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3rd Wave User Manual
Modulation
DESTINATION: (various) Selects a modulation destination for the Envelope.
ENV AMOUNT: (-127 to +127) Sets the amount of modulation from the envelope
to the chosen destination. The modulation amount can be positive or negative,
allowing for inverted envelope control.
VELOCITY ON/OFF: (on/off) (In the menus) This enables keyboard velocity to
modulate the Envelope Amount.
DELAY: (0-127) (In the menus) Sets a delay between the time the envelope
is triggered (note on) and when the attack portion actually begins.
Modulation
Although the overall sound of the 3rd Wave is determined by its oscil-
lators and lters, much of its power to make truly unique sounds comes
from creative use of modulation. Modulation is the process of routing
one parameter (i.e. a control voltage) to another in order to change the
way the targeted parameter behaves.
The concept is simple:
1. Choose a source.
2. Choose a destination.
3. Set an amount. The amount can either be positive or negative.
You already understand and apply the concept of modulation whenever
you use the lter envelope to control the lter’s cutoff frequency. In this
case, the modulation source is the lter envelope (or more precisely, any
of its controls, such as attack, decay, sustain, or release). The modulation
destination, is the lter’s cutoff frequency. The modulation amount is set
with the env amount knob.
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