Arturia CS-80V - The Keyboard Modulations; The Ring Modulator

ARTURIA – CS-80V – USER’S MANUAL
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The «VCO» and «VCF» modulation rate can also be modified through after-touch with the
faders under the «TOUCH RESPONSE» label. The «SPEED» control also modulates the
speed of the sub-oscillator through after-touch.
5.5 THE KEYBOARD MODULATIONS
Initial tuning
The «INITIAL» fader performs a slight frequency modulation on the oscillators. This
modulation is a linear ramp that depends at the same time on the fader setting (at the
top, there is no modulation, at the bottom, the modulation is set to the maximum) and
the velocity.
About the sense of these faders, the CS-80 original operates in that way which can be confusing. But we chose
to reflect the original character of the machine.
Key follows
The faders under the «KEYB. CONTROL» label set the key follow rate. The faders under
the «BRILLIANCE» label set the key follow of the filters, and those under the «LEVEL»
label set key follows for the amplifiers.
The first fader sets the key follow slope for the lower part of the keyboard (below C3)
while the second sets the slope for the higher part. The slope can be positive or negative.
5.6 THE RING MODULATOR
The ring modulator is an effect that creates a number of harmonics in the sound through
the multiplication of the output signal with a sine wave.
Setting the ring modulator
Dry and wet mixing is set with the «MOD» fader. Dry sound is maximum in the high
position. The frequency of the multiplying sine is set with the «SPEED» fader. The lower