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Synth block
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Contents
- 1 Synth: supported by which Fractal Audio products?
- 2 What does the Synth block do?
- 3 X/Y switching in the Synth block
- 4 Synth note tracking
- 5 Warming up the Synth tone
- 6 Fattening the Synth tone
- 7 Creating a drone note with the Synth
- 8 Generating pink or white noise with the Synth
- 9 Creating a calibration tone with the Synth
- 10 Synth examples
- 11 Various Synth tips
Synth: supported by which Fractal Audio products?
- Axe-Fx II: yes.
- AX8: yes.
- FX8: yes.
What does the Synth block do?
- Cliff's comments:
- "The Synth block is a very simple monophonic synth. It doesn't compare to the polyphonic capabilities of something like the FTP and it can't control outboard MIDI synths." source
X/Y switching in the Synth block
- The Synth block doesn't support X/Y switching.
Synth note tracking
- The Synth block requires monophonic input. This means that you have play really clean, hit single notes and avoid overlapping notes.
Warming up the Synth tone
- To warm up the Synth, add a Drive after it.
Fattening the Synth tone
- Use at least two voices and detune them slightly. source
Creating a drone note with the Synth
- Set Tracking to OFF. Adjust pitch with the Frequency parameter.
- You can change the pitch of sustained synth notes per scene by using Scene controllers.
Generating pink or white noise with the Synth
- The Synth block can generate white or pink noise.
- White noise in Wikipedia.
- Pink noise in Wikipedia.
Creating a calibration tone with the Synth
- Cliff's comments:
- "Set the synth block to a 1K sine wave at -12 dB. Turn OUTPUT 1 to the maximum level position." source
- "There's actually a hidden calibration tone that is used during functional test but use the Synth block. The Synth block is reference quality. I use it all the time to generate test tones. The output is spectrally purer than my $2000 Stanford Research Systems Synthesized Function Generator." source
Synth examples
- Forum members Simeon and Swedish Chef have provided great synth presets. Search the forum and visit Axe-Change.
- Introduction video.
Various Synth tips