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MIDI ASSIGN

Pressing the MIDI Assign button gives you the ability to assign knobs and sliders on your

external MIDI controller to many of the parameter controls in Iris 2. When you click “MIDI

Assign,” you’ll notice the names of all the parameters eligible for MIDI control will light up

yellow, but clicking on the parameter name will turn the name red. From here, you simply

twist a knob or move a slider on your MIDI controller, and that controller will attach to that

parameter. After you’ve assigned MIDI controls, simply click “MIDI Assign” one more time

to turn MIDI Assign Mode o. These MIDI assignments will be saved in your preferences

so you can set up your MIDI controller with Iris 2 just once and it will always remember

your settings.

Note: Some audio editors take over MIDI controller assignments in their own way. If you

are having problems attaching controllers using the MIDI Assign feature, please refer to

your audio editor’s manual to see if their software has a unique way of doing this.

GLOBAL CONTROLS

There are three important Global Parameters that aect all the sound coming out of Iris 2:

Glide adds a sliding portamento eect between single notes. This knob adjusts the time it

takes for one note to slide into the next. Iris 2 employs a Constant Time Linear glide eect,

meaning that no matter the distance between notes, the glide time will always be the

same. Set it to 0.0 ms to disengage the eect.

Iris 2 supports Glide in Mono, Legato, and Poly voice modes, giving you access to some

interesting possibilities using polyphonic portamento.

Intensity engages a special blend of iZotope’s signature compression and limiting

algorithms to give your patch an extra boost of loudness to help cut through the mix.

Output is the ﬁnal gain stage of Iris 2 before it goes to your host.

Next to these Global Parameters is a simple Master Output Level Meter. Through mindful

gain staging and adjustments to the Intensity and Output controls mentioned above, you

can ensure Iris 2’s output won’t cause digital distortion by keeping these meters blue, and

never peaking into the red clip lights.