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Freq Sets the oscillator frequency +/- 2 octaves within the selected 
range.
Roll Off Cuts high frequencies in the oscillator waveform, to soften the 
overall sound. This is best used when harmonically rich wave-
forms are selected (e.g. square or saw).
Stereo Phase Invert Flips the phase of the oscillator waveform on the right channel.
LFO Waveform Selects the LFO waveform; square, sine, saw or triangle.
LFO Freq Sets the LFO Speed.
EG Mod Controls how much the input signal level - via the Envelope 
Generator - affects the LFO Speed. Positive and negative values 
can be set, with center position representing no modulation. Left 
of center, a loud input signal will slow down the LFO, whereas 
right of center a loud input signal will speed it up.
Stereo Invert This inverts the LFO waveform for the right channel of the oscil-
lator, which produces a wider stereo perspective for the modula-
tion.
RetrigCauses the LFO cycle to reset itself at the start of each bar dur-
ing playback, which can be used for certain LFO effects synced 
to the tempo.
Envelope Generator The Envelope Generator section controls how the input signal is 
converted to envelope data, which can then be used to control 
oscillator pitch and LFO speed. It has two main controls:
Attack sets how fast the EG output level rises in response to a 
rising input signal.
Decay controls how fast the EG output level falls in response to 
a falling input signal.
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subBASS
 
The subBASS is a bass synthesizer that can generate low frequency 
content and track the pitch from the audio material for deep, sub-sonic 
bass effects.
The parameters are as follows: 
Parameter Description 
Mode There are three modes of operation: Boost produces a warm bass boost 
to the signal. Divide generates a pitch tracking signal an octave below 
the input signal. Trigger adds a decaying “boom” produced by an oscilla-
tor, typically triggered by a kick drum.
Tune This sets the maximum frequency to be affected (20-500Hz). Set as low 
as possible to avoid unwanted distortion. In “Trigger” mode this sets the 
oscillator frequency.
Drive In Boost mode, raising the Drive parameter adds “crunch” to the effect. In 
Divide mode, increasing Drive to 50% overdrives the sub-octave signal 
producing a square wave, and increasing Drive to 100% produces a 
square wave one octave above (i.e. at the original input frequency). In 
Trigger mode this changes the tone of the oscillator, with higher settings 
producing a thinner sound.
Tone This is a lowpass filter that can be used to change the brightness of the 
signal. In “Trigger” mode this sets the decay time of the generated oscil-
lator boom.
Threshold This sets the threshold for the effect. Increase to “gate” the effect and to 
cut out unwanted background rumble.
Dry Level Sets the level of the original, unprocessed signal.
FX Level Sets the level of the processed signal.  
						

							 
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Tranceformer2
 
Tranceformer2 is a previous version of the Tranceformer plug-in. The 
parameters are the same with the addition of an input level control.  
						

							 
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Earlier audio effect plug-ins
 
Autopan
 
This makes the sound move automatically between the left and right 
channel.
The parameters are as follows: 
Parameter Explanation 
LFO Freq This sets the speed of the panning effect.
Width This sets the depth of the effect, that is, how far out to the left/right 
speaker the sound should move.
Waveform This sets the shape of the LFO producing the effect. Sine and Tri-
angle both produce a smooth sweep, but with different character-
istics. Sawtooth creates a ramp (sweep from one speaker to the 
other and then a quick jump back). Pulse makes the signal jump 
back and forth between the speakers.
Output Level The stereo output level of the effect. 
						

							 
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Choirus and Choirus 2
 
For some computer configurations, the original Choirus effect gave rise 
to clicks and distorted sound. The Choirus2 effect solves this problem. It 
is identical to the “Choirus Classic” featurewise, but draws slightly more 
 
computer power.
 
Choirus is a chorus and flanger effect which adds “depth” and “ani-
mation” to a sound. It basically works as follows: The original signal is 
delayed and the amount of delay is continuously varied by an “LFO”. 
This delayed signal is then added back in with the original. 
• The Choirus plug-ins are mono in-stereo out effects.
When using them as insert effects for stereo channels, only the left or right channel will 
be processed (depending on the routing settings you make for the insert slot).
Parameter Explanation
Time This is the basic amount of delay applied to the signal. The larger 
the value, the richer the sound (up to a certain extent). For flanger 
types of effects, use the lower range of values.
Width Sets the amount of variation in the delay of the signal. The larger the 
value, the more drastic the effect. This value should be balanced 
with the Time setting for optimal results.
LFO Freq This is the speed of the LFO “sweep”. The larger the value, the 
faster sweep.
Feedback and 
Feed BalThese control the amount of output signal re-routed back to the in-
put of the effect. For soft and wide chorus effects, keep these val-
ues low. For flanger sounds and special fx, raise these values.
Glimmer and 
Glimmer 2Progressively add more “voices” making the chorus richer and more 
animated. The Glimmer parameter also adjusts the stereo spread.
Out Levl The stereo output level of the effect. 
						

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Espacial
This is a basic reverb effect with dedicated control over early reflec-
tions. As there is no Mix control, you should use this as a send effect 
(an insert on an FX Channel track). Please note though that the Espa-
cial is a mono in-stereo out effect - when used on a stereo channel, 
only the left or right channel will be processed (depending on the 
routing settings you make for the insert slot).
The parameters are:
Parameter Explanation
Size Affects the apparent size of the simulated room.
Width This parameter also affects the impression of the size and shape of 
the simulated room. It also affects the “density” and clearness of 
the reverb.
Time The decay time of the reverberation.
ER Start The start time of the Early Reflections - the first “echo” from the 
walls in a simulated room.
ER Width Early Reflection “density” and clearness.
ER Gain The balance between Early Reflections/direct sound in the input to 
the actual reverb. When this parameter is fully raised, no Early Re-
flections will be heard at all.
ER Decay Determines the gradual attenuation of Early Reflections. 
ER Outp The level of Early Reflections in the Effect Output.
Output Level The stereo output level of the effect. 
						

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Electro Fuzz
This is a simulation of the good old transistor distortion stomp box. It 
accepts a mono input and is used as an Insert or Send Effect.
The Electro Fuzz has the following parameters:
•Boost
This governs the amount of distortion. If you want to increase the distortion without 
raising the signal level, you may have to adjust the Volume knob as well.
•Clipback
Raising this parameter will “invert” the part of the signal that is above the clipping level, 
instead of employing hard clipping. The result is that more 2nd order harmonics are 
added, changing the character of the distortion.
•Volume
This is a volume control for the output signal from the Electro Fuzz.
Increasing the Clipback value... ...will invert the clipped signal peaks, adding harmon- If you distort a sine wave, by raising 
the Boost parameter......it will be clipped like this.      
						

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Scopion
The Scopion is an basic on-board oscilloscope that analyzes the left 
or right side of a stereo input signal and displays the waveform con-
tents in real time. There are three parameters:
•If you click the Scopion label plate below the display, a help screen will 
be shown, explaining the functionality of the parameters in the window.
Parameter Description
L/R Switch Clicking this switch allows you to choose between displaying the 
left and right side of the stereo input signal.
Frequency This knob (directly below the L/R switch) allows you to scale the 
waveform horizontally.
Amplitude This knob (at the bottom of the Scopion window) allows you to 
scale the waveform vertically.  
						

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Stereo Echo
The Stereo Echo is a delay with separate settings for the left and right 
channel. It can also be used as a single mono delay, in which case the 
maximum delay time will be doubled.
The Stereo Echo accepts a mono input only. It is normally used as a 
Send Effect.
The Stereo Echo has the following parameters:
Parameter Explanation
Delay1 The delay time for the left channel. The maximum delay time depends on 
the sample rate setting. If you link both channels for mono operation (see 
below), the maximum delay time will double.
Feedbck1 The delay feedback for the left channel. Higher values result in a higher 
number of echo repeats.
Link 1-2 Activating this switch turns the effect into a mono delay. When Link is on, 
only the left channel parameters will be available (Delay1, Feedback1, etc).
Delay 2 The delay time for the right channel.
Feedbck2 The delay feedback for the right channel.
Del2 Bal This parameter determines how much of the left channel output is sent to 
the right channel input. When set to 0.0 (fully left), then none of the left 
channel output is added to the right channel input; when it is set to 1.0 ( 
fully right), the right input receives both its normal source and the com-
plete output of the left channel.
Volume L The output level of the left channel delay.
Volume R The output level of the right channel delay. 
						

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Stereo Wizard
The Stereo Wizard is a stereo width enhancer that takes a stereo input 
signal and makes it sound “wider”. StereoWizard will give best result if 
you use “real” stereo material (as opposed to mono channels panned 
to different positions in the stereo image), but you could also apply ste-
reo ambience or reverb to a mono signal, and then use Stereo Wizard 
to enhance the stereo width of the reverb.
The Stereo Wizard has the following parameters:
Parameter Explanation
Amount Higher values result in a greater stereo width. Normally, you should 
set this to values between 0.00 - 0.20; higher values can be used 
for special effects.
Reverse  Reverses the left and right channel.