as the pitch decreases.

FX Controls

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Parameter Description Value Range

Tremolo| Click the button next to the effect name to enable or        Off, On disable tremolo.
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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.
Rate| Modulation speed of the effect.

When Sync is set to Free: 0.25 – 13.00 Hz When Sync is set to Sync: 8/4 – 1/16

Depth| Amount of modulation applied. 0–100%
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%
Saturation| Amount of saturation applied. 0–100%
Headroom| Amount of gain reduction between the clean signal         -30.0 – 0.0 dB and the driven signal.
Output| The output level of the tube-driven signal. -20.0 – 0.0 – +20.0 dB
Chorus| Click the button next to the effect name to enable or        Off, On disable the chorus.
Rate| Modulation speed of the effect. 0.40 – 3.20 Hz
Depth| Amount of pitch modulation of the effect.                       0–100%
Mix| Wet/dry amount of the chorus 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.
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Sync| Sync the Delay Time to the Global Tempo or set it to Free Free, Sync to adjust Time by milliseconds.
Time| Amount of time between the dry signal and the delayed signal.

When Sync is set to Free: 1 ms – 2.00 s When Sync is set to Sync: 1/32 – 8/4

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| The center frequency of where the delay signal will be 1.00–20.0 kHz dampened.
Reso| Amount of resonance of the feedback signal. 0–100%
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 the delay signal. Higher values give wider 0–100% stereo separation.
Mix| Wet/dry amount of the delay effect. 0–100%
Spring Reverb| Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On disable spring reverb.
Pre-Delay| Length of time between the dry signal and reverberated signal. 0–250 ms
Diffusion| Rate of increasing density of reverb reflections. 0–100%

At lower settings, the sound of individual reflections is more present.

At higher settings, reflections are more uniform.

Time| Length of the reverb tail. 1.0 – 10.0 s
Width| Stereo width of the 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 the reverb signal. Higher values give wider 0–100% stereo separation.

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.

airmusictech.com.