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Depending on your choice, the resulting Audio
Signal source will appear in the Audio Signal
display as follows:
•
If you select SIDECHAIN, the Audio
Source will be the stereo audio track that
ARTICULATOR Evo is instantiated on.
This is the most flexible configuration in
that it allows for a stereo Audio Signal.
•
If you select AUDIO TRACK L as the
Control Signal, Audio Track R will
be selected as the Audio Signal.
•
If you select AUDIO TRACK R as the
Control Signal, Audio Track L will be
selected as the Audio Signal.
In these latter two cases, you will typically
be required to create the stereo track by
combining (via whatever method your DAW
provides) the two independent tracks you
wish to use as Control Signal and Audio Signal
(being careful to ensure that they are hard
panned to the appropriate channels). In these
configurations, the Audio Signal is limited to
being mono (although it can be combined with
the Noise Generator in Stereo Noise mode).
INPUT LEVEL METERS
All of the Input Modules include little input
level meters for both the Audio Signal and
Control Signal. These meters display the
levels of the signals routed to their respective
inputs. Their main purpose is to allow
you to visually confirm that that the two
signals are actually routed as you expect
INPUT MIXER SECTION
The Input Mixer controls let you set the
relative levels of the Audio Signal and the
internal Noise Generator as well as optionally
applying compression to the Audio Signal and
selecting mono or stereo noise.
Audio Level
This control sets the
level of the audio
signal (duh!). Its
range provides for
both attenuation
and gain. The range
is from -inf (i.e., o)
to +12 dBs of gain.
To adjust Audio Signal Level, click on the knob
and move the cursor up to turn the knob
clockwise, or down to turn it counterclockwise.
The numeric display will indicate the amount
of attenuation or gain in dBs.
Command (Mac)/Control (PC)/Option (Pro
Tools) clicking on the knob will reset it to its
default value of 0 dB.
Compressor
This control lets you engage a
compressor with fixed parameters
designed to maximize the Audio
Signal’s level. It would typically be
used in the case where the Audio Signal has
quite a bit of dynamic variation that you would
like to even out so that the Control Signal’s
dynamics can be applied to it.
Clicking the Comp button will toggle the
compressor on and o. The button will turn
blue to indicate that the compressor is on.
NOTE: Engaging the compressor
usually results in an overall increase
in gain. You may need to adjust the
Audio Level control to compensate.
Noise Level
This control sets the
level of the internal
Noise Generator.
The range is from
-inf (i.e., o) to +12
dBs of gain.
To adjust Noise
Generator Level, click on the knob and move
the cursor up to turn the knob clockwise, or
down to turn it counterclockwise. The numeric
display will indicate the amount of attenuation
or gain in dBs.
Command (Mac)/Control (PC)/Option (Pro
Tools) clicking on the knob will reset it to its
default value of -inf (i.e., o).
Stereo Noise
ARTICULATOR Evo’s internal
Noise Generator can provide
either a single noise signal, or two
uncorrelated noise signals panned
to the opposite extremes of a stereo output.