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Knifonium
Plugin Manual
Developed by Brainworx Audio in partnership with Knif Audio and distributed by Plugin Alliance.
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Summary of Contents for Brainworx Knifonium

  • Page 1 Knifonium Plugin Manual Developed by Brainworx Audio in partnership with Knif Audio and distributed by Plugin Alliance.
  • Page 2 Since we have a huge, well-proven arsenal of effects and effect algorithms, we decided to add miniature versions of some of the best sounding ones to Knifonium, giving you a range of effects you will actually want to use.
  • Page 3 Knifonium VCO 1 & 2 Octave Plugin Manual Sets the VCO‘s octave in terms of organ stop. 8‘ equals native pitch, 4‘ = one octave above, 16‘ = 1 octave below etc. Type Sets the VCO‘s oscillator type. The pulse oscillator is available on VCO1 only.
  • Page 4 Knifonium Keyboard (KB) Switches if the VCO‘s pitch is influenced by the keyboard‘s CV. If set to off, the keyboard‘s CV is ignored and the pitch is determined by the tune parameters Plugin Manual and modulations only. The keyboard‘s Gate output is not changed by this parameter and will still influence the VCO per the envelope settings.
  • Page 5 Knifonium Mod Source Aftertouch Switches how the aftertouch intensity influences the VCO‘s pitch. +: a higher aftertouch intensity raises the pitch Plugin Manual -: a higher aftertouch intensity lowers the pitch Off: aftertouch does not modulate the pitch Mod Source Ext1 Switches how the external signal Ext 1 influences the VCO‘s pitch.
  • Page 6 Knifonium FM Mod Switches frequency modulation (FM) on or off. If engaged, the sine output of VCO 2 (Master) modulates the pitch of VCO 1 (Slave). The amount of modulation Plugin Manual can be set via the FM Level parameter.
  • Page 7 Knifonium Osc MIXER VCO 1 Plugin Manual Sets the VCO 1 output level. The mixer stage is tube-based and depending on the overall input level(s), it can slightly saturate or even distort the signal. We modelled this interactive behaviour according to the hardware unit, thus giving it a non-linear type character.
  • Page 8 Knifonium Noise Mod Source Switches the modulation source for the noise generator output level. Mod source can be Mod Wheel, Aftertouch or disengaged (Off). Plugin Manual Noise Type Select between White, Pink, and Red noise. Ring Mod Sets the ring modulation output level.
  • Page 9 (in other words go up higher) and see how this changes the character of the Knifonium to FM like sounds. You can then start combining Ext 2 and route it to OSC 2 or VCF with LFO etc.
  • Page 10 Knifonium Type Plugin Manual Sets the LFO type. Available waveforms are Triangle, Pulse and Sine. The forms can be further modified via the Symmetry parameter. For example, the Triangle can be morphed between a sawtooth, triangle and falling ramp. Speed Coarse Switches the LFO speed by a factor of approx.
  • Page 11 Knifonium Keyboard Trigger Switches if the LFO is retriggered by every keyboard (gate) signal or if it works in free-running mode. In Single mode, only the LFO on the voice which Plugin Manual triggered a new gate signal will be reset. In All mode, all LFOs on all voices will be reset by every new gate signal, no matter which voice triggered the gate.
  • Page 12 Knifonium Offset Adds an additional offset to the LFO CV output. This can be used to switch the LFO output from symmetric to asymmetric behaviour. Plugin Manual +: A positive 2.5V offset is applied to the LFO output. It ranges from approx. 0 to +5 volts.
  • Page 13 Knifonium Frequency Plugin Manual Sets the VCF‘s cutoff frequency. The output filter is a low pass 4th order ladder filter. Keyboard Tracking Determines how much the cutoff frequency is varied by the keyboard‘s CV. Resonance Sets the VCF‘s resonance. The filter will self-oscillate with higher resonance settings.
  • Page 14 Knifonium Mod f Amount Sets the general amount of modulation that is applied to the VCF‘s cutoff frequency. Plugin Manual Mod Source Env 1 Switches how the CV of envelope 1 influences the VCF‘s cutoff frequency. +: a positive Env1 CV raises the cutoff frequency...
  • Page 15 Knifonium Mod Source Ext 1 Switches how the ext 1 voltage influences the VCF‘s cutoff frequency. +: a higher ext 1 voltage raises the cutoff frequency Plugin Manual -: a higher ext 1 voltage lowers the cutoff frequency Off: ext 1 voltage does not modulate the cutoff frequency Mod Source Ext 2 Switches how the ext 2 voltage influences the VCF‘s cutoff frequency.
  • Page 16 Knifonium Envelope 1 & 2 (VCA) Trigger Plugin Manual Selects the gate trigger. Attack Sets the attack time. Decay Sets the decay time. Sustain Sets the sustain level. Release Sets the release time.
  • Page 17 Knifonium Velocity Selects how and if the keyboard velocity changes the envelope‘s amplitude. Tip: Velocity scales the envelope’s amplitude and only Env2 is the VCA envelope Plugin Manual that will control the output volume. Env1 is a mod envelope and its Velocity will act as a mod amount scaling but not changing the output volume.
  • Page 18 Knifonium Ring Mod Drive Vols Plugin Manual Sets the input drive of both signal sources - input and carrier. There will be no audible output if Drive Vols or Ring Mod Level are set to 0. Input Switches the input signal source for the ring modulation.
  • Page 19 Knifonium Output Master Volume Plugin Manual Sets the master volume. Tip: By increasing the ‘Master Vol’ parameter you can add more harmonics/ dirt/saturation to your sounds as this is ‘driving’ the output amp (see 4. Amp Mode). If you would like to increase or decrease the volume without adding any character you can use the ‘Output’...
  • Page 20 Knifonium Glide & Keyboard Glide Plugin Manual Sets the time constant to glide from the currently played note to the next. By increasing this parameter glides will take longer to reach the desired key. Mode Sets the glide (portamento) mode.
  • Page 21 Knifonium Pitch Bend & Mod Wheel Pitchbend Plugin Manual Sets the maximum pitch offset that can be achieved via Pitchbend in semitones. If set to A, an adjustable offset range can be set via the Pitchbend Adjust trim screw. Osc 1 Selects if the Pitchbend should modulate VCO 1‘s pitch.

  • Page 22: Sample & Hold

    Knifonium Sample & Hold Source Plugin Manual Sets the input source that should be sampled. Trigger Sets the trigger input that determines when to capture a new sample. Destination Sets the destination to which the held sample is applied. Pitch Quantization A plugin-only feature, when active and S&H destination is set to pitch, the S&H...
  • Page 23 Knifonium Voice (Voice Handling) Plugin Manual A plugin-only feature, this parameter sets the number of voices that can be played simultaneously. Unison Engages or disengages unison mode. A plugin-only feature, this parameter activates or deactivates the TMT feature. Analyzing every tube and its tolerances.
  • Page 24 Knifonium Velocity Mode When playing polyphonically with legato notes, this sets if every new note uses its own velocity (Multi) or if all notes use the same velocity as the first note Plugin Manual (Single). After releasing all keys, the first new note will set the velocity in Single mode.
  • Page 25 Knifonium External In If engaged, aftertouch as a modulation source is replaced by the external input (Ext 1). Plugin Manual Pulse Width If engaged, aftertouch modulates the pulse width. Quantize With Quantize engaged, there are two thresholds in the pressure sensitivity detection.
  • Page 26 Knifonium Arpeggiator The Arpeggiator can be switched on and off via the power symbol. Plugin Manual Arp Mode The Modes are: As Played, Up, Down, Up & Down (without repeating the last note), Up & Down (repeating the last note), Down & Up (without repeat), Down &...
  • Page 27 Knifonium Clock Divider: Selects the speed of the arpeggiator relative to the tempo in your host. Includes triplets (T) and dotted notes (D). Plugin Manual Swing: Adjustable swing factor for the Arpeggiator. Panning Arp Stereo Panning Activates or deactivates the Stereo Panning mode.
  • Page 28 Knifonium Arp Stereo Panning Steps Sets how many equidistant steps the panorama is divided into. For example, with 16 steps, the panorama is divided into 16 16th, linearly spread Plugin Manual across the whole panorama. With 11 steps, the panorama is divided into 11 11th, linearly spread across the whole panorama etc.
  • Page 29 Knifonium FX Section Having a huge portfolio of different audio processors, we decided to give you Plugin Manual smaller versions of some of the best of these effects. The effects section can be globally enabled and disabled by clicking the power button next to “FX”.
  • Page 30 MIDI input like a button or pedal. Flanger Modelled after the sound of classic Flanger pedals, this gives the Knifonium an additional set of possibilities. Speed can be dialled in both synchronized with your host tempo and free running.
  • Page 31 Knifonium Phaser A model of the world’s most popular phaser pedal with its iconic 4-stage phasing sound, as well as it’s 2-stage predecessor and an additional plugin-only 6-stage Plugin Manual mode for more intense modulation. The mode displayed is the current pedal in selection.
  • Page 32 Knifonium Wavefolder 1. Folds Plugin Manual Sets the amount of wavefolding and thus generated harmonics. The amount of generated harmonics is also highly dependent on the input level. If the folded signal is still too clean with high fold values, try to raise the input level (e.g. Knifo- nium‘s master volume or oscillator levels).

  • Page 33: Preset Management

    Knifonium Preset Management The Knifonium preset management system is a file-based system. You can Plugin Manual import and export presets as a single file per preset. This allows for easy exchange of presets between users. Preset Menu The Preset Menu allows you to filter by Types, Subtypes, Modes, Authors and Banks.
  • Page 34 Knifonium Save / Overwrite Preset Clicking on this button allows you to choose between overwriting or saving the current preset as a new preset. Saving a new preset opens a dialogue giving you Plugin Manual the possibility to fill in fields like author, type, bank etc.

  • Page 35: Parameter Locking

    Knifonium Parameter Locking By right-clicking any parameter on the Knifonium it can be toggled into a Plugin Manual locked state. This is displayed using a lock symbol for the chosen parameter. Once locked, a parameter will remain set even throughout preset changes.

  • Page 36: Midi Learn

    Plugin Manual By clicking on the MIDI Learn mode button in the top right corner, you can assign CC messages from your hardware controller to Knifonium’s controls. In this mode, a colour overlay on each assignable control shows its MIDI assignment status.
  • Page 37 This is particularly useful if you use different hardware controllers, or if your controller has a limited set of knobs and faders and you want to focus on different parameters of the Knifonium in different scenarios. In addition to saving a mapping as a file, they are always saved within a preset.

  • Page 38: Top Toolbar

    If you don´t like what you did... just undo it. Global Tune Adjust the global tuning of the Knifonium. The shown frequency corresponds to the note A4. Use this to adjust the tuning of the Knifonium to match other instruments. Panic...
  • Page 39 “analogue” sound which can be achieved using a plugin. This is vastly different from other technologies like sampling. This is why a plugin like the Knifonium (and any plugin aiming at a faithful reproduction) will need hardware resources (CPU, Memory). We have made sure that any somewhat modern hardware is able to run several instances of Knifonium.
  • Page 40 Knifonium Preset Credits • Zardonic www.zardonic.net Plugin Manual • The Glitch Mob www.theglitchmob.com • Lostly www.lostlymusic.com • Faux Tales www.fauxtales.com • Ramon Zenker • John “Skippy” Lehmkuhl Pluginguru.com • Laurent “Airwave” Véronnez Pluginguru.com • Harald Aufmuth • UGLY DRUMS • Daniel Rabe •...