Kyra Sound Programming
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Mixers
Kyra has four hardware mixer units. Each of them serves a
different purpose and having a good knowledge of their
location and purpose is important for effective program-
ming. All the mixers except the Output Mixer can be modu-
lated.
Source Mixers
The
Source Mixers
mix the oscillator sources for each of
the two Oscillator Groups as required - whether manually
as level controls or by means of a modulator. The mixer is
applied per note, so the relative balance of each oscillator
can be different on a per-note basis, e.g. in response to
note velocity. The mixers shown in the voice architecture
diagrams are the Source Mixers.
Input Mixer
The
Input Mixer
fulfils the role of the VCA (voltage con-
trolled amplifier) in a traditional synthesizer. It controls
the level of each note in response to a modulator such as
an envelope generator or LFO. The Input Mixer takes the
mixed output from the Oscillator Groups (or two groups if
Dual Voice is configured) and mixes the resulting output
onto one of the stereo busses that represent Kyra‘s 8 Parts.
As a result, each note can be panned anywhere in the ste-
reo field by means of a modulator.
Part Mixer
The
Part Mixer
allows you to set the relative levels of the
8 Parts. Note that its design and location give it a different
purpose to the level parameter in a Patch. The Part volume
parameter sets the level for the Part post-effects. This
means that changing the Part volume does not change the
level of the signal going into the effects chain so the timbre
of the sound does not change as it does when the Patch
level is adjusted:
As its name implies, the Part Mixer is a component of the
Part settings. Less obviously, it is also available as a Patch
parameter - the Final Level parameter which is located in
the Effects pages (Dynamics). Use Final Level to equalize
the levels of Patches without affecting the timbre itself (as
is the case with the Patch Level). The key is to remember
that Patch Level and Patch Pan are pre-effects and Part
Level (a Part parameter), Final Level (a Patch parameter)
are post-effects.
Output Mixer
The
Output Mixer
allocates each of Kyra‘s 8 Parts to one
of the four stereo line outputs. Any number of Parts can be
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