It’s laden with a plethora of functionalities, which may appear a bit overwhelming at times, but essentially it’s not that difficult to use. In a nutshell, this is an incredibly versatile program that is as useful in the hands of professional studio producers as it is in the hands of beginner musicians and DJs. The keyboard section has a couple of functions it features the ‘bend range’, which basically governs the octaves the ‘tuning’ is self-explanatory and very convenient, especially if you wish to tweak and spice up pre-recorded songs and lastly, we have the ‘play settings’, which offer a couple of exquisite features, including the glide time, and ‘mode selector’ knob. Of course, you’ll be able to move along the octaves with the little slider buttons on the left side of the piano, as well as regulate its volume (which does not affect the ‘master’ volume it’s purely a feature for your own convenience and comfort). The integrated keyboard is pretty basic it features only four octaves, and it’s precisely its minimalistic design that appeals to beginners the most. The macros are colored differently, and you can pick a preset, shape your own, activate the ‘random’ function to generate brand-new ones, and even combine several for relatively unpredictable results. The tiniest section of this software is essentially the Waveform Macro part this is where you’ll filter your creative juices in, as this is the part that basically alters and shifts whichever notes you’ve programmed with the built-in keyboard. Here is where you will get to mix individual instruments, play them together or atop of one another, modulate separate sections of your tunes, and master the basic settings, such as volume, frequencies, and similar parameters. The upper sections of the Pigments offer simplified filters, equalizers, and modulator controls.

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