Effects
From Guide
An Effect is a process that alters a signal or a recording. Common effects are distortion, reverb, delay, EQ, and compression. RiffWorks includes these and more.
7 Studio-Quality Effects are included with very edition of RiffWorks (Wah, Multi-band Compression & Distortion, Modulation, Delay, Reverb, Compression, and British Style EQ). These effects and can be added to Layers, Riffs, InstantDrummer sessions, and the Input.
There are four places you can add effects in RiffWorks:
- InputEffects are setup in the MONITOR panel. They can only be used if HARDWARE monitoring is off. They are applied in real-time and can be adjusted after recording in the LAYER panel EFFECTS. The AMP plug-ins are applied pre-recording and can NOT be changed later to save cpu power.
- LayerEffects can be set on any LAYER. Just click the EFFECTS button on the LAYER panel to see them.
- RiffEffects are applied to all the layers in a Riff. If you want the same effect on all the layers in your Riff, this can save some CPU power. It's a great place to add some EQ or a little Reverb to your entire Riff.
- BackupEffects In the DRUMMER panel you can apply different effects to each backup separately.
RiffWorks Effects
- Filter - Attaq is a auto-wah type effect with three different modes: manual, envelope and sequence.
- Shaper - Tripwire is a three band eq and compressor with distortion on each band.
- Modulator - Tempest has 11 different types of modulation effects and multiple waveforms.
- Delay - 4x4 is a four tap delay with some special features like panning and damping.
- Reverb - SuperTanker is a reverb with selectable flavors and adjustable size.
- Compressor - Stamina is a compressor/sustainer, start by adjust the Compression knob.
- EQ - No Equal is a vintage style eq with three parametric bands and two roll-off filters.
Presets
- When you SAVE a preset, it saves all the settings for any effects that are on.
- When you LOAD a preset, it loads only the settings for effects that are on, and turns the others off, without affecting their settings.
Sonoma 7 VST Plug-in
The same great sounding effects found in RiffWorks are available as a VST Plugin for use with certain DAWs on Mac and Windows that accept VST plugins. Sonoma 7 VST compatibility list. The Sonoma 7 VST Plug-in ($49 Value) is included free with purchase of RiffWorks Standard. You can export music you've recorded with RiffWorks Standard as .wav files, then import files into another DAW for mastering and more. Sonoma 7 VST allows RiffWorks users to continue to use the RiffWorks effects while working in other DAWs. More Sonoma 7 Info
