User Guide

Module: Silver
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Chorus
Imagine two identical instruments playing in
unison, but the groove is not quite in the pocket. The
timing varies somewhat so that the two instruments
are ever so slightly out of tune. This is the effect
simulated by the chorus.
Chorus duplicates the input signal (two instruments
...), delays it a few milliseconds (...that are not quite
in sync ...), varies the pitch slightly (... and
minimally detuned) and adds it back to the original
signal at its output.
The chorus section is equipped with an LFO (low
frequency oscillator). Its oscillation modulates the
input signal according to its frequency, amplitude
and waveform. This means that dialing in a chorus
effect is tantamount to defining the LFO’s waveform.
Mixing the original and duplicate signal creates
regularly recurring fluctuations called beats. They
make the signal sound bigger or fatter - or like the
two instruments in the example above.
Feedback is not essential. However, it can add lovely
looped echoes to the signal. The delay line is
integrated into the effect, so the choice is all yours.
Silver: Control features
On/Off
button
Silver on/off switch. When silver is
switched off, all effects including the filter
unit are bypassed.
Stick You read earlier that intuitive handling and
fast results were our top priority in
designing the resynators. The same can be
said of silver. The two most important
parameters of the selected silver effects
can also be controlled via the stick. For the
filters, these are the cutoff and resonance
frequencies. You will find more on this in
the parameter tables.
The parameter level button determines
which settings (filter, freq FX or time FX
parameters) are assigned to the stick.
Tip: As you manipulate the stick to get a
coarse parameter setting, the main display
shows the current parameter. Twist the
knob to fine-tune the setting.
Displays The displays surrounding the stick indicate
the currently selected parameters and their
values. If an effect category is switched off
(freq FX or time FX button), all four
displays read Off.
Table 16: Silver control features
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