Operation Manual

Click the Edit button to edit all parameters or values for an effect.
Here is an example of how the bundled Classic Flanger looks:
Each effect interface will have the same controls on the top of the effect window which allow you to choose a new
preset, save a preset or delete a preset.
Active Checkbox
This determines whether or not the effect is muted or heard. If it's unchecked, it is muted and is bypassed.
Preset Drop Down
Choose a preset. If the preset is factory default, it may have [Sys] at the start of the preset name.
Save New Preset
The disk icon allows you to save or re-save a preset. Change the values of the effect parameters and click this to
create your own preset.
Delete Preset
Click the X button to delete the current preset. (You can only delete presets that you've created.)
Effects Included In Mixcraft
There are several effects included by default with Mixcraft and are detailed below.
Acoustica Chorus
Chorus effects are used to thicken up a sound, such as a vocal or guitar recording. This effect is often used to give
the impression that there is more than one instrument or vocalist performing the same part. The effect introduces
tiny variations in pitch, as well as small amount of delay, into the original audio to give the effect of multiple audio
sources performing at once.
Acoustica Compressor
Compressor effects are used to reduce the difference in volume between quiet sounds and loud sounds in a
recording. This effect is often used on vocals and drums, where some portions of the sound are very quiet, and
other portions are very loud. By reducing the difference in volume of the quiet and loud parts of a recording, you
can then make the recording as loud as desired, and the quiet portions will sound louder than they did without the
compressor effect.
Acoustica Delay
Delay effects are often the simplest and most musically useful effects. Quiet simply, they take incoming audio, wait
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