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Appendices
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The effects of AMS on various param-
eters, and example applications
We’lldescribesomeexamplesofusingalternatemodula‐
tion.
Note:Theparameternamesandvaluesusedintheseexpla‐
nationscanbeviewedandeditedinmicroSTATIONEditor/
Plug‐InEditor.
Pitch (page 28)
PitchcanbecontrolledbytheCommonLFO,filter/ampEG,
controllers,ortempoetc.
•IfyouselectFilterEGorAmpEGastheAMSandset
Intensityto+12.00,thepitchwillchangeupto±1octave
insynchronizationwiththeEG.
•IfyouselectTempoastheAMSandsetIntens
ityto
+12.00,doublingthetempo(basedon =120.00)willraise
thepitchoneoctave,andhalvingthetempowilllower
thepitchoneoctave.
Pitch EG (page 31)
PitchEGintensitycanbecontrolledbytheCommonLFO,
keyboardtracking,controllers,ortempo.
•IfyouselectJS+Y:CC#01astheAMSandsetIntensityto
+12.00,movingthejoystickinthe+Ydirectionwill
graduallyincreasetheeffectofthePitchEGtoa
maximumof±1octave.IfIntensityha
sanegativevalue,
theeffectofthePitchEGwillbeinverted.
LFO 1/2 (page 52)
PitchmodulationintensityoftheLFO1/2canbecontrolled
bytheCommon LFO,anEG,keyboardtracking,controllers,
ortempoetc.
•IfyouselectEGastheAMS,thepitchchangewidthof
LFOmodulationetc.canbecontrolledinsynchroni‐
zationwiththelevelchangesoftheEG.Withpositive(+)
se
ttingsofIntensity,thevibratoeffectwillgradually
deepenastheEGlevelrises,orgraduallylessenasthe
EGleveldecreases.Withnegative(–)settingsof
Intensity,theLFOphasewillbeinverted.
•Ifacontrollersuchasafootswitchconnectedtothe
DAMPER/PEDAL/SW1orPEDAL/SW2jackisselected
as“A
MS,”youcanapplyapitch/vibratoeffectby
turningonthefootswitchonlywhenyouwantthe
effect.
Filter (Cutoff) Frequency (page 37)
ThecutofffrequencyoffilterA/Bcanbecontrolledbythe
pitch/ampEG,Commonkeyboardtracking,controllers,or
tempo.UsetheFilterModulation1(2)pageFilterA/BMod‐
ulation(page38)tosetAMSandIntensityforFilterAorB.
•IfyouselectJSXastheAMS1orAMS2andsetIntensi
ty
toapositive(+)value,movingthejoysticktowardthe
rightwillraisethecutofffrequency,andmovingit
towardtheleftwilllowerthecutofffrequency.Negative
(–)settingswillhavetheoppositeeffect.
•IfyouselectthesamecontrollerasanAMS1orAMS2
andsetseparateintensitiesforFilterA(LowPassFilter)
IntensityandFilterB(HighPassFilter)Intensity,youcan
useasinglecontrollertosimultaneouslycontrolthe
cutofffrequencie sofbothfilters.
Resonance (page 37)
YoucanusetheEG,LFO,keyboardtracking,controllers,or
tempoetc.tocontroltheresonancelevel.
•IfyouselectFilterKTrkorAmpKTrkastheAMS,you
canusethefilterorampkeyboardtrackingsettingsto
controltheresonancelevel.Forexampleiftheamp
keyboardtrackingparametersRampBt
mLoandRamp
HiToparesettopositive(+)values,AmpKTrkisselected
astheAMS,andIntensity itsettoapositive(+)value,
playingtowardeitherendofthekeyboardwillcause
ampkeyboardtrackingtoincreasethevolume,andAMS
toraisetheresonancelevel.
•Youcanselectaco
ntrollerastheAMS,andapply
resonancewhendesiredbyusingthecontroller.
•YoucanselectCommonLFO,LFO1or2astheAMS,and
usetheLFOtocontroltheresonanc elevel.
Output (page 37)
YoucanusetheEG,LFO,keyboardtracking,controllers,or
tempoetc.tocontroltheoutputlevelofFilterA/B.
•Setfilterrouting(“Routing”)toParallel,an dspecifythe
desiredfiltertypeforeachfilterAandB.ChooseLFOas
“AMS”forfiltersAandB,andset“Intensity”to+99an
d
‐99respectively.ThisallowstheLFOtocyclically
crossfadebetweentheoutputsoffiltersAandB.
Filter EG Intensity (page 39)
FilterEGintensitycanbecontrolledbytheCommonLFO,
Commonkeyboardtracking,acontrollerortempoetc.You
canuseIntensitytoAandIntensitytoBtoindependently
specifytheintensityforFilterAandB.
•IfyouselectJS–Y(CC#02)astheAMSandsetIntensity
toAan
dIntensitytoBtoapositive(+)value,movingthe
joystickinthe–Ydirectionwillgraduallyincreasethe
effectoftheFilterEG.IfyousetIntensitytoAand
IntensitytoBtoanegative(–)value,theeffectofthe
FilterEGwillbeinverted.
•IfyouselectJSXasth
eAMSandsetIntensitytoAand
IntensitytoBtoapositive(+)value,moving thejoystick
towardtherightwillgraduallyincreasetheeffectofthe
FilterEG.Movingthejoysticktowardtheleftwill
graduallyincreasetheeffectoftheFilterEGwithan
invertedphase.