User manual ANTARES KANTOS 1.0

[. . . ] Antares Audio Technologies 231 Technology Circle Scotts Valley, California 95066 USA voice: (831) 461 7800 fax: (831) 461 7801 email: info@antarestech. com web: www. antarestech. com Printed in USA Rev 1. 7rgb 09/2002 The Obligatory Legal Mumbo-Jumbo The Antares kantos 1. 0 software and this User's Manual are protected by copyright law. Making copies, adaptations, or derivative works without the prior written authorization of Antares Audio Technologies, is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable violation of the law. Antares Audio Technologies retains all ownership rights to the kantos 1. 0 software and its documentation. Please carefully read all the terms and conditions of this license agreement. [. . . ] It uses the harmonic content and formant information detected by kantos 1. 0's input section, and applies that to the output of the oscillators and noise generator. The process is somewhat like a vocoder, which uses the harmonic content of a voice and applies that to an oscillator or other instrument. The kantos Articulator can give the same kind of effects, but because it's an Antares product, it also does much more than expected. Like the filters, the Articulator uses a Biaxial Graphic Adjuster; the two parameters are Amount and Q, which define the amount and character of the harmonic processing. Here are the Top 5 things you need to know about the Articulator: · The Articulator has three inputs: Osc 1, Osc 2, and Noise In. · With the control dot at the lower left-hand corner, the input passes through unaffected. This equals numerical values of 0% Q and 0% Amount. 20 · Moving the dot to the upper right hand corner produces the maximum effect. · The Formant Offset parameter shifts the input's detected formants (overall harmonic structure) up or down in frequency, providing yet another twisted way to affect the sound's character. · The Emphasis section is a three-band graphic equalizer with separate controls for low, mid, and high frequencies. If needed, bring down the delay slider (or click on its mute button) from the previous tutorial. Also turn down the Input slider in the main Mixer so you don't hear the original vocal. · Start off by dragging the glowing blue ball to the lower left-hand corner, where the Articulator has no effect. · Enable and disable the Articulator's Osc1 and Osc2 buttons to hear how they affect the sound. · Bring up the Sub-Mixer Noise slider and check out the creepy whispering effect. · Click on the Noise Filter's Active button and experiment with different filter settings. · Experiment with the Emphasis sliders to check out how they affect the sound. 21 Chapter 8: Modulation Mastery What Is Modulation? Modulation is the process of using a control signal to vary a sound-altering or sound-generating parameter. For a simple example, turning up an amp's volume is an example of "modulating" the amplitude with a "control signal" (your hand turning the knob). More examples: synthesizer vibrato uses an LFO to modulate oscillator pitch, and the tremolo in a guitar amp modulates level with a periodic waveform. For example, the detected pitch of the input defaults to controlling the oscillator pitch. Also, unless you specifically click on the Amp Envelope's On button, input dynamics are automatically routed to the oscillator and noise levels. This is the most common way to use kantos; generally the input dynamics control the sound. kantos has seven modulation sources, and 35 possible modulation destinations. Before we investigate these in detail, though, let's look at how to adjust the Gate Generator, as this generates triggers that can be an essential part of the modulation process. The Gate Generator The Gate Generator (GG) helps kantos determine when to trigger envelopes, reset waveforms, and other useful duties. [. . . ] Sets a minimum time before a note off occurs, regardless of the input signal status Click on this to momentarily let the oscillator sound through without any filter or Articulator processing. This is ideal for hearing an oscillator wave's raw, unprocessed sound. Hold 10 to 999ms Manual Gate On/off (momentary) LFOs WHAT ARE THEY FOR?The LFOs (low frequency oscillators) are modulation sources that produce a sub-audio, periodic waveform with one of six possible waveforms. For example, when used to control pitch, they create vibrato; when controlling amplitude, they creates tremolo. [. . . ]