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MANUALADDICTIVE KEYS REFERENCE MANUAL
What is Addictive Keys? ................................................................... 3
How do i use Addictive Keys? ............................................................ 4
Installation and authorization ........................................................4
As a standalone application ..........................................................4
As a plug-in in a host software .....................................................4
About this manual ............................................................................ 5
Abbreviations and tech terms ......................................................5
Quick tour..................................................................................5
Addictive Keys manual ...................................................................... 6
Navigation .................................................................................6
Gallery page ...............................................................................7
Explore page ..............................................................................8
Edit page ...................................................................................9Introduction .......................................................................9
Overview ......................................................................... 10
Instrument settings .......................................................... 11
Sample playback section .................................................... 11
Channel strip ................................................................... 15
Microphone/input selection ............................................... 19
Mixer ..............................................................................20
Fx – Delerb ...................................................................... 21
Presets and memos.................................................................. 23
Presets ........................................................................... 23
Save preset ..................................................................... 24
Memos ........................................................................... 25
My cloud ......................................................................... 26
Session settings ....................................................................... 27
Temperament graph ......................................................... 27
Key and pedal display ........................................................ 27
Pitch bend ....................................................................... 27
X-mod source .................................................................. 28
Velocity response ............................................................. 28
Session settings ............................................................... 28
Master tune .................................................................... 28
Temperament settings ...................................................... 28
Help menu ............................................................................... 28
Automation .............................................................................. 29
Credits ......................................................................................... 30
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WHAT IS ADDICTIVE KEYS?
Addictive Keys™ is a powerful music production and songwriting tool setting a new standard for
virtual keyboard instruments. With its unique sound creation ability, smart workflow, fast loading
times and high quality producer presets Addictive Keys is perfect for any production style andmusic genre. Addictive Keys is easy to use and slim enough to run on both stationary and laptop
computers without compromising sound quality. The standalone version is perfect for spontaneous
jamming and live performances and the plug-in version support all major DAW hosts. Addictive
Keys will have an ever-growing catalogue of keyboard instruments making it possible to expand andcustomize libraries.
The instruments allow the user to mix and match different microphone perspectives and other
instrument specific features. With Addictive Keys the user can utilize professional effects like EQ,
filter, noise, compression, distortion, reverb, delay, chorus, phaser and tremolo – add advanced
envelopes for filter, pitch and volume, and create truly unique sounds never heard before. Whenmusic comes first and finding the right sound is crucial Addictive Keys is the perfect tool to makeany production unique.
Addictive Keys - Creative Sounds For Creative People.

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MANUALHOW DO I USE ADDICTIVE KEYS?
INSTALLATION AND AUTHORIZATIONThe Addictive Keys installation and authorization process is handled automatically by the XLN Online
Installer application – available for download by clicking the link below:
www.xlnaudio.com/install
Download, unzip, run it and follow the steps to install and authorize Addictive Keys.
For detailed information about how to use the Online Installer please visit the install page.

AS A STANDALONE APPLICATION
After the installation is complete, the standalone version of Addictive Keys will appear in the Programs
Folder in the Start Menu (Windows) or Applications Folder (OS X) in the “XLN Audio” folder.
Run the application and click on the [Audio Settings] button in the top left corner to set up the audio
output and input port for the MIDI keyboard.

AS A PLUG-IN IN A HOST SOFTWARE
Addictive Keys can be loaded as a plug-in in most major DAW hosts. When using Addictive Keys as
a plug-in, the Audio/MIDI settings can be adjusted in the preferences of your host software.
For detailed instructions how to load Addictive Keys in your specific host please visit:www.xlnaudio.com/how_to_load_plugins

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MANUALABOUT THIS MANUALABBREVIATIONS AND TECH TERMS”Host” means DAW host software (Like Cubase, Pro Tools, Logic)“AK” is short for Addictive Keys.

QUICK TOURThe Addictive Keys Quickstart Guide is located in the help menu in Addictive Keys. It’s also available
online in our support portal at www.xlnaudio.com/support

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MANUALADDICTIVE KEYS MANUALNAVIGATION

The top section of the Addictive Keys user interface gives you quick access to all the essential
pages and features in Addictive Keys.
A. Memo Browser
B. Record Memo
C. Loading Indicator
D. Preset display
E. Preset Browser
F. Save Preset
G. Logo (Show Program Information and Credits)
H. Page SelectI.

Help Menu

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MANUALGALLERY PAGE

The Gallery page shows all the installed instruments and instruments available for purchase. Use
the arrow buttons to select the next/previous instrument. The bottom of the Gallery page shows
thumbnails of the available ExploreMaps for the currently selected instrument.
Press [VIEW] in the right corner of the Gallery page change the view to all ExploreMaps to view all
currently available ExploreMaps for all currently installed Instruments. Click an ExploreMap thumbnail load the full ExploreMap.

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MANUALEXPLORE PAGE

An ExploreMap displays a selection of presets that can be used as they are, or provide a starting
point for further editing. All presets are provided with a preview that enables you to listen to thepreset without having to play. Tweaking is done by using the Macro Controls available on some
ExploreMaps and/or by opening the Edit page.
t Preset Select: Click a [preset name] to load that preset.
t Preset Preview: Click the [Play] next to each preset name to hear a preview of that preset.
t Macro Controls: These knobs are assigned to one or more parameters in the EDIT page andprovide basic tonal shaping without having to open the Edit page. Please note that not all
Explore Maps have Macro Controls.
t Next/previous arrows: Click to switch ExploreMap.
(Click GALLERY in the top section to go back and switch instruments)

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MANUALEDIT PAGE
INTRODUCTION
The EDIT page allows advanced tweaking of the sound using a vast selection of settings and effects.
Before digging deeper into the different sections, here are a few notes on how the controls in the
EDIT page works.
X-Modulation

On the EDIT page you’ll find smaller knobs next to some of the controls. These are called X-modulation (X-mod) knobs and allow you to control one or several parameters in Addictive Keys with yourmidi keyboard, using the mod wheel, aftertouch, or a MIDI CC value of your choice (see the Session
Settings chapter for more information). The X-mod knob controls the range of modulation for theparameter it is located next to.
All X-modulation featured parameters are marked “X-modable” in this manual.
Use [Shift] to increase control resolution
If you hold [Shift] on your computer keyboard while editing a control, you get a finer control resolution,
enabling high precision adjustments.
Scroll wheel support
Addictive Keys supports scroll wheel editing for most controls, just place the cursor over thecontrol and use the scroll wheel to adjust it.
Instant On
To activate a “darkened” (=turned off) section, just alter one of the controls and it will become active.
Reset a control to its default position
To reset a control to its default value, use [Ctrl]+click (Windows) or[Cmd]+click (OS X)

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MANUALOVERVIEW

A. Instrument Settings
B. Sample Playback Section
C. Channel Strip
D. Microphone/Input Selection
E. Mixer Section

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INSTRUMENT SETTINGS

This section of the EDIT page contains settings that are specific for the currently selected instrument.
Click the arrow button in the top left of this section to open the Instrument Select menu or use thescroll wheel while holding the cursor over the arrow to select instrument.
Pedals(This option is not available for all instruments)t Softness: Adjusts the instrument softness when the soft pedal (Una Corda) is pressed.
t Pedal Noise: -inf - +10 dB. Adjusts the volume of the pedal noise. At 0, the Pedal Noise sounds
at the level it was recorded.
t Sustain Body: Off - 0 - +10 dB. Adjusts the amount of sympathetic resonance in the instrument
while the sustain pedal is pressed. The more you add, the “richer” the sustain tone will sound.
At 0, the Sustain Body sounds at its natural level.
t Sustain Noise: Off - +10 dB. Adjusts the amount of string resonance for all strings in the
instrument while the sustain pedal is pressed, adding a natural noise within the instrument.
At 0, the Sustain Noise sounds at its natural level.
Vel > Sample
The ‘Velocity to Sample’ slider allows you to filter out the lowest and/or highest velocity layers of thecurrent instrument, while keeping the dynamic range intact. This means that if you would retract
the Vel > Sample slider to a thin line, Addictive Keys will only play samples from a single velocity
layer, but you still get normal volume differences on those samples based on velocity.
SAMPLE PLAYBACK SECTION
This section of the EDIT page provides three tabs with note/voice specific sound shaping possibilities:
Pitch, Filter and Volume. Note that these settings affect the whole instrument and the audio outputs.

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Pitcht Octave: Transpose the instrument via MIDI one octave up (+1) or down (-1).
t Tune FX - Dissonance: Adjusts the amount of random detuning. The graph in the Session
Settings page serves as a visual reference for the detuning key by key.
t Tune FX - Sample Shift: Shifts the pitch in semitones while simultaneously compensating withmidi transpose in the opposite direction. The result is an increase or decrease in overtones.
t Vibrato - Rate: 0 - 24Hzt Vibrato - Depth: 0 - 100%. (X-Modable)
Pitch Envelopet Pitch Start: +/- 24 semitones.
t Hold Time: 0 - 500 ms.
t Release Time: 0 - 10 s.
t Vel: Increase this slider to let the velocity of incoming midi notes determine the influence of thepitch envelope.
Envelope parameters can be edited either by dragging the points in the graph or by adjusting thevalues below the graph. Adjust the curves between the points in the envelope by dragging themup/down.

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Filtert Enable: Turns on/off the entire filter section.
t Type: Low Pass 12dB and 24dB, High Pass 12dB or Band Pass 12dB.
t Cutoff: 16Hz - 16744Hz. (X-Modable)t Resonance: 0-100%t Kbd (Keyboard): Increasing this control, the cutoff will increase with the MIDI note value(high note = high cutoff, low note = low cutoff). Set this control to a negative value to get
the opposite effect.
Filter envelopet Enable: Turns on/off the envelope sectiont Envelope Point (Cutoff): 0 - 100%.
t Attack Time: 0 - 7 st Sustain 1 Time: 0 - 7 st Sustain 2 Time: 0 - 7 st Release Time: 0 - 15 st Vel: Increase this slider to let the velocity of incoming MIDI notes determine the influenceof the filter envelope.
Envelope parameters can be edited either by dragging the points in the graph or by adjusting
the values below the graph. Adjust the curves between the points in the envelope by dragging
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Volumet Vel >Vol: Adjusts how velocity affects the volumet Kbd: Increasing this control, the volume will increase with the MIDI note value (high note = highvolume, low note = low volume). Decrease this control to get the opposite effect.
Volume envelopet Enable: When the envelope is disabled instruments will playback “as recorded” using releasesamples if available.
t Vel >: Increase this slider to let the velocity of incoming MIDI notes determine the influence ofthe volume envelope.
t Envelope Point Amplitude: -inf. - 0 dBt Attack: 0 - 7 st Decay: 0 - 7 st Sustain 2: 0 - 7 st Release: 0 - 15 s (only available if Release Samples are deactivated)t Release Samples: Activates/deactivates release sample playback.
Envelope parameters can be edited either by dragging the points in the graph or by adjusting thevalues below the graph. Adjust the curves between the points in the envelope by dragging
them up/down.

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MANUALCHANNEL STRIPThe Instrument Channels and the Master Channel in Addictive Keys each have a channel strip.
Click the channel label in the mixer to select the Channel strip you want to edit. The Channel Strip
contains useful tools for shaping the sound. By clicking the button in the top left corner of each
instance it can be turned on or off, indicated by a darkened area when the instance is turned off –adjusting any of the controls will immediately active it again.
Input
This section shows the currently selected microphone/input. By clicking the input slot a scroll downmenu shows all available selectable microphones/inputs for the selected instrument.
Noise
The noise section controls the amount of modeled analog noise added to the sound. On the three
instrument channels the noise module is placed before the effect chain allowing the noise to be
more integrated with the direct sound. On the master channel the noise module is placed at theend.
t 7 noise types: Neumann U67, Jupiter 8, “Burr” rack distortion unit, Big Muff stomp box, Vinyl
noise, Tape 7,5 lps, Tape 15 lps - Select noise type by clicking the arrow keys or click the noise
type name to get a popup. You can also hold the cursor over the noise type name and use thescroll wheel to flip through the different noise types.
t Noise Decay: 0 – 24st Noise level: -78 – -30 dB

Multi Effect Slots
Each AK channel has two identical Multi Effects Slots, one pre- and one post-EQ. Use the arrow
buttons to select the next/previous effect or click on the effect name and use the dropdown menu.

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Compress & Distort

Activate or deactivate the compressor/distortion separately by clicking the Enable buttons on eachsection (circled).
Compressor:t Threshold: 0 – -48 dBt Ratio: 1:1 to 8:1
t Attack: 1 – 500 mst Release: 10 – 2000 ms
The AK compressor has an advanced AutoGain algorithm that keeps levels in check.
Distortion:t Distortion Algorithm Selector:t Crunch, Tube Pair, Iron Transformer, Zap, Air Pressure. Select algorithm by clicking on thearrow buttons, or click the distortion type name to get a popup.
t Dist Amount: Adjusts the amount of distortion added to the soundt Mix: Mixes between the clean and the distorted sound.
t Range: 20 – 20000 Hz. Sets the frequency range exposed to distort.

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Chorus

A 5-voice Chorus effect.
t Rate: 0 – 32 Hz. Adjusts the chorus rate. An alternative rate control is to drag the graph leftor right.
t Depth: Adjusts the chorus depth. An alternative depth control is to drag the graph up or down.
t Stereo: Adjusts the chorus stereo width by spreading the chorus voices.
t Mix: Mixes between the clean and wet sound. X-modable.
t Filter: 20 Hz - 20 kHz. Sets the frequency range that is passed through the effect.
t Octave Mode: Sets individual rates for each chorus voice in octave relations. For example: if you
set the chorus rate knob to 16 Hz, the 1st voice will pitch shift at 16 Hz, the 2nd at 8 Hz, the
3rd at 4 Hz, the 4th at 2 Hz and 5th at 1 Hz. With Octave Mode off, all voices will pitch shift at
the same rate, but with a LFO phase offset for a rich sound.
Phasert Waveform Selector: Triangle, Sine, Square, Sawtooth, 3 steps, 4 steps, 6 steps, Random.
Select waveform by clicking the arrow keys or click-hold and drag the waveform graph left/right.
t Invert: Press [INV] to invert the waveform.
t Rate: Adjusts the phaser rate. Press [SYNC] to sync the phaser rate to your DAW’s
current tempo.
t Stereo On/Off: Triggers stereo mode.
t Stages: 6, 12, 24.
t Depth: Adjusts the phaser depth.
t Feedback: Adjusts the phaser feedback. X-modable.
t Phase: 0 - 1. Gradually flips the phase.
t Mix: Mixes between the clean and wet sound. X-modable.
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Tremolot Waveform selector: Triangle, Sine, Square, Sawtooth. Select waveform by clicking the arrow
keys or click-hold and drag the waveform graph left/right.
t Rate: Adjusts the tremolo rate. Press [SYNC] to sync the tremolo rate to the current
tempo in your host.
t Invert: Press [INV] to invert the waveform.
t Volume Amount: Adjusts the amount of volume modulation. X-modable.
t Pan Amount: Adjusts the amount of pan modulation. X-modable.
t Filter On/Off Button: Activates/deactivates filter modulation.
t Cutoff: 20 Hz - 20 kHz. Adjusts the cutoff of the tremolo’s LP Filter. X-modable.
t Filter Amount: Adjusts the amount of filter modulation and resonance. Turn right formodulation with filter resonance. Turn left for modulation without filter resonance. X-modable.
EQ (3 band)t Centre Frequency: 20 Hz - 20 kHz.
t Gain: +/-24 dB per band.
t Q-Value: 0.1 - 10.
Edit the EQ settings either directly in the graph (scroll wheel controls Q value) or by clicking thevalues below the graph and moving the mouse up/down.

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MANUALMICROPHONE/INPUT SELECTION

Each Addictive Keys instrument was recorded using several microphones from different perspectives.
Some instruments have also been recorded through DI boxes or similar. You can choose one input foreach Instrument Channel and blend them to your liking in the AK Mixer Section.
The virtual room serves as a visual reference for the available and currently used microphone
perspectives and inputs. The virtual room will highlight the microphone(s) selected for the current
instrument channel with an orange circle. Microphones used by the other channels will be highlighted with a white circle. The virtual room also serves as a microphone selector; by clicking the
microphone perspective of choice the selected instrument channel will load the selected perspective.
Input Selection
There are three ways of selecting an input for the Instrument Channels in Addictive Keys:
1. Press the small downwards arrow on the Instrument Channel Label and select input from thedropdown menu.
2. Select the Instrument Channel you want to change, then click on the microphones in the virtualroom you want to use.
3. Select the Instrument Channel you want to change, then click the microphone picture in thechannel strip and select microphone from the dropdown menu. You can also hold the cursor
over the picture and use the scroll wheel to flip through the different microphones.

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MANUALMIXER

The Addictive Keys Mixer Section has 6 stereo mixer channels. Every mixer channel has its own tab(with exception for the joint FX1/FX2 tab) that holds individual settings. Click on the channel label toview the tab. The three Instrument Channel tabs and the Master Channel tab hold individual Channel
Strips. The ‘FX1 / FX2’ tab displays the Delerb (Delay/Reverb) settings for the two FX channels.
A. Three Instrument channels
B. Two channels handling the FX1 / FX2 returns.
C. Master channel. All channels in Addictive Keys are summed to the master channel forfinal processing.
Channel Controls
Each channel has:t Volume Fadert Pan: See Pan Controlst Solo and Mute buttons (With exception of the Master Channel that has no Solo button)
The Instrument Channels (A) also have:t Send knobs for FX1 / FX2The FX Channels (B) also have:t Delerb balance knobs

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MANUALPan Controls
The levels of the left and right channels can be adjusted in a variety of ways using the pan control.
Drag the Pan Control areas left/right to pan channels. You can also control the stereo width by
dragging the mouse up/down, and even reverse the stereo image by dragging upwards; beyond
center (the pan handle turns blue to indicate a reversed stereo image).

A. Full width, centered
B. Stereo width reduced, not centered
C. Mono, centered
D. Mono, not centered
E. Reversed stereo image, full width, centered
F. Reversed stereo image, reduced width, not centered
To quickly center a Pan:To reset a control to its default value, use [Ctrl]+click.
FX – DELERBThe FX Section of Addictive Keys consists of 2 identical Delerb units (a delay that is fed into areverb). Each Instrument Channel in the AK Mixer Section can send to these effects. The Delerb
outputs are available in the Mixer section, where you can adjust volume and pan, before they aresummed in the Master Channel together with the Instrument Channels.

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MANUALA. Delayt Time: 0 - 1000 ms. Sets the delay time. Click the SYNC button to sync the delay to the DAW’s
current tempo. You can also click-hold and drag the Delerb Graph left/right to adjust delay time.
t Feedback: Sets the delay feedback. You can also click-hold and drag the Delerb Graph up/downto adjust the delay feedbackt Swing: Adds a swing or shuffle effect to the echo repeats.
t Ping Pong: Makes the sound bounce back and forth between the left and right output channels,
creating a distinct stereo effect.
t Range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz. Limits the frequency range of the delay.
B. Crossfader & Delerb Grapht Delerb Crossfader: Sets the balance between the delay and the reverb.
t Delerb Graph: Displays a visual graph of the current Delerb decay. Drag the Delerb Graph tocontrol delay time/feedback and reverb decay: left/right = delay time, up/down = delay feedback and reverb decay.
C. Reverbt Reverb Algorithm Selector: Ambience 0 - 1s, Room 0 - 3s, Hall 0 - 10s, Plate 0 - 10s. Selectalgorithm by clicking on the arrow keys, or click the algorithm name to get a popup.
t Pre-delay: 0 - 500 ms.
t Decay: Adjusts the reverb time. You can also click-hold and drag the Delerb Graph up/down toadjust the reverb decay.
t Damping: For managing the high frequency reflections.
D. EQ (3 band)t A duplicate of the regular insert EQ.

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MANUALPRESETS AND MEMOSPRESETSA preset contains information about an instrument and its applied effects making it easy to saveand load different sounds. All the presets from the ExploreMaps are listed in the Preset Browser,
along with any user-created presets. Click a play button in the list to hear a short preview of that
preset. Use the filtering options in the top of the Preset Browser to only show presets from a
specific instrument, or to show/hide user-created presets or presets included in instruments.
The right section of the Preset Browser shows information about the currently selected preset. It
also allows you to Share your preset (via My Cloud), Rename it or Delete it. You can also drag thepreset preview as a MIDI region from the “Drag to track”-bar onto the Addictive Keys track in yourhost or export the preview as a MIDI-file by dragging it to a folder in your computer OS.
The bottom of the Preset Browser contains a dropdown menu that allows you to sort the presets
alphabetically or chronologically, while the Prev/Next buttons selects the previous/next presetin the list.

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MANUALSAVE PRESET

Press the floppy disc icon in the top section to open the Save Preset dialog and save your current
sound as a preset.
t Name: Name the preset in this field.
t Info: Write additional info about the preset in this field.
t REC: Click this button to record a MIDI Preview for the preset to be played when hitting thepreview button in the Preset Browser.
t PLAY: Click this button to play the current preview for the preset.
t Save: Click this button to save the preset to your computer and to My Cloud.
t Cancel: Click this button to cancel the saving process and close the Save Preset dialog.

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MEMOS

Memos is a brand new feature developed for Addictive Keys and it lets you record ideas and sketches
instantly when inspiration strikes.
Simply hit the Record Memo button at any time to start recording a MIDI-based memo then hit itagain when you’re done. Your Memo is conveniently saved together with the preset at the time of
the recording so that it will sound exactly the same the next time you listen to it.
The right section of the Memo Browser shows information about the currently selected Memo.
It also allows you to Share your Memo (via My Cloud), Rename it or Delete it. You can also dragthe Memo as a MIDI region onto the Addictive Keys track in your host or export the memo as a
MIDI-file by dragging it to a folder in your computer OS.
The bottom of the Memo Browser contains a dropdown menu that allows you to sort the Memos alphabetically or chronologically, while the Prev/Next buttons selects the previous/next preset in the list.
The [Preview] button in the bottom right of Addictive Keys lets you preview the current memo. It’s
available from any page in AK, which means that you can, for example, adjust the controls on the
EDIT page while the memo is playing.

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MANUALMY CLOUDMy Cloud is the new way of sharing presets and memos over multiple systems developed exclusively
for Addictive Keys and it works like this:If you are using Addictive Keys while connected to the Internet, all presets and memos saved will be
uploaded instantly to your XLN account. When working on more than one computer all your presets
and memos are automatically kept in sync; do a fresh install on a new computer and the first time
you start Addictive Keys all your old presets and memos will instantly become available. My Cloud
keeps track of different versions of the presets you’ve saved and even stores deleted presets andmemos so you can restore them at any time.
You can also share presets through My Cloud. In Addictive Keys there’s a Share button and it’salso available in your account on the web site. Clicking the Share button will render a unique link foryour preset; copy the link and send it to a friend – by vising the link your friend can add the preset
to his/her own XLN user account. The next time your friend starts Addictive Keys the preset willautomatically be downloaded and available in the Preset Browser.

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MANUALSESSION SETTINGSThe Session Settings provides control over the performance elements of your instruments, suchas relative and absolute tuning, pitch-bend, X-modulation and velocity response. These settings are
saved along with all other settings when saving your song/arrangement. They are however not
saved with your presets, or changed when you change presets or instruments.

TEMPERAMENT GRAPH
The Temperament Graph serves as a visual reference for the tuning of the current instrument.
The Graph updates in real time when tuning settings like Temperament, Master Tune, Scale Key,
Stretch and Dissonance (on the EDIT page) are changed.
KEY AND PEDAL DISPLAY
The Key and Pedal display serves as a visual reference for MIDI input signals.
PITCH BEND
Set the pitch bend range for the pitch bend controller on your MIDI keyboard. Separate settings areavailable for upwards and downwards pitch bend.

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X-MOD SOURCE
Set which MIDI parameter that will control the X-modulation. Choose from modulation wheel, aftertouchor a MIDI CC value. If you are not sure what CC value the knob/slider on your MIDI controller use thenclick the [Learn] button and move the knob/slider. Addictive Keys will then register the MIDI CC value
and assign that knob/slider to control the X-modulation.
VELOCITY RESPONSE
Set the velocity response curve by rotating the knob or drag up/down in the graph.
Moving the mouse up/down close to the sides of the graph lets you limit the range.
SESSION SETTINGSt Set Defaults: Sets all Session Settings to the default values.
t Load Startup Settings: Sets all Session Settings to the Startup values.
t Save this as Startup Setting: Saves the current Session Settings as the Startup Settings.
Every time a new instance of Addictive Keys is opened, the Startup Settings are loaded.
MASTER TUNE
Edit the master tuning of your instrument in Hz or cents.
TEMPERAMENT SETTINGS
Adjust the tuning of your instrument by choosing from 30 different temperaments.
t Temperament dropdown: Click this field to open the temperament dropdown andselect temperament.
t Scale Key: Some temperaments are key specific. This option lets you select the root
key for your temperament.
t Stretch: Use this knob to stretch your tuning by sharpening the high notes and flattering
the low notes.

HELP MENU
Click the [?] button to open the help dropdown menu with the following options:t Open Quick Start PDF (opens a PDF guide on the basics of AD)t Open Manual PDF (opens this document)t XLN Audio Website (opens www.xlnaudio.com in your Internet browser)t Video Tutorials (opens your Internet browser and goes to www.xlnaudio.com/videos-tutorial_videost About (same as clicking the logo)

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AUTOMATION
The following parameters can be automated in Addicitve Keys:t Channel Volume (Instrument Ch 1, 2 and 3, FX1, FX2, Master)t FX Sends 1 and 2 for each Instrument Channelt Master Channel Filter (Hi/Lo)t X-Mod29
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CREDITS
The Addictive Keys software is created by the XLN Audio Team: Mattias Karlgren, Markus Dimdal,
Martin Eklund, Lars Erlandsson, Niklas Möller, Thomas Larnhed, Andreas Mood, Staffan
Gustafsson, Kim Lindberger, Kristin Sjöström, Tore Jarlo, Markus ‘Majken’ Höglund, Andy Simon,
Gustaf Svenungsson.
Product Concept & Design Lead: Lars Erlandsson & Martin Eklund
Content Concept & Design Lead: Andreas Mood (see web for detailed instrument credits)
Project Management: Thomas Larnhed
Programming: Martin Eklund, Mattias Karlgren, Markus Dimdal & Magnus Lidström. Additional DSP
Effects by PSPaudioware.com & Michael Ljunggren. RTAS Windows wrapper by Arne Wallander.
Web Development: Markus ‘Majken’ Höglund & River Cresco
GUI Graphics: Bitplant
Additional Graphics: Martin Eklund & Staffan Gustafsson, 3D Graphics by Upper First
Testing and Manual: Tore Jarlo & Gustaf Svenungsson
Please visit www.xlnaudio.com for credits regarding the content products for Addictive Keys.
THANX
To our families and friends for all your support.
To Maratone: Max Martin, Tom Talomaa and Tomas Ljung.
Johan Lenander for all the advice.
Magnus Lidström for being awesome.
Thomas Merkle for the nice pixels.
Julian Storer for creating JUCE.
Per Larsson and Niklas Flyckt at Sampletekk for the excellent recordings.
The suave web dev team at River Cresco.
Dirren & Peder Bergstrand for image wizardry.
To our excellent beta testers and preset tweakers.
The makers of fine teas and coffees around the world for keeping us going all those long hours.
Fresh pooooots!

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