Plug-in Reference

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The Included VST Instruments
Mystic
Level
This determines the level of the impulse sound being fed into the comb filters. By
default, this parameter is modulated by envelope 2. That is, you use envelope 2 as a
level envelope for the impulse sound.
• For a string-type sound, you want an envelope with a quick attack, a very short
decay and no sustain (an impulse in other words), but you can also use other
envelopes for other types of sounds.
Try raising the attack for example, or raising the sustain to allow the impulse sound
to be heard together with the comb filter sound.
Crackle
This allows you to send noise directly into the comb filters. Small amounts of noise
produce a crackling, erratic effect; higher amounts give a more pronounced noise
sound.
Feedback
This determines the amount of signal sent back into the comb filters (the feedback
level).
- Setting Feedback to zero (twelve o’clock) effectively turns off the comb filter
sound, as no feedback tone is produced.
- Setting Feedback to a positive value creates a feedback tone, with higher settings
generating longer decays.
- Setting Feedback to a negative value creates a feedback tone with a more hollow
sound, pitched one octave lower. Lower settings generate longer decays.
Detune
This offsets the notch frequencies of the three parallel comb filters, effectively
changing the pitches of their feedback tones. At low settings, this creates a chorus-
like detune effect. Higher settings detunes the three tones in wider intervals.
Pitch and Fine
Overall pitch adjustment of the final sound. This changes the pitch of both the impulse
sound and the final comb filter sound.
Key Tracking
This button determines whether the impulse sound should track the keyboard or not.
This affects the sound of the comb filters in a way similar to a key track switch on a
regular subtractive synth filter.
Portamento
This parameter makes the pitch glide between the notes you play. The parameter
setting determines the time it takes for the pitch to glide from one note to the next.
Turn the knob clockwise for longer glide time.
The “Mode” switch allows you to apply glide only when you play a legato note (when
switch is set to Legato). Legato is when you play a note without releasing the
previously played note. Note that Legato mode only works with monophonic parts.