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Appendix A Legacy instruments 468
Digital Mono
Digital Mono, which is based on the ES2, is ideal for monophonic digital synthesizer lead sounds.
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Volume slider: Sets the overall volume level of the instrument.
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Tuning slider: Sets the overall pitch of the instrument.
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Harmonics slider: Increases or decreases the number of harmonics, or overtones, in the sound,
with more values making the sound a little thicker and less values making it thinner.
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Timbre slider: Changes the color of the sound from dark to bright.
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Timbre Envelope slider: Dynamically changes the color of the sound, depending on how hard
you strike the keyboard.
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Low values result in little or no eect on the color of the sound, no matter how hard you
play the keys.
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High values result in signicant changes in the sound, in response to rmer or softer
keyboard playing.
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Decay slider: Makes the harmonic, or bright, portion of the sound sustain for a longer time at
slow values. Faster values move to the Sustain level more quickly.
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Richness slider: Subtly detunes each played note from the others, making the sound a little
thicker, particularly when high parameter values are used.
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Distortion slider: Distorts the overall sound, making it quite nasty and aggressive.
Important: Be careful with the Distortion parameter, which can signicantly increase the
overall volume of the instrument and possibly cause damage to your speakers or ears.
Digital Stepper
Digital Stepper, which is based on the ES2, is a digital synthesizer that can step through a
number of tones, creating a rhythmic pattern.
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Volume slider: Sets the overall volume level of the instrument.
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Balance slider: Sets the balance between a harder and more spiky sound (digital) and a warmer,
softer sound (analog).
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Modulation slider: Applies more or less modulation, making the sound more lively when high
settings are used.
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Harmonics slider: Increases or decreases the number of harmonics, or overtones, in the sound,
with more values making the sound a little thicker and less values making it thinner.
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Harmonic Steps slider: Determines how noticeable the tonal steps are, with large values making
them more noticeable and small values less noticeable.
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Cuto slider: Allows less sound through at low values and more at high values—damping the
sound or making it brighter.
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Cuto Steps slider: Sets the amount of cuto applied to each step, with large values making the
cuto eect more pronounced and small values less pronounced.
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Duration slider: Sets the length of the steps.