Access Virus Rack XL, User Manual

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CHAPTER 6
Concept and Operation
from modifying sound parameters subtly to
morphing one sound into an entirely different
sound.
The RANDOM PATCH GENERATOR is activated
when you presses the button STORE while the
display is showing one of the two RANDOM pa-
rameters. The results of the computation are
stored in the Edit buffer and can be heard im-
mediately. You can also press STORE several
times in order to create successive sound chan-
ges. If you want store a sound permanently that
the RANDOM PATCH GENERATOR has crea-
ted, simply save it to a SINGLE memory slot in
the usual manner. For this purpose, press the
SINGLE button to activate PLAY mode (SINGLE
mode or MULTI-SINGLE mode) so that the
STORE button’s original function is restored.
If you want to restart the process with the origi-
nal sound settings, simply return to PLAY mode
back and select the desired sound again.
PAR DEPTH
This parameter determines the number of
sound parameters that are influenced by the
RANDOM PATCH GENERATOR. If you enter a
low value for PAR DEPTH, just a few parame-
ters will be modified. Beyond that, the manner
in which the few parameters are edited assures
that the sound is manipulated “organically”.
This simply means that it isn’t bent radically so
that, for example, the given sound can still be
played “tonally”.
As you increase the values for PAR DEPTH, oth-
er parameters that have a greater impact on the
timbre of the sound are changed. At higher val-
ues, the RANDOM PATCH GENERATOR tends
to generate noise-like sounds or special effects.
01111111111111111112
1 RANDOM [STORE]
ParaDepth 0≤
61111111111111111154
AMOUNT
This parameter determines the intensity of the
RANDOM PATCH GENERATOR’s effect on the
sound parameters. At lower values, sound
changes are fairly subtle, but you can intensify
the effect by repeatedly pressing the STORE
button. Higher values introduce fundamental
changes to the sound.
01111111111111111112
1 RANDOM [STORE]
Amount 0≤
61111111111111111154
Be aware that RANDOM PAR DEPTH and
RANDOM AMOUNT are not actual sound para-
meters. They merely set the parameters for the
RANDOM PATCH GENERATOR and only take
effect when the RANDOM PATCH GENERATOR
is activated. Not until then will the sound be
changed.