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1. Patches Folder C Users jackadminis Documents iZotope Irs Iris Library Patches Samples Folder C Users jackadminis Documents iZotope Iris Iris Library Samples Reset Library Location By default your Sound Library will be installed to the following directories Windows C Users username Documents Iris Iris Library Mac Macintosh HD Library Application Support iZotope Iris Iris Library Location The directory in which Iris will be looking for your Iris Library Folder Click the Set button to navigate to a different directory for Iris to look for your factory library Patches amp Sample Folder Once the factory library location is set the Patches and Sample Folder location readouts serve as a visual confirmation that Iris is successfully linked to the correct folders within your Iris Library directory Click Browse to reveal these directories in a file window Reset Library Location This will change your Iris Library location back to its default state 61 Shortcuts Shortcut Keys and Mouse Support Here is a list of Available Shortcut Keys Tab and Shift Tab Select the next or previous control You can also select a control by clicking on it with the mouse To select a slider without moving the slider click on the slider label Arrow Keys Turn the selected control up or down Use with Shift key for larger increments You can select a control by clicking on it To select a slider without moving the slider c
2. You can also use the up and down arrow buttons to move up or down your patches in the current category Voice P Pads Himalaya Voices SAVE PATCH Patch Mame Himalaya Category Pads Save Click the Save button to specify a name for your current patch as well as the category you would like to save it into Shift click the Save button in order to update and resave your current preset with any changes that have been made to it New Click the New button to place Iris into a blank default state This will clear any samples loaded and reset all parameters to their default 18 Patch Browser Undocked Iris s Patch Browser can be undocked and resized to fit your screen by clicking on the small upward arrow to the left of the Close button Voice Mode Poly mn 0 6 dB a Ev 4 E Zotope Pads Himalaya y A VER Voices 10 0 Gain Undo GLOBAL CATEGORY PATCH Ambient Chills Bass Espiritu Experimental Glistening Clear Keys Himalaya Leads Hurt Loom Pads Incredible Indie Percussive Peace Among Beasts Retro Vocal User Full Browser C3 C4 C3 C6 Click the same arrow again to redock the Patch Browser back into the interface 19 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Full Browser Iris s Full Browser gives you a more detailed view of your currently loaded patch and also allows for sample loading importing and exporting presets setting library paths and auditioning samples ices 10 0 n Voices 1
3. Fine Tune Allows for smaller adjustments of each samples pitch up or down by half of a semitone or 50 cents in each direction Gain Adjusts the sample s output level in decibels Samples and selections are automatically normalized continuously in order to provide useful musical output As such be aware that increasing the gain control for your sample can create clipping Pan Adjusts the stereo balance of the current sample between full left center and full right 35 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Amp Envelope Each sample in Iris has it s own dedicated Amplitude Envelope that allows you to shape the performance characteristic of each sample whenever a note is played AMP ENVELOPE Attack The opening stage of the Envelope the Attack time determines how long it takes once a note is hit for your sample to reach its full Amplitude level A long Attack can cause your sounds to swell in and slowly become louder as notes are pressed down and held A short Attack time can give your sample immediate response such that when a note is hit your sample is playing back at its full Amplitude level almost immediately Decay The Decay portion of the Envelope occurs just after the Attack portion and determines the amount of time it takes for the signal to move from the full amplitude level of the Attack down to the Sustain level If the Sustain level is set to 100 or full amplitude the Decay time will have no audible effect as it will give
4. LFO Enable __ Wave oe Dest Reverb h istortion C horus Delay DISTORTION Enable Type Amount Ambient AtmosFearix Sample Scanner Voice Pulse 4 Loop Pitch Resample Retrigger Coarse Fine Gain Pan AMP ENVELOPE A AA ri l e Pa Attack Decay Sustain Release gt LFO Enable __ Wave Dest _ Distortion Chorus CHORUS Enable _ Depth Delay Save Sample Loop Hint 4 loop Pitch Resample Retrigger Coarse Fine Gai ri Pan AMP ENVELOPE a Attack Decay Sustain Release LEO Enable _ Wave Dest Distortion Chorus Delay 0 DELAY Enable Voice Mode Poly Voices 10 0 SUB Shape lt Mone gt Loop Retrigger Coarse Fine Gain AMP ENVELOPE Attack Decay Sustain gt LFO Enable Wave Dest an a Distortion Chorus Delay H st Sync Analog Gi JER e High Cut w a e Time R p FBack R a e Pitch Resample MASTER Effects Mode OL Send Master dl Loudness Macro FILTER Enable __ me Enable _ Pan ME Envelope Attack Decay Sustain Release GLOBAL LFO enable Wave EN Sync Dest r Depth Rate MASTER EFFECTS y Reverb Distortion Chorus REVERB Enable _ Delay Reverb Size Predelay High Cut Density Width Low Cut The text will turn red indicating that it s ready to receive an incoming MIDI message The next MIDI CC that i
5. Y L Show Frequency Ruler Freg Ruler Scale Log Spectrogram Type Auto Prompt for unsaved presets Reset All Windows Reverts any of Iris s windows back to their default size Show Tooltips When enabled this allows informational notes to appear when the cursor pointer is hovering on top of the features controls Show Time Ruler When engaged a time ruler will be displayed along the bottom of each sample in your display window The ruler can be displayed in seconds or in samples You use your Mouse wheel or the and buttons in the bottom right corner to zoom in and out Show Frequency Ruler Shows a frequency ruler along the left side of each sample in the main display There are different options for the way in which frequencies are represented in the spectrogram Linear Linear scale means that Hertz are linearly soaced on a screen Mel and Bark Mel and Bark scale are frequency scales commonly found in psychoacoustics i e they reflect how our ear detects pitch They are approximately linear below 0 5 kHz and approximately logarithmic above that Mel scale is reflecting our perception of pitch equal subjective pitch increments produce equal increments in screen coordinate Bark scale is reflecting our subjective loudness perception and energy integration It is similar to Mel scale but puts more emphasis on low frequencies Log In this mode different octaves occupy equal screen space The screen coordinates are p
6. current Cutoff frequency the filter envelope will modulate your filter At 100 the filter will be modulated from the current Cutoff frequency to its maximum positive frequency At 100 the filter modulation will be inverted around the current Cutoff frequency closing the filter Attack The opening stage of the Envelope the Attack time determines how long it takes once a note is triggered for your filter to reach its full Cutoff frequency Decay The Decay portion of the Envelope occurs just after the Attack portion and determines the amount of time it takes for the Cutoff frequency to move from the full frequency of the Attack down to the Sustain level If the Sustain level is set to 100 or fully open the Decay time will have no audible effect as it will give no change in 47 iZotope Iris Help Documentation frequency of your sample Sustain This value determines the Cutoff frequency level of your samples while notes are held Once the Attack and Decay portions are over the Sustain frequency level will be maintained until a note is released Release Once a note is released regardless of where that note is in the stages of the Envelope it will move to the Release portion The Release time determines how long after a note is released the Cutoff frequency of your filter returns back to its specified value 48 Mix View Global LFO Iris also features a dedicated Global Low Frequency Oscillator or LFO This Global LFO can be
7. enter the following information Serial Number SN IRIS XXMX XXKX XXXX XKKX Name E mail jdoe example com Country United States Use iLok authorization iLok ID janedoe_ilok Not connected to the Internet You can use offline authorization Have a question about iZotope authorization Please visit http www izotope com authfag html Make note of the e mail address you use to authorize your license Your license and iZotope account will be linked directly to this e mail address 4 When you have confirmed that your serial number and e mail information is accurate click once more on Authorize 5 Lastly click on Submit in order to send your authorization message to the iZotope servers lease verify that the following information is correct Note that your account information will be sent to this e mail address Serial Number 5N IRIS 000 XO KA OKOKOK WX Name Jane Doe jdoe example com E mail Country United States Press Submit to begin authorization master amet If the authorization is accepted click on the Finish button to complete the authorization iZotope Iris Help Documentation 1Zoto p e AUTHORIZATION essful Authorization Succ Tris has been successfully authorized If you have any questions about iZotope Authorization please click the link at the bottom of this window Get the full Iris Sound Library here http www izot
8. is applied to the Chorus ed copies effectively changing the frequency response of the effect Feedback This controls how much of the delayed Chorus signal is fed back into its input At high values this can create an effect akin to a Flanger 52 Effects Delay Iris s Delay module can help to add a sense of space and lushness to your samples DELAY Host Sync Analog 1 2D 20000 Hz C Time L Back L High Cut Pan 1 2D 0 a 20 Hz Crossmix Time FR AM FBack R Low Cut Modeled on classic analog delays Iris s Delay module can also add grit color and variation to your existing selections and samples Delay Time Determines the amount of time that will pass before each successive repeat of your incoming audio With Host Sync is enabled these values can be specified in subdivisions or multiples of one musical beat determined by your host s time signature and beats per minute Feedback The feedback percentage will control how much the signal is fed back through the delay To create longer delays increase the Feedback control Shorter feedback times result in very short one repeat slap back echoes Low and High Cutoff These sliders control how much low or high frequency content from the original audio will be sent to the Delay effectively controlling the timbre of your individual delays Analog Based off of circuit distortion the Analog filter can give a darker grit and distortion to your delayed signal Cross
9. no change in gain of your sample Sustain This value determines the amplitude level of your samples while notes are held Once the Attack and Decay portions are over the Sustain level will be maintained until a note is released Release Once a note is released regardless of where that note is in the stages of the Envelope it will move to the Release portion The Release time determines how long after a note is released the amplitude level of your sample returns back to zero or off Longer Release times can give the effect of many held notes very slowly fading out even without using a sustain pedal while short release times allow for notes to be silenced almost immediately once any note is released 36 Synth Panel LFO Each sample in Iris also has its own dedicated Low Frequency Oscillator or LFO This LFO can be routed to control different parameters for each sample LFO Wave Sine Sync Off Dest Pitch Restart On rd Destination The destination of the LFO determines what exactly the LFO modulation will be controlling Iris allows for three possible destinations from the Synth Panel LFO Amplitude This can allow for the LFO to control and scale the gain for that particular sample giving a range of effects from subtle level wavering to full tremolo and beyond Pitch This will route the LFO s modulation to the current Pitch your current sample When the LFO s depth is at 100 this will correspond to a
10. notes that Iris receives from your MIDI keyboard or DAW session for example will be shown and highlighted Octaves Octave markers are represented on the keyboard at every C octave If the entire length of the keyboard cannot be shown use the arrows on either side of the keyboard to scroll the keyboard display left or right Pitch Wheel Iris s keyboard also has a visual representation of the Pitch Wheel present on most MIDI controllers You can also click and drag on the Pitch wheel in the Ul to achieve the same effect The Pitch Bend range is set in Iris s Options menu by clicking on the wrench in the upper left corner of the Global Panel You can also right click PC or command click Mac on the Pitch Wheel to quickly call up the Options menu Mod Wheel Iris s allows the Mod Wheel to be assigned to any of Iris s sound parameters Right click PC or command click Mac on the parameter you would like the Mod Wheel to control and select Mod Wheel under Assign Assignments can be removed or have their ranges updated based on the current parameter position all within this dialog A number of different parameters can be controlled by the Mod Wheel simultaneously To view these assignments right click PC or command click Mac on the Mod Wheel itself For more information on Macro Assignments visit the topic on Macro Controls 40 Keyboard Panel Sample Information Just above Iris s keyboard is the Sample Information area wh
11. routed to control different global parameters and will apply to all of your samples and sub waveforms GLOBAL LFO Wave Sine Sync Off Dest Filter CF Destination The destination of the Global LFO determines what exactly the LFO modulation will be controlling Iris allows for three possible destinations Amplitude Global This can allow for the LFO to control and scale the gain of Iris s output giving a range of effects from subtle level wavering to full tremolo and beyond Filter Cutoff This will route the Global LFO s modulation to the filters Cutoff frequency of your current patch Pan Global This allows the Global LFO to control the Global Pan of Iris s output giving way to stereo effects and other more creative applications Waveform The waveform of the Global LFO controls the shape of the modulation that is applied to the LFO s Destination The options are sine Square Triangle Saw Up Saw Down S H Sample and Hold Noise Depth The Depth of the LFO controls how much the LFO s modulation will affect the Destination parameter A depth of 100 gives Amp Full modulation of the Global Gain control from silent to the specified amplitude value of the Global Gain Knob Filter Cutoff A shift up and down around the center root note that is played Pan A full left and full right stereo GlobalPan offset by the Global Pan knob s current position Rate This control determines th
12. selection variations made with your sample you can use the Selection Undo Redo arrows located at the bottom of the Tools panel This separate set of Undo Redo arrows for your selections is to allow for easier tweaking of your selection information without unwinding the other sound parameters in Iris that will also shape the sound 26 Global Panel Voice Mode Gain and Pan Voice Mode Poly Voices 10 8 Voice Mode Iris s samples can operate in three different polyphony modes Polyphonic standard operating mode for most keyboard based instruments Polyphonic allows for you to play more than one note at a time like a traditional piano The maximum number of notes you can play is determined by the Voices parameter just below the Voice Mode dropdown Mono In this mode regardless of the maximum number of voices you have specified Iris will only play back one note at a time Notes can be held and retriggered in quick succession however only one with sound at any one time Each time a note is hit any Envelopes that are set up with each of your samples will be restarted from the beginning Legato This mode functions exactly the same as mono mode except for the behavior of any Envelopes that are set up with your samples In Legato mode any notes that are hit successively right after the other do not cause the Envelopes to restart from their beginning Attack phase Instead the subsequent notes will simply pick up and cont
13. that it has to offer Patches The included Sound Library patches are a fantastic way to get started and hear what Iris has to offer sonically Inside of the Global Panel you can click on the Patch Browser and browse through any category and its included patches Pads Glistening Clear Build your Own sound To build your own sound simply drag and drop in any wav or aiff file on to Iris With the selection tools in the Tools Panel click and drag to make any selection you wish in the sample spectrogram area Hit a key on your keyboard to check out the selection you ve made and use Iris s Synth Panel controls and Mix View to tweak and enhance your sound Samples Samples Iris allows for three independent samples to be loaded into a patch along with a sub waveform to help reinforce and enhance your other three samples Use the Sample Selector buttons to select where you would like to load your audio These can be shown in the upper right corner by exposing either the Global Panel or the Synth Panel For more info visit the topic on Sample Selectors 3 Sub Mix cz AT F CONTROL Solo There are many ways to load audio into Iris Drag a sample from a window on your computer GLOBAL drop sample 1 here or browse v KEYBOARD Drag a sample from the Full Sample Browser FOLDER FILE SAMPLE 1 v Abstract Bent Rhythm 01 PG I P Acoustic Instruments Bent Rhythm 02 Animal Bent Rhythm 03 Circuit Bent Circuit Ben
14. you synchronize the LFO s Rate to your host s tempo and position This will change your Rate knob s units from simple Hertz to musical subdivisions of one bar based on your session s current tempo or BPM Restart When engaged the LFO s specified waveform will begin from its starting position for each note that is played Each note therefore has its own cycle of the LFO waveform while Restart is On When turned Off the LFO waveform will simply be free running and any notes that are played will all have the exact same modulation pattern 38 Synth Panel Effects Each sample will allow you to edit either the Master Effects dry wet amounts or the individual Send Effects level for that particular sample MASTER EFFECTS sl a ES 23 0 36 00 9 0100 83 00 Distortion Chorus Delay Reverb Macro Mod Routing For more information on the Effects and their routing options please visit the topic on Effects Mode 39 Keyboard Panel Keyboard Iris s Keyboard allows for quick access to a playable keyboard for auditioning your samples as well as an easy visual representation of any currently active notes MR Y KEYBOARD Offset 4 5471 Crossfade 4 61675 Pitch Mod TELL ARVET AVE UR AUTEN VET Single click on any key to play that particular note Notes triggered directly from the keyboard will sound with a velocity of 100 You can also click and drag over multiple keys to trigger multiple notes in sequence Any incoming MIDI
15. 0 0 Zotope Pads Himalaya j P Voice Mode Poly CATEGORY PATCH Ambient Chills Bass Espiritu Experimental Glistening Clear Keys Himalaya SAMPLE 2 y Resynth Vocals C 01 Leads Hurt Loom Load Clear Pads Incredible Indie Peace Among Beasts SAMPLE 1 Chamberlin Vibes Ci Load Clear CHES PAT SAMPLE 3 Load un LL a I of SUB lt None gt Clear Simple Browser E Manage Library Click the Full Browser button at the bottom left of the Simple Browser to make these options visible Using the tabs along the left you can choose to view either Patches or Samples Patches Similar to the Simple Browser the available categories will be listed on the left with the Patches in those categories listed along the right The currently loaded samples will be shown to the right of the loaded patch Samples When viewing Samples in your Full Browser the Folders of your Sound Library will be shown in the left column and the individual sample files for the selected folder in the right column _ FOLDE Previe FOLDER FILE SAMPLE 1 Chamberlin Vibes Ci T Abstract Y Bent Rhythm 01 Clear I P Acoustic Instruments Bent Rhythm 02 z 1 Animal Bent Rhythm 03 gt aan SAMPLE 2 Resynth Vocals C 01 Circuit Bent Circuit Bent Loop 01 TEO Clear Circuit Bent Loop 02 Y Circuit Bent Loop 03 Circuit Bent Loop 04 SAMPLE 3 125tring C2 EERSTE Load Clear Fj Circuit Bent Loop 05 Circuit Bent Lo
16. 4 octave pitch range if Pitch is the chosen destination Pan This allows the LFO to control the Pan control for your particular sample giving way to stereo effects and other more creative applications Waveform The waveform of the LFO controls the shape of the modulation that is applied to the LFO s Destination The options are sine Square Triangle Saw Up Saw Down S H Sample and Hold Noise Depth The Depth of the LFO controls how much the LFO s modulation will affect the Destination parameter A depth of 100 gives Amp Full modulation of the sample s gain control from silent to the specified amplitude value of the Sample Gain knob Pitch A four octave pitch shift up and down around the center root note that is played Pan A full left and full right stereo Pan offset by the sample s current Pan knob position Rate This control determines the speed of the LFO s modulation in Hertz A slower Rate will result in more gradual changes depending on the LFO Waveform that is chosen where a faster rate can result in more unique range of sounds Attack The Attack knob much in the way the attack portion of Amplitude Envelope works determines the amount of time it takes from triggering a note for the Depth to build from 0 to its set value This can help to have a more evolving LFO sound in which the LFO modulation gradually builds while notes are held 37 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Sync Sync lets
17. ARD Crossfade 4 61675 TA E Az 4 TA Ta be Ob TA TB ae Each loaded sample s filename will be shown along the left with Solo and Mute buttons in order to audition the different sample layers in your current patch The entire keyboard range of Iris is displayed from the octaves C 1 to G9 with C4 set as the default mid point of all 127 available MIDI notes Each Keyboard Map will be represented by a bar across the entire keyboard range for each available sample Click and drag on either end or the middle of each bar in order to graphically alter the notes that will trigger that particular sample You can also double click or click and drag on the note boundary read outs at either end of the Keyboard Map bars to change the current mapping 42 Keyboard Panel Modulation Iris provides multiple options for interpreting any incoming MIDI Keyboard information Fk al ma T aa aTa 0 30s 60 0 100 0 Glide Tracking Velocity Glide Glide aka portamento allows for Iris to gradually pitch up or down to the currently played pitches Glide can work in Polyphonic Mono or Legato voice modes regardless of the number of voices set The Glide time is represented in seconds and determines the amount of time it takes for Iris to pitch shift to the desired pitch of the played note The distance of the pitch Glide is determined by the note that was played previous to the currently played note The same is true when using a Polyphonic pat
18. Res Sustain Release Warm Synth LP This warm analog modeled low pass filter has a smooth response and can provide a gritty warm and thick presence to your samples and is particularly great with leads bass sounds and lush pads Retro LP BP HP The Retro filter types are based on old school filters designs and can give a slightly thinner albeit more biting sound that tends to have a retro synth feel Saturated LP BP HP This filter type gives a saturated valve filter sound to your samples and is the fuzziest of the bunch adding its own saturation flavor and valve characteristics to any audio passing through Rez BP HP These fixed slope filters can be similar to the Retro BP and HP filters however their response lends them a stronger resonant presence that can give them a slightly thicker sound Screaming Peak Less a filter and more an analog resonant boost the Screaming Peak provides strong saturated valve resonant peak at the cutoff frequency specified Use the Resonance control to adjust the strength of the peak Cutoff The Cutoff determines the frequency of the filter type that is being used Resonance This controls the resonance or bandwidth of the filter type being used at the cutoff frequency Envelope Iris s Filter also has a dedicated Filter Envelope allowing you to modulate and add some movement to your filter s cutoff frequency Amount The Amount knob allows you to control how far away from your
19. XY pad correspond to Macro Knob 1 along the horizontal X axis and to Macro Knob 2 along the vertical Y axis Right click PC or command click Mac on the XY Pad itself in order to rename and add descriptive titles to the four sides of the XY Pad 56 Options General GENERAL Current authorization Iris Remove Authorization Check for updates Weekly Check Flush MIDI Reset Tutorial amp Reminders Audio Hardware Setup Remove Authorization Removes the current authorization of Iris Check for Updates Selects the frequency with which Iris looks for version updates Choose between daily weekly monthly and never Click the Check button to instantly check if your version of Iris is currently up to date Flush MIDI Instantly removes any currently active MIDI notes Occasionally MIDI notes can become stuck in the ON position and will continue to output sound until the Flush MIDI button is hit Reset Tutorials and Reminders Causes Iris s tutorials and reminder messages to behave the way they would upon first launch of Iris Audio Hardware Setup standalone Allows you to select the audio driver and buffer size you would like the Iris standalone application to use A test tone page is also provided in order to check that your audio drivers are being recognized correctly 57 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Display DISPLAY Reset All Windows L Show Tooltips M Show Time Ruler Time Ruler Units Samples
20. ability If you would like help locating your local distributor please contact iZotope support http www izotope com support Thanks for using Iris 1Zotope the iZotope team Introduction Getting Started Iris is built upon a very intuitive visual drawing engine that will allow you to start getting some great sounds very quickly First Steps The simplest and quickest way to get up and running and acquainted with Iris is through the built in Tutorial Welcome to Irs There are three ways to get started Explore Iris sounds Watch Tutorial Videos Dismiss If you missed this Tutorial on first launch open the Global Panel click on the button and select Tutorial Be sure to connect and power on your MIDI controller before launching Iris Your MIDI controllers can be set up inside of your host application If you are running Iris as a standalone application Iris will respond to any active MIDI input to your computer If you do not currently have a MIDI controller set up you can use the built in keyboard to audition your sounds Tutorial Options When first launching Iris you will be given three choices to get you started working in Iris Explore Iris s sounds Iris will guide you through how to load up and download factory patches Watch Tutorial Videos Iris will take you to the iZotope website to watch any available tutorial videos on Iris Tour Iris You will be guided through an in depth tour of Iris and all
21. ailable Authorizing Iris with iLok 1 When first prompted to authorize Iris click on Authorize 2 Next enter the serial number in all capital letters as it is shown on your DVD sleeve or was e mailed to you SN IRIS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 3 You must also enter your name and a valid e mail address Make note of the e mail address you use to authorize your license Your license and iZotope account will be linked directly to this e mail address 4 Select Use iLok Authorization and enter your iLok ID 1Zotop AUTHORIZATION Please enter the following information Serial Number 5N IRIS X0XX0X XOOOK XKOOK XOOOK Name Jane Doe E mail jdoe example com Country United States M Use iLok authorization iLok ID janedoe_ilok Not connected to the Internet You can use offline authorization Have a question about iZotope authorization Please visit http www izotope com authtag html 5 When you have confirmed that all your information is accurate click once more on Authorize 6 Lastly click on Submit in order to send your authorization message to the iZotope servers 7 You will now be instructed to log in to your iLok account and transfer your Iris license to your iLok 8 When you have completed this step and have your iLok connected to the computer on which you want to use Iris click Next 9 You should now receive a message that your authorization has been successful an
22. ailable hitting 10 notes on your keyboard will still require that we instantaneously try to process those 10 notes As such while using Radius RT you may find that hitting many keys at once will give you worse performance even if your Radius RT options are set to be more conservative Radius RT requires more time than Resample or Fixed pitch modes to compute any changes to selections loop points offsets delays and crossfades Audio errors may result if these parameters are changed while playing notes using Radius RT Fixed will play back your loaded sample at its original speed and pitch regardless of the note that is played In Fixed mode the Root Note setting for the sample has no effect however you can use the Coarse and Fine tune to pitch the sample up or down Retrigger Retrigger controls how Iris s playback will behave each time a new note is hit With Retrigger On each time a note is hit playback will begin from the beginning of your selection With Retrigger Off each time a note is triggered simultaneously to any other notes the playback will simply pick up from the playback position of the last held note If all notes are released a new note will still begin playback from the beginning of the selection even with Retrigger Off 34 Synth Panel Coarse Tune Allows for the current sample to be pitched up or down by three octaves in either direction Each step corresponds to a musical semitone with twelve steps in one octave
23. ch Filter Tracking Filter Tracking allows for Iris s Filter to be gradually scaled to be more open or closed depending on the pitches of the incoming notes With positive Filter Tracking values as higher notes are played on your keyboard the Filter Cutoff frequency will become scaled to be more open This is done so that the Filter does not completely filter out the higher notes that are played Conversely negative Filter Tracking values will progressively close the Filter Cutoff frequency as notes are played higher up on the keyboard Velocity The Velocity of the incoming MIDI notes is the time it takes for the actual key to be pressed down on your keyboard and is therefore an accurate gauge of how hard the note is hit and how loud it should be Mod Routing AS F 1 ua nO E nu ETA Di L LA Ll il U i Fu Velocity AftrTch The Velocity amount knob determines how much the incoming Velocity values will affect the specified parameters in the Mod Routing dialog 43 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Aftertouch Aftertouch or pressure sensitivity is not available on every MIDI input device On keyboards that do support this feature Aftertouch occurs after a note has been pressed down and is a measure of how hard you are pressing on the depressed key The Aftertouch amount knob determines how much the incoming Aftertouch values will affect the specified parameters in the Mod Routing dialog Mod Routing Here yo
24. d may click Finish to begin using lris 6 Introduction 1Zoto PE AUTHORIZATION Authorization Successful Tris has been successfully authorized If you have any questions about iZotope Authorization please click the link at the bottom of this window Get the full Iris Sound Library here http www izotope com iris library ization Please visit http ihe ea com authfaq htmi Help We have created an online article to help with common questions about our authorization system Removing Your Current Authorization Use the authorization menu in Iris s Options panel to remove your current Iris authorization After removing your authorization Iris s authorization screen will pop up when you restart the program Now you can re authorize the application using a new serial number iZotope Iris Help Documentation iZotope Customer Support How to purchase the full version of Iris If you are using the demo version of Iris and would like the full version you can purchase Iris direct from the iZotope online store http www izotope com products audio iris Once your purchase is complete you will be sent an e mail confirmation and a full version serial number that can be used to fully authorize your current installation of Iris iZotope Customer Support Policy iZotope is happy to provide professional technical support to all registered users absolutely free of charge We also offer valuable pre sales technical suppor
25. e Sine Dest Amp Sync 04 Restart On a e a 2 0 Hz 0 00 5 Rate Attack 250 Depth Host Sync Analog 20000 Hz C High Cut Pan w e 38 Hz Low Cut Crossmix MASTER 16 Loudness Macro FILTER Screaming Peak hv M 236 3 Hz Cutoff 0 34 Res 7 0 6935 0 065 Attack Decay All MIDI Learn Effects Mode Send Master GLOBAL LFO Wave Sine Dest Filter CF at Foo Depth Sync OG Fig 4 9 Hz Rate MASTER EFFECTS a F 0 00 REVERB 0 7 Size 60 Fb 1590 Density Width 26 040 Distortion Chorus Delay ba 0 0 ms Predelay gt 24 000 Reverb 34 00 e 20000 Hz High Cut 20 Hz Low Cut The Mix View can be undocked as a floating window by clicking on the small arrow just below the Mix View button 17 Patch Browser Simple Browser Iris s Simple Patch Browser is designed to allow you to take full advantage of Iris s fantastic Sound Library patches in as easy and concise a manner as possible A Zotope Pads Himalaya CATEGORY PATCH Ambient Chills Bass Espiritu Experimental Glistening Clear Keys Leads Hurt Loom Incredible Indie Percussive Peace Among Beasts Retro Vocal User Full Browser Click on the Browser in the Global panel to show the Simple Browser Categories will be displayed on the left the Patches on the right Select a patch and play to audition the sound Click the Close button to hide the browser
26. e and sub waveform In Send mode there is still only one of each effect module and therefore the settings for that effect module will apply to any sample audio that is sent to it Signal Flow The Send and Master Effects Modes have a different signal flow Master effects are aligned in series and occur after the Amp Envelopes Sample LFO s Filter and Global LFO Send effects are setup in parallel to each other and circumvent the Filter and Global LFO and instead takes the output from the Sample Amp Envelope and Sample LFO s enabling varied results between the two effects modes 50 Effects Distortion Iris s Distortion module can add extra grit and bite to your samples and comes with varied types of distortions to achieve a drastic or subtle effect DISTORTION Y Tube Type ar gt e om i Amount Use the Master Effects or Send Effects knobs depending on what routing mode your effects are in to control how much of your audio is sent to the Distortion module Amount Controls how much of the distortion algorithm is applied to the signal sent to the distortion module Tone Allows you to blend between dark and bright tones Values of 0 49 remove high frequencies and boost low frequencies to give a darker distortion sound Values of 51 100 remove low frequencies and boost high frequencies to make a brighter distortion A value of 50 leaves the tone control neutral Type Tube Tube mode emulates the sound of tube
27. e Iris or use it in Trial mode for evaluation purposes Please use your supplied Iris serial number to fully authorize your product Trial vs Demo Mode For the first 10 days after installation Iris will run in Trial mode which offers full functionality with the exception of saving After 10 days Iris will revert to Demo mode In Demo mode Iris will intermittently mute audio output Authorizing Your Copy of Iris Online After opening Iris and launching the Authorization Wizard the following steps will complete the authorization process online 1 First click on Authorize 1Zoto p A AUTHORIZATION izotope Iris v1 00 727 This iZotope Iris trial has expired and Iris will now operate in demo mode Output will be intermittently silenced until the product is fully authorized For details on purchasing Iris please visit the iZotope website http www izotope com store purchase asp Authorize Have a question about iZotope authorization Please visit http www izotope com authfag html 2 Next enter the serial number in all capital letters as it it shown on your DVD sleeve or e mailed to you SN IRIS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 3 You must also enter your name and a valid e mail address Note Clicking the Advanced button reveals a set of options that allow you to store your Iris authorization on a portable hard drive or flash drive Click here for more information on these options Introduction 1Zotop AUTHORIZATION Please
28. e loaded Your Sub Waveforms will be installed by default to the following directories Windows 7 C Users username AppData Roaming iZotope lris Subl Windows XP C Documents and Settings username Application Data iZotope lris Subl Mac Macintosh HD Library Application Support iZotope Iris Sub If you would like to add any irss files to your Sub Waveform options simply copy them into the directories above Be aware however that moving copying or deleting any default Sub Waveforms may break Iris Patches that use them 15 iZotope Iris Help Documentation All View The All View gives you a quick and edit able overview of all of your currently loaded samples and subs and their selections Ta al 2 Voice Mode y Poly GLOBAL CONTROL Solo Mute ha mberlin Vibes Ci Sample Chamberlin Vibes Ci Av gt Loop Ferd Blad Pitch Resample Retrigger On Tune f Ost 0 0 ct 2 6 dB Coarse Fine Gain AMP ENVELOPE Decay Sustain Release Wave Sine Dest Pitch A Sync OF Restart On A 420 1 1 Hz 0 00 5 Depth Rate Attack MASTER EFFECTS nn h Fonn F a m 0 0 26 0 34 0 M0 Y KEYBOARD Distortion Chorus Delay Reverb Loop Start 4 3949 Offset 4 105677 Crossfade 2197 Root Note C 4 262 Hz Mod Routing M Fa vo 100 0 100 0 0 0 Pitch Mod c2 Tracking Velocity AftrTch Single click inside of any particular sample to view the corresponding Synth Panel parameters for that sa
29. e speed of the Global LFO s modulation in Hertz A slower Rate will result in more gradual changes depending on the LFO Waveform that is chosen where a faster rate can result in more unique range of sounds Sync Sync lets you synchronize the LFO s Rate to your host s tempo and position This will change your Rate knob s units from simple Hertz to musical subdivisions of one bar based on your session s current tempo or BPM 49 Effects Mode Iris allows for its four effects modules to be routed in two different configurations with respect to your loaded samples and sub waveforms MIDI Learn Effects Mode Send Master Master In Master mode all four effects process the audio of all samples and sub waveforms together after the Filter and Global LFO The Master Effects knobs serve as a dry wet balance control for each effect Distortion Chorus Delay and Reverb are processed one after the other in series from left to right in the order they are displayed in the interface Send In Send mode each effect is configured as a separate effect send parallel to your audio output Distortion Chorus Delay and Reverb each exist in parallel to each other and the Send Effects knobs control how much of each sample s output is sent to that effect This allows for each sample to have a unique amount of each effect s processing The Send Effects knobs are configured post sample gain fader and as such are dependent upon the level of each sampl
30. election allows you to make rectangular selections in the Spectrogram Display to isolate sounds by time and frequency Frequency Selection lets you select by just frequency vertically in the Spectrogram Lasso Selection lets you use your mouse to outline any selection you wish in time and frequency in Iris s Spectrogram Brush Selection lets you draw any selection you wish using a defined brush size in time and frequency in Iris s Spectrogram Brush Size can be adjusted with the Size Slider at the bottom left of the spectrogram or by holding Control Command and using the mouse wheel Magic Wand Selection will cause RX to automatically select similar harmonic content surrounding the selected material Single Click The Magic Wand tool will automatically select the desired harmonic Click on existing selection The Magic Want tool will automatically select the overtone harmonics or related audio components of your current audio selection Eraser lets you click and drag to remove any portion of your current selection Eraser Size can be adjusted with the Size Slider at the bottom left of the spectrogram or by holding Control Command and using the mouse wheel Keyboard Modifiers Alt Option Holding down Alt Option will allow you use the currently chosen selection tool to remove or erase any portion of an existing audio selection This can be especially useful with the Lasso or Brush tools allowing you to edit or refine any p
31. ent to determine the fundamental frequency of that sample Iris will then automatically set the root note for the newly loaded sample to the determined fundamental frequency Auto detect Root Note can be manually engaged for any sample or refined with any selection by right clicking on the spectrogram at any time This is true even if Auto detect Root Note is not the selected mode Set root note to C4 Iris will automatically set the newly loaded sample s root note to C4 regardless of where 59 iZotope Iris Help Documentation the root note may have been set Don t change root note Upon loading a sample the root note that is currently specified in Iris for that sample will be left unchanged Pitch Bend Range Here you can set the maximum range up and down of pitch shifting that is applied when the Pitch Wheel on your MIDI controller is used Host Tempo standalone When running Iris as a standalone application as there is no host application tempo here you can specify what internal tempo or BPM you would like Iris to run at while in standalone This affects the speed of any host sync ed parameters or modulations within Iris 60 Options Library Iris s Sound Library is constructed within a single folder containing Patches and Samples sub folders This hierarchy must be maintained in order to Iris to locate its patches and samples correctly LIBRARY Location C Users jackadminis Documents iZotope Iris Iris Library
32. ere you can adjust exact values for sample specific parameters as well as how your keyboard will interact with that sample sj a T KEYBOARL 1 fad a 61 675 POSS E DL Loop Start Loop End The Loop Start and End points for your currently loaded sample will be displayed here in samples These values are also represented graphically just above the spectrogram waveform display of your sample Double click on the value to type in the desired value or click and drag on the value to increase or decrease your current loop points Offset The Offset determines where with respect to your current selection in samples your playback will begin when triggering a note on your keyboard With a value of 0 any incoming note will begin playback at the very beginning of your current selection With a higher Offset value you can preserve your selection but begin your playback further in to your current selection This can allow you to set a fully looping selection but have each note start halfway through that selection for example Crossfade Determines the amount of Crossfade in samples that will be applied at your Loop Start and End points The default is 176 samples which corresponds to about 4ms providing a very short crossfade to prevent clicks when looping The direction of Crossfading that is applied will depend upon your Loop mode set in the Control section of your Synth Panel Delay This sets the amount of time in samples that Iris will wai
33. f your three samples the sub waveforms or the All and Mix View F CONTROL Solo Mute Linking Below each selector is a small link icon button These link buttons enable you to control parameters for multiple samples by adjusting only once Any sample that has the Linking button enabled will be in a linked state and will be linked directly to any other sample in a linked state In this example Samples 1 and 3 are linked together As such any Synth Panel parameter that is moved in Sample 1 will also get moved in Sample 3 Solo Mute The Sample Selector buttons will also provide a quick overview of any Samples that are currently solo ed or muted Selector buttons will be shaded red if they are muted In the case of solo ing any samples any sample not solo ed will be turned red CONTROL A PE MOE Y ANO Undock You can also select the All and Mix Views from the Selector buttons Beneath the Mix view button is a small undock button which will cause the Mix View window to become a floating resizable window This undock button will remain highlighted while the Mix View is undocked Simply click this button again to redock the Mix view back into the Iris interface 28 Tools Panel Selection Tools Iris comes with many different selection tools for varied and creative selections within your samples Time Selection allows you to select a segment of your project along the time line Time Frequency S
34. iZotope Iris Helo Documentation Table of Contents Introduction E CAN OI i NS 1 AUT 2 one FONT NN 8 GEN SEES 9 Samples SAM IOS see 10 SPECIFOGKralm Waveform Display ico 13 SUb VON 15 PUD VEN as 16 VEN Le 17 Patch Browser SME BON NPE 18 FLIPS POW vr 20 IMPornihg and EXPONO PENE ae 22 LAT AVY EEE EE E AA NN MM 23 Global Panel OPS ANG MIO NN 24 Halen BOSE NN 25 VARIO REIGN 26 voce Mode Sal and Paca iia bi 21 SPES NNN NNN 28 Tools Panel SENT NNN 29 Zoe 31 A DA ee AN si ee 32 Se ete Hola gaa 8 eee dma Ve MM ES ee 33 Synth Panel CONTO EE ST NM EN 34 AMD ENVIO 0 REE ER 36 OE a E S 37 o EK 39 Keyboard Panel KN 40 Sn REN 41 FS VITA A tc iid th Spt ce ntti atte ice ir it ce A tw ctrl ee Se 42 WO GUAT ON eee 43 Mix View MT 45 Flem 47 SER 49 Effects MOEN 50 A te calc cite EN REN OE ee ec a pe and ta ae MESSE 52 BEE EE EE A O PP PO on A A SE 59 REN EEE ERE PN EA a TE ER PE ane oeentor 94 Macro System MENE 55 MENN 56 Options GENE 57 DISPARA aa 58 PUIG A EE A iS 59 A ON 61 Shortcuts SMORCUL Keys and MOUSE SUPPORT 62 Introduction Welcome to Iris 7 gt E Voice Mode Po C 6 0 dB Sub gy Mx ris A iZotope Ambient Plankton Voices 2 0 in f 5 CONTROL Solo Mute gn rH ng lus Illo dv Loop Fwd Blad Pitch Resample ker 0 l l Ost 0 0 ct 3 4 dB C Coarse Fine Gain Pan AMP ENVELOPE a 0 0015 10 05 100 0 0845 Attack Decay Sustain Release LFO MASTER EFFECTS W
35. iece of an existing selection 29 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Mouse Over After using any of RX s tools to select a portion of your audio with the exception of the Magic Wand and Eraser tools when the mouse is subsequently placed on top of any selection a Grab and Drag hand cursor will be displayed automatically allowing you to change the position of that selection You can also hold control option PC or command option Mac to move all of your current selections at once 30 Tools Panel Zooming From Iris s Tools Panel you can select the zoom operation or zoom tool you would like to use Zoom Buttons Iris s top two zoom buttons will allow you to zoom all the way out or to zoom your display to the current selection Zoom Selection when enabled zooms into the current time and frequency selections Grab and Drag allows you to move around your view of the spectrogram when zoomed in Mouse Wheel or Dragging Rulers if visible Iris s sample display can be easily adjusted by hovering your mouse over the interface and using your Mouse wheel If you have set your Time and Frequency Rulers to show in your Options menu the rulers to the left and below the Spectrogram display can clicked and dragged to reposition the spectrogram and waveform To reset any of the rulers to the default display range double click on the ruler All active selections will be accurately preserved and scaled when zooming the main display Zoo
36. inue along with the current Envelope position This allows for very quick lines to be played that do not cause Iris to begin each note from the Attack portion potentially delaying the onset of each note Once all notes are released however the next note that is hit will begin from the beginning of any Envelope Voices Here you can set the maximum number of Voices or notes that can be played at any one time Click and drag up or down on the count number just to the right of Voices to increase or decrease the maximum allowable voices for your current patch While playing Iris the number of currently active voices will be displayed in brackets to the right of your Voices limit The voice limit only applies when using the Polyphonic Voice Mode While in Mono or Legato modes only one note will be available at a time regardless of the number of Voices you have set Global Pan Global Pan allows you to control the overall stereo balance of Iris s final output between the left and right channels Different from the individual sample Pan knobs Global Pan will apply to all sound output from Iris Global Gain Global Gain like Global Pan allows you to control the overall gain level of Iris s final audio output 2 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Sample Selectors In the upper right corner of the Global Panel or the Synth Panel whichever is visible are the Sample and View Selector buttons Here you can select between viewing any o
37. ker lush sound Low and High Cutoff These parameters control the amount of low and high frequency material that is sent to the reverb Lowering the High Cutoff control will filter out a large portion of the high frequencies of the dry input signal that is sent to the reverb resulting in an overall darker reverb The same is inversely true for the Low Cutoff control 54 Macro System Macro Styles Macro Styles are stored macro routing settings as well as parameter settings for all of Iris This allows you to take any set of samples with selections and quickly apply a different sound configuration for those samples STYLE Style lt Current Preset gt Current Preset gt Ambient Filter Ambient LFO Bass Filter Filtered Lead Filtered Pad Keys Decay Modulated Lead Dark Off The Macro Knobs then provide easy control over the key elements of those sound settings Each patch in Iris loads with a Macro Style routing to help you quickly access certain elements of that patch You can create your own Macro knob settings by right clicking PC or control clicking mac on a parameter in Iris and accessing the Assign menu Macro routings are saved within each patch As such to create your own Macro settings simply create the assignment that you wish and save your current patch using the patch browser Save button Default Macro Styles are installed into the following directories Windows 7 C Users username AppData Roaming iZ
38. lick on the slider label Enter Toggles the value of a checkbox or button control if selected or enters numeric entry mode if a fader is selected Direct Entry Note that you can enter a numeric value directly for a selected control by pressing Enter or by double clicking on the numeric value label entering a new number and pressing the Enter key Alt click Alt clicking on most controls in Iris will automatically reset them to their default value Shift click Shift clicking on most controls in Iris will allow you to quickly A B the two most recent settings for that control Wheel Mouse Notes If you have a wheel mouse you can adjust most controls by simply positioning the mouse cursor over the control and rolling the wheel Hold Control to move in smaller increments and Shift to move in larger increments If the wheel has no effect try clicking on the Iris to make sure it has the keyboard focus Copy Paste Support Right click PC or command click Mac on any slider to bring up a context menu allowing you to copy and paste its value You can copy paste between controls even if the controls are in different instances of Iris You can also copy paste between a slider and a text editor such as Notepad or TextEdit in order to see the slider s value to a much higher precision than Iris displays 62
39. m Overview display your Loop Start and End points will be shown as two flags giving you easy graphical adjustment of your loop points The specific information of your loop points is available in the Keyboard Panel Spectrogram Waveform Slider At the bottom left of each loaded sample is the Spectrogram Waveform Slider This allows you to switch between viewing our sample as a spectrogram or as a waveform or both of Loop Start 4 0 11 iZotope Iris Help Documentation The yellow waveform represents the selected audio while the white waveform is your original file j AT Selections can be made to your audio whether your audio is viewed as a spectrogram or waveform For more info visit the topic Spectrogram Waveform Display 12 Samples Spectrogram Waveform Display The spectrogram shows a range of frequencies lowest at the bottom of the display highest at the top and shows how loud events are at different frequencies In general loud events will appear bright and quiet events will appear dark The Spectrogram Display can be configured to show a higher level of detail in Iris s Options menu Spectrogram Only ET PE DE LETTET gd a Ne mf ho m Les ET ETTER haa da re dw fil Pi bl C we i j i pipe AH remem MA i 1 Y KEYBOARD Spectrogram Waveform Slider The Spectrogram Display features a transparency slider which lets you superimpose a waveform display o
40. m Sliders If you have your Time or Frequency Rulers shown in your Options menu the slider controls to the lower right of the spectrogram can be adjusted to control zoom Their ranges can be controlled independently 31 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Manipulate Selections Iris comes with different selection inversion options to manipulate your current selection Using these tools you can Invert your Selection horizontally Invert your selection both horizontally and vertically or Invert your existing selection vertically This can help make for some interested and varied selection variations You can also hit the Select All button to automatically grab all of your current sample The Deselect All button conversely will remove any current selections on the sample Keep in mind that Iris will playback your entire file if there is no selection present 32 Tools Panel Selection Undo Redo Preview Due to the complex nature of selections it can be very hard to reproduce a certain selection Iris has its own separate Undo Redo control for only the selections made in the spectrogram In this way you can move through any selection changes you ve made without altering any other sound parameters in Iris For Iris s other parameters you can use the Undo Redo buttons in the Global Panel Preview Click the play arrow in order to preview your unpitched and unprocessed audio selection This preview will not run through any of Iri
41. mix Cross mixing feeds the left delay channel output back into the right delay channel and vice versa creating a varied stereo delay image Pan Adjusts the overall stereo balance of the left and right delay channels 53 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Reverb Iris s Reverb module allows for detailed plate reverb sounds designed specifically to enhance your samples REVERB D 0 0 ms ae 20000 Hz Size Predelay High Cut O sr D y 2 att Low Cut Use the Master Effects or Send Effects knobs depending on what routing mode your effects are in to control how much of your audio is sent to the Chorus module Size This controls the overall amount of reverb decay that will be used Larger Size values result in much longer larger reverb tails while smaller Size values create very quickly decaying and tight room ambiance Predelay ms This determines the amount of time that the dry signal will be delayed before being sent to the reverb This can help to keep the wet processed audio from sounding directly on top of the dry samples Predelay is also useful for simulating larger spaces in which it takes a longer amount of time for the sound to travel and reflect off of the simulated reverb chamber Density Use the Density control to adjust how sparse or dense your reverb is With lower settings your reverb can sound more bright and reflective whereas higher settings will provide give your reverb a more dense slightly dar
42. mple A small yellow box will surround the sample whose parameters are currently being shown 16 Mix View Samples The Mix view allows for you to see all of Iris s sound parameters in a clean mixer like layout as well as providing extra Master controls A Solo Mute SAMPLE 1 Sample Chamberlin Vibes Ci 46 Loop Fwd Bld Pitch Resample Retrigger On 0 0 ct T6dB Center A ao 3 0005 Sustain Release Wave Sine Dest Pitch A a 4200 Depth 1 1 Hz Rate DISTORTION Tube Type 13 Amount E Tone Iris Aizotope Ox Pads Himalaya Solo SAMPLE 2 Sample Resynth Vocals C 01 Loop Fwd Retrigger 0 Ost 0 0 ct AMP ENVELOPE 1 4455 5 405 82 d p Pitch Resample 6 2735 Sustain Release Wave Sine Dest Amp Sync Off Restart On 2 0 Hz Rate CHORUS 0 1 Hz Rate 4 7 ms Delay 0 Feedback F 0 00 5 Attack 17 Width New du Undo i Save T Solo Mute SAMPLE 3 Sample 125tring C2 av Loop Fwd Pitch Resample Retrigger On 0 0 ct 5 2dB Center AMP ENVELOPE Sustain Release Sync Of Dest Pitch Restart On Loa m 3 5 Hz Rate 0 01 s Attack DELAY TET Time L JER T 5 CER O gt 9 Voice Mode Poly Voices 10 0 Shape v Saw Loop Frrd Retrigger On 0 0 ct Pitch Resample H 0dB Center AMP ENVELOPE ustain Release Wav
43. ode Poly 3 Sub Mix IFIS Aizotope Pads Glistening Clear DE eee Voices 10 0 gt dd 7 GLOBAL CONTROL Solo Mute Sample VP33D StringsC4 dv Options Clicking on the circular wrench icon will bring up the Options menu where you can configure Iris s behavior and appearance to your liking A 7 lay gt iZotope Info The circular question mark shows Iris s Info panel From here you can access the Help docs Iris s starting Tutorial taking you through the different facets of the interface as well as links to track down more sounds and videos 24 Global Panel Patch Browser Pads Glistening Clear Patch Browser Iris s Patch Browser will display your currently loaded Category and Patch If the name of the patch is too long only the patch name will be shown with the category temporarily hidden For more information on the Patch Browser and how to work with and build your patches visit the topic on the Simple Browser 25 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Undo Redo Y Wi Undo Redo Undo Redo Iris provides an internal undo and redo history for any parameter changes Each time a parameter is changed or altered Iris will remember that change and allow you to move forward and backward through your changes to undo or redo any edits you may have made The Global panel s undo redo buttons apply to Iris s parameters but not to selections made in the sample area For full undo redo of
44. op 06 SK5 Bent Piano 01 SUB 7 lt None gt F cers Rant Diann N Clear Manage Library Patch Browser Use the small arrows or double click on a folder to access any sub folders in your sound library Click and drag any file from the File column on to the Sample 1 2 3 Sub area along the right or directly in to the Iris interface to load it Preview You can hit the Preview button to engage auto previewing of any selected audio file in your sample browser The Preview volume corresponds to the current Global Gain setting Undocked Iris s Patch Browser can be undocked and resized to fit your screen by clicking on the small upward arrow to the left of the Close button Click the same arrow again to redock the Patch Browser back into the interface 21 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Importing and Exporting Patches Within Iris s Full Browser are options for how you can work with your patches Iris s Sound Library is comprised of Patches and Samples which live and are referenced within two separate folders When moving copying or deleting patches or samples be aware that if the hierarchy is not maintained certain patches may break Simple Browser Remove Import Export nd ri tn mr we f As a convenience when exporting patches your iris patch files will be saved with the audio samples within them This is so that patches can be easily shared without worrying about creating sample directories in the same places as thei
45. ope com iris library Have a question about iZotope authorization Please visit http www izotope com authfag html Authorizing Your Copy of Iris Offline Some customers choose to keep their audio workstations offline and a simple offline authorization option has been included After opening Iris and launching the Authorization Wizard the following steps will complete the authorization process Offline 1 When first prompted to authorize Iris click on Authorize 1Zoto p AUTHORIZATION iZotope Iris v1 00 727 This iZotope Iris trial has expired and Iris will now operate in demo mode Output will be intermittently silenced until the product is fully authorized For details on purchasing Iris please visit the iZotope website http www izotope com store purchase asp Have a question about iZotope authorization Please visit http www izotope com authfag html 2 Next click on the option for Offline Authorization at the bottom of the authorization window 3 You will be given a unique Challenge Code that is specific to your computer only Write down or make a copy of the exact Challenge Code It will look like this Introduction IZ IRIS XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX 4 Next using a system with internet access login to your customer account at the iZotope website 5 Click the Activate Software with a Serial Number button enter your full serial number and click Submit 6 Select the Challenge Response op
46. otope lris MacroStyles Windows XP C Documents and Settings username Application Data iZotope lris MacroStyles Mac Macintosh HD Library Application Support iZotope Iris MacroStyles 55 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Macro Control Iris includes eight Macro Knobs to allow for easy manipulation of several parameters simultaneously Dark Off O 2 Filter D 4 Glide 5 Distortion To create Macro assignments simply right click PC or command click Mac on any sound parameter in Iris From the Assign menu select the Macro Knob that you wish to control that parameter If a parameter does not have the Assign menu it is not available for Macro control Update Minimum Maximum Once a Macro assignment is made you can right click on the parameter again to alter the range of that parameter that is affected by the full range of the Macro Knob Set your parameter to the value you wish to either be the minimum or the maximum and within the right click Assign menu choose to either Update Min or Update Max The current value of the parameter will then become the new minimum or maximum for the Macro Knob it is assigned to Macro Within the Macro window right click or command click on any assigned Macro Knob in order to rename the knob or to remove any or all assignments that are made to it XY Pad The XY Pad at the top of the Macro Knobs allows an alternate way to control multiple parameters at once The axes of the
47. r previous owner Import You can import any iris patch file to be copied in to your Sound Library by clicking the Import button and navigating to the patch you wish to import Your imported patch will be copied in to the Imported category folder which will be created the first time a patch is imported Imported patches are kept in their same state when copied into the Sound Library If the patches were exported and contain sample information within them that sample information will be preserved within the copied file Export In order to easily share and spread patches between machines or users click the Export button in order to save your currently loaded patch into a specified directory As mentioned above the exported iris patches will be saved with their pertinent audio samples inside of the iris patch file for easy loading on to other machines Remove Click the Remove button in order to delete the currently selected patch from your Sound Library 22 Patch Browser Library Iris comes with a full suite of factory Sound Library content consisting of over 4 gigabytes of sample content and over 500 patches to explore Manage Library Manage Library Click the Manage Library button to launch the Options window where you can set your exact Sound Library folder location on your hard drive For more information please visit the topic Library Options 23 Global Panel Options and Info ee de eo eer de Voice M
48. roportional to the logarithm of Hertz down to 100 Hz Extended Log This extends the logarithmic scale down to 10 Hz so that it puts even more attention on lower frequencies Spectrogram Type Select the type of spectrogram calculation algorithm that is used to visualize your samples In Manual and Precise mode you can set the FFT size for spectrogram calculation in samples 58 Options Audio AUDIO Radius RT Range 3 oct Radius RT Limit 4samples Y O Radius RT High Quality Mode Reset Radius RT Settings When loading a sample Auto detect root note Y Clear Selections On Sample Load Pitch Bend Range 2 st Radius RT Range This sets the maximum allowed range above and below each sample s root note that Radius RT will perform its pitch shifting If any notes are played outside of the specified octave range they will simply playback as the highest available note in the set octave range When using Radius RT on any particular sample the higher that the sound is pitch shifted up from its root note the more CPU intensive the process gets in order to maintain its quality Increasing the Radius RT Range can therefore lead to more CPU intensive operation of Iris when performing large pitch shifts Radius RT Limit With samples that are using the Radius RT pitch mode each time a note is played an instance of Radius RT will be needed to process that audio for that particular sample The Radius RT Limit determines
49. s moved will automatically be routed to your parameter and the CC number will be shown MIDI CC s can be routed to multiple parameters in the same way 45 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Click on the small X by any assigned parameters to remove any assignments that were made Loudness The Loudness control can help to strengthen Iris s output by reducing any peaks in your audio and bringing up the overall RMS level With Iris s selection based synthesis it can be tough with some audio to achieve a strong full signal In those cases the Loudness slider can help to give Iris a stronger and thicker output The Loudness control can cause Iris to clip at it s output therefore be sure to adjust to taste for the particular patch you re working with Macro For easy access the Macro window can also be accessed through the Mix view by clicking on the small downward triangle For more information visit the topic on Macro Controls Effects Mode Here you can set Iris s effects modules to be routed as either Master or Send Effects For more information visit the topic on Effects Mode 46 Mix View Filter Iris s multi mode Filter can help to shape and add character to your samples and overall sound Iris s Filter types are modeled after specific analog filters and as a result the frequency range of the particular filter will differ depending on the type that s selected FILTER Warm Synth LP e A 1803 8 Hz 0 42 Cutoff
50. s s sound parameters 33 Synth Panel Control The Control portion at the top of the Synth panel provides the fundamental behavior parameters that dictate the behavior of your sampled audio to behave Each sample as well as the sub waveform has its own Control section CONTROL Solo Mute Shape Pulse av Loop Fwd Pitch Resample Retrigger On Tune O st 0 0 ct 8 0 dB Coarse Fine Gain Sample Click on this drop down in order to Load Clear or select a different audio sample from the last loaded directory The Clear All option will remove the current sample and also reset that sample s Control Envelope and LFO settings Loop Controls in what direction and how your current sample will play back and loop Options include Forward Forward then Backward Backward Backward then Forward One Shot Reverse One Shot Pitch This determines how Iris will scale and pitch your sample with any incoming MIDI notes Resample is the default mode in which the sample s pitch and speed increase and decrease as higher or lower notes are played Radius RT engages ou real time pitch shifting algorithm in which the timing of your sample is preserved as you alter it s pitch up and down This can become a much more CPU intensive process and as such please refer to the Options Audio tab for voice count and octave settings when using Radius RT MIDI note input functions as a stream and therefore even if only 4 voices are av
51. saturation with a mix of even and odd harmonics It is characterized by its clear tonal distortion Saturate The Saturate type creates more subtle crossover distortion inspired by push pull style amplifiers Clipping Clipping creates hard clipping resulting in a slightly harsher distortion sound Asymmetrical This creates an Asymmetrical distortion that exhibits an extreme response to the incoming audio Scream Also an asymmetrical distortion Scream gives a fuzzier and more tonal quality to allow for high gain singing distortion Aliasing Aliasing performs lower sample rate aliasing on your audio for a lo fi digital distortion 51 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Chorus Iris s Chorus module is based on classic analog chorus and can give a detuned and multitrack spacious feel to your audio CHORUS av 100 w 16Hz AMA gt ep Rate Width s7ms G 00 v Delay v r Feedback Use the Master Effects or Send Effects knobs depending on what routing mode your effects are in to control how much of your audio is sent to the Chorus module Depth Controls the depth of the pitch wavering is applied in the Chorus effect and therefore the amount of Chorus ing that is applied Rate Allows you to control how fast or slow the Chorus ed signals will modulate in pitch Width You can control the overall stereo image of the Chorus using the Width knob A value of 0 mono and 100 stereo Delay Controls the amount of delay that
52. t Loop 01 gt Electric Instruments Circuit Bent Loop 02 gt Environment Circuit Bent Loop 03 SAMPLE 2 v Load SAMPLE 3 v gt Hybrid Textures Circuit Bent Loop 04 Load gt Industrial E Circuit Bent Loop 05 P Synthetic Instruments A Circuit Bent Loop 06 Toys SK5 Bent Piano 01 Unrale BA cws Rant Diann N SAMPLES Simple Browser Manage Library drop sample 1 here or browse 10 Samples Use the Sample drop down in the Synth Panel All gt CONTROL Solo Mute Sample lt None gt Loop lt Load Retrigge 33 lt Clear All gt Tur _ Once your sample is loaded use the selection tools in the Tools Panel to draw the audio you d like to use Selections are auto normalized in order to ensure a strong signal Waveform overview An overview of the entire audio file s waveform will be displayed above the main Spectrogram display in order to provide a handy reference point when zooming and making audio selections The Waveform Overview will always display the entire audio file and will also display any selections made in the main display GLOBAL When zooming in to your audio the currently visible audio region will be highlighted in the waveform overview Click and drag on the highlighted region in order to scroll your main audio display left or right or click and drag on the edges of the highlighted region in order to make the zoom tighter or wider Loop Start and End Just below the Wavefor
53. t to begin playback after a note is triggered In this way individual samples can begin their playback at different points all on the same key hit Root Note This is the Root MIDI Note for your currently loaded sample The Root Note for your sample determines if and how much your sample will be pitch shifted up and down when you play different keys on your keyboard If your Root Note is set to C4 pressing down the key C4 will play back your sample at its original speed and pitch Adjusting the Root Note to fit your sample helps to line up your sample s fundamental frequency with the appropriate note on your keyboard so that your patch will stay in tune with respect to the incoming MIDI notes The current Root Note is also shown as a small flag on top of the keyboard itself You can also click and drag on this small flag to adjust the Root Note graphically Iris has different options determining how Iris assigns Root Notes to your loaded samples Please visit the Audio options for more info 41 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Key Mapping The Key Mapping dialog can be opened by pressing the Map button in the upper middle right of the Keyboard Panel Here you can specify what sample will be triggered by what incoming MIDI notes I KEY MAPPING Hydroclus Illo irss Brig Voice irss Hollow C4 irss Pulse irss fr T KEYBOARD Loop Start 4 0 784750 Offset 4 0 Crossfade gt 0 Delay 0 Root Note C 2 65 Hz nj r T KEYBO
54. t to customers who may be interested in purchasing an iZotope product Before contacting iZotope support you can search our Product Knowledgebase to see if the solution to your problem has already been published http www izotope com support center How to contact iZotope for Technical Support For additional help with Iris please check out the support pages on our web site at http www izotope com support or contact our customer support department at support izotope com iZotope s highly trained support team is committed to responding to all requests within one 1 business day and frequently respond faster Please try to explain your problem with as much detail and clarity as possible This will ensure our ability to solve your problem accurately the first time around Please include all system specs and the build version of Iris that you are using Once your support request is submitted you should automatically receive a confirmation email from Zotope support If you do not receive this email within a few minutes please check your spam folder and make sure our responses are not getting blocked To prevent this from happening please add support izotope com to your list of allowed email addresses International Distribution Support is also available from our international distributors worldwide for any customers who purchased their Zotope products through a certified iZotope distributor Check with your local distributor for their avail
55. the maximum number of Radius RT instances that will be available The more Radius RT instances that are made available the more CPU intensive playback in Iris can get The number of voices that can be played using Radius RT is dependent upon how many samples are using the Radius RT pitch mode If two samples are using Radius RT and your Radius RT Limit is set to 4 samples only 2 voices will be available for playback If your Limit is the same with only one sample using Radius RT 4 voices would be available MIDI note input functions as a stream and therefore even if only 4 voices are available hitting 10 notes on your keyboard will still require that we instantaneously try to process those 10 notes As such while using Radius RT you may find that hitting many keys at once will give you worse performance even if your Radius RT options are set to be more conservative Radius RT High Quality Mode Enabling this feature will provide higher quality pitch shifting for any samples making use of the Radius RT pitch mode at the expense of significantly increased CPU usage If you are experiencing difficulties with seemless playback using High Quality Mode we recommend disabling this option to allow Radius RT to run at its default settings When Loading a Sample When a sample is dropped into Iris you can set the behavior that you would like Iris to perform here Auto detect root note Iris will analyze the current audio file and its harmonic cont
56. tion and click on Submit Choose Authorization Method iLok Challenge Response i Pa Pa Te i ad A Submit 7 Now enter your full Challenge Code copied in step 3 8 After submitting your Challenge Code you will receive a unique authorization file named Iris izotopelicense xml that you then need to move to your offline computer 9 Once the authorization file is copied over to your offline computer using a network hard drive or USB stick click the Choose File button in your authorization wizard 10 Navigate and select the authorization file and click Next to authorize your machine 11 You should now receive a message that your authorization has been successful and may click Finish to begin using Iris 1Zoto p A AUTHORIZATION Authorization Successful Tris has been successfully authorized If you have any questions about iZotope Authorization please click the link at the bottom of this window Get the full Iris Sound Library here http www izotope com iris library Have a question about iZotope authoriza http www izotope com authfag html ion Please visit iLok Support Iris does support iLok Our plug ins will be able to detect iLok keys and assets if you already use Lok and PACE software on your system If you don t already have PACE or iLok we will not install any PACE or iLok software to your system and 5 iZotope Iris Help Documentation iLok authorizations will be unav
57. u can specify what parameter in Iris you would like the incoming Velocity or Aftertouch values to control VELOGITY AFTERTOUGH 24 Byg 1000 2800 w 3000 LFO Depth S Amplitude LFO Depth 9 Amplitude v 3204 ar 5 20 2600 w 2600 Filter CF j Filter CF Filter Res Positive values will scale the parameter positively while negative values will invert this behavior Amplitude This will apply Velocity or Aftertouch to the Global Gain of Iris s output This is mapped at 100 to Velocity by default LFO Depth This allows the Velocity or Aftertouch to scale the Global LFO Depth Filter CF Scales Iris s Filter Cutoff Frequency either positively or negatively around its current frequency Filter Res Scales Iris s Filter Resonance either positively or negatively around its current value 44 Mix View Master 1 2 MASTER All MIDI Learn 27 Effects Mode Loudness Send Macro FILTER MIDI Learn a Master The MIDI Learn button allows you to route any incoming MIDI Continuous Controllers CC s to Iris s parameters Click on the MIDI Learn button to engage MIDI Learn mode for Iris s available parameters In MIDI Learn mode each parameter that can be assigned to a MIDI CC will be shown in blue A IFIS Arzotopo SAMPLE 1 EN Sample Blasma dv loop Pitch Resample Retrigger Coarse Fine Gai ri Pan AMP ENVELOPE Attack Decay Sustain Release 0
58. ver the spectrogram allowing you to see both frequency and overall amplitude at the same time 13 iZotope Iris Help Documentation Spectrogram Waveform ul j I M mi ih f a all Mp ify Ny y HIL A Meg MT UA ME ap a E 1 4 ven r BF COS 2 Aa pa ap pie ANN yte il F rr ES il a MT i ul a TW dd 14 Samples Sub Waveform Along with any loaded samples Iris also has a Sub Waveform designed to reinforce and enhance your overall patch a a z FEIT x Voice Mode Poly C 0 6 dB 1 2 3 Bub IrIS H iZotope Pads Himalaya Voices 10 0 E SSIS e A A FLORAL CONTROL Solo Shape lt None gt Loop Fwd Pitch Res Retrigger On Tune 1S D st 0 0 ct 8 0 dB Coarse Fine Gain AMP ENVELOPE Pink Noise Pulse Saw 4 Sine Clean Attack Decay Sustain R Sine Square LEO Triangle Wave Sine Sync Of White Moise Filtered Dest Amp Restart 0 Av a A 25 20 Hz Depth Rate MASTER EFFECTS about sub LA fa 1 PA AS o E 0 0100 26 0 34 010 T KEYBOARD Distortion Chorus Delay You can select the Sub Waveform you would like to use from the Control section of the Synth Panel while viewing the sub If your Sub Waveform is blank you can click anywhere in the blank area to select which waveform you would like to load Selections can be made in your Sub Waveforms however no other samples can b
59. y Wy Wy T KEYBOARD Loop Start 4 0 Loop End 4 429510 Offset 4 423681 Crossfade 4 0 Delay ar 0 Root Note C 5 5 ITee Ta Ta om a in SN yA thi a a a in a inn TO Ve ps A 75 100 0 100 0 0 0 Pitch Mod ia Tracking Velocity Na Development amp Design iZotope Inc Concept amp Design Gforce Software User Interface Design Chris Randall We d like to thank lan Legge for his Ul design layout work with GForce Software during Iris s development Patch Design Joel Friedman Spencer Putnam Justin Lassen Sean Charles Mark Ty Wharton Sound Content Dave Spiers Chris Macleod Dale Davis Benge of Play Studios London Sean Charles Scanner Mark Ty Wharton Oliver Frick amp Clangoin com Tara Busch Ric Viers Martin Backes Luke Highet 2001 2012 iZotope Inc All rights reserved iZotope iZotope com the iZotope logo and Iris are either registered trademarks or trademarks of iZotope Inc in the United States and or other countries iZotope Iris Help Documentation Authorization Each purchased copy of Iris contains a unique serial number printed on the installer DVD sleeve If Iris has been downloaded directly from iZotope or another re seller the serial number will be e mailed along with the link to download the product The serial number should resemble SN IRIS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Launching the Authorization Wizard The first time you open Iris the Authorization Wizard will appear You can choose to either authoriz

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