User Manual

INTRODUCTION

Iris 2 | QUICKSTART Page 10

QUICKSTART

The best way to learn Iris 2 is to start making music with it. You can instantiate Iris 2 as

a plug-in in your favored audio editing software, or simply open the Iris 2 standalone

application. Iris 2 works best when used in conjunction with a MIDI keyboard controller, but

can also be used without one.

Once you’ve installed and authorized Iris 2, an “Introduction to Iris” window will pop open

when you open, oering you links to this user manual and videos online that can help you

get started. If you want to see this window in the future, you can simply check the box

labeled “Show at Start.” If you ever need to ﬁnd links to this user manual, tutorial videos, or

any of our help materials, just click on the question mark in the top right hand corner of the

Iris 2 window. Just above the help button is an icon that looks like an open-ended wrench.

Clicking here will bring you to the Options Panel, which can help you customize features

we’ll learn about later in the manual.

After clicking past the “Introduction to Iris” window, open the Iris 2 Patch Browser by

clicking in the Patch Display in the Global Toolbar (it will likely say ‘Bass - New Patch’

when you ﬁrst open). Here, you can choose from the sampling of the 45 trial patches built

into Iris 2, or from the hundreds of factory patches if you’ve authorized your purchase

and downloaded/installed the Core Content packs available in your iZotope account.