Owner`s manual

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NOTE: For the technically curious,
what’s going on here is a unique
variation of the technique called ring
modulation, a staple of early analog synthesizers.
What makes MUTATOR Evo’s mutation process
special is that MUTATOR Evo is constantly
detecting the pitch of the input voice and shifting
the relative pitch of the modulating signal to
match, thereby preserving the basic mutation
quality regardless of pitch changes in the input.
A setting of “8” sets the modulation signal to
the same frequency as the input voice. “4” sets
it an octave lower and “16” an octave higher.
Intermediate settings result in more complex
ratios and more complex harmonic structures.
To select a Mutation variety, 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 mutation number.
Command (Mac)/Alt (PC) clicking on the knob will
reset it to its default value of 0 (no mutation).
Mutant Mix
This control allows you to set a mix between the
original unprocessed voice and the voice after
being processed by the Mutation control. This
mix is then sent on to the Alienize section.
When this control is set to the extreme “Original”
end of its range, only the original unprocessed
voice will be sent. At the extreme “Mutated”
end, only the processed voice will be sent. In the
middle of the range, a selectable mix of the two
will be sent.
To set the Mutant Mix, 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 percentage of the
Mutated signal in the mix.
Command (Mac)/Alt (PC) clicking on the knob
will reset it to its default value of 100 (all mutated
signal).
ALIENIZE SECTION
The Alienize section lets you give your speech
the quality of an alien language by chopping it up
into small segments and playing each segment in
reverse. (The effect is kind of hard to describe in
words, so just try it. You’ll see.)
Alienize
The Alienize switch lets you activate
and deactivate the Alienization
process. Click anywhere on the
switch to toggle its state between
On and Off. It turns blue when
Alienization is On and gray when it is Off.
Dialect
This control sets the length of the speech
segments that are reversed. You can choose one
of two Dialect modes, Internal or Tempo Sync.
Internal Mode
When using Internal Mode (i.e.,
when the Temp Sync button is not engaged),
the Dialect control sets the length (in time)
of the speech segments that are reversed.
Low numbers result in short segments,
while progressively higher numbers result in
progressively longer segments. At very low
numbers, the segments are so small that you can
still easily understand the original spoken or sung
words. At higher numbers intelligibility becomes
progressively worse, until at very high numbers,
each segment can include one or more entire
words.
Tempo Sync Mode
To engage Tempo Sync
Mode, click the Tempo Sync button so that it
turns blue.
In Tempo Sync Mode, the length of the speech
segments are synced to beats or fractional beats
relative to your host’s tempo. With the host’s
transport running, the Receiving Clock “LED” will