Plug-in Reference

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The Included Effect Plug-ins
Filter Plug-ins
General Operation
StepFilter can produce two simultaneous 16-step patterns for the filter cutoff and
resonance parameters, synchronized to the sequencer tempo.
Setting Step Values
• Setting step values is done by clicking in the pattern grid windows.
• Individual step entries can be freely dragged up or down the vertical axis, or
directly set by clicking in an empty grid box. By click-dragging left or right,
consecutive step entries are set at the pointer position.
• The horizontal axis shows the pattern steps 1 to 16 from left to right, and the
vertical axis determines the (relative) filter cutoff frequency and resonance settings.
The higher up on the vertical axis a step value is entered, the higher the relative
filter cutoff frequency or filter resonance setting.
• By starting playback and editing the patterns for the cutoff and resonance
parameters, you can hear how your filter patterns affect the sound source
connected to StepFilter.
Selecting New Patterns
• Created patterns are saved with the project, and up to 8 different cutoff and
resonance patterns can be saved internally.
Both the cutoff and resonance settings are saved together in the 8 pattern slots.
• Use the Pattern Selector below the Resonance grid to select a new pattern.
New patterns are all set to the same step value by default.
Using Pattern Copy and Paste to Create Variations
You can use the Copy and Paste buttons below the Pattern Selector to copy a pattern
to another pattern slot, which is useful for creating variations on a pattern.
• Select the pattern you wish to copy, click the Copy button, select another pattern
slot, and click Paste.
The pattern is copied to the new slot, and can now be edited to create variations
using the original pattern as a starting point.
StepFilter Parameters
The following parameters are available:
Parameter Description
Base Cutoff Sets the base filter cutoff frequency. Values set in the Cutoff grid
are relative to the Base Cutoff value.
Base Resonance Sets the base filter resonance. Values set in the Resonance grid
are relative to the Base Resonance value. Note that very high Base
Resonance settings can produce loud ringing effects at certain
frequencies.
Glide Applies glide between the pattern step values, causing values to
change more smoothly.
Filter mode Use this slider to select a filter mode: low-pass (LP), band-pass
(BP), or high-pass (HP) (from left to right).
Sync button When the Sync button to the right of the Sync pop-up menu is
activated (yellow), the pattern playback is synchronized with the
project tempo.
Sync pop-up menu
(1/1 to 1/32, straight,
triplet, or dotted)
Use this pop-up menu to set the pattern beat resolution, that is, the
note values the pattern plays in relation to the tempo.