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THE TREMOLATOR CONTROL PANEL - TWEAK MENU

You can think of Threshold as determining how far the signal must

pass the the set target before the Rate and Depth settings will have an

effect and how much modulation will occur. The white markings around

the Threshold knob turn red based on the input signal, which makes it

really easy to see changes in the level of the input signal and set the

Threshold accordingly.

THRESHOLD (continued)

Tremolator — Version 5

At fast Attack settings (knob turned fully counter-clockwise) the Rate

and Depth Mod will go to their full setting instantaneously. As you turn

up and increase the Attack time it will take longer for the Rate and

Depth modulation to reach their full amount, or depth of modulation.

This lets you create smoother and slower changes in the rate and

depth rather than the immediate and abrupt changes that would occur

with a very fast Attack setting. As mentioned, this is dependent on the

Threshold setting and how far past the set threshold the signal goes.

It is important to keep in mind that the attack and sustain

characteristics of the input signal will directly affect how you will want

to set the Attack time. If the signal is staccato and quickly moves above

and below the Threshold it is likely that you will not hear the changes in

the Rate or Depth with slow Attack time settings. The input signal will

simply not be above the Threshold setting long enough for the slower

attack time to reach its full setting. It is also very important that the

sound stay above the Threshold setting for a period equal to the Attack

time for the modulation to respond.

Using various Attack times that are either very responsive to, or that

are slower than the changes of the input signal level, will allow you to

create a wide variety of alterations in the tremolo effect.

ATTACK

In addition to determining how much change should occur (via the

Threshold control), Tremolator also allows you to control how quickly or

slowly the Rate and Depth will change by using the Attack and Release

knobs. Attack is based on time, in milliseconds, with a range from 0ms

to 5000ms (5seconds).

Here’s how it works: Once the input signal has passed the set Threshold,

any changes set by the Rate Mod and Depth Mod settings are called into

play and will change the Rate or Depth accordingly. What the Attack

knob allows you to do is to deﬁne precisely how long it will take for the

Rate Mod or Depth Mod to reach their full modulation depth setting.