User Guide

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Free controllers
Velocity as an additional controller
As discussed previously, velocity can also be viewed
as an internal controller and used as a modulation
source. Unlike aftertouch - whose modulation
destinations are defined in the controller menu -
velocity modulation destinations are determined via
the respective velo depth parameter at the
destination. Velocity is the modulator when velo
depth is set to a value other than zero.
You have the following routing options:
• Resynators: Volume (default depth 63,
otherwise no response to velocity) and all
cross-x parameters (see the section starting on
page 78).
• Shaper 1/2 (for par.level and free envelopes):
Depth of the envelope (see page 109).
• Silver: Cutoff frequency (velo depth parameter,
see page 139).
• Shaper 3: Depth of the envelope (see
page 152).
How does the depth value work?
The effect of the depth value is explained using
aftertouch as an example. The same principle applies
to every depth value in the modulation matrix.
All free controller depth parameters can also accept
negative values. Think of depth values as
percentages. The indicated value of 63 is equal to
100%, 32 = 50%, and so forth.
The value of a controller is multiplied by the given
depth value. The result of this multiplication is added
to the current value of the defined destination.
On to our aftertouch example: Say we select blender
amount as our aftertouch destination and set
aftertouch depth to 63 and the current blender
amount to 60. A light aftertouch generates a value of
30. At a depth of 100%, the blender amount comes to
60 + 30 = 90.
If depth is = 32 (50%), 30 x 50% = 15, resulting in
a blender amount of 60 + 15 = 75.
If you decide to use several controllers for the same
destination, all multiplication results are added to
the destination. The computed destination value
cannot be greater than or less than the actual
maximum and minimum values, respectively. In our
example, this means the blender amount will never
exceed 127 no matter how many controllers we use.
The following rule applies to every modulation:
Maximum modulation is possible only if the
destination parameter is set to its minimum value.
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