the harmonic spectrum of the modulated Generator producing very
interesting, harmonically-rich results. At this point the signals can also be
detuned and thickened using the Spread control.
The output of the Generator section is then routed through the Filter
section. The filter modifies the harmonic spectrum of the output signal. The
Filter section includes an ADSFR envelope for controlling its cutoff
parameter.
Following the Filter section is the CronoX 3's Effects section which contains
6 independent effects processors (Effects 1 and 2 are in parallel, with Effect
1 following Filter 1 and Effect 2 following Filter 2, while Effects 3, 4, 5 and 6
are in series). A wide range effects processors are available including a
modulatable delay, a stereo delay, a “ping pong” delay, a chorus, a phaser,
a filter, a reverb, a flanger, a gate, a stereo enhancer, a parametric EQ and
a bit-reduction/sample-rate reduction distortion. Each effects processor is
described in detail later in this manual.
The audio outputs of the CronoX 3 are automatically connected to the input
of your host software's mixer. Here you can set the overall pan position of
the CronoX 3's output. If you are working in 5.1, and using a host program
such as Cubase SX3 or Nuendo, you can connect the output directly to a
5.1 channel.
At various points throughout the CronoX 3’s signal path you can modulate
the audio signal using the various controls found in the instrument’s
Modulation section. Available modulation controls include 5 envelopes, 4
LFOs, a Modulation Matrix “patchbay” and an arpeggiator. MIDI Controllers
can also be used to modulate any of the CronoX 3’s parameters.
If at any stage you are unsure about the internal structure of the CronoX 3,
a signal flow diagram is provided in the upper-right section of the Settings
panel.
Hopefully, this chapter has given you a brief overview of how the CronoX 3
works. More detailed information can be found in the following chapters.
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