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Misc: every effect side by side

The 10 misc 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 4 detailed charts, closed until you open them.

Miscclick a row for its controlsFor the equalisers: each band's gain at its lowest and at its highest setting, drawn against the flat default. Bass on the left, treble on the right; above the middle line is boosted, below is cut. One colour per band.The pitch of the ring modulator's own tone, which the sound is multiplied by, as OSC Freq Coarse goes from lowest to highest (LFO off). Read from a 440 Hz sine: the two tones that come out sit the carrier's pitch either side of 440 Hz. Fine is the range of the Fine control at the default Coarse.The effect's tone at its default settings: bass left, treble right; above the line is boosted, below is cut.+1 = the same on both sides (sits in the middle), 0 = unrelated (wide), below 0 = opposite. The mark is 0.
2-Band EQ
EQ bands, full cut and full boost
-12 to +13 dB
each band at its lowest and highest gain against the default: bass on the left, treble on the right, the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down
Carrier pitch
—
Tonetone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted
Left against right
+0.79
+0.79
3-Band EQ
EQ bands, full cut and full boost
-12 to +19 dB
each band at its lowest and highest gain against the default: bass on the left, treble on the right, the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 15 dB up and down
Carrier pitch
—
Tonetone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted
Left against right
+0.79
+0.79
Ambience
EQ bands, full cut and full boost
—
Carrier pitch
—
Tonetone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted
Left against right
-0.70
-0.70
Beat Change
EQ bands, full cut and full boost
—
Carrier pitch
—
Tonetone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted
Left against right
+0.89
+0.89
Dynamic Filter
EQ bands, full cut and full boost
—
Carrier pitch
—
Tonetone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted
Left against right
+0.81
+0.81
Dynamic Ring Modulator
EQ bands, full cut and full boost
—
Carrier pitch
—
Tonetone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted
Left against right
+0.76
+0.76
Harmonic Enhancer
EQ bands, full cut and full boost
—
Carrier pitch
—
Tonetone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted
Left against right
+0.88
+0.88
Ring Modulator
EQ bands, full cut and full boost
—
Carrier pitch
Coarse 6 Hz to 8.6 kHz · Fine 70 Hz to 170 Hz
pitch of the ring modulator's own tone as OSC Freq Coarse is turned up; height is pitch, 5 Hz at the bottom to 10 kHz at the top, each step up a multiple
Tonetone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted
Left against right
+0.79
+0.79
Talking Modulator
EQ bands, full cut and full boost
—
Carrier pitch
—
Tonetone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted
Left against right
+1.00
+1.00
Voice Cancel
EQ bands, full cut and full boost
—
Carrier pitch
—
Tonetone at default settings: bass on the left, treble on the right, above the line = boosted
Left against right
+0.14
+0.14

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 soundchanges it a lot▬ first 200 ms after a click▬ tone against the default
2-Band EQevery 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).

EQ High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ High Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 ~102 Hz by up to 24 dB
EQ Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ Low Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 16 dB
EQ bands moving
EQ High Freq
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 24 dB up and down
low → high
EQ Low Freq
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 24 dB up and down
low → high
The EQ frequency and width controls, each stepped with its own band at full boost (at flat gain they have nothing to move). Every tested setting is overlaid, low setting cyan to high setting amber, against the same band at flat gain: bass left, treble right, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down. Where a peak could be followed, the cell after it gives its pitch or width at each end of the control.
two controls together
EQ Low Gain, with EQ High Gain low / high
what EQ Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with EQ High Gain low, amber with EQ High Gain 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.
3-Band EQevery 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
all settings together
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
EQ Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ Low Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 ~117 Hz by up to 16 dB
EQ High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ High Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 ~102 Hz by up to 24 dB
EQ Mid Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ Mid Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 17 dB (~1.3 octaves wide)
EQ bands moving
EQ High Freq
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 24 dB up and down
low → high
EQ Low Freq
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 24 dB up and down
low → high
EQ Mid Freq
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 24 dB up and down
low → high
EQ Mid Freq
Hz at the peak as EQ Mid Freq goes from setting 0 to 58; this cell's own height scale
109 → 15,894 Hz at the peak
EQ Mid Width
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 24 dB up and down
low → high
EQ Mid Width
octaves wide at half height as EQ Mid Width goes from setting 10 to 120; this cell's own height scale
6.22 → 0.546 octaves wide at half height
The EQ frequency and width controls, each stepped with its own band at full boost (at flat gain they have nothing to move). Every tested setting is overlaid, low setting cyan to high setting amber, against the same band at flat gain: bass left, treble right, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down. Where a peak could be followed, the cell after it gives its pitch or width at each end of the control.
two controls together
EQ High Gain, with EQ Low Gain low / high
what EQ High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with EQ Low Gain low, amber with EQ Low Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
EQ Mid Gain, with EQ High Gain low / high
what EQ Mid Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with EQ High Gain low, amber with EQ High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
EQ Mid Gain, with EQ Low Gain low / high
what EQ Mid Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with EQ Low Gain low, amber with EQ Low Gain 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.
Ambienceevery 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).

DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
DryWet
all settings together
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
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
32
first 200 ms at setting 32 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 32 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 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
changes output level by -36.3 dB
Delay Time: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Delay Time
all settings together
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
3rd harmonic -46 → -79 dB
EQ Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ Low Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 16 dB
EQ High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ High Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 ~102 Hz by up to 24 dB
Wet Output Phase: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Wet Output Phase
all settings together
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
measurable but below practical size: spectral tilt 0.49 → 0.34 dB/oct

Stepped with these probes too, and the reading did not move: Delay Time.

two controls together
EQ High Gain, with EQ Low Gain low / high
what EQ High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with EQ Low Gain low, amber with EQ Low Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
EQ High Gain, with Delay Time low / high
what EQ High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Delay Time low, amber with Delay Time high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
they simply add
Wet Output Phase, with EQ High Gain low / high
what Wet Output Phase does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with EQ High Gain low, amber with EQ High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
they simply add
Wet Output Phase, with Delay Time low / high
what Wet Output Phase does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Delay Time low, amber with Delay Time high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
neither changes the tone
EQ Low Gain, with Delay Time low / high
what EQ Low Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Delay Time low, amber with Delay Time high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
they simply add
Wet Output Phase, with EQ Low Gain low / high
what Wet Output Phase does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with EQ Low Gain low, amber with EQ Low Gain 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: EQ High Freq, EQ Low Freq.

Beat Changeevery 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).

DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
DryWet
all settings together
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
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
32
first 200 ms at setting 32 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 32 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 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
early energy arrives by 0 → 25 ms by raw 32, then early energy arrives by 25 → 0 ms by raw 127
Beat Change: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Beat Change
all settings together
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 0.22 → 0.62 by raw 63, then modulation depth 0.62 → 0.22 by raw 127; also early energy arrives by 33 → 136 ms
Pitch Change: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Pitch Change
all settings together
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 0.23 → 0.61 by raw 63, then modulation depth 0.61 → 0.22 by raw 127; also early energy arrives by 135 → 30 ms
EQ Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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
stereo width 0.19 → 0.47; also raises a band around 327 Hz by up to 13 dB (~1.1 octaves wide)
Accuracy Type: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Accuracy Type
all settings together
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
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 · default
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
6
first 200 ms at setting 6 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 6 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
7
first 200 ms at setting 7 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 7 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
8
first 200 ms at setting 8 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 8 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
stereo width 0.24 → 0.35
measured as
Pitch Change
Hz LFO rate as Pitch Change goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale
5.77 → 8.19 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.
two controls together
Pitch Change, with Beat Change low / high
what Pitch Change does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Beat Change low, amber with Beat Change high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Beat Range, with Beat Change low / high
what Beat Range does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Beat Change low, amber with Beat Change high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Accuracy Type, with Beat Change low / high
what Accuracy Type does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Beat Change low, amber with Beat Change high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
EQ Gain, with Pitch Change low / high
what EQ Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Pitch Change low, amber with Pitch Change high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
EQ Gain, with Beat Change low / high
what EQ Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Beat Change low, amber with Beat Change high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Beat Range, with Pitch Change low / high
what Beat Range does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Pitch Change low, amber with Pitch Change high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Accuracy Type, with Pitch Change low / high
what Accuracy Type does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Pitch Change low, amber with Pitch Change high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Accuracy Type, with EQ Gain low / high
what Accuracy Type does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with EQ Gain low, amber with EQ Gain 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: Beat Range, EQ Freq, EQ Width, Pitch Range.

Dynamic Filterevery 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).

Dyna Level Offset: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Dyna Level Offset
all settings together
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 28 dB (~2.9 octaves wide); also changes output level by +16.0 dB
EQ High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ High Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 ~217 Hz by up to 24 dB; also changes output level by +11.7 dB
Resonance: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Resonance
all settings together
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
3rd harmonic -48 → -19 dB; also early energy arrives by 0 → 1 ms
EQ Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ Low Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 ~144 Hz by up to 16 dB; also changes output level by +7.9 dB
Direction: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Direction
all settings together
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
early energy arrives by 0 → 0 ms; also raises everything above ~8.8 kHz by up to 17 dB
Filter Type: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Filter Type
all settings together
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
stereo width 0.31 → 0.07 by raw 3, then stereo width 0.07 → 0.36 by raw 5; also lowers a band around 694 Hz by up to 23 dB (~3.1 octaves wide)
DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
DryWet
all settings together
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
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
32
first 200 ms at setting 32 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 32 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 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 3.6 kHz by up to 17 dB (~1.4 octaves wide); also early energy arrives by 0 → 0 ms
Dyna Threshold: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Dyna Threshold
all settings together
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
spectral tilt 0.03 → -0.28 dB/oct
Sensitivity: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Sensitivity
all settings together
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
how much louder plucks brighten the sound 0.01 → 0.11 oct per 10 dB
two controls together
Direction, with Sensitivity low / high
what Direction does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Sensitivity low, amber with Sensitivity high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Resonance, with Sensitivity low / high
what Resonance does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Sensitivity low, amber with Sensitivity high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Direction, with Resonance low / high
what Direction does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Resonance low, amber with Resonance 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.

Not shown, because these recordings show no measurable change from them: Attack Time, EQ High Freq, EQ Low Freq, Release Curve, Release Time.

Dynamic Ring Modulatorevery 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).

Dyna Level Offset: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Dyna Level Offset
all settings together
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
early energy arrives by 0 → 135 ms
LPF Cutoff Freq: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
LPF Cutoff Freq
all settings together
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
34
first 200 ms at setting 34 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 34 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
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
53
first 200 ms at setting 53 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 53 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
early energy arrives by 0 → 177 ms
DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
DryWet
all settings together
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
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
32
first 200 ms at setting 32 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 32 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 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
early energy arrives by 0 → 176 ms; also 2nd harmonic -77 → -26 dB
EQ High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ High Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 2.6 kHz by up to 24 dB (~0.4 octaves wide); also changes output level by +9.9 dB
Sensitivity: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Sensitivity
all settings together
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 2.7 kHz by up to 32 dB (~0.7 octaves wide)
EQ Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ Low Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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
lowers a band around 2.2 kHz by up to 21 dB (~0.6 octaves wide); also changes output level by +9.3 dB
HPF Cutoff Freq: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
HPF Cutoff Freq
all settings together
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
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
26
first 200 ms at setting 26 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 26 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
39
first 200 ms at setting 39 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 39 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
changes output level by -8.9 dB; also stereo width 0.35 → 0.13
Direction: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Direction
all settings together
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
lowers a band around 2.7 kHz by up to 30 dB (~0.7 octaves wide)
Dyna Threshold: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Dyna Threshold
all settings together
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
spectral tilt 2.05 → 2.35 dB/oct
EQ High Freq: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ High Freq
all settings together
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
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 2.46 → 2.16 dB/oct
EQ Low Freq: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ Low Freq
all settings together
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 · default
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: spectral tilt 2.56 → 2.42 dB/oct
Attack Time: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Attack Time
all settings together
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: spectral tilt 2.55 → 2.34 dB/oct
Release Time: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Release Time
all settings together
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: spectral tilt 2.39 → 2.50 dB/oct
Release Curve: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Release Curve
all settings together
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: spectral tilt 2.31 → 2.50 dB/oct
two controls together
Sensitivity, with Dyna Level Offset low / high
what Sensitivity does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dyna Level Offset low, amber with Dyna Level Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
EQ High Gain, with Dyna Level Offset low / high
what EQ High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dyna Level Offset low, amber with Dyna Level Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Sensitivity, with EQ High Gain low / high
what Sensitivity does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with EQ High Gain low, amber with EQ High Gain high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
EQ High Gain, with LPF Cutoff Freq low / high
what EQ High Gain does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LPF Cutoff Freq low, amber with LPF Cutoff Freq high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
LPF Cutoff Freq, with Dyna Level Offset low / high
what LPF Cutoff Freq does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Dyna Level Offset low, amber with Dyna Level Offset high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Dyna Threshold, with Sensitivity low / high
what Dyna Threshold does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Sensitivity low, amber with Sensitivity high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Sensitivity, with LPF Cutoff Freq low / high
what Sensitivity does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with LPF Cutoff Freq low, amber with LPF Cutoff Freq high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Release Time, with Attack Time low / high
what Release Time does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Attack Time low, amber with Attack Time 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.
Harmonic Enhancerevery 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).

Drive: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Drive
all settings together
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 -100 → -39 dB
Mix Level: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Mix Level
all settings together
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 -98 → -43 dB
HPF Cutoff Freq: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
HPF Cutoff Freq
all settings together
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
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
THD at full input -49 → -98 dB
measured as
Drive
dB THD as Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale
-103 → -55.3 dB THD
Drive
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale
-86.6 → -47.2 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
HPF Cutoff Freq
Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst) as HPF Cutoff Freq goes from setting 0 to 58; this cell's own height scale
5,059 → 2,947 Hz spectral centroid (loud noise burst)
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.
two controls together
Mix Level, with Drive low / high
what Mix Level does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Drive low, amber with Drive high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
HPF Cutoff Freq, with Mix Level low / high
what HPF Cutoff Freq does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Mix Level low, amber with Mix Level high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
HPF Cutoff Freq, with Drive low / high
what HPF Cutoff Freq does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Drive low, amber with Drive 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.
Ring Modulatorevery 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).

DryWet: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
DryWet
all settings together
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
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
32
first 200 ms at setting 32 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 32 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
64
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 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 -99 → 12 dB
OSC Freq Coarse: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
OSC Freq Coarse
all settings together
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 -50 → 39 dB
OSC Freq Fine: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
OSC Freq Fine
all settings together
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 9 → 37 dB
LFO Depth: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
LFO Depth
all settings together
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 -10 → 10 dB
LPF Cutoff Freq: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
LPF Cutoff Freq
all settings together
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
34
first 200 ms at setting 34 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 34 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
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
53
first 200 ms at setting 53 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 53 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
early energy arrives by 59 → 16 ms; also raises a band around 5.1 kHz by up to 23 dB (~2.9 octaves wide)
LFO Speed: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
LFO Speed
all settings together
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 -8 → 0 dB
EQ Low Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ Low Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 17 → 10 dB
EQ High Gain: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ High Gain
all settings together
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
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 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
64 · default
first 200 ms at setting 64 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 64 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
70
first 200 ms at setting 70 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 70 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 5 → 12 dB
HPF Cutoff Freq: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
HPF Cutoff Freq
all settings together
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
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
26
first 200 ms at setting 26 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 26 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
39
first 200 ms at setting 39 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 39 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
52
first 200 ms at setting 52 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 52 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
THD at full input 12 → 18 dB
EQ Low Freq: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ Low Freq
all settings together
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 · default
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
3rd harmonic -39 → -44 dB by raw 20, then 3rd harmonic -44 → -39 dB by raw 40; also 2nd harmonic -40 → -36 dB by raw 20, then 2nd harmonic -36 → -38 dB by raw 40
LFO Wave: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
LFO Wave
all settings together
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
THD at full input 8 → 12 dB
EQ High Freq: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
EQ High Freq
all settings together
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
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
THD at full input 14 → 11 dB
measured as
LFO Depth
cents pitch swing as LFO Depth goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale
58.8 → 76.9 cents pitch swing
LFO Speed
Hz LFO rate as LFO Speed goes from setting 7 to 127; this cell's own height scale
0.283 → 5.2 Hz LFO rate
OSC Freq Coarse
Hz LFO rate as OSC Freq Coarse goes from setting 7 to 127; this cell's own height scale
25.1 → 6.75 Hz LFO rate
OSC Freq Fine
Hz LFO rate as OSC Freq Fine goes from setting 0 to 119; this cell's own height scale
3.57 → 2.1 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.
two controls together
LPF Cutoff Freq, with OSC Freq Coarse low / high
what LPF Cutoff Freq does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with OSC Freq Coarse low, amber with OSC Freq Coarse high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
LFO Depth, with OSC Freq Coarse low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with OSC Freq Coarse low, amber with OSC Freq Coarse 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
OSC Freq Fine, with OSC Freq Coarse low / high
what OSC Freq Fine does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with OSC Freq Coarse low, amber with OSC Freq Coarse high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
LPF Cutoff Freq, with OSC Freq Fine low / high
what LPF Cutoff Freq does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with OSC Freq Fine low, amber with OSC Freq Fine high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
LFO Depth, with OSC Freq Fine low / high
what LFO Depth does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with OSC Freq Fine low, amber with OSC Freq Fine high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
LPF Cutoff Freq, with LFO Depth low / high
what LPF Cutoff Freq 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
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.
Talking Modulatorevery 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).

Output Level: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Output Level
all settings together
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 +10.0 dB
Vowel: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Vowel
all settings together
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
3rd harmonic -22 → -33 dB; also lowers a band around 10.1 kHz by up to 13 dB (~1.0 octaves wide)
Drive: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Drive
all settings together
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 565 Hz by up to 22 dB (~1.1 octaves wide); also early energy arrives by 0 → 0 ms
measured as
Drive
dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS) as Drive goes from setting 0 to 127; this cell's own height scale
-85.6 → -83.3 dB intermodulation (two tones at −30 dBFS)
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.

two controls together
Drive, with Vowel low / high
what Drive does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Vowel low, amber with Vowel high; the middle line is no change, top and bottom are 24 dB up and down
one changes the other
Move Speed, with Vowel low / high
what Move Speed does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Vowel low, amber with Vowel 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.

Not shown, because these recordings show no measurable change from them: Move Speed.

Voice Cancelevery 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 Adjust: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
High Adjust
all settings together
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
6
first 200 ms at setting 6 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 6 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13 · default
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
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
26
first 200 ms at setting 26 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 26 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
early energy arrives by 0 → 2 ms; also lowers everything above ~7.6 kHz by up to 34 dB
Low Adjust: each stretch coloured by how much the sound changes there (green little, red a lot)
Low Adjust
all settings together
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
6
first 200 ms at setting 6 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 6 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
13 · default
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
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
26
first 200 ms at setting 26 (thin line: the default)tone at setting 26 compared with the default: above the line brighter there, below duller
side-signal survival 21 → 1 dB
two controls together
High Adjust, with Low Adjust low / high
what High Adjust does to the tone from its low to its high test setting: cyan with Low Adjust low, amber with Low Adjust 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.

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.

The pitch of its own tone against the two OSC Freq controls

What it shows. A ring modulator multiplies the sound by a tone of its own, the carrier. This is the carrier's pitch at every tested setting of OSC Freq Coarse and of OSC Freq Fine, with the LFO off so the pitch holds still.

How to read it. The control's setting runs left to right, the carrier's pitch upward, each step up a multiple. The pitch is read from a 440 Hz sine: the two tones that come out sit the carrier's pitch either side of 440 Hz.

What it found.

2-Band EQ: each EQ band moving, with its gain at maximum

What it shows. The 2-Band EQ's EQ frequency and width controls, each stepped from its lowest to its highest tested setting while its own band is at full boost. At flat gain these controls have nothing to move, which is why they showed no change before.

How to read it. Bass on the left, treble on the right; the height is how much that pitch is boosted compared with the same band at flat gain. One line per control; press play or drag the slider to step every control up together, and the legend gives each one's setting at that step.

What it found.

3-Band EQ: each EQ band moving, with its gain at maximum

What it shows. The 3-Band EQ's EQ frequency and width controls, each stepped from its lowest to its highest tested setting while its own band is at full boost. At flat gain these controls have nothing to move, which is why they showed no change before.

How to read it. Bass on the left, treble on the right; the height is how much that pitch is boosted compared with the same band at flat gain. One line per control; press play or drag the slider to step every control up together, and the legend gives each one's setting at that step.

What it found.

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 Misc 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.

Each effect's written breakdown, its measurement card and every single-control chart are on the detail page (large).

Revision 36 · 2026-10-15