AI-Rack Cheat Sheet

Techivation AI-Rack is more than just a plug-in. It’s a fully modular, intelligent channel strip powered by six adaptive processors. Whether you are a seasoned engineer aiming to save time and explore new workflows, or a beginner looking to achieve professional-grade results, AI-Rack adapts to your audio and elevates your mix with minimal effort.

One Rack, Six Adaptive Processors

Each module inside AI-Rack is a Techivation AI-Series plug-in, developed through extensive R&D to deliver streamlined, high-performance results. With intelligent signal analysis at its core, AI-Rack identifies your sound type, detects potential issues, and configures an optimal processing chain. Each processor adjusts its parameters dynamically using advanced DSP algorithms and machine learning to fit your audio.

Fully Customisable Chain Architecture

AI-Rack isn’t just a channel strip. It’s a modular plug-in chain system that lets you drag and drop the order of processors and customise signal flow to suit any material. It re-learns the audio with every change, keeping gain stages clean and consistent while preserving technical balance. The system frees you from setup friction and allows more focus on artistic decisions.

Designed for Engineers Who Think Ahead

AI-Rack is built for the forward-thinking audio community. It removes friction, speeds up decisions, and supports a cleaner workflow without taking away your control. The more you explore it, the more creative doors it opens.

Use these tips below to make the most of AI-Rack.

1. Learn from the Busiest Section

AI-Rack captures 8 seconds of your audio to build an internal fingerprint. Trigger the Learn function during the most dynamic or complex section of your track. This ensures the suggested plug-in chain and module configurations are tuned to the full character of your sound.

2. Lock and Learn for Custom Chains

Use the "Plug-in Chain Lock" toggle to preserve your custom chain while still benefiting from updated module settings. This is ideal when you’ve crafted a workflow you like but want to adapt it to new material.

3. Leverage the Global Mix for Parallel Processing

The global Mix control allows you to blend the processed and dry signals. Use it to apply gentle overall enhancements or bold transformations while keeping the integrity of your original audio.

4. Save Custom Chains as Presets

AI-Rack's preset system lets you save your entire plug-in chain including order and settings. Create and recall templates for vocals, drums, or mastering to speed up your workflow.

5. Visualise Your Processing

Use the Difference Meter to assess loudness impact and the real-time waveform display to see where gain is added or reduced. Together, these tools help guide informed mixing decisions.

6. Explore Manual Rearrangement

Reordering plug-ins opens up new sonic possibilities. For example, placing AI-Impactor before AI-Clarity emphasises transient shaping before taming harshness. Or try Tilt EQ at the end of the chain for final tonal adjustments.

7. Shape Tone with Tilt EQ

Exclusive to AI-Rack, the Tilt EQ offers precise tonal balance adjustments using linear phase spectral processing. It also includes an optional high-pass filter with 12, 18, or 24 dB/oct slopes. Use it at the beginning or end of your chain for subtle but effective tonal shaping.

8. A/B Test Your Chains

The A/B comparison system lets you toggle between two complete chain states. Both share the same audio fingerprint, giving you accurate, real-world comparisons that support confident mix decisions.

9. Maintain Consistency with Copy/Paste Rack State

Working on alternate versions of a project? Use the Copy/Paste Rack State feature to replicate the exact plug-in setup across multiple sessions. It ensures consistency in tone and processing, saving time during delivery.

Mastering AI-Rack means trusting its intelligence while applying your creative instincts. The more you integrate it into your process, the more you'll uncover its depth and time-saving potential. Explore AI-Rack now!