Reference Manual

347 Live Audio Effect Reference
If the downsample dial is set to ”1”, every input sample passes to the output and the signal does
not change. If set to ”2”, only every second sample will be processed, so the result sounds a bit
more ”digital.” The higher the number, the lower the resulting sample rate, and the more ”decon-
structed” the sound. Downsampling is like applying a mosaic effect to an image: There’s a loss of
information and sharp edges occur between the blocks.
The Downsample Mode switch defines if the downsampling either interpolates over a smaller
range (”soft,” down to 20.0 samples) or does not interpolate over a larger range (”hard,” down
to 200 samples).
Bit Reduction is similar, but while downsampling superimposes a grid in time, bit reduction does
the same for amplitude.
If the Bit Reduction amplitude dial is set to 8, amplitude levels are quantized to 256 steps (8 bit
resolution). If set to 1, the result is pretty brutal: Each sample contains either a full positive or full
negative signal, with nothing in between.
Bit Reduction defines an input signal of 0dB as 16 bit. Signals above 0dB are clipped, and the
red overload LED will light up.
Turning off Bit Reduction results in modest CPU savings.
22.27 Resonators
The Resonators Effect.
(Note: the Resonators effect is not available in the Intro and Lite Editions.)