Vermona kick lancet, User Manual

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Controls and Connections
Sound Generator Controls
DECAY
sets the length of the sound until fade out. The first half of the control allows
creating tight kick drums for dance music. From noon-setting of the control, the
kicks are significantly increasing in length. These sounds are often found in gen -
res such as Hip-Hop or R’n’B. With
DECAY
set to maximum, long sounding bass
drums can be achieved. Use these for Jeep Beats, D’n’B and Dubstep - BOOoom.
PITCH
sets the overall sound frequency. Of course the lower range of this knob is re-
levant when creating bass drums. Start from a 9 o’clock position. With
PITCH
adjusted to a higher value, you may as well create tom- and percussion sounds.
PITCH
interacts with the following parameters
BEND
and
TIME
.
BEND
adjusts the intensity of a pitch modulation by an envelope (TIME). Higher values
will increase the amount of modulation but also increase the perceived pitch of
the sound, especially with
DECAY
set to shorter values. Regard
PITCH
,
BEND
and
TIME
as being interactive.
With pitch modulation being completely absent, bass drums may sound flat and
not distinctive; therefore we recommend at least a little dose of
BEND
. To create
dance kicks use higher
BEND
settings and lower
TIME
settings. For long boo-
ming kicks keep the control in the lower half.
With
PITCH
being set to its maximum,
BEND
can no longer modulate the pitch.
TIME
adjusts the release time of the pitch envelope. In general, short settings are use-
ful for bass drums while longer values will make the sound lose its kick specific
character. A long decay is useful to create percussions and effect sounds.
FM FREQ
sets the modulation frequency within a range between approx. 30Hz and 3kHz.
Here, the sound is modulated in pitch using a sine wave. With values starting
from the knob’s 9 o’clock position, the modulation enters the audible range, re-
sulting in a broad frequency spectrum. This allows creating atonal and metallic
timbres. At lower values,
FM FREQ
will result in modulations comparable to a
typical LFO (vibrato)
FM INT
defines the intensity of the frequency modulation, being specified using
FM
FREQ.
Set fully counterclockwise, FM is switched off.