User Guide

Module: Resynator

The solution to this problem is intelligence, a quality

that conventional sound generating machines lack.

But Neuron is a breed apart: its synthesis engine’s

nerve system is endowed with artificial intelligence.

Happily for users, it handles very much like a classic

synth, though the approach to shaping sound is

completely different.

Whereas it takes all kinds of complicated connec-

tions between the various modules to generate in-

teresting sounds on a classic synth, Neuron holds a

treasure-trove of great-sounding source material

right there in the heart of its synthesis engine. You

can tailor this material to suit your taste with ease

- some might even say in style.

The dynamo that drives classic subtractive synthesi-

zers, the oscillator, inspired the resynator. Its name

expresses that kinship: The term "resynator" is an

amalgam of "resynthesis" and "oscillator." A resyn-

ator also performs similar functions. Like an oscilla-

tor, it provides the basic material for sound

generation.

The philosophy behind resynators

You are sure to be familiar with the term

"resynthesis". It has certainly been on

musicians’ and sound designers’ minds

for many years. For good reason: This

brand of synthesis harbors tremendous

sound design potential. The problem to

date has been that no one had found a

feasible solution to the interface pro-

blem: How can all this sonic potential be

handled intuitively?

Neuron.book Seite 69 Montag, 23. Dezember 2002 2:28 14