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- Page 1 C r o n o X 3 & S o p h i s t r y U s e r G u i d e C o p y r i g h t Li n P l u g V i r t u a l In s t r u m e n t s G m b H , 2 0 0 7 .
- Page 2 All technical specifications of the products specified in this manual may be subject to change without notice. The documents may not be changed, especially copyright notices may not be removed or changed. LinPlug and all LinPlug product names are trademarks of LinPlug Virtual Instruments GmbH. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.
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Page 3: Welcome
We hope you get a lot of pleasure using the CronoX 3 sample synthesizer and that it becomes an integral part of your music-making. The LinPlug team, May 2007 C r o n o X 3 User Guide... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Welcome...................... 3 Installation....................7 Features....................... 9 Main......................13 Generator....................14 Filter....................... 15 Effects 1/2....................16 Effects 3/4/5/6..................17 Preset Browser/File................18 Glide...................... 19 Miscellaneous..................20 Chord (Chord Memory)..............21 ECS (Easy Controller Setup)............. 22 Volume....................22 Keyboard (“Keys”)................22 Gen 1 + 2 and Gen 3 + 4................ - Page 5 Cutoff / Resonance................37 Filter Envelope..................38 Effects......................40 Delay...................... 42 St (“Stereo”) Delay................. 43 Ping Pong (Delay).................. 44 Chorus....................45 Phaser....................46 Filter....................... 47 Reverb....................48 Flanger....................49 Gator...................... 50 Stereo Enhancer..................52 Parametric EQ..................53 Crusher....................54 Modulation....................56 Envelopes....................
- Page 6 Library Location / Startup Patch............. 70 Global..................... 71 Signal Flow..................... 72 Optimizing CPU Usage................72 Glossary..................... 73 MIDI Implementation Chart................ 75 Appendix A: Delay Sync Settings............... 76 Appendix B: Stereo and Ping Pong Delay Sync Settings......76 Appendix C: Flanger Sync Settings............76 Appendix D: LFO Sync Settings..............
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Page 7: Installation
Installation Installation on PC The CronoX 3 comes with its own Installer. On the CronoX 3 CD you will find a file named "CronoX3Installer.exe". Double-click on this file to begin the installation process. The Installer will guide you through the installation process. - Page 8 CronoX 3 will not play any notes. If you have any questions regarding the installation of CronoX 3 please contact our support team at www.linplug.com/support/support.htm. C r o n o X 3 User Guide...
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Page 9: Features
Features The CronoX 3 contains a range of features designed to make your music- making more efficient and enjoyable. These features include: 4 Generator modules with 4 types of Generator. Generator § modules include Oscillator, Time Sampler, Schrader and Loop Sampler. - Page 10 Overview The CronoX 3 is a 32 note-polyphonic VST sample synthesizer with some extraordinary features. The instrument has a modular design that includes various Generator, Filter, Effects and Modulation modules. In order to understand how the CronoX 3 works it’s important to know how the instrument’s various modules relate to one another.
- Page 11 the harmonic spectrum of the modulated Generator producing very interesting, harmonically-rich results. At this point the signals can also be detuned and thickened using the Spread control. The output of the Generator section is then routed through the Filter section. The filter modifies the harmonic spectrum of the output signal. The Filter section includes an ADSFR envelope for controlling its cutoff parameter.
- Page 12 Controls Most controls are changed by clicking and moving the mouse either upwards to increase the parameter’s value, or downwards to decrease it. Please note that even horizontal controls (like those used in the Effects section) are operated vertically. Holding down the ALT key while clicking on a control changes the selected control's value a minimum step upwards (when clicking in the upper half of the control) or a minimum step downwards (when clicking in the lower half of the control).
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Page 13: Main
Main The user interface of the CronoX 3 has been redesigned in order to make using it easier and more streamlined. A major difference between the user interface of the CronoX 3 and that of its predecessor the CronoX 2 is that several of the most commonly used controls for the instrument’s various sections have been grouped together on a single Main “easy edit”... -
Page 14: Generator
Generator The Generator section is located on the upper left of the instrument’s Main panel. The Generator section contains the most important controls for each Generator. This section contains the following controls: X-Y Editor, Cent, Power and Edit. The X-Y Editor control is used to set the Filter-Balance (X) and the Generator Volume (Y). -
Page 15: Filter
Filter The Filter section is located on the upper middle of the instrument’s Main panel. The Filter section contains the most important controls for each Filter. This section contains the following controls: Cutoff, Resonance, Power and Edit. The Cutoff circular slider is used to set the frequency of the filter. The Resonance circular slider is used to set the amount of emphasis around the filter’s cutoff frequency. -
Page 16: Effects 1/2
Effects 1/2 The Effects 1/2 (“FX 1/2”) section is located on the upper right of the instrument’s Main panel. The Effects 1/2 section contains the most important controls for the first two effects processors. The Effect Type display shows the currently loaded effects processor and also enables you to change the current effect. -
Page 17: Effects 3/4/5/6
Effects 3/4/5/6 The Effects 3/4/5/6 (“FX 3/4/5/6”) section is located on the lower middle of the instrument’s Main panel. The Effects 3/4/5/6 section contains the most important controls for the last four effects processors. This section contains the following controls: Effect Type, Send, Power and Edit. These are described below. -
Page 18: Preset Browser/File
Preset Browser/File The Preset Browser section is located on the bottom left of the Main panel. It consists of three separate control sections: the Preset Browser/File section, the Voices section and the Precision section. The Preset Browser consists of a two-part display. The upper part shows the bank and the lower one shows the preset. -
Page 19: Glide
also turns into a menu when you click it; and by sending the instrument a MIDI Bank Select message. The File Controls are used for all File-related operations. The Load button opens a dialog that lets you select a file for loading. The Previous and Next buttons allow you to traverse a list of CronoX 3 presets. -
Page 20: Miscellaneous
These controls are located along the lower part of the instrument’s user interface and are available from any of the instrument’s panels. The controls include: Chord, ECS, Volume, 5.1 Mix/Keys, Keyboard and LinPlug/CronoX logos. C r o n o X 3 User Guide... -
Page 21: Chord (Chord Memory)
Chord (Chord Memory) The Chord (Chord Memory) function allows you to record chords and include them with the current preset. To access the Chord section click on the “Chord” button which is located on the lower left of the CronoX 3’s front panel. -
Page 22: Ecs (Easy Controller Setup)
ECS (Easy Controller Setup) The ECS (Easy Controller Setup) section makes it simple to control the CronoX 3 from an external MIDI controller (either hardware or software). To access the ECS section click on the ECS button which is located on the lower left of the CronoX 3’s front panel. - Page 23 piano keyboard that you can use to play the instrument if a hardware controller is not available. The keyboard is displayed at the bottom of the instrument when the Keys button is selected. The keyboard is “Velocity Sensitive”. The lower (in the vertical screen direction) the position of the mouse click on the keyboard note, the higher the note velocity.
- Page 24 The LFE (“Low Frequency Effects”) control is used to set the signal level of the Low Frequency Effects channel. This channel is specifically designed to handle low frequency signals. Mixing for 5.1 audio systems is a complex topic, far beyond the scope of this manual.
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Page 25: Gen 1 + 2 And Gen 3 + 4
Gen 1 + 2 and Gen 3 + 4 The CronoX 3 contains 4 separate sound sources: Generator 1, 2, 3 and 4. These can be used to produce a wide variety of sounds. The controls for Generators 1 and 2, and Generators 3 and 4 are located on two separate panels labeled “Gen 1 + 2”... -
Page 26: Generator Output
If you don’t want to use one of the Generators it's best to switch it off as this conserves CPU resources. However, make sure that at least one Generator is switched on, otherwise the instrument will not produce any output. Each Generator operates in a different way and has a different set of controls, however some Generator controls operate the same way in all Generators. -
Page 27: Oscillator Generator
type of modulation can be used to produce rich and complex waveforms. The FM (Frequency Modulation) button allows the frequency of Generator 1 to be modulated by Generator 2. This type of modulation is great for producing metallic, bell-like tones. If a stereo sample is used in the Loop Sampler Generator as modulation source, then only the left channel is used. -
Page 28: Time Sampler Generator
The Symmetry circular slider affects the waveform's shape, expanding and contracting it, as in the case of pulse width modulation. In this case however, the waveform reshaping can be applied to any available waveform. Range: 5%...100%. It's quite common for synths to offer a Unison mode in which several or all of the oscillators are simultaneously detuned to create extremely fat, rich sounds. - Page 29 It holds just one sample and there are no velocity splits or key regions. Although only one sample is used as basic waveform for the Time Sampler Generator, what you can do with this one sample is unique. You can time- stretch it in real-time (time is available as modulation destination!).
- Page 30 a thick and fat sound. This does not affect polyphony (however it does use more CPU resources). Range: Off, 0...20 cent. The TimeTrack control enables you to set the duration of the sample independently of its pitch. Let’s say for example, your sample's root note is C3 and that it is 4 seconds in duration.
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Page 31: Schrader Generator
Schrader Generator The CronoX 3's "Schrader" Generator module uses a sample to generate a wavetable. This Generator works best with samples that are both exactly in tune and without regions of silence. The CronoX 3's Schrader Generator contains the following controls: Sample, Start, End, Track, Spread, Speed Track, Speed, Octave, Semitone, Cent and Root. -
Page 32: Loop Sampler Generator
conventional samplers where playback gets faster as pitch increases. Range: -1...+1. The Speed circular slider determines the playback speed of the wavetable where 1.0 is the approximate speed of the original sample. Interesting results are usually achieved with slower playback, rather than with faster playback. -
Page 33: Settings Window
Settings Window The Settings window contains the following controls: Track, Release Loop, Sample Bank Selector, File, Key, Velocity, Volume, Octave, Semitone, Cent and Smooth. The Track button determines whether the Generator tracks the pitch of incoming MIDI. If Track is switched off the frequency of the Generator depends on the Octave, Semitone and Cent settings. -
Page 34: Waveform Window
switching. If however, you overlap the two samples' velocities (for example, sample 1 is triggered in the 1 to 80 velocity range while sample 2 is triggered in the 50 to 100 velocity range) you create what is known as a velocity crossfade. - Page 35 loaded, the sample’s name is displayed to the right of the Next button. The Clear button (X symbol) is used to remove a sample from the Generator. The setting of the Snap button determines whether sample loop points are restricted to zero crossing points or not. When switched on, (the default setting) sample loop points can only be set to a zero-crossing point within the sample.
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Page 36: Filters
Filters The CronoX 3 contains two independent multi-mode filters. The controls for Filters 1 and 2 are located on the panel labeled Filters. The panel can be accessed by clicking on the tab at the top of the instrument. The CronoX 3’s two filters are identical so they have only been described once in this manual. -
Page 37: Filter Type
Filter Type The Filter Type section is located in the middle of the Filter module’s user interface. The currently selected filter type is shown by the status of the “S” (“Standard”) and “F” (“Free”) buttons which are located on the top-right and bottom-right of the Filter Type section. -
Page 38: Filter Envelope
Each filter has its own "Sat" (Saturation) circular slider located on the far left of the filter section. The Sat circular slider is used to overdrive the CronoX 3's filters creating a warm, distorted sound. Cutoff is used to set the frequency (in Hz) above which frequencies are filtered out of the signal. - Page 39 The Envelope Direction button is used to set either a positive or negative envelope shape. This can be used for a range of effects including opening the filter when a note is released (this is impossible with a non-inverted envelope). The CronoX 3's filter cutoff frequency can be controlled via an ADSFR envelope which consists of controls for Attack, Decay, Sustain, Fade and Release.
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Page 40: Effects
Effects The CronoX 3 has 6 independent, simultaneously-available stereo effects modules. Effects modules 1 and 2 can be set to one of 12 different effects, while Effects modules 3 to 6 can be set to one of four different effects from these 12 (the same effect cannot be used twice in effect modules 3 to 6). - Page 41 to the input of effect module 1. The Wet control has no meaning for the Parametric EQ effect which functions as an insert effect. The CronoX 3’s effects are connected as follows: Effects modules 1 and 2 are in parallel, while effects modules 3, 4, 5 and 6 are in series. Effect module 3 is directly after effects modules 1 and 2.
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Page 42: Delay
Delay The Delay effect can be used to create "echoes" and other related effects. It features controls for “Time”, “Feedback”, “Filter”, “Mod Rate”, “Mod Depth” as well as 2 “S” (“Sync”) controls. The Time slider is used for setting the delay time (in milliseconds). This can range from 1 ms to 680 ms. -
Page 43: St ("Stereo") Delay
The Mod Depth slider is used to set the depth to which the delayed signal is modulated, while the Rate slider determines the modulation speed. For example, if you set a delay time of 100ms and a depth of 50%, the amount of modulation is 50% of 100ms (50 ms). -
Page 44: Ping Pong (Delay)
The “Link L+R” button (located beneath the Lowpass slider) is used to automatically match the feedback amount of the shorter delay to that of the longer delay. For example, if you set the left channel delay time to 10 ms, the right channel delay time to 100 ms and feedback to 90%, you will hear the left channel delay fade out much more quickly than the right channel delay (this is what you would expect!). -
Page 45: Chorus
repeats or "echoes". The “Bal Cen/LR” slider is used to set the balance between the centre delay and the left and right delays. The “Pan Left/Pan Right” sliders are used to set the pan position of the left and right delays. Hint: If you want the delayed signal to appear on the right side first, use the Pan controls to exchange left and right positions. -
Page 46: Phaser
Spread parameters. Basically, "Spread" makes the chorus sound fatter by adding random deviations to the Time and Rate parameters. The degree of "randomness" depends on the spread Time and Rate parameters; setting the Spread Time and Rate to 0 cancels the effect; increasing the value of the Spread Time and Rate parameters adds additional richness and fullness to the sound. -
Page 47: Filter
The "Feedback” slider is used to set the amount of internal feedback employed within the phaser. More internal feedback produces increasingly pronounced resonant peaks. The Centre slider is used to set the frequency around which modulation occurs. The "Stages" slider sets the number of stages in the phaser. Each phaser stage shifts the signal's phase by 180 degrees. -
Page 48: Reverb
frequencies are filtered out of the signal. Higher settings produce brighter sounds while lower settings result in darker sounds. Range 40 Hz...20 kHz. The Resonance slider is used to set the amount of emphasis around the cutoff frequency. Higher settings create a more pronounced peak in the signal while lower settings produce a flatter response. -
Page 49: Flanger
seconds...10 seconds. The Predelay slider enables you to delay the processed signal by a given amount (in milliseconds) so as to achieve a more natural reverberation. Normally, shorter predelay times are applied in the case of smaller room sizes while longer predelay times are applied in the case of larger room sizes. -
Page 50: Gator
The Time control defines the length of the delay line, representing the delay between the original (tape machine 1) and the delayed / wet signal (tape machine 2). The Feedback control feeds the processed signal back to the input of the effect producing a more pronounced and richer effect. - Page 51 The Gator effect contains five controls: These are: "Smooth", "Steps", "Link" and "Sync”. These controls are described below: The Smooth control sets the envelope shape of the gate for each step value. A lower setting of the Smooth control creates a sharper envelope shape that produces a more pronounced gating effect.
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Page 52: Stereo Enhancer
Stereo Enhancer The CronoX 3’s Stereo Enhancer can be used to increase the width of the instrument’s stereo image. The processor features two controls: Room and Width. The Stereo Enhancer’s Room parameter operates somewhat like a reverb adding depth to the sound. This is a difficult effect to describe so try it and see what effect it has on the sound. -
Page 53: Parametric Eq
Parametric EQ The CronoX 3’s Parametric EQ (“Equalizer”) effect contains 2 independent parametric equalizers. Each equalizer contains the following 3 controls: Freq (“Frequency”), Gain and Q (“Quality”). The Freq 1/Freq 2 (“Frequency 1/Frequency 2”) controls are used to set the frequency at which the EQ operates. -
Page 54: Crusher
Crusher The CronoX 3’s Crusher is a distortion effect that combines bit-depth and sample-rate reduction with “smoothing” algorithms allowing the resolution of the signal to be decreased, thereby making the sound rougher and noisier. This effect processor also includes a filter. This effect has the following controls: Bits, Cutoff, Filter Type, Resonance, Divider, Divider Type, Fil Post Div and Smoother. - Page 55 When the Divider slider (described above) is set to a value other than 1, a new output sample value must be created for each group of samples in the input audio stream. For example, if the Divider slider is set to a value of 4, then four (possibly different) samples in the input stream are replaced by four samples with a single value in the output audio stream.
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Page 56: Modulation
Modulation One of the key features of the CronoX 3 is its sophisticated modulation capabilities. The instrument contains 5 independent ADSFR envelopes, 4 independent LFOs (low frequency oscillators), an Arpeggiator, and a Modulation Matrix that is used to control modulation routing. The Modulation panel can be accessed by clicking on the Modulation tab at the top of the instrument. -
Page 57: Envelopes
Envelopes The CronoX 3’s Envelope module is located on the top-left of the instrument’s Modulation panel. To select one of the Envelopes click on one of the five tabs ("Gen 1", "Gen 2", "Mod 1", "Mod 2", “Amp”) in the top-left of the Envelope section. Clicking on the Envelopes module’s title opens a popup menu containing the following functions: “Copy”, “Paste”... - Page 58 The CronoX 3's envelope parameters are set using an ADSFR envelope which consists of controls for Attack, Decay, Sustain, Fade and Release. The Attack slider setting determines the length of time (in seconds) it takes for the envelope parameter to reach the full envelope depth. For example, if the Attack slider is set to 0.100 seconds, the envelope parameter will move from zero to full value within 100 milliseconds.
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Page 59: Lfo
The CronoX 3’s LFO (“Low Frequency Oscillator”) module is located on the top-right of the instrument’s Modulation panel. An LFO is an oscillator that generates low frequency signals that can be used to modulate another signal. The CronoX 3 contains 4 separate LFOs each offering 9 user parameters. - Page 60 example, if you set sync to 1/1, use a tempo of 120 bpm and play a whole note (4 beats), the duration of one cycle of the regular waveforms (Sine, Triangle, Ramp, Square) will be 2 seconds. However, the Sample and Hold and Noise waveforms will change their state within 1/8 of 2 seconds or 0.25 seconds.
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Page 61: Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator The CronoX 3's Arpeggiator allows you to create user-defined arpeggios. Arpeggios are chords that are played as separate successive notes or "broken chords". With the CronoX 3's Arpeggiator you can control the way the arpeggio is played in numerous ways. Clicking on the Arpeggiator module’s title opens a popup menu containing the following functions: “Load”, “Save”, “Copy”, “Paste”... - Page 62 The Arpeggiator Mode defines how the Arpeggiator functions. Several options are available: § Off: Switches the Arpeggiator off. Mod-Only: In this mode the Arpeggiator is Off and does not influence § chords (or single notes) being played. However, the Arpeggiator is available as a Modulation Source in the Modulation Matrix as if it were switched on.
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Page 63: Retrigger
1/16, playing a C-E-G chord in Up mode will play all the chord’s notes at 1/16th note subdivisions. See Appendix E for a list of all possible Clock settings. Retrigger The setting of the small Ret (“Retrigger”) switch to the right of the Clck (“Clock”) popup menu determines whether or not a new chord will restart the Arpeggiator. -
Page 64: Length
Also note that the arpeggio will vary so that when it returns to step one it will now play an E with velocity of 127 and 1/16 duration; that's because the chord has 3 notes while the pattern contains 4 steps. In this case the arpeggiator will play C-E-G-C followed by E-G-C-E and then G-C-E-G before starting with the first pattern again. -
Page 65: Step
This is achieved by setting the Vel (“Velocity”) circular slider fully clockwise (the “K” stands for keyboard), in which case the velocity of each step in the arpeggiator is overridden (but Off and Tie keep their meaning). Alternatively, when the Vel (“Velocity”) circular slider fully anticlockwise the velocity of the notes is determined only by the arpeggiator settings. -
Page 66: Modulation Matrix
Modulation Matrix The CronoX 3's Modulation Matrix allows you to create 10 user-defined modulation routings. 56 modulation destinations are available for modulation by 30 modulation sources (see Appendix F for a listing and description of all modulation sources and destinations). Modulation sources are shown in a column on the left of the display, while the destinations are shown on the right. - Page 67 modulated by LFO 1 with a depth of 2 cents. The three circular sliders on the left of the Modulation Matrix are used to determine 3 default modulation settings: the Amplitude ("Amp") by the MIDI key velocity, the Filter 1 Cutoff Frequency ("Filter 1") by MIDI key velocity and the Filter 2 Cutoff Frequency ("Filter 2") by MIDI key velocity.
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Page 68: Settings
Settings The CronoX 3’s Settings panel can be accessed by clicking on the Settings tab at the top of the instrument. The Settings panel contains various controls for setting global parameters as well as several other miscellaneous controls. Several master controls have been located here to make the other panels less crowded, and also so that they are not changed accidentally while the CronoX 3 is in use. -
Page 69: Registration
Please keep your serial in a safe place as it’s your primary proof of ownership and may be required for updates and special offers. If you purchase the CronoX 3 from a music store please register at http://www.linplug.com/Support/Register/register.htm C r o n o X 3 User Guide... -
Page 70: Library Location / Startup Patch
On PC that's in the same folder where you installed CronoX, on Mac its “/Library/Application Support/LinPlug”. However. If you for some reason want to place the library in a different... -
Page 71: Global
Global The Global module is located in the upper middle of the Settings panel. The Global module contains several controls used to set global parameters. The controls located here are MasterTune, Bend Range Up, Bend Range Down, Velocity Response Curve, Scale and “Change Dir On Save”. Master Tune is used to set the overall tuning of the CronoX 3 if no microtuning file is loaded. -
Page 72: Signal Flow
The Scale control enables the CronoX 3 to be tuned to tunings other than Equal Temperament. See Appendix G for a complete description of how to use TUN files to set the CronoX 3’s scale tuning. The status of the “Change on Dir Save” button determines what happens when a preset is saved to a directory other than the current directory. -
Page 73: Glossary
Glossary AM or "Amplitude Modulation" is a process where the amplitude of one generator (the carrier) is controlled by another (the modulator). When the frequency of the modulator is periodic and below the audio range (less than 20 Hz) tremolo is produced. When the modulation frequency is within the audio range, Ring Modulation is produced. - Page 74 LFO: An LFO or "Low Frequency oscillator" is a periodic signal source (usually below audio frequency range) used to modulate another signal parameter. An LFO can be used for a variety of effects including vibrato (by modulating the pitch) and tremolo (by modulating the volume). Microtuning: See Appendix G for a detailed description.
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Page 75: Midi Implementation Chart
MIDI Implementation Chart Product: LinPlug CronoX Version 3.x Date: 4.May 2005 Manufacturer LinPlug Virtual Instruments GmbH Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed Mode Default Omni Changed Note Number True Voice Velocity Note On Note Off Aftertouch Poly (Key) -
Page 76: Appendix A: Delay Sync Settings
Appendix A: Delay Sync Settings Off, 1/2, 1/2T, 1/4*, 1/4, 1/4T, 1/8*, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16*, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32*, 1/32, 1/32T. Note: "T" stands for Triplet and "*" stands for a dotted note. In the case of a dotted note, the note duration is equal to 1.5 times its original undotted value. -
Page 77: Appendix D: Lfo Sync Settings
Appendix D: LFO Sync Settings Off, 16/1*, 16/1, 16/1T, 8/1*, 8/1, 8/1T, 4/1*, 4/1, 4/1T, 2/1*, 2/1, 2/1T, 1/1*, 1/1, 1/1T, 1/2*, 1/2, 1/2T, 1/4*, 1/4, 1/4T, 1/8*, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16*,1/16, 1/16T, 1/32*, 1/32, 1/32T, 1/64, 5/16, 7/16, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, 13/16, 7/8, 15/16. Note: "T"... -
Page 78: Appendix F: Modulation Matrix Sources And Destinations
Appendix F: Modulation Matrix Sources and Destinations Modulation Sources List: --- (Off), Note Log, Note Lin, Velocity, Aftert(poly), Aftert(mono), Pitch Wheel, ModulatWheel, BreathContr, FootContr, ExpressContr, CC16 Contr, CC17 Contr, CC18 Contr, CC19 Contr, LFO 1, LFO 2, LFO 3, LFO 4, GenEnvelope1, GenEnvelope2, ModEnvelope1, ModEnvelope2, Fil1Envelope, Fil2Envelope, Amp Envelope, Glide Curve, Arpeggiator, Alternate and Constant. - Page 79 played note (bipolar). Note Lin The note being played with a linear response. The modulation value follows the note number (bipolar). Velocity The MIDI note-on velocity information. The harder the key is hit, the higher the modulation value (unipolar). Aftert(poly) The Aftertouch value of each separate note is used as modulation source.
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Page 80: Modulation Destinations
LFO 2 LFO 2 (bipolar). LFO 3 LFO 3 (bipolar). LFO 4 LFO 4 (bipolar). GenEnvelope 1, 2 The envelope of Generator 1, 2. Generator envelopes control the respective Generator, however if the Generator is not used, or it makes sense within the preset to do so, the envelope can be used as a modulation source (unipolar). - Page 81 Ampl Gen 1, 2, 3, 4 The amplitude of Generator 1 to 4, used for tremolo N.B. In order to create the classic tremolo effect it is better to use Main Amplitude as the modulation destination as this is applied to the whole voice rather than a single Generator.
- Page 82 Main Ampli Overall amplitude of all Generators. Often used for tremolo. Main Pitch Overall pitch of all Generators. Often used for vibrato. Mod Depth 1, 2, 3, 4 Intensity of the first four entries (line 1 to 4) in the Modulation Matrix, often used with the ModWheel as source to control a specific modulation parameter (e.g.
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Page 83: Appendix G: Using Tun Files In The Cronox 3
Appendix G: Using TUN files in the CronoX 3 By Jacky Ligon About Microtuning Microtuning, or 'microtonality' are methods for tuning musical instruments, whereby musicians may explore and compose with ethnic, historical and contemporary intonation systems. Microtuning musical instruments enables musicians to use unique scales which may have pitches lying between the notes of our familiar Western 12 tone equal tempered scale. - Page 84 Scala may be used to create the TUN format microtuning files needed to explore microtunings with this software instrument. The Scala home page is http://www.xs4all.nl/~huygensf/scala/ Specifying the Reference Frequency of a Microtuning One of the powerful capabilities of the TUN file format and Scala, is the ability to specify the frequency and MIDI-Note which will become the reference pitch, or starting note for a microtuning.