User Manual

BV512 VOCODER
(RECORD+REASON)
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Using the modulator as carrier
You can get cool special effects by using the same device both as carrier and as modulator. For example, try process-
ing a Redrum device in the following way:
1. Create a Redrum device and set up the desired patch and pattern.
2. Create a Spider Audio Merger & Splitter device.
3. Create a BV512 Vocoder.
4. Flip the rack around and connect the devices in the following way:
The output of the Redrum goes into the splitter section of the Spider, and is split into two signals. One signal goes into the
carrier input of the vocoder, the other goes into the modulator input.
This is essentially the required connections, but for best results it’s a good idea to add some distortion and/or com-
pression to the carrier signal - this increases the amount of high frequencies in the carrier signal:
5. Press [Shift] and create a Scream 4 distortion device.
6. Connect the distortion device as an insert effect between the Spider and the carrier input of the vocoder.
Now, the carrier signal will be processed in the distortion device, but not the modulator signal.
7. Play back the pattern and experiment with the settings on the vocoder and distortion device.
D This technique can also be used to process vocals and speech.
D Try adjusting the Shift parameter for new effects and sounds.
Remember that you can route CV to the Shift parameter on the back of the BV512 - use e.g. a Matrix or an LFO
output on a synth device!