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There are three modifiers to the Amount of modulation: the Amount control, the Shaping CV,
and the Mod Wheel (for the Mod Wheel Mod Buss) or MOD1 level (for the Pedal/On Mod Buss).
“Amount” is the level control that sets how much both the Mod Wheel/ MOD1 Input and the
shaping CV allow the mod source through to the mod destination.
To try out a simple modulation, on the Mod Wheel Buss, set the LFO to about 6 Hz, the Source to
triangle wave, the destination to Pitch, the shaping to on, and the Amount to 5. The Mod Wheel
of a MIDI controller can be used to fade in the modulation, which should sound something like
vibrato. This is a simple use of a Mod Buss. The flexibility of the two Modulation Busses offer a wealth
of modulation possibilities which make the Voyager an incredible sound design tool.
SOURCE:
Choosing a modulation source is done through a combination of the Mod Source Switch and the
menus of the software. The Mod Source selector switch is a
6-position switch. The Front panel selections are:
-TRI: LFO Triangle Wave
-SQ: LFO Square Wave
-S+H: Sample and Hold output
-OSC. 3: Oscillator 3
-ON/MOD2: MOD2 is a Voltage that is normally “On”, but it can be addressed either through the
EDIT Mode function “Pot Mapping”, or MIDI CC 4.
-NOISE/PGM: This is a programmable source for the mod bus with Noise as the default. The
programmable Mod sources are set in the EDIT mode menu functions MOD WHEEL PGM SOURCE
or PEDAL PGM SOURCE.
SHAPING:
The shaping is a way to dynamically change the amount that the Mod Source modulates the Mod
Destination. Shaping occurs before the Amount control and before the Performance controls. The
switch that selects this is a 4-position switch that is labeled:
- FILT. ENV.: This allows the filter envelope to shape the amount of Modulation before the Mod
Wheel or MOD1.
- VELOCITY: This allows Keyboard Velocity to shape the amount of Modulation before the Mod
Wheel or MOD1.
- PRESSURE: This allows Keyboard afterpressure to shape the amount of Modulation before the
Mod Wheel or MOD1. The pressure signal that comes out of the keyboard is either on or off, thus
pressure can be used as a switch that gives a boost to the amount of modulation.
- ON/PGM: This is a programmable shaping for the mod bus with ON as the default. The PGM
stands for “Programmable”. Both Mod Busses share two programmable Shaping Sources that
are summed together; they are available in the EDIT mode as “PGM Shaping 1 SRC” and PGM
Shaping 2 SRC”. The sources can be a voltage offset, front panel controls, or performance
controls, like Pitch Wheel, or Mod Wheel.
DESTINATION:
A modulation destination is chosen in the same manner as the Mod Source: a combination of the
6 position destination switch and the software menus. The Destination switch is labeled:
-PITCH: The Pitch of all three Oscillators
-OSC.2: The Pitch of Oscillator 2
-OSC.3: The Pitch of Oscillator 3
-FILTER: The Filters’ Cutoff frequency
-WAVE: All 3 Oscillators waveform
-LFO/PGM: This is a programmable destination for the mod bus with LFO Rate as the default. The
programmable Mod destination is set in the EDIT mode menu functions MOD WHEEL PGM DEST or
PEDAL PGM DEST.