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9: ARTICULATOR Evo
DIGITAL TALK BOX
A modern-day version of the venerable talk box,
ARTICULATOR Evo lets you extract the formant
and amplitude information from a vocal (or other
dynamic source) and apply it to any other audio
track or to a built-in broadband noise generator.
Perfect for talking guitars, singing synths,
whispering voices, and a wide range of special
effects.
So what’s going on here?
ARTICULATOR Evo is unique among the AVOX
Evo plug-ins in a number of basic ways:
First, it requires two different audio sources, what
we call the Audio Signal and the Control Signal
(more about those in a bit).
Second, while every other AVOX Evo plug-in
is designed to process and affect a vocal track,
ARTICULATOR Evo is designed to use a vocal
track to control the processing of a second track,
ideally a track with broadband harmonic content
like a rich synth patch, a processed guitar, or the
built-in noise generator (but typically not another
vocal track).
Finally, because different hosts offer different
(or no) capabilities for routing multiple tracks to
a single plug-in, the version of ARTICULATOR
Evo for each plug-in format features a unique
Input Routing subsection that is designed for the
specific capabilities of that format.
SIGNAL SELECTION
As mentioned above, ARTICULATOR Evo
requires two audio sources (although the built-in
Noise Generator can serve as one of them). They
are:
The Control Signal: This signal serves as the
source of the formant and amplitude information
that will be applied to the Audio Signal. A good
Control Signal will have a lot of variation in both
loudness and resonant harmonic content. A voice,
whether singing, speaking, or just making weird
rhythmic vocal noises makes an ideal Control
Signal.
The Control Signal will always be mono.
The Audio Signal: This is the signal that
the Control Signal’s formant and amplitude
information is applied to. A good Audio Signal
will be rich in harmonic content and sustained