User guide

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distorting delayed signals to emulate the less-than-pristine characteristics of older
hardware delays, and distorting signals to increase their harmonic content making
subsequent filtering more noticeable.
The saturators each have a single control that adjusts how much they boost and
distort the signal. If the slider is all the way at the left, the saturators have almost no
effect on the signal passing through them. As you move the slider to the right, the output signal becomes
louder and more distorted.
Because the saturators work in part by amplifying the signal, use them with caution, particularly
if you place them in a feedback loop with other modules. Turning up the saturator’s slider even a
little bit will cause the signals in the feedback loop to grow louder quite rapidly. Also, connecting
the output of a saturator directly to its own input is generally not something that you should do.
(Yes, we realize that you’re now going to try it just because we said that you shouldn’t. You
were probably scolded for running with scissors, weren’t you?)
Output Level and Panning Controls
The Pan and Output sliders in the Master section control the last processing stage that the signal passes
through. Signals connected to Output 1 and Output 2 in the audio switching matrix are directed to this
stage. The output level and panning modules are the last processing stage that the signals pass through
before leaving the plug-in. You can think of this module as a simple two-channel mixer with stereo outputs.
The order in which the other processing modules are connected can be changed freely with the signal matrix,
but the signal always passes through the output and panning module last.
The pan sliders determine the position of the output signal in the stereo field.
Obviously you must use Ronin in a stereo context in your host sequencer for
these sliders to be useful. Ronin uses a special panning algorithm to create a
more interesting sense of spaciousness than a standard equal-power panning
algorithm. (What does that mean? It means that it sounds cool.)
The Output sliders amplify or attenuate the signals. Each has a range of –80dB, which effectively silences all
but the loudest signals, to +3dB, which provides a small amount of boost. Often you will simply leave these
sliders at their default position of 0dB (unity gain), but you can use them to adjust the relative signal levels of
Output 1 and Output 2 when using them to process signals in two different ways.