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CHAPTER 23. LIVE INSTRUMENT REFERENCE 428
30 Hz, or sync to divisions of the Set's tempo. LFOs are applied individually to each voice,
or played note, in Simpler.
The Key parameter scales each LFO's Rate in proportion to the pitch of incoming notes. A
high Key setting assigns higher notes a higher LFO rate. If Key is set to zero, all voices'
LFOs have the same rate and may just differ in their phase.
The LFO will modulate the lter, pitch, panorama and volume according to the setting of
the LFO amount controls in each of these sections.
The time required for the LFO to reach full intensity is determined by the Attack control.
23.12.7 Glide and Spread
Simpler includes a glide function. When this function is activated, new notes will start from
the pitch of the last note played and then slide gradually to their own pitch. Two glide
modes are available: Glide, which works monophonically, and Portamento, which works
polyphonically. Glide is also adjusted with the Glide Time control.
Simpler also offers a special Spread parameter that creates a rich stereo chorus by using
two voices per note and panning one to the left and one to the right. The two voices are
detuned, and the amount of detuning can be adjusted with the Spread control.
Tip: Whether or not spread is applied to a particular note depends upon the setting of
the Spread parameter during the note-on event. To achieve special effects, you could, for
instance, create a sequence where Spread is zero most of the time and turned on only for
some notes. These notes will then play in stereo, while the others will play mono.
23.12.8 Pitch, Pan, Volume and Voices
Simpler plays back a sample at its original pitch if the incoming MIDI note is C3, however the
Transpose control allows transposing this by +/- 48 semitones. Pitch can also be modulated
by an LFO or pitch envelope using the amount controls in this section. The pitch envelope is
especially helpful in creating percussive sounds. Simpler reacts to MIDI Pitch Bend messages
with a sensitivity of +/- 5 semitones. You can also modulate the Transpose parameter with
clip envelopes and external controllers.