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Chapter 23 Ultrabeat 323
Pan Modulation/Stereo Spread
The EQ’s output signal is passed along to the pan/spread section. In the pan/spread
section, the placement of the sound in the stereo field (set in the assignment section’s
mixer) can be modulated (Pan Modulation mode), or the stereo basis of the sound can
be broadened (Stereo Spread mode). Activate the desired mode by clicking on the
appropriate button (Pan Mod or Spread). If neither mode is activated, the signal passes
through unaffected.
Pan Modulation
Pan Modulation varies the panorama position of a drum sound dependent on a Mod
and Via source. The modulation set here is relative to the panorama position set in
Ultrabeat’s mixer.
The panorama position set in the mixer is represented here by a thin, red line. To the
left and right of the line, small sliders (and corresponding menus) allow the adjustment
of the Mod and Via modulation routings.
Note: You cannot directly grab and move the red line (that represents panorama
position) shown in this section. In order to move the line, rotate the pan knob in the
mixer section (see the GUI detail below).
Stereo Spread
Stereo Spread broadens the stereo image, making it wider and more spacious.
Low Frequency applies the (spreading) effect to the bass frequencies: the higher the
value, the more prominent the effect becomes. Hi Frequency allows you to apply the
effect to the high frequencies.
Voice Volume
This rotary knob adjusts the output volume of the individual drum sounds. To be more
exact, you are controlling the Voice Volume with Env 4, thereby adjusting the maximum
volume level attained after the attack phase of Env 4.
The effect the envelope has on Voice Volume can also be modulated by a Via source.
Note: The leveling stage for Voice Volume precedes the sliders in the mixer. This
approach allows the starting volume of the individual drum voices to be set
independently of their relative levels in the drum kit mix.