The Freeze Function - Electro-Harmonix V256 Vocoder Manual

VOX-ROBO Modes
VOX-ROBO Modes 1, 2, and 3 are identical. This provides the flexibility to save 3 separate
ROBO presets. These modes function as standard vocoders using an external instrument as
the carrier signal, and in addition have robotic internal synthesizers that can be used as the
carrier signal and controlled with the PITCH knob. When the PITCH knob is fully CCW or fully
CW, the internal synthesizer is silenced. When the PITCH knob is at noon the robotic tone is a
C3 note. When the internal synthesizer is on, and an external instrument is played, they will
be mixed together and used as the carrier signal simultaneously.
You can "play" the internal synthesizer using a MIDI keyboard or sequencer.
DRONE Modes
The Drone modes have a more natural, musical sounding tone than the robotic modes. Just
as in the VOX-ROBO modes, the instrument input is always active as a source for the carrier
signal.
SINGLE DRONE – The single drone is a single pitch drone based on an organ sound. When
the PITCH knob is at noon, the pitch is a C3 note. The PITCH knob controls this note up to
+/-1octave. At fully CW or fully CCW, the drone is silenced.
MAJOR DRONE – The major drone is a three note major triad based on an organ sound.
When the PITCH knob is at noon, the chord is C4 major. The PITCH knob functions are the
same as in "SINGLE DRONE".
MINOR DRONE – The minor drone is a three note minor triad based on an organ sound.
When the PITCH knob is at noon, the chord is an A4 minor. The PITCH knob functions are
the same as in "SINGLE DRONE".
You can "play" the internal drone synthesizer using a MIDI keyboard or sequencer.

THE FREEZE FUNCTION

In any of the vocoder modes in the V256 when the MIC BYPASS footswitch is held down
while an instrument is being played, the V256 will freeze whatever is being played through
the INST input at the moment the MIC BYPASS button is pressed. The V256 will freeze this
sample for as long as the MIC BYPASS footswitch is held down. This frozen sample can also
be saved into a preset. Simply save the preset while the MIC BYPASS footswitch is held down
and the instrument sample is frozen.
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