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Playing Your Effects
3. PLAYING YOUR EFFECTS
Understanding The Basics
What is this thing?
Stutter Edit is a real-time, playable effect. Unlike other effects, you control Stutter Edit via a
MIDI controller (or your host program’s sequencer) to add variations, transitions, fills, and
other ear candy to music and other audio.
If this is your first time looking at Stutter Edit, you might feel like you just sat down at the
helm of an alien spacecraft! This effect works differently than ordinary plug-ins, so that’s a
natural reaction. There is a lot to take in, but if you follow this Quick Start Guide, you’ll be
making crazy new sounds in no time.
To begin:
1. Load Stutter Edit onto any track or bus in your host program of choice that will
handle or pass audio.
Refer to Quick Start section for specific instructions on getting set up with Stutter Edit
in your supported host.
2. Next, route a MIDI track in your host to the Stutter Edit plug-in or make sure
Stutter Edit is receiving MIDI from your MIDI controller. Stutter Edit needs to be
“triggered” before you can hear it adding an effect.
Some hosts including Ableton Live have a way of using your computer keyboard to
trigger MIDI notes.
3. Begin playback of your host application's transport in order to send some audio
through the track or bus containing the Stutter Edit plug-in.
4. Start playing some notes on your controller, or start painting notes into your MIDI
track in order to trigger and engage any of the Gestures for the currently loaded Bank.
5. Explore and experiment with any of Stutter Edit's available Banks by using the
"Bank" drop-down menu at the top of Stutter Edit's interface. You can use the Save
button to the right of this menu in order to quickly Save any edited settings, or click
on the Preset Manager in order to launch the floating Manager window.
6. Enjoy!