User`s guide

Note that some modulations require the destination module to use a

corresponding process. In the pop-up menu, these modulations are

marked with an asterisk as a reminder. For example, the destination

of a Filter Frequency Modulation needs to be a filter process

(lowpass, highpass, or bandpass).

Nothing bad happens if the destination process doesn’t match,

except that the modulation does not take place. (This is because the

modulation needs the information provided by the destination

process’s parameters.)

No Mod

Use No Mod when you don’t need to perform any modulations.

Amplitude Modulation

Use Amplitude Modulation to modulate the amplitude of another

signal.

If the modulator’s source signal is a low frequency, the effect is

similar to what you might produce manually by turning a volume

control. At slightly higher frequencies, Amplitude Modulation can be

used to create a tremolo effect.

If the source (“modulator”) signal itself is in the audio frequency

range, the modulation will produce sideband frequencies to either

side of the destination (“carrier”) signal. Each frequency of the

modulator will combine with each frequency of the carrier to

produce an upper sideband at the sum of the two frequencies and a

lower sideband at the difference of the two frequencies. This can

produce interesting timbre changes.

You can also use Amplitude Modulation to apply the output of an

Envelope Follower to a different signal. For example, you can create

“subliminal” audio by making the spoken voice (on the left channel)

drop in volume whenever the music (on the right channel) gets

softer.

Ring Modulation

Ring (or “balanced”) Modulation is related to Amplitude Modulation,

but the resulting sound has only the sidebands. Neither the

modulator nor carrier frequencies appear at the output. The result is

an interesting hollow or metallic timbre. You get different effects