User Manual

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VARIATION
Vocal Timbre
Behind this unassuming knob lies a compact
version of the THROAT Evo vocal modeler.
When this control is set to 0, the doubled
voice will have exactly the same character
as the original voice. As you adjust the
control in either direction, DUO Evo sends
the doubled voice through a progressively
more extreme vocal model. I.e., near 0, the
timbre is very close to the original voice. As
the control approaches .40 or -.40, the vocal
timbre undergoes a fairly radical change.
As you might imagine, this knob
simultaneously controls a number of
vocal modeling parameters. We’ve linked
them together to give you quick and easy
access to a range of useful timbres.
Although the exact eect of any setting
will depend a good deal on the vocal being
processed, in general:
•
Selecting a positive value will result in a
lengthening of the vocal tract and hence
an older/darker/more male vocal quality.
•
Selecting a negative value will result in a
shortening of the vocal tract and hence a
younger/brighter/more female vocal quality.
Command (Mac)/Control (PC)/
Option (Pro Tools) click the control
to reset it to its default value of 0.
Vibrato
The Vibrato control allows you
to select the amount of variation
in vibrato depth applied to the
doubled voice.
Selecting a positive value increases
the doubled voice’s vibrato depth
relative to the original voice.
Selecting a negative value
decreases the doubled voice’s
vibrato depth relative to the
original voice.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Unlike
vibrato controls on most
vocal processors, this
function does not simply use an
LFO to apply a synthesized vibrato.
DUO Evo actually analyses the original vocal
part to identify its vibrato and modify its depth.
As a result, the modified vibrato will still reflect
the overall contour of the original vibrato. As an
additional consequence however, the Vibrato
control will only have aect if the original vocal
contains vibrato. It will not add vibrato to a
performance that does not originally have it.
The Vibrato control may be used by itself to
modify the vibrato of a performance. See the
Usage Tips below for details.
Command (Mac)/Control (PC)/Option (Pro
Tools) click the control to reset it to its default
value of 0.
Pitch Variation
The Pitch Variation control lets you select the
amount of random variation in pitch applied
to the doubled voice. The higher the value,
the larger the maximum amount of allowable
variation.
Command (Mac)/Control (PC)/Option (Pro
Tools) click the control to reset it to its default
value of 10.