Erica Synths LXR-02 Drum Machine Synthesizer - Manual (Page 30)

MORPH KITS
A morph kit is a normal kit that is loaded as morph target. Any kit can be loaded as
a morph target.
Loading
> Press LOAD + MORPH
> Select the preset number of the kit you want to load.
> Push the encoder.
> The morph sound is loaded.
> Please note that you won't hear any change if the morph parameter value is set to
zero.
> Use the morph parameter on the performance page to morph the current kit into
the loaded morph kit.
Saving
You can also save the resulting sounds from morph operations. Just press the
SAVE + MORPH buttons and save the sound as a new kit. Instead of the original
sound, the currently playing mixture of the 2 presets will be saved.
Did you know?
If morphing arbitrary presets is too drastic for you, try modifying your
favourite pattern just a little bit and save it to a new location. Now you
can control all tweaked parameters at once!
SONGS
The process to load and save songs is the same as described for the kits. Just use
the button combo Press LOAD + SONG or SAVE + SONG instead.
PATTERNS
Patterns are a special case as they have no name. Loading and saving is done in
a similar fashion like changing patterns in pattern mode.
Loading
> Press LOAD + PATTERN
> The screen will show “Select Pattern, Current: x”
> Now you can use the SEQUENCER and BAR buttons to select the pattern to load.
> If the sequencer is playing, the new pattern will start after the current pattern
has finished playing.
Saving
> Press SAVE + PATTERN
> The screen will show “Save Pattern, Current: x”
> Now you can use the SEQUENCER and BAR buttons to select where to save the
pattern.
> As soon as you press the SEQUENCER button, the display will show “success!”
and the pattern is saved.
Notch
The notch filter removes frequencies around the set filter frequency. Again, the
resonance controls the width of the stopband.
LP2 Type
This type is a special case. It replaces the SVF model with a simpler implementation
of the SVF topology with much more digital resonance. Use it for those screaming
acid sounds!
8.3. ENVELOPES
Envelopes are used to generate a varying control signal that can control other
synthesis parameters. Whenever a voice is triggered, the envelope is restarted. The
signal rises with the speed selected by the attack setting until it reaches the
maximum amplitude. Then it will fall back down to zero, with the speed set by the
decay parameter.
ATTACK/DECAY TIMES
These 2 parameters control the duration of the attack and decay stage of the
envelope. A higher value equals longer time. If the attack time is set to zero, the
envelope will directly start in the decay stage.
Peak
The peak filter amplifies frequencies around the filter frequency, but lets the
other frequencies pass nearly unaltered. The resonance controls the amount of
amplification.
18 dB
12 dB
6 dB
0 dB
-6 dB
-12 dB
-18 dB
18 dB
12 dB
6 dB
0 dB
-6 dB
-12 dB
-18 dB
A linear envelope curve
Time
Amplitude
Attack Decay
PROJECT
The process to load and save project is the same as described for the kits. Just
use the button combo Press LOAD + PROJECT or SAVE + PROJECT instead.
Where Projects are special is in regard to the place where they are saved. All
previous datatypes are loaded from and saved to the non persistent RAM region
where the project data is located. Projects however are saved to the memory
card and are the only way to save kits, songs and patterns so they will be
restored after a power cycle. Projects are containers that are a collection of Kits,
Patterns, Songs and settings.
7.5. PATTERN GENERATOR MODE
The pattern generator provides an easy way to generate interesting poly rhythms
on the fly. You just have to set the desired pattern length and the number of
active steps to generate a new pattern using the euclidean algorithm.
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