Antares Filter user manual

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•RG2 (Rhythm Generator 2) The envelope will be triggered whenever
Rhythm Generator 2 is running and encounters an active cell.
•MT (MIDI Trigger) The envelope will be triggered whenever it receives
a MIDI Note On message on the MIDI channel assigned to the Envelope
in the MIDI Setup dialog.
For example, if you assign MIDI Channel 6 to Envelope 2 in the MIDI
Setup dialog and set Envelope 2’s trigger source to MT or MG, Envelope
2 will be triggered whenever a Note On message is received on
Channel 6....

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Envelope Follower
The Envelope Follower provides a control signal (for use in the Modulation
Matrix) that is proportional to the input audio’s amplitude (i.e., when the
input audio gets louder, the envelope follower’s value rises, and vice versa).
It’s particularly useful for classic auto-wah effects (when patched to a
bandpass filter’s frequency) as well as a wide range of other effects driven
by your audio’s dynamics.
As you would expect, the Envelope Follower is most useful on tracks with
wide...

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Modulation Matrix
Filter’s Modulation Matrix is where you
assign the various control sources
we’ve described above to the param-
eters that you want them to control.
The Mod Matrix (as its friends call it)
lets you choose from eleven internal
modulation sources and another 28
possible MIDI sources which can be
routed to 52 possible modulation
destinations through up to 12 patches
(more than enough to get yourself
into serious trouble).
WHAT IS MODULATION?
Modulation is actually one of those big
words...

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NOTE: Since each patch’s default Modulation Amount is 0 (i.e., no
modulation), if you turn on a patch but hear no effect, check to make
sure that the patch’s Amount has been set to some non-zero value.
SOURCE SELECTION
Click on the Source field to display a popup menu of all the available
sources.
NOTE: The same source can be used in multiple patches and can
therefore simultaneously control multiple destinations.
Filter’s internal sources are:
LFO 1
LFO 2
LFO 2
LFO 4
Envelope 1
Envelope 2
Envelope 3...

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If you then select MIDI Pressure B as the source in a Mod Matrix patch
whose destination is Filter Frequency 2, Filter will monitor MIDI channel 9
and use any Pressure messages on that channel to control Filter #2’s
frequency. Likewise, if you select MIDI Pan D as a source, filter will monitor
MIDI channel 16 looking for Pan messages.
NOTE: You are definitely not limited to using a MIDI control source
only for its named function. If you want to use MIDI Volume B to
control a filter’s delay time or...

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Special Modulation Parameters
Mod1 Amount
Mod2 Amount
Mod3 Amount
Mod4 Amount
These four Mod Amount destinations allow one Mod Matrix patch to
control the modulation amount of another patch. To use this feature,
program the patch whose amount you want to control in patch 1, 2, 3,
or 4. Then set up another patch so that its destination is the amount of
the patch you want to control.
We realize that this can be a bit mind-boggling, so here’s an example:
•Set up patch #1 so that LFO 1 is controlling the...

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NOTE (if you’ve read this entire chapter this far, you probably know
what’s coming here): Keep in mind that when you set the Rhythm
Generators’ Tempo in BPM you are setting an absolute tempo, while
when you set it in beats you are setting a relative tempo.
As always, if the absolute tempo of the Rhythm Generators’ patterns is
of primary importance, set the tempo in BPM. If, however, the patterns
must always remain in sync with the track’s tempo (which will usually
be the case), select Sync To Master...

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dotted 16th note (3/8 beat)
8th note triplet (1/3 beat)
8th note (1/2 beat)
dotted 8th note (3/4 beat)
quarter note triplet (2/3 beat)
quarter note (1 beat)
dotted quarter note (1 1/2 beats)
2 beats
3 beats
4 beats
5 beats
6 beats
7 beats
8 beats
Option (Mac)/Alt (PC) clicking the knob will reset the value to 1 be\
at. NOTE: For ease of programming, whenever you select a fractional beat,
the small index marks on the Rhythm Generator grid will change to
indicate the number of cells that make up one...

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All cells to the right of each indicator are grayed out, but any previously
programmed cells are remembered, so that if you later move the repeat
indicator back to the right, those cells are restored with their programming
intact.
RUN/STOP
The Run/Stop button is the Rhythm Generators’ transport control. It is lit to
indicate the Run state and unlit to indicate the Stop state. Clicking on the
button toggles its state.
The Run/Stop button functions differently depending on the setting of the
Sync To...

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When it is in its Stop state (unlit), the Rhythm Generators will not run
regardless of the host’s transport state.
When it is in its Run state (lit), the Rhythm Generators will run when-
ever the host’s transport is in Play mode and will stop whenever the
host’s transport is in Stop or Pause mode.
Furthermore, in this mode Filter uses MIDI Clock to keep track of the
Rhythm Generator positions for your entire song. Consequently, you
can navigate to any point in your song and the the Rhythm Generators...