Steinberg Groove Agent 4 Manual

Effects Reference
Filter Effects141
•S&H 1  produces random stepped modulation, where each step is 
different.  Shape puts ramps between the steps and produces a smooth 
random signal when fully turned right.
• S&H 2  is similar to  S & H 1. The steps alternate between random high 
and low values.  Shape puts ramps between the steps and produces a 
smooth random signal when fully turned right.
Freq
Determines the frequency of the cutoff modulation.
Sync Activate this to set the  Freq 
 parameter in...

Effects Reference
Filter Effects142
Pedal Section
PedalSets the position of the pedal.
Depth Determines the output level of the pedal 
 modulation signal.
Cutoff Determines the modulation intensity of the pedal on the filter cutoff.
Morph Determines the modulation intensity of the pedal on the filter morph.
MorphFilter
MorphFilter lets you mix low-pass and high-p ass filter effects, allowing for creative 
morphings between two filters. You can specify the filter shapes independently for 
filter shape A...

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Distortion Effects143
ResonanceEmphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff frequency. For an electronic 
sou
nd, increase the resonance. At hi gher resonance settings, the filter 
self-oscillates, which re sults in a ringing tone.
Distortion Effects
Distortion
This effect offers the whole ra nge of distortion, from low fidelity, digital distortion to 
high fidelity, analog sounding distor tion. The available distortion types (Rate Red, 
Tube Drive,  Hard Clip, and Bit Red ) can be...

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Distortion Effects144
Tape Saturator
Tape Saturator simulates the behavior of classic tape recorders. These machines 
produced a specific saturation when recording higher input levels, which led to a 
compressed signal with light distortion.
Mode
Here, you can choose between the effect of a single ( One Stage) or 
 two 
cascaded tape machines ( Two Stage). Two Stage  mode leads to higher 
saturation and compression.
Oversampling Activate this parameter to increase the accuracy of the...

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Modulation Effects145
Tube Saturator
This effect enriches the sound by adding the characteristic harmonics of a saturated 
tube to the  audio signal.
Oversampling
Increases the accuracy of the effect by oversampling.
NOTE
If this parameter is activated, the effect requires more processing power.
DriveDetermines the level of the input signal and thus the amount of saturation.
Low Filter Gain Allows you to reduce the low frequency range by up to 6  dB before saturation.
High Filter Gain...

Effects Reference
Modulation Effects146
DepthSets the intensity of the pitch modulation.
Phase Widens the sound image of the effect from mono to stereo.
Shape Adjusts the charac teristics 
 of the modulation. At a setting of 0  %, the pitch 
c
hanges continuously, producing a steady modulation. At a setting of 100  %, 
the

 pitch does not change all the time , producing a less steady modulation.
Mix Sets the ratio between the dry and the wet signal.
Flanger
This effect thickens and broadens the sound by...

Effects Reference
Modulation Effects147
Cross FBMixes the feedback of the left channel with the right channel, and vice versa. 
T
he effect of this parameter is influenced by the  Phase parameter.
NOTE
This parameter only takes effect if the  Feedback parameter is set to a value 
above 0 %.
Tone Adjusts the tone color of the feedback. At lower values, the feedback is less 
bright.
Step Flanger
The Step Flanger expands the Flanger with  a Sample and Hold section that divides 
the modulation signal into a...

Effects Reference
Modulation Effects148
Cross FBMixes the feedback of the left channel with the right channel, and vice versa. 
T
he effect of this parameter is influenced by the  Phase parameter.
NOTE
This parameter only takes effect if the  Feedback parameter is set to a value 
above 0 %.
Tone Adjusts the tone color of the feedback. At lower values, the feedback is less 
bright.
Type Defines the length of the delay line that is modulated. Short  pr
 oduces a 
sharper and  Long a less defined, more...

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Modulation Effects149
PhaseWidens the sound image of the effect from mono to stereo.
Low Cut Attenuates the low frequencies.
High Cut Attenuates the high frequencies.
Mix Sets the ratio between the dry and the wet signal.
Ring Modulator
The Ring Modulator provides a sine oscillator  that is multiplied with the input signal. 
This creates metallic, or bell-like, frequencies.
The integrated LFO modulates the frequenc y 
 of the sine oscillator to vary the 
created frequencies over time....

Effects Reference
Modulation Effects150
•S&H 1  produces random stepped modulation, where each step is 
different.  Shape puts ramps between the steps and produces a smooth 
random signal when fully turned right.
• S&H 2  is similar to  S & H 1. The steps alternate between random high 
and low values.  Shape puts ramps between the steps and produces a 
smooth random signal when fully turned right.
LFO Freq
Use this to specify the frequency of t he L
 FO for modulating the frequency of 
the sine...