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Voyager XL User’s Manual - The Components
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Voyager XL User’s Manual - The Components
Three controls modify the amount of modulation: the AMOUNT control, the SHAPING control, and the
Mod Wheel (for the Mod Wheel Mod Buss) or MOD1 level (for the Pedal/On Mod Buss). The AMOUNT
control sets how much both the Mod Wheel/MOD1 Input and the Shaping CV allow the mod source
through to the mod destination.
To try out a simple modulation effect, make the following settings on the MOD WHEEL Buss:
- Set the LFO RATE control to about 6 Hz
- Set the SOURCE control to the Triangle wave
- Set the SHAPING control to ON/PGM
- Set the DESTINATION control to PITCH
- Set the AMOUNT control to 5
These settings allow the Mod Wheel performance control to be used to fade in the modulation, which
should sound something like vibrato. This is a simple use of a Mod Buss. The flexibility of the two Modula-
tion Busses offer a wealth of modulation possibilities which make the Voyager an incredible sound design
tool.
Modulation Buss Section Controls:
Source:
The SOURCE control selects the source of the modulation. The modulation source is actually chosen
through a combination of the SOURCE control and software modulation options. The Source selections
are:
- (the LFO Triangle wave)
- (the LFO Square wave)
- OSC 3 (Oscillator 3)
- S+H (the LFO Sample and Hold output)
- ON/MOD2: If nothing is plugged into the MOD2 jack, this selection is ON, but it can also
be addressed either through the EDIT Mode function ‘Pot Mapping’, or MIDI CC 4.
- NOISE/PGM: This is a programmable source for the mod bus. Noise is the default.
The programmable modulation sources are set in the EDIT mode menu
functions ‘MOD WHEEL PGM SOURCE’ or ‘PEDAL PGM SOURCE’.
Shaping:
The SHAPING control selects the modulation shaping options. Shaping is a way to dynamically change the
amount of modulation . The Shaping selections are:
- FILT ENV: This allows the Filter Envelope to shape the amount of Modulation before the
Mod Wheel or MOD1.
- VELOCITY: This allows Keyboard Velocity to shape the amount of Modulation before the
Mod Wheel or MOD1.
- PRESSURE: This allows Keyboard Aftertouch (Pressure) to shape the amount of Modulation
before the Mod Wheel or MOD1.
- ON/PGM: This is a programmable shaping option for the mod bus; ON is the default. Both
Mod Busses share two programmable Shaping Sources that are summed together.
These sources are available in the EDIT mode as ‘PGM Shaping 1 SRC’ and
‘PGM Shaping 2 SRC’.