Plug-in Reference

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The included VST Instruments
• If you want to random calculate a spectrum filter curve,
you can choose the Randomize function from the Preset
pop-up.
Each time you choose this function, a new randomized spectrum will
appear.
Cut I and II
These work much like cutoff frequency controls on a con-
ventional filter: With the Cut controls at the maximum set-
ting, the full frequency range will be used for the spectrum
filter; lowering the Cut controls will gradually move the en-
tire contour down in frequency, “closing” the filter. Note:
• If a 2 oscillator configuration is used, you can set differ-
ent “cutoffs” for the two oscillators with Cut I and Cut II,
respectively. Similarly, if more than two oscillators are
used, they are internally divided in two groups, for which
you can set independent “cutoffs” with Cut I and II.
For example, in the “6 Osc” modes Cut I affects the sound of oscillators
1, 3 and 5 while Cut II affects the sound of oscillators 2, 4 and 6. In the
“1 Osc” mode, the Cut II control is not used.
• If the Spectrum Sync (link symbol) button between the
Cut controls is activated, the two knobs are synced and
will follow each other and be set to the same value.
Morph
This controls the mix between the sound of spectrum fil-
ters A and B. When the Morph knob is turned fully left,
only the “A” sound will be heard; when it’s turned right
only the “B” sound will be heard. This allows you to seam-
lessly morph (manually or using an LFO or an envelope)
between two totally different sounds.
Master Volume and Pan
The master Volume controls the master volume (ampli-
tude) of the instrument. By default this parameter is con-
trolled by Envelope 1, to generate an amplitude envelope
for the oscillators.
The Pan dial controls the position in the stereo spectrum
for the instrument. You can use Pan as a modulation
destination.
Modulation and controllers
The lower half of the control panel displays the various
modulation and controller assignment pages available as
well as the effect page. You switch between these pages
using the buttons below the Morph section.
The following pages are available:
• The LFO page has two low frequency oscillators (LFOs)
for modulating parameters – see below.
• The Envelope page contains the four Envelope genera-
tors which can be assigned to control parameters – see
“Envelope page” on page 56.
• The Event page contains the common MIDI controllers
(Mod wheel, Aftertouch etc. and their assignments – see
“The Event page.” on page 58.
• The Effect page has three separate effect types avail-
able; Distortion, Delay and Modulation – see “Effects
(EFX) page” on page 58.
LFO page
This is opened by clicking the LFO button at the top of the
lower half of the control panel. The page contains all pa-
rameters and the modulation and velocity destinations for
two independent LFOs. Depending on the currently se-
lected Preset, there may already be modulation destina-
tions assigned, in which case these are listed in the “Mod
Dest” box for each LFO – see “Assigning LFO modulation
destinations” on page 55. A low frequency oscillator
(LFO) is used for modulating parameters, for example the
pitch of an oscillator (to produce vibrato), or for any pa-
rameter where cyclic modulation is desired.
The two LFOs have identical parameters:
Parameter Description
Speed This governs the rate of the LFO. If MIDI Sync is activated
(see below), the available rate values are selectable as
note values, so the rate will synced to the sequencer
tempo in Cubase in various beat increments.
Depth This controls the amount of modulation applied by the
LFO. If set to zero, no modulation is applied.
Waveform This sets the LFO waveform.
Sync mode This sets the sync mode for the LFO (see below).