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Play a note on your keyboard and you should now hear the volume being gated, the nice
thing about the modifier being in between the Gate and Volume is that we can use the
modifier's value slider to adjust our gate, give it a try by moving the second slider from left
to right and you'll notice that the gate will change from a hard volume cut to a smoother
volume cut.
What the Filter(X) in this case does is apply low-pass filtering to the values used for the
gate.
Below you'll see a picture of the Matrix setup used in the Trancegate example:
6. Rayblaster CPU usage
Even with Rayblaster's extended use of low-level optimized code, CPU usage depends
heavily on what you do in the instrument. Like with most virtual instruments a lot
calculations are required whenever dealing with more complex patch setups.
The following are some tips to reduce CPU usage if a preset has a high(er) CPU load:
1. Use the Ensemble or Chorus effect instead of the 4x unison.
2. Go to the Setup tab and reduce the number of voices used. For most sounds Poly8
will suffice.
3. Reduce release time in the volume envelope. Use the Delay effect for Pads instead.
4. Avoid very low formant frequencies since this increases the amount of calculations
and
the CPU load heavily j
5. Go to the Setup tab and select a lower quality mode
6. Set Wave 1/2 mix to 0. Otherwise both waveforms have to be calculated, especially
if one of the waveforms isn't used or really audible that's just a waste of perfectly
good CPU cycles ;-)
7. A very high pitch can also increase the CPU
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