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Restriction of ES2 randomization
You can restrict randomization to particular groups of parameters using the Randomize Section
pop-up menu.
Some aspects of your sound may already be ideal for the sound you had in mind. For example,
your sound setting has a nice percussiveness, and you’d like to try a few sonic color variations
while retaining this percussive feel. To avoid the random variation of any attack times, you can
restrict the variation to oscillator or lter parameters. You do this by setting the RND Destination
to Waves or Filters, thus excluding the envelope parameters from the variation process.
Note: The Master Level, Filter Bypass, and oscillator on/o parameters are never randomized.
Also, randomizations of the Vector Envelope turn the Solo Point parameter o.
You can restrict random sound variations to the parameter groups outlined below:
Randomize section Comments
All All parameters, with the exception of those
mentioned above, are randomized.
All except router and Pitch All parameters, with the exception of router
parameters and the basic pitch (semitone settings of
the oscillators), are altered. Oscillator ne-tuning is,
however, randomized.
All except Vector Env All parameters, with the exception of Vector Envelope
parameters, are altered. This maintains the rhythmic
feel of a given setting.
Waves Only the oscillator Wave and Digiwave parameters are
altered. Other oscillator parameters (tuning, mix, and
modulation routings in the router) are excluded.
Digiwaves New Digiwaves are selected for all oscillators. Other
oscillator parameters (tuning, mix, and modulation
routings in the router) are excluded.
Filters
The following lter parameters are varied: Filter
Structure (series or parallel), Filter Blend, Filter Mode,
Cuto Frequency, and Resonance for Filters 1 and 2.
The Fatness and Filter FM parameters of Filter 2 are
also randomized.
Envs All parameters of all three envelopes (ENV 1, ENV 2,
and ENV 3) are randomized. The Vector Envelope is
excluded.
LFOs All parameters of both LFOs are varied.
Router All router parameters—in all modulation routings—
are varied (all intensities, target, via, and source
parameters are changed).
FX All eects parameters are randomized.
Vector Envelope All Vector Envelope parameters are varied, including
the X/Y routing of the Planar Pad.
Vector Env Mix Pad The oscillator mix levels of the Vector Envelope points
are altered. The rhythm and tempo of the modulation
(the time parameters of the points) are not changed.