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modular synthesis
A flexible sound synthesis method in which sounds are produced
and modified by a number of independent signal processing
modules, which can be patched together to modulate each other
and interact in various ways. The original modular synthesizers were
analog voltage-controlled devices connected by patch cords.
modulation
The control of some aspect of a signal, for example its amplitude or
frequency, by another signal.
modulation amplitude
The percentage by which a signal is scaled before it is used to
modulate another signal. If the modulation amplitude is 100%, the
modulating signal is unchanged; its full range is used to control the
destination signal. Also called “modulation depth.” Increasing the
modulation depth will cause a “deeper” vibrato, tremolo, etc.
modulation depth
See “modulation amplitude.”
Modulation Modulation
Modulation Modulation lets a signal modulate the depth of another
modulation. For example, the depth of a Frequency Modulation
could itself be modulated by another module using Modulation
Modulation.
modulator
A signal that modulates or controls another signal (the “carrier”).
module
An independent unit that generates or modifies an audio signal.
Modules can be interconnected in various ways.
monaural (mono)
A sound with only one channel, as opposed to “stereo.”
Pressing the Mono Preview button will cause SFX Machine Pro to
preview a stereo sound using only the left channel.