User Manual

MALSTRÖM SYNTHESIZER
(RECORD+REASON)
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The Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels
• The Pitch Bend wheel is used for bending the pitch of notes, much like bending the strings on a guitar or other
string instrument.
• The Modulation wheel can be used for applying modulation while you are playing.
Virtually all MIDI keyboards have Pitch Bend and Modulation controls. The Malström does not only feature the set-
tings for how incoming MIDI Pitch Bend and Modulation wheel messages should affect the sound, but also two func-
tional wheels that can be used for applying real time modulation and pitch bend if you don’t have these controllers on
your keyboard, or if you aren’t using a keyboard at all. The wheels on the Malström also mirror the movements of the
wheels on your MIDI keyboard.
Pitch Bend Range
The Range parameter sets the maximum amount of pitch bend, i.e. how much it is possible to change the pitch by
turning the wheel fully up or down. The maximum range is 24 semitones (2 Octaves). You change the value by click-
ing the spin controls to the right of the display.
The Velocity controls
Velocity is used for controlling various parameters according to how hard or soft you play notes on your keyboard. A
typical use of velocity control is to make sounds brighter and louder if you strike a key harder. By using the knobs in
this section, you can control how much the various parameters will be affected by velocity.
! All of the velocity control knobs are bi-polar, which means that the amount can be set to either positive or neg-
ative values, while keeping the knobs in the center position means that no velocity control is applied.
The following parameters can be velocity controlled:
•Lvl:A
This lets you velocity control the output level of osc:A.
•Lvl:B
This lets you velocity control the output level of osc:B.