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All of these modulation sources operate monophonically since the sources and destination devices throughout Fusor are
monophonic in nature.
However, it is possible to use modulation between synths polyphonically using the synths’ own TransMod slots (see
below).
‘Syn’ FuseMod sources
When a synth is loaded into one of Fusor’s 3 channels, 8 TransMod sources from the synth
become available as ‘Syn’ FuseMod sources for modulating Animator, MonoMod LFOs and
FX parameters anywhere in Fusor (monophonically). The following sources are available
from each synth:
Strobe Cypher Amber
Pitch
+
-
Pitch
+
-
Pitch
+
-
OnVel+ OnVel+ OnVel+
Ramp+ LFO1
+
-
Ramp+
LFO
+
-
LFO2
+
-
LFO
+
-
Drift
+
-
Noise1
+
-
Rand1
+
-
LFO+ Env1+
Env2+
See section 7:8 for details of these sources.
Using FuseMod modulation within synths’ TransMod slots
FuseMod sources can be found in the Macro, Macro S+H and Synth n sub-menus of
TransMod slot sources.
As well as FuseMod sources (such as those from Animator and MonoMod devices),
the entire TransMod menus of other loaded synths are available. These sources can act
polyphonically if each synths’ voice/unison settings allow it.
This function allows you to use an instance of Cypher as an extension to Strobe, for example – they can share each
other’s envelopes, LFOs and so on, and of course you can combine their audio outputs in interesting ways using Fusor’s
mixing and effects capabilities. It’s like having 3 analogue synths with far more CV i/o than costs would usually allow,
alongside a versatile effects and step-sequencing rig with its own array of CV i/o.
Macro source sub-menu
The following sources are available in this sub-menu, in monophonic form:
• Macro controls
• Animator engine outputs
• MonoMod device outputs
This example shows ModEnv2 from Cypher
(synth channel 2) being selected as the source
for a TransMod slot in Strobe (synth channel 1).
Note the Macro and Macro S+H sub-menus also
within the TransMod source menu.
Macro sources S+H sub-menu
This sub-menu has the same sources as those in the Macro sub-menu, except
that the sources are ‘key-on sample-and-hold’ polyphonic versions. Each time
you play a new note, the FuseMod source values are sampled and held. This
held value is used for the played note’s modulation.
A good use of these sources is to assign a MonoMod LFO or envelope
follower to a synth’s pan position, so that each note is placed at a different
position in the stereo image.
Synth sources sub-menus
When a synth is loaded into a synth channel in Fusor, its entire TransMod
menu is accessible by other loaded synths, in the Synth n sub-menu, where n
is the synth channel number.
Any monophonic or polyphonic TransMod source can be used. As long
as the current synth has suitable voice, unison and note priority settings,
polyphonic TransMod signals from a source synth will act polyphonically on the
destination synth.
See section 7:8 for a summary of synth TransMod sources.