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Software Version

The Footer » Utility Menu » Software Version

The last item in the Utility menu displays the current RMX software version number. Check this number to make sure that you’re running the most current version of RMX. *Registered users can always log in to their User Account to download the latest…

EZ Phaser

FX » Modulation » EZ Phaser

Contrary to what you might expect, EZ Phaser is not a simplified version of the PRO Phaser, but an entirely different phaser design with its own unique sonic character. EZ Phaser is easy-to-use and understand and best-suited for recreating classic phaser…

QuickStart

Getting Started » QuickStart

This QuickStart provides an overview of the essential things you’ll need to know to get started using Stylus RMX. Stylus RMX can be hosted in any DAW or run as a standalone application. 1. Install Stylus RMX Depending on the method and your internet or…

Support

Support

Many common technical support questions can be answered by checking the related section of this Reference Guide or by logging in and navigating to our Knowledgebase. NOTE: It’s important to make sure you are using the latest version of the plug-in.…

Utility Menu

The Footer » Utility Menu

The Utility Menu is the main drop-down menu and has five system-oriented functions: Used for Managing Multis and Kits. Used for Managing individual Parts. Contains the MIDI Learn features. Accesses this Reference Guide from within the plug-in. Displays the…

Chorus Echo

FX » Delays » Chorus Echo

The Chorus Echo is inspired by the classic Roland Chorus-Echo from the 1970s. This unit combines both analog-style delay and chorusing, but includes new features like stereo width control and a dedicated ‘Dirt’ control for a more gritty…

Radio Delay

FX » Delays » Radio Delay

Radio Delay is essentially a hybrid of a dual-mono BPM-style delay, but with the delayed signals running through the Valve Radio distortion filter. This produces cool, dual-filtered echo effects that sound like they are coming from distorted old speakers or…

BPM Delay X3

FX » Delays » BPM Delay X3

The BPM Delay X3 offers triple L-C-R mono delays that are always synchronized to the host’s tempo. The feedback and drive controls can produce some cool sounds with the built-in resonant filtering. MINI-SLIDER Controls the mix of the dry signal and the…

Global MIDI Modes

Global Modes » Kit Mode » Global MIDI Modes

Kit Mode has three different MIDI Modes. This allows for maximum flexibility when working with incoming MIDI. They are: KIT CHANNEL 1-8 Each Part responds to a different MIDI Channel. Part 1 = MIDI channel 1 Part 2 = MIDI channel 2 Part 3 = MIDI channel…

Kit Mode Settings

Part Modes » MIDI Modes » Kit Mode Settings

Kit Mode has three different MIDI Modes. These Mode options are different than the ones available in Multi Mode. This allows for maximum flexibility when working with incoming MIDI. They are: KIT CHANNEL 1-8 Each Part responds to a different MIDI…

Power Filter

FX » Filters » Power Filter

The Power Filter was developed in cooperation with GMedia and is based on their famous impOSCar filter design. This rich-sounding filter requires a fair amount of CPU power and should be used sparingly on slower computer systems. It’s the same Power Filter as…

BPM Delay X2

FX » Delays » BPM Delay X2

The BPM Delay X2 offers dual monoaural delays that are always synchronized to the host’s tempo. The feedback and drive controls can produce some cool sounds with the built-in resonant filtering. MINI-SLIDER Controls the mix of the dry signal and the processed…

Formant Filter

FX » Filters » Formant Filter

The Format Filter adds characteristics of the human voice to any sound. It accomplishes this by chaining a narrow set of bandpass filters, set at specific frequencies, which reflect the formants of the human voice. PAGE ONE CONTROLS HEADSIZE Simulates the…

Simplify

Time Designer » Simplify

Simplify allows you to make a Groove less busy and can give new life to your library. Simplify is the only Groove Lock parameter not subject to the Groove Lock Grid selection. It works by gradually removing slices until you end up with a simplified version of the…

Wah-Wah

FX » Filters » Wah-Wah

The Wah-Wah FX unit was modeled after classic wah pedals of the 1970s. It’s a fun and versatile effect that doesn’t sound like any of the other RMX Filters. This FX unit works both as a sweeping wah-wah and also as an “auto-wah” envelope filter effect by…

Flanger

FX » Modulation » Flanger

The simple to use Flanger unit provides many types of traditional flanging and tuned resonance effects. The invert switch allows for a wider range of sound characteristics than most flangers offer. MINI-SLIDER Controls the mix of the dry signal and the processed…

Sample Mapping

Global Modes » Kit Mode » Sample Mapping

Each Kit Suite category and all the Kit Modules inside it are pre-assigned to a fixed range of MIDI notes that conform to the General MIDI specification. There is no user-mapping of Sounds. This allows you to switch a complete snare module in any Kit for another snare…

Auto Assignments

Edit Groups » Auto Assignments

Assignment is the process of creating a new Edit Group or moving slices from one group to another. Clicking on the ASSIGN window reveals a drop-down menu that displays the options for creating and customizing Edit Groups. There are two types of Assignments: AUTOMATIC…

Imager

FX » Utility » Imager

The Imager is a “swiss army knife” utility that can be used as a stereo image widener, phase corrector, mono-izer, panner, channel inverter, leveler, auto-panner, and gain booster. PAN Controls the spatial placement and stereo balance. Range: -100% Left to…

Cloning Controls / Omni Mode

Concepts » MIDI Learn » Cloning Controls / Omni Mode

There are two main philosophies on setting up a controller with RMX: SINGLE PART STYLE Controlling a single Part with your controllers assigned to different Part parameters (Cutoff, Resonance, LFO rate, FX sends, etc). MULTI PART STYLE Controlling multiple…

BPM Delay

FX » Delays » BPM Delay

The BPM Delay offers a single “true-stereo” delay unit that is always in-sync with the host’s tempo. The feedback and drive controls can produce some cool sounds with the built-in resonant filtering. MINI-SLIDER Controls the mix of the dry signal and the…

System Requirements

Getting Started » System Requirements

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL USERS 2.4 GHz or higher processor 8 GB RAM minimum, 16 GB or more recommended 16 GB of free hard drive space (32 GB for the download installation process) USB 2 Port for boxed media Broadband internet connection for…

Retroplex

FX » Delays » Retroplex

The Retroplex delay unit is modeled after the Tape Echo units of the ’60s and ’70s like the Echoplex™, with some modern enhancements. It’s unpredictable and a lot of fun! MINI-SLIDER Controls the mix of the dry signal and the processed (Wet)…

Retro Flanger

FX » Modulation » Retro Flanger

Flanging is a sweeping, comb-filter-type effect. The Retro Flanger has special features that give the sound a more lo-fi, vintage character. MINI-SLIDER Controls the mix of the dry signal and the processed (Wet) signal. The percentage indicated is the amount of…

Retro Phaser

FX » Modulation » Retro Phaser

Retro Phaser has a vintage, low-fi vibe. On the surface it looks similar to the EZ Phaser, but has more features and a dedicated page for tone-shaping. MINI-SLIDER Controls the mix of the dry signal and the processed (Wet) signal. The percentage indicated is the…

PRO Phaser

FX » Modulation » PRO Phaser

The PRO Phaser FX unit is one of the most versatile and rich phaser designs ever. It is also capable of producing a wide array of unique sounds beyond traditional phaser effects, including tuned resonances, strange pitch-bending effects and envelope followed…

Getting Started

Getting Started

Welcome to the Stylus RMX Reference Guide! Software Version 1.10.5d Stylus RMX is based on our S.A.G.E.™ Technology, which allows unprecedented real-time control over grooves. This Reference Guide is your source for…

LFOs

The Edit Page » LFOs

LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators) are used for cyclical modulation effects like tremolo, filter sweeps, and auto-pan effects. There are three completely independent LFOs: AMP, FILTER, and PAN per Edit Group. Each LFO has it’s own sub-page with a full set of…

Working with Parts

Global Modes » Multi-Mode » Working with Parts

A Part consists of a sound Element, plus all the parameters from the EDIT Page, CHAOS Page, FX Page, and a MIXER Strip. There are eight Parts in Stylus RMX. Parts may be Saved, Loaded, Copied, Pasted, Cleared, and Reverted. THE CURRENT ACTIVE PART You can tell which…

FX

FX

The FX Page offers access to the powerful signal processing capabilities of SAGE to customize and shape the sounds inside Stylus RMX. Watch the FX Architecture video tutorial for more information. FX UNITS The internal RMX FX Units are effect plug-ins inside…

USB Drive (Win)

Getting Started » Installation » USB Drive (Win)

Follow this set of instructions to install Stylus RMX Xpanded from your USB installation drive onto your Windows system. You’ll need over 16GB of free space available on your hard drive in order to install the instrument. NOTE: These screenshots are taken in…

Vintage EQ2

FX » Equalizers » Vintage EQ2

The Vintage 2-Band Equalizer FX unit was modeled after the fixed-frequency design of the vintage Pultec™ EQP2-A model tube equalizer. The unique characteristic of this classic design is that on each EQ band, the same frequency can be broadly cut and boosted…

Authorization

Getting Started » Authorization

After instantiating Stylus RMX in your DAW (or the Standalone), click the Stylus RMX splash screen. 1. You will now see the Stylus RMX Authorization System window: 2. Click the REQUEST AUTHORIZATION button to be taken to the Spectrasonics website. Log in to…

Download (Win)

Getting Started » Installation » Download (Win)

Stylus RMX Xpanded is available as a download for registered users through our Webstore/Techshop Once you’ve downloaded Stylus RMX Xpanded via the Download Manager, follow this set of instructions to install it on your Windows system. You’ll need 32 GB of…

Download (Mac)

Getting Started » Installation » Download (Mac)

Stylus RMX Xpanded is available as a download for registered users through our Webstore/Techshop Once you’ve downloaded Stylus RMX Xpanded via the Download Manager, follow this set of instructions to install it on your Mac system. You’ll need 32 GB of free…

Smoke

FX » Amp / Distortion » Smoke

The SMOKE Amp Simulator has a full set of amplifier controls, speaker combinations, and modeled versions of several classic guitar amplifiers. PAGE ONE CONTROLS AMP Enables or disables the amplifier model. If the switch is OFF, none of the amplifier models…

USB Drive (Mac)

Getting Started » Installation » USB Drive (Mac)

Follow this set of instructions to install Stylus RMX Xpanded from your USB installation drive onto your Mac system. You’ll need over 16GB of free space available on your hard drive in order to install the instrument. NOTE: These screenshots are taken in…

Groove Lock™

Time Designer » Groove Lock™

The Groove Lock section lets you to lock the feel of a Groove to a Groove Lock Grid. The Groove Lock Grid represents the underlying rhythmic subdivisions to which slices of a Groove can be locked. Once a Groove Lock Grid is selected, you can adjust Groove Lock…

Glossary

Glossary

AAX Avid Audio eXtension – Avid’s proprietary, cross-platform plug-in format for Pro Tools. Audio Unit Apple introduced the Audio Unit (AU) plug-in specification in Mac OS X. Since this plug-in standard is native to OS X and not to any specific host or…

Software License Agreement

Legal » Software License Agreement

Spectrasonics virtual instruments come with two License Agreements, one for the software itself and another covering usage of the sounds. Below is an example of our standard Software License Agreement. We encourage potential users to see the extensive Licensing FAQs…

Equalizers

FX » Equalizers

Stylus RMX includes six equalizers that range from the super-musical Pultec-style, to graphic sculpting, to parametric EQs with surgical precision. Vintage EQ2 Vintage EQ3 Graphic EQ7 Graphic EQ12 Parametric EQ2 Parametric…

Sound Menus

The Browser » Sound Menus

There are three different types of Elements in RMX: Grooves, Sound Menus, and Kit Modules. SOUND MENU ELEMENTS consist of a collection of single-hit or “one-shot” samples, mapped across the keys of your MIDI controller. Since Stylus RMX is so much fun to use when…

EZ Verb

FX » Reverbs » EZ Verb

The EZ Verb is a simple-to-use, basic reverb unit with tone controls. MINI-SLIDER Controls the mix of the dry signal and the processed (Wet) signal. The percentage indicated is the amount of the signal that is Wet. Range: 0 to 100% TIME Controls the length…

Modern Compressor

FX » Dynamics » Modern Compressor

The Modern Compressor FX unit has a bright, “solid-state” sound character with a fast response curve. The Modern Compressor was modeled after the legendary SSL™ compressors found in their renowned consoles that were used for many hit records. This compressor…

Vintage Compressor

FX » Dynamics » Vintage Compressor

Although the Modern and Vintage Compressor units have nearly identical controls, the sound and response characteristics couldn’t be more different. The Vintage Compressor was modeled on vintage UA LA-2A™ and 1176™-style response curves, but has more…

Sub-Page Buttons

FX » Sub-Page Buttons

There are six buttons at the top of the FX page. Each one reveals a Sub-Page with it’s own FX Rack. When first visited, the FX Page defaults to the INSERTS sub-page. INSERTS RACK PAGE The Insert FX Rack is Part- and Edit Group-specific; each Part and Edit…

The EXP Libraries Directory

Concepts » Directory Structure » The EXP Libraries Directory

The EXP Libraries directory contains the data for all installed official Groove Control® products, including any S.A.G.E. Xpanders™ (.db files). There are no user-serviceable files in EXP Libraries. Any other files placed in this directory will not appear in the…

Graphic EQ7

FX » Equalizers » Graphic EQ7

The 7 Band Graphic Equalizer is useful for tailoring a full spectrum audio source with broad control of multiple bands. With the Q control, it is much more versatile than an average graphic EQ — capable of achieving comb filter FX and even basic speaker…

Graphic EQ12

FX » Equalizers » Graphic EQ12

The Graphic 12-Band EQ is useful for tailoring a full spectrum audio source with fine controls of multiple bands for precision control. With the Q control, it’s more versatile than an average graphic EQ — it is capable of comb filter FX and even basic speaker…

Parametric EQ2

FX » Equalizers » Parametric EQ2

The Parametric 2-Band EQ has the benefit of precision frequency control, with two fully sweepable, overlapping bands. This type of EQ is best suited for “surgical” equalization, particularly in pinpoint cutting or reducing of an undesirable frequency in the…

Core Library Organization

The Browser » Core Library Organization

Core Library is the term used for the standard sound set that comes with Stylus RMX. Check out the Browser – Core Library Tour and RMX 1.5 update Tour tutorial videos for a demo of what’s available in the RMX Core Library and how it is organized. When the…

FX Descriptions

FX » FX Descriptions

There are 33 different professional quality FX Units to choose from in the Stylus RMX plug-in. DYNAMICS Tube Limiter Both a limiter and compressor, modeled on the warm sound of the famous Fairchild™ 670 tube limiters of the 1960s. Tape Slammer Simulates the…

Creation Tools

The Sounds » Creation Tools

If you’re curious how the Spectrasonics sound design team created the cool sounds in the RMX core library, here are a few of the tools we used and abused to create the sounds in the Core Library: SOFTWARE APPS Apple Logic Pro Bias Peak Digidesign Pro Tools…

Re-installing Stylus RMX

Getting Started » Installation » Re-installing Stylus RMX

If ever you need to re-install Stylus RMX and don’t have access to your original installation media, we’ve provided a simple and easy solution. Every Stylus RMX user receives credit for a limited number of additional full product downloads. Simply log in…

Part Selectors / Play Buttons / MIDI Indicators

The Footer » Part Selectors / Play Buttons / MIDI Indicators

The eight numbered buttons labeled “1~8” are the Part Selection buttons for each of Stylus RMX’s 8 Parts. These buttons let you choose which Part you are currently editing. The active Part is highlighted in Blue. The eight small Play buttons under the…

Keyboard

Getting Started » Stylus RMX Standalone » Keyboard

The Stylus RMX Standalone comes with an optional on-screen keyboard. From the View Menu, select “Keyboard” or hit “Command–K / Control-K.” The Keyboard opens along the bottom edge of the interface, but it can be moved anywhere on your desktop. Its…

REX File Import

REX File Import

One of the most exciting aspects of Stylus RMX is the incredible expandability of your library via the REX file import feature available in the Stylus RMX Standalone. In addition to the massive Groove Control® Core Library and S.A.G.E. Xpanders, you can import…

Concepts and Rules

Edit Groups » Concepts and Rules

Before digging into the Edit Group rules, it’s recommended that you watch the video tutorials on Edit Groups. They will give you a basic understanding that really helps to understand these principles. • An Edit Group begins with at least one slice of audio.…

Valve Radio

FX » Amp / Distortion » Valve Radio

The Valve Radio FX unit is a unique device, which functions equally well as both a dual filter and a distortion device. The combination of these two effects can product many types of vintage radio and telephone speaker simulation effects. This unit also includes a…

Flame

FX » Amp / Distortion » Flame

FLAME is an extremely versatile distortion unit capable of anything from mild tube overdrive to nasty bit-crushing and radical fuzzbox effects. The Driver has many different types of waveshaping and the unique structure of not only pre / post gain, but pre / post…

Global Modes

Global Modes

There are two completely different global operation modes available in the Stylus RMX interface: Multi Mode and Kit Mode These two Global Modes can be accessed on the Mixer Page Header via the MULTI / KIT switch: NOTE: All 8 Parts will be in the same global mode.…

Header

The Mixer » Header

MULTI/KIT MODE SWITCH There are two distinct Global Modes of operation in RMX: Multi Mode and Kit Mode. These Modes apply to the entire system, meaning that all 8 Parts are always in the same Mode. E.G. it’s not possible to have Parts 1-4 in Multi Mode and…

Edit Groups

Edit Groups

Edit Groups are perhaps the most powerful sound-shaping feature inside Stylus RMX and yet they’re easy-to-use. An Edit Group lets you isolate any individual audio slice (or group of slices) and manipulate them independently from any other audio inside…

Power Filter

The Edit Page » Power Filter

The Power Filter was developed in cooperation with GMedia, and is based on their famous* impOSCar* filter design. This rich-sounding filter requires a fair amount of CPU power and should be used sparingly on slower computer systems. !The Power Filter has…

Value Display

The Footer » Value Display

The VALUE DISPLAY is a multi-purpose data display that offers several kinds of real-time feedback. There are five display modes to choose from: PARAMETER VALUE, MEMORY, SLICE EDIT GROUP, MIDI CC, and MIDI LEARN. To switch display modes, click on the display to…

Automation

Concepts » Automation

Automation and external MIDI Control let you remotely control the parameters of RMX and to record and edit these adjustments in your host. This can be achieved by either of two means: Parameter Automation and MIDI Automation. Deciding which type of Automation to use…

Groove Control vs. REX Files

Concepts » Groove Control » Groove Control vs. REX Files

REX files are often confused with Groove Control® because both share the basic concepts of sliced audio and MIDI files. A REX file is something anyone can create from a standard audio file loop by using Reason Studios’s ReCycle™ application since it is an open…

Credits

Credits

PRODUCED BY ERIC PERSING Sanity Management by Lorey Persing. SOFTWARE Principal Software Design by Glenn Olander. Additional software coding by David Strozyk, Jay Olson, Shirley Sloper, Neal Olander. Additional DSP coding by Bernie Torelli of Nomad Factory, Bram…

Aux Sends / Routing / CPU

The Mixer » Aux Sends / Routing / CPU

Each of the four AUX knobs in each Part’s Mix Strip controls the send level to the corresponding AUX FX racks found on the FX Page. They are all “post-fader” sends. AUX SIGNAL ROUTING To get the most from the RMX FX, it’s important to understand…