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Polyend Tracker Mini Manual
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Polyend Tracker Mini Manual
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Preview
0.000 s
Position
4.520 s
Length
500.0 ms
Shape
Triangle
Loop
Forward
Play Mode
Sample Playback 0m:00s P3.002
1-Shot
Slice
Forward loop
Beat Slice
Backward loop
Wavetable
Pingpong loop
Granular
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Instruments
6
Instruments
6
Modulating Wavetables
The wavetable position is the key parameter to adjust and edit to search for
a desired sound. This parameter can also be modulated from within the
instrument automation page using an envelope or LFO. This adds
movement and interest.
Hold [Preview] in the wavetable page while the LFO is running will display
the animated position dynamically in real time.
Fast LFO Speeds can create glitchy and noisy sound designs. Use slower
LFO speed or envelope and reduce the wavetable window for developing
sound textures and ambience especially with added effects such as reverb.
Try synchronised speeds to tempo / steps to create rhythmic patterns. The
LFO amount will also effect how strong the LFO is applied.
Try manually adjusting the window and position while playing and with an
LFO to experiment with the sound.
LFO
Sample
Wavetable
Select the ‘Sample playback’ page to view the wavetable.
Select ‘Instrument Parameter’ page 2 to
edit the LFO and instrument automation
Position
6.11 Granular Play Modes
Granular instruments can be created in Tracker Mini. As with all Tracker
Mini instruments, Granular synth uses a sample as its core sound source.
Granular synthesis is ideal for glitchy soundscapes and textural sounds.
What is Granular Synthesis?
Granular synthesis breaks a sample down into tiny slices, lets describe this
as microscopic level. These narrow slices are generally less than 1 second
but often much shorter in duration and are called grains. Sound is
generated in a granular synthesizer by looping playback around a grain. It
is common practice to use modulation to bring a granular synth to life
especially using grain position. Granular synths can still use the same
features as in subtractive synthesis including lter and envelopes.
Modulating grain position is at the heart of the Tracker Mini’s
implementation of granular synthesis where an LFO or envelope can be
used. Parameters exist to set the position and length with a range up to
1000ms. Also shape and loop direction of playback parameters can also be
adjusted manually in the Granular synth playback mode.
Current Instrument
Selected
Sample
Waveform Cycle.
Preview
Audition Grain.
Play Mode List.
How the sample will be
played in the instrument
Length
Grain length
Loop
Playback direction
Shape
Grain Envelope
Position
Grain position within sample,
also can be modulated.
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