Expert Sleepers Silent Way v1.7.3 - Manual (Page 56)

In Use
To use Silent Way AC Encoder simply insert an instance of the plug-in on each track that is
generating CVs, after all the other plug-ins. The AC Encoder receives the CVs as inputs
and uses them to modulate a very high frequency audio signal, which is then output from
the audio interface.
Each channel has a small number of controls, as follows.
Enable
This button simply enables the AC Encoder’s processing. It is provided only so that the
plug-in doesn’t start emitting a potentially very loud audio signal as soon as it’s loaded - it
will always be turned on in normal use.
Input Polarity
Each channel can operate in either bipolar or unipolar mode. These modes define the
range of input signals that the plug-in can handle, and that will be mapped onto the range
of output voltages (which in the absence of further processing are only positive, as noted
above).
In bipolar mode, input values in the range -1.0 to +1.0 are mapped across the output volt-
age range. In unipolar mode, input values in the range 0.0 to +1.0 are mapped across the
output voltage range. In both cases, input values outside of those ranges are clamped.
Min Out/Max Out
These two controls set the minimum and maximum voltages that the AC Encoder will at-
tempt to output from the interface. In an ideal world these would be left at 0.0 and 1.0 re-
spectively to maximise the possible range of voltages. However sometimes this is not the
best solution in practice. For example, the simple rectifier circuit as described on the web-
site usually suffers from a ‘dead zone’ at low voltages. In this case, you would want to
raise the Min Out setting so that the plug-in would only output voltages above the dead
zone. Similarly, some systems exhibit nonlinearities at higher voltages, in which case you
would bring down the Max Out setting to avoid these effects.
6-channel VST
A second version of the plug-in which processes six
channels at once is provided for the convenience of
Cubase users, so that the plug-in can be inserted on
the output of a Silent Way
Voice Controller plug-in.