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Chapter 24 Ultrabeat 377
MIDI Controllers A–D
In the MIDI Controller Assignments area at the upper edge of the Ultrabeat window
you can assign a standard MIDI controller to each of the four controller slots: Ctrl A, B,
C, or D. Ctrl A, B, C, and D can be used as Via modulation sources within Ultrabeat.
Use these assignments to set up your external MIDI controller hardware to operate
with Ultrabeat. As examples: aftertouch or the modulation wheel of your MIDI
keyboard.
Note: All MIDI Controller Assignment menus feature a Learn option. If this is selected,
the parameter will automatically be assigned to the first appropriate incoming MIDI
data message. The Learn mode features a 20 second time-out facility: If Ultrabeat does
not receive a MIDI message within 20 seconds, the parameter will revert to its original
MIDI controller assignment.
LFO 1/2
Among other items, two LFOs are available as modulation sources in the Mod menu.
LFO is the abbreviation for Low Frequency Oscillator. The LFO signal is used as a
modulation source. In an analog synthesizer, LFO frequency generally ranges between
0.1 and 20 Hz, which is outside the audible frequency spectrum.
Note: The speed of the LFO in Ultrabeat can reach up to 100 Hz which, when compared
to analog synthesizers, offers a number of far-reaching possibilities.
Ultrabeat has two LFOs that offer identical feature sets. The parameters for each are
described jointly; you can, of course, adjust LFO 1 and LFO 2 completely independently
of each other.
The buttons labeled 1 and 2 select the corresponding LFO, allowing adjustments of
each LFOs parameters. The blue On/Off button activates and deactivates the selected
LFO.