User Manual

THOR POLYSONIC SYNTHESIZER
(RECORD+REASON)
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D The “Gender” parameter changes the basic timbre of the vowel generation between male (low Gender set-
tings) and female (high Gender settings) voice characteristics.
Gender can also be CV controlled.
Shaper
Waveshaping is a synthesis method for transforming sounds by altering the waveform shape, thereby introducing var-
ious types of distortion. The Shaper can radically transform the sound or just add a little warmth, depending on the
mode and other settings.
D The Shaper input is taken from the Filter 1 output.
D The Shaper is activated with the button in the top left corner of the section.
D The Drive parameter sets the amount of waveshaping.
Tip: By raising the Filter 1 Drive parameter you can add even more grit and distortion to the Shaper output.
D The Shaper has 9 modes, selectable with the spin controls or by clicking in the Mode display, all which distort
the waveform in various different ways.
These modes are; Soft and Hard clip, Saturate, Sine, Bipulse, Unipulse, Peak, Rectify and Wrap. Exactly how the
various modes affect the sound depends on many factors, and there is a slightly random element to the resulting
distortion. We recommend simply trying the different modes to hear what happens - many interesting types of dis-
tortion of the original signal are guaranteed!
Amp section
The Amp (amplifier) section has two inputs (from Filter 1 & 2) and one output that is routed to the Global section (and
on to the Master Level and the Main Outputs).
D The Gain knob controls the level and the Velocity knob controls the Gain modulation, i.e. how much velocity af-
fects the level - positive values means that you get higher level the faster you strike a key.
D The Pan knob controls the relative stereo position of the individual voices.
By applying modulation to this parameter, you can make individual voices appear in different stereo positions when
you play.