User Manual

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Here are some things to consider when working
with the Throat Shaping display:
•
Point (1), which represents the vocal chords,
serves as the anchor of the vocal tract. It can
be adjusted for width but not length.
•
When you move points (2), (3), or (4)
horizontally, you are adjusting the relative
lengths of the adjacent sections. For example,
if you move point (3) to the right, you are
lengthening the section between (2) and (3)
while shortening the section between (3)
and (4). The overall length of the throat model
remains the same.
•
Only by moving point (5) can you change the
overall length of the model (apart from using
the Throat Length slider, of course).
•
As we’ve mentioned, if you’re looking for
“realistic” vocal characteristics, you would do
well to start with relatively small adjustments
that result in all control points and plot lines
remaining in the central light blue area.
•
In addition to the plot point positions, watch
the contour of the plot lines connecting them.
It’s possible to place the points in positions
relative to each other that cause the plot lines
to bow out towards the edges of the display
(or even pin against an edge of the display).
This will almost always result in artifacts of one
sort or another. (Of course, if it’s artifacts you’re
looking for, they may be just what you want.)
•
When you have created a custom model
contour, the Model Throat Length and
Width controls will adjust the overall
throat length and width while retaining
(and scaling) your custom contour.
•
Extremely striking effects can be created
by moving plot points in realtime. You can
do this manually (for one point at a time) or,
much more powerfully, you can use your
host’s automation capabilities to program
movements of all five points simultaneously.
For the purposes of automation, each point
is represented by two parameters, one for
horizontal position (length) and one for vertical
position (width).
In addition to the original and model plots, when
THROAT Evo is processing audio the display
will also contain real-time representations of the
original and modeled throat contours. As with the
plots, the blue contour is the original throat and
the red contour is the model throat.
As you begin to get familiar with the Throat
Shaping display, trial-and-error will no doubt be
the first order of the day. However, with a little
experience, you will soon be able to predict what
effect a particular plot adjustment will have.
Checking out the factory presets, with a particular
eye towards model plot shapes, should help you
on your way.
Reset
Clicking the Reset button cancels any custom
contour you have programmed, but retains any
global Stretch and Width settings set by the
Model Throat Length and Width controls. To reset
those controls, Command (Mac)/Control (PC) click
them to set them to their default values.