Reference Manual

386 Live Instrument Reference
Note that the Quick Routing options do not affect any changes you may have made to the oscil-
lator level, tuning or waveform parameters — they only adjust the routing of the oscillators to the
filters and subsequent amplifiers.
24.2 Collision
The Collision Instrument.
Collision is a synthesizer that simulates the characteristics of mallet percussion instruments. Cre-
ated in collaboration with Applied Acoustics Systems, Collision uses physical modeling tech-
nology to model the various sound generating and resonant components of real (or imagined)
objects.
The full version of Collision is not included with the standard version of Live, but is bundled with
the Corpus effect (page 305) as a special feature available for purchase separately.
24.2.1 Architecture and Interface
Collision’s sound is produced by a pair of oscillators called Mallet and Noise, which feed a pair
of independent (or linked) stereo resonators. While the oscillators produce the initial component
of the sound, it is the resonator parameters that have the greatest impact on the sound’s charac-
ter.
Collision’s interface is divided into tabs, which are further divided into sections. The Excitator
tab contains the controls for the Mallet and Noise oscillators. The Resonator tabs contain the
parameters for the independent resonator sections, while the Link tab allows you to adjust both
resonators simultaneously.