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Restriction of ES2 randomization
You can restrict randomization to particular groups of parameters using the Randomize Section
pop-up menu.
Some aspects of your sound may already be ideal for the sound you had in mind. For example,
your sound setting has a nice percussiveness, and you’d like to try a few sonic color variations
while retaining this percussive feel. To avoid the random variation of any attack times, you can
restrict the variation to oscillator or filter parameters. You do this by setting the RND Destination
to Waves or Filters, thus excluding the envelope parameters from the variation process.
Note: The Master Level, Filter Bypass, and oscillator on/off parameters are never randomized.
Also, randomizations of the Vector Envelope turn the Solo Point parameter off.
You can restrict random sound variations to the parameter groups outlined below:
Randomize section
All
All except router and Pitch
All except Vector Env
Waves
Digiwaves
Filters
Comments
All parameters, with the exception of those
mentioned above, are randomized.
All parameters, with the exception of router
parameters and the basic pitch (semitone settings of
the oscillators), are altered. Oscillator fine-tuning is,
however, randomized.
All parameters, with the exception of Vector Envelope
parameters, are altered. This maintains the rhythmic
feel of a given setting.
Only the oscillator Wave and Digiwave parameters are
altered. Other oscillator parameters (tuning, mix, and
modulation routings in the router) are excluded.
New Digiwaves are selected for all oscillators. Other
oscillator parameters (tuning, mix, and modulation
routings in the router) are excluded.
The following filter parameters are varied: Filter
Structure (series or parallel), Filter Blend, Filter Mode,
Cutoff Frequency, and Resonance for Filters 1 and 2.
The Fatness and Filter FM parameters of Filter 2 are
also randomized.
Envs All parameters of all three envelopes (ENV 1, ENV 2,
and ENV 3) are randomized. The Vector Envelope is
excluded.
LFOs
Router
FX
Vector Envelope
Vector Env Mix Pad
All parameters of both LFOs are varied.
All router parameters—in all modulation routings—
are varied (all intensities, target, via, and source
parameters are changed).
All effects parameters are randomized.
All Vector Envelope parameters are varied, including
the X/Y routing of the Planar Pad.
The oscillator mix levels of the Vector Envelope points
are altered. The rhythm and tempo of the modulation
(the time parameters of the points) are not changed.
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