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Ultrabeat stereo spread mode
The EQ’s output signal is passed along to the Pan Modulation/Stereo Spread section where the
placement of the sound in the stereo field can be modulated (pan modulation mode), or the
stereo basis of the sound can be broadened (stereo spread mode).
Stereo Spread broadens the stereo image, making it wider and more spacious.
Stereo spread parameters
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Spread button: Click to turn on stereo spread mode. If neither mode is activated, the signal
passes through unaffected.
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Lo Freq(uency) slider: Move to set the width (the spreading effect) of bass frequencies: the
higher the value, the more prominent the effect becomes.
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Hi Freq(uency) slider: Move to set the width of high frequencies.
Ultrabeat voice volume control
The Voice volume knob adjusts the output volume of individual drum sounds. To be more exact,
when you adjust the Voice volume knob, you set the maximum level for the selected drum
sound with Envelope 4, following the attack phase of Envelope 4.
Note: Envelope 4 (Env 4) is hard-wired to level control for the selected sound. Each sound in the
kit also has a further three envelopes and other modulation sources available for control of other
synthesis parameters.
Voice volume knob
The intensity of Envelope 4’s impact on Voice volume can also be modulated with a via source.
Note: Voice volume precedes the level sliders in the mixer. This approach allows the starting
volume of individual drum sounds to be set independently of their relative levels in the
drum kit mix, which you change in the Assignment section’s mixer. See Ultrabeat Assignment
section overview.
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