Modulation And Filter Effect Descriptions - M-Audio Black Box User Manual

Modulation and Filter Effect Descriptions

Black Box includes a variety of unique beat-synced modulation and filter effects that you won't find in other products. These unique
sounds range from beat-synced versions of classic effects like tremolo or flanging to our innovative random filtering, filter sequences,
tremolo sequences and arpeggio sequences. To hear these synchronous effects in their best light, we recommend that you audition
them while the drum machine is playing . An effect by itself may sound interesting, but that same effect heard beat-synced to the
drums suddenly becomes inspiring. Simply play open chords at first to get the full sound of the effect.
The MIDI effects permit various MIDI messages (note number, note velocity or controller) to alter the frequency of either the internal
bandpass filter (wah-wah) or resonant flanger (also useful for arpeggiator effects). For example, you could use a computer sequencer
to record your own custom filter or arpeggiator sequences. The Black Box's effects will then follow this sequence as you play along
with your composition. These effects are for MIDI geeks only (you know who you are!) and some fantastic sounds can be created
using these tools.
TREM1 Normal tremolo
TREM2 Hard-switched tremolo
TREM3 Sawtooth wave tremolo
PAN1 Normal stereo panning
PAN2 Hard-switched stereo panning
PAN3 Left-to-right only stereo panning
PAN4 Hard-switched random panning
FTREM1 Filter tremolo 1, up and down sweeping low-pass filter
FTREM2 Filter tremolo 2, sawtooth down mod of low-pass filter
FTREM3 Filter tremolo 3, slow up and down band-pass filter
FTREM4 Filter tremolo 4, sawtooth up mod of band-pass filter
FTREM5 Filter tremolo 5, switches between low-pass frequencies
FLANG1 Slow flanger, positive phase (full bass at top of cycle)
FLANG2 1-bar flanger, inverted phase (less bass at top of cycle)
FLANG3 1⁄4-note flanger, inverted phase
CHORS1 Chorus 1, triangle wave, low depth
CHORS2 Chorus 2, sine wave, higher depth
ROTOR1 Rotary speaker at slow speed
ROTOR2 Rotary speaker at fast speed
VIBRA1 Vibrato at slow speed
VIBRA2 Vibrato at medium speed
RNFI 4 Random filter 1/4 notes, band-pass filter
RNFI 8 Random filter 1/8 notes, band-pass filter
RNFI8T Random filter 1/8 note triplets, band-pass filter
RNFI16 Random filter 1/16 notes, band-pass filter
RNFI24 Random filter 1/16 note triplets, band-pass filter
RNFL 4 Random flanger 1⁄4 notes
RNFL8 Random flanger 1/8 notes
RNFL8T Random flanger 1/8 note triplets
RNFL16 Random flanger 1/16 notes
RNFL24 Random flanger 1/16 note triplets
ATOWA1 Auto-wah 1 (filter frequency follows guitar level)
ATOWA2 Auto-wah 2 (fixed attack-decay speed)
ATOWA3 Auto-wah 3 (louder notes produce lower filter freq)
ATOWA4 Auto-wah 4 (same as 1 but soft filter tone)
ATOWA5 Auto-wah 5 (same as 2 but soft filter tone)
ATOWA6 Auto-wah 6 (sharp attack, fixed decay)
ATOWA7 Auto-wah 7 (louder notes = higher fixed filter)
ATOWA8 Auto-wah 8 (louder notes = lower fixed filter)
WAHPDL Wah pedal
TKBOX1 Talk Box 1 (voice box simulator)
TKBOX2 Talk Box 2 same as 1 but louder notes result in lower tone)
TKBOX3 Talk Box 3 (slow attack and decay speeds)
TKBOX4 Talk Box 4 (fast attack, slow delay speed)
TKBOX5 Talk Box 5 (note-triggered chorus sound)
TKBOX6 Talk Box 6 (louder notes result in higher fixed freq)
SWELL Volume swell
FIXFLT Fixed band-pass filter (use FX FREQ to change frequency)
FIXFLA Fixed flanger (use FX FREQ to change frequency)
TLKPDL Pedal-controlled talk box
SCIFI1 Science fiction sound FX 1
SCIFI2 Science fiction sound FX 2
SCIFI3 Science fiction sound FX 3
SCIFI4 Science fiction sound FX 4
SCIFI5 Science fiction sound FX 5
TRSQ 1 – TRSQ 20 20 preset tremolo sequences
FLSQ 1 – FLSQ 20 20 preset filter sequences
ARSQ1 - ARSQ20 20 preset arpeggio sequences
MVE2FI MIDI velocity modulates filter freq
MNT2FI MIDI note modulates filter freq
MMD2FI MIDI controllers 1 (mod wheel), 11, 16, 70 or 74 modulate filter freq
MVE2FL MIDI velocity modulates flanger freq
MNT2FL MIDI note modulates flanger freq
MMD2FL MIDI controllers 1 (mod wheel), 11, 16, 70 or 74 modulate flanger freq
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