Specifications

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To the right of the Info display is the Setup but-
ton, which opens the Setup page. The Setup page
offers control of Mini Grand’s Eco Mode, which
reduces CPU load by deactivating string reso-
nances, and the polyphony selector, which sets
Mini Grand’s maximum polyphony.
Shaping Mini Grand’s Sound
Mini Grand offers a wide range of tones that can
fit into many genres of music. It is helpful, when
familiarizing yourself with the plug-in, to try
various combinations of sounds and ambience
settings.
Piano Models
Room Ambiences
Inserting Mini Grand on a
Track
To use an instrument plug-in to its best advan-
tage, insert it on a stereo Instrument track in
your Pro Tools session.
To insert an instrument plug-in on an Instrument
track:
1 Create a new stereo Instrument track (recom-
mended) in your Pro Tools session:
•Choose
Track > New.
•Select 1 new
Stereo Instrument track in
Ticks.
•Click
Create.
2 Click the Pro Tools Track Insert selector and
select an instrument.
Model Description
Atmo Quiet and dark, accentuated low-
mids and muted highs
Soft Mellow and rounded, with accen-
tuated lows and low-mids, and
mellow highs
Ballad Dynamic, but understated, warm
lows
Real Natural and dynamic, little pro-
cessing
Bright Controlled and percussive, low-
ered bass and low-mids
Hard Loud, pointed, with accentuated
highs, lowered bass and low-
mids
Dance Loud, aggressive and gritty,
strong upper mid and treble pres-
ence, scooped lows
Room Description
Soft Mellow, sweet reverb
Bright Heavier early reflections, accen-
tuated highs
Studio Controlled, tight ambience
Chamber Longer reverb time with more dif-
fused reflections
Hall Longest reverb time, biggest-
sounding room
Ambient Few reflections, very spatial
See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for in-
structions on how to access and save Presets
within Mini Grand.