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Low Pass

 

Type I 

: cuts the high frequencies with available slopes of 6 dB, 12 dB,

24 dB and 48 dB per octave and with a high constant resonance value.

Low Pass

 

Type II 

: cuts the high frequencies with available slopes of 6 dB, 12 dB,

24 dB and 48 dB per octave but  with a frequency variable constant resonance
value.

High Pass

: cuts the low frequencies with the same available slopes as the low pass

mode, also with a high constant resonance value.

Band Pass

  : cuts frequencies that are not  around a center frequency, with the

same available slopes.

Band Reject

 : cuts frequencies that are around a center frequency, with the same

available slopes.

Negative and positive feedback comb filter

 : reproduces the delay based effect.

Vowel

  :   emphasizes   various   spectrum   frequencies   (called   formants   in   speech

synthesis) so as to reproduce human vowels. The frequency parameter of the filter
is used to determine the pitch or gender of the voice whereas the resonance lets
you sweep through the various vowels.

Modulations

All   the   above   filters   and   modifiers   can   be  furthermore   modulated   with  two   LFOs,   two
modulation envelopes, amplitude envelope and performance controllers such as velocity,
aftertouch or modulation wheel. A modulation matrix lets you build your own modulation
routes with adjustable modulation strength.

Summary of Contents for Noxious

Page 1: ...ZVORK NOXIOUS User Manual version 1 5 0...

Page 2: ...ulation wheel 9 Keyboard Mode and Glide 10 Sound 10 Architecture 10 Waveform 10 Variation 10 Stereo control 11 Width 11 Pan 11 Quality Settings 11 Partial Count 11 Precision 11 Display 11 Modifiers 12...

Page 3: ...20 Feedback 21 Limit 21 Pitch 21 Tune 21 Scale 21 Offset 22 Harmonize 22 Noise 22 Randomize 22 Both 23 Repeat 23 Mirror 23 Randomize 23 Duplicate 24 Tips and Tricks 25 Adjust the quality according to...

Page 4: ...l sinusoidal oscillators to create complex waveforms or sounds In theory additive synthesis is able to recreate any sound imaginable but is usually a challenge to manipulate Noxious takes an intermedi...

Page 5: ...hesizers are produced by periodic wave forms The frequency of these wave forms determine the pitch of the note Typical periodic wave forms in subtractive synthesis include sawtooth triangle and square...

Page 6: ...g all harmonics with pitches of even multiples of the fundamental frequency In fact all wave forms lacking these even harmonics have the same empty quality to them Square Chorus the same square wave w...

Page 7: ...s Level Feedback apply a feedback comb filter to the selected partials Level Limiter limit the level of the partials to a certain level by applying a soft clip to their level Pitch Tune tune the parti...

Page 8: ...es Band Reject cuts frequencies that are around a center frequency with the same available slopes Negative and positive feedback comb filter reproduces the delay based effect Vowel emphasizes various...

Page 9: ...has a small LED light underneath When this light is on it indicates that the knob is set to a non default value This lets you quickly see what has changed from the default on your panel Performance Pi...

Page 10: ...are in release mode Sound Architecture In Noxious you don t directly create partials You start from a set of partials corresponding to a wave form which you then modify These modifications are done th...

Page 11: ...g your spectrum at a very fast rate with a high rate LFO for instance or a high rate noise modifier you might want to try a higher setting If on the contrary you are creating a very slowly evolving pa...

Page 12: ...nds to the slight detuning of each partials to produce the chorus effect Cymbal Finally the cymbal waveform which is absolutely inharmonic has an even distribution of frequencies across the spectrum a...

Page 13: ...r has two specific parameter knobs which control the type specific parameter 1 2 A display at the right of the knob presents the name of the parameter for the current modifier type Keyboard Tracking W...

Page 14: ...ly with the note frequency When the value is 0 the frequency is identical along all the note range Negative values indicate that the frequency increases with low notes Amplitude and Output This sectio...

Page 15: ...odulation from 100 to 100 Modulation Envelopes With the amplitude envelope come two freely assignable modulation envelopes They are a bit more configurable than classic ADSR envelopes as you can also...

Page 16: ...tion It will not modify the strength of other modulations as set in the modulation matrix and having the LFO as the source LFO 1 2 delay Modulation envelope 1 2 level this will modify the strength of...

Page 17: ...ZVORK NOXIOUS User Manual Modifiers A E spread Modifiers A E falloff Modifiers A E parameter 1 Modifiers A E parameter 2 17...

Page 18: ...oming from other devices Trim knobs let you control the amplitude of the modulation Four special CV inputs labeled CV 1 2 3 4 are by default not routed to a specific parameter It is up to you through...

Page 19: ...modulation envelope of the first pressed voice is sent to this output Audio Outputs The panned stereo output is sent to the left and right audio socket If only the left socket is connected to another...

Page 20: ...he difference between harmonic and inharmonic is less constrained Noise This modifier randomly changes the level of the influenced partials over time The range of the random gain is controlled with th...

Page 21: ...he pitch of the influenced partials by a particular relative amount The two parameters Semi and Fine changes the pitch by semitones or cents Scale This modifier changes the pitch of the partials relat...

Page 22: ...s the partial pitch towards the closest harmonic frequency when this parameter is positive or away from the closest harmonic when this parameter is negative Noise This modifier randomly changes the pi...

Page 23: ...equency is unconstrained The second specific parameter Mix controls the dry wet mix of the effect Mirror The Mirror modifier has a very similar effect to the Repeat modifier but instead of copying the...

Page 24: ...e new partial and the original one The second parameter does the same but in cents These new partials are in fact existing partials that are retuned and set to the correct level based on their level a...

Page 25: ...forms Starting with an inharmonic waveform is sometimes a great idea if you want to create nice percussive sounds with a musical tone If you apply a Harmonize modifier on an inharmonic wave form and p...

Page 26: ...off 36 37 39 41 Modifier A E Type 42 46 Modifier A E Parameter 1 47 51 Modifier A E Parameter 2 52 53 Mod Envelope 1 2 Start level 54 55 Mod Envelope 1 2 Attack time 56 57 Mod Envelope 1 2 Attack leve...

Page 27: ...ZVORK NOXIOUS User Manual 85 86 LFO 1 2 Delay 87 Volume 88 Keyboard mode 89 Glide 90 Oscillator stereo width 91 Waveform variation 92 Filter mode 93 Filter mix 27...

Page 28: ...ZVORK NOXIOUS User Manual More information at http www zvork fr audio 2013 Olivier Prat 28...

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