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The Ensemble effect can add a great deal of richness and movement to sounds, particularly
when you use a high number of voices. It is very useful for thickening parts, but it can
also be used to emulate more extreme pitch variations between voices, resulting in a
detuned quality to processed material.
Intensity sliders and fields: Set the amount of modulation for each LFO.
Rate knobs and fields: Control the frequency of each LFO.
Voices slider and field: Determines how many individual chorus instances are used and,
therefore, how many voices, or signals, are generated in addition to the original signal.
Graphic display: Indicates the shape and intensity of the modulations.
Phase knob and field: Controls the phase relationship between the individual voice
modulations. The value you choose here is dependent on the number of voices, which
is why it is shown as a percentage value rather than in degrees. The value 100 (or −100)
indicates the greatest possible distance between the modulation phases of all voices.
Spread slider and field: Distributes voices across the stereo field. Set a value of 200% to
artificially expand the stereo base. Note that monaural compatibility may suffer if you
choose to do this.
Mix slider and field: Determines the balance between dry and wet signals.
Effect Volume knob and field: Determines the level of the effects signal. This is a useful
tool that compensates for changes in volume caused by changes to the Voices
parameter.
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