Operation Manual

MALSTRÖM SYNTHESIZER
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Volume
This knob controls the master volume out from the Malström.
Spread
This controls the stereo pan-width of the outputs from Osc:A/B and Filter:A/B re-
spectively. The farther to the right you turn the knob, the wider the stereo image will
be. In other words, the signals will be panned further apart to the left and right.
! If you are only using one output (A or B), it is strongly recommended that
you set Spread to “0”.
The play controls
To the far left on the Malström’s “control panel” are various parameters that are af-
fected by how you play, and lets you apply modulation by MIDI controls. The following
is a description of these controls.
Polyphony - setting the number of voices
This lets you set the polyphony for the Malström. Polyphony is the number of voices it
can play simultaneously. The maximum number is 16 and the minimum is 1, in which
case the Malström will be monophonic.
! The number of voices you can play depends of course on the capacity of
your computer. Even though the maximum number is 16 it doesn’t neces-
sarily mean that your system is capable of using that many voices. Also
note that voices do not consume CPU capacity unless they are really
“used”. That is, if you are using a patch that plays two voices but have
polyphony set to four, the two “unused” voices do not consume any of
your system resources.
Porta (portamento)
This is used for controlling portamento. This is a parameter that makes the pitch glide
between the notes you play, rather than changing the pitch instantly as soon as you hit
a key on your keyboard. By turning this knob you set how long it should take for the
pitch to glide from one note to the next as you play them.
With the knob turned all the way to the left, portamento is disabled.