Lexicon VORTEX - MANUAL 2 User Manual page 20

Trying Some Morphs
Vortex presets and registers are arranged
in A/B pairs. When A/B is pressed (from the
front panel, or via footswitch), Vortex will
automatically morph between the A and B
effects.
Try listening to some of the preset effect
pairs to get an idea of what morphing can do
with different effect combinations.
Preset 3 ORBITS
The A and B versions in this preset are
variations on a single effect, B having slow
orbital paths, and A having faster orbits. This
is a good example of using morphing to
produce subtle changes in the overall sound
of an effect.
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Preset 4 CENTRIFUGE
The A and B versions are similar, but the
difference in parameter settings for the two
versions creates two related yet distinctly
different effects. In this case, morphing pro-
duces a more dramatic change in the overall
sound as the morph progresses from A to B.
Preset 15 BLEEN
The A and B versions are completely dif-
ferent from one another. A is based on enve-
lope detune, while B is based on "ring modu-
lated" echo feedback. The sound is com-
pletely transformed as the effect morphs
from A to B.
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Setting Morph Rates
The MORPH A/B parameter allows you to
specify independent morph rates for each
effect. The combined morph rates set for A
and B determine the total length of time a
morph will take. The total duration of the
morph can be varied from 10 seconds to .01
second. (1=slowest rate; 64=fastest rate)
When you are morphing from A to B, the
rate you have set for effect A determines how
quickly you leave effect A. When you morph
from B to A, it determines how quickly you
arrive at effect A. The rate you set for effect
B similarly controls departure and arrival rate
to and from effect B.
When these two values are equal, you will
hear A and B effects in equal proportion at
the midpoint of the morph. Setting unequal
morph rate values allows you to slide this
transition point toward the A or B effect —
essentially specifying what proportion of the
total time will be spent on each effect. Along
the transition path between one effect and
another, some very unusual effects can be
heard.