Propellerhead Polar Operation Manual page 9

Controlling the pitch shifting from a MIDI keyboard
If you want to control the pitch shift(s) from your connected MIDI keyboard, this is how you do:
1. Create a sequencer track for Polar by selecting "Create Track for Polar n" from the device panel context menu.
A sequencer track is created for the Polar device and is automatically selected in the sequencer Track List.
2. Switch on the Keyboard Input button:
3. Play the connected MIDI Master keyboard to change the Pitch Shifter ratio.
• Both Pitch Shifter 1 and 2 are controlled from the same input MIDI Note in a monophonic fashion.
• The Pitch Shifters are tracked from the actual MIDI Note plus (or minus) the set Shift + Fine values.
Note that the pitch shift cannot exceed the default pitch shift limits +/-2 octaves relative to the input audio pitch.
• The last played MIDI note holds the pitch shift ratio until you play a new MIDI note.
Using the Delay Buffer
All audio to Polar passes through the Delay Buffer. This is a stereo delay which can be used in combination with the
Feedback controls in the Pitch Shifter sections to create repeating pitch shifts.
1. Turn up the Delay knob a bit:
2. Turn up the Feedback knobs in the Pitch Shifter section(s) to hear the pitch shifts repeat:
• Using feedback with delay on pitched-down audio produces continuously decreasing pitches.
• Using feedback with delay on pitched-up audio produces continuously increasing pitches.
You can also lock the audio currently in the Delay Buffer and "sweep" through the audio material to create
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really far out effects, see "Lock (Buffer)".
POLAR DUAL PITCH SHIFTER
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