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Note: The Max setting produces a static modulation at maximum level. When the Mod
value is set to Max, the Via parameter is routed directly to the modulation target. This
way, velocity can be used as a direct modulation source, even though Vel is not
available as a source in the Mod menu.
Another example would be to set up an external MIDI fader unit with Ctrl A, B, C, or D
(see below). You could then use the Max item in the Mod menu to route the respective
Via source—Ctrl A, B, C, or D—to the parameter you’d like to control with one of the
faders on your MIDI fader box.
Clicking on the Via label opens the Via menu. This is where you choose the Vel or Ctrl A
to Ctrl D parameters.
Vel represents velocity.
Ctrl A to Ctrl D are four continuous controllers that can be assigned to four external
MIDI controllers. These assignments are made in the MIDI Controller Assignments area at
the upper right edge of the Plug-in window (see below). The assignments apply to all
sounds in the current Ultrabeat plug-in instance.
MIDI Controllers A–D
In the MIDI Controller Assignments area at the upper edge of the Plug-in 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.
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 our audible frequency spectrum.