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    VoltageThe Filter Section
    PWM
    PWM (pulse width modulation) is only available for the square waveform. Activate this 
    option if you want to be able to let the LFO modulate the width of the wave.
    Osc 2 Coarse
    Here, you can detune the second oscillator by +/-12 semitones.
    Osc 2 Fine
    Here, you can detune the second oscillator by +/- 100 cents.
    Noise Type
    Click here to select a noise type. You can choose between standard and band-pass 
    filtered versions of white and pink noise.
    Level
    Controls the level of the noise generator.
    The Filter Section
    Cutoff
    Controls the cutoff frequency of the filter.
    Resonance
    This parameter emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff. At higher resonance 
    settings, the filter self-oscillates, which results in a ringing tone. 
    Distortion
    Adds tube-like distortion to the signal.
    Env Amount
    Controls the cutoff modulation from the filter envelope. 
    Velocity
    Controls the cutoff modulation from velocity.
    Key Follow
    Here, you can adjust the cutoff modulation using the note number. Increase this 
    parameter to raise the cutoff with higher notes. At 100
     %, the cutoff follows the played 
    pitch exactly.  
    						
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    VoltageThe Filter Section
    Filter Envelope
    Attack
    Controls the attack time of the filter envelope.
    Decay
    Controls the decay time of the filter envelope.
    Sustain
    Controls the sustain level of the filter envelope. 
    Release
    Controls the release time of the filter envelope.
    Amplifier
    Level
    Controls the overall volume of the sound.
    Velocity
    Controls the level modulation from velocity. At 0, all notes are played with the same 
    loudness.
    Amp Envelope
    Attack
    Controls the attack time of the amplifier envelope.
    Decay
    Controls the decay time of the amplifier envelope. 
    						
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    VoltageThe Filter Section
    Sustain
    Sets the sustain level of the amplifier envelope.
    Release
    Sets the release time of the amplifier envelope.
    Voice
    Octave
    Here, you can adjust the pitch in octave steps.
    Pitchbend Up/Down
    Here, you can set the range for the modulation that is applied when you move the 
    pitchbend wheel.
    Glide
    You can use this parameter to bend the pitch between two notes that follow each 
    other. You achieve the best results in Mono mode. 
    Fingered
    Activate this parameter to glide the pitch only between notes that are played legato. 
    Mono
    Activates monophonic playback. 
    Retrigger
    When this option is activated, a note that was stolen is retriggered if you still hold the 
    stolen note when releasing the new one. This lets you play trills by holding one note 
    and quickly and repeatedly pressing and releasing another note, for example.
    Trigger Mode
    Defines the trigger behavior for new notes. The following settings are available: 
    OptionDescription
    NormalTriggers a new note when the previous note is stolen.
    ResumeThe envelope is retriggered, but resumes at the level of the stolen 
    note. The pitch is set to the new note.
    LegatoThe envelopes keep playing. The pitch is set to the new note. 
    						
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    VoltageThe Filter Section
    LFO
    Freq
    Controls the frequency of the modulation, that is, the speed of the LFO.
    Sync
    When Sync is activated, the frequency is set in fractions of beats.
    Cutoff
    Controls the modulation depth of the filter cutoff modulation.
    Pitch
    Controls the modulation depth of the pitch modulation.
    PWM
    Controls the modulation depth of the pulse width modulation of the square oscillators.
    Mod Wheel
    Vib Freq
    Controls the frequency of the second LFO that is used for pitch modulation (vibrato).
    Cutoff
    Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the filter cutoff.
    Vib Depth
    Controls the depth of the vibrato modulation.
    Distortion
    Controls the influence of the mod wheel on the filter distortion.  
    						
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    VoltageThe Arp Page
    The Arp Page
    This page contains the same parameters as the FlexPhraser, see “The FlexPhraser” on 
    page 64. 
    						
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    Model C
    Introduction
    Model C is a classic tonewheel organ emulation with nine drawbars and 3 additional 
    drawbars for the percussion. Model C comes with an integrated and highly 
    configurable rotary effect, as well as an amplifier emulation using VST Amp 
    technology. The effect section provides additional effects, such as phaser, delay, and 
    reverb and also offers a ring modulator which allows to add non-harmonic tones.
    Model C contains four pages: Organ, Rotary, Amp, and FX. To open a page, click the 
    corresponding button in the top section of the window.
    The Organ Page
    Drawbars
    The main drawbars on the left adjust the levels of the individual tonewheels. 
    The three drawbars on the right adjust the levels of the tonewheels used for 
    percussion.
    Rotary
    The rotary switch allows you to switch from fast to slow speaker rotation. In the middle 
    position, rotation is stopped. On the Rotary page, you can make detailed settings for 
    the effect.
    Attack
    Adjusts the attack time of the organ sound. Typically, the attack is very short, but you 
    can set longer times to create pad-like sounds. 
    						
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    Model CThe Organ Page
    Release
    Adjusts the release time of the organ sound. Typically, the release time is very short, 
    but you can set longer times to achieve a slow fade out of the sound when a key is 
    released.
    Velocity
    Determines the influence of the velocity on the level of the organ sound.
    Key On Click/Key Off Click
    Electromechanical organs produce short noise signals when a note is triggered and 
    when it is released. The level of these clicks can be set here.
    Vibrato
    Click the pedal button to activate the integrated vibrato effect. When it is activated, 
    you can select a type using the control to the right.
    Rotary/Amp
    The organ signal is sent in parallel to the rotary speaker and to the internal amp. This 
    control allows you to specify how the signal is distributed between these two 
    destinations. 
    •When you turn the control all the way to the left, the signal is sent only to the rotary 
    speaker. All the way to the right, it is sent only to the amp.
    Percussion
    Click the pedal button to activate the percussion signal. The following percussion 
    parameters are available:
    Steal 1'
    Typically, on an electromechanical organ, the 1' drawbar is not available when 
    percussion is activated. To prevent this, deactivate the Steal 1' option. 
    Poly
    Typically, percussion in drawbar organs is monophonic, that is, when you play a key, 
    the percussion envelope is triggered for this note. As long as the key is held, no new 
    percussion can be retriggered. If you play a legato section, for example, percussion is 
    only applied to the very first note or chord. Percussion can only be retriggered after all 
    notes are released.
    •To trigger the percussion with every new note, activate the Poly option.
    Level
    Adjusts the loudness of the percussion signal. 
    						
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    Model CThe Rotary Page
    The Rotary Page
    ÖThe settings on this page only have an effect on the sound when signals are sent to 
    the rotary effect using the Rotary/Amp dial on the Organ page.
    The Rotary effect on this page has the same parameters as the included Rotary effect, 
    see 
    “Rotary” on page 151, except for Input and Color.
    The Amp Page
    ÖThe settings on this page only have an effect on the sound when signals are sent to 
    the amp using the Rotary/Amp dial on the Organ page.
    The settings on this page correspond to those of the VST Amp effect, see “VST Amp” 
    on page 145, with reduced Microphone and Microphone Position options.
    The FX Page
    Ring Modulator
    On/Off
    Activates/Deactivates the ring modulator effect.
    LFO Freq
    Use this to specify the frequency of the LFO for modulating the frequency of the sine 
    oscillator.
    LFO Depth
    Sets the intensity of the LFO modulation of the sine oscillator frequency. 
    						
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    Model CThe FX Page
    Sine Freq
    Determines the frequency of the sine oscillator.
    Mix
    Sets the ratio between the dry and the wet signal.
    Phaser
    On/Off
    Activates/Deactivates the Phaser effect.
    Rate
    Use this to specify the frequency of the phase modulation in Hertz.
    Depth
    Sets the intensity of the phase modulation.
    Feedback
    Adds resonances to the effect. Higher settings produce a more pronounced effect.
    Mix
    Sets the ratio between the dry and the wet signal.
    Delay
    On/Off
    Activates/Deactivates the Delay effect.
    Delay Mode
    With this dial, you can switch between the three available delay modes:
    Delay Time
    Sets the overall time for the left and right delay in milliseconds.
    Feedback
    Sets the overall amount of feedback for the left and right delay. Feedback means the 
    output of the delay is fed back to its input. At a setting of 0
     %, you hear only one echo. 
    At a setting of 100
     %, the echoes repeat endlessly.
    Mix
    Sets the ratio between the dry and the wet signal.
    OptionDescription
    St (Stereo)This mode has two delays in parallel, one for the left and one for the 
    right audio channel, each with a feedback path of its own.
    CrossThis mode has two delays with cross feedback. Cross feedback 
    means that the delay of the left channel is fed back into the right delay 
    and vice versa.
    PP (Ping-Pong)This mode mixes the left and right input and sends it to hard-panned 
    left and right delays. This way, the echoes bounce like a ping-pong 
    ball between left and right in the stereo panorama. 
    						
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    Model CThe FX Page
    Reverb
    On/Off
    Activates/Deactivates the Reverb effect.
    Reverb Type
    Use this dial to switch between the available reverb types: Spring, Plate, and Hall.
    Time
    Allows you to set the reverb time in seconds.
    Predelay
    Controls how much time passes before the reverb is applied. This allows you to 
    simulate larger spaces by increasing the time it takes for first reflections to reach the 
    listener.
    Mix
    Sets the ratio between the dry and the wet signal. 
    						
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