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section 1V/Oct input jack.
section 1V/Oct input jack.
Both phaser and filter can sweep over a range of roughly 18 octaves and can be modulated up
Both phaser and filter can sweep over a range of roughly 18 octaves and can be modulated up
to really high audio rates. In this last case FM-type and ringmodulator-type effects occur, but
to really high audio rates. In this last case FM-type and ring-modulator-type effects occur, but
with much more timbral control than traditional ringmodulators. E.g. when the outputs of two
with much more timbral control than traditional ring-modulators. E.g. when the outputs of two
OSC HRM modules, set to sinewave output and tuned in some interval, are mixed and routed
OSC HRM modules, set to sinewave output and tuned in some interval, are mixed and routed
into the filter just slight amounts of the internal modulation on either the phaser or the filter
into the filter just slight amounts of the internal modulation on either the phaser or the filter
will start to produce ‘undertones’ and ‘overtones’ that are sum and difference frequencies of
will start to produce ‘undertones’ and ‘overtones’ that are sum and difference frequencies of
the interval. This exemplifies the idea behind the PhaserFilter architecture, to not only take
the interval. This exemplifies the idea behind the Phaser Filter architecture, to not only take
material away like a normal filter does but to also produce new material not present in the
material away like a normal filter does but to also produce new material not present in the
input signal and combine the both to create a vast range of possible timbres.
input signal and combine the both to create a vast range of possible timbres.