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Detailed Editing with Programs Using Filters
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Resonance
Resonanceemphasizesthefrequenciesaroundthe
cutofffrequency,asshowninthediagrambelow.
Whenthisissetto0,thereisnoemphasis,and
frequenciesbeyondthecutoffwillsimplydiminish
smoothly.
Atmediumsettings,theresonancewillalterthetimbre
ofthefilter,makingitsoundmorenasal,ormore
extreme.Atveryhighsettings,theresonancecanbe
heardasaseparate,whistlingpitch.
Tomaketheresonancetrackthekeyboardpitch,please
see“KeyFollow”onpage 29oftheParameterGuide.
Modulating the filters
Youcanmodulatethefiltercutofffrequencyusingthe
FilterEG,theLFOs,keyboardtracking,andother
built‐inandMIDIcontrollers.Thisisagreatwayto
addarichvarietyoftonalchangetothesound.
Filter EG
TheFilterEGisamulti‐stageenvelope,whichyoucan
usetomodulatethefilteraswellasotherProgram
parameters.TheEGitselfissetupontheEGtab;the
waythatitaffectsthefiltersiscontrolledbythe
parametersdescribedbelow,ontheFilter1/2–
Modulationpage:
TheIntensit
ytoAandIntensitytoBsettingscontrol
thebasicamountofEGmodulationforf
ilter
frequenciesAandB,respectively,beforeother
modulation.
TheVelocitytoAandVelocitytoBsettingsletyouuse
velocitytocontroltheamountofEGmodulation.
TheAMSsettingselectsanAMSmodulationsourceto
scaletheamountoftheFilterEGappliedtoFiltersA
andB.Thetwofiltersshareasi
ngleAMSsource,with
separateintensityIntoAortoBsettings.
LFO modulation
YoucanmodulatethefilterviaLFO1,LFO2,andthe
CommonLFO.Amongotherapplications,LFO
modulationofthefiltercanproducetheclassic“auto‐
wah”effect.
TheFilter1/2–LFOMod.pageletsyousetupthe
followingparametersseparatelyforeachLFO:
IntensitytoAandIntensitytoBspecifyhowmuch
theLFOchangesthetone.
JS‐YIntensitytoAandJS‐YIntensitytoBspecifythe
depthofthewaheffectproducedbytheLFOwhenthe
joystickismove
dtowardyourself,orwhenCC#2is
received.
TheAMSsettingselectsanAMSmodulationsourceto
scaletheamountoftheLFOappliedtoFiltersAandB.
ThetwofiltersshareasingleAM
Ssource,with
separateintensitysettings.
ForexampleifAMSissettoSW1:CC#80,turningSW1
onwillapplyanauto‐waheffect(seepage 37).
Keyboard Track
Mostacousticinstrumentsgetbrighterasyouplay
higherpitches.Atitsmostbasicapplication,keyboard
trackingre‐createsthiseffectbyincreasingthecutoff
frequencyofalowpassfilterasyouplayhigheronthe
keyboard.Usually,someamountofkeytrackingis
necessaryinordertomakethetimbreconsistentacross
theentirerang
e.
TheKROMEkeyboardtrackingcanalsobemuchmore
complex,sinceitallowsyoutocreat
edifferentratesof
changeoveruptofourdifferentpartsofthekeyboard.
Forinstance,youcan:
• Makethefiltercutofffrequencyincreasevery
quicklyoverthemiddleofthekeyboard,andthen
openmoreslowly–ornotatall–inthehigher
octaves.
• Makethecutofffrequencyincreaseasyouplay
loweronthekeyboard.
• Createabruptchangesatcertainkeys,forsplit‐like
effects.
How Key Track works: Keys and Ramps
Thekeyboardtrackingworksbycreatingfourramps,
orslopes,betweenfivekeysonthekeyboard.
Fordetails,pleasesee“Howitworks:Keysand
Ramps”onpage 28oftheParameterGuide.
Low resonance
High resonance