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Users Manual
Installation & Activation
Log in or Sign up at www.pitchinnovations.com and download the updated installer for MacOS

or PC, follow the installation instructions to complete the installation process. Upon the first use,

Fluid Pitch will ask for email and password, please use the user name and password which you

created on the website to activate the plugin during which you will need an active internet

connection to complete the process.

System Requirements
1. 64 bit Operating Systems:

• Windows 10 and above

• OS X 10.9 and above

• Windows 7 will work but not officially supported

2. See DAW compatibility down below for more information.

2. MIDI keyboard with a pitch bend

3. MPE enabled synthesizer for polyphonic mode

Available Formats
• AU

• VST

• VST3

• AAX

DAW Compatibility - Mac

Cubase - VST3, VST

FL Studio - VST

Studio One – VST

Ableton Live – VST (Use Fluid Pitch Standalone App for Polyphonic mode)

Logic Pro X – AU

Mainstage - AU

Reaper - VST
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Bitwig Studio – VST

Gig Performer – VST3, VST

Tracktion Waveform – VST3, VST

ProTools – AAX (Use Fluid Pitch Standalone App for Polyphonic mode)

Reason – Using Fluid Pitch Standalone App

Maschine – Using Fluid Pitch Standalone App

Digital Performer – Using Fluid Pitch Standalone App

MIDIMood’s Pluchain – VST

DAW Compatibility – Windows

Cubase – VST3, VST

FL Studio – VST

Studio One – VST

Ableton Live – VST (Use Fluid Pitch Standalone App for Polyphonic mode)
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Reaper – VST

Bitwig Studio – VST

Gig Performer – VST3, VST

Tracktion Waveform – VST3, VST

Cakewalk – VST

Reason – Using Fluid Pitch Standalone App

Maschine – Using Fluid Pitch Standalone App

Digital Performer – Using Fluid Pitch Standalone App

Tested MPE Synths

1. FXPansion

• Strobe

• Cypher2

2. Roli – Equator
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 3. Xfer – Serum

4. Madrona

• Aalto

• Kaivo

5. Arturia – Pigments

6. Audio Damage

• Continua

• Phosphor 3

• Quanta

7. Tytel Audio - Vital

8. SST – Surge

9. Waveform – 4OSC

10. Logic Pro X Synths

• ES2 Synth

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 • Retro Synth

• Alchemy

• Sculpture

• Sampler (EXS24 Sampler)

• Quick Sampler

• EFM1 Synth

• Vintage Clav

10. Ableton 11 Synths

• Wavetable

• Sampler

• Arpeggiator

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Fluid Pitch MIDI Routing
Using the plugin version - Overview
Fluid Pitch is a MIDI FX plugin which needs to be inserted prior to your synth or sampler to work

properly, Fluid pitch does not generate any sound on it’s own.

It is crucial that the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch should match the Pitch Bend Range of the

synth instrument that is used. If MPE UPSCALE / POLY is used, MPE should be enabled for the synth

too.

Midi Signal Flow (Running inside the DAW) Synth / Monophonic

MIDI Fluid Pitch

DAW
Keyboard plugin
(16 Chan MPE Synth / Polyphonic
nel MID
I Routing
)

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Using the plugin version - Overview
Fluid Pitch is a MIDI FX plugin which needs to be inserted prior to your synth or sampler to work

properly, Fluid pitch does not generate any sound on it’s own.

It is crucial that the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch should match the Pitch Bend Range of the

synth instrument that is used. If MPE UPSCALE / POLY is used, MPE should be enabled for the synth

too.

Midi Signal Flow

Synth / Monophonic

MIDI Fluid Pitch DAW

Keyboard Standalone (via Virtual MIDI Port)
MPE Synth/Polyphonic
(Running on Mac or PC)

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User Interface overview
MIDI/MONO – To Play solo melodies (all synths/sampler) Save and switch custom Output Pitchbend wheel
MPE Upscale/Poly – To Play chord bendings (MPE Synths) presets using keyswitch representation in semitones
notes
Match this with the Create a custom scale
Control the plugin
Input Pitchbend wheel pitchbend range value of using Fluid Pitch
representation the synth Select a root Select a scale Remote app for
iOS

NO LAST BEND MICROTUNING Microtune individual notes

Enables new notes to Select the pitchbend
play in their original destination in intervals
NO RETURN BEND
pitch irrespective of the Ignores the return of
pitchbend wheel the pitchbend wheel
10 position
Features
Scale Locked Pitch Bend System (SLPB)
Fluid pitch Introduces world’s first scale locked pitch bend system

which can lock your keyboard’s pitch bend to any scale you want,

giving you access to fluid pitch bending. You can also select or

deselect notes to customize your own scale in the scale selection area.

Our SLPB system supports all types of scales ranging from regular

major, minor, Western modes to complex Asian and Middle Eastern

scales.

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Example:
SLPB in the interval of a 3rd in key of G major

PB Down: PB Up:
G to E – Minor 3rd G to B – Major 3rd
(3 Semitones down) (4 Semitones up)

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Realtime access to different pitch bend ranges
You can choose the range of the pitch bend change in real time while

performing with either host automation or preset keyswitch.

IMPORTANT: To access this feature, change the INST. BEND RANGE in fluid pitch

to 12 or above and match the same with the pitch bend range in your synth or

sampler.

Polyphonic Pitch Bending

Presenting a new world of polyphonic pitch bending.

IMPORTANT: To use this feature, switch to MPE UPSCALE/POLY mode in fluid

pitch and enable MPE mode in your synth (Serum, Equator, Strobe 2, etc.,)

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Microtuning
With Fluid pitch you can now tune any note in

the scale up to 100 cents up or down giving you

access to a whole new world of microtonal scales,

melodies and harmonies. Add slight detuning to

few notes in your scale and breathe life to your

digital synths and sampled instruments or dig in deep to access a new world of micro tuned scales in

Indian ragas and Middle Eastern maqam’s, musical possibilities are endless.

When the Microtuning feature is enabled,

• Double click on the microtune slider to restore to 0 semitones

• Cmd + click on the slider to enable/disable the note (custom scale)

• Option/alt (or) Ctrl + drag the slider to precisely change the microtune

value
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Keyswitch
Click the Keyswitch button to show the preset keyswitch system. Click Save to save the current

plugin configuration as a preset which includes Pitch Bend Range, Root, Scale, Microtuning data, etc.

The default trigger notes for the preset system are from C-1 to B-1 which can be customized by

clicking Learn and pressing a midi note. Blue colored preset name hints that a plugin configuration

has been saved. Click on the preset name to rename.

OSC
Enable the OSC button to use your iPhone/iPad to control Fluid pitch’s

PB range and trigger preset changes. Right click on the IOS button and

match the port number and IP number in both the plugin and Fluid Pitch

Remote iOS app and hit the connect button in your iOS app.

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iOS App Settings:

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Advanced features
No Return Bend
This feature ignores return travel of the PB wheel

No Last Bend
With this feature on, new notes always play in their original pitch irrespective of PB wheel

position, making connected phrases more easier to play.

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Using Fluid Pitch Standalone App with any DAW

Fluid Pitch Standalone App can run outside the DAW. It takes in MIDI from the Keyboard and sends
the MIDI to the DAW through a virtual MIDI port. In Polyphonic mode, it acts like an MPE controller.

Creating a virtual MIDI Port in MacOS

1. Launch "Audio MIDI Setup"
2. Open the "Window" menu and click on "Show MIDI
Studio"
3. Double-click on the IAC Driver icon
4. Activate the "Device is online" checkbox
5. You can rename the Device Name if you like. "IAC Driver"
is fine.
6. Create a new port by clicking on the "+" button below
"Ports" (refer the screenshot).

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Creating a virtual MIDI Port in Windows
Windows does not offer virtual midi ports, a 3rd party utility is required to provide this functionality.
Fortunately, there are a number of options available. A popular option is LoopMIDI, which is free for private
and non-commercial use. Others include LoopBe1 and sbvmidi.
Using LoopMIDI
1. Download and install LoopMIDI.
2. Open LoopMIDI.
3. Enter a name for the new virtual MIDI port.
4. Click the '+' button to create the port.

Setting up the Standalone App

1. Open the Fluid Pitch standalone app.
2. Go to Settings and choose
i. Your MIDI Keyboard as the MIDI Input

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 ii. the virtual MIDI port as the MIDI Output
3. Open your DAW and in the settings
4. Set the virtual MIDI port as the MIDI Input (and enable the MPE mode in Ableton 11 and Studio One
5.3 above)
5. Insert a Synth plugin on a track and choose the virtual MIDI port as the MIDI input

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Using Fluid Pitch Plugin in Various DAWs
Logic Pro X and Mainstage
Compatible Fluid Pitch plugin format: AU

1. Insert Fluid Pitch in the MIDI FX section of the MIDI track

2. Insert the synth in the Instrument section of the same MIDI track

3. Match the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch with the Pitch Bend Range of the synth.

For MPE UPSCALE/POLY mode, enable MPE mode in your synth.

MPE Supported inbuilt synths

ES2 Synth, EXS24 Sampler, EFM1 Synth, Sculpture, Alchemy, Retro Synth and

Vintage Clav.

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Enabling MPE Mode for inbuilt synths
1. Click the disclosure triangle at the bottom left to view the extended parameters.

2. In MIDI Mono Mode pop-up menu, choose On (with common base channel 1)

3. Set the Mono Mode Pitch Range slider to 48 Semitones

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Bitwig Studio
Compatible Fluid Pitch plugin format: VST

1. Add synth instrument on a new track

2. On the same track, add Fluid Pitch prior to the synth instrument

3. Match the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch with the Pitch Bend Range of the synth. For MPE

UPSCALE/POLY mode, enable MPE mode in your synth.

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Cubase
Compatible Fluid Pitch plugin format: VST3, VST

1. Insert the Fluid Pitch on an instrument track and

turn on the monitoring

2. Insert the Instrument synth on another track and

record arm

3. Change the input routing of the instrument synth

track to 01. Fluid Pitch – MIDI Out

4. Change the Channel to Any

5. Match the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch with the Pitch Bend Range of the synth. For MPE

UPSCALE/POLY mode, enable MPE mode in your synth.

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FL Studio
Compatible Fluid Pitch plugin format: VST

1. Insert Fluid Pitch on a new track

2. Set the Send Pitch Range to 2 (refer to the picture)

3. Insert the synth Instrument on another track

i. Open the Wrapper Options - Click the icon on the top of both VST plugins Wrapper.

ii. Open the Wrapper Settings - Click the icon.

iii. Select the Settings tab - Click the tab.

iv. Match MIDI Port numbers - Set the Input Port number on the synth Instrument VST plugin's

wrapper to the same Output Port number on the Fluid Pitch VST plugin's wrapper. 256 Ports

are available, the Port number setting you use is arbitrary, it's up to you.

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4. Match the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch with the Pitch Bend Range of the synth. For MPE

UPSCALE/POLY mode, enable MPE mode in your synth.

5. UPSCALE Record arm the Fluid Pitch track.

Fluid Pitch Synth Instrument

Same Port number

Pitch Range

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Reaper
Compatible Fluid Pitch plugin format: VST

1. Add Fluid Pitch in a new track by clicking Add FX inside the track FX Window

2. Followed by Fluid Pitch, insert the synth instrument on the same track

3. Match the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch with the Pitch Bend Range of the synth. For MPE

UPSCALE/POLY mode, enable MPE mode in your synth.

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Ableton Live
Compatible Fluid Pitch plugin format: VST

1. Insert Fluid Pitch on a MIDI track

2. Insert the synth track on another MIDI track

3. In the In/Out Section of the synth track, change the Input Type

to 1-Fluid Pitch and the Input Channel to Fluid Pitch.

4. In the synth track, click the In button to enable the input

monitoring

5. Match the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch with the Pitch

Bend Range of the synth. For MPE UPSCALE/POLY mode, enable

MPE mode in your synth.

6. Record arm the Fluid Pitch track.

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Studio One
Compatible Fluid Pitch plugin format: VST

Compatible synth instrument plugin format: VST*

For Mono mode alone:

1. Insert the VST version of Fluid Pitch and the

synth in two separate tracks.

2. Click on the “Instrument Input” drop-down

list on the synth track and select Fluid Pitch.

3. Turn on input monitoring on both tracks by

clicking the Monitor button.

* (Not a requirement for Studio One 5.3 and above)

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For Mono & Poly mode:

1. Insert Fluid Pitch in a new instrument track.

2. Insert the VST version of the synth* in a new track.

3. Click on the “Instrument Input” drop-down list on the synth track and select None.

4. Inside the synth’s wrapper settings, press the Direct In button and select Fluid Pitch for all

channels and choose the corresponding channel numbers. This is needed for the poly mode to

work.

5. Match the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch with the Pitch Bend Range of the synth. For MPE

UPSCALE/POLY mode, enable MPE mode in your synth.

6. Turn on Monitoring for the synth track and record arm the Fluid Pitch track.

* (Not a requirement for Studio One 5.3 and above)

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Cakewalk by Bandlab
Compatible Fluid Pitch plugin format: VST

1. Insert Fluid Pitch in a new instrument

track and turn on the Input Echo.

2. Insert the Instrument synth on another

track and record arm

3. Change the input routing of the

instrument synth track to Fluid Pitch 1 →

MIDI Omni

4. Match the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid

Pitch with the Pitch Bend Range of the

synth. For MPE UPSCALE/POLY mode, enable MPE mode in your synth.

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Gig Performer
Compatible Fluid Pitch plugin format: VST3, VST

1. Insert the synth instrument in a new rackspace.

2. Insert Fluid Pitch in between MIDI In (OMNI) and the inserted synth

instrument.

3. Match the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch with the Pitch Bend Range

of the synth. For MPE UPSCALE/POLY mode, enable MPE mode in your

synth.

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Tracktion Waveform
Compatible Fluid Pitch plugin format: VST3, VST

1. Add Fluid Pitch on a new track

2. Followed by Fluid Pitch, insert the synth instrument on the same track

3. Match the INST. BEND RANGE in Fluid Pitch with the Pitch Bend Range of the synth. For MPE

UPSCALE/POLY mode, enable MPE mode in your synth.

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registered trademark of PreSonus Software, Ltd. Ableton, the Ableton logo, Live Pack and Operator

are trademarks of Ableton AG. Bitwig Studio is a registered trademark of Bitwig GmbH, registered in

the U.S. and other countries. Cubase and VST are trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies

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America. FL Studio is a registered trademark of Image-line, Belgium. Cakewalk is a registered

trademark of Cakewalk, Inc. Gig Performer is a registered trademarks of Deskew Technologies, LLC.

Windows, Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the

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