Keyboard and Effects Views
Spirit includes modulatable effects that enhance its core sound engine.To display the full set of controls for each effect, click the EFFECTS button in the lower-left corner of the instrument window
When this button is set to KEYBOARD, the familiar Keyboard View is displayed:
Keyboard Performance Section
The Keyboard Performance section puts real-time expression at your fingertips, with four essential controls: Pitch, Mod X, Mod Y, and Glide. These are designed for on-the-fly musicality and nuanced performance.
Pitch, Mod X, and Mod Y are performance controls that transmit control data to their respective modulation destinations. Each features a tiny range trimmer tucked just to the side of the associated performance wheel, letting you fine-tune how dramatically that control influences its target. Want subtle vibrato or a wide filter sweep from Mod X? It’s all in how you set the range. These trimmers make the performance controls highly adaptable, gentle enough for delicate expression or wide enough for chaotic modulation.
The Glide section gives you that unmistakable portamento effect where one note slides fluidly into the next. The left knob adjusts Glide Time, setting how long it takes to slide between notes. The right knob selects the Glide Mode, with three options:
Off: disables glide entirely.
On: applies glide between all notes, whether legato or not.
Auto: engages glide only when you play legato (i.e., overlapping notes), a classic mono-synth behavior.
Together, these controls let you sculpt performance feel just as much as sound, whether you’re chasing vintage leads, evolving textures, or expressive realtime modulation.
Effects View
Setting the button to EFFECTS brings up the Effects View. This supplements the controls under the keyboard with detailed parameters for each of the Effects processors. It's important to note that there are actually two sets of Effects available: one for the Filter/ADSR path and a separate set for the Shaper Y path.
The Effects are your final stage for sonic polish and personality. They provide a powerful chain of studio-quality effects, ready to sweeten or completely transform your sound with lush choruses, shimmering phasers, space-enhancing reverbs and echoes, and more. Effects are the secret sauce that turns your sounds into polished, ear-catching textures.