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C r o n o X 3 & S o p h i s t r y

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C o p y r i g h t Lin P l u g V i r t u a l In s t r u m e n t s G m b H , 2 0 0 7 .

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Page 1: ...Cr o n o X 3 So p hi s t r y Us e r Guid e Co p y ri g h t Lin Pl u g Vi r t u a l Ins t r u m e n t s G m b H 2 0 0 7 All righ t s res e r v e d...

Page 2: ...oducts specified in this manual may be subject to change without notice The documents may not be changed especially copyright notices may not be removed or changed LinPlug and all LinPlug product name...

Page 3: ...include a selection of high quality presets in a wide range of styles an easy to use interface highly flexible generators which include time sampling and loop sampling options two user programmable st...

Page 4: ...Miscellaneous 20 Chord Chord Memory 21 ECS Easy Controller Setup 22 Volume 22 Keyboard Keys 22 Gen 1 2 and Gen 3 4 25 Generator Output 26 Oscillator Generator 27 Time Sampler Generator 28 Schrader Ge...

Page 5: ...aser 46 Filter 47 Reverb 48 Flanger 49 Gator 50 Stereo Enhancer 52 Parametric EQ 53 Crusher 54 Modulation 56 Envelopes 57 LFO 59 Arpeggiator 61 Mode 61 Retrigger 63 Step Display 63 Length 64 Swing 64...

Page 6: ...ings 76 Appendix B Stereo and Ping Pong Delay Sync Settings 76 Appendix C Flanger Sync Settings 76 Appendix D LFO Sync Settings 77 Appendix E Arpeggiator Clock Settings 77 Appendix F Modulation Matrix...

Page 7: ...sounds will be placed in the chosen directory The next time you start your host software the CronoX 3 will be listed in the VST Instrument list Installation on Mac The CronoX 3 comes with its own Inst...

Page 8: ...nter here Enter the serial number you have received via email or which is printed in your manual into the Serial Number edit box If the serial number has not been entered or it has been entered incorr...

Page 9: ...ion Envelopes 4 independent LFOs with various waveforms and midi sync capabilities LFO Waves have adjustable delay attack and decay time and waveform symmetry Modulation Matrix which includes 10 routi...

Page 10: ...and Modulation The Modulation section contains the instrument s Envelopes LFOs Arpeggiator and Modulation Matrix Audio signals are created by a Generator that gets pitch information from the synthesiz...

Page 11: ...ple rate reduction distortion Each effects processor is described in detail later in this manual The audio outputs of the CronoX 3 are automatically connected to the input of your host software s mixe...

Page 12: ...efault value e g for Volume controls it sets the control s value to 6 dB The CronoX 3 features an X Y type control This control allows you to vary 2 different parameters simultaneously One parameter X...

Page 13: ...t s various sections have been grouped together on a single Main easy edit page The idea behind this is to give the user direct access to the instrument s most commonly used controls It is important t...

Page 14: ...control is used to set the Generator s pitch in cents a semitone is equal to 100 cents A range of 100 to 100 cents is available Inside the Cent control is the Power button which is used to set the sta...

Page 15: ...he Cutoff Resonance control is the Power button which is used to set the status of the Filter When the Filter is On the button is green Clicking on the button switches the Filter on and off Off means...

Page 16: ...t that appears For more information about the available effects processors please see the Effects Panel section of this manual The Send circular slider is used to set the amount of signal sent to the...

Page 17: ...effects processor and also enables you to change the current effect just like for Effect 1 and 2 The Send circular slider is used to set the amount of signal sent from the output of the filter to the...

Page 18: ...ith the name of the folder from which the preset is loaded By default the Preset Browser points to the factory presets installed with the CronoX 3 Presets can be changed in four ways A new preset can...

Page 19: ...ounds When the second note is released the first note sounds again This creates a pedal tone effect The Precision control can be used to set the accuracy of the CronoX 3 s signal generation When the P...

Page 20: ...te The Held setting works as follows If notes overlap then Glide is applied however if they don t then the notes are played without Glide This makes it possible to apply Glide only to selected notes B...

Page 21: ...8 that you play and Play any single note played will trigger the whole chord that was entered in Learn Mode The Chord memory function is very useful when combined with the CronoX 3 s Arpeggiator Note...

Page 22: ...n define up to 128 parameter controller combinations This does not depend on the type of controller you have nor the particular MIDI Control Change messages it sends ECS settings can be saved and rest...

Page 23: ...r LFE Low Frequency Effects and Display The heart of the 5 1 Mixer is the Display section located on the right of the mixer It shows a virtual room in which the source signals can be positioned Each s...

Page 24: ...he X axis Left Right is of relevance in terms of placing a signal in the stereo panorama The Center and LFE parameters should not be used in pure stereo environment Presets which are designed for 5 1...

Page 25: ...tions have been grouped together The only difference between Gen 1 2 and Gen 3 4 is that the Loop Sampler option is not available in Generators 3 and 4 Four sound source types are available within the...

Page 26: ...tion of the CronoX 3 is where the mixing and output destination of the synth s four Generators is controlled This section is located on the left of each Generator section Generators 1 and 3 contain fi...

Page 27: ...enerator If the Generator is being used for either AM or FM then this also controls the intensity of the modulation Oscillator Generator The CronoX 3 s Oscillator Generator module creates its waveform...

Page 28: ...ays begins from the starting point of the cycle For example if the Oscillator is producing a sine wave then the waveform generated will always begin from 0 When the FreeRun button is switched on the O...

Page 29: ...ed to remove a sample from the Generator The Start control is used to set the start point of the sample If set to 0 the sample starts right from the file s original start point Higher values set the s...

Page 30: ...gthen the sample independently of its pitch For example a value of 133 means that the sample is 133 of its original length If it was originally 3 seconds in duration it becomes four seconds in duratio...

Page 31: ...frequency of the Generator depends on the Octave Semitone and Cent settings Range On Off It s quite common for synths to offer a Unison mode in which several or all of the oscillators are simultaneous...

Page 32: ...0 to 100 cents is available The Root control enables you to set the unity note of the loaded sample If for example you set Center to C1 and play a C2 the sample will be played one octave above its ori...

Page 33: ...n B displays slots nine to sixteen and so on If you re using a multisampled instrument you may need more than eight slots In this case you can switch to screen B to see slots nine to sixteen and so on...

Page 34: ...lable Cent sets the oscillator pitch in cents a semitone is equal to 100 cents A range of 100 to 100 cents is available The Smooth Smoothing setting determines the degree of loop smoothing when loop p...

Page 35: ...endpoint marker a darker red vertical line and the sample s startpoint marker a green vertical line The sample data in the loop region is also drawn in a light green colour To adjust these markers cli...

Page 36: ...multi mode filters each having a different design A lot of care and attention has been paid to the CronoX 3 s filter design in order to make them especially musical and to ensure that they use very l...

Page 37: ...as four guide points 12 00 3 00 6 00 and 9 00 When in the 12 00 position the filter operates as a Band Pass filter Moving the circular slider 90 degrees in a clockwise direction to the 3 00 position c...

Page 38: ...hree ways by changing the Y parameter of the X Y controller by moving the Resonance circular slider and clicking and by dragging on the value in the Resonance display Filter Envelope The Filter Envelo...

Page 39: ...000 The Fade slider is used to set the rate at which the filter cutoff frequency moves from the Sustain frequency to either 0 for negative Fade values or full range for positive Fade values A Fade se...

Page 40: ...effects module can act as many possible effects Delay Stereo Delay Ping Pong Delay Chorus Phaser Filter Reverb Flanger Gator Stereo Enhancer Parametric EQ and Crusher To change the effect type click o...

Page 41: ...odules 1 and 2 are in parallel while effects modules 3 4 5 and 6 are in series Effect module 3 is directly after effects modules 1 and 2 If you are unsure about the signal flow in the effects modules...

Page 42: ...luded in the Delay section is a variable low pass high pass 6dB Oct filter which is adjusted with the Filter slider Negative values means a low pass filter is applied while positive values mean a high...

Page 43: ...ss Link L R and S1 S2 The Time Left and Time Right sliders are used for setting the left and right channel delay times in milliseconds This can range from 1 ms to 1300 ms The Feedback slider allows yo...

Page 44: ...be independently synced to the song s current tempo using the Sync menus located beside the Time Left and Time Right sliders see Appendix B for the range of possible sync settings Ping Pong Delay The...

Page 45: ...de the Time Cen Time Left and Time Right sliders see Appendix B for the range of possible sync settings Chorus The Chorus effect can be used to thicken a single sound creating the impression that it c...

Page 46: ...stereo effect move the slider all the way to the right Note that when used in combination with other stereo enhancing effects such as the ping pong delay it might be desirable to set the Stereo slider...

Page 47: ...set full left the modulation on the left and right channel will be in perfect synchronization At full right setting the left and right channel will be completely out of phase creating an extreme stere...

Page 48: ...0 means no modulation occurs The Mod Rate Cutoff Mod Rate slider allows you to set the rate in Hz at which the filter s cutoff frequency is modulated Range Depth Cutoff Mod Depth 0 100 Rate Cutoff Mo...

Page 49: ...ping slider This parameter ranges from practically loss free reflecting walls 0 damping up to very absorbent walls 90 damping In practical terms the amount of damping determines the amount of higher f...

Page 50: ...ng tempo using the Sync popup menu The Mod Rate can be synced to the song tempo using the sync popup menu see Appendix C for the range of possible sync settings The Mod Depth control is the key parame...

Page 51: ...control is used to set the way that the Gator s step buttons respond to user input This control has three settings Off Link and XLink When set to Off each step button can be switched on and off indepe...

Page 52: ...he sound This is a difficult effect to describe so try it and see what effect it has on the sound Width increases the instrument s stereo separation widening the signal Hint The Stereo Enhancer works...

Page 53: ...is applied to the selected frequency Note that the gain can be positive or negative A positive gain corresponds to boosting the signal while a negative gain corresponds to cutting the signal A range o...

Page 54: ...quency in Hz above which frequencies are filtered out of the signal Higher settings produce brighter sounds while lower settings result in darker sounds Range 40 Hz 20 kHz The Filter Type popup menu a...

Page 55: ...input samples The STP Step option takes the first sample in each group of input samples and uses this as the output sample value for each of the input samples The SLD Slide option takes the first sam...

Page 56: ...nvelopes 4 independent LFOs low frequency oscillators an Arpeggiator and a Modulation Matrix that is used to control modulation routing The Modulation panel can be accessed by clicking on the Modulati...

Page 57: ...ed into any Envelope module The Init Initialization function restores the Envelope module to its default values Each of the five envelopes modulates a different point in the CronoX 3 s audio signal pa...

Page 58: ...ompleted Range 0 000 1 000 The Fade slider is used to set the rate at which the envelope parameter moves from the Sustain level to either 0 for negative Fade values or full range for positive Fade val...

Page 59: ...e four tabs 1 2 3 4 in the top left of the LFO section Each of the four LFOs can be used to modulate a range of destinations which can be set using the CronoX 3 s Modulation Matrix see below for more...

Page 60: ...e the LFO begins modulating the signal A Delay setting of 0 means that the LFO begins operating immediately The Attack dial setting determines the length of time in seconds it takes for the LFO to rea...

Page 61: ...s saved Arpeggiator settings to be loaded into the Arpeggiator module The Save function allows current Arpeggiator settings to be saved The Copy and Paste functions allow current Arpeggiator settings...

Page 62: ...rom highest to lowest In DownUp mode this pattern is reversed A sign after the mode type indicates that the highest and lowest notes of the chord are played twice For example in the case of UpDown mod...

Page 63: ...he pattern and notes can be tied together to form notes with a different length Within the Step Display each step can have its own velocity value ranging from 1 to 127 The values Off and Tie are also...

Page 64: ...ave an actual duration equivalent to a 1 32nd note The more the circular slider is turned in an anti clockwise direction the shorter the note duration The effect is most prominent with sounds that hav...

Page 65: ...ions of the steps with the expressive characteristics of the chord as it was played Step The Step circular slider allows you to define how many of the available 32 steps are actually used for a partic...

Page 66: ...n be switched on and off by double clicking on the modulation depth To change the modulation depth click on the amount display and move the mouse while keeping the mouse button pressed upwards or down...

Page 67: ...d the Filter 2 Cutoff Frequency Filter 2 by MIDI key velocity The two buttons WHL and CH VOL on the bottom of the Modulation Matrix are used to select two default modulation settings pitch modulation...

Page 68: ...ng global parameters as well as several other miscellaneous controls Several master controls have been located here to make the other panels less crowded and also so that they are not changed accident...

Page 69: ...the instrument is registered the serial number edit box is no longer editable but shows Valid as in the example above Note For security reasons the serial number is not displayed after the serial num...

Page 70: ...for some reason want to place the library in a different location you can do so and point CronoX to the library manually by choosing a preset from the new location Click on the Load button next to the...

Page 71: ...t the CronoX 3 s response to pitch bend messages in the upwards direction Bend Range can be set from 0 to 24 semitones Bend Range Down is used to set the CronoX 3 s response to pitch bend messages in...

Page 72: ...saved Signal Flow The Signal Flow module is located in the upper right of the Settings panel This module displays a diagram showing the internal routing of the instrument This diagram is for display...

Page 73: ...ignal used to control the development of another signal after it has been triggered Envelopes are most often used for controlling a signal s amplitude The shape of the envelope is determined by the nu...

Page 74: ...iled description Modulation Matrix A signal junction where a source signal can be patched so that it controls a destination signal The CronoX 3 s Modulation Matrix is used for tasks such as modulating...

Page 75: ...ote Number no yes True Voice no no Velocity Note On no yes Note Off no no Aftertouch Poly Key no yes Mono Channel no yes Pitch Bend no yes Control Change no yes Program Change no yes System Exclusive...

Page 76: ...1 64 5 16 7 16 9 16 5 8 Note T stands for Triplet and stands for a dotted note In the case of a dotted note the note duration is equal to 1 5 times its original undotted value Appendix C Flanger Sync...

Page 77: ...Triplet and stands for a dotted note In the case of a dotted note the note duration is equal to 1 5 times its original undotted value Appendix E Arpeggiator Clock Settings 1 1 1 1T 1 2 1 2 1 2T 1 4 1...

Page 78: ...Cutoff 2 Resonance 2 Env Depth 2 AuxMod Fil 2 Pan Fil 2 Main Ampli Main Pitch Mod Depth 1 Mod Depth 2 Mod Depth 3 Mod Depth 4 LFO 1 Speed LFO 2 Speed Loop Start 1 Loop Start 2 Loop End 1 Loop End 2 A...

Page 79: ...rtouch value is used for the whole keyboard All notes being played on a specific channel share the same monophonic aftertouch value This is how most keyboards work unipolar Pitch Wheel The value of th...

Page 80: ...sense within the preset to do so the envelope can be used as a modulation source unipolar Amp Envelope The Main Amplitude envelope This envelope controls the overall output Volume however if it makes...

Page 81: ...ns are as follows Generator Pulsewidth Loop Sampler Loop Start Schrader Speed Time Sampler Time Balance Gen 1 2 3 4 Balance between Filter 1 and Filter 2 for the respective Generator Cutoff 1 2 Cutoff...

Page 82: ...pSampler is selected Loop End 1 2 The Loop Endpoint of the audio sample currently loaded into Generator 1 or 2 This only functions when LoopSampler is selected Amp Env Att The Attack Time of the Ampli...

Page 83: ...icrotuning systems has been an unending process of discovery and debate amongst musical theorists mathematicians physicists and musicians going back to early history Quite often the reasons for microt...

Page 84: ...chosen starting frequency may be assigned to any desired MIDI Note In Scala this reference is called the Map Frequency Being able to specify a particular MIDI Note reference and its associated Map Fr...

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