User Guide

550 Chapter 28 Sculpture
To give the pad a little depth, activate the Delay. Set the Delay Time to 1/4 and adjust
the Xfeed knob to 30%. The pad now has a pleasant and unobtrusive ambience; you
can leave the other Delay parameters at their original values (preset 0003 eqfx pad).
Finally, to optimize the sound so that it is a little more animated. The end result you
should be aiming for is subtle, which makes the jitter modulators the perfect tool for
the job. The jitter modulators are basically LFOs that use a random waveform.
Using the jitter modulators to make the sound become more lively:
1 Activate the display for both of the jitter modulators by clicking on the Jitter button
below the LFO.
2 Turn on the first link in Jitter 1 by clicking on the button labeled 1, and choose Object1
Timbre in the Target menu.
3 Adjust the Intensity to –0.40 with the slider below the Target menu, and reduce the
Rate parameter to 1 Hz. There should be subtle inconsistencies in the pressure applied
by the bow to the string. To better recognize the effect, temporarily increase the
Intensity level.
You can use the second jitter modulator for random position deviations with the
modulation target Pickup Pos A+B (pickup position A and B).
4 Activate Jitter 2 and choose the Pickup Pos A+B setting in the Target menu.
5 Set the slider under the Target menu to an Intensity of about 0.2, and adjust the Rate
dial to 1.5 Hz. As you increase the Intensity, the sound develops a distinct clinking or
rattling—use this effect to taste.