User Guide

Module: Slicer
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Module: Slicer
... the "cutting machine".
However, slicer’s performance power far exceeds the
possibilities of conventional LFOs. We distinguish
between two slicer modes:
Slicer in vertical mode
Vertical mode adds an oscillation to the sound; its
frequency is adjusted using the rate knob and
amplitude using the depth knob. We call this mode
"vertical" because resynators 1’s and 2’s output
signals are modulated via cyclical oscillations as
illustrated in the following picture:
Analogy time again: Imagine, as we do, the
resynators’ output to be a three-dimensional sonic
cloud (similar to the image of a spectral model
gained in a Fourier analysis). Slicer is an animating
force: it generates down/updrafts (by way of the
selected oscillation) that change the altitude of this
cloud. Alongside frequency and amplitude, you can
also select the basic oscillation’s waveform using the
wave parameter in the slicer menu.
If you surmised that slicer
is a simple low frequency
oscillator (LFO), you
would not be far off the
mark. And like an LFO, the
slicer module generates
cyclical, oscillating
signals. These low-
frequency signals are used
to animate sounds.
Slicer in vertical mode
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