ABSYNTH 5 Reference Manual – 106
7.3.1 Tools in the Waveform Page
Line Draw Tool
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Line Draw Tool
: This tool allows you to build a waveform with straight lines. The line starts
at the point of origin, marked by a vertical bar through the waveform display. On the time-
axis displayed at the top of the Window, you can move the point of origin with the mouse.
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Curve Draw Tool
: constructs the waveform using semi-cosine curves. Works like the Line
Draw Tool apart from that.
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Stretch Tool
: If you select this tool, two vertical lines appear at once. Clicking and drag-
ging the wave with the mouse stretches or compresses it within the lines. The squares
can be moved along the time-axis to select different areas.
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Amplification control (dB)
: sets the wave’s amplitude (in dB).
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Offset control
: allows to set the amplitude’s offset in relation to the zero-axis. A double-
click on Offset control centers the waveform around the zero-line.
7.3.2 Transform menu (Waveform Page)
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Normalize
: normalizes the waveform’s amplitude: the current waveform’s minimum and
maximum values are adjusted to the maximum value range. If you normalize each wave-
form you will always obtain the same volume, no matter which waveform is selected.
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DC Offset
: this function assures that the waveform’s energy will be evenly distributed be-
tween its positive and negative sections. This is different from centering the waveform
through the Offset control.
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Offset Phase…
: allows you to programme a phase offset for the waveform.
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Invert Phase
: inverts the waveform’s phase.
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Reverse
:
reverses the waveform.
