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THE AUDIO SIGNAL: This is the signal that
the Control Signal’s formant and amplitude
information is applied to. A good Audio
Signal will be rich in harmonic content
and sustained in nature. Examples include
synth pads and patches rich in overtones,
distortion-rich guitar sounds, or even entire
instrumental mixes. The built-in Noise
Generator also makes a good Audio Signal,
but its character will pretty much always
be in the nature of whispering. (It can also
be mixed with an external Audio Signal.)
The Audio Signal can be mono or stereo,
depending on the capabilities of your
particular host.
SIGNAL ROUTING
Since few current plug-ins need to make
use of two independent audio signals, some
ingenuity is required to use ARTICULATOR Evo
in some hosts.
The easiest way to route the required signals
is through the use of a sidechain input. In this
scenario, you simply instantiate ARTICULATOR
Evo on the Audio Signal’s track and route the
Control Signal through the sidechain input.
Unfortunately, not all hosts currently support
sidechain routing. If yours doesn’t, you will
have to use one of the alternative methods
outlined in the Input Routing section below.
THE ARTICULATOR EVO
CONFIGURATION GUIDE
While the general Input Routing instructions
below serve as a good basic overview, we’ve
also developed a PDF guide that includes
detailed configuration instructions, complete
with screen shots, for a variety of popular
hosts. If you bought a boxed copy of AVOX
, you’ll find the guide on your DVD. If
you downloaded it from our web site, it is
included in the installer and will be found in
the Antares directory with the other AVOX 
documentation.
Since hosts change with dismaying regularity,
we will be regularly updating the guide to
reflect the latest versions. You can always
download the most up-to-date edition at:
http://www.antarestech.com/support/
Controls
INPUT ROUTING SECTION
As mentioned above, the RTAS, VST and Audio
Units versions of ARTICULATOR Evo each
include an Input Routing section unique to each
format’s capabilities. In the case of RTAS and
VST, these sections are simply informational in
nature, providing an indication of what’s going
where. In the case of Audio Units, the Input
Routing section includes controls that let you
select the routing that is supported by your
particular host. Details below.
AAX AND RTAS Since Pro
Tools™ supports sidechain
routing, setting up the AXX
or RTAS versions is quite
straightforward. Simply
select the Audio Signal by
instantiating ARTICULATOR
Evo on the desired mono or
stereo audio track and then
assign the Control Signal via
the sidechain input.
The RTAS/AAX Input Routing
section includes a red “LED”
that lights to confirm that
the sidechain input has been
enabled in Pro Tools.
VST The version of VST that
is most commonly in use at the
time this is being written (and
is used by ARTICULATOR Evo)
does not support sidechain
input. Consequently, the
methods for getting both
signals into the VST version
of ARTICULATOR Evo vary
depending on what kind of
track it’s instantiated on.
The Input Routing section will
change to reflect each of the
three possible options:
INSTANTIATION ON A MONO
TRACK:
In this configuration,
instantiate ARTICULATOR Evo
on the track of the Control
Signal. ARTICULATOR Evo’s