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Modulation: every effect side by side
The 14 modulation effects of the Motif ES at their default settings, one per row. Every column uses one scale from top to bottom, so anything that looks bigger, faster or brighter in one row than in another really is.
In plain terms: read across a row to get one effect's character, read down a column to compare them all on one quality. Click a column title to sort by it; click a row to open that effect's controls. Under the board: each effect's controls setting by setting, then 3 detailed charts, closed until you open them.
Modulationclick a row for its controls Each side through time The size of the left (cyan) and right (amber) sides over three seconds of steady noise, against their own average. How fast ↕ Rises and falls per second, and whether the two sides do it together or take turns. How far ↕ The swing between quietest and loudest moments, as a share of the average size. Tone ↕ The effect's tone at its default settings: bass left, treble right; above the line is boosted, below is cut. Left against right ↕ +1 = the same on both sides (sits in the middle), 0 = unrelated (wide), below 0 = opposite. The mark is 0. sort by: How fast How far Tone Left against right
Amp+Rotary SP 1
Each side through time each side's size over 3 s against its own average (the middle line): left cyan, right amber How fast 2.69 a second · sides together
2.69 a second · sides together How far 81% swing
81% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.95
+0.95 Amp+Rotary SP 2
Each side through time moves, but with no regular rise and fall that can be read
How far 60% swing
60% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.16
+0.16 Auto Pan
Each side through time each side's size over 3 s against its own average (the middle line): left cyan, right amber How fast 2.69 a second · sides take turns
2.69 a second · sides take turns How far 120% swing
120% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.69
+0.69 Auto Pan 2
Each side through time each side's size over 3 s against its own average (the middle line): left cyan, right amber How fast 2.69 a second · sides take turns
2.69 a second · sides take turns How far 132% swing
132% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.53
+0.53 Dist+Rotary SP 1
Each side through time moves, but with no regular rise and fall that can be read
How far 105% swing
105% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.93
+0.93 Dist+Rotary SP 2
Each side through time moves, but with no regular rise and fall that can be read
How far 68% swing
68% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.32
+0.32 Dual Rotor SP 1
Each side through time moves, but with no regular rise and fall that can be read
How far 110% swing
110% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.33
+0.33 Dual Rotor SP 2
Each side through time each side's size over 3 s against its own average (the middle line): left cyan, right amber How fast 3.03 a second · sides together
3.03 a second · sides together How far 121% swing
121% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.41
+0.41 Dual Rotor SP 3
Each side through time each side's size over 3 s against its own average (the middle line): left cyan, right amber How fast 3.31 a second · sides together
3.31 a second · sides together How far 117% swing
117% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.54
+0.54 Odrv+Rotary SP 1
Each side through time moves, but with no regular rise and fall that can be read
How far 96% swing
96% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.92
+0.92 Odrv+Rotary SP 2
Each side through time moves, but with no regular rise and fall that can be read
How far 57% swing
57% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.17
+0.17 Rotary SP 1
Each side through time moves, but with no regular rise and fall that can be read
How far 46% swing
46% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.81
+0.81 Rotary SP 2
Each side through time moves, but with no regular rise and fall that can be read
How far 73% swing
73% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.09
+0.09 Tremolo
Each side through time each side's size over 3 s against its own average (the middle line): left cyan, right amber How fast 2.69 a second · sides together
2.69 a second · sides together How far 120% swing
120% swing Tone tone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted Left against right +0.77
+0.77 Controls, setting by setting
One sheet per effect. Every tested setting of a control sits next to the others on the same axes, with the default setting drawn as a thin line inside each cell, so a small difference between two settings is two neighbouring cells, not two screens.
ring colour: barely changes the sound ▬ first 200 ms after a click▬ tone against the default
Amp+Rotary SP 1 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
AMP Drive: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) AMP Drive
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
gain compression across the input range 0.3 → -18.2 dB; also THD at full input -58 → -25 dB
LFO Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.65
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.42
AMP Output Level: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) AMP Output Level
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises the whole band, up to 107 dB
AMP LPF Cutoff: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) AMP LPF Cutoff
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45 · default
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~2.9 kHz by up to 29 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~2.2 kHz by up to 18 dB
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~913 Hz by up to 20 dB
AMP Type: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) AMP Type
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0 · default
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2
first 200 ms at setting 2 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 2 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
3
first 200 ms at setting 3 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 3 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -25 → -33 dB
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2nd harmonic -46 → -42 dB by raw 43, then 2nd harmonic -42 → -44 dB by raw 58
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2nd harmonic -46 → -44 dB by raw 30, then 2nd harmonic -44 → -47 dB by raw 40
AMP Drive
dB THD as AMP Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -33.8 → -7.58 dB THD
AMP Drive
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as AMP Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -57.9 → -10.2 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
AMP LPF Cutoff
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as AMP LPF Cutoff goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale 346 → 2,071 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
AMP Type
dB THD as AMP Type goes from setting 0 to 3; this cell's own height scale -7.58 → -13.4 dB THD
AMP Type
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as AMP Type goes from setting 0 to 3; this cell's own height scale -10.3 → -12.7 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 95; this cell's own height scale 0.324 → 7.89 cents pitch swing
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 31 to 95; this cell's own height scale 1.29 → 8.07 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
AMP LPF Cutoff, with LFO Speed low / high
what AMP LPF Cutoff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
AMP LPF Cutoff, with LFO Depth low / high
what AMP LPF Cutoff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
AMP Type, with AMP Drive low / high
what AMP Type does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with AMP Drive low, amber with AMP Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
AMP LPF Cutoff, with AMP Drive low / high
what AMP LPF Cutoff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with AMP Drive low, amber with AMP Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
LFO Depth, with AMP Drive low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with AMP Drive low, amber with AMP Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
LFO Speed, with AMP Drive low / high
what LFO Speed does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with AMP Drive low, amber with AMP Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Amp+Rotary SP 2 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
AMP Drive: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) AMP Drive
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
gain compression across the input range 0.0 → -18.4 dB; also THD at full input -31 → -25 dB
Rotor Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.54
Mic Angle: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mic Angle
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30 · default
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R LFO phase -9° → 173°
AMP Output Level: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) AMP Output Level
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises the whole band, up to 94 dB
AMP LPF Cutoff: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) AMP LPF Cutoff
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45 · default
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~4.1 kHz by up to 27 dB
AMP Type: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) AMP Type
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0 · default
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2
first 200 ms at setting 2 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 2 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
3
first 200 ms at setting 3 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 3 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
LFO rate 8.42 → 16.83 Hz; also changes output level by +6.7 dB
Divide Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Divide Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
27 · default
first 200 ms at setting 27 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 27 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
LFO rate 16.83 → 8.42 Hz
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~3.1 kHz by up to 19 dB
Drive Low: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive Low
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -27 → -10 dB
Low High Balance: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low High Balance
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 2.7 kHz by up to 20 dB (~2.7 octaves wide)
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~285 Hz by up to 21 dB
Drive High: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive High
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -15 → -28 dB
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.44 → 0.32
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.33 → 0.44
AMP Drive
dB THD as AMP Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -59.3 → -11.9 dB THD
AMP Drive
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as AMP Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -44.9 → -13.3 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
AMP LPF Cutoff
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as AMP LPF Cutoff goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale 353 → 2,679 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
AMP Type
dB THD as AMP Type goes from setting 0 to 3; this cell's own height scale -12.3 → -15.2 dB THD
AMP Type
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as AMP Type goes from setting 0 to 3; this cell's own height scale -13.3 → -13.2 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Divide Frequency
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as Divide Frequency goes from setting 0 to 54; this cell's own height scale 1,020 → 863 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
Drive High
dB THD as Drive High goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -4.07 → -16 dB THD
Drive High
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive High goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -11.4 → -11.3 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Drive Low
dB THD as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -7.75 → -6.18 dB THD
Drive Low
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -11 → -12.1 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Low High Balance
cents pitch swing as Low High Balance goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 105 → 45.7 cents pitch swing
Mic Angle
° L/R LFO phase as Mic Angle goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale -8.71 → 173 ° L/R LFO phase
Rotor Speed
Hz LFO rate as Rotor Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
AMP LPF Cutoff, with AMP Drive low / high
what AMP LPF Cutoff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with AMP Drive low, amber with AMP Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
AMP Type, with Drive Low low / high
what AMP Type does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Drive Low low, amber with Drive Low high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Mic Angle, with AMP Drive low / high
what Mic Angle does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with AMP Drive low, amber with AMP Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
AMP LPF Cutoff, with Rotor Speed low / high
what AMP LPF Cutoff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed low, amber with Rotor Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Mic Angle, with Rotor Speed low / high
what Mic Angle does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed low, amber with Rotor Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
AMP LPF Cutoff, with Mic Angle low / high
what AMP LPF Cutoff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mic Angle low, amber with Mic Angle high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Rotor Speed, with AMP Drive low / high
what Rotor Speed does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with AMP Drive low, amber with AMP Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Auto Pan every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~165 Hz by up to 24 dB; also changes output level by +10.5 dB
Left Right Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Left Right Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R correlation of a centred input +1.00 → +0.32; also side-signal survival -57 → -54 dB
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
side-signal survival -50 → -59 dB
Mid Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
side-signal survival -53 → -58 dB
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R correlation of a centred input +1.00 → +0.69
Pan Direction: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Pan Direction
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0 · default
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2
first 200 ms at setting 2 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 2 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
3
first 200 ms at setting 3 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 3 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
5
first 200 ms at setting 5 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 5 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R correlation of a centred input +0.69 → +0.48
Front Rear Depth
dB L/R isolation as Front Rear Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -0.457 → -0.46 dB L/R isolation
Left Right Depth
dB L/R isolation as Left Right Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -0.273 → -0.596 dB L/R isolation
Pan Direction
dB L/R isolation as Pan Direction goes from setting 0 to 5; this cell's own height scale -0.418 → -0.473 dB L/R isolation
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Low Gain, with High Gain low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with High Gain low, amber with High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Mid Gain, with High Gain low / high
what Mid Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with High Gain low, amber with High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Mid Gain, with Low Gain low / high
what Mid Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Low Gain low, amber with Low Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Left Right Depth, with High Gain low / high
what Left Right Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with High Gain low, amber with High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Low Gain, with Left Right Depth low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Left Right Depth low, amber with Left Right Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Mid Gain, with Left Right Depth low / high
what Mid Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Left Right Depth low, amber with Left Right Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Left Right Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what Left Right Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Left Right Depth, with Mid Width low / high
what Left Right Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mid Width low, amber with Mid Width high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Not shown, because these recordings show no measurable change from them: Front Rear Depth, High Frequency, Low Frequency, Mid Frequency, Mid Width.
Auto Pan 2 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Input Mode: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Input Mode
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1 · default
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
side-signal survival -53 → -0 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.5 kHz by up to 27 dB (~1.7 octaves wide); also changes output level by +10.7 dB
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~154 Hz by up to 20 dB; also changes output level by +9.6 dB
Pan Direction: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Pan Direction
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0 · default
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2
first 200 ms at setting 2 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 2 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
3
first 200 ms at setting 3 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 3 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
4
first 200 ms at setting 4 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 4 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
5
first 200 ms at setting 5 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 5 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 1.30 → 0.91 by raw 4, then modulation depth 0.91 → 1.36 by raw 5; also stereo width 0.48 → 0.66 by raw 4, then stereo width 0.66 → 0.50 by raw 5
Left Right Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Left Right Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R correlation of a centred input +1.00 → +0.20
Mid Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.0 kHz by up to 17 dB (~0.9 octaves wide); also 3rd harmonic -56 → -48 dB
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R correlation of a centred input +1.00 → +0.67
Front Rear Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Front Rear Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: decay time 0.03 → 0.02 s
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: decay time 0.03 → 0.03 s
Mid Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
27
first 200 ms at setting 27 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 27 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: decay time 0.02 → 0.02 s
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: decay time 0.03 → 0.02 s
Mid Width: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Width
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60 · default
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
90
first 200 ms at setting 90 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 90 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
120
first 200 ms at setting 120 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 120 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: decay time 0.03 → 0.03 s
Left Right Depth
dB L/R isolation as Left Right Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -62.7 → -58.1 dB L/R isolation
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Front Rear Depth, Pan Direction.
Low Gain, with High Gain low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with High Gain low, amber with High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Left Right Depth, with Pan Direction low / high
what Left Right Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Pan Direction low, amber with Pan Direction high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Pan Direction, with High Gain low / high
what Pan Direction does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with High Gain low, amber with High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Pan Direction, with Low Gain low / high
what Pan Direction does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Low Gain low, amber with Low Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Left Right Depth, with High Gain low / high
what Left Right Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with High Gain low, amber with High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Left Right Depth, with Low Gain low / high
what Left Right Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Low Gain low, amber with Low Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Left Right Depth, with Mid Width low / high
what Left Right Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mid Width low, amber with Mid Width high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Left Right Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what Left Right Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Dist+Rotary SP 1 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Dist Output Level: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist Output Level
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raw 0 mutes the output; changes output level by +23.1 dB
Dist Drive: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist Drive
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
gain compression across the input range 0.3 → -18.0 dB; also THD at full input -55 → -20 dB
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.00 → 0.51
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -13 → -28 dB
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt -1.41 → -1.96 dB/oct
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -23 → -18 dB
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2nd harmonic -47 → -44 dB by raw 30, then 2nd harmonic -44 → -47 dB by raw 40; also spectral tilt -1.96 → -1.58 dB/oct by raw 20, then spectral tilt -1.58 → -1.79 dB/oct by raw 40
LFO Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Depth
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -17 → -21 dB
Dist LPF Cutoff: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist LPF Cutoff
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45 · default
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -24 → -20 dB
Dist Drive
dB THD as Dist Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -34.8 → -6.21 dB THD
Dist Drive
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Dist Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -58 → -10.5 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Dist LPF Cutoff
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as Dist LPF Cutoff goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale 483 → 1,250 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 95; this cell's own height scale 0.207 → 7.83 cents pitch swing
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 31 to 95; this cell's own height scale 1.29 → 8.07 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
LFO Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with LFO Speed low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Dist Drive low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
High Frequency, with Low Gain low / high
what High Frequency does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Low Gain low, amber with Low Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
High Frequency, with Dist Drive low / high
what High Frequency does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
LFO Speed, with Dist Drive low / high
what LFO Speed does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
High Frequency, with LFO Speed low / high
what High Frequency does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Dist+Rotary SP 2 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Dist Output Level: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist Output Level
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raw 0 mutes the output; changes output level by +23.8 dB
Dist Drive: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist Drive
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
gain compression across the input range 0.0 → -18.4 dB; also THD at full input -38 → -26 dB
Mic Angle: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mic Angle
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30 · default
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
stereo width 0.02 → 0.65
Dist LPF Cutoff: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist LPF Cutoff
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45 · default
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~8.8 kHz by up to 22 dB; also 2nd harmonic -56 → -35 dB
Low High Balance: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low High Balance
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -37 → -9 dB
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -13 → -36 dB
Divide Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Divide Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
27 · default
first 200 ms at setting 27 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 27 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
LFO rate 16.83 → 8.42 Hz; also lowers everything below ~63 Hz by up to 15 dB
Drive High: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive High
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -16 → -33 dB
Rotor Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Speed
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.00 → 0.14; also lowers everything above ~8.8 kHz by up to 9 dB
Drive Low: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive Low
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -31 → -19 dB
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
decay time 0.04 → 0.07 s
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -28 → -24 dB
Dist Drive
dB THD as Dist Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -59.1 → -7.93 dB THD
Dist Drive
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Dist Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -47.4 → -11.5 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Dist LPF Cutoff
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as Dist LPF Cutoff goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale 407 → 721 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
Divide Frequency
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as Divide Frequency goes from setting 0 to 54; this cell's own height scale 471 → 548 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
Drive High
dB THD as Drive High goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -3.07 → -11.8 dB THD
Drive High
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive High goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -12.7 → -10.9 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Drive Low
dB THD as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -10.7 → -6.08 dB THD
Drive Low
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -10.6 → -14 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Low High Balance
cents pitch swing as Low High Balance goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 105 → 45.6 cents pitch swing
Mic Angle
° L/R LFO phase as Mic Angle goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale -0.48 → -179 ° L/R LFO phase
Rotor Speed
Hz LFO rate as Rotor Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
Rotor Speed
Hz LFO rate as Rotor Speed goes from setting 7 to 95; this cell's own height scale 0.306 → 8.07 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Low High Balance, with Dist LPF Cutoff low / high
what Low High Balance does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist LPF Cutoff low, amber with Dist LPF Cutoff high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Dist LPF Cutoff, with Dist Drive low / high
what Dist LPF Cutoff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Mic Angle, with Dist Drive low / high
what Mic Angle does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Drive Low, with Rotor Speed low / high
what Drive Low does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed low, amber with Rotor Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low High Balance, with Mic Angle low / high
what Low High Balance does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mic Angle low, amber with Mic Angle high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Low High Balance, with Dist Drive low / high
what Low High Balance does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Dist LPF Cutoff, with Mic Angle low / high
what Dist LPF Cutoff does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mic Angle low, amber with Mic Angle high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Not shown, because these recordings show no measurable change from them: Low Frequency.
Dual Rotor SP 1 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Horn Speed Fast: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Horn Speed Fast
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 2.66 → 39.69 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.58 → 0.50
Speed Control: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Speed Control
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1 · default
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 0.99 → 14.79 Hz
Horn Transition Time: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Horn Transition Time
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 14.81 → 2.80 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.70 → 0.21
Horn Speed Slow: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Horn Speed Slow
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
47
first 200 ms at setting 47 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 47 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 14.80 → 3.10 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.52 → 0.21
Drive Low: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive Low
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -63 → -22 dB
Drive High: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive High
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
stereo width 0.07 → 0.56; also modulation depth 0.01 → 0.39
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 14.79 → 8.41 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.67 → 0.55
Low High Balance: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low High Balance
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 8.41 → 14.79 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.81 → 0.74
Rotor Transition Time: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Transition Time
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.51 → 0.30; also raises a band around 285 Hz by up to 7 dB (~0.1 octaves wide)
Rotor Speed Slow: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Speed Slow
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
47
first 200 ms at setting 47 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 47 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.49 → 0.34; also 2nd harmonic -80 → -70 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.41 → 0.59
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
decay time 0.04 → 0.06 s; also 2nd harmonic -77 → -74 dB by raw 30, then 2nd harmonic -74 → -78 dB by raw 40
Rotor Speed Fast: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Speed Fast
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.36 → 0.50; also 2nd harmonic -73 → -77 dB
Mic Angle: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mic Angle
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30 · default
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.62 → 0.50
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: decay time 0.04 → 0.04 s
Drive High
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive High goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -78.6 → -45.1 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Drive Low
dB THD as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -106 → -91.1 dB THD
Drive Low
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -64.6 → -56.3 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Horn Speed Fast
Hz LFO rate as Horn Speed Fast goes from setting 0 to 31; this cell's own height scale 5.72 → 5.72 Hz LFO rate
Mic Angle
° L/R LFO phase as Mic Angle goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale -0.343 → 111 ° L/R LFO phase
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Drive High, Horn Speed Fast, Horn Speed Slow, Horn Transition Time, Rotor Speed Fast, Rotor Speed Slow, Rotor Transition Time.
Horn Transition Time, with Horn Speed Fast low / high
what Horn Transition Time does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Horn Speed Fast low, amber with Horn Speed Fast high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Horn Speed Slow, with Horn Speed Fast low / high
what Horn Speed Slow does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Horn Speed Fast low, amber with Horn Speed Fast high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Horn Speed Slow, with Speed Control low / high
what Horn Speed Slow does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed Control low, amber with Speed Control high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Horn Speed Slow, with Horn Transition Time low / high
what Horn Speed Slow does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Horn Transition Time low, amber with Horn Transition Time high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Horn Speed Slow, with Rotor Speed Slow low / high
what Horn Speed Slow does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed Slow low, amber with Rotor Speed Slow high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Horn Transition Time, with Speed Control low / high
what Horn Transition Time does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed Control low, amber with Speed Control high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Speed Control, with Horn Speed Fast low / high
what Speed Control does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Horn Speed Fast low, amber with Horn Speed Fast high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Dual Rotor SP 2 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Rotor Speed Fast: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Speed Fast
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 2.68 → 39.70 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 1.29 → 1.17
Speed Control: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Speed Control
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1 · default
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 0.83 → 8.41 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 1.44 → 1.07
Rotor Transition Time: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Transition Time
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 1.44 → 0.45; also amplitude-LFO rate 8.41 → 2.57 Hz
Drive Low: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive Low
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -86 → -28 dB
Rotor Speed Slow: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Speed Slow
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
47
first 200 ms at setting 47 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 47 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 1.28 → 0.42; also amplitude-LFO rate 8.41 → 3.35 Hz
Low High Balance: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low High Balance
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 1.23 → 0.47; also amplitude-LFO rate 8.40 → 14.79 Hz
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.72 → 1.19
Horn Transition Time: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Horn Transition Time
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 2.9 kHz by up to 11 dB (~0.0 octaves wide)
Drive High: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive High
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2nd harmonic -92 → -68 dB; also modulation depth 0.64 → 0.98
Mic Angle: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mic Angle
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30 · default
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 1.13 → 0.74
Horn Speed Fast: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Horn Speed Fast
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 2.9 kHz by up to 17 dB (~0.0 octaves wide); also 2nd harmonic -84 → -72 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 1.15 → 0.93
Horn Speed Slow: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Horn Speed Slow
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
47
first 200 ms at setting 47 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 47 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 493 Hz by up to 13 dB (~0.3 octaves wide)
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: 2nd harmonic -78 → -78 dB
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: 2nd harmonic -78 → -79 dB
Drive Low
dB THD as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -86.7 → -89.8 dB THD
Drive Low
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -79.1 → -62.1 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Rotor Speed Slow
Hz LFO rate as Rotor Speed Slow goes from setting 55 to 63; this cell's own height scale 8.36 → 3.44 Hz LFO rate
Rotor Transition Time
Hz LFO rate as Rotor Transition Time goes from setting 95 to 127; this cell's own height scale 8.34 → 3.27 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Drive High, Horn Speed Fast, Horn Speed Slow, Horn Transition Time, Rotor Speed Fast, Rotor Speed Slow, Rotor Transition Time.
Horn Speed Slow, with Rotor Speed Slow low / high
what Horn Speed Slow does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed Slow low, amber with Rotor Speed Slow high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Speed Control, with Rotor Speed Fast low / high
what Speed Control does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed Fast low, amber with Rotor Speed Fast high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Drive Low, with Speed Control low / high
what Drive Low does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed Control low, amber with Speed Control high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Drive Low, with Rotor Transition Time low / high
what Drive Low does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Transition Time low, amber with Rotor Transition Time high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Drive Low, with Rotor Speed Fast low / high
what Drive Low does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed Fast low, amber with Rotor Speed Fast high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Rotor Transition Time, with Speed Control low / high
what Rotor Transition Time does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed Control low, amber with Speed Control high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Rotor Transition Time, with Rotor Speed Fast low / high
what Rotor Transition Time does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed Fast low, amber with Rotor Speed Fast high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Dual Rotor SP 3 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Rotor Speed Fast: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Speed Fast
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 2.68 → 39.69 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.58 → 0.50
Speed Control: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Speed Control
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1 · default
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 0.86 → 8.41 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.62 → 0.49
Drive Low: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive Low
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -71 → -21 dB
Rotor Speed Slow: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Speed Slow
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
47
first 200 ms at setting 47 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 47 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 8.41 → 2.33 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.57 → 0.29
Rotor Transition Time: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Transition Time
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 8.41 → 2.66 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.71 → 0.24
Drive High: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive High
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.17 → 0.59; also stereo width 0.14 → 0.46
Low High Balance: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low High Balance
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 8.39 → 14.79 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.82 → 0.75
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude-LFO rate 14.79 → 8.41 Hz; also amplitude modulation depth 0.49 → 0.73
Mic Angle: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mic Angle
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30 · default
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R LFO phase -1° → 114°; also pitch wobble 79 → 55 cents
Horn Transition Time: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Horn Transition Time
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 5.8 kHz by up to 15 dB (~0.3 octaves wide)
Horn Speed Fast: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Horn Speed Fast
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 7.1 kHz by up to 17 dB (~0.3 octaves wide); also modulation depth 0.59 → 0.69 by raw 95, then modulation depth 0.69 → 0.58 by raw 127
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.59 → 0.38
Horn Speed Slow: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Horn Speed Slow
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
47
first 200 ms at setting 47 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 47 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.80 → 0.65; also lowers a band around 2.1 kHz by up to 14 dB (~0.0 octaves wide)
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2nd harmonic -74 → -78 dB; also spectral tilt -0.60 → -0.32 dB/oct
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt -0.38 → -0.61 dB/oct by raw 43, then spectral tilt -0.61 → -0.24 dB/oct by raw 58; also 2nd harmonic -75 → -72 dB by raw 43, then 2nd harmonic -72 → -76 dB by raw 58
Drive High
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive High goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -70.4 → -51.1 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Drive Low
dB THD as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -101 → -91.8 dB THD
Drive Low
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -75.2 → -57.2 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Mic Angle
° L/R LFO phase as Mic Angle goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale -0.686 → 114 ° L/R LFO phase
Rotor Speed Slow
Hz LFO rate as Rotor Speed Slow goes from setting 23 to 63; this cell's own height scale 8.41 → 2.4 Hz LFO rate
Rotor Transition Time
Hz LFO rate as Rotor Transition Time goes from setting 71 to 127; this cell's own height scale 8.41 → 2.59 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Drive High, Horn Speed Fast, Horn Speed Slow, Horn Transition Time, Rotor Speed Fast, Rotor Speed Slow, Rotor Transition Time.
Speed Control, with Rotor Speed Fast low / high
what Speed Control does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed Fast low, amber with Rotor Speed Fast high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Drive Low, with Speed Control low / high
what Drive Low does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed Control low, amber with Speed Control high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Rotor Speed Slow, with Speed Control low / high
what Rotor Speed Slow does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Speed Control low, amber with Speed Control high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Rotor Speed Slow, with Drive Low low / high
what Rotor Speed Slow does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Drive Low low, amber with Drive Low high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Rotor Speed Slow, with Rotor Speed Fast low / high
what Rotor Speed Slow does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed Fast low, amber with Rotor Speed Fast high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Horn Speed Slow, with Rotor Speed Slow low / high
what Horn Speed Slow does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed Slow low, amber with Rotor Speed Slow high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Drive Low, with Rotor Speed Fast low / high
what Drive Low does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed Fast low, amber with Rotor Speed Fast high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Odrv+Rotary SP 1 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Dist Output Level: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist Output Level
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raw 0 mutes the output; changes output level by +22.6 dB
Dist Drive: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist Drive
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
gain compression across the input range 0.3 → -18.1 dB; also THD at full input -58 → -24 dB
LFO Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.73
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.44
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~796 Hz by up to 17 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 3.4 kHz by up to 17 dB (~2.8 octaves wide)
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt -2.11 → -1.68 dB/oct; also 2nd harmonic -43 → -47 dB by raw 43, then 2nd harmonic -47 → -43 dB by raw 58
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
2nd harmonic -45 → -43 dB by raw 20, then 2nd harmonic -43 → -47 dB by raw 40
Dist LPF Cutoff: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist LPF Cutoff
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45 · default
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -28 → -24 dB
Dist Drive
dB THD as Dist Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -18.5 → -8.4 dB THD
Dist Drive
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Dist Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -57.1 → -10.3 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Dist LPF Cutoff
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as Dist LPF Cutoff goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale 340 → 1,577 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 95; this cell's own height scale 0.342 → 7.88 cents pitch swing
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 31 to 95; this cell's own height scale 1.29 → 8.07 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Low Gain, with LFO Speed low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with LFO Depth low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Dist Drive low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
LFO Depth, with Dist Drive low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
LFO Speed, with Dist Drive low / high
what LFO Speed does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Odrv+Rotary SP 2 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Dist Output Level: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist Output Level
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raw 0 mutes the output; changes output level by +23.2 dB
Dist Drive: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist Drive
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
gain compression across the input range 0.0 → -18.4 dB; also THD at full input -30 → -25 dB
Rotor Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Speed
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.54
Mic Angle: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mic Angle
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30 · default
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
L/R LFO phase -9° → 173°
Divide Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Divide Frequency
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
27 · default
first 200 ms at setting 27 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 27 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.46 → 0.63 by raw 13, then modulation depth 0.63 → 0.38 by raw 54; also LFO rate 16.83 → 8.42 Hz
Dist LPF Cutoff: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Dist LPF Cutoff
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45 · default
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~14.2 kHz by up to 24 dB
Drive Low: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive Low
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -26 → -10 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~1.8 kHz by up to 17 dB
Low High Balance: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low High Balance
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 2.7 kHz by up to 16 dB (~3.7 octaves wide)
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~189 Hz by up to 23 dB
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt -1.06 → -2.43 dB/oct by raw 29, then spectral tilt -2.43 → -1.17 dB/oct by raw 58
Drive High: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive High
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -14 → -27 dB
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
measurable but below practical size: 3rd harmonic -9 → -11 dB
Dist Drive
dB THD as Dist Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -37.7 → -11.7 dB THD
Dist Drive
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Dist Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -44.6 → -13.2 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Dist LPF Cutoff
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as Dist LPF Cutoff goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale 390 → 1,108 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
Divide Frequency
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as Divide Frequency goes from setting 0 to 54; this cell's own height scale 706 → 592 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
Drive High
dB THD as Drive High goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -4.15 → -16.5 dB THD
Drive High
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive High goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -11.8 → -11.8 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Drive Low
dB THD as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -7.24 → -5.36 dB THD
Drive Low
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -11.2 → -12.3 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Low High Balance
cents pitch swing as Low High Balance goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 105 → 45.6 cents pitch swing
Mic Angle
° L/R LFO phase as Mic Angle goes from setting 0 to 60; this cell's own height scale -8.98 → 173 ° L/R LFO phase
Rotor Speed
Hz LFO rate as Rotor Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Divide Frequency, with Dist Drive low / high
what Divide Frequency does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Divide Frequency, with Rotor Speed low / high
what Divide Frequency does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed low, amber with Rotor Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Drive Low, with Rotor Speed low / high
what Drive Low does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed low, amber with Rotor Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Divide Frequency, with Mic Angle low / high
what Divide Frequency does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mic Angle low, amber with Mic Angle high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Mic Angle, with Dist Drive low / high
what Mic Angle does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Mic Angle, with Rotor Speed low / high
what Mic Angle does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed low, amber with Rotor Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Rotor Speed, with Dist Drive low / high
what Rotor Speed does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dist Drive low, amber with Dist Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Rotary SP 1 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
LFO Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Depth
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 77 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.50
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
pitch wobble 0 → 43 cents; also amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.33
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
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tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~1.7 kHz by up to 26 dB
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~375 Hz by up to 23 dB
Mid Width: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Width
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60 · default
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
90
first 200 ms at setting 90 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 90 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
120
first 200 ms at setting 120 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 120 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~154 Hz by up to 23 dB
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~154 Hz by up to 22 dB
DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) DryWet
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127 · default
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 460 Hz by up to 18 dB (~5.7 octaves wide)
Mid Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 1.0 kHz by up to 17 dB (~0.6 octaves wide)
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt -0.44 → -0.10 dB/oct by raw 43, then spectral tilt -0.10 → -0.52 dB/oct by raw 58
Mid Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
27
first 200 ms at setting 27 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 27 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~165 Hz by up to 5 dB
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0.0101 → 77.5 cents pitch swing
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 127; this cell's own height scale 0.589 → 9.11 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Low Gain, with High Gain low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with High Gain low, amber with High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
High Gain, with LFO Depth low / high
what High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with LFO Depth low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Depth low, amber with LFO Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
High Gain, with LFO Speed low / high
what High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with LFO Speed low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
LFO Depth, with Mid Width low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mid Width low, amber with Mid Width high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Rotary SP 2 every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
Rotor Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Rotor Speed
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 0.85
Drive Low: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive Low
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input -59 → -15 dB
Divide Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Divide Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
27 · default
first 200 ms at setting 27 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 27 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.31 → 0.90 by raw 27, then modulation depth 0.90 → 0.51 by raw 54
Low High Balance: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low High Balance
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~2.9 kHz by up to 27 dB
Drive High: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Drive High
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
stereo width 0.19 → 0.67; also modulation depth 0.40 → 0.87 by raw 95, then modulation depth 0.87 → 0.60 by raw 127
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 0.57 → 0.91 by raw 14, then modulation depth 0.91 → 0.57 by raw 58; also decay time 0.05 → 0.04 s
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~232 Hz by up to 25 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~1.4 kHz by up to 24 dB
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 10.8 kHz by up to 6 dB (~0.2 octaves wide)
Mic Angle: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mic Angle
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
15
first 200 ms at setting 15 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 15 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30 · default
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
45
first 200 ms at setting 45 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 45 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.88 → 0.82
Divide Frequency
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as Divide Frequency goes from setting 0 to 54; this cell's own height scale 2,346 → 2,329 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
Drive High
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive High goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -64.8 → -60.2 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Drive Low
dB THD as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -96.4 → -73.7 dB THD
Drive Low
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive Low goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale -77.1 → -40.2 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
Low High Balance
cents pitch swing as Low High Balance goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale 119 → 54.4 cents pitch swing
Rotor Speed
Hz LFO rate as Rotor Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Drive High.
Low High Balance, with Divide Frequency low / high
what Low High Balance does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Divide Frequency low, amber with Divide Frequency high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low High Balance, with Drive Low low / high
what Low High Balance does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Drive Low low, amber with Drive Low high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Divide Frequency, with Drive Low low / high
what Divide Frequency does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Drive Low low, amber with Drive Low high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Drive Low, with Rotor Speed low / high
what Drive Low does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed low, amber with Rotor Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Divide Frequency, with Rotor Speed low / high
what Divide Frequency does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed low, amber with Rotor Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low High Balance, with Rotor Speed low / high
what Low High Balance does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Rotor Speed low, amber with Rotor Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Tremolo every control, every tested setting Each row is one control. Its ring is its travel, coloured by how much the sound changes along it. To the right, first every tested setting of that control overlaid (its tone against the default, low setting cyan to high setting amber; ▶ play steps through them one at a time and marks the matching cell), then one cell per tested setting: on top the first 200 ms after a click (thin line = the default setting), under it the change in tone against the default (flat = no change; above the line = brighter at that pitch).
AM Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) AM Depth
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 2.01
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) LFO Speed
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
amplitude modulation depth 0.00 → 1.22
Input Mode: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Input Mode
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
1 · default
first 200 ms at setting 1 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 1 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
side-signal survival -55 → 0 dB
Phase Difference: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Phase Difference
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
62 · default
first 200 ms at setting 62 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 62 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
93
first 200 ms at setting 93 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 93 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
124
first 200 ms at setting 124 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 124 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
modulation depth 1.24 → 0.87 by raw 93, then modulation depth 0.87 → 1.24 by raw 124; also stereo width 0.67 → 0.34 by raw 62, then stereo width 0.34 → 0.68 by raw 124
Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything below ~528 Hz by up to 23 dB
High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises everything above ~1.6 kHz by up to 30 dB
Mid Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Gain
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
19
first 200 ms at setting 19 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 19 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
38
first 200 ms at setting 38 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 38 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
57
first 200 ms at setting 57 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 57 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
76
first 200 ms at setting 76 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 76 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 978 Hz by up to 26 dB (~0.5 octaves wide)
PM Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) PM Depth
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
31
first 200 ms at setting 31 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 31 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
63
first 200 ms at setting 63 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 63 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
95
first 200 ms at setting 95 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 95 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
127
first 200 ms at setting 127 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 127 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 5.4 kHz by up to 21 dB (~0.1 octaves wide); also 2nd harmonic -80 → -74 dB
High Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) High Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
14
first 200 ms at setting 14 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 14 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
29
first 200 ms at setting 29 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 29 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
43 · default
first 200 ms at setting 43 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 43 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
58
first 200 ms at setting 58 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 58 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
raises a band around 5.4 kHz by up to 8 dB (~0.1 octaves wide); also modulation depth 1.32 → 1.26
Mid Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13
first 200 ms at setting 13 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 13 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
27
first 200 ms at setting 27 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 27 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
54
first 200 ms at setting 54 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 54 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
spectral tilt -0.12 → 0.52 dB/oct; also modulation depth 1.21 → 1.31 by raw 13, then modulation depth 1.31 → 1.21 by raw 54
Low Frequency: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Low Frequency
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
10
first 200 ms at setting 10 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 10 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
20
first 200 ms at setting 20 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 20 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
40
first 200 ms at setting 40 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 40 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 1.0 kHz by up to 12 dB (~0.4 octaves wide)
Mid Width: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot) Mid Width
all settings together▶ play
tone at every tested setting compared with the reference, low setting cyan to high setting amber; the middle line is no change, the dotted lines are 100 Hz, 1 kHz and 10 kHz, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down low → high
0
first 200 ms at setting 0 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 0 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
30
first 200 ms at setting 30 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 30 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
60 · default
first 200 ms at setting 60 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 60 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
90
first 200 ms at setting 90 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 90 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
120
first 200 ms at setting 120 (thin line: the default) tone at setting 120 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
lowers a band around 493 Hz by up to 4 dB (~0.4 octaves wide)
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 31; this cell's own height scale 0.299 → 1.3 Hz LFO rate
What each control does in physical units, from the probes made for it: the line is the reading as the control goes from its lowest setting (left) to its highest (right), and the numbers under it are the reading at those two ends. Each cell has its own height scale.
Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: AM Depth.
Phase Difference, with AM Depth low / high
what Phase Difference does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with AM Depth low, amber with AM Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with LFO Speed low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with Phase Difference low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Phase Difference low, amber with Phase Difference high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down one changes the other
Low Gain, with AM Depth low / high
what Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with AM Depth low, amber with AM Depth high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
AM Depth, with Mid Width low / high
what AM Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mid Width low, amber with Mid Width high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
AM Depth, with LFO Speed low / high
what AM Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Phase Difference, with LFO Speed low / high
what Phase Difference does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LFO Speed low, amber with LFO Speed high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down they simply add
Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners (each at its low and its high test setting). A cell is what the second control does to the tone, bass left to treble right: cyan with the first control low, amber with it high. The two lines lying on each other means the controls simply add; lines apart means one changes what the other does. The pairs furthest apart come first. On an effect that moves by itself some of the gap is the movement caught at a different moment.
Detailed charts
The measurements behind the board, at full size, each with what it shows, how to read it and what it found.
In plain terms: the board gives the comparison at a glance; open one of these when you want the full picture of a single quality.
Each side turned up and down, from moment to moment What it shows. Steady noise, the same in both speakers, through each effect at its default settings. Every 10 ms the size of what comes out of each side is compared with the same moment of the noise recorded with no effect.
How to read it. Time runs left to right. A line at 100 is that side at its average size; above is louder, below quieter. Cyan is the left side, amber the right. Lines that rise and fall together are a tremolo; lines that take turns are a pan; the shape of the wave (smooth, pointed, lopsided) is the shape of the effect's modulator. Use the slider to change effect.
What it found.
Amp+Rotary SP 1: 2.69 times a second, the left side swinging between 61% and 132% of its average; the two sides rise and fall together. Auto Pan: 2.69 times a second, the left side swinging between 41% and 161% of its average; the two sides take turns (one is up when the other is down). Auto Pan 2: 2.69 times a second, the left side swinging between 44% and 176% of its average; the two sides take turns (one is up when the other is down). Dual Rotor SP 2: 3.03 times a second, the left side swinging between 47% and 165% of its average; the two sides rise and fall together. Dual Rotor SP 3: 3.31 times a second, the left side swinging between 45% and 153% of its average; the two sides rise and fall together. Tremolo: 2.69 times a second, the left side swinging between 40% and 160% of its average; the two sides rise and fall together. Not drawn: Amp+Rotary SP 2, Dist+Rotary SP 1, Dist+Rotary SP 2, Dual Rotor SP 1, Odrv+Rotary SP 1, Odrv+Rotary SP 2, Rotary SP 1, Rotary SP 2. They move, but no regular rise and fall could be read; a moving delay (as in a rotary speaker) changes the noise in ways this comparison cannot separate from loudness. The stereo LFO drawn as an orbit What it shows. The pitch of the left channel plotted against the pitch of the right, traced over ten seconds of a held chord (a different note in each channel, so each can be followed separately) at default settings. Time is not an axis: the LFO draws the same figure once per cycle.
How to read it. A line along the rising diagonal means both channels go sharp and flat together (one LFO for both). A line along the falling diagonal means they move in opposite directions. A loop that encloses area means one channel leads the other; a circle or square is a quarter cycle apart, which is what makes a chorus seem to rotate. Corners mean a triangle-wave LFO, rounded figures a sine. Use the slider to step through the effects.
What it found.
Left and right move together: Amp+Rotary SP 1 (+26°), Odrv+Rotary SP 1 (+26°), Rotary SP 1 (+29°). Left and right move a quarter cycle apart: Amp+Rotary SP 2 (−95°), Dual Rotor SP 1 (−56°), Dual Rotor SP 2 (−57°), Dual Rotor SP 3 (−58°), Odrv+Rotary SP 2 (−95°). Left and right move without a fixed relation: Rotary SP 2 (−44°). The angle is the lead of the left channel over the right, averaged over the recording. The tracker follows one partial in a ±100 cent band, so swings beyond about ±60 cents are flattened and multi-voice effects, whose voices beat against each other, draw a tangle rather than a clean figure. Which controls depend on each other What it shows. Every pair of controls that was recorded at all four corners, each control at its low and its high test setting, for the Modulation effects. For each pair: what the second control does to the tone with the first one low, what it does with the first one high, and how far apart those two are as a share of the larger.
How to read it. One dot is one pair; hover for which. At the left edge the second control does the same thing wherever the first one is, so the two simply add. At the right edge it does something at one end of the first control and nothing, or the opposite, at the other. The same pairs are drawn as curves on each effect's sheet above, under two controls together.
What it found.
Of 95 pairs in which the second control changes the tone, 68 are ones where the first control changes what the second does. The pair furthest apart is Low High Balance with Divide Frequency on Rotary SP 2. Tone only is compared, smoothed over about two thirds of an octave, so a change in timing alone does not show here. On an effect that moves by itself part of any gap is the movement caught at a different moment. Each effect's written breakdown, its measurement card and every single-control chart are on the
detail page (large).
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