Keepforest FX Rack User Guide
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Bumjong KimKeepForest FX RACK USER GUIDE
Basic Concept
FX Rack was designed to give users access to the internal NI KONTAKT effects on the instrument level, as
well as extend them via 4 LFOs and 4 Step Sequencers.
FX Rack also has flexible presets system, fully integrated with the presets of KeepForest instruments
since the “VIKINGS” library.
FX Rack represents the instrument master-FX chain, which applies over other effects, placed on the
instrument busses or samples. If one of instrument buses (mic positions for example) is routed directly
to the KONTAKT Out – FX Rack will not proceed this bus.
Main Window
1. Rack Units
Are situated on the Main Page and can contain the Plugins. The order of audio routing is similar to Units
order.
2. LFO & Step SEQ modulator “Tweak” buttons
Open dialog page to configure the LFO and Step SEQ modulators
3. LFO and SEQ drag’n’drop controls
You can drag this controls to the plugin knob to assign the particular LFO or SEQ to it. Some knobs can
not be assigned to the modulators.
4. Master preset Load\Save buttons
Are used for managing of master preset via the presets dialog window.
5. Plugin buttons
Are used for opening of plugins choosing window
6. Bypass Button
7. Plugins Knobs
The main controls of plugins
8. Rate knobs
Rate controls range of knobs rotation, while they are been automated by LFO. (not SEQ)
9. Unassign buttons
Are used for breaking the link between the knob and the LFO\SEQ
10. Plugin presets buttons
“L” is load, “S” is save.
11. Move Unit up and down buttons
LFO configure page
1. On/Off buttons
2. Duration knobs
Duration is completely synchronized to host.
3. Duration label
SEQ configure page
1. Switch buttons
2. Table
3. On\Off button
4. Duration knob
5. Number of steps
6-7. Copy\Paste table buttons
Tables can be copied only inside the one instrument. Use master presets for transportation between
different patches.
There’s one thing You need to understand about controls in the LFO and SEQ pages:
You cannot automate them directly via Right-click. But they can be automated by the host as a
parameter of the KONTAKT plugin.
Plugin choosing window
Is quite intuitive, is it?
Filters choosing window
Appears when the “Filter” plugin has
been chosen.
1. Show only Low Pass
2. Show only Band Pass
3. Show only High Pass
4. Back to the plugins window
5. Filter types
Curve on the button represent the filter
curve.
- F1 means this filter has only Link and Frequency controls
- F2 means Link, Frequency and Resonance controls
- F3 means Link, Frequency, Resonance and Gain controls
Delay/Reverb plugin
Important note
Delay & Reverb are the send plugins. So it’s position represents not the really their position in the chain
but the point where audio is been routed from. Basically, if the Distortion is placed after the
delay/reverb You will catch the mix of “wet” and clean sound with the “dry” and distorted sound.
1. Delay & Reverb bypass buttons
Control of the actual send plugins bypass. So be careful with the return knobs. It’s good idea to move
them out for stopping audio routing to the sends chain at all.
2. Delay calculation type button
With “ms” chosen TIME knob will produce delay in milliseconds, with “host” – in the host length.
3. Reverb IR sample button
Opens IR sample choosing window
Presets System
Presets window
1. Collections
Are shared between all plugins and master presets. The KEEPFOREST collection cannot be modified.
2. Preset Groups (Types)
Contains up to 10 presets and are unique for each plugin (e.g. Limiter, Saturator etc)
3. Presets
4. Add Collection/Type/Preset buttons
Are used in the Save preset dialog and opens the Saving preset window.
Save preset window
Be careful. You cannot delete the saved preset. So if You’re not sure of its location or name – press the
cancel button.