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10: ARTICULATOR Evo
DIGITAL TALK BOX
A modern-day version of the venerable talk
box, ARTICULATOR Evo lets you extract the
formant and amplitude information from a
vocal (or other dynamic source) and apply
it to any other audio track or to a built-in
broadband noise generator. Perfect for talking
guitars, singing synths, whispering voices, and
a wide range of special eects.
So what’s going on here?
ARTICULATOR Evo is unique among the AVOX
 plug-ins in a number of basic ways:
First, it requires two dierent audio sources,
what we call the Audio Signal and the Control
Signal (more about those in a bit).
Second, while every other AVOX  plug-in is
designed to process and aect a vocal track,
ARTICULATOR Evo is designed to use a vocal
track to control the processing of a second
track, ideally a track with broadband harmonic
content like a rich synth patch, a processed
guitar, or the built-in noise generator (but
typically not another vocal track).
Finally, because dierent hosts oer dierent
(or no) capabilities for routing multiple
tracks to a single plug-in, the version of
ARTICULATOR Evo for each plug-in format
features a unique Input Routing subsection
that is designed for the specific capabilities of
that format.
SIGNAL SELECTION
As mentioned above, ARTICULATOR Evo
requires two audio sources (although the built-
in Noise Generator can serve as one of them).
They are:
THE CONTROL SIGNAL: This signal serves as
the source of the formant and amplitude
information that will be applied to the Audio
Signal. A good Control Signal will have a lot
of variation in both loudness and resonant
harmonic content. A voice, whether singing,
speaking, or just making weird rhythmic vocal
noises makes an ideal Control Signal.
The Control Signal will always be mono.