Plug-in Reference

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The included VST Instruments
The “Eye”
The Embracer’s unique “Eye” controller offers a creative
new way of controlling the sound’s overall character and
shape. This controller gives you access to several para-
meters at the same time.
For each oscillator, there is a circle representing the tone
and width of the sound. Click and drag the corresponding
circle to change its shape. There are also two (numbered)
oscillator handles. You can drag these vertically to change
the tone or horizontally to change the width of the respec-
tive oscillator. When you drag a handle, the respective
Tone and Width knobs of the oscillator are adjusted ac-
cordingly. Play a note while editing to hear the effect.
The “eye” can not only be used as a controller for the tone
and width parameters, but also works as a surround
scope for monitoring the spatial integration of the current
sound. The display represents the sound’s position in the
stereo or surround sound field. In stereo mode, the sound
position is shown only in the upper half of the display and
represents the front part of the sound field. In surround
mode, the sound position is shown in the upper and lower
half of the display and represents the front and rear part of
the sound field.
• You can use Embracer’s automation feature to record
the movements of the mouse within the “eye” controller!
Using Embracer in Surround Mode
When you want to enjoy Embracer in 3D, set it up in sur-
round mode and listen to it on a surround system. Let’s
assume you have a surround monitoring system set up
with your VST mixer and your VST output connections are
properly set up.
1. Open an instance of Embracer in the VST instruments
rack and set it to surround mode.
2. When you open the mixer you will see two separate
stereo channels for the Embracer. The first is titled “Em-
bracer” and the second “Embracer rear”.
3. Assign both channel outputs to the surround output
bus.
The two channel strips will now show independent surround panners. By
default, the first output pair is assigned to the front left and right channels
and the second output pair to the rear left and right channels. The sur-
round width can be controlled with the “width” parameter.
4. Double-click on the surround panner to open its con-
trol panel. Set the “Mono/Stereo” parameter to either
“Y-Mirror”, “X-mirror” or “XY-mirror”. You can now freely
adjust the surround panning to your taste.
5. If your surround configuration includes a center or LFE
channel, you can also add some of Embracer’s signal to
the center or LFE channels. Feel free to experiment to find
out what works best in a given project and mix.
Width Ctr Use this parameter to select a modulation source for the
width parameter. Available sources are: Mod Wheel, Af-
tertouch, Velocity and Envelope.
Both oscillators are controlled simultaneously. However,
modulation depth is controlled independently by the re-
spective width parameter of each oscillator.
Max Poly Sets the total number of voices available. Each oscillator
uses one voice per note played. Thus, a two-oscillator
sound with 8 voices results in 4-voice polyphony. The de-
fault value for Max Poly is 16.
Fine Tune Use this to adjust the pitch of the whole instrument.
Range is +/- 50 cents. Use Fine Tune in combination
with the Fine Tune parameter of OSC 2 to create smooth
detune effects.
Master Out Sets the overall output volume of the instrument.
Parameter Description