installation To install the Magic Racks: Creative FX racks, copy the files to the Audio Effect Rack folder of your Ableton user library.

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2 installation To install the Magic Racks: Creative FX racks, copy the files to the Audio Effect Rack folder of your Ableton user library. The exact location of your library will depend on where you chose to install it, but common locations are: Windows Vista/7: \Users\<user>\ Documents\Ableton\User Library\ Presets\Audio Effects\Audio Effect Rack Mac OS: \<user>\music\ableton\user Library\Presets\Audio Effects\Audio Effect Rack For information on how to find your User Library, go here: where-are-my-user-presets-saved/

3 from the creator... / 3 In this third instalment of the racks series I wanted tackle one of the key aspects of electronic music: FX processing and creation. I wanted to offer complex and varied FX manipulation tools and techniques with the minimum of fuss and maximum impact. I ve created five racks from scratch to offer tools primed for everything from trippy ambiences and spaced-out atmospheres with the Psychedelizer through to glitched and twisted loops with the Glitch Machine, crazy dub-tastic delays with the Ultra Delay, futuristic voice processing with the Mouth Mixer, as well as the Multi-Band Mangler for seriously filthy FX action. But as always, these racks reward exploration. Pop the hood on any of the racks and you ll be able to tweak parameters, plugins, routings and more to further tweak them to suit your needs. My hope is that these racks will find a welcoming home in your Audio Effects folder, serving with you with a fast and fun way to add sonic intricacy, excitement and tension into your tracks. Hedflux Producer Each rack has eight macro controls which mask deeply complex and considered processing chains designed to offer interesting, exciting and intuitive FX control. Presented with only eight clearly-labeled controls per rack might seems limiting, but it each one hides a career s worth of sound design know-how whilst allowing you to focus crafting truly unique FX with ease.

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5 Glitch Machine Glitch, twist, stutter and smash any sound in endless combinations Beat Stutter Applies a rhythmic variable length roll/stutter effect which re-triggers on every beat. Turn the macro in order to change the rhythmic note length from 1/4 through to 1/64 notes. Curve 1 Randomise the Beat Stutter effect to disrupt and alternate the effect of the roll. Creative glitch effects are generated at constantly evolving random intervals. Use alongside Beat Stutter. Crush A frequency-specific bit crush effect which subtly reduces the sample rate and bitdepth for classic lo-fi effect. Decimate Uses downward frequency shifting alongside overdrive to change the source sound into a highly distorted version of itself. / 5 Pitch Drops An RE-201 style delay effect where shifting delays create alternate speed/pitch versions of the modified sound. Octo Flange A highly modulated flanger with variable feedback and delay time, built to introduce metallic overtones to cut through the mix. Wave Distortion A wave-shaping distortion tool mapped to an adjustable curve for an extreme saturation effect. Liquid Delay A resonant beat-synced delay which uses a granular freeze function at high values to create a constant feedback effect, topped off with reverb and hi-pass filtering to prevent muddying of the sound.

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7 Mouth Mixer / 7 Add specific vowel-sound oral resonance to any sound Vowel Mix Set the wet/dry mix of the vowel processed audio with the source signal for the perfect mix. Use alongside Comp Amt A E I O OE U Rotate through the spectrum to select the appropriate mouth-imitating vowel sound: A E I O OE or U. Use alongside Comp Freq Formant Filter Filters the Vowel Mix with a multi-band vocoder filter. Use in conjunction with A E I O OU E to get a musical sounding vowel processing effect. Use alongside A E I O OE U Vowel Smear Applies reverb, chorus and panning processing to the Vowel Mix, smearing it across the stereo field to create atmospheric sounds. Essential for creating far-out, spacey pads and textures. Vowel Distort Overdrive the Vowel Mix with a mid range bell for a saturated and distorted results. Dry Filter Applies a gritty low-pass filter to the Dry Mix. Useful for separating the frequency distribution of the wet and dry signals. Dry Mix Adjusts the level of the dry mix to that of the Vowel Mix. Vowel Shape Applies phasing to add modulated formant harmonics to the Dry Mix to control its ability to cut through the mix.

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9 Multi-Band Mangler / 9 Add crunch, warmth, dirt or high-end detail to drums, bass or synths Hi Boost Applies heavy compression on the highband of the multi-band compressor. Useful for bringing out high-end frequencies, noise and grit. Mid Boost Boosts the body of the effected channel by compressing the mid-band between the Hi Cross Over and Lo Cross Over values. Low Boost Applies compression to frequencies below the Lo Cross Over value to give increased weight and warmth to the lowend. Use in conjunction with Lo Dirt to for additional distortion processing of low band frequencies. Hi Cross Over Use to set the crossover points of the midand high-bands, in order to fine-tune the specific frequencies effected by the multiband compression. Hi Dirt Uses vocoder and erosion to apply unique distortion to the high-band. Mid Dirt Uses sine wave erosion, tube distortion and subtle chorusing on the mid-band for controlled harmonic enhancement. Lo Dirt Uses a custom chain of saturation and overdrive to create a hot and fuzzy low-end. Turn the macro to the max for a crunchy, parallel distortion-style effect. Lo Cross Over Set the crossover point between the mid- and low-bands to isolate low-end compression and distortion.

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11 Psychedelizer / 11 A one-stop shop atmospheric textures, rhythmic layers and spot FX. Pitch Spray Custom granular synthesis chain to add grit and modulation to flat sounds. Spectral Filter Uses vocoder filter to create a spectral processing effect to add metallic resonant harmonics. Vapour Filter A combination of reverb and high-pass filter transform sounds into a fine high-end mist. Great for creating atmospheric beds. Bubblise Turn any sounds into fizzing synthetic bubbles with a custom chain of modulating flangers. Perfect for rhythmic evolving elements. Dub Delay Emulates a classic reggae dub delay. Perfect for atmospheric and rhythmic spot FX. Pitch Up Switch the pitch across one octave with ease. Tip: set maximum frequency of the frequency shifter to the fundamental frequency of the sound for total sonic harmony. Crunchy Pong A combination of phasers, delay and distortion to add a slightly detuned and crunchy ping-pong rhythmic effects. Analog Lo-Pass A chain of low-pass filter, saturation and distortion designed to model a dirty analogue filter. Use liberally for pure sonic destruction.

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13 Ultra Delay / 13 The ultimate delay FX tool utilising five delays in unison Delay Mix Set the wet mix of the delay processed signal. Feedback 1 Adjusts the feedback of a unique four-stage multi-band delay chain. Feedback 2 Adjusts the feedback of a fifth delay chain, which is loaded with a longer tempo sync - plus pitch and granular controls for added sonic enhancement. Delay 2 Pitch Control the maximum pitch of Delay 2. Longer delays will rise up by the selected semi-tone value. Use in conjunction with Feedback 2. Dub Filter Applies a dub-style resonant saturated band-pass filter to the combined signal of Delays 1 and 2. Evapor8 A combination of reverb, filtering,panning and gain applied to the combined delay signals to create an evaporating effect. Perfect for airy textures and beds. Dry Mix Controls the mix of the dry channel in the rack. Delay 2 Grainsize Adjust the frequency grain size of Delay 2 for changing glitchy granular behaviour. For best results use alongside Delay Pitch 2.

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