Sound Parameters – Mixer/Routing Section
Waldorf microQ User´s Manual
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Mixer/Routing Section
In the Mixer, you control the volumes of the oscillators, the noise generator, and an external sound
source. Ring modulation can be applied optionally to extend the microQ’s tonal range. Routing
controls the signal flow of the filters.
The following picture of the microQ’s parameter matrix shows the Mixer/Routing section:
Osc1
Balance
Osc2
Balance
Osc3
Balance
Filter Routing
Mixer/Routing
Picture 14:
Mixer/Routing Section
Mixer/Routing Parameter Controls
The most commonly used controls of the Mixer can be found in the parameter matrix.
Osc 1 / 2 / 3
0…127
Volume of the selected Oscillator(s).
Balance 1 / 2 / 3
F1 64…mid…F2 63
Determines the ratio of the selected Oscillator’s signal that is sent to the inputs of Filter 1 and Filter 2.
If set to
F1 64
, the signal is sent to Filter 1 only. Higher values will increase the amount of signal that
feeds Filter 2 and decrease the amount of signal that feeds Filter 1. If set to
mid
, both filters will
receive the same signal level. If set to
F2 63
, the signal is sent to Filter 2 only.
Filter Routing
serial / parallel
The Routing function is one of the advanced features of the microQ. Its purpose is to control the
signal flow of the filters. In comparison with many other synthesizers where signal flow is static, the
microQ offers a more flexible configuration.
The microQ offers two independent filters and panning units. In fact, the panning units are part of the
filters in the microQ. The routing control makes it possible to change the signal flow from a parallel to
a serial filter configuration and vice versa. Furthermore, the routing control is modulatable via the
modulation matrix.
This is how the Routing section works in detail:
•
The Mixer/Routing section uses two separate outputs – one connected to the input of Filter 1,
the other connected to the input of Filter 2. Each sound source, i.e. the oscillators, the ring
modulator, and the noise generator/external input has an individual
Balance
control in the
Mixer. By means of these controls you can determine what portion of each source’s signal is
routed to the inputs of Filter 1 and Filter 2. E.g. this makes it possible to send the signal of
Oscillator 1 and 2 to Filter 1 and the ring modulation signal to Filter 2.
•
The output of Filter 1 is split up into two paths. The
Routing
knob determines the ratio of the
signals for each path.
•
When the
Routing
parameter is set to
serial
, the whole output signal of Filter 1 is routed to
the input of Filter 2, and added to the amount of signal that is already coming from the Mixer
through its dedicated output. This setting is equivalent to a serial connection of the two filters.