User Manual

Drag-and-drop modulation slots

One of the best features in FabFilter Saturn 2 is the way you set up modulation connections with drag-and-

drop. There is no need to search through long drop-down menus containing dozens of sources and targets

or to find your way in cluttered and obscure matrix views. This simple method of making modulation

connections makes sound design fun, easy and, above all: fast. So how does it work?

Grab a source... ... drag it to a target... ... and drop it.

First, grab the source drag

button that you would like to

use as a modulation signal, for

example XLFO 1. The moment

you click on the source drag

button, the interface dims and

all modulation targets are

highlighted.

The moment you start

dragging, you will see a line

from the source drag button to

the icon that you are dragging.

If you hover the mouse over

the bands in the display or

source selection buttons they

will automatically be activated.

The line will snap to any

available modulation target.

Now drop the icon on the

highlighted target of the

parameter that you would like

to modulate, for example the

Drive knob of Band 2. That's all

there is to it!

After you have connected a modulation source to a target, the modulation slot panel will popup near the

target control. It contains all slots that affect the modulation target. Slots that modulate other slot levels,

are shown indented and connected to the slot they are modulating.

When a control is modulated, a small modulation indicator dot appears near the control. The color

matches the source that modules the control. If multiple types of sources modulation a control, the

modulation indicator consists of multiple colored dots.

You can view the slots for a specific source or target, simply by clicking any of the modulation source

drag buttons or clicking any target control or modulation indicator in the interface. In the modulation slot

panel that pops up, slots can be adjusted in the following way:

Use the level slider to adjust the amount of modulation. Like with knobs, hold down Shift for fine-

tuning; hold down Alt to adjust all slot levels for the same source; Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-

click (macOS) to reset the level to the default value. (In Pro Tools, the default Pro Tools shortcuts are

used instead.)

To the left of the Level slider, you can invert the modulation signal with the +/- button.