Audio Damage Axon - Manual (Page 12)

Pitch Envelope Generator
The pitch envelope generator, labeled PITCH EG, is similar to the AMP EG but affects the frequency or pitch of
the sound. It has the same general characteristics as the amplifier envelope generator—an attack phase
followed by a release phase—but you can also vary the level of its peak by clicking and dragging its center
handle.
The position of the PITCH EG control peak determines how much the sound changes in frequency. If the peak
is at its lowest position, the sound will have the same pitch for its entire duration. As you raise the PITCH EG
peak handle you’ll hear the sound’s pitch bend. A PITCH EG setting with an instantaneous attack and a short
decay can add a “blip” to the sound, making its beginning more noticeable. A longer decay phase can be
particularly useful when using the voice to modulate other voices through the FM and Ring Mod busses (see
below).
FM XY
The grid labeled FM is a two-dimensional “XY” control that alters the frequency modulation parameters of the
synthesizer voice. Axon’s voice consists of two audio-frequency oscillators, one modulating (changing) the
frequency of the other. In the usual parlance, the two oscillators are referred to as the modulator and the
carrier. The carrier generates the sound that you actually hear, and the modulator changes the timbre of the
carrier by rapidly changing its frequency.
Moving the white circle of the FM XY control affects the oscillators in two ways. The horizontal position of the
circle sets the ratio of the frequencies of the two oscillators, and the vertical position of the circle determines