This article explains practical ways to use the Electri6ity guitar instrument plug-in for music production. It introduces techniques accessible to beginners, from using effects and saving presets to creating professional guitar sounds with double tracking. These techniques can make programmed guitar parts more expressive and closer to a real guitar, helping improve the quality of a song.
Sound Design with Effects and Double Tracking
In the previous article, we introduced the basics of Electri6ity.
This time, we will cover using effects, double tracking and more.
Electri6ity Video Tutorials
- 1Trigger Keys and Power Chords
- 2Sound Design and Programming Strums — this article
- 3Programming Guitar Solos: Part 1
- 4Programming Guitar Solos: Part 2
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Video Highlight: Using Effects
Click “Effects” to switch to panels such as “MULTI FX”, “SCREAMER” and “AMP”.
Turn an effect “ON” to use it.
Video Highlight: Saving Your Settings
Choose Files → Save as… → Instruments #1,
and save a copy under a new name, such as “Stratocaster Amped_1231-2.nki”.
You can then easily recall it from “Instruments”.
Humanize and Double Tracking
To double track, load two instances of the same instrument.
Set both to the same MIDI channel.
Pan one left and the other right.
Under Settings → Humanize,
change “Use Guitar 1” to “Use Guitar 2” on one instance.
You can now double track with a single MIDI track.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How do I enable effects in Electri6ity?
Click “Effects” to open panels such as “MULTI FX”, “SCREAMER” and “AMP”, then switch each effect “ON” to use it.
Q2. How do I set up double tracking?
Load two instances of the same instrument, set them to the same MIDI channel, pan them left and right, and change “Use Guitar 1” to “Use Guitar 2” on one instance.
Q3. Can I save and reuse my effect settings?
Choose Files → Save as… → Instruments and save under a new name. You can then easily recall the same settings next time.
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