Fractalize Mode - Native Instruments Absynth 5 Reference Manual

5.4.7 Fractalize Mode

Oscillator in Fractalize mode
Experienced ABSYNTH users will recognize the Fractalize mode as a real time version of the
function Fractalize available in the Transform menu of the Wave Window (which also functions
very similarly). In Fractalize mode, the selected Waveform is copied to itself, so that you can
see smaller elements of the Waveform that are similar to the image of the whole. You can use
the Fractalize mode to add overtones to a plain Waveform.
On the Main panel, you find the same parameters as in Single mode. For more details, please
refer to the section 5.4.3, "Single
On the Mod panel, the following parameters are available:
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Iterations: With this parameter you can choose the number of similar repetitions that you
want of the same sound, and how much you want to deviate from the original Waveform.
The value area is between 2 and 7; higher values lead to more complex, lighter-sounding
sounds – and to a heavier CPU loads.
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Amount: With this you can define the mixing relationship between the original waveform
and its copies.
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Displace: With this parameter you can define the shift of the copied area relatively to the
original Waveform: 0 corresponds to a position before the Waveform, 1 to a position after
the Waveform. With a value of 0.5, the area is directly central to the Waveform. If you
modulate this parameter with an LFO or an Envelope, interesting movements inside the
sound will result.
% The function Fractalize in the Wave Window gives you an idea of what happens. Load a
simple Waveform (such as a sine) into the Wave Window. Check under the Wave View: so far
nothing has happened. Choose the entry Fractalize from the Transform menu. Set Iterations to 2 and
Displace to 9. Slowly increase the value for Displace up to 25. You see how the waveform distends.
Change the value for Iterations; the higher the value, the more dislocated the Waveform becomes.
Mode", above.
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