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Plug-in Processor Reference 33 – 783
The second harmonic is a signal at twice the frequency (one octave) above the
basic frequency (the fundamental).
The 3rd harmonic is three times the fundamental (one octave and a fifth above it).
The reasons for limiting the processor to these two frequencies are;
firstly, higher harmonics are most often perceived as “too high”, and se-
condly, their amplitude normally doesn’t follow that of the fundamental in a
natural way.
Please note the relation between the Frequency parameter and the har-
monics generated.
If the Frequency parameter for example is set to 4000, the 2nd harmonic generator will only
create frequencies from 8000Hz upwards and the 3rd harmonic generator will add fre-
quencies starting at 12000Hz.
Another part of this process is giving the added harmonics appropriate
amplitude curves. The amplitude of the harmonics is based on the ampli-
tude of the existing material, but you can control it to some extent using
the Density and Kick parameters, see “Parameters” below.
The amplitude of the added harmonics is usually very low. The difference
Spectralizer makes is sometimes only apparent on a psycho-acoustical
level. To hear what is actually added to the signal, use the Solo button.
Parameters
The parameters are as follows:
Parameter Description
Solo When this is activated, the output will only contain the added Harmon-
ics. The original unprocessed signal will not be heard on the output.
This mode is used as a diagnostic tool to monitor what the current set-
tings actually add to the signal.
Kick When this is activated, even more Harmonics will be added when a
transient (attack) occurs in the signal.
Frequency This adjusts the frequency of the high-pass filter that appears just after
the input. Signals with a frequency lower than this setting will not be af-
fected by the processing. In other words, there will be no harmonics
added to the frequencies that are too low to pass through the filter.
Density This controls the amplitude “envelope” of the added harmonics. The
higher the value, the more prominent the effect.
Input This adjusts the overall input to the processor. Use this to both maximize
the signal level and to make sure that internal clipping does not occur.
Use the Meter and “Int. Clip” indicator to check the levels.