The higher the curve point the more the DCW knob increases, and when the curve point reaches the highest point, the DCW knob’s amount is also turned to the max. Select the “DCW” tab and draw a curve to add movement to the “DCW”.Ĭurrently, the DCW knob setting is set to the lowest part of the curve.
When the knob is raised (turned right), the selected waveform is applied more heavily.īy moving this “DCW”, you can create a tones that change over time. When this knob is at 0 (turned to the left), excluding certain waveforms, the sound will become a regular sine wave. You can combine 2 waves in Line and the current waveform will be shown in the display.Ī key function here is the “DCW ( Digital Control Wave)” knob. There are 2 main Line’s on board that can be controlled individually. The oscillator function in CZ-V is called “Line”.
Like Mellotron V, you can use the advance button to customize the synth. Most of the production in the video’s sample track is made using the CZ-V. “Phase distortion” has been implemented, with a large span of tones that you can dial in. You can drag it to match the keyboard key or you can pull the edges left/right to expand on the performance range. The notes are transposed to the keyboard and the original key is shown in the yellow highlighted areas. Simply drag and drop files to either A/B/C. It allows you to add some Mellotron flavor to your own sounds. You can input your own original samples (WAV) into Mellotron V as well. This is a useful function for live performance as well. In addition to using the slider on the left to blend a balance different samples, you can use the “ALL” button to maximize the volume of all placed samples.Ĭheck the piano roll displayed below to move/place samples by octaves. You can read up to 3 sound libraries in Mellotron V. NOISE FLOOR : Adjusts the amount of tape noise.MECHANICS : Adjusts the noise amount of the Mellotron being “played”.TAPE SATURATION : Adds saturation to create a warmer/thicker sound.FLUTTER : Creates a tape spin effect to add vibration to the pitch.You can even add in performance noise to the sound, allowing you to further pursue realism. The volume can be controlled from top center (yellow) section. RELEASE : The time it takes for the sound to decay.
SUSTAIN : The volume when the note is being held on the keyboard.DECAY : The time it takes to reach the volume set with SUSTAIN.You can control ADSR from the left area (green) and make adjustments to swell/thickness/decay and more. Just looking at this image brings a synth enthusiast satisfaction.Įach sound has it’s own distinct flavor, and can be used to add some spice to your tracks.īy clicking on the advance button on the top of the screen, you can customize the sounds in detail. Starting with flutes, Mellotron V has a wide variety of preset sounds on board. “Preset Store”, “Concert mode”, “Find Presets using AI” and more new functions have been added to evolve this tool. Not only can you easy navigate through over 8000 presets, but you can easily make edits and perform functions such as “customizing parameters”, “layer sounds”, and “assign parameters”. The results in Augmented Voices are a little less compelling if you ask me, but it’s still great to see Arturia try something new and bring something other than emulations of vintage synths to the V Collection.A soft synth that allows you to control all sounds in the V Collection. Choirs and soloists get processed and smashed up against various synth engines to create everything from ‘80s-inflected synthpop arpeggios to guttural wails for your next Hans Zimmer tribute. The twist is that, instead of using string and orchestral sound, Augmented Voices uses, well, voices.
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If your whole thing is cinematic sound design, the Augmented series will probably pique your interest.Īugmented Voices follows the same basic formula as Strings: Combine four layers (two sample and two synth) to create unique blends of acoustic and artificial textures. You can swap in samples or synth engines, dial in separate envelopes for each of the four layers, and choose whatever effects you want. The core UI and sounds are all the same, but the addition of an Advanced tab give you complete control over the instrument. But the one included in the V Collection is far more robust. We already got a taste of Strings a few weeks ago when Arturia launched the Intro version for free. The biggest additions to the family, though, are definitely the Augmented Voices and Augmented Strings.