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KEYBOARD PANEL

Iris 2 | PITCH AND MOD WHEEL Page 47

PITCH AND MOD WHEEL

In the remainder of the keyboard panel, we see indicators for Pitch and Mod Wheel at the

far right. These meter in real time any movements made by these MIDI controllers. You can

also click and drag in these areas to apply or test these eects in real time. One unique

and useful feature of Iris 2 is the ability to set Pitch Bend Range with dierent amounts in

either direction (up to two octaves each way, measured in semitones). For example, you

could set the pitch bend to make an octave leap when bent all the way up (+12) for radical

eects, while the lower range could be set to -2 for subtle vibrato applications, all within

the same patch.

KEYBOARD AND ROOT NOTE

Next to these controllers is the keyboard itself. The range of the keyboard that is displayed

adjusts dynamically along with how the main UI has been resized, and how many panels

are open. For example, if both the Sample and Master panels are open and the main UI

is reduced to its smallest size, the keyboard will only display four octaves. However, if the

Sample and Master panels are closed, the keyboard can display seven octaves. You can

always adjust which octaves are displayed by pressing on the sideways arrows to the left

and right of the keyboard.

Lastly, the Root Note, or MIDI note at which the loaded sample plays back at its native

speed and pitch, is indicated by the blue ﬂag with the pitch displayed in black letters (for

instance “C4” in the image above). The displayed ﬂag applies only to the sample which

you are currently viewing and in the All View, it applies to the sample you currently have

selected (indicated by a white outline surround the spectrogram).

Root note is detected and set automatically by Iris 2 as soon as a sample is loaded, but

you can adjust this setting by simply dragging the ﬂag to the desired pitch, or adjusting

the Root Note knob in the sample panel. Note that after making a Spectral Filter selection,

the fundamental pitch of the sample may change. In a case like this, Root Note can be

detected and automatically reset after a selection has been made by right-clicking on the

spectrogram and clicking “Set Auto-Detected Root Note.”

You can always hide the Keyboard Panel by clicking on the arrow within its tab, but it

cannot be undocked.