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5.6.3. Triangle / Metalizer (VCO 1)
The level of the Triangle wave and Metalizer is controlled with the slider labeled with the
triangle icon. Pulling it down completely mutes the signals and moving it up increases their
level. Turning the
Metalizer
knob from fully counter-clockwise to fully clockwise warps the
triangle wave’s smooth, flute-like sound into complex, metallic-sounding waves.
The wave warping/folding is also under the control of an additional modulator: the Metal
Mod
knob. Velocity is routed to the Metal Mod by default, but the patch bay allows you to
use something else to modulate the parameter instead.
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: The Metalizer knob sets the minimum amount of waveshaping and the Metal Amt knob sets the
modulation range for additional waveshaping. But they share the same amount of warping/folding
potential, so if the Metalizer knob is at maximum there is very little headroom left for modulation by the
Metal Amt source.
5.6.4. Noise
The signal mixer also provides the control of other signals which aren’t generated by the
oscillators. The Noise slider potentiometer adjusts the amount of white noise signal sent to
the filter. Mixing a small amount of noise with oscillator waves creates a kind of breathing,
natural quality. For example, mixing the Triangle wave with a small quantity of noise creates
a credible flute sound. Noise is also useful on its own to create various special effects or
nature sounds such as wind, water streams, and rain, as well as percussive sounds such as
cymbals.
5.6.5. Ext
The
Ext
slider adjusts the amount of an external audio source that can be plugged into the
MiniBrute 2 signal path via the Ext jack in the EXT IN section of the patch bay [p.58] . This
makes it possible to process an external audio signal with the filter and amplifier.
5.6.6. Osc 2 (VCO 2)
This slider controls the output level of VCO 2 into the Amplifier section. See the VCO 2 [p.33]
section for a full description of the capabilities of the second oscillator,
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