Operation Manual

OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE
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Subtractor
• Try avoiding using Oscillator 2 altogether.
If you can create the sound you need with only one oscillator, this saves considerable amounts of processing
power.
• Do not use the oscillator Phase mode if you don’t need it.
In other words, set the Oscillator Mode switches to “o”, not “
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” or “–”.
• Do no activate Noise unless required.
• Do not activate Filter 2 unless required.
• Do not use FM unless required.
In other words, set the oscillator FM knob to “0” and make sure no modulation source is routed to FM.
Thor
• In general, unload any filters or oscillators that aren’t used.
Malström
• If it isn’t necessary, refrain from using Osc B at all.
If you can produce the desired sound by using Osc A only, this will save a lot of processing power.
• If one or both Oscillators are routed to one Filter only, and/or the Spread parameter is set to “0”, only connect
one of the outputs (the one to which the filter is connected) to the mixer, and leave the other one unconnected.
• Try to see if you can achieve the desired effect by using only one of the filters, and without using the shaper.
Using both of the filters and the shaper in conjunction requires considerably more processing power than using
just one of the filters and/or the shaper.
Redrum
• Do not use the Tone feature available on channels 1, 2 and 9.
Make sure the Tone controls and their accompanying Vel knobs are set to “0” (“twelve o’ clock” position).
Mixer devices
• Avoid using stereo inputs when not required.
For example, if your sampler or Dr. Octo Rex player is playing mono material, only connect it to the Left input on a
mixer channel. Leave the Right input unconnected.
• Do not activate EQ (Mixer 14:2 only) unless required.
If a channel doesn’t make use of EQ, make sure it’s EQ button is deactivated.
Distortion
• The D-11 Foldback Distortion will use up less CPU power than the Scream 4 Distortion device.
Reverb
• The RV-7 uses much less power than the RV7000.
For some applications the RV-7 might do just fine, and will use up much less power.
• If you are running out of processing power, try the Low Density algorithm for the RV-7.
This uses up much less power than other algorithms.