Slayer2 Manual.pdf

The SLAYER2 Manual

physically modeled electric guitar VSTi

with amp/cab simulation and effects rack.

a reFX software synthesizer

reFX

Fritz-Kohl-Str. 11

55122 Mainz

Germany

email:support@refx.net

www.refx.net

Version 2.5.3 released on 15 th August 2005

transmitted in any form, including photocopying or recording,

without the written permission of the copyright holder, application

for which should be made to the publisher at the address above.

Such written permission must also be obtained before any part of

this publication is stored in an information retrieval system of any

nature.

The information in this document is subject to change without notice

and does not represent a commitment on the part of reFX. The

software described by this document is subject to a License

Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as

specifically allowed in the License Agreement.

Contents

Contents ................................................................................iii

1 Introduction ...................................................................... 4

SLAYER2 demo version ......................................................... 6

2 Installation........................................................................ 7

Minimum PC system requirements .......................................... 7

Installing SLAYER2 on a PC .................................................... 7

Minimum Mac system requirements ........................................ 7

Installing SLAYER2 on a Mac .................................................. 7

3 Quickstart ......................................................................... 8

Using SLAYER2 with Steinberg Cubase SX/Nuendo ................... 8

Using SLAYER2 with emagic Logic ........................................... 9

General Informations ...........................................................10

Saving Presets and Banks .....................................................10

Special Features ..................................................................10

4 Reference .........................................................................11

Basic Functions ...................................................................11

Signal Flow .........................................................................14

The String Simulation ..........................................................15

Playing Aid Controls .............................................................18

Amp and cab ......................................................................21

Effects ...............................................................................24

5 Appendix ..........................................................................26

Appendix A - MIDI Implementation Chart ...............................26

Appendix B - MIDI Continuous Controller Support ....................27

Appendix C – SLAYER2 Credits ..............................................28

Appendix D - Support Info ....................................................29

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1 Introduction

Thanks for trying or buying reFX’s SLAYER2.

SLAYER2 is a virtual electric guitar with amp and cab simulations and

a large rack of effects. Build-in, and ready to rock, is every stomp-

box you might ever need to turn a clean guitar sound into a gnarling,

twisting, trashing, throbbing delight. Or not, since SLAYER2 can do

clean just as effortlessly as it can do dirty. The choice is yours.

In addition, the effects and amp/cab emulation are available as a

separate VST effect plug-in that can be used with any audio track in

your sequencer.

Based on the original Slayer VSTi, which introduced its own original

physical-modelling technology to simulate guitar strings, SLAYER2

provides a wide variety of realistic guitar tones; whether for solos,

strums or power-chords, simple or complex.

But there is lots more. For example, SLAYER2 emulates single and

twin pick-up set-ups. Furthermore, the position of the pick-ups can

be adjusted, offering a wide variety of additional tonal options

compared with static pick-ups. You can even bypass the coil

emulations for a clean sound. By adjusting the guitar body size and

material options you can tweak the tone to closer emulate, say, an

acoustic guitar.

In addition to freely adjustable pick-ups and plectrum, SLAYER2

gives you nine different string choices.

SLAYER2 would not be a true guitar simulator without amp and cab

simulations. At your finger-tips lay five of each to choose from, as

well as options to leave the signal dry. So whether you want to funk

it up, get down, or thrash the living daylights out of it, there will be

something to do the job. The amp also provides a bank of familiar

guitar amp-type knobs to tweak your sound just the way you need

it.

No guitarist can sleep at night without an array of effects to fiddle

with. So, it’s no surprise to find that SLAYER2 has masses of them;

sixteen in all. All the essentials are here, of course: wah-wah,

tremolo, phaser, chorus, etc. But, best of all, you can rack’em up,

feeding one into the other, with eight effect slots before the amp

stage and eight after. And, when you want to rearrange the order,

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just drag and drop. There are no cables to fiddle with in SLAYER2

Playing guitar-style chords and solos on a keyboard is not always

easy. To help the creative process, SLAYER2 provides a number of

modes that help take the strain. Power-chords? Easy. Smoke on the

water is only four key-strokes away. However, with a little more

work, you can strum-away in a variety of different styles.

Flexibility, ease of use, variety of sounds, creative, fun. That’s

SLAYER2. Enjoy.

And try not to wake the neighbours... too often.

Main features:

 Advanced physical-modelling guitar synthesizer that simulates

electric guitar, e-bass and clean guitar.

 Playing-aids for instant gratification (e.g. arpeggiator, strum,

pitchbend).

 Built-in amp/cab simulation

 16 built-in pre/post amp effects (eight pre-amp, eight post-amp)

 Temporal effect parameters are tempo-synced to the host

 Effects can be moved around to change the signal-processing

order

 Effects and amp/cab modelling available as a separate VST effect

plug-in

 Guitars material and size can be changed (great for acoustic

sounds)

 Nine string-types

 Seven pluck model simulations

 Five amplifier simulations (with separate feedback control)

 Five cabinet simulations

 Up and down strumming is supported (up, down and order) with

speed control

 Five mode arpeggiator (up, down, alternate, random, order) with

speed control and tempo-syncing

 128 ready-to-go presets included

 Easy to use

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