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EXi: MOD-7 Waveshaping VPM Synthesizer
1. Go to Program page 1-8, Controller Setup.
2. Under Panel Switch Assign, set either SW1 or SW2 to
Portamento SW (CC#65).
Now, the selected switch will enable and disable
Portamento. It will also send the MIDI Portamento
controller, CC#65.
Even if you don't assign SW1/2 to Portamento, you can
still use MIDI Controller #65 to turn Portamento on and
off.
5–1d: Macro Edit
Brightness
This controls the input levels of all Carriers (see "Oscillator
Carrier/Modulator Status," below).
Brightness Vel. Sens.
This controls the output level velocity sensitivities of all
Modulators.
Timbre
This controls the pitches of all Modulators.
Feedback
This controls the feedback levels of all Carriers.
Detune
This controls the fine-tuning of all Modulators.
Macro Edit Parameter Details
Oscillator Carrier/Modulator Status
These items appear in the Parameter Details area when any
of the Macro parameters are selected. They control the way
that each VPM Oscillator responds to the Macro parameters,
as detailed below.
Modulators are affected by the Brightness Vel Sens., and
Timbre parameters.
Carriers are affected by the Brightness, Feedback and
Detune parameters.
The Carrier/Modulator states are set automatically when an
Algorithm is selected, but may then be edited manually as
desired, to match any special configurations on the Patch
Panel.
Note that these settings only affect the way that the VPM
Oscillators respond to the Macro Parameters; they do not
make an oscillator into a Carrier or Modulator per se.
VPM Osc 1...6s
This controls the way that each VPM Oscillator responds to
the Macro parameters, as described above.
5–1e: Noise Generator
The noise generator includes Saturation, for creating unique
and chaotic noise effects, and a dedicated 1-pole filter to
control noise color.
For standard white noise, set the Saturation to 0, and the
Filter Frequency to 99.
For colored noise (such as pink noise), set the Saturation to
0, and reduce the Filter Frequency as desired.
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[–100...+100]
[–100...+100]
[–100...+100]
[–100...+100]
[–100...+100]
[Carrier, Modulator]
To create "speckled noise" such as rocket sounds and
thunder, set Saturation to 99, and Filter Frequency to 10.
To create key contact noise (such as you might find on
vintage analog synths), create speckled noise as described
above, and then use a fast EG to control its volume in the
mixer.
Saturation
This control clips the noise signal, for added crunch. Subtle
variations in saturation are more noticeable with very low
Filter Frequency settings (see below), allowing you to
create organic, rumbling timbres.
Filter Freq
This is a simple, 1-pole lowpass filter for controlling the
"color" of the noise.
Level
This sets the basic output level of the Noise Generator. It is
also shown in the Parameter Details on the Patch Panel.
EG Select
[None, EG1...EG9, Amp EG]
This selects any of the 10 EGs to control the Noise
Generator's output level.
None is the same as if the EG was always at its maximum
level.
Noise Generator Parameter Details
These items appear in the Parameter Details area when any
of the Noise Generator parameters are selected.
AMS Mode
To calculate the Noise Generator's output volume, the main
Level parameter and the selected EG are always multiplied
together. If either of these is at 0, the other has no effect. For
instance, if the Level is set to 0, the EG can't bring the
volume back up again.
The AMS Mode parameter determines how AMS
modulation (including Int Mod) interacts with these other
controls.
Add: AMS is added in after Level and the EG are multiplied
together. This means that even if one of these other values is
at 0, AMS can still bring up the volume to its maximum.
You can also think of this as having parallel modulation
paths: the EG on one side, and AMS on the other.
Expressed mathematically, this is:
Volume = (Level*EG)+AMS.
Multiply: This is the default, and is similar to the way that
most other KRONOS Amp modulation works. AMS is
multiplied along with the Level and the EG. If any of these
are at 0, the output will be silent.
Expressed mathematically, this is:
Volume = Level*EG*(1+AMS).
AMS
This selects a modulation source to control the Level. For a
list of AMS sources, see "Alternate Modulation Source
(AMS) List" on page 1109.
Intensity
This controls the depth and direction of the Level
modulation.
[0...99]
[0...99]
[0...100]
[Add, Multiply]
[List of AMS Sources]
[–100...+100]
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