Sequential Take 5 Compact Synthesizer User Manual

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Take 5 User’s Guide

Modulation

You already understand and apply the concept of modulation whenever

you use the filter envelope to control the filter’s cutoff frequency. In this

case, the modulation

source

is the filter envelope (or more precisely, any

of its controls, such as attack, decay, sustain, or release). The modulation

destination

is the filter’s

cutoff

frequency. The modulation

amount

is set

with the Filter Envelope’s

amount

knob.

There are 19 different modulation sources and 54 different destinations to

choose from. This gives you a large number of sound-shaping options.

There are shortcuts for routing modulation to various front panel sources/desti-

nations. Simply hold down the

source

assign

button and move the control you want to

use as a source (the Mod wheel, for example). Then hold down the

destination

assign

button and move the control that you want to use as a destination (filter cutoff, for

example). Set the amount with the

value

knob while referring to the display. Be aware

that not all front-panel controls can be used as a modulation source/destination.

Mono and Poly Modulation Sources/Destinations

There are two types of mod sources and destinations: mono and poly.

In general, you don’t need to think too much about which to use when

assigning modulation, but it’s useful to understand the difference.

• A mono modulation source, such as LFO 1: Global, is a single modula-

tor that is applied to all voices in a program equally — with no varia-

tion from voice to voice. Other mono mod sources include the Pitch

Bend wheel or Mod wheel, which can be used to control oscillator

frequency (pitch) or other aspects of a sound depending on how you

assign it in the Mod Matrix (in the display).

• A poly modulation source, such as Key Velocity, is a modulator that

is applied to each voice individually, and can vary in its amount from

voice to voice. A simple example of this is using key velocity to control

filter cutoff frequency per voice or the volume of individual voices

(Amp). Other poly mod sources include LFO 2, Envelope 1, Envelope

2, Note Number, and others. These can all be used to control things

such as the pitch of individual oscillators/voices, oscillator wave shape
per voice, and many other things.

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