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To adjust Throat Length, click on the knob and
move the cursor up to turn the knob clockwise,
or down to turn it counterclockwise. The numeric
display will indicate the percentage of change.
Command (Mac)/Alt (PC) clicking on the knob will
reset it to its default value of 1.00.
Throat Width
As you might
imagine, this control
is similar the the
Throat Length control
described above,
but instead modifies
the width of the
modeled throat.
Values above 1.00 represent a widening of
the throat while values below 1.00 represent
a narrowing of the throat. The actual values
represent the percentage change in the throat
width. For example, a value of 1.20 represents
a 20% increase in throat width, while a value of
0.80 represents a 20% decrease in throat width.
Again, your best bet in working with Throat
Width just to try a variety of settings to
hear what works best for your project.
To adjust Throat Width, click on the knob and
move the cursor up to turn the knob clockwise,
or down to turn it counterclockwise. The numeric
display will indicate the percentage of change.
Command (Mac)/Alt (PC) clicking on the knob
will reset it to its default value of 1.00.
AMPLITUDE EXTRACTION SECTION
The controls in this section don’t exist.
In the schematic signal flow, this section
represents the process of extracting
the Control Signal’s amplitude envelope
(which is a fancy way of saying “the way
its loudness changes over time”).
ARTICULATOR Evo does this all by itself
with no need for any input from you.
AMPLITUDE MODULATION SECTION
Here’s where you decide how much effect the
Control Signal’s amplitude envelope will have on
the Audio Signal.
Envelope
Amount
This control sets
the amount
of amplitude
modulation
(i.e., change in
loudness) applied
to the Audio Signal
by the Control
Signal’s amplitude
envelope.
When this control is set at 0, the Control Signal’s
amplitude envelope has no effect on the Audio
Signal. In this case, the loudness dynamics of the
Audio Signal are preserved and only the formant
information from the Control Signal is imposed on
the Audio Signal.
When this control is set at 100 (maximum), the
the full effect of the Control Signal’s amplitude
envelope is applied to the Audio Signal.
And as you might imagine, intermediate settings
of this control apply intermediate amounts of
amplitude modulation.
NOTE: IIn order for the Control
Signal’s amplitude envelope to have
maximum effect on the Audio Signal,
the Audio Signal should be a sustained sound
(like the Noise Generator or a synth pad) or at
least one in which audio is constantly present.
If there are periods of silence in the Audio Signal,
its output during those periods will be silence,
regardless of the Control Signal’s envelope. If
the Audio Signal is constant, but has a varying
dynamic range, you might, depending on your
goal, consider engaging the Compressor in the
Input Mixer to even it out.
TIp: The easiest way to
understand the effect of this
control is to do the following:
1. Do whatever your DAW requires to set
up ARTICULATOR Evo with a speaking
or singing voice as the Control Signal.
2. In the Input Mixer, set Audio Level to -inf
and Noise Level to a comfortable level.