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Electric 200 Piano
USER GUIDE
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................................................3
WELCOME .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 COMPONENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 FUNCTIONAL BLOCK/FLOW DIAGRAM ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
CHAPTER 2 QUICK START GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 3 INTERFACE AND CONTROLS .................................................................................................................................7
3.1 INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.2 CONTROLS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.2.1 Keyboard Control .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
TABLE OF CONTENTS
3.2.2 Piano Module .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2.3 Eects Module ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
CHAPTER 4 ELECTRIC 200 PIANO STANDALONE APPLICATION ................................................................................. 21
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Welcome
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Acknowledgement
The Electric 200 Piano samples library was recorded and produced by Yoad Nevo at Nevo Sound Studios in London, UK.
Visit www.yoadnevo.com/.
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1.1 Product Overview
The unmistakable sound of the electric piano has shaped our musical landscape since the 70s. This sound changed the way we
think about the piano, and it opened up many new musical possibilities. Now the sound, feel, and personality of this unique piano is
available from Waves.
Waves painstakingly sampled two well-used electric pianos to capture the nuance and detail of the original sound. The result
is the Electric 200 Piano plugin and standalone application. Every element of the instrument’s sound—down to its beautiful
imperfections—is captured to recreate the magic realism of the original. We’ve gone a few steps further by integrating our
high-quality studio eects and by adding unique features for tone shaping. And there’s a mix section that enables you to use these
tools to put your own personal stamp on this era-dening sound.
Made famous by music giants like Queen, Supertramp and Steely Dan, the timeless reed tone has been featured on countless classic
hits. For this instrument, we have painstakingly sampled two distinct vintage pianos. With precise tone controls and ‘70s inspired
eects, Electric 200 brings that punchy reed tone to life – twice.
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1.2 Concepts and Terminology
The type of electric piano that became a pop, rock, and jazz favorite in the ‘70s was manufactured by the Rudolph Wurlitzer
company starting in the 1950s.
The technology behind the instrument consists of a hammer, similar to the ones in acoustic pianos. The hammer strikes a small
metal reed, which is, in essence, a tone generator. Once struck, this tone generator vibrates, emitting a certain pitch. This vibration is
turned into an electronic signal using a pickup. The overall structure is somewhat similar to a tuning fork.
Electric 200 Piano is powered by WSE, the Waves Sampler Engine, a state-of-the-art multi-sample engine designed to deliver solid,
high-quality performance.
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1.3 Components
The Electric 200 Piano has one component: Electric 200 Piano Stereo
Electric 200 Piano is a virtual instrument plugin and will appear under the related selection menus for virtual instruments under all
supported DAW host applications.
Waves Electric 200 Piano works also as a standalone application. It uses ASIO (Windows) or Core Audio (Mac) drivers to play
through your audio device of choice. Electric 200 Piano receives MIDI data to trigger notes and control changes.
1.4 Functional block/flow diagram
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CHAPTER 2: QUICK START GUIDE
Insert Electric 200 Piano on an instrument track in your DAW or launch the standalone application. Start to play and you will
quickly understand how to get the sound you want. There are two modules with which to control the behavior and sound of the
instrument.
Use the top module to create and control eects such as tremolo, phasing, stereo imaging, chorus, and reverb.
Use the bottom module to control the characteristics of the keyboard and the amplier.
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Navigating the presets
Electric 88 Piano presets are managed with the WaveSystem Toolbar at the top of the window.
Use the Next/Previous preset arrow controls on the toolbar to scroll through presets. Click the Load button to reveal all presets.
To learn about saving, loading, and using presets, please refer to the WaveSystem User Guide.
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CHAPTER 3: INTERFACE AND CONTROLS
3 .1 I n t e r f a c e
The ELECTRIC 200 Piano interface is arranged into two sections.
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Bottom: The Piano module includes tone controls, a vintage style compressor, and an amplied cabinet that was sampled
with both a condenser mic and a dynamic mic.
Top: The Multi-Eect processor provides modulation eects and reverb.
3.2 Controls
3.2.1 Keyboard Control
At the very bottom there’s a virtual keyboard designed to preview the sound of a note when a keyboard controller is not available.
Use a mouse or similar input device to play a note. This control cannot be automated, but it will follow any MIDI input device.
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3.2.2 Piano Module
Keys Section
Vel Curve
This control changes the curve of the velocity response from logarithmic to exponential.
When the control is set to 0, the curve is linear.
Range: -50% to +50%
Initial Value: 0
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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Formant
The formant control changes the sound character but not the pitch. Each step equals a half-tone.
This means that when set to -12, the piano sound character will be lower by one octave, but the pitch will not change.
Range: -12 to +12
Initial Value: 0
Reset Value: 0
Discrete control, 25 steps.
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Mix Section
Instrument
The Instrument control provides a choice between the two sampled electric pianos.
Range: 1, 2
Initial Value: Instrument 2
Main
The Main control is the sampled sound of the electric piano, without the mechanics and the release keys sounds.
It controls the Main samples level in the overall mix.
Range: 0–100 %
Initial Value: 100%
Reset Value: 100%
Continuous control
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Hammer
Hammer is the sampled sound of the mechanical hammer hit. It controls the Hammer samples level in the overall mix.
Range: 0–100 %
Initial Value: 35%
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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Key Up
Key Up is the sound of the keys while releasing. It controls the Key Up samples level in the overall mix.
Range: 0 – 100%
Initial Value: 25%
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
Mechanics
The Mechanics control is the sampled sound of the electric piano mechanics without the Main and the Key Up sounds.
It controls the Mechanics (thump) samples level in the overall mix.
Range: 0 – 100%
Initial Value: 25%
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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Comp
The Comp control inuences the mix of the internal compressor. Turning the knob clockwise increases the level.
Range: 0 – 100%
Initial Value: 50%
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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Amp Section
Amp On/O
The Amp button turns the Amp section on or o.
Range: O, On
Initial Value: On
Switch: On/O
No Reset Value: Alt+click does not aect the current mode of this switch.
Drive
Controls the level of the amplier overdrive.
Range: 0–100
Initial Value: 0
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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Type
There are two microphone options in front of the amplier: Condenser and Dynamic.
Range: A or B
Initial Value: A
Reset Value: A
Two-state switch
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Tone Section
Bass
The Bass control is a low shelf lter at 203 Hz, which can be decreased or increased by +/-18 dB.
Range: -50 to +50
Initial Value: 0
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
Mid
The Mid control is a bell lter at 900 Hz, which can be increased or decreased by +/-18 dB.
Range: -50 to +50
Initial Value: 0
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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Treble
The Treble control is a high-shelf lter at 1.875 kHz, which can be increased or decreased by +/-18 dB.
Range: -50 to +50
Initial Value: 0
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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Volume
Controls the output gain level after plugin processing.
Range: 0–10
Initial Value: 7
Reset Value: 7
Continuous control
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3.2.3 Effects Module
FX In/Out
The FX In/Out switch toggles all eect module sections on and o. When the FX module is again turned on,
each section will return to its previous state.
Tremolo Section
Tremolo On/O
The Tremolo button turns the Tremolo section on or o.
Range: O, On
Initial Value: On
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Switch On/O
No reset value: Alt+click does not aect the current mode of this switch.
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Tremolo Rate
Tremolo Rate provides control over Sync rates (such as ¼) or Free rates (in Hz), using the same knob.
The middle position,12 o’clock, is the slowest Free value. Turning the knob clockwise from this position increases the rate from
0.25Hz to 28Hz.
When the knob setting is less than 12 o’clock, values are dened with respect to the host. Turning the knob counterclockwise
increases the Tremolo rate through music note duration values related to the host’s BPM: 1/32T, 1/32, 1/32D, 1/16T, 1/16, 1/16D,
1/8T, 1/8, 1/8D, 1/4T, 1/4, 1/4D, 1/2, 1/2D, 1, 2/1.
2/1 equals one cycle in 2 bars.
Scaling: Custom.
Range: Sync 1/32T-2/1; Free 0.25Hz-28Hz
Initial Value: 1/16D sync rate
Reset Value: 1/16D sync rate
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Continuous control
Tremolo Depth
The Depth control increases or decreases the amplitude level.
Range: 0–100
Initial Value: 60
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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AutoPan Section
AutoPan On/O
The AutoPan button turns the Autopan section On or O.
Range: O, On
Initial Value: On
Switch On/O
No reset value: Alt+click does not aect the current mode of this switch.
Autopan Rate
Autopan Rate provides control over Sync rates that relate to the host (such as ¼), or Free rates (in Hz) that can be set
independently of the host BPM, using the same knob.
The middle position,12 o’clock, is the slowest Free value. Turning the knob clockwise from this position increases the rate from
0.25 Hz to 28 Hz.
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When the knob setting is less than 12 o’clock, values are dened with respect to the host. Turning the knob counterclockwise
increases the Autopan rate through music note duration values related to the host’s BPM: 1/32T, 1/32, 1/32D, 1/16T, 1/16, 1/16D,
1/8T, 1/8, 1/8D, 1/4T, 1/4, 1/4D, 1/2, 1/2D, 1, 2/1.
2/1 equals one cycle in 2 bars.
Scaling: Custom.
Range: Sync 1/32T-2/1 ; Free 0.25–28 Hz
Initial Value: 1/2 sync rate
Reset Value: 1/2 sync rate
Continuous control
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Pan Depth
Controls how far the panning extends from the center.
Range: 0–100
Initial Value: 33
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
Phaser Section
Phaser On/O
The Phaser button turns the Phaser section on or o.
Range: O, On
Initial Value: On
No Reset Value: Alt+click does not aect the current mode of this switch.
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Phaser Mix
Controls the level of the Phaser eect.
Range: 0–100%
Initial Value: 25%
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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Phaser Rate
Phaser Rate provides control over Sync rates that relate to the host (such as ¼), or Free rates (in Hz) that can be set
independently of the host BPM, using the same knob. The middle position, 12 o’clock, is the slowest Free value.
Turning the knob clockwise from this position increases the rate from 0.01 Hz to 22 Hz.
When the knob setting is less than 12 o’clock, values are dened with respect to the host. Turning the knob counterclockwise
increases the Phaser Rate through music note duration values related to the host’s BPM:
1/32T, 1/32, 1/32D, 1/16T, 1/16, 1/16D, 1/8T, 1/8, 1/8D, 1/4T, 1/4, 1/4D, 1/2, 1/2D, 1, 2/1.
2/1 equals one cycle in 2 bars.
Scaling: Custom.
Range: Sync 1/32T-2/1 / Free 0.01–22Hz
Initial Value: 0.03 Hz free rate
Reset Value: 0.07 Hz free rate
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Continuous control.
Phaser Depth
The Depth control controls the Phaser feedback.
Range: 0–100
Initial Value: 53.5
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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Chorus Section
Chorus On/O
The Chorus button turns the Chorus section on or o.
Range: O, On
No reset value: Alt+click does not aect the current mode of this switch
Depth
The Depth control inuences the dry/wet mix of the signal into the chorus and determines how much the module
oscillator will inuence the delay. The chorus engine contains four delays and four oscillators.
Range: 0–100
Initial Value: 25
Reset Value: 0
Continuous control
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Reverb Section
Reverb Mix
Controls the balance between the dry and wet signal, and also controls the amount of reverb added.
Range: 0% (dry) to 100% (wet)
Default: 30%
Reset Value: 0% (dry)
Continuous control
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Reverb Predelay
Controls the amount of the delay between the dry and wet signals.
Range: 20 ms–400 ms (milliseconds)
Initial Value: 55 ms
Reset Value: 55 ms
Continuous control
Reverb Time
Control the reverb time, up to 6 seconds.
Range: 0.4 sec–6 sec
Default: 2 sec
Reset Value: 2 sec
Continuous control
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Reverb Damp
Increases the level of the high frequencies during the decay as a factor of the reverb time.
Range 0.1 – 2.0
Default: 0.8
Reset Value: 0.8
Continuous control
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Meters
CHAPTER 4 ELECTRIC 200 PIANO STANDALONE APPLICATION
The ELECTRIC 200 Piano application can be used as a standalone instrument. It requires ASIO drivers for Windows or Core Audio
for Mac OS X. Opening ELECTRIC 200.exe (Win) or ELECTRIC 200.app (MAC) loads the ELECTRIC 200 Piano instrument and
conguration preferences dialogs.
Meter Scale
Peak meter: -30 dB–0 dB, showing a VU meter scale calibrated for 18 dB of headroom (0 dBVU = -18 dBFS).
Split Meters
Separate left and right meter indicators.
Black: Left
Green: Right
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The standalone application’s menu le contains three items:
• All Notes O Sends an All-Notes-O MIDI command to the ELECTRIC 200 Piano synthesizer. Useful in cases of “stuck”
sustaining notes.
• Preferences Displays the preferences dialog for Audio, MIDI, and User Choices congurations.
• Exit Quits the application.
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THE PREFERENCES DIALOG
The preferences dialog allows conguration of Audio, MIDI, and User choices.
Audio provides control over the following parameters:
• Device displays the audio devices available on the system.
• Output Channels allows selection of audio outputs from the selected device.
• Sample Rate is used to select sample rate.
• Control Panel (Windows) launches the selected ASIO device’s control panel for selection
of buer size and latency.
• Buer Size (Mac) is used to select buer size, which determines latency.
MIDI provides control over the following parameters:
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• MIDI Input device displays a list of available MIDI input devices on the current system.
Select the MIDI device for receiving MIDI data.
• Input Channel: Electric 200 Piano standalone is ready to receive MIDI in OMNI mode from all
channels. The MIDI channel control allows the selected MIDI device to receive MIDI input only
from certain channels, as selected in the checkboxes.
User > Load Previous Settings: When checked, the Electric 200 Piano application loads with the last settings used. Unchecked, Default
settings load.
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