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• Switch off the Vector Envelope by setting Solo Point to on. This allows you to audition
the individual points in isolation.
• Take the opportunity to alter the cursor positions in the Square according to your
taste. As in the example above, the X/Y axes of the Square control the Cutoff
Frequency of Filter 2, and the Panorama position. Adjustments to these make the
sound more vivid.
• Activate the Vector Envelope by setting Solo Point to off. Check the result, and fine-
tune the cursor positions in the Square.
• Alter the Loop Rate from the pre-set value of 0.09 up to 2.00. You will hear a periodic
modulation, much like that of an LFO. At this point, the modulation is not
synchronized with the song tempo. To synchronize the loop speed with the song
tempo, move the Rate cursor to the very left, and set a note or bar value.
• You can create faster rhythmic note values by clicking between two points and
setting the new time values (resulting from the division which occurs) to, say, 12.5%.
Tutorial Setting: Vector Kick
Topic: Bass Drum with Self-Oscillating Filter and Vector Envelope
Electronic kick drum sounds are quite commonly created with modulated self-
oscillating filters. This approach can also be taken with the ES2, particularly when the
Vector Envelope is used for filter modulation. An advantage of the Vector Envelope, in
comparison with conventional ADSR envelopes, is its ability to define/provide two
independent decay phases. The distortion effect applies the right amount of “drive”
without losing the original sonic character of the drum sound.
In order to make this setting really “punchy”, you must make sure to activate Flt Reset.
Because all Oscillators are switched off in this setting, the filter needs some time to
start oscillating. At the start of each note, Flt Reset sends a very short impulse into the
filter to make it oscillating right from the start.
Through “tweaks” to the “Vector Kick” setting, you’ll probably be able to create any
dancefloor kick drum sound your heart desires. These are the parameters which allow
for the most efficient and significant variations:
• Filter2 slopes 12 dB, 18 dB, 24 dB,
• Distortion Intensity, Soft/Hard,
• Envelope 3’s Decay Time (D),
• Vector Envelope Time 1 > 2 (Pre-set: 9.0 ms),
• Vector Envelope Time 2 > 3 (Pre-set: 303 ms),
• Vector Time Scaling.