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VOICE MODES

Next to the undo/redo controls are the Voice Mode controls, Global parameters knobs, and

master output level meter:

The Voice Mode controls allow you to choose between Mono, Legato, and Poly voice structures.

Mono means only one pitch can be played at a time. Every note that is played will retrigger

envelopes and LFO attack.

Legato means only one pitch can be played at a time, but playing notes consecutively will not

retrigger envelopes or LFO attack.

Poly (or polyphonic) means multiple pitches can be played at once (known as polyphony) like

chords, with lines or melodies that might have overlapping voices.

Polyphony is limited to the amount of voices allocated in the software. Just under the Voice Mode

controls are two numeric displays next to the label “Voices.” The ﬁrst of these numbers states

how many notes or “voices” Iris 2 can play at once. You can adjust this value by double-clicking

on it and typing one in, or clicking and dragging on the number. Just to the right of this number

you’ll notice a second number that changes depending on how many notes you’re playing. This

displays how many voices you are using at a given time.

Note: Higher voice counts can aect CPU usage.

At the top-center of the UI, embedded next to the Voice Controls, is a red PANIC button which will

ﬂush all MIDI data when pressed. Hopefully, this won’t be a button you’ll need to use very often,

but when working with complex modulation schemes, it can be easy to trigger a cacophony of

sound and not immediately know how to make it stop. Don’t panic, just click “PANIC.”