9R[\QWK

for W indows (VST) and Mac OSX (VST and AU)

Copyright 2004 MHC

VERSION HISTORY

Version 2.0
25 6 pr es ets , n e w G U I, n e w f i l e s e lec t or f or l oa d /s a v e of pa tc hes a nd ba nk s ,
im pr o v ed s ou n d e ng i n e, 1 8 n e w f or m an t f il t e r m odes inc l u di n g “ c o m plex
s ta te” , “ a l ter n at i ng” an d “ q ua nt i ze d ” f o r m ant f il ter m od es .

Version 1.5

Im pr o ve d d e nor m a l m an a gem e nt , O pt im i ze d f or b et ter per f o r m anc e, D e la ys

no w f ol l o w t em po c h a n ges wh en t h e y ar e s yn c ed , A d de d a n e ns em b le ef f ec t,
A dd e d pr ogr am m able Q f or a l l f o r m ant f i lt er s , Re pr ogr am m ed pr es ets t o
m ak e us e of th e n e w f ea t ur es .

Version 1.0

Fir s t r e le as e.

G r a ph ic s b y A a r o n J as i ns k i.

T he G UI f or t he AU ve r s i on o n M ac O SX us e s Ur s H ec k m ann’s C A UG U I SD K .

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T AB LE O F CO NT E NT S

OVERVIEW ..................................................................... 4

Requirements ...................................................................... 5

Installation ........................................................................ 5

Performance ....................................................................... 5

THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS ............................................... 5

The Oscillators ................................................................... 6

Formant Filter .................................................................... 6

Mod ................................................................................. 10

Amplitude Envelope ............................................................ 10

Delay................................................................................ 11

Ensemble .......................................................................... 11

USING THE VOXYNTH PERFORM ANCE KEYS ....................... 11

Playing the Filter ............................................................... 12

What the Keys do ............................................................... 12

Glide ................................................................................ 12

LO ADING AND S AVING BANKS AND PATCHES .................... 12

Editing bank and patch files ................................................ 13

Creating a default bank, which is loaded at startup ................. 14

REGISTERING THE PLUGIN ............................................. 14

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Vo x y n t h - M a n u a l

Overview
V ox yn th is a n Ins tr um en t, wh ic h is a v a il a b le f or W indo ws a nd M ac
O SX as a V ST i ( V ST p l ug i n) a nd f or M ac O S X as a n A u d io Un i t.
T hus , i t r u ns as a p l u g i n to pr o gr am s , whic h f ol l o w t he V ST i a nd
AU f r am e wor k s o n W indo ws a nd Mac O S X .

Her e ar e s om e of Vox yn t h ’s f e a tur es :

Mu l t im ode F or m an t F i l ter

T hes e c a n b e us e d to c r ea t e v oc a l t yp e s o un ds . T her e ar e 3 8
d if f er e nt f or m ant f i l ter s i n V ox yn t h a n d t h es e v ar y b et we e n
tr a d it i on a l A , E an d O v oc a ls t o f ic t ic i ous f or m ants , wh ic h s ou n d
unr e a l b ut s t i l l ha v e a v oc a l c h ar ac t er . Ne w i n v er s io n 2 . 0 ar e
c om pl ex s ta t e, a lt er n a ti n g, o n e r a nd om a nd qu a nt i ze d f or m an t
f il ter s .

T he f or m an t f i lt er c a n be m od u la te d us i ng its d e dic a te d e n ve l o pe .
In a d d it i on t h e pe r f or m anc e k e ys c a n b e us ed t o m odu l at e t he
f or m ant f i lt er .

P er f or m anc e k e ys

T he l o wes t o c t a ve on yo ur k e yb o ar d c an b e us e d t o c h an g e th e
s ou n d of t h e f or m a nt f i lt er . Yo u c an p l a y n ot e s wit h yo ur r i g ht
ha n d a nd a t t he s am e tim e c h an g e th e s o u nd pr es s in g t h e l o wes t
k e ys wi t h yo u r l ef t h an d ( or pr o gr am it i n a s eq u enc er of c o ur s e ) .

25 6 pr es ets .

V er s io n 2 .0 c o n ta i ns 2 56 pr es ets , wh i c h r a n g e f r om e t her r e a l
c ho ir s t o s tr an g e “ c om p lex s t at e” f i lt er s wee ps a nd p a tc h es wh ic h
m ak e us e of th e a d v an c ed c om pl ex s ta te , r a n dom , a lt er na t in g a n d
qu a nt i ze d f i l ter m od es .

P ol yp h o n ic wit h 3 O s c i l la t or s P er V o ic e

T he s yn t h h as 3 os c i l l at or s p er v o ic e an d e a c h os c i ll a tor has a 2
oc t a v e r an g e. T he r e a r e 4 wa v ef o r m s ha p es per os c i l l at or . O n l y
th e p o wer of yo u r c om pu t er s ets t h e l im it f or h o w m an y
s im ul ta n eo us vo ic es you ge t. T her e ’s n o l im i t i n t h e s of t war e.

B ui l t- in St er eo D e l a y

E ac h p a tc h c a n b e pr o gr am m ed us i n g th e b u i lt- i n s t er e o d e la y.

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Requirements
Yo u wi l l n ee d a V ST I ns tr um en ts or A u di o U n it ( o n M ac O S X )
c om pat i b le hos t s of t war e , s uc h as C ub as e V ST , Cu b as e SX , O r io n
Pr o, M u z ys , Lo g ic , Ac i d Pr o or a n y o th er c o m pati b l e s of t war e,
wh ic h c a n ex ec u te V S T Ins tr um en t ( or AU) p l ug i ns .

If yo u us e a s e qu e nc e r pr o gr am , wh ic h d oe s n ’t s u p por t V ST ( or
AU ) p lu g ins , t he n yo u c an us e a n a d ap te r . F or ex am pl e on
W indows t h er e’s V ST - DX ( ht tp :/ / www.f x p ans i on .c om ) or
T oneW is e’s D ir ec t iX er , t o e n ab l e V ox yn t h i n s uc h a pr o gr am .
SO N AR 2 .0 is a n ex a m ple. C ak e wa lk h a ve an af f or d ab l e a da p ter ,
wh ic h wo r k s f in e wi t h S on ar .

Installation
W indows :

T he p lu g i n s ho u l d be i ns t a l le d i n yo u r V ST p l ug i ns
f ol der , t ha t is t he f o l d er , wh ic h yo ur hos t s o f twar e ( e .g .
Cu b as e V ST ) us es to s tor e a l l i ts p lu g i ns . W he n t he
i ns t a ll a ti o n pr oc e d ur e s tar ts , yo u wi l l b e as k ed wh er e
th is f o ld er is loc a te d. I f yo u do n ’t k no w, t he n q u it t h e
i ns t a ll a ti o n pr og r am i m m edia t el y, r e a d yo u r h os t
s of t war e’s m an ua l a n d r es ta r t t he ins t al l at i o n pr oc e d ur e .

Mac O S X ( AU ) :

Dr a g t he c om p on e nt ( t he Vox yn t h .c om p on e nt f o ld er ) t o th e p l ac e
wh er e yo u r A ud i oU n its ar e k e pt . T h is is us u a l l y
[HO M E] / Li br ar y/ A u d io / P lu g- Ins /C om po n en ts / .

Mac O S X ( V ST ) :

Dr a g t he c om p on e nt ( t he Vox yn t h . vs t f o l der ) to t h e p lac e wh er e

yo ur V ST p l ug i ns ar e k ept. T h is is us ua l l y
[HO M E] / Li br ar y/ A u d io / P lu g- Ins / Vs t /.

Performance
T he num b er of v oic es yo u ’ l l g et f r om th e p l u g in d e pe n ds o n th e
po we r of yo ur C P U. I n a d di t io n i t d ep e n ds o n h o w m an y
ap p l ic a t io ns yo u r u n i n p ar al l e l of c our s e . If yo u ha v e m a n y
bac k gr o un d pr o gr am s r un n i ng , f or ex am p le i n th e s ys t em tr a y, a nd
if yo u r e p l a y a n um ber of h ar d d is k tr ac k s a t th e s am e t im e as t he
p lu g in ex ec ut es , th e n th e C PU wi l l of c our s e b e u nd er m or e
pr es s ur e. I n t ha t c as e, a les s n um ber of v o ic es wi l l b e a v a i la b l e
f or yo u .

The Different Sections

V ox yn th c on ta i ns a n u m ber of l o gic a l s ec ti o n s , wh ic h pr oc es s t h e
s ou n d i n a c er ta i n wa y . Le t ’s g o thr o ug h t he m one b y o n e.

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The Oscillators
E ac h Vox yn t h p a tc h c an ha v e 3 os c i l la t or s p er v o ic e . T h is n um ber
c an be f ur t h er m u lt i p li ed us i n g th e U n is o n c on tr ols ( s ee be l o w) .

Shape

T he s ha p e k n ob s el ec t s b et we e n s i n e wa v e, pu ls e wa v e , s a w an d
a s q uar e wa v e .

Semi

Us i n g th e s em i k n ob , t he t u n in g f or e ac h os c i l la tor c an be
adj us t e d b et we e n - 1 2 s em ito n es b e lo w- a nd + 12 s em ito n es a bo v e
th e p l a ye d k e y.

Fine

T he f i n e k n ob is us ed to m ak e f in e t un i n gs f or e ac h os c i l l at or .
B ea t in g ef f ec ts c a n b e c r e at e d b y d et u n in g t he os c i l l at or s j us t
s l ig h tl y.

Volume

T he v o lum e of eac h os c i l la tor is a dj us te d us i ng t h e v o lum e k n ob .

Formant Filter
T he f or m an t f i lt er i n V ox yn t h is u n iq u e. I t ha s 2 0 f i lt er m od es a n d
c an be c o n tr o l l ed us i n g a n en v e l op e.

A - Attack

At t ac k de t er m in es h o w f as t t he f i l ter s ho u l d r is e f r om zer o
f r eq ue nc y t o th e ze r o + am ou nt ( s ee be l o w) wh e n a k e y is
pr es s e d. T hus yo u n e e d to ha v e a n am ou nt s et t in g wh ic h is bi g g er
th a n ze r o t o h e ar th e at tac k .

D - Decay

Dec a y d et er m in es h o w f as t t he f or m an t f i lt er en v e l op e s h ou l d f a ll
f r om the ab o v e f r e q ue nc y to t h e s us t a i n ( s e e b el o w) .

S - Sustain

S us t a in is th e f or m ant f il ter f i l ter f r e qu e nc y, wh ic h is r e ac he d

wh e n th e d ec a y t im e h as e la ps ed . If t h e am oun t is s e t t o ze r o , t he
s us t a in k no b wi l l ha v e n o ef f ec t .

R - Release

Re l eas e is t h e t im e i t wi l l t ak e f or t h e f or m a nt f i lt er e n v el o p e to g o
f r om the s us t a in d o wn to zer o , wh e n a k e y is r e le as ed .

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Amount

T he am ou nt k no b dec i des ho w m uc h t h e f or m ant f i l te r en v e l op e

s ho u l d af f ec t t he f or m an t f i lt er .

Invert

T he i n ver t b ut to n ( t h e bu tt o n m ar k ed wit h a n ar r o w) , t ur ns th e
en v e l op e “ u ps id e d o wn” . T hus al l h i g h v a lu e s b ec om e l o w an d a l l
l o w va l ues bec om e hi g h.

Glide

T he g li d e k n ob adj us ts t he am oun t of por t am en t o yo u wi l l g et wh en

p la yi n g t h e p er f or m an c e k e ys .

Q i s t h e wi d t h of t h e p eak s in t h e f or m a nt f i lt er . T he hi g he r Q
s et t in g, t h e wi d er t he pe ak wi l l be . A n d if th e Q is s et t o a
m ax im um v a lu e, t h e f o r m ant r e gi o ns wi l l be s o wi d e t ha t th e ef f ec t
of t h e f or m an t f i lt er c a n b ar e l y b e h e ar d . T h e n th e f i lt er d o es n ’ t
c ha n ge t h e s o un d as m uc h as if t he Q s e tt i n g wo u l d be s et t o i ts
l o wes t ( ze r o) v al u e.

Yo u c a n us e t he Q t o s et h o w m uc h t h e f or m an t f i lt er s h ou l d c o l or
th e s o un d of th e os c i l l at or s . S om etim es yo u m ight be lo ok i ng f or
j us t a s u b tl e ef f ec t , a n d s om et im es a m or e d r am at ic f i l ter i n g ef f ec t
is s o ug h t.

Formant Type

Ch a ng e t he f i lt er m od e b y p u ll i n g th is s l i d er . T h e f o l l o wi ng f i l ter
m odes ar e a v ai l a b le :

1 B as s A t o B as s E

2 B as s A t o B as s I

3 B as s A t o B as s O

4 B as s A t o Fic t ic io us

T he ab o v e f o r m ant f i lt er c h an g es f r om a n “ A ” t o a f ic t ic i ous
f or m ant, wh ic h do es n ’t ex is t
i n th e r e a l wor l d b ut s t i l l has v oc a l c h ar ac t er .

5 B as s E t o B as s I

6 B as s E t o B as s O

7 B as s E t o A l to U

8 B as s E t o Fic t ic io us

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T he ab o v e f o r m ant f i lt er c h an g es f r om a n “ E ” t o a f ic t ic i ous
f or m ant, wh ic h do es n ’t ex is t
i n th e r e a l wor l d b ut s t i l l has v oc a l c h ar ac t er .

9 B as s I to F ic t ic i o us

T he ab o v e f o r m ant f i lt er c h an g es f r om a n “ I” t o a f ic t ic i ous
f or m ant, wh ic h do es n ’t ex is t
i n th e r e a l wor l d b ut s t i l l has v oc a l c h ar ac t er .

10 Bas s I t o Al t o U

11 A lt o A t o C ou nt er te nor E

12 A lt o A t o C ou nt er te nor O

13 A lt o U to F ic tic i o us

T he ab o v e f o r m ant f i lt er c h an g es f r om a “ U ” to a f ic t ic i o us
f or m ant, wh ic h do es n ’t ex is t i n th e r e a l wor l d b ut s t i l l h as v oc al
c har ac ter .

T he f o l l o wi ng 4 f i l ter s ha v e f or m ant qu a l it i es , bu t th e y ar e n ot
m ode l le d af t er
ex is t i ng voc a ls , bu t f ic tic i o us s ou n ds .

14 F an t a zy F or m an t 1

15 F an t a zy F or m an t 2

16 F an t a zy F or m an t 3

17 F an t a zy F or m an t 4

T he f o l l o wi ng 3 f i l ter s s h if t t h e f or m ants a l o n g th e f r eq u e nc y
s pec tr um as th e y ar e m odu la t ed b y t h e f or m an t f i lt er e n ve l o pe or
th e p er f or m anc e k e ys .

18 Sh if t e d B as s E

19 Sh if t e d A lt o A

20 Sh if t e d Co u nt er t e n or E

T he f o l l o wi ng f i l ter s a r e r ef er r e d to as c om pl ex s ta t e ( C St) . T h e y
m or ph b et we e n m or e t ha n t wo f or m an ts , us u a ll y f o ur , as t h e y ar e
s we pt b y th e e n ve l o pe or /a n d th e p er f or m an c e k e ys .

21 C S t: Bas s E AIO U

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22 C S t: A lt o A , A lt o U , C ou n ter te n or E , C ou n ter te n or O

23 C S t: F an t a zy 1, 2 , 3, 4

24 C S t: Sh i ft e d B as s E , A lt o A, C o un t er t e nor E

25 C S t: Bas s A, C o un t er t e nor E, Sh i ft e d B as s E , Fa nt a zy F or m a nt

T he f o l l o wi ng f i l ter s a l ter n at e b et we e n t wo f or m ant s et ti n gs as

th e y ar e s we p t b y t he en v e l op e or /a n d th e p er f or m anc e k e ys . T h e y
c an be us e d to c r ea t e r ep e at i n g m od u la t io ns , s uc h as AO AO AO AO
or E A E A E A E A, r a t her th a n j us t s i n g le AO or E A s we e ps . I n
ad d it i o n th e y c a n g en e r at e we i r d ef f ec ts if t h e y ar e s we pt f as t.

26 A lt er na t in g: B as s A , B as s O

27 A lt er na t in g: F a nt a z y 1 , 2

28 A lt er na t in g: B as s E , A lt o A

29 A lt er na t in g: S hi ft e d B as s E

30 A lt er na t in g: S hi ft e d C ou n ter te n or E

31 A lt er na t in g: F ic tic o us

T he f o l l o wi ng f i l ter m odes ar e q u a nt i ze d . T h e y c a n be us e d t o
ge n er at e a br u pt s pec tr a l c ha n ges as th e y ar e s wep t b y t he
en v e l op e or /a n d th e p er f or m anc e k e ys .

32 Q ua n ti ze d : Bas s E to F ic t ic i ous

33 Q ua n ti ze d : A lt o A t o F a nt a zy

34 Q ua n ti ze d : F an t a zy 1 , 2

35 Q ua n ti ze d : Sh i ft e d B as s to F ic t ic o us

36 Q ua n ti ze d : C o un te r te n or E t o F a nt a zy

37 Q ua n ti ze d : Bas s I t o F ic t ic i o us

B as ic a l l y e ac h qu a nt i z ed f i l ter m od e is d i v id ed in t o 8 r e g io ns .
E ac h r eg i on has a f ix e d f il t er r es po ns e ( s o un d) a nd as t h e
en v e l op e m o v es f r om s a y a h i gh t o a l o w v a l ue , t he f i lt er r es p on ds
wi t h 8 d if f er e nt f i l ter s et t in gs r a th er t ha n a s m ooth m or p h. T hus ,
yo u wi l l h ea r a s u dd e n s witc h as t h e f i l ter c h an g es f r om o n e of t h e
8 r e gi o ns t o t h e a dj ac en t r e g io n . As l o ng as th e e n ve l o pe a n d
per f or m anc e k e ys s ta y wit h i n th e s am e r eg i o n, t h e s ou n d wi l l b e
th e s am e.

In a d d it i on , o ne of t he t wo f i lt er c h ar ac t er is t i c s ( e .g . F ic t ic io us i n
f il ter m od e 3 2) h as a r e ver s e d s p ec tr um , wh i c h m ea ns t ha t a h i gh
en v e l op e v a l ue wi l l pr od uc e a l o w f or m an t a nd v ic e v er s e . T h is

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 r e ve r s a l o n l y a pp l i es t o o ne of t he t wo f i l ter s our c es . T h e ot h er
( e. g. B as s E i n f i lt er m od e 3 2) h as a n or m al f i lt er r e p ons e. T h is
des i g n a ll o ws yo u to p r od uc e r ic h a nd in t er e s ti n g s p ec tr a l
c ha n ges , as t he f or m a nt f i lt er is m od u la te d b y t h e en v e lo p e a nd
th e p er f or m anc e k e ys .

T he f i n a l f i l te r t yp e is a r a nd om o ne .

38 Bas s E t o Ra n do m

It i nt r o d uc es r an d om for m ant r eg i o ns f or h i g her v al u es o n th e

en v e l op e a nd per f or m anc e k e ys . T h e h i gh er v a l ues on t h es e , th e
h ig h er am ou nt of r a nd om nes s i n th e s o u nd . Lo we r v a lu es c h a ng es
th e f i lt er r es po ns e to a B as s E s o u nd . T h e r an d om ( an d
c on t in o us l y c ha n g in g) f or m ant r e g io ns pr o du c e a d ar k , h ar s h a nd
a lm os t no is y s o u nd . It c an be us e d to c r ea t e i nt er es t i ng a tt ac k
tr a ns ie n ts etc .

Mod
T he t wo k n obs in t h e m od s ec t io n pr o v id e p i tc h m odu l at i o n.

Rate

T he r at e k no b s ets t h e r a te of t he pi tc h m od u l at i on .

Depth

T he de p th k no b s e ts t he de pt h of th e p i tc h m odu la t io n , th at is h o w
m uc h t he pi tc h s h ou l d c ha n ge .

Amplitude Envelope
V ox yn th has a n am p li t ud e e n v el o pe , wh i c h c an be us e d to c ha n ge
th e v o l um e of th e s o u nd o ver a c er t a in t im e per i o d.

A - Attack

At t ac k de t er m in es h o w f as t t he s ou n d s h ou l d r is e f r om zer o
v o lum e to m ax vo l um e whe n a k e y i s pr es s e d.

D - Decay

Dec a y d et er m in es h o w f as t t he s ou n d th e n s ho u l d f a l l f r om th e
ab o v e m ax v o lum e to t he s us t a in ( s ee b e l o w) .

S - Sustain

S us t a in is th e v o l um e l e ve l , wh ic h is r e ac he d wh e n th e d ec a y tim e
has el a ps e d .

R - Release

Re l eas e is t h e t im e i t wi l l t ak e f or t h e s ou n d t o g o f r om t he s us t a in
v o lum e to ze r o , wh e n a k e y is r e l e as e d .

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Delay
V ox yn th c on ta i ns a s t e r eo de l a y wi t h 6 s l i d er s a n d 2 b ut to ns .

Left and Right Time

T he l ef t an d r ig ht t im e s l i d er s s et t h e tim e of t he de l a y. Pu l l i ng t h e
s l id er s t o th e lef t m ak es th e ec h oes s o u nd f as t er a nd pu l l i ng t h em
to t h e r i gh t i nc r eas es t he de l a y t im e a n d th e ec h o es wi l l t h en
s ou n d s l o wer .

Left and Right Feedback

Fe ed b ac k a dj us ts ho w m an y ec h o es yo u wa n t. P u l l in g t hes e
s l id er s t o th e r ig ht inc r eas es t he num be r of ec h o es a nd p u l l in g
th em to t h e l ef t dec r e a s es th e n um ber of ec h oes .

Left and Right Mix

T hes e s li d er s d et er m i ne t h e r at i o of th e dr y s i gn a l a nd t h e de l a ye d
s i gn a l. F or ex am pl e, if s e t th em to s a y 5% , t he n t he ec h o es wi l l b e
bar e l y a u di b l e bu t m o v i ng t h em to t he r ig h t t o s a y 7 5% wi l l m ak e
th e ec ho es s o u nd h i g h er th a n th e dr y s ig n a l.

Left and Right Sync

S el ec ti n g t hes e b ut to n s s ync hr on i ze s t he d e l a y wi t h yo u r
s eq u enc er , pr o vi d e d t ha t i t s u pp or ts s yn c hr on i za t i o n us in g
Vs tT im eInf o . W hen t h e s e k n obs ar e s e l ec t e d, t he t im e s l id er s ( s ee
ab o v e) wo r k as tem p o d i vi d er s . F or ex am pl e, if yo u s e lec t t hes e
k nobs a n d pu l l t he t im e s l i der s t h e y m ig h t s h o w s a y / 2 . T h is
m eans th a t th e d e la y wi l l b e h a lf of th e t em po of yo ur s e q ue nc er .

Ensemble
A d ens em bl e s ec t io n was a d de d i n ver s i o n 1. 5 of V ox yn th .

Amount

T he am ou nt k no b s im pl y c o ntr o ls h o w m uc h wi d er th e p a th s h o u ld
s ou n d. T he e ns em bl e ef f ec t us es b ea t in g of a n um ber of de tu n ed
os c il l at or s t o pr od uc e a s o un d, wh ic h is r ic h i n har m o nic s an d t o a
c er t a in de gr ee f a tt er t ha n i t wo u l d b e wi t ho u t t h e e ns em b le . H ar d
an d c o l d s o un ds d o n’ t be n ef i t f r om t he ens e m ble, bu t wa r m s ou n d s
do t o a m uc h h i gh er d egr e e.

U s i n g t h e Vo x y n t h P e r f o r m a n c e k e y s
T he f or m an t f i lt er wa s des c r i b ed in t h e pr e v i ous c ha pt er . It h as a
num be r of k e ys as s oc i at e d wi t h it . T h es e k e ys ar e r ef er r e d t o as
P er f or m anc e K e ys .

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P la yi ng t he Fil ter
T he bas ic id e a wi t h th e p er f or m anc e k e ys is th at yo u c a n ac tu a l l y
“ p la y” t h e f il t er , b y p r e s s i ng t h e k e ys o n th e l o wes t oc t a ve of yo ur
k e yb o ar d.

T he f o l l o wi ng per f or m anc e k e ys ar e t h e de f au l t k e ys :

24 - 3 5 ( C 0 - B0)

T his is us u a ll y t h e l o wes t oc t a ve o n a 5 oc t a v e k e yb o ar d. If yo u
ed i t th e n ot es i n a s e q ue nc er , it ’s t he 3r d oc t a ve f r om b e lo w ( C 0) .

Ho we v er , if yo u pr es s a k e y b e lo w M ID I k e y num be r 24 , t he n t ha t
oc t a v e wi l l b e us e d as t he per f o r m anc e zo n e i ns te a d. Fo r
ex am p le , if yo u p la y E - 1 ( M ID I no t e num b er 16) t h en t h e k e ys
be t we en C - 1 a n d B- 1 wi l l b e us ed as th e p er f or m anc e k e ys . O r if
yo u pl a y G - 2 t h e n th e k e ys b et we e n C- 2 an d B- 2 wi l l b e us e d .

What the Keys do

T he k e ys af f ec t t he f or m ant f i l te r f r e q ue nc y. For ex am pl e, pr es s i n g
th e C ( M ID I n ot e n um ber 2 4) p er f or m anc e k e y wi l l l o wer t he
f or m ant f i lt er f r eq u enc y t o a lm os t its lo we s t v a lu e. P la yi n g th e B
per f or m anc e k e y ( M ID I n ot e n um ber 3 5) wi l l r a is e t h e f or m an t f i lt er
f r eq ue nc y t o m or e or l es s i ts m ax im um v a lu e . Pr es s in g a k e y
be t we en t h es e , s uc h a s F ( M ID I no t e num b er 2 9) , wi l l s e t th e
f or m ant f i lt er f r eq u enc y s om e wh er e in its m idd l e b et we e n th e
h ig h es t a n d l o wes t v al ue .

Glide
S o no w yo u m i gh t as k “ Ho w d oes t h e f or m a nt f i lt er f r eq u enc y
c ha n ge wh en t h e k e ys ar e p l a ye d l ik e t his ?” . T ha t de p en ds o n t he
s et t in g of th e G l i d e k n ob . If it ’s s e t to ze r o , t her e wi l l b e abr u pt
c ha n ges be t we en t h e f i lt er f r eq u enc i es . H o w e ver , if yo u tur n i t u p,
th e n th e tr ans i t io n b et we e n d if f er e nt f r e qu e n c i es wi l l b e s m o ot h.
T hus , i t wi l l g li d e b et w ee n t he v al u es .

Loading and Saving Banks and Patches

Yo u c a n l o a d an d s a v e b a nk s of p a tc h es f r o m the p l ug i n . S om e
p lu g in hos ts d on ’ t a l l o w yo u t o s a v e an d l o ad pa tc h es a n d th at ’s
th e r e as o n wh y t hes e c on tr ols ar e in t h e p lu g in its e lf . If yo u us e a
hos t, s uc h as C u bas e V ST , yo u ’ l l n ot ic e t ha t i t h as a s e t of
c on tr ols , a t th e t op of th e wi n d o w, f o r s a v in g a n d l oa d in g p atc h es .
In t h at c as e, yo u m ig h t us e t h es e c on tr o ls in s te a d of t h e p lu g in ’s .
It ’s u p to yo u .

Saving

Cl ic k o n t he s a ve p a tc h or s a v e b ank bu tt o n to s a v e t he
c ur r en t p atc h or t he c om pl et e b ank .

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Loading

Cl ic k o n t he op e n p atc h or o pe n b a nk b ut to n to lo a d a
pa tc h i nt o th e c ur r e nt pa tc h or to op e n th e c om pl et e
ba nk .

If t he f i l e is a p a tc h a n d yo u ’r e c lic k i n g on t h e b ut to n wh ic h l o a ds
a b ank , th e n th e p atc h wi l l be lo a de d in to t h e c ur r en t p atc h. If t he
f il e is a ba nk a nd yo u ’ r e c l ic k i ng o n t he bu tt on , wh ic h l o ads a
pa tc h, t he n o n l y th e f ir s t pa tc h i n th at ba nk wi l l be lo a de d i n to t h e
c ur r en t p atc h.

Editing bank and patch files

T his s ec t i o n is o n l y f o r t hos e who wis h t o e d it t h e b ank f i l e i n a
tex t e di t or .

T he f i l es us e a s im p le tex t f or m at . L oa d i t i n No te p ad or W or dpa d
an d yo u ’ ll s ee t h at i t u s es a f or m at, wh ic h r e m inds yo u of HT ML .
For t he t ec hn ic a l l y i nt er es t ed , th e f or m at is X ML , wh ic h m eans
th at if yo u h a v e an X M L e di t or , yo u m a y e d it th e f i le in it . B ut a n y
tex t e di t or , s uc h as N o te p ad , wi l l wor k f i ne t o o.

T he f i l e s t ar ts lik e t h is :

<bank product="voxynth" version="2.0">

an d i t e nds l ik e t h is .

</bank>

B et we e n th es e “ ta gs ” eac h p atc h is l is t ed . It ’s wr it te n a lm os t t he
s am e, wi t h a s ta r t t ag an d a n e nd t a g. T he s t ar t t a g go es l ik e t h is .

<patch name="Cool Patch" number="1">

an d i t e nds l ik e t h is :

</patch>

T he pa tc h nam e c a n b e c h an g ed a n d s o c a n th e p atc h n um ber .

T he pa tc h num b er i nd i c at es wh ic h “ s lo t” th e pa tc h s ho u l d be
l oa d ed in to . It s ho u ld be a num b er be t we e n 1 a nd 6 4 . B ut f or
s i ng l e p atc hes , t he p l u g in s a v es i t wi t h t he p atc h n um ber ze r o,
bec a us e it s h o u ld n ’t b e l oa d ed in t o a s p ec if i c s l o t bu t t he c ur r e nt
on e . T h e pa tc h n am e s ho u l d no t b e l on g er t ha n 2 4 c h ar ac t er s .

B et we e n th e p atc h t ag s , eac h p ar am eter is l i s te d. Eac h p atc h h as

64 par am et er s a nd e a c h p ar am et er s h o ul d h a ve a v a lu e b et we e n 0
an d 1 , f or ex am p le 0 . 3 or 0 . 94 . T h e v a l ue is g i ve n b et we e n th e p
ta g ( p is an a b br e vi a ti on f or p ar am eter ) . H er e ’s an ex am p le :

<p i="mod rate">0.000</p>

In t h is c as e, i t h as a v a lu e of ze r o, wh i c h m eans t h at t h e m od r a t e
v a lu e h as th e m in im um va lu e , th at ’s 0 .

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 Be careful out there!

Do n ’t m ak e a n y m is t ak es a nd c h a ng e t he f or m at of th e t ex t f i le ,
bec a us e t h en V ox yn th m ight r ef us e to lo a d it .

Creating a default bank, which is loaded at

startup
Yo u c a n l o a d yo ur f a v or it e p atc h b ank au to m atic a l l y wh e n t h e
p lu g in is s ta r t ed . J us t nam e th e f i l e

Voxy nth Def aul t. vo b

an d p ut it in Vox yn t h ’s pr o gr am f o ld er ( us u a l l y
C:\ P r o gr am s \Vox yn t h) . It wi l l t he n b e l o ad e d au t om atic a l l y wh e n
th e p l ug i n ’s s tar t ed . F or th e d ef a u lt b a nk , yo u MU ST us e t h is
f il e nam e, inc l ud i n g th e f ab ex t ens i o n.

Registering the Plugin

Re g is t er t he pl u g in a t ht tp :/ / www.m hc .s e /s of t war e/ p l ug i ns . Yo u wi l l
th e n ob t ai n a r eg is tr a t i on c o d e.

W indows :

W hen yo u ’ ve go t th e c od e , s e lec t r e g is t er u n der V ox yn th

i n th e
W indows s t ar t m en u.

Mac O S X ( AU ) :

Yo u f i nd t h e r e g is tr at i on t o o l on Mac O S X i n
[HO M E] / Li br ar y/ A u d io / P lu g-
Ins /C om po ne n ts / V ox ynt h.c om po n en t/ .

Mac O S X ( V ST ) :

Yo u f i nd t h e r e g is tr at i on t o o l on Mac O S X i n
[HO M E] / Li br ar y/ A u d io / P lu g- Ins / Vs t / Vox yn t h . v s t/.

A s m a l l ut i l it y wi l l s ta r t, wh i c h le ts yo u t yp e i n yo u r f i r s t n am e,
s ur n am e an d t he c od e yo u o bt a in e d wh e n yo u p ai d .

T he s m al l u t i li t y, wh ic h l ets yo u t yp e in t h e r eg is tr a t i on c o d e l ook s
l ik e t h is .

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If yo u r n am e is J oe S m ith a nd yo u o b ta i ne d t he c od e x k I 39 Ss A ,
th e n yo u s ho u ld t yp e i n th e f o ll o wi n g i nf or m at i on .

T hen c lic k on R e g is t er .

St ar t th e s of t war e , wh i c h h os ts yo ur p l ug i ns . T hen s t ar t th e
V ox yn th pl u g in . A t th e b ot t om of t he p l u g in wi n do w, yo u wi l l s e e a
m es s age , wh i c h ver if i es th a t t h e r e g is tr at i o n c o de was ac c ep t ed . If
yo u s ee a n er r or m es s ag e t her e , th e n yo u ha v e to r ep e at t he
r eg is tr at i on p r oc e dur e a n d s tar t th e a b o ve ut i l it y a g ai n . P l eas e
t yp e i n yo u r n am e a n d r e g is tr a ti o n c o de c a r e f ul l y, ex ac t l y as i t’s
wr i tt e n i n th e em a il yo u g ot whe n yo u r e g is t e r ed t h e p l ug i n.

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