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    							Included Instruments
    Trium 
    121Trigger Mode
    Defines the trigger behavior for new notes.
    •Normal triggers a new note when the previous note gets stolen. The
    sample and the envelope of the new note are triggered from the start.
    To minimize discontinuities, use the Fade Out parameter of the zone.
    •Resume does not always trigger a new note.
    If the new note stays within the same zone, the envelope is retriggered, but
    resumes at the level of the stolen note. The pitch of the zone is set to the
    new note.
    If the new note plays in a different zone, the sample and the envelope of the
    new note are triggered from the start.
    •Legato does not always trigger a new note.
    If the new note stays within the same zone, the envelope keeps running.
    The pitch of the zone is set to the new note.
    If the new note plays in a different zone, the sample and the envelope of the
    new note are triggered from the start.
    •Resume Keeps Zone does not trigger a new note upon note stealing. The
    envelope resumes at the level of the stolen note and the pitch of the zone is
    set to the new note, even if the new note plays in a different zone.
    •Legato Keeps Zone does not trigger a new note upon note stealing. The
    envelope keeps running and the pitch of the zone is set to the new note,
    even if the new note plays in a different zone.
    Mod Page
    The Mod page contains the LFO settings in the upper section and the mod wheel, or vibrato,
    settings in the lower section.
    LFO Settings
    Sync
    If Sync is activated, the frequency is set in fractions of beats.
    Freq
    Controls the frequency of the modulation, that is, the speed of the LFO.
    Pitch
    Controls the modulation depth of the pitch modulation. 
    						
    							Included Instruments
    Trium 
    122Cutoff
    Controls the modulation depth of the filter cutoff modulation.
    Osc1/2/3 Wave
    These parameters control the modulation depth of the waveform modulation of
    the three main oscillators.
    NOTE
    These controls are only available if the selected oscillator type supports
    waveform modulation.
    Mod Wheel Settings
    Vib Freq
    Controls the frequency of the second LFO that is used for pitch modulation
    (vibrato).
    Vib Depth
    Controls the depth of the pitch modulation (vibrato).
    Cutoff
    Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the filter cutoff.
    Osc1/2/3 Wave
    These parameters control the influence of the mod wheel on the waveform of the
    three main oscillators.
    NOTE
    These controls are only available if the selected oscillator type supports
    waveform modulation.
    Filter Section
    Filter Shape
    •LP24, 18, 12, and 6 are low-pass filters with 24, 18, 12, and 6 dB/oct.
    Frequencies above the cutoff are attenuated.
    •BP12 and BP24 are band-pass filters with 12 and 24 dB/oct. Frequencies
    below and above the cutoff are attenuated.
    •HP6+LP18 and HP6+LP12 are combinations of a high-pass filter with 6 dB/
    oct and a low-pass filter with 18 and 12 dB/oct, respectively (asymmetric
    band-pass filter). Frequencies below and above the cutoff are attenuated.
    Attenuation is more pronounced for the frequencies above the cutoff.
    •HP12+LP6 and HP18+LP6 are combinations of a high-pass filter with 12
    and 18 dB/oct and a low-pass filter with 6 dB/oct (asymmetric band-pass
    filter). Frequencies below and above the cutoff are attenuated. Attenuation
    is more pronounced for the frequencies below the cutoff. 
    						
    							Included Instruments
    Trium 
    123•HP24, 18, 12, and 6 are high-pass filters with 24, 18, 12, and 6 dB/oct.
    Frequencies below the cutoff are attenuated.
    •BR12 and BR24 are band-reject filters with 12 and 24 dB/oct. Frequencies
    around the cutoff are attenuated.
    •BR12+LP6 and BR12+LP12 are combinations of a band-reject filter with 12
     dB/oct and a low-pass filter with 6 and 12 dB/oct, respectively. Frequencies
    around and above the cutoff are attenuated.
    •BP12+BR12 is a band-pass filter with 12 dB/oct plus a band-reject filter
    with 12 dB/oct. Frequencies below, above, and around the cutoff are
    attenuated.
    •HP6+BR12 and HP12+BR12 are combinations of a high-pass filter with 6
    and 12 dB/oct and a band-reject filter with 12 dB/oct. Frequencies below
    and around the cutoff are attenuated.
    •AP is an all-pass filter with 18 dB/oct. Frequencies around the cutoff are
    attenuated.
    •AP+LP6 is an all-pass filter with 18 dB/oct plus a low-pass filter with 6 dB/
    oct. Frequencies around and above the cutoff are attenuated.
    •HP6+AP is a high-pass filter with 6 dB/oct plus an all-pass filter with 18
     dB/oct. Frequencies around and below the cutoff are attenuated.
    Cutoff
    Controls the cutoff frequency of the filter.
    Resonance
    Sets the filter resonance.
    Distortion
    Adds distortion to the signal. The following distortion types are available:
    •Tube adds warm, tube-like distortion.
    •Hard Clip adds bright, transistor-like distortion.
    •Bit Reduction adds digital distortion by means of quantization noise.
    •Rate Reduction adds digital distortion by means of aliasing.
    •Rate Reduction Key Follow adds digital distortion by means of aliasing, but
    with Key Follow. The rate reduction follows the keyboard, so the higher you
    play, the higher the sample rate.
    Envelope Amount
    Controls the cutoff modulation from the filter envelope.
    Cutoff Velocity
    Controls the cutoff modulation from velocity.
    Cutoff Key Follow
    Adjusts the cutoff modulation using the note number. Increase this parameter
    to raise the cutoff with higher notes. At 100 %, the cutoff follows the played pitch
    exactly. 
    						
    							Included Instruments
    Trium 
    124Filter Envelope Section
    Attack
    Controls the attack time of the filter envelope.
    Decay
    Controls the decay time of the filter envelope.
    Sustain
    Controls the sustain level of the filter envelope.
    Release
    Controls the release time of the filter envelope.
    Amplifier Section
    Level
    Controls the overall volume of the sound.
    Velocity
    Controls the level modulation from velocity. At 0, all notes are played with the
    same level.
    Amplifier Envelope Section
    Attack
    Controls the attack time of the amplifier envelope.
    Decay
    Controls the decay time of the amplifier envelope.
    Sustain
    Controls the sustain level of the amplifier envelope.
    Release
    Controls the release time of the amplifier envelope. 
    						
    							Included Instruments
    Voltage 
    125Arp Page
    This page contains the same parameters as the FlexPhraser.
    RELATED LINKS
    FlexPhraser on page 76
    Voltage
    Voltage is a two-oscillator and noise synthesizer that can be used for synth basses, but it
    also allows you to create any kind of classic monophonic and polyphonic synth sound. With
    the integrated arpeggiator and step sequencer, you can create anything from sequencer lines
    to stepped chords.
    The two oscillators and the noise generator are followed by a 24 dB low-pass filter. The filter
    can be modulated using modulation sources like the keyboard, velocity, and LFO, but also by
    the controller lanes of the step sequencer, for example. Voltage includes 2 LFOs for pitch,
    PWM, and filter modulations. The first LFO can be synchronized to the tempo of the host
    application and allows for filter and pitch modulation. The second LFO is controlled by the
    modulation wheel and is used to create a vibrato. 
    						
    							Included Instruments
    Voltage 
    126Oscillator Section
    Oscillator 1/2 Waveform
    Sets the waveform for the oscillator. You can choose between saw, triangle, and
    square.
    Oscillator 1/2 Level
    Controls the level of the oscillators.
    PWM
    PWM (pulse width modulation) is only available for the square waveform. Activate
    this option if you want to be able to let the LFO modulate the width of the wave.
    Osc 2 Coarse
    Detunes the second oscillator by +/-12 semitones.
    Osc 2 Fine
    Detunes the second oscillator by +/- 100 cents.
    Noise Type
    The sound color of the noise. You can choose between standard and band-pass
    filtered (BPF) versions of white and pink noise.
    Level
    Controls the level of the noise generator.
    Filter Section
    Cutoff
    Controls the cutoff frequency of the filter.
    Resonance
    Emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff. At higher settings, the filter self-
    oscillates, which results in a ringing tone. 
    						
    							Included Instruments
    Voltage 
    127Distortion
    Adds tube-like distortion to the signal.
    Envelope Amount
    Controls the cutoff modulation from the filter envelope.
    Cutoff Velocity
    Controls the cutoff modulation from velocity.
    Cutoff Key Follow
    Adjusts the cutoff modulation using the note number. Increase this parameter
    to raise the cutoff with higher notes. At 100 %, the cutoff follows the played pitch
    exactly.
    Amplifier Section
    Level
    Controls the overall volume of the sound.
    Velocity
    Controls the level modulation from velocity. At 0, all notes are played with the
    same level.
    Voice Section
    Octave
    Adjusts the pitch in octave steps.
    Pitchbend Up/Pitchbend Down
    Determines the range for the modulation that is applied when you move the
    pitchbend wheel. 
    						
    							Included Instruments
    Voltage 
    128Glide
    Allows you to bend the pitch between notes that follow each other. You achieve
    the best results in Mono mode.
    Fingered
    Activate this parameter to glide the pitch only between notes that are played
    legato.
    Mono
    Activates monophonic playback.
    Retrigger
    This option is only available in Mono mode. If Retrigger is activated, a note that
    was stolen by another note is retriggered if you still hold the stolen note when
    you release the new one.
    This way, you can play trills by holding one note and quickly and repeatedly
    pressing and releasing another note, for example.
    Trigger Mode
    Defines the trigger behavior for new notes.
    •Normal triggers a new note when the previous note gets stolen. The
    sample and the envelope of the new note are triggered from the start.
    To minimize discontinuities, use the Fade Out parameter of the zone.
    •Resume does not always trigger a new note.
    If the new note stays within the same zone, the envelope is retriggered, but
    resumes at the level of the stolen note. The pitch of the zone is set to the
    new note.
    If the new note plays in a different zone, the sample and the envelope of the
    new note are triggered from the start.
    •Legato does not always trigger a new note.
    If the new note stays within the same zone, the envelope keeps running.
    The pitch of the zone is set to the new note.
    If the new note plays in a different zone, the sample and the envelope of the
    new note are triggered from the start.
    •Resume Keeps Zone does not trigger a new note upon note stealing. The
    envelope resumes at the level of the stolen note and the pitch of the zone is
    set to the new note, even if the new note plays in a different zone.
    •Legato Keeps Zone does not trigger a new note upon note stealing. The
    envelope keeps running and the pitch of the zone is set to the new note,
    even if the new note plays in a different zone. 
    						
    							Included Instruments
    Voltage 
    129LFO Section
    Freq
    Controls the frequency of the modulation, that is, the speed of the LFO.
    Sync
    If Sync is activated, the frequency is set in fractions of beats.
    Cutoff
    Controls the modulation depth of the filter cutoff modulation.
    Pitch
    Controls the modulation depth of the pitch modulation.
    PWM
    Controls the modulation depth of the pulse width modulation of the square
    oscillators.
    Mod Wheel Section
    Vib Freq
    Controls the frequency of the second LFO that is used for pitch modulation
    (vibrato).
    Cutoff
    Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the filter cutoff.
    Vib Depth
    Controls the depth of the pitch modulation (vibrato).
    Distortion
    Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the filter distortion. 
    						
    							Included Instruments
    Voltage 
    130Filter Envelope Section
    Attack
    Controls the attack time of the filter envelope.
    Decay
    Controls the decay time of the filter envelope.
    Sustain
    Controls the sustain level of the filter envelope.
    Release
    Controls the release time of the filter envelope.
    Amp Envelope Section
    Attack
    Controls the attack time of the amplifier envelope.
    Decay
    Controls the decay time of the amplifier envelope.
    Sustain
    Controls the sustain level of the amplifier envelope.
    Release
    Controls the release time of the amplifier envelope. 
    						
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