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6 - Voice Processing
Oscillator
Fine Tuning
This function allows you to change the tuning of the voice in 1 cent intervals
(100 cents = 1 semitone). The fine tuning range is ± 100 cents (± 1 semitone). Fine
tuning can be used to slightly detune a voice, creating a “fatter” sound when it is
combined with another voice.
This is the same Fine Tuning control displayed on the Mix/Tune tab of Voices & Zones
(page 84) and changes made to either page will appear in both places.
Fixed Pitch Mode
This function turns keyboard transposition On or Off for the voice. With Fixed Pitch
On, the keyboard will not control the pitch of the voice. This is a useful function for
drones or “chiffs”, which you may not want to track the keyboard.
Chorus Amount
Chorus “thickens” the sound by doubling the sound in stereo and
then detuning it. Chorus uses twice as many voices and twice as
much of your CPU power when the Amount is set above zero.
Amount
Chorus amount and ITD can be modulated in the Cords section, although ITD can
only be changed at the time of the key depression. When Chorus is on, a mono voice
will use twice as many channels.
“Off” is different than “0” for chorus amount. With mono samples, chorus On effectively
turns a mono sample into a stereo sample with detuned L & R sides, with Chorus
Amount being the detune amount. With chorus Off, no amount of modulation will
turn the chorus on. With chorus On, modulation can drive the chorus (detune)
amount to a minimum of 0, but not Off.
Tips for Using Chorus
Stereo Width
Inter-Aural
Time Delay
(ITD)
The amount of detuning and is variable from
Off to 100%.
Controls the stereo spread. 0% reduces the
chorus to mono and 100% gives the most
stereo separation.
Adjusts the delay of the left and right sounds.
Positive values start the right channel early
and the left late.
Set chorus amount to 1% and use chorus width as a pan control which does not
span the entire L/R spread.
Set the chorus width to 0% and adjust the ITD to create a through-zero flange
effect. With 100% width, a panning-chorus effect is obtained.
To avoid L/R pitch drift, use “~” type of modulation in the cords selection box.
Modulate the ITD to create “Hass-Effect” panning, (i.e. apparent location shift using
slight delays in the L-R channels.)
For a detuned analog oscillator sound, set stereo width to 100%. Route a free
running LFO (~) to chorus position with amount set to about 25%.
Chorus is
automatically disabled
on any voice that uses
the TwistaLoop time
modification feature
(Lock to Tempo or
TwistaLoop Speed).
The Chorus controls
can be set, but the
effect will be disabled.
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