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Equalizer Gain

Range: -40db to +40db

Default: 0db

The equalizer gain setting. A negative gain will cut frequencies from the signal

spectrum whereas a positive gain will boost them. When the gain is high, the out-

put level of the channel is automatically attenuated to achieve a more consistent

volume. The width of the peak or dip (i.e. the q value) is fixed and cannot be

changed.

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Level

Range: -infinite dB to +10dB

Default: 0dB

This is the output level of the drum patch. When turned down to its minimum the

channel is shut off completely. Zero decibels (the default setting) is consider nor-

mal volume and the maximum of 10 decibels is around three times as loud.

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Pan

Range: -100 to +100

Default: 0

The Pan parameter controls the drum patch stereo position within its output pair.

At minimum and maximum setting the patch is panned fully left and right respec-

tively. Microtonic uses a “sine / cosine pan law” which means that the experi-

enced volume remains more or less the same when panning.

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Choke

Choices: Off, On

Default: Off

Enable Choke on a drum channel to have it “cut off” other drum channels that

also have choke enabled. Useful for making the closed hi-hat sound mute the

open hi-hat sound for example. Lesser channel numbers will have priority over

higher channel numbers, meaning that if they both try to play at the exact same

time, only the lesser channel number will be heard. If you need to change the pri-

ority order, it is easy to rearrange channels in the Matrix Editor.

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Output

Choices: A, B

Default: A

This is where you select the output pair for the channel. Microtonic has two indi-

vidual stereo outputs, A and B, and each drum patch can be routed to either one

of them. This is useful if you want to add external effects to some of the drum

channels but not to all of them. If you feel that two separate outputs are not

enough there is an alternative version of Microtonic which offers eight individual

outputs, one for each drum channel (“MicrotonicVSTMulti” / “MicrotonicAU-

Multi”). And remember, you always have the choice of creating more instances of

Microtonic to attain additional outputs.

Oscillator Section

The oscillator produces a steady or pitch-modulated tone. The oscillator features

three different waveforms and typically provides the tonal quality and the pitch of a

drum sound. For example, a low-frequency tone with a quick drop in pitch is often

used to synthesize bass drums. A higher frequency setting and a slower drop in fre-

quency can simulate the sound of a tuned drum like a tom. Other types of modula-

tions can be used to create a vast variety of sounds.

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