Summary of ELECTRIC 200
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Electric 200 electric 200 piano user guide.
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Electric 200 table of contents chapter 1 introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................3 welcome .....................................................................................
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3 electric 200 chapter 1: introduction welcome thank you for choosing waves! In order to get the most out of your waves processor, please take the time to read through this manual. We also suggest that you become familiar with www.Waves.Com/support . There you will find an extensive answer base, the...
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4 electric 200 1.1 product overview the unmistakable sound of the electric piano has shaped our musical landscape since the 70s. This sound changed the way we think about the piano, and it opened up many new musical possibilities. Now the sound, feel, and personality of this unique piano is availabl...
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5 electric 200 1.3 components the electric 200 piano has one component: electric 200 piano stereo electric 200 piano is a virtual instrument plugin and will appear under the related selection menus for virtual instruments under all supported daw host applications. Waves electric 200 piano works also...
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6 electric 200 chapter 2: quick start guide insert electric 200 piano on an instrument track in your daw or launch the standalone application. Start to play and you will quickly understand how to get the sound you want. There are two modules with which to control the behavior and sound of the instru...
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7 electric 200 chapter 3: interface and controls 3.1 interface the electric 200 piano interface is arranged into two sections. Bottom: the piano module includes tone controls, a vintage style compressor, and an amplified cabinet that was sampled with both a condenser mic and a dynamic mic. Top: the ...
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8 electric 200 3.2.2 piano module keys section vel curve this control changes the curve of the velocity response from logarithmic to exponential. When the control is set to 0, the curve is linear. Range: -50% to +50% initial value: 0 reset value: 0 continuous control formant the formant control chan...
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9 electric 200 mix section instrument the instrument control provides a choice between the two sampled electric pianos. Range: 1, 2 initial value: instrument 2 main the main control is the sampled sound of the electric piano, without the mechanics and the release keys sounds. It controls the main sa...
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10 electric 200 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 control mechanics the mechanics control is the sampled sound of the electric piano mechanics without the main ...
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11 electric 200 amp section amp on/off the amp button turns the amp section on or off. Range: off, on initial value: on switch: on/off no reset value: alt+click does not affect the current mode of this switch. Drive controls the level of the amplifier overdrive. Range: 0–100 initial value: 0 reset v...
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12 electric 200 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. R...
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13 electric 200 volume controls the output gain level after plugin processing. Range: 0–10 initial value: 7 reset value: 7 continuous control.
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14 electric 200 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. Tremolo section tremolo on/off the tremolo button turns the tremolo section on or off. Range: off,...
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15 electric 200 tremolo rate tremolo rate provides control over sync rates (such as ¼) or free rates (in hz), 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 0.25hz to 28hz. When the knob setting is...
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16 electric 200 autopan section autopan on/off the autopan button turns the autopan section on or off. Range: off, on initial value: on switch on/off no reset value: alt+click does not affect the current mode of this switch. Autopan rate autopan rate provides control over sync rates that relate to t...
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17 electric 200 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 affe...
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18 electric 200 phaser rate phaser rate provides control over sync rates that relate to the host (such as ¼), 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 pos...
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19 electric 200 chorus section chorus on/off the chorus button 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 mod...
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20 electric 200 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 reverb time control the reverb time, up to 6 seconds. Range: 0.4 sec–6 sec default: 2 sec reset value: 2 sec...
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21 electric 200 meters meter scale peak meter: -30 db–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 chapter 4 electric 200 piano standalone application the electric 200 piano applic...
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22 electric 200 the preferences dialog the preferences dialog allows configuration of audio, midi, and user choices. Audio provides control over the following parameters: • device displays the audio devices available on the system. • output channels allows selection of audio outputs from the selecte...