Specifications

THE EFFECT DEVICES
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D-11 Foldback Distortion
The D-11 is a simple but effective distortion effect, capable of producing any-
thing from just a whisper soft touch of distortion, to complete thrashing. This ef-
fect is most often used as an insert effect.
Parameters
The distortion has the following parameters:
CV Inputs
On the D-11 you will find a CV input for controlling the Amount parameter. This
can produce very drastic effects, especially if you control parameters in the in-
strument device (such as filter frequency and resonance) at the same time.
ECF-42 Envelope
Controlled Filter
The ECF-42 is a multimode filter with a built in envelope generator. It is mainly
designed to be used together with pattern devices to create pattern controlled
filter and envelope effects, but it can also be triggered via MIDI, or used as a
“static” filter for shaping the sound of an instrument device or a whole mix.
Usage
The Envelope Controlled Filter is best connected as an insert effect. However,
unlike the other effects it is not a pure “stand-alone” device. To make the most of
the ECF-42, you need either CV/Gate from an external device or MIDI notes
from a sequencer track.
D If you connect a device to the ECF-42 using audio inputs/outputs
only, it will simply act as a filter with no velocity or envelope modu-
lation.
Hence, all filter parameters are “static”, unless you manually turn the knobs
or automate them in the sequencer.
D Connecting a gate signal to the Env Gate input on the back panel of
the device allows you to trigger the envelope generator for the fil-
ter.
Note that the ECF-42 envelope generator is not triggered by the audio itself
- the envelope parameters won’t do anything unless the device receives gate
signals.
D By creating a sequencer track connected to the ECF-42, you can
have the envelope triggered by MIDI notes on the track.
The envelope is affected by the position, length and velocity of the MIDI
notes (but not by their pitch).
✪ If you are unfamiliar with basic filter and envelope parameters,
please refer to the Subtractor chapter for a description of these.
| Parameter | Description
Amount This controls the amount of distortion. The higher the value,
the more distortion.
Foldback This adjusts the character of the distortion by introducing
foldback, which makes the waveform more complex.
The default value is in the middle position. This produces a
“flat” clipping distortion, which is the most common type.
Lowering the parameter makes the sound rounder and more
gentle, raising it makes the sound sharper and more evil.