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Chapter 22 ES2 253
The Router
The ES2 features a modulation matrix, called the Router. Any modulation Source can be
connected to any modulation Target—much like an old-fashioned telephone exchange
or a studio patchbay. The modulation intensity—how strongly the Target is influenced
by the Source—is set with the associated vertical slider.
Note: To set the modulation intensity to zero, just click on the little zero symbol (the
small circle) right beside via.
The intensity of the modulation can also be modulated: The via parameter determines
yet another modulation source, which defines the amount or intensity of the
modulation.
Ten such modulations of Source, via, and Target can take place simultaneously, in
addition to those which are hard-wired outside the Router. The bypass (b/p) parameter
allows the disabling/enabling of individual modulation routings without losing
settings.
Note: The bypass parameter is not available in Logic 5.x. If you would like to exchange
ES2 settings that utilize bypassed modulation routings with Logic 5.x users, you should
set these Targets to off.
Note: Some modulations aren’t possible, due to technical reasons. As an example, the
envelope times can be modulated by parameters that are only available during a note-
on message. Therefore, there are situations where the envelopes are not available as
Targets. Furthermore, the LFO 1 can’t modulate its own frequency. Values that are not
available are grayed out.
Note: You may need to switch from the Vector Envelope display to that of the Router.
The Range of Via
The modulation intensity is set with the vertical slider. This is self-explanatory, as long
as the via parameter is set to off. This ensures that the modulation intensity is constant,
if not affected by any other controller (such as the modulation wheel or aftertouch).
As soon as you select a value other than off for via, the slider is divided into two halves.
The lower half defines the minimum intensity of the modulation, when the via
controller is set to its minimum value. The upper half defines the maximum modulation
intensity when the via modulator (the modulation wheel, in this case) is set to its
maximum value. The area between the two slider halves defines the range that is
controlled by the via controller.
You can grab the area between the two slider halves with the mouse and drag both
halves simultaneously. If this area is to small to be grabbed with the mouse, just click
on a free part of the slider track and move the mouse up or down to move the area.