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The operating modes of the motivators
The operating
operating-mode of motivator
modes of the
motivators
arpeggiator
gater
chord-rhythmizer
The gater-modes admit also effects, which are completely new. As standard the gater works with the
controller 11 (Expression). For making the gater-effect audible on the QUASAR or TECHNOX, select the
controller 11 as free-controller and activate the volume-steering in the controller-matrix of the free-con-
troller in the common-menu of the QUASAR or TECHNOX. Of course you can control also other param-
eters with the gater if you change the controller-matrix accordingly.
At this point you can let your imagination flow.
Since our own experiments with the controller-matrix led to very unexpected acoustical- and playing-
experiences, we have decided witout more ado to expand the possibilities of the gater. Also owners of
other sound-generators should get the opportunity to influence the sound-parameters of the synthesizers
rhythmically. The gater then works like a rhythmic LFO. Originally the gater should work only with the
expression-controller. The expansion now allows the inclusion of nearly all MIDI-controllers. Herewith
you must consider two important facts:
1.) The gater demands a lot of the used sound-generator. Just at high
speeds it can happen, that the used sound-generator cannot cope with it anymore. This leads e.g. to the fact,
that the effect cannot be produced synchronuously or in completely bad cases it may lead to cracks and
similar interferences.
2.) Some sound-generators admit a steering by controllers, but they can process these only when playing
the tone once again. In this case you won´t hear anything of the gater-effect. Of course this is the same with
also for controllers which cannot be processed at all.
If in the display the cursor is positioned at the parameter "Mode" and as operating-mode the gater has been
selected, you can get to the menu for the selection of the controller to be sent by pressing the "Enter" -key.
The following message appears on the display after pressing the "Enter"-key:
The controller can be selected with the "+/-"-keys. Beside the normal MIDI-controllers also the aftertouch
can be chosen as possible MIDI-data-type. In the display always - as far as determined - the controller-
name and the corresponding controller-No. is indicated.
display
Arpeg
Gater
Chord
MOT1 Gate-Controller:Volume
function/explanation
According to the played notes the arpeggiator of the
motivator generates exciting sequences. In contrast
to conventional arpeggiators these sequences are
given out with a much more interesting rhythm than
you have ever heard before.
Depending on the settings the gater-mode has
different functions. For the gater you can choose a
MIDI-Controller that rhythmically changes its value.
The gater got his name from the controlling of the
volume: Selecting this controller the used sound is
chopped rhythmically, so that in connection with the
triggering by the sequencer you can achieve by the
use of the gater the typically chopped chords that are
so very much popular in the Techno- and
Dancefloor-music. Further details concerning the
gater-algorithms can be read in the text below.
The chord-rhythmizer does not chop the chords, but
triggers them rhythmically. In addition to that this
function can be used for wave-sequencing.
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