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CtrlEnv 1/CtrlEnv 2
Sets the controller assignments for the two Control Envelopes—used as a modulation
signal or an offset—in cases where the Control Envelope is set to Ctrl only or Ctrl+Env
modes. It also is used to define the source for recording controller movements.
Morph X/Morph Y
Determines the controller assignments for the X and Y co-ordinates of the Morph Pad.
Once assigned, the controller can be used to: manually move the morph point,
program single morph envelope points, shift the entire morph envelope and as source
for recording morph movements.
Mode
The two Mode menu entries allow you to select whether the MIDI controller
assignments shall be taken from a setting or left as they were, when loading a setting.
Switching between modes toggles between the original assignments saved with the
setting and the default assignments (taken from #default.pst setting—which is loaded
on instantiation of Sculpture, if it exists).
Programming: Quick Start Guide
This section of the manual contains a collection of programming guidelines, tips, tricks,
and information to assist you in creating particular types of sounds. A more involved
look at programming can be found in “Programming: In Depth” section, on page 426.
Approaches to Programming
Given the flexibility of Sculpture’s synthesis core, you can take a number of different
approaches to sound design.
By this, we mean that if you’re the type who prefers to sculpt a sound from scratch—
parameter by parameter—you can.
If you prefer to make use of Sculpture’s morphing capabilities to create new sounds,
you can also do this. This is discussed in the “A Brief Randomizing Tutorial” section, on
page 403.
If you’re more of a “tweaker” of factory or user patches, then the parameters that affect
the entire instrument may be more your style. These include, the Body EQ and Filter
sections, plus the Modulators, for example.
Whatever camp you fall into, you’ll be able to achieve new (and hopefully interesting)
results.
At the end of the day, however, we encourage you to experiment, and familiarize
yourself, with each approach. You will find that each has its strengths and weaknesses,
and that a combination of methods may strike the balance between satisfying sounds
and a social life.