Behringer NEUTRON Manual - Page 12

12 NEUTRON User Manual 4.7 Delay Section The Neutron has an impressive analog bucket brigade delay section. Delay times of 24 ms to 640 ms can be set. Effects from long dub delays to extreme chorusing can be created. Set the MIX control at 12 o'clock. Then try turning the RATE control fully left with the REPEAT control to the right a little for a long dub style sound. Chorus effects can be created by modulating short delay times with an LFO applied to the DELAY TIME input via one of the ATTENUATORS. (23) (24) (25) 4.10 Sample And Hold The sample and hold function generates a random, stepped waveform by taking a sample of the input signal. The sample rate is governed by the RATE control or the SH CLOCK input. This generates a distinctive, bubbling random waveform that can be used to modulate other synth parameters. Its random nature makes it well suited to sci-fi effects. Try patching S&H to OSC 1&2 to modulate the oscillator's pitch. The distinctive gurgling effect can be heard throughout sci-fi movies. Tt(rh3ae7n)GsiLtiIoDnEscboenttwroelelinmsiatsmtphlee(rv3aa8tle)uoefs.change between samples, allowing smooth (39) (40) 4.8 Overdrive Section The overdrive section can be used to add subtle warmth through to extreme distortion by using an analog soft clipping circuit. Turning the DRIVE control to the right increases the amount of distortion, adding rich harmonics. The TONE control shapes the sound of the overdrive. To the left, high-end filtering is applied to take away the harsh edge. When the TONE control is turned to the right the low end is filtered out to give a brighter sound. As DRIVE level is increased, the LEVEL control can be utilized to turn down the volume of the synthesizer, without affecting the drive or tone of the sound. 4.11 Slew Rate Limiter PORTA TIME is the amount of time taken to transition between two MIDI notes. This feature can be used to add a pleasing musical slide into your sounds. The SLEW Limiter is used to limit the rate of change of a signal. For example, Slew can be used to add Portamento to pitch CVs generated from an external sequencer. (41) (42) NOTE: If the level control is all the way down it is possible that no sound will be heard. (26) (27) (28) (43) (44) 4.12 Attenuators ATTENUATOR 1 is an additional VCA which can be used to reduce the amplitude of the input signal based on the Att1 CV control or the attenuator 1 front panel control (43). 4.9 Envelope Section The Neutron contains two ADSR (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release) envelopes. Both envelopes are triggered when a MIDI note is received unless the E.GATE 1/2 inputs are used. ATTENUATOR 2 - Reduces the amplitude of a signal based on the attenuator 2 control (44). The BIPOLAR LFO output is routed to the attenuator 2 input by default. Note: The attenuator 2 output is also routed to P.WIDTH 1 and P.WIDTH 2 controls b(y4d1)efault. (42) ENVELOPE 1 is routed to the VCA CV by default. This allows the signal to pass through the unit when a MIDI note is being played and closes the VCA when no (43) (44) note is being played. ENVELOPE 2 is routed to the VCF, via the ENV DEPTH control, by default. This can be used to create filter sweeps when a MIDI note is being played. Try different combinations of slow and fast settings to create different sounds and textures. (29) (32) (31) (30) 4.13 Pitch Bend Messages The Neutron responds to pitch bend messages via USB MIDI or the MIDI IN and is set to +/-2 semitones as a default. It is possible to change this with SysEx Messages or via the Neutron App. (33) (34) (35) (36)