Vowel - Native Instruments Razor Manual

P Offs: Pitch offset (semitones) to the mid frequencies of the five frequency bands.
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▪ Decay: Decay time scaling for the five frequency bands. If set to max the bands don't
decay at all like in a normal EQ.
LO .. HI: These faders set the boost or attenuation for the five frequency bands. With 'De­
▪
cay' not set to max the level of the bands are decaying/rising. The decay time depends
on the set boost/attenuation. With positive boost values the bands levels rise, with neg­
ative boost values they fall. There is an upper limit so the boosts don't rise to unpleas­
ant levels.
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Vowel

Vowel filter for simulating human vowel sounds.
Fig. 5.32 Vowel Filter.
▪ FORMANT: Amount of formant shift (semitones) of the filter. Can be used to get a 'mickey
mouse' effect.
▪ Vowel Selectors: Select different vowels to be scanned by the Vowel crossfader. 'mid' is
an 'in between' vowel that can be used to make smoother transitions from some vowels
to others.
▪ Vowel Crossfader: Makes a crossfade between the 3 selected vowels.
▪ SINGER: Morphs between different singer types.
▪ SLOPE: Slope of the used bandpasses. The mid position is the most natural. Higher val­
ues result in a brighter sound. Smaller values results in a thinner resonant sound.
Overview of RAZOR Ensemble
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