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Table Of Contents
- Logic Express 8 Instruments and Effects
- Contents
- Introduction to the Logic Express Plugins
- Amp Modeling
- Delay
- Distortion
- Dynamics
- EQ
- Filter
- Imaging
- Metering
- Modulation
- Pitch
- Reverb
- Specialized
- Utility
- EVOC 20 PolySynth
- EFM1
- ES E
- ES M
- ES P
- ES1
- ES2
- The ES2 Parameters
- Tutorials
- Sound Workshop
- Sound Design From Scratch, Filter Settings, Digiwaves
- Three Detuned Sawtooth Oscillators and Unison Mode
- Extremely Detuned Monophonic Analog Sounds, Effects
- Clean Bass Settings With One Oscillator Only
- Distorted Analog Basses
- FM Intensity and Frequency
- Controlling FM Intensity by an Envelope and FM Scaling
- FM With Drive and Filter-FM
- FM With Digiwaves
- FM With Wavetables
- Distorted FM in Monophonic Unison
- FM With Unusual Spectra
- Slow and Fast Pulse Width Modulations With Oscillator 2
- Pulse Width Modulation With Two Oscillators, PWM Strings
- Ring Modulation
- Oscillator Synchronization
- First Steps in Vector Synthesis
- Vector Synthesis—XY Pad
- Vector Synthesis Loops
- Bass Drum With Self-Oscillating Filter and Vector Envelope
- Percussive Synthesizers and Basses With Two Filter Decay Phases
- Templates for the ES2
- Sound Workshop
- EXS24 mkII
- Learning About Sampler Instruments
- Loading Sampler Instruments
- Working With Sampler Instrument Settings
- Managing Sampler Instruments
- Searching for Sampler Instruments
- Importing Sampler Instruments
- Parameters Window
- The Instrument Editor
- Setting Sampler Preferences
- Configuring Virtual Memory
- Using the VSL Performance Tool
- External Instrument
- Klopfgeist
- Ultrabeat
- GarageBand Instruments
- Synthesizer Basics
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 3 Distortion 29
Clip Distortion
Clip Distortion is a nonlinear distortion effect that produces unpredictable spectra. You
can use it to simulate warm, overdriven tube sounds, and also to create drastic distortion.
Clip Distortion features an unusual combination of serially connected filters. After being
amplified by the Drive value, the signal passes through a highpass filter, and is then
subjected to nonlinear distortion, as controlled by the Symmetry parameter. After the
distortion, the signal passes through a lowpass filter. The effected signal is mixed with
the original signal, after which the mixed signal is sent through another lowpass filter.
All three filters have a slope of 6 dB/octave.
This unique combination of filters allows for gaps in the frequency spectra that can
sound quite good with this sort of nonlinear distortion. The clip circuit graphic visually
depicts every parameter except for the High Shelving filter parameters.
Clip Distortion Parameters
 Drive slider and field: Sets the amount of gain applied to the input signal. After being
amplified by the Drive value, the signal passes through a highpass filter.
 Tone slider and field: Sets the cutoff frequency (in Hertz) of the highpass filter.
 Symmetry slider and field: Sets the amount of nonlinear (asymmetrical) distortion
applied to the signal.
 Clip Filter slider and field: Sets the cutoff frequency (in Hertz) of the first lowpass filter
through which the signal passes after distortion.
 Mix slider: Sets the ratio of the effected (wet) signal to the non-effected (dry) signal
following the Clip Filter.
 Sum LPF circular slider and field: Sets the cutoff frequency (in Hertz) of the lowpass
filter through which the mixed signal passes.
 High Shelving Frequency knob and field: Sets the frequency (in Hertz) of the high
shelving filter.
 High Shelving Gain knob and field: Sets the amount of gain applied to the output
signal.