Acoustica Pianissimo - Manual (Page 3)

All of Pianissimo's controls will now be available. You can lower and raise the piano lid, adjust the tone controls,
change the reverb amount and type, and more. Use your DAW host to play back a MIDI file, or control the
instrument via your MIDI keyboard controller. You can also click on the virtual keys to play the piano sound. Try
out the different presets, and have fun with it!
For detailed information on Pianissimo's VSTi controls, see Pianissimo Controls .
For information on registering Pianissimo, see Registration .
If using in Stand-Alone mode:
Run Pianissimo, either using the Pianissimo desktop icon, or selecting the Start Menu in Windows and choosing All
Programs->Acoustica Pianissimo->Pianissimo. It may take up to a minute to load Pianissimo's sample data. A
Pianissimo loading screen will display during this time.
By default, Pianissimo in stand-alone mode can be controlled by any MIDI input. It will use your default audio
device (in WaveRT mode for Windows Vista and up, and Wave mode for all versions of Windows prior to Vista).
To adjust your audio device and latency settings, select File->Preferences.
For tips of reducing the latency of your audio device, see Important Sound Setup Information .
Once your sound device is set up, select File->Load Midi File, and select Brahms Rhapsody Demo.mid. Select
OK, and press the large Play button on the toolbar, or select Recording->Play from the main menu. You will hear a
beautifully performed excerpt from Brahms Rhapsody.
All of Pianissimo's controls will now be available. You can lower and raise the piano lid, adjust the tone controls,
change the reverb amount and type, and more. You can control the instrument via your MIDI keyboard controller.
You can also click on the virtual keys to play the piano sound. Try out the different presets, and have fun with it!
You can then select File->New to begin a new project. Use the Recording button to begin recording, and turn the
metronome on and off with the large Metronome toolbar button. Once you've made a recording, you can save it as
a MIDI file using the File->Save MIDI File command, or save your recording as an MP3 using the File->Mix Down
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