Pianoverse

USER MANUAL
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Table of Contents
Contents2
License Agreement7
1 – Pianoverse Overview13
1.1 – Introduction14
1.2 – The Preset Browser15
1.3 – The Piano Panel16
1.3.1 – Piano Panel Master Control Strip17
1.3.2 – Piano Panel Model Control Strip17
1.4 – The Space Panel18
1.5 – The Mix Panel19
1.6 – The Effects Panel20
1.7 – The Preset Manager21
1.8 – The Panic Button21
1.9 – Master Volume Control21
1.10 – Settings Icon21
1.11 – Features21
2 – Getting started with Pianoverse22
2.1 – Using Pianoverse as a standalone application22
2.1.1 – Audio / MIDI Settings23
2.1.1.1 – Output device23
2.1.1.2 – Ouput Routing23
2.1.1.3 – Sample Rate and Buffer Size23
2.1.1.4 – MIDI Input23
2.1.1.5 – MIDI channel24
2.1.2 – MIDI CONTROLS24
2.1.3 – Calibration24
2.1.3.1 – Vel Curve24
2.1.3.2 – Velocity Curve preset 24
2.1.3.3 – Calibrate24
2.1.3.4 – Damper Pedal24
2.1.4 – Sound Content Settings25
2.1.4.1 – Sound Content Path25

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2.1.5 – Streaming26
2.1.6 – Info26
2.1.7 – Authorization26
2.2 – Using Pianoverse as a plug-in27
3 – The Preset Browser28
3.1 – Browser Overview28
3.1.1 – Browsing Instruments using keyboard arrow keys28
3.1.2 – Browser filters29
3.1.3 – Models column30
3.1.4 – Filters column31
3.1.5 – Clearing filters32
3.1.6 – Text search32
3.1.7 – Tag a preset as favorite32
4 – The Piano Panel33
4.1 – Piano Panel Overview33
4.2 – Master Control Strip33
4.2.1 – Tune34
4.2.2 – Transpose34
4.2.3 – Space34
4.2.4 – Tone34
4.2.5 – Comp34
4.2.6 – Send Effect – Effect 134
4.2.7 – Insert Effects – Effects 2 and 334
4.2.8 – Width34
4.2.9 – Velocity Curve35
4.3 – Model Control Strip36
4.3.1 – Note Level36
4.3.2 – Releases36
4.3.3 – Hammer Noise36
4.3.4 – Pedal Noise36
4.3.5 – Harp Res36
4.3.6 – Lid Position36
4.3.7 – Tone Shift37
4.3.8 – Velocity Offset37
4.3.9 – Filter Type37

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4.3.10 – Filter Cutoff37

4.3.11 – Filter Res37
4.3.12 – A Env Release37
5 – The Space Panel38
5.1 – Space Panel Overview38
5.1.1 – Academy39
5.1.2 – Ballet Studio40
5.1.3 – Cathedral41
5.1.4 – Club42
5.1.5 – Colosseum43
5.1.6 – Desert44
5.1.7 – Garage45
5.1.8 – Iceberg46
5.1.9 – Live Venue47
5.1.10 – Monastery 148
5.1.11 – Monastery 249
5.1.12 – Old Forest50
5.1.13 – Opera House51
5.1.14 – Palace52
5.1.15 – Piano Booth53
5.1.16 – Presbytery54
5.1.17 – Red Planet55
5.1.18 – Sanctuary56
5.1.19 – Sea Floor57
5.1.20 – Stone Chapel58
5.1.21 – Studio A59
5.1.22 – Studio B60
5.1.23 – Studio C61
5.1.24 – The Mansion62
5.1.25 – Theater63
5.1.26 – Underground64
5.1.27 – Vault 65
5.1.28 – Vintage Studio 166
5.1.29 – Vintage Studio 267
5.1.30 – Warehouse68

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6 – The Mix Panel69

6.1 – Mix Panel Overview69
6.2 – Mic Channel70
6.2.1 – Microphone70
6.2.2 – Mic EQ70
6.2.3 – Mic Compressor71
6.3 – Space Channel72
6.3.1 – Space Selector72
6.3.2 – Space EQ72
6.3.3 – Space Compressor73
6.4 – Master Channel74
6.4.1 – Master Effects On/Off Buttons74
6.4.2 – Master Tone Control74
6.4.3 – Master Comp Control74
6.4.4 – Master Stereo Width Control74
6.4.5 – Master Volume Fader74
6.4.6 – Flip Button75
7 – The Effects Panel76
7.1 – Effects Panel Overview76
7.1.1 – Effect Enable76
7.1.2 – Effect Selector77
7.2 – Effect Modulation Sources77
7.2.1 – Add a Modulation77
7.2.2 – Set the Modulation Amount77
7.3 – Master Effect Models77
7.3.1 – Choral77
7.3.2 – Convomorph77
7.3.3 – Delay78
7.3.4 – Filter78
7.3.5 – Lo-Fi78
7.3.6 – Overdrive78
7.3.7 – Particles78
7.3.8 – Reelab78
7.3.9 – Rephase78
7.3.10 – Saturator-X78

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7.3.11 – Shimmer79
7.3.12 – Vintage Plate79
Support80

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License Agreement
IMPORTANT:

BEFORE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT (‘END USER LICENCE
AGREEMENT’ HEREINAFTER NAMED ONLY ‘EULA’).

USE OF THE SOFTWARE, IS CONDITIONED ON THE USER’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, OF
THIS EULA.

THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION PROGRAM REQUIRES IN ADVANCE THE USER’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
EULA BY SELECTING THE “I ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT” OPTION.

BY INSTALLING AND OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE LICENCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND HEREBY
DECLARE THAT YOU WILL ABIDE BY THE CONDITIONS, OBLIGATIONS, LIMITATIONS, ALSO RELATING TO THIRD PARTIES, NONE
EXCLUDED, CONTAINED IN THIS EULA.

IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS EULA BY SELECTING THE “I DO NOT ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT” OPTION,
YOU MAY NOT USE THE SOFTWARE.

NON-ACCEPTANCE IS EQUIVALENT TO EXERCISING THE RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT.

END-USER LICENCE AGREEMENT - (EULA)

The present End-User License Agreement (“End-User License Agreement”, hereinafter EULA) constitutes a legal agreement between the User
(hereinafter Licensee) and IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. - Via dell’Industria, 46 - 41122 Modena, Italy - Phone: +39 059 285496 - Fax: +39 059
2861671 - CF/PI: IT02359550361 (hereinafter Licensor/producer), aimed at the use of the Software (hereinafter also the Product).

IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. (Licensor/producer): is the sole owner, without limitation, of the intellectual property and copyright and the
consequent rights of exploitation, including economic exploitation, of the Software. All rights are reserved exclusively to the Licensor and its
partners, distributors or suppliers, who have been expressly authorized to cede such rights.

The User (Licensee): is the natural person, consumer or professional or organization that uses the Product under the conditions contained in this
license agreement.

The Software (Product): includes all of its contents, also of third parties of which Licensor has in turn obtained a license to use in order to be
included in the Software and thus by way of example but not limited to: information, executable programs, components, data in textual or digital
format, images, films, audio, CD-ROM(s), DVD(s) sources and all that Licensor has made and will make available to the User such as any updates
of functionality and bug fixes (defined as updates) and provided free of charge, if available, by Licensor.

The conditions of use of the license are set out in the following articles and supersede any previous agreement with the User.

Art. 1 - Subject matter of the license

1. IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. (or its authorized distributors and vendors) grant the User a license for use:

- Personal;
- Non-exclusive;
- Non-transferable (even in part or by sublicensing it free of charge, subject to the provisions of Article 9 below);
- Non-marketable (does not grant the user rights of economic exploitation);
- Without Territorial Restriction (Worldwide)

of the Product, resulting in the right to install and use the Software on your computer or digital electronic device (hereinafter also referred to
as Devices) in accordance with the types of operating systems compatible with the Software for which you have acquired a license to use, as
specifically set out in the user manual documentation included with the Software.

2. The User is informed and agrees that some content included in the Product may belong to third parties and may be protected by copyright or
other intellectual property rights of third parties.

Art. 2 - How to acquire the installation program

1. In order to be able to use the Product, the User must run an installation program on his or her Devices that copies the application and, in
general, the audio content.

2. The User may acquire the installer using one of the following methods, as example but not limited to:

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a) by purchasing the Product online on the IK Multimedia website (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products) or from third-party as resellers
authorized by the Licensor;
b) by purchasing a physical medium from an authorized retailer in the shop (by delivery of universal serial bus support in the form of USB);
c) as part of a third-party Software that also includes the Product by virtue of a commercial agreement between Licensor and the company
holding the copyright;
d) downloading it free of charge from the Licensor’s user area (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/userarea), either because it is included as a free
gift with the purchase of an IK Multimedia hardware product, or because it is made available free of charge by the Licensor to partners or
artists: in this case, these are NFR (Not for resale) licenses that, although they have all the features of ordinary user licenses, do not allow the
accumulation of loyalty points and do not give the User discounts for the purchase of new versions (upgrades or crossgrades);
e) made available by the Licensor (or authorized third parties) for promotional or demonstration purposes, aimed at enabling the potential
purchaser/User to try out the Product: these are in this case licenses not intended for sale and not transferable DEMO (demonstration use
license) for a limited period (see Art. 3 Duration).

3. Irrespective of the manner of acquisition of the installation program and type of license for use, the User accepts these EULA as a binding
agreement between the parties.

4. The Licensor, for the entire duration of the license grant, reserves the right to modify, update, replace this EULA or any part thereof, without
exception.

5. The User shall be obliged to verify and accept (or not accept) the new terms and conditions, considering that only the acceptance of this EULA
permits the use of the Product.

Art. 3 - Duration of the license

1. The duration of the utilization license depends on the type of license chosen by the User, namely:

a) 30-year license: Thirty-year license: through the purchase of the 30-year user license grant, the User, with a lump sum payment is entitled
to use the Product pursuant to Article 1 above for the entire mentioned period. The same term shall apply to the Product that is licensed for
NFR use.

Any further temporal extension of the utilization license shall in any case be expressly agreed upon with the licensor.

b) Periodic Subscription License: through the purchase of the periodic subscription license the User, with deferred or lump sum payment, is
entitled to use the Product pursuant to Article 1, as written above, for the limited period of time as specifically selected in the subscription
profile purchased by the User, which, depending on the case, may be of monthly or annual duration (or in any case referring to the different
period specifically provided for in the periodic subscription plans that will be eventually updated by the Licensor).

Use of the Product with a periodic subscription license requires the computer on which it is authorized to be connected to the Internet and
able to communicate with the IK Multimedia servers, in order to perform an authorization check to confirm that the subscription is still active.
User may use the Product offline for up to 3 days before another authorization check is required. If the Product is unable to communicate with
IK Multimedia servers for a period of more than 3 days, the functionality of the Product will be revoked or limited until communication with the
server is re-established.

c) Demo License: granted free of charge for a limited trial period of ten (10) days for demonstration and promotional purposes only. After this
period, the Licensor reserves the right to limit and/or revoke all or part of the use and functionality of the Product.

2. The rights of use of the license shall start on the day following the day on which the purchase is completed or the Product is made available to
the User, this being understood it means the day on which Licensor or its authorized distributors have made the installation program available to
the User in the manner and on the terms set out in Art. 2, regardless of the actual installation of the Software by the User (hereinafter the Effective
Date).

Art. 4 - User profile registration and authorization

1. Regardless of the type of license purchased or granted, with the exception of the “DEMO License”, the User is informed and accepts that
the operation of the Product is conditional on the completion of the registration and authorization procedure by the Licensor (or its authorized
distributors and vendors).

2. The registration and authorization procedure must be carried out by the User by accessing the Licensor’s website (https://www.ikmultimedia.
com/userarea/) and is described in the Software within the documentation under User Manual.

3. The User, under his or her own civil and criminal legal responsibility, certifies that the data entered when registering the user profile (digital
identity) are consistent with the User’s data (real identity).

4. The User’s identification data collected by the Licensor shall be used for the purpose of executing the agreement and shall be processed for
the purposes and in the manner described in detail in the section “Information on the processing of personal data” available on the Licensor’s
website (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/legal/index.php?R=privacy&PSEL=privacy).

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5. IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to deny the activation of the user profile in the following non-exhaustive
cases:

- incomplete or conflicting personal information;

- insertion of manifestly inconsistent data;
- suspicion concerning the minor age of the User;
- violations by the User, including past violations, of the Licensor’s EULA.

Art. 5 - Installation limits

1. The granting of a license for use of the Product confers an individual right of use associated with the registered user profile, for the general rule
can be summarized as follows: “Each User corresponds to one license for use”, which corresponds to a personal serial number of the User.

2. The Product, as well as its previous versions for the same operating system, may be installed on a maximum number of three (3) Devices
provided that

- the Devices are owned by or otherwise in the material and legal possession of the Licensee;
- the Product is not used simultaneously on more than one Device by different end users;
- the User, before assigning or otherwise transferring to third parties rights, for any reason whatsoever, to the Devices in which the Product is
installed, must ensure that he/she has uninstalled each of its components, in order not to unlawfully assign to third parties the resulting rights
of use.

3. The User is entitled to store or install a copy of the Product in a storage device such as a network server, which is only used to install and/or to
activate the Product in further Devices on an internal network, however, in such cases, the User is obliged to purchase a multiple license for each
end user of the Product by the shared storage device.

4. Violation of the aforementioned limitations implemented in any manner entitles the Licensor to terminate the user license agreement and, in any
case, to demand payment of the amount corresponding to the effective number of end-user according to the “one User one license” rule.

Art. 6 - Special conditions of the periodical subscription

1. If the User has opted for the purchase of the license through a periodic subscription, for a limited period, the duration of which depends on
the choice made by the User at the time of purchase, the User’s rights to the license for use of the Product shall cease immediately and without
deferment on the expiry date of the subscription period.

2. The User is specifically informed that upon expiration of the subscription period, the User does not retain any right to use the Software,
including the latest version released prior to expiration and that the Licensor does not make any archiving of the content developed by the
User through its use, so the User is solely responsible for saving and archiving the content on its Devices prior to the date of termination of the
subscription period.

3. The periodic subscription shall be for the duration specified in the subscription profile and shall be automatically renewed on expiry of the
subscription for an equal period.

4. The periodic subscription renews on the same day as the calendar date of the original purchase. If the subscription begins on a date that is not
within the renewal month, the period ends on the last day of the following month, and restores the original date the next time that date occurs. For
example, if a monthly subscription starts on January 30, the next renewal date will be February 28 (or February 29 on a leap year), then March 30.

5. If the User does not wish to renew the subscription, the User shall have the burden of giving express notice of termination to the Licensor
through an ad hoc procedure entirely online available at the following address: https://www.ikmultimedia.com/userarea, respecting the notice
period of 24 hours prior to the periodic renewal, depending on the duration of the subscription.

6. The User, when purchasing the periodical subscription, may choose between several secure payment methods: e.g. bank account (direct debit);
credit/debit card or through dedicated third-party services.

7. Where the payment method chosen by the User provides for service and/or management and/or intermediation by third parties, the User shall
abide by the terms and conditions set forth therein, excluding any liability on the part of the Licensor in concluding and managing the contractual
relationship with the third parties.

8. Payment of the periodic fee will be charged to the User by the due date of the invoice issued, in the manner chosen by the User at the time of
purchasing the subscription license.

9. The User undertakes, without delay, to amend and update in his User area on the Licensor’s website any changes made, without exception,
that alter the data and payment method declared at the time of purchase.

10. Should the User fail to pay the periodical fees on time, the Licensor shall be entitled to suspend the User’s profile as a precautionary measure.

11. After three (3) days have elapsed without the User having regularized his debt position, the Licensor shall be unilaterally entitled to terminate

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the license agreement without further notice, without prejudice to the compulsory recovery of the debt.

Art. 7 - Music Content Library (Sound Library) Special License Conditions

1. The Product may contain a ‘library of musical content’, sounds or audio samples (sounds and samples) that are created by musicians and
experts, or sound professionals.

2. Licensor makes the “music content library” available to the User for commercial and non-commercial purposes for music audio production,
public performances, broadcasting and similar uses, as a component of the Product, by virtue of a lawful and binding agreement with the
copyright holders.

3. The User is hereby informed and agrees that the redistribution of the Product and, in particular, the “music content library” and its derivatives,
is strictly prohibited in any form whatsoever, including but not limited to: resampling, mixing, filtering, processing, isolating or incorporating it into
any software or hardware.

4. The sounds/audio samples contained in the Product, may not be modified and resold as new audio samples within new sound libraries or “on a
standalone basis” meaning “single sample not included in a library” of any kind or nature.

5. The User is informed and accepts, that the particular license conditions of the “music content library” expressed herein constitute an integral
and substantial part of this EULA.

Art. 8 - Express prohibitions of use addressed to the User

1. The User is not authorized, directly or indirectly, to:

a) sell, rent, lease, license or sublicense, distribute, market, otherwise exploit the Product or any of its components, for commercial purposes
or free of charge;
b) redesign, decompile, disassemble, adapt, reproduce the Product, in whole or in part;
c) create, use, and/or distribute computer programs such as “crack,” “keygen,” or other “cheat” or “hack” programs or Software applications
for this Product;
d) remove, alter, disable or circumvent any copyright or trademark indications or other commercial information about the origin of the Product;
e) transfer to third parties and/or export the license for any reason whatsoever (without prejudice to Section 9 below);
f) use the program in violation of copyrights and/or intellectual property rights reserved by national and international laws and regulations for
third parties;
g) use the Program in violation of civil, criminal and administrative rules and regulations, including those of the User’s place of business or
residence;
h) use the Program causing contractual or non-contractual damage to third parties;
i) violate the license conditions of the “music content library” referred to in Article 7 above.

2. Any breach of the aforementioned prohibitions committed by the User shall entitle the Licensor to terminate the user license agreement
immediately and without delay for breach, without any obligation to refund the consideration.

3. In any case the User shall be held liable and shall indemnify the Licensor against all claims, proceedings and disputes for which the Licensor is
held liable as a result of negligence, omissions, violations, offences howsoever committed, which are caused by the User’s willful and/or culpable
act in using the Product.

Art. 9 - License of use allowing transfer to third parties

1. Given the general prohibition against transferring the license of use to third parties either for consideration or free of charge, Licensor by virtue
of an express purchase option may grant Licensee the purchase of a “transferable license of use” by accessing Licensor’s website directly:
https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/index.php?R=SHOPSEARCH&Q=Credit.

2. Each “transferable use license” purchased can be used to transfer the license of only one Product and only once.

3. In such a case, the User shall only transfer and/or make the Product available to third parties under the following conditions:

a) the Product shall be transferred as original with all media and licenses and everything thereon;
b) the User who transfers the license of use to another User shall not retain any copy of the Product;
c) if the Product is part of a software set (bundle), it may not be transferred separately and/or altered in any way;
d) if the Product is part of an IK Multimedia software and hardware package, only the hardware may be transferred and the license to use it
may be termed NFR under the agreement.

4. The Licensor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to:

a) delete or erase the user serial number required for registration if the same has been fraudulently or illegally acquired;
b) prohibit the transfer of the serial number required for registration before the expiry of ninety (90) days from the purchase order for the serial
number referring to the “transferable user license”.

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Art. 10 - User devices and generated content

1. The Product is installed on Devices owned or otherwise in the availability of the User, who is the solely responsible for the functionality, update,
security protection and functionality of the Devices.

2. The Product may only be installed on the operating systems for which it was designed and described in the Software within the documentation
under the heading User Manual.

3. The User is solely responsible for the use, storage, preservation of content generated by him/her, particularly where the generation of content
causes harm or infringes on the rights of third parties.

4. In any case, the User shall be held liable and shall hold Licensor harmless from any claim, petition, litigation for which Licensor is held liable as
a result of negligence, omissions, violations, offenses however configured that are determined by the willful and/or negligent act of the User in the
generation of content.

Art. 11 - Warranties and limitation of the Licensor’s liability

1. Licensor warrants to the User that the digital or physical media on which the Product is recorded contain the copy of the Software purchased
or made available to the User with all its components, accessories and documentation as described in the user manual as well as being free of
defects and, in any case, suitable for the intended use.

2. The Licensor shall, within a period of ninety (90) days from the Effective Date as defined in Article 3.2 above, warrant the conformity of the
Product with the following exclusions in the words “does not warrant”:

a) that the operations of the Program can be carried out without interruption or that any defects can be corrected;
b) that the Product is considered by the User to be unsuitable for the User’s personal needs in view of the fact that the Software is not
developed “tailor-made” but is intended for mass use;
c) any defects and faults resulting from improper or deviating from normal use attributable to the User or the User’s Device;
d) any damages resulting from the loss of content developed by the User, the storage of which the Product does not guarantee in any way;
e) that the Product functions on the User’s Device(s) or that the functionality of the Product remains unaffected by updates made by the User
to its hardware, operating system or third-party software in use by the User.

In any case, the user manual is the only legally binding document for the Licensor and, consequently, any verbal agreements, presentations,
advertising material, e-mail exchanges, etc. between the User and distributors, salesmen, agents, and any other personnel who have
intermediated the purchase of the Product shall be irrelevant.

3. Any verification of the efficiency of the Product shall be carried out using exclusively the control procedures prepared by the Licensor.

4. In order to make a warranty claim under the terms described above, the User is responsible for contacting IK Multimedia via the appropriate
section of the website “contact us” https://www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-us/.

5. The Licensor and its distributors and partners within a reasonable period of time, in any case not exceeding fifteen (15) days, shall follow up the
warranty claim by repairing or replacing the Product or refunding the purchase price, if incurred by the User, within a reasonable period of time
based on the complexity and/or onerousness of the warranty claim.

6. With the exception of the above clauses, the Licensor assumes no other obligation and makes no other warranties beyond those set forth
herein and shall in no event be liable for any damages whatsoever related to or resulting from any defects in quality, suitability, use, failure to use
or usability of the Product.

7. The User shall forfeit any and all warranties if the User modifies, integrates or otherwise intervenes in the Software, or uses the Product in a manner
not in accordance with the instructions or on processors other than those permitted or otherwise violates the User’s obligations under this EULA.

8. The Licensor shall not be liable for any damages, direct and/or indirect, contractual or non-contractual, which may occur as a result of the use
of the Product or which may be connected to it, such as, but not limited to, any loss of profit, loss, interruption of business, loss of information
and/or data, any defects and/or damages in the processor and/or the Devices on which the Product is installed and/or in the contents processed
by the User, and/or defects and/or damages resulting from the use of such Devices which remain at the exclusive risk of the User.

9. In any case, any claims for damages by the User shall in no event exceed the amount of the purchase price of the license fee, insofar as
incurred by the User.

Art. 12 - User Support Service updates and new versions

1. For the entire duration as defined in Article 3 above, the User may obtain technical assistance from Licensor by accessing the section of the
website https://www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-us/.

2. The Product is provided “as it is” and “as available” on the Effective Date, without Licensor being obliged to provide “updates” and/or “new
versions of the Software”.

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3. The User agrees to independently download such “updates” from his/her user area - if available - always using the latest version of the IK
Multimedia Product.

4. The Licensor may modify the Product at its sole discretion for any reason and at any time, in particular it may add, subtract, replace
functionalities, update, correct the Product either for technical reasons or to perform maintenance and/or configuration operations in order to
improve and/or optimize the Product.

5. The Licensor may at its discretion release a new version of the Program “upgrade” or “crossgrade”, so marked or otherwise identified by
IK Multimedia (new version of the Product made available to the User at a discounted price). Such version can be used by the User only and
exclusively if the User is a legitimate licensee of a previous version of the Product, except for NFR versions as indicated in the article. 2.2.

6. The Product marked or otherwise identified by Licensor as an “upgrade” or “crossgrade” replaces, swaps, increases the Product purchased or
made available on the Effective Date.

7. The User may only use the Product resulting from the update and/or new versions (upgrade or crossgrade) in accordance with the terms of this
EULA.

8. If the Product is an upgrade or crossgrade of a component of a software program package (bundle), it may only be used and transferred as part
of the package and may not be separated by use on more than one device.

Art. 13 - Unilateral withdrawal by the User

1. Non-acceptance of this EULA shall be tantamount to exercising the User’s unilateral right of withdrawal from the license agreement.

2. The User is also entitled to unilaterally terminate the license agreement if for technical reasons there are incompatibility problems with the
Product, which do not permit its installation provided they

a) are not attributable to the User;

b) exist on the Effective Date;
c) cannot be resolved by the Licensor’s technical support.

3. The User undertakes without delay and in any event within a period of three (3) days from the Effective Date to return to the Licensor (or its
distributors or otherwise authorized sellers from whom it purchased or otherwise obtained the license to use the Product) all physical media in its
possession.

4. The Licensor or other authorized parties, having verified the integrity of the medium, shall cancel the user’s serial number and refund the full
amount paid for the purchase directly to the user within a period of 30 days from the date of return.

Art. 14 - Intellectual Property of Software

1. The Software and all consequent rights are reserved by IK Multimedia Production S.r.l.

2. The Software and its use is subject to national and international laws protecting copyright and intellectual property.

3. The User does not acquire any ownership rights to the Software except for the limited rights of use as set out in this EULA.

4. IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. reserves all actions and claims for damages against the User or third parties who infringe the Licensor’s rights.

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2. If the Software was purchased in any other country, this agreement shall be governed by the laws in force in that country.

Last updated on September 20, 2023.

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1 – Pianoverse Overview

Pianoverse is a 64-bit application. Requires a 64-bit CPU and Operating System.

Pianoverse requires:
Mac® (64-bits)
• Minimal: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo (Intel Core i5 suggested), 8 GB of RAM (32 GB suggested), macOS 10.13 or
later. 30 GB of hard disk space for each piano title.
• Requires an OpenGL 2 compatible graphics adapter.
• Supported Plug-in formats (64-bit): Audio Units, VST 2, VST 3, AAX.
Windows® (64-bits)
• Minimal: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 (Intel Core i5 suggested), 8 GB of RAM (32 GB
suggested), Windows® 7 or later. 30 GB of hard disk space for each piano title.
• Requires an ASIO compatible sound card.
• Requires an OpenGL 2 compatible graphics adapter.
• Supported Plug-in formats (64-bit): VST 2, VST 3, AAX.

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1.1 – Introduction
Pianoverse is a sophisticated, leading-edge virtual instrument that uses a custom engine configured to recreate
the immersive experience of playing a top-quality acoustic piano in a vast array of user-selectable environments
from parlor to concert hall to more abstract and imaginative spaces.

Pianoverse starts with the ultra-precision, finely tuned robotic sampling of treasured piano instruments from the
most prestigious manufacturers. Every note has been recorded with multiple microphones at multiple velocities
with the number of velocities chosen on a per-piano basis to represent the “just noticeable difference” (JND) of
where the timbre changes. The JND approach has been employed in order to provide the greatest detail while
avoiding wasting hard disk space with unneeded sample content.

The pianos are then expertly voiced by the IK sound design team using decades of experience, education and
knowledge. The most subtle and clever techniques of synthesizer, rompler and effects programming are applied
to bring the thousands of samples to life in a playable instrument that the you will not want to leave.

Pianoverse gives you access to variable lid position, harp resonance, hammer and pedal noise amount, and
even a timbre shift control that shifts the keymap darker or brighter by moving the sample root notes. Extensive
control of the 3 pedals is also provided, including half-pedaling.

Pianoverse provides a user-friendly consolidated interface that lets you browse, load and edit the sounds you
want fast. There are 5 main windows: the Preset Browser, the Piano Panel, the Space Panel, the Mix Panel, and
the Effects Panel. You can quickly switch between windows by simply clicking their labels in the top tabs of
Pianoverse.

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1.2 – The Preset Browser

The Preset Browser is where you find the complete list of available Presets in Pianoverse. To access it from any
other window, click the preset name display in the top bar of Pianoverse.

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1.3 – The Piano Panel

The Piano Panel is the “home page” of Pianoverse. It provides a graphical user interface inspired by the source
piano on which the preset is based. Two control strips are provided at the bottom of the window: Master and
Model.

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1.3.1 – Piano Panel Master Control Strip

The Master control strip gives you knobs for Master Tune, Semitone Transpose, Space Volume, Tone (EQ),
Compression and Stereo Width along with on/off buttons for the three master effects and a Flip button to invert
the stereo image.

1.3.2 – Piano Panel Model Control Strip

The Model control strip gives you knobs to change the physical attributes of the piano: Hammer Noise, Release
Noise, Pedal Noise, Harp Resonance, Lid Position, Timbre Shift and Velocity Offset along with an adjustable
Velocity Curve grid.

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1.4 – The Space Panel

The Space Panel is where you can view and edit the many “Spaces” of Pianoverse. A Pianoverse Space is more
than a simple room algorithm or impulse response. It is an interactive, immersive environment that responds to
your playing. Use the carousel at the bottom of the panel to choose between the Spaces.

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1.5 – The Mix Panel

The Mix Panel is where you blend and process the dry microphone pair and the selected Space with dedicated
EQ and compressor for each stereo channel. Here you can also select different piano miking positions as well as
select the Space, both from their drop-down menus in their respective channels. There is also a master channel
with its own master compressor and tone control that affects both the Piano and Space channels as well as any
effects enabled on the Effects Panel.

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1.6 – The Effects Panel

The Effects Panel provides 3 slots for global processors that affect the mix of the Piano and Space channels.
The first slot is a send effect that is most commonly used for time-based effects like delays and reverbs. The
second and third slots are insert effects that are most commonly used for overdrive and modulation effects.
However any effect can be loaded into any slot. The Effects Panel also provide 4 modulation sources – 2 LFOs
and 2 envelopes – that can be used to modulate any or all of the 3 effects. The LFOs are free-running, while the
envelopes re-trigger with every new note.

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1.7 – The Preset Manager

Next to the preset name at the top center of Pianoverse is the Preset Manager. Click the Preset Manager icon to
access the Save, Save As, Rename and Delete functions for the presets.

1.8 – The Panic Button

The exclamation point icon in the top bar is a panic button that sends an “all notes off” message to
the instrument. Use this to silence stuck notes should they occur.

1.9 – Master Volume Control

Click the speaker icon to access the master volume slider. This controls the master
output of Pianoverse.

1.10 – Settings Icon

The gear icon opens the Settings window where you choose your audio and MIDI preferences, set
your disk path for your sound libraries, set your disk streaming preferences and assign global MIDI
continuous controller numbers to common Pianoverse functions. The padlock icon lets you authorize
and register your copy of Pianoverse with IK Multimedia.

1.11 – Features
• Precision robot-assisted sampling of cherished acoustic pianos tuned to perfection
• Authentic sound-shaping controls include lid position, harp resonance and more
• Transport pianos to incredibly immersive acoustic Spaces that are wildly different
• Add and mix creative and new custom cinematic effects exclusive to Pianoverse
• Choose one or experience the full ‘Verse as IK releases new pianos and spaces
• Works as a 64-bit plug-in or standalone instrument for Mac/PC

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2 – Getting started with Pianoverse

Pianoverse can be used as a standalone application or as a plug-in.

2.1 – Using Pianoverse as a standalone application

In standalone mode, launch Pianoverse from your applications folder to use it without a host application such
as a digital audio workstation (D.A.W.). In fact, this allows Pianoverse to have all the functionality and flexibility of
the plug-in in a self-contained software instrument. For example, you can use Pianoverse for live performances
when there is no need for a complex sequencer setup or in a second computer that is dedicated to virtual
instruments.
When launching Pianoverse standalone for the first time, you need to set the audio output and MIDI input /
output as well as the disk path where the library content is stored. This is accomplished in the Settings window
that can be opened by clicking the gear icon at the top right.

There are 6 tabs in the Settings window: Audio/MIDI,MIDI Controls, Calibration, Sound Content, Streaming and
Info plus a lock icon to open the Authorization Manager.

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2.1.1 – Audio / MIDI Settings

Click the Audio / MIDI tab to set up your audio output and MIDI input. Pianoverse is compatible with any ASIO
or Direct Audio interface in Windows and any Core Audio-compatible audio interface in Mac OS X.

2.1.1.1 – Output device

Choose which available audio interface you want to use with Pianoverse.

Windows
There are two drop down menus to select the Audio Driver. The drop-down menu on the left selects the type of
driver to use, such as ASIO or DirectX. The drop down menu on the right selects the actual audio interface. It will
be either ASIO (preferred) or Direct Audio. An ASIO compatible sound card will perform with faster response and
lower latency than a Direct Audio one, we strongly recommend the ASIO setting when using Virtual Instruments
such as Pianoverse.

macOS
Pianoverse is compatible with Core Audio audio interfaces in macOS. Any audio interface supported by
computer’s operating system will work with Pianoverse. There is one drop-down menu to select the audio
interface.

2.1.1.2 – Ouput Routing

The Output Routing is used to assign the left and right outputs of Pianoverse to channels on your selected
interface. This lets you determine where the Pianoverse output is routed in your system.

2.1.1.3 – Sample Rate and Buffer Size

The sample rate and buffer sizes drop-down menus let you choose your settings for Pianoverse. These settings
are dependent on the audio interface as not all audio interfaces provide the same sample rate or buffer setting
options. For the best performance in Pianoverse standalone, set the buffer as low as possible without hearing
clicks and pops. This will provide the lowest amount of latency, the delay between playing a note and hearing
the sound. Higher sample rates such as 96kHz will deliver better sound quality but at the expense of a higher
CPU load.

2.1.1.4 – MIDI Input

This drop-down menu determines which MIDI input of your computer that SampleTank will respond to. Any MIDI
interface supported by computer’s operating system will work with Pianoverse.

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2.1.1.5 – MIDI channel

Set the MIDI channel to which Pianoverse should respond. The default setting is OMNI. In OMNI mode, Pianoverse
will respond to incoming information on any channel. If you are not using any other virtual instruments, this setting
will work well. Set Pianoverse to receive on a specific channel if you are working with mutliple virtual instruments.

2.1.2 – MIDI CONTROLS

After assign a MIDI Control to a specific Pianoverse parameter, it will show up in this page where multiple value
as Source,Min, Max and Latch can be set. Clicking Clear All will get rid of all the assignment, use the “x” symbol
near the parameter name to remove only one specific control.

2.1.3 – Calibration
Click on “Calibration” to access the velocity curve calibration process, or click on “Damper Pedal” to access the
sustain/damper pedal calibration process.

2.1.3.1 – Vel Curve

Set a curve that modify the velocity behaviour of the MIDI controller. How this curve modify the velocity is
represented by the pair numbers visible in the graph for each point when clicking on it. The first number is the
input velocity, the second is the output velocity. To modify this curve just click in any point of the graph and hold
click and move the cursor to modify the values. This curve will be applied to all pianos that will be loaded in the
app, it is not linked to specific Pianoverse presets.

2.1.3.2 – Velocity Curve preset

Velocity curve presets can be loaded using the drop down menu. Custom Curves can also be added and saved
using the button on the right of the drop down menu. From this menu, curves can also be reset, imported,
exported and delated.

2.1.3.3 – Calibrate
Click on Calibrate to start the guided velocity calibration process. Follow the instruction on screen, if you decide
to interrupt the process click “Cancel”, if you are not happy with the value you entered click “Reset” to restart
that reading or click “Next” to skip that specific entry.

2.1.3.4 – Damper Pedal

Click on Calibrate to start the guided velocity calibration process. Follow the instruction on screen, click finish
once done.This calibration will be applied to all pianos that will be loaded in the app, it is not linked to specific
Pianoverse presets.

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2.1.4 – Sound Content Settings

Click the sound content tab to set the disk path for Pianoverse.

2.1.4.1 – Sound Content Path

You must specify where the Pianoverse sound library is stored on your hard disk. The hard disk may be internal
or external. Click in the Disk Path field to navigate to the location. Pianoverse should have its own disk path and
not share its disk path with SampleTank 4, Syntronik 2 or any other virtual instrument. This allows scanning the
library database go faster. Note that you can have multiple disk paths which allows to have libraries on different
disks if you desire. The default disk path is User/Documents/IK Multimedia/Pianoverse. Once you have set your
Disk Path, click the Rescan button to build (or rebuild) your Pianoverse sound library database.

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2.1.5 – Streaming
Click the Streaming tab to optimize Pianoverse for the disk on which your sound content resides.

2.1.6 – Info
View important information about the currently installed version of Pianoverse.

2.1.7 – Authorization
Click the lock icon to authorize Pianoverse.

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2.2 – Using Pianoverse as a plug-in

In addition to a standalone application, Pianoverse also works as an Audio Units, AAX or VST plug-in instrument
in major host applications such as Logic, Pro Tools, Cubase, Digital Performer and others.

Consult your host application’s user guide for specific instructions on how to use virtual instruments.

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3 – The Preset Browser

3.1 – Browser Overview

The Preset Browser is where you find the complete list of available Presets in Pianoverse. Presets are unique
to the Pianoverse app and plug-in and cannot be loaded in other IK instruments such as SampleTank 4. The
Preset Browser is the default window that opens when you launch Pianoverse. Click a preset name to view its
description in the right column. Double-click the preset name to load it. You can also browse and load Presets
using MIDI continuous controller messages as described in the previous chapter.

3.1.1 – Browsing Instruments using keyboard arrow keys

In addition to browsing Instruments using the mouse or an external MIDI controller, the computer keyboard
arrow keys let you navigate through the list of instruments and load them. Use the up and down arrows to move
vertically in the list. The selected Instrument name will flash. To load the selected preset, tap the right arrow.

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3.1.2 – Browser filters

The Preset Browser also includes a powerful filtering system that lets you target the specific types of presets
you are looking for and find the one you want fast. There are two columns: the Models column and the Filters
column.

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3.1.3 – Models column

The left column displays all of the available piano models. Click to highlight one of the piano models, and the list
of presets in the third column will display only those piano presets. You may click the selected piano model a
second time to de-select it which will then display the presets from all available piano models.

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3.1.4 – Filters column

The second column contains the Filters. Filters are keywords that describe the sound category, the timbre of the
sound, the style of the sound, the musical genre of the sound and the mood of the sound. Just like the Models
column, click to highlight one or more Filters, and the list will display only the presets that meet your chosen
criteria.

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3.1.5 – Clearing filters

Click the X at the top of the Models or Filters column to clear all selections in that column. Once you have
loaded a preset, click the X at the upper right of the Preset Browser to close the window and view the Piano
Panel.

3.1.6 – Text search

Pianoverse also has a traditional text search that will search within the currently selected filters. Click in the field
with the magnifying glass and type your search term. All available presets that are relevant to the search term
will appear in the preset list.

3.1.7 – Tag a preset as favorite

You can tag presets as “favorites” in the Preset Browser. This will let you add an additional level or search
criteria so that you display only your favorite presets. To tag and Instrument as a favorite, select the preset from
the list and click on the star icon below the “Favorite” label in the fourth column. The Instrument will then be
tagged as favorite. Click again the star icon to remove the favorite tag from the selected preset.

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4 – The Piano Panel

4.1 – Piano Panel Overview

Once you have loaded a preset, close the Preset Browser by clicking the X at the top right or clicking the Piano
tab. You will then see the Piano Panel for the loaded preset. The Piano Panel provides familiar editing controls
for various aspects of the piano. All parameters for these controls are stored with the preset. There are 2 tabs to
select between the Master and Model Control Strips.

4.2 – Master Control Strip

The Master control strip gives you knobs for Master Tune, Transpose, Space, Tone, Compression and Stereo
Width along with on/off buttons for the three master effects and a Flip button to invert the stereo image.

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4.2.1 – Tune
This control adjusts the master tuning of the Instrument.

4.2.2 – Transpose
This control transposes the incoming MIDI notes in semitones.

4.2.3 – Space
This control adjusts the volume of the selected Space. You can choose between different Spaces on the Space
tab or Mix tab.

4.2.4 – Tone
The Tone knob is an equalizer at the master output that boosts low frequencies when turned counterclockwise
and boosts high frequencies when turned clockwise.

4.2.5 – Comp
This controls the final compression effect at the master output.

4.2.6 – Send Effect – Effect 1

Click this button to enable or disable Effect 1, the master send effect. You can choose the effect for this slot on
the Effects Panel.

4.2.7 – Insert Effects – Effects 2 and 3

Click these buttons to enable Effects 2 and 3, the master insert effects. You can choose the effects for these
slots on the Effects Panel.

4.2.8 – Width
This knob adjusts the stereo width of the piano from 0 (mono) to 100% (full stereo).

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4.2.9 – Velocity Curve

This control changes the overall velocity curve of the incoming MIDI velocities to emphasize different velocities
ranges. Click on the diagonal line and drag it to set the curve you prefer.

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4.3 – Model Control Strip

The Model control strip gives you knobs to change the physical attributes of the piano: Note Level, Releases,
Hammer Noise, Pedal Noise, Harp Resonance, Lid Position, Tone Shift and Velocity Offset along with a second
page that includes Filter Type, Filter Cutoff, Filter Resonance and Amp Envelope Release.

4.3.1 – Note Level

This control sets the level of the actual piano note samples.

4.3.2 – Releases
This control sets the level of the release samples, the unique timbre that sounds when the key is released.

4.3.3 – Hammer Noise

This control sets the level of the hammer noise samples.

4.3.4 – Pedal Noise

This control sets the level of the pedal noise samples.

4.3.5 – Harp Res

This control sets the level of the piano’s harp resonance when the sustain pedals is engaged.

4.3.6 – Lid Position

This control sets the position of the piano lid which makes the tone darker at lower positions.

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4.3.7 – Tone Shift

This control moves the root notes of the samples in semitones relative to the key mapping. The effect is that
the sound gets darker with negative values and brighter with positive values. Extreme values provide extreme
timbral changes. Note that this not a real-time control that will affect any currently sustaining notes – you must
re-play the notes after moving this control in order to hear the changes.

4.3.8 – Velocity Offset

This control offsets the incoming MIDI velocities either positive or negative to compensate for different MIDI
keyboard controllers.

4.3.9 – Filter Type

This control sets the Filter Type for synthesizer filter. The default is “None,” meaning no synthesizer filter is
applied.

4.3.10 – Filter Cutoff

This knob sets the cutoff frequency of the synthesizer filter. Note that in Pianoverse, keyboard tracking is always
set to 100% where the cutoff frequency doubles every octave to follow the pitch of the notes.

4.3.11 – Filter Res

This knob sets the resonance amount – the resonance peak – of the synthesizer filter.

4.3.12 – A Env Release

This knob increases the Amplitude Envelope Release of the actual piano note samples. It does not affect the
“Releases” (the “note off” samples) which are controlled by their own dedicated knob.

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5 – The Space Panel

5.1 – Space Panel Overview

The Space Panel is where you select and edit the Space for the current preset. Separate from the EQ and
compressor effects on the Mix Panel, and separate from the master effects on the Effects Panel, the Space is
a complex and often interactive environment that responds to your playing with sonic animation. The Space
is more than just a simple reverb. It is a deep effect that typically combines impulse response convolution
technology with more traditional algorithmic effects. Each Space has a descriptive name along with a vivid
image to help immerse you in the environment. Some of the more complex Spaces have additional parameter
controls to let you further customize the environment. All Space settings are saved with the preset. Below is a
list of the included Spaces in Pianoverse.

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5.1.1 – Academy

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5.1.2 – Ballet Studio

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5.1.3 – Cathedral

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5.1.4 – Club

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5.1.5 – Colosseum

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5.1.6 – Desert

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5.1.7 – Garage

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5.1.8 – Iceberg

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5.1.9 – Live Venue

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5.1.10 – Monastery 1

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5.1.11 – Monastery 2

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5.1.12 – Old Forest

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5.1.13 – Opera House

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5.1.14 – Palace

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5.1.15 – Piano Booth

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5.1.16 – Presbytery

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5.1.17 – Red Planet

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5.1.18 – Sanctuary

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5.1.19 – Sea Floor

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5.1.20 – Stone Chapel

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5.1.21 – Studio A

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5.1.22 – Studio B

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5.1.23 – Studio C

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5.1.24 – The Mansion

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5.1.25 – Theater

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5.1.26 – Underground

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5.1.27 – Vault

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5.1.28 – Vintage Studio 1

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5.1.29 – Vintage Studio 2

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5.1.30 – Warehouse

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6 – The Mix Panel

6.1 – Mix Panel Overview

The Mix Panel is where you process and combine the direct piano microphones with the selected Space into
the master channel. There is a dedicated stereo channel for the piano microphones, another dedicated stereo
channel for the Space, and then a third stereo master channel that is the end of the signal chain. Each stereo
channel has its own unique, dedicated effects.

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6.2 – Mic Channel

The Mic Channel controls the actual piano samples. Here you can choose the microphone pair, choose and set
the dedicated compressor and EQ effects, set the pan position, adjust the fader volume and mute the channel.

6.2.1 – Microphone
Select which microphone pair you want to use from the drop-down menu. The available microphone pairs may
differ between piano libraries.

6.2.2 – Mic EQ
Choose between 2 equalizer models: Modern (based on the API 560 graphic EQ) and Vintage (based on the
Neve 1081 parametric EQ).

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6.2.3 – Mic Compressor

Choose between 4 compressor models: Modern (based on a modern VCA compressor), Vintage (based on the
UREI 1176 FET limiter), British (based on the SSL G-Type Bus Compressor), and Vari-Mu (based on the Fairchild
670 limiter). The controls will change based on the model selected. Gain reduction is displayed on the meter.

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6.3 – Space Channel

The Space Channel is where you control and process the Pianoverse Space. Here you can choose from the
available Spaces from the drop-down menu (same choices as on the actual Space Panel), choose and set the
dedicated compressor and EQ effects, set the pan position, adjust the fader volume and mute the channel.

6.3.1 – Space Selector

Here you can choose any of the available Spaces from the drop-down menu. Note that this is the same selector
as the Space Panel, just done with a text-based drop-down menu instead of a graphic carousel. Selections
made here affect the Space Panel and vice-versa.

6.3.2 – Space EQ
Choose between 2 equalizer models: Modern (based on the API 560 graphic EQ) and Vintage (based on the
Neve 1081 parametric EQ).

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6.3.3 – Space Compressor

Choose between 4 compressor models: Modern (based on a modern VCA compressor), Vintage (based on the
UREI 1176 FET limiter), British (based on the SSL G-Type Bus Compressor), and Vari-Mu (based on the Fairchild
670 limiter). The controls will change based on the model selected. Gain reduction is displayed on the meter.

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6.4 – Master Channel

The Master Channel is the end of the signal chain where the Microphone Channel and Space
Channel are combined and processed through 3 Master Effects, a master Tone control, master
EQ, Stereo Width control, Master Volume Fader and a Flip button to invert the stereo image.

6.4.1 – Master Effects On/Off Buttons

At the top of the Master Channel, there are 3 buttons where you can turn the Master Effects
on and off. These are the same controls as on the Master Control Strip on the Piano Panel.
Turning an effect on or off here affects the state of the button on the Piano Panel and vice
versa. Similarly, bypassing the Master Effects on the Effects Panel does the same thing and
will also affect the state of these buttons.

6.4.2 – Master Tone Control

Turn the Tone knob clockwise to boost high frequencies and counterclockwise to boost low
frequencies. This is the same control that appears in the Master Control Strip on the Piano
Panel. Moving the Tone knob on either panel will affect it in the other location.

6.4.3 – Master Comp Control

Turn the Comp knob clockwise to increase the master compression amount. This is a separate
compressor effect from the compressors in the Piano and Space Channels. Turning the Comp
knob fully counterclockwise disables the compression effect. This is the same control that
appears in the Master Control Strip on the Piano Panel. Moving the Comp knob on either
panel will affect it in the other location.

6.4.4 – Master Stereo Width Control

The Width slider adjusts the stereo width of the image. With the slider handles all the way wide, the image is at
maximum width. With the slider handles in the center, the image is collapsed to mono. This is the same control
as the knob that appears in the Master Control Strip on the Piano Panel. Moving the Width control on either
panel will affect it in the other location.

6.4.5 – Master Volume Fader

The fader controls the master volume of Pianoverse after all of the effects.

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6.4.6 – Flip Button

The Flip button inverts the stereo image when engaged.

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7 – The Effects Panel

7.1 – Effects Panel Overview

The Effects Panel contains the 3 Master Effects that process the stereo mix of the piano microphones and the
Space. These are separate effects from the EQ and Comp effects on the Mic and Space Channels. The first
Master Effect is a send effect intended for time-based effects such as a delay or reverb. The second and third
Master Effects are insert effects intended for saturation, overdrive and modulation effects. But in the interests
of exploration, you can put any effect in any position. Below the 3 effect slots are the Modulation Sources: 2
Envelopes and 2 LFOs. These sources can modulate parameters on each of the various Master Effects. More on
this below.

7.1.1 – Effect Enable

Click the power icon at the top left of each effect slot to turn the effect on or off. This does the same thing
as enabling or disabling the Master Effect buttons on the Master Control Strip on the Piano Panel or Master
Channel on the Mix Panel.

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7.1.2 – Effect Selector

Click the effect name at the top of each effect slot to open the drop-down menu where you can choose the
specific effect.

7.2 – Effect Modulation Sources

At the bottom of the Effects Panel are 4 Modulation Sources that you can use to modulate various destination
parameters of the Master Effects. There are 2 ADSR Envelopes that reset with each key press and 2 free-
running LFOs.

7.2.1 – Add a Modulation

Click the + icon in any of the Modulation Sources to reveal the available modulation destinations in the loaded
Master Effects. The available modulation destination parameters will flash white. Click the desired parameter to
assign the Modulation Source to the modulation destination parameter. Each Modulation Source has a color:
Green for Envelope 1, blue for Envelope 2, red for LFO 1 and purple for LFO 2. The modulation destination will
be represented by a colored ring or strip that matches Modulation Source for easy identification.

7.2.2 – Set the Modulation Amount

Modulations are bipolar, meaning that they can be positive or negative. On the parameter
where you have created a Modulation, click at the center of the ring or horizontal strip and drag
to the right or left to set the positive or negative modulation amount.

7.3 – Master Effect Models

There are 12 available Master Effects:

7.3.1 – Choral
This is a traditional chorus effect based on a modulated delay line.

7.3.2 – Convomorph
This effect allows you to blend between two impulse responses. It becomes especially vivid when modulated
with an LFO or envelope.

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7.3.3 – Delay
This is a traditional digital delay with adjustable feedback.

7.3.4 – Filter
This is a classic synthesizer filter with selectable slopes and modes that lets you filter down low frequencies,
high frequencies or both low and high frequencies around the selected band.

7.3.5 – Lo-Fi
The Lo-Fi effect lets you create a less pure, vibey sound by reducing the bandwidth of the sound, adding
distortion and narrowing the stereo image.

7.3.6 – Overdrive
This effect clips the waveform in the style of a typical guitar stompbox or amp to give the tone a more
aggressive quality.

7.3.7 – Particles
Particles is a granular delay effect that allows you to create stylized, pitched-shifted echoes that go beyond a
traditional digital delay.

7.3.8 – Reelab
Reelab uses IK’s tape modeling technology to recreate the color, saturation and modulation of analog tape
recorders.

7.3.9 – Rephase
Rephase is an analog-style phase shifter with selectable stages and variable feedback.

7.3.10 – Saturator-X
This effect models various beloved classic saturating hardware such as transformers and tubes.

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7.3.11 – Shimmer
Shimmer is a reverb effect combined with a pitch shifter that transposes the sound by as much as an octave
either up or down. The pitch can also be modulated by an internal LFO.

7.3.12 – Vintage Plate

This effect is modeled after a hardware reverb unit to create the effect of spaces generated by a mechanical
plate. Vintage Plate has additional controls for modulation (chorusing) of the reverb, and input high pass filter to
roll of low frequencies and an output low pass filter to roll off high frequencies.

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