ModMixer

Modulation Mixer

Modulation Mixer

There are 4 Modulation Mixer modules (MMix1 – MMix4). As their name suggests, they mix several modulation sources into a more complex modulation. This is useful when a modulation target shall be modulated by more than just a single modulation source.

To accesss a modulation mixer you have to assign it to a knob as a modulation source (MMix1 for example).

Each ModMixer takes up to 3 modulation sources, and a constant parameter. These can be mixed in various ways:

  • sum modulations

    • Modulation Mixer Sum

    In this mode the three modulation sources and the constant value are simply summed into a single modulation signal.

  • scale sum by const

    • Modulation Mixer Scale

    Here the three modulation sources are summed, while the constant value scales the overall amplitude of the resulting modulation signal.

  • fade 1/2 by 3xC

    • Modulation Mixer Fade

    This mode is a bit more complex but allows for really nice modulations: On the output modulation you have only modulation sources 1 and 2. They are mixed relatively to each other, controlled by modulation source 3 and the constant value.

    As an example for latter mode, you can use an LFO (source 1) and an envelope (source 2) to control a filter cutoff frequency (i.e. MMix1 assigned to Filter1 Cutoff). Assigning the ModWheel on slot 3, you can smoothly fade between the envelope and the lfo for cutoff modulation by turning the modwheel. That means, if the ModWheel is in its minimum position, the cutoff is only affected by the LFO. The more you turn it up, the more envelope comes into play. In the maximum position, the cutoff is only affected by the envelope and not by the LFO! – But of course, you can use any modulator in any place, and you can modulate any modulation target!