Voicing - Native Instruments Razor Manual

Voice limit dynamically reduces the numbers of voices set in the instrument properties (the
properties are not accessible in REAKTOR PLAYER). Lets say the number of bass voices is set
to 1. If you play a chord in the higher key range and play a G1 or below the chord voices are
turned off. This might be a drastic behavior but it keeps the CPU in check: RAZOR will not
take more CPU than the set numbers of bass voices by themselves are taking. Set to one, the
polyphonic mode will not take more CPU than the monophonic mode!
Voice limit will also turn off voices if some dissonance effects like CENTROID increase the
CPU too much.
▪ Value Display: Every time you turn a knob its value is shown on this display for a short
period of time.
If you just want to readout the value of a knob without changing it you can use this little trick:
Click on a knob to select it. Then press the 'arrow up' button on your computer keyboard once.
That set the knob to its next position. Now press the 'arrow down' button to undo the change:
the initial value is shown.
▪ QUALITY: Selects the audio quality. Lower settings can be used to reduce CPU consump­
tion. The higher the quality, the faster the update rate of the additive synthesizer en­
gine. Fast changing sounds can benefit from a faster update rate. Also usually only
partials which are below 16 KHz are calculated. If the pitch stays the same during the
time a note is held this doesn't make a big difference. But in case the note starts with
a certain pitch and is pitched down afterwards phase artifacts might be heart. These
can be interesting though. Only in monophonic mode and
partials are calculated unconditionally.
▪ OUTPUT: Sets the level of outgoing audio signal of the instrument.
5.5

Voicing

This section contains controls for the instrument pitch and the phase setting of the oscilla­
tors.
Overview of RAZOR Ensemble
QUALITY set to high all 320
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Voicing