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186 EFFECTS AND PLUG-INS IN AN OVERVIEW
• Tube simulation
• Compressor
• Volume + pan
• Output routing for stereo output pair 1 4
• Sorting of 8 instruments as “drum kits”
• “Setup” files as overall machine status (pattern + instrument setting + further settings)
• “Config View” with enhanced settings (MIDI trigger, controller matrix, performance
parameter, etc.).
Robota - Sound synthesis
The eight voices of Robota are built-up identically. The synthesis of Robota is quite
complicated, as every voice has to generate a large variety of drum sounds, ranging from a
hissing high-hat to heavy bass sounds.
The Robota drum synthesizer consists of an oscillator with a selectable wave form (sine,
triangular or saw tooth) or a sample. You can also add a noise generator or use this as a
pitch modulator (whereas the “noise” controller determines the speed of the modulation).
The oscillator features a pitch envelope and attack/decay controls. It also features
frequency and ring modulation. The modulation depth can be controlled by means of an
envelope parameter (FM/rng dcy). This is followed by a “Lo-Fi” section consisting of
distortion (rectify, diode rectification), bit rate reduction (crush) and sample reduction
(downsample). The duration of the Lo-Fi effects can also be adjusted by means of an
envelope (lo-fi dcy). This is followed by a multimode filter (high-cut/band-pass/low-cut) filter
with a cut-off steepness of either 12 or 24dB. A comb filter (a delay line named after its
spectral view of peaks and dips that resembles a comb) can also be added. You can also
modulate the filter frequency by means of an envelope. A compressor circuit adds “impact”
and “power” to the sound (“compressor”: intensity; “response”: attack and decay) and a
tube-amp stage lets you “beef it up” even more before it goes to the output.
Click on “M” to set the instrument to mute, “S” for solo.
Use the loudspeaker button to preview the instrument. Alternatively, you can use a MIDI
keyboard to edit sounds and for triggering the individual voices with “note-on” commands
and for changing the individual synthesis parameters via MIDI control change (also refer to
section entitled “Config View”). Please also ensure that the “MIDI trigger” button is activated
for triggering via MIDI.