The Dpm V3 Sound Generating Architecture - Peavey DPM V3 Owner's Manual

3.1¢ The DPM V3 Sound Generating Architecture
The following figure shows the signal flow within the DPM V3. We'll give an overview
of each module, then describe how these modules work in more detail.
: Output Signal [P Stereo
Alters y " Alters Sets overall Adds special
waveform w dynamics level effects--
timbre of composite and panning reverb, delay,
Generates Alters : signal chorus, etc.
raw waveform
waveforms dynamics
Next in line is a low pass filter, which allows for static or dynamic timbre variations.
This is followed by another digital amplifier that determines the dynamics of the overall
sound, Finally, an output stage provides panning options and interfaces with the on-
board signal processors.
Synthesizer programming is the art and science of altering the parameters of various
modules to shape sounds in a particular way. Please understand that this can be a
complex process and is not mastered in a day, a week, or even a year. Although this
manual presents much information about synthesizer programming, it is beyond the
scope of any manual to offer a complete course in programming. The best way to
learn is to adjust different parameters as you play to discover how different parameter
values affect the sound. Also, become familiar with the signal and modulation flow
within the DPM V3 (as shown in the various block diagrams) so that you can unders-
tand what happens to a signal as it works its way from oscillator to output.
Now let's look at modulation, and the various modules, in more detail.
3.2