INSTINCT: Parameters & Operation

INSTINCT features the following basic sections:

• Sculpt, The transient shaper module, with controls for punch, body, character, and speed

• BoostA pre - boost filter with controls for frequency and gain

• Filter, A saturating resonant zero delay feedback VA lowpass filter with controls for frequency, Q, and mix.

• Drive, With controls for gain, gain modulation amount, drive model (transistor / tube)

• Morph, With controls for morph amount (for internal drive parameters) and morph modulation
  amount.

• Bias / Asym, With controls for bias amount, and bias modulation amount

• Post Filter, With controls for cutoff frequency, Q, cutoff modulation amount and mix

• Amplifier, With controls for overall feedback, mix, and output volume

   

Parameters

(Figure 1)

1. SCULPT
   1. PUNCH: Increases or decreases the intensity of the transients’ attack
   2. BODY: Increases or decreases the intensity of the transients’ release
   3. SPEED: Adjusts the speed of the underlying envelope followers
   4. CHARACTER: Adjusts the non linear behavior of the underlying envelope followers. Lower val- ues correspond to a more linear behavior, whereas higher values tend to expand the detected envelope
   5. EXT. SIDECHAIN: When active, the SCULPT module operates on the sidechain signal, that depends on the routing chosen in the DAW

2. BOOST: The Boost section increases or decreases the gain around the center frequency set by the FREQ
   parameter

   1. REQ: Sets the center boost frequency

   2. GAIN : Sets the gain of the center frequency

3. DRIVE
   1. GAIN: Sets the gain of the selected drive circuit selected by the MODEL parameter. Furthermore with Command + Click (mac) or Control + Click (Windows) the user can change the signal path by enabling the drive filter and the 2nd drive circuit.. ( see (c) in figure 4)
   2. MODEL: Selects the tube or transistor circuit models
   3. MOD: Sets the modulation amount of the drive circuit’s gain
4. FILTER
   1. FREQ: Sets the cutoff frequency of the filter
   2. Q: Sets the resonance amount of the filter
   3. MIX: Sets the mix amount of the filter
   4. FILTER ONLY: When the transistor model is chosen from the drive circuit section, if FILTER ONLY is enabled the drive circuit is bypassed and the saturation is taking place in the filter’s guts creating a different flavor (see (*) in figure’s 4 legend)
5. MORPH
   1. AMOUNT: Sets the morph amount.
   2. MOD: Sets the morph amount modulation.
   3. ALT: Available only when the transistor model is chosen, selects the type of transistor model morphing. When inactive the result resembles a frequency modulation sound for high morph amounts. When active a more classic puncher morphing is applied
6. BIAS
   1. AMOUNT: Sets the bias of the drive circuit
   2. MOD: Sets the bias modulation amount
   3. PF (Post Filter)
   4. FREQ: Sets the cutoff frequency of the filter
   5. Q: Sets the resonance amount of the filter
   6. MOD: Sets the modulation amount of the cutoff frequency. • MIX : Sets the mix amount of the filter
      ON / OFF: Activate or deactivate the post filter module
7. AMP

   1. FEEDBACK: Sets the overall feedback amount

   2. MIX: Sets the overall mix amount (DRY / WET)

   3. VOLUME: Sets the overall volume of the plugin

8. Parameter Display: Shows the values of the tweaked parameters

9. Help Display: Shows a tooltip whenever the mouse is over a parameter

10. Preset Browser: INSTINCT comes with factory presets, and gives the user the ability to create custom ones. The presets are located at:

    1. Windows C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Inertia Sound Systems\Plugin Presets\Instinct\
    2. macOS /Users/Shared/Inertia Sound Systems/Plugin Presets/Instinct/
    3. Linux ~/.config/Inertia Sound Systems/Plugin Presets/Instinct/

       In the actions section can perform the following

       Save Preset: A new preset is saved in the user preset folder. When a new preset is saved the plug-in loads it immediately.
       Init: Initialises the plug-in. All parameters are set to their default values.

Default Values & Parameter Fine Tuning

Each knob of INSTICT can be reset to its default value by double clicking or by pressing alt + click on it. Fine tuning parameter values is possible by holding down control (Windows) or command (macOS) while tweaking a knob with the mouse.