Artillery 2 Explained

Artillery 2 is a very original plug-in that’s a multi-effect that can be mapped across keyzones and triggered by MIDI notes. Let studio wiz Eli Krantzberg show you how you can use this unique plug-in creatively in your own productions and make original effects and instruments!

Videos

• What is Artillery 2? (03:54) - Hear what Artillery 2 can do, and see how it works as either an effects plug-in, or as a MIDI controlled instrument plug-in.

• Ready (04:48) - Take a look around the Artillery 2 interface, and learn about how the various controls, parameters, and presets are organized.

• Aim (04:28) - See how to create, resize, move, cut, copy, paste, and delete zones. Learn how the key tracking parameter is used to modulate the depth of an effect parameter.

• Fire! (07:33) - Eli demonstrates using LFOs as the basis for altering specific effect parameter values while trigger notes are sustained.

• Gun Control (03:51) - Learn how to control the characteristics of the modulation applied to the destination parameter using the attack, hold, decay, sustain, and release envelope controls.

• Envelope Follower (04:32) - Hear how an envelope is created out of the input signal, and used to modulate a Flanger effects rate parameter.

• The Step Sequencer (04:10) - Eli demonstrates how to use a customized number of randomly generated steps are used as a modulation source.

• MIDI Control (07:09) - Learn how to use MIDI velocity, aftertouch, pitch bend, control change, and program change messages with the Artillery 2 plug-in.

• Working in the Standalone Version (04:57) - Learn how to set up, play back, and record effects form the stand alone version of Artillery 2.

• Building a Weapon of Musical Deconstruction (11:02) - Eli builds a monster preset, and then uses it to musically transform a short arrangement.