TC Electronic FireworX - Manual (Page 56)

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THE BLOCKS
End
The End point of the curve.
Resonance*
Sets the amount of resonance on the Formant filter.
Brightness*
Is used to change the character of the formant curve from
low and dark to high and bright. Experiment a bit with this
parameter.
Sweep*
Dial the Sweep parameter to move through the formant
curve. This is the parameter that you should connect to a
pedal or some other modifier.
Try connecting the Sweep parameter to an LFO,
ENV or an external Modifier for real time parameter
control.
Mix*
Mixes between direct sound and effect.
In Level*
Controls the input level of block.
Out Level*
Controls the output level of the block.
Distortion
Number of blocks: 1
Processing power: 12-17% per block
The Distortion block can degrade the sound in a number of
different ways and thereby produce low-fi sounds.
The parameters available in the Modifier Matrix are marked
with an asterisk*.
Drive
The Drive is a post distortion. It can be used for overdriving
a Delay, a Flanger or a Phaser etc. or simply to distort the
incoming source material. The parameters available in the
Modifier Matrix are marked with an asterisk*.
DISTORTION
filter is relative to the Frequency of the corresponding
Resonator voice The slope of the filter is 12dB/octave.
Range: 0-100%.
Levels Voice 1-4*
Sets the level of each of the four resonators.
Panning Voice 1-4*
Sets the panning of each of the four resonators.
Mix*
Mixes between direct sound and effect.
In Level*
Controls the input level of the block.
Out Level*
Controls the output level of the block.
NOTE: The peak of the filters can get very loud and can
easily hit the internal ceiling and thereby cause distortion. To
prevent that, turn down the input level of the Filter block.
Formant
Number of blocks: 1
Processing power: 17-19% per block
The Formant filters are somewhat special. They can create a
new sound for you. Imagine an effect that does not say WAH
WAH, but instead goes OOWEE-OOWEE. Formants are also
known as the vowels of human speech. The Formant
algorithm allows you to set three coordinates, Start, Thru and
End in a frequency plane, and then move your sound back
and forth through the curve you created with the coordinates.
The parameters available in the Modifier Matrix are marked
with an asterisk*.
FORMANT
Start
The Starting point of the formant curve.
Thru
The Thru point of the curve.