User Guide

480 Chapter 28 Sculpture
The Groove Pad (Stereo)
When used in a stereo instance of Sculpture, the Spread and Groove parameters are
combined in the two-dimensional Groove Pad.
Drag the diamond in the center of the crosshair to adjust. You can independently
adjust the Spread and Groove parameter values by directly dragging the lines that
intersect the diamond.
Spread
Positive values on the y axis (above the default, centered position) increase the delay
time of the right delay line and decrease the delay time of the left delay line—in effect,
smearing the delay times of the left and right channels. Negative values reverse this.
Spread is useful for wide stereo delay effects.
Groove
This parameter (on the x axis) allows you to reduce the delay time of one delay line by
a given percentage, while keeping the other delay line constant. Basically, Groove
distributes the delay taps to the left/right channels, rather than smearing them, like
Spread. Keep an eye on the small help tag while adjusting.
As an example, a value of +50% reduces the right delay time by half. If a value of 1/4
was used as the Delay Time, the right delay would equal 1/8th of a note and the left
delay would remain at 1/4 of a note. Needless to say, this parameter is perfect for the
creation of interesting rhythmic delays—in stereo.
Note: You can create some truly wide chorus and modulated delay effects by
modulating the Pickup Position and Pickup Spread parameters (with an LFO or other
modulator), and then feeding this into the delay unit.
The Groove Pad (Surround)
When used in a surround instance of Sculpture, the Delay Time Pad converts into a
pure groove pad that controls the delay time relationship between:
 Left and right channels (speakers) in the horizontal direction
 Front and rear channels (speakers) in the vertical direction.