CreamWare Noah Vectron Player User manual

Contents 1Vectron Player Index
Vectron Player
MainTable of Contents
Overview
Vector Synthesis
The Oscillator Section
Real Time Control
The Filter Section
Filter
Level
The Joystick
The Null Point
Faders
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Overview
WiththeVectronPlayeryoucanplayany
of the presets available for the optional
Vectron synthesizer. This puts yet
another tone generation technique–
vector synthesis–at your disposal. After
loadingaVectronpresetyoucanchange
a (limited) number of parameters. The
Player’s preset manager then lets you
save these changes as a new preset.
Vector Synthesis
Thesynthesis techniqueemployedinthe
Vectron is based on a configuration of
four oscillators with special vector
control , a low pass filter, and a complex
modulation matrix. This arrangement
can produce extremely lifelike spectral
progressions. Conceptually, each
oscillator occupies one of the four
corners of a square vector field . The
volume of each oscillator is modulated
bymarkinga point withinthe vectorfield
(the vector position). This point can be
positioned statically, or modulated
dynamically by various modulation
sources.Aspecial multi-segment vector
envelope creates complex movements
of the vector position within the vector
field, and even offers a loop function
whereby the envelope becomes the
functionalequivalentof a complexLFO.
Ifyouare interested in furtherinformation
regarding generation of sounds in the
Vectron, you’ll find a detailed manual for
the SFP version of the Vectron in the
download area of our Web site.
Opens the Player’s Preset List
Closes the control panel
Sets the control panel to remain „on top“

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The Oscillator Section
The oscillator section of the Vectron
Player indicates the current oscillator
waveforms and displays the vector field
in which you can view the modulation of
the vector position.In the Player it is not
possible to control or adjust the
oscillators directly here.
MIDI:Setsthe MIDI channeltheVectron
Playerusesto read incomingMIDIdata.
Real Time Control
Modulation Wheel: Many Vectron
presets use the modulation wheel to
controlpitchmodulation. MIDI controller
01isassignedtothiscontrol,so that you
can perform the same control using the
modwheel of your controller keyboard.
You can set a new Return-To position for
theModWheelbymovingittothedesired
position and releasing the mouse button
while holding down the <Ctrl> key.
Mod: When this button is on, the
ModWheel springs back to its current
Return-To position when the mouse
button is released.
JOY: Enables the joystick control.When
enabled you can adjust the vector
position directly.
If, in the current preset, the vector
position is already modulated by the
vector envelope or the LFO,the joystick
modulation will have only a limited
additional effect.
Waveforms in use
Current vector position

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The Filter Section
Adjustthe settings ofthe lowpass filter
in this section. The following
adjustments are available:
Filter
Cutoff: Adjusts the frequency at which
the low pass filter begins to attenuate
thehigherfrequencies.The slope of the
Vectron filter is fixed at 24db/octave.
Res: Controls the filter’s resonance.
Frequencies around the cutoff
frequency are reinforced as this value
increases.
Level
Volume: Setsthe overallvolumeofthe
Vectron Player.

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The Joystick
WiththeJoystick youcan modulate the
relative volumes of the individual
oscillators in real time. You can also
choose whether the joystick output
value returns to a central null position
or to another pre-determined position
after it is released.
The Null Point
The joystick control features a variable
null position. This is important if you
want to use the AutoReturn function,
but you do not necessarily want the
vector position to return back to the
center.
Tochange the nullreturnpoint,use the
joysticktomovethepointtothedesired
positionwhileholding downthe Ctrlkey.
Thepositionwillnowreturn to this point
when the joystick is released and
AutoReturn is enabled.To resetthenull
position to the center, double click on
the point while pressing the Ctrl key.
AutoReturn: DisableAutoReturnif you
do not want the position to return to the
nullpointwhen youreleasethe joystick.
Faders
Use the faders to move the vector
position only in one dimension.
Furthermore,youcancontrolthejoystick
via MIDI - for example, from an external
fader box - using the two MIDI Controller
messages (controller numbers 12 and
13) which are assigned to the X and Y
faders.
Sets the Joystick to remain „on top“
Closes the Joystick

Contents 6Vectron Player Index
Index
A
AutoReturn function 5
C
Cutoff 4
F
Filter 4
J
JOY :-) 3
Joystick 5
L
Level 4
M
MIDI 3
Mod 3
modulation matrix 2
Modulation Wheel 3
multi-segment vector envelope 2
N
Null Point 5
O
Oscillator Section 3
Overview 2
R
Real Time Control 3
Res 4
S
slope 4
Synthesis 2
V
vector control 2
vector envelope 2
vector field 2
vector position 2, 5
Vector Synthesis 2
Volume 4