Overview
The CronoX 3 is a 32 note-polyphonic VST sample synthesizer with some
extraordinary features. The instrument has a modular design that includes
various Generator, Filter, Effects and Modulation modules.
In order to understand how the CronoX 3 works it’s important to know how
the instrument’s various modules relate to one another. The block diagram
below shows the audio signal flow within the CronoX 3 sample synthesizer:
The design of the CronoX 3 can be divided into 4 main sections: Generator,
Filter, Effects and Modulation. The Modulation section contains the
instrument’s Envelopes, LFOs, Arpeggiator and Modulation Matrix.
Audio signals are created by a Generator that gets pitch information from
the synthesizer's MIDI input (either externally or from the onscreen
keyboard).
The CronoX 3 has 4 independent Generators offering a choice of 4 different
Generator modules—Oscillator, Time Sampler, Schrader and Loop
Sampler.
The output of the various Generators can be combined in any one of
several ways. The signals can be mixed together proportionately or the
outputs of Generator 1 and 3 can be used to modulate the frequency and
amplitude of Generators 2 and 4 respectively. This latter option increases
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