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If you select Sidechain, the Audio
Source will be the stereo audio track that
ARTICULATOR Evo is instantiated on.
This is the most flexible configuration in
that it allows for a stereo Audio Signal.
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If you select Audio Track L as the
Control Signal, Audio Track R will be
selected as the Audio Signal.
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If you select Audio Track R as the
Control Signal, Audio Track L will be
selected as the Audio Signal.
In these latter two cases, you will typically be
required to create the stereo track by combining
(via whatever method your DAW provides) the
two independent tracks you wish to use as
Control Signal and Audio Signal (being careful
to ensure that they are hard panned to the
appropriate channels). In these configurations, the
Audio Signal is limited to being mono (although
it can be combined with the Noise Generator in
Stereo Noise mode).
INPUT LEVEL METERS
All of the Input Modules include little input
level meters for both the Audio Signal and
Control Signal. These meters display the
levels of the signals routed to their respective
inputs. Their main purpose is to allow you
to visually confirm that that the two signals
are actually routed as you expect
INPUT MIXER SECTION
The Input Mixer controls let you set the relative
levels of the Audio Signal and the internal
Noise Generator as well as optionally applying
compression to the Audio Signal and selecting
mono or stereo noise.
Audio Level
This control sets the
level of the audio
signal (duh!). Its
range provides for
both attenuation and
gain. The range is
from -inf (i.e., off) to
+12 dBs of gain.
To adjust Audio Signal Level, 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 amount of attenuation or
gain in dBs.
Command (Mac)/Alt (PC) clicking on the knob will
reset it to its default value of 0 dB.
Compressor
This control lets you engage a
compressor with fixed parameters
designed to maximize the Audio
Signal’s level. It would typically be
used in the case where the Audio Signal has quite
a bit of dynamic variation that you would like to
even out so that the Control Signal’s dynamics
can be applied to it.
Clicking the Comp button will toggle the
compressor on and off. The button will turn blue
to indicate that the compressor is on.
NOTE: Engaging the compressor
usually results in an overall increase in
gain. You may need to adjust the Audio
Level control to compensate.
Noise Level
This control sets the
level of the internal
Noise Generator.
The range is from -inf
(i.e., off) to +12 dBs
of gain.
To adjust Noise
Generator Level, 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 amount of attenuation or gain in dBs.
Command (Mac)/Alt (PC) clicking on the knob will
reset it to its default value of -inf (i.e., off).
Stereo Noise
ARTICULATOR Evo’s internal Noise
Generator can provide either a single
noise signal, or two uncorrelated
noise signals panned to the opposite
extremes of a stereo output.
Clicking the Stereo Noise button will toggle it
between mono and stereo noise. The button will
turn blue to indicate the selection of stereo noise.