The Control Panel Sections
63
Waldorf Kyra
across all eight Parts and there will never be any impact on
performance, polyphony or sound quality.
As Kyra's effects have no impact on performance, you’ll
find there's novel ways you can use some of the effects. A
very short ping-pong delay with some feedback on the
DDL can give extra space and dimension to a sound wit-
hout tying up the chorus/flanger module as a doubler. The
phaser can be used to generate artificial colouration and
faux stereo effects and the chorus/flanger effect can serve
up a very wide range of sounds from subtle chorus and
slap-back delay to wild flangers.
g
With effects, sometimes, less is more !
Shelving EQ Module
The first effect in the Kyra’s Effects Unit is the EQ. The
module provides a 3-band shelving EQ with sweepable
mid. Use the EQ to shape the sound by boosting or at-
tenuating (cutting) certain frequency ranges. The EQ pro-
vides a useful supplement to the Filter whereby, for exa-
mple, the latter can leave a sound with a little less bass
(e.g. in the 4-pole 24dB configurations) or too much top
end, you can use the EQ to correct that. The sweepable mid
is ideal for reducing unwanted peaks from a sound.
The EQ module offers up to 16dB of cut or boost on each of
the three bands but note if you find yourself needing much
more than 3 or 4dB of cut or boost, it might be worth revi-
siting the settings of the Patch itself. It is better to cut
Summary of Contents for KYRA
Page 1: ...USER MANUAL ...
