Effect page
Learn how to use the Effect page in Claire, which lets you configure various effects enhancing the sound of the instrument.
The Effect page lets you configure various effects that enhance the main piano sound.
Click FX at the top right of the instrument to open the Effect page.
The Effect page is split into two sections:
Effects section: Adjust a collection of creative effects applied to the instrument. Refer to Effects section.
Ambience section: Adds external sounds from the room and from the player. Refer to Ambience section.
Note
The effects in this page affect only the main piano sound. Other effects dedicated to the particles are available in the Effects section of the Particles page. Refer to Effects section for more information.
Effects section
The Effects section of the Effect page contains the following controls:
Equalizer controls: Adjust a four-band equalization.
EQ On/Off switch: Turns the equalizer on or off.
Split button: When off (default setting), the equalization settings below apply to the sound for both the close microphones and the room microphones. If you activate the Split button, you can choose different equalization settings for each microphone set by clicking Close or Mid/Far from the selector that appears. If you deactivate Split again, the last settings apply to both microphone sets. For more information on the close microphones and room microphones, refer to Mic Blend controls.
Gain sliders: Adjust the levels of the four frequency bands. From top to bottom, the sliders control lower to higher frequency bands. The frequency bands are described in musical terms, as shown by the labels under the sliders. You can customize the frequency band of each gain slider to your needs by clicking the Settings icon below.
Settings icons: Each icon opens a panel in which two parameters let you adjust the frequency response for that equalization band. For all four sliders, the Freq knob controls the center frequency of the band. As you adjust the frequency, the musical term under the Gain slider changes accordingly. For the middle two Gain sliders, a Q knob controls the sharpness of the bandwidth: The higher Q is, the narrower the band is. For the outer two Gain sliders, a Bell button lets you switch the frequency band’s response between shelf (button off) and bell (button on).
Transient controls: Adjust the transients of the sound.
Transient On/Off switch: Turns the transient control on or off.
Transient slider: Accentuates the attack when pushed to the left, or lengthens the sustain when pushed to the right.
Compressor controls: Apply a compression to the sound.
Compressor On/Off switch: Turns the compressor on or off.
Compressor slider: Adjusts the amount of compression.
Compressor Type selector: Selects from various compression type with different ratio, attack and release settings as well tape saturation within certain presets. You can also click the little arrows on the left to switch to the next or previous entry from the menu.
Saturation controls: Apply a saturation to the sound.
Saturation On/Off switch: Turns the saturation on or off.
Saturation slider: Adjusts the amount of saturation.
Saturation Type selector: Selects from various saturation types. You can also click the little arrows on the left to switch to the next or previous entry from the menu.
Stereo Image controls: Adjust the width of the sound in the stereo field.
Stereo Image On/Off switch: Turns the stereo imager on or off.
Width slider: Widens or narrows the stereo field. The middle position corresponds to the stereo width of the original recording. Moving the slider to the left makes the sound narrower up to mono at full left, while moving it to the right artificially enhances the stereo width.
Width Invert switch: The samples of the grand piano are panned with the low notes on the left and the high notes on the right, which corresponds to the listening position of the player. Using the Width Invert button swaps the left and right channels, changing the listening position to that of the audience.
Style controls: Configure an additional chain of effects.
Style On/Off switch: Turns the effect chain on or off.
Style Category selector: Selects from various multi-effect categories. You can also click the little arrows on the left to switch to the next or previous entry from the menu.
Style Preset selector: Selects from various multi-effect presets in the chosen category. You can also click the little arrows on the left to switch to the next or previous entry from the menu.
Amount slider: Ajusts the amount of the selected effect chain applied to the sound.
Ambience section
The Ambience section of the Effect page contains the following controls:
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Noise controls: Adjust the continuous ambient noise.
Noise On/Off switch: Turns the ambient noise on or off.
Noise Volume slider: Adjusts the volume level of ambient noise.
Noise Source selector: Selects from different ambient noise sources.
Pianist controls: Adjust the noises created by the pianist such as squeaks, breaths, etc. Pianist noises are only triggered if the piano is actually being played.
Pianist On/Off switch: Turns the pianist noises on or off.
Pianist Volume slider: Adjusts the volume level of pianist noises.
Pianist Intensity slider: Adjusts the rate of pianist noises.