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8.3. Freaky Tips and Tricks
• Try using the LFO to modulate both the filter cutoff and the envelope attack /
decay times. Modulating the filter cutoff is simple; it's a standard connection on
the Matrix. To modulate the envelope attack and decay times you'll have to assign
them explicitly on the Matrix. Please refer to the Chapter about the Matrix [p.28]
for details.
• When you mix in some randomness with the filter cutoff it will add a fuzzy effect
to the sound. Applying randomness to the decay or sustain stage of one of the
Envelopes will add some variety to any rhythmic pulse.
You can use this trick to revive anything that sounds stale.
• Another useful trick is to use the sine or the sawtooth wave of the LFO to control
the level of an envelope. If you then play an arpeggio, this will result in cyclic
crescendos and diminuendos. Even more interesting is to control the rise and
fall times of the Cycling Envelope with a very slow LFO and apply the resulting
envelope to other destinations.
• The rising Sawtooth can be useful to modulate the decay time of the Standard or
Cycling envelopes. It will add realism to drum or bell-like sounds. Remember that
you can change the shape of the envelope attack and fall stage of the Cycling
Envelope dynamically from linear to exponential. More about this in the Envelope
[p.55] chapter.
• An easy way to animate a sequence or arpeggio is the add a tiny bit of
pitch modulation each time a note starts. You could do this the simple way by
activating sync on the LFO. Next, select the random wave and apply it to the pitch
of the oscillator on the Matrix. Carefully adjust the modulation amount. To make
sure that the modulation only happens in the first phase of the attack, modulate
the modulation knob of the matrix with a very short envelope of the Cycling
Envelope set to ENV in such a way that the LFO modulation is silent after the
initial attack.
• When you assign Glide amount as a destination to be modulated by the LFO on
the Matrix, one trick is to use the LFO to turn glide on and off (set its amount
to zero). In synced mode, you can make the LFO activate Glide every other
sequencer step or every fourth step.
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