Kyra Sound Programming
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Kyra Manual
Noise
:
A special, unpitched tone used to model wind and
rushing effects produced by the Aux Oscillator. Note that
even though each Oscillator Group does in fact have its
own Aux Oscillator, there is only a single level control for
both which is the Aux Level control in Oscillator Group 1's
control page. As a result, in Dual Filters mode, noise will be
presented to both filters if the Aux level is above zero.
Noise is produced by the same source as the Ring Mod
output, so you can have on or other depending on the Aux
Oscillator Mode setting in Voice Control.
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Another use for noise is to ‘grunge up‘ a sound.
Adding some noise and filtering it correctly can gi-
ve sounds a distinctive lo-fi quality as if they were
recorded using and old tape recorder.
Ring Modulator:
The Ring Modulator (Ring Mod) is a
special effect and a sound source itself (the Aux Oscillator).
It operates on the wavetables of both Oscillator Groups to
produce its output. Note that even though each Oscillator
Group does in fact have its own Aux Oscillator, there is
only a single level control for both which is the Aux Level
control in Oscillator Group 1's control page. As a result, in
Dual Filters Mode, Ring Mod audio will be presented to
both filters if the
Aux Level
is above zero. Ring Mod is
produced by the same source as the Noise output, so you
can have one or other depending on the
Aux Oscillator
Mode
setting in Voice Control.
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The Ring Modulator has a separate level control so
you can use a modulator to adjust the amount of
Ring Modulation in a sound as it evolves. This can
result in some very creative possibilities. Try using
this technique to give a sound a sharp, dissonant at-
tack and then evolve into a purer sound with fewer
harmonics.
Wavetable
: A large palette of 4096 mathematically gene-
rated, perfectly looped single-cycle wave shapes covering a
large range of timbres.
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