INSTRUMENTS / GENERATORS Wave Traveller
Wave Traveller is an accurate vinyl scratch simulator and sample-playback manipulator. Instead of trying to recreate the effect by operating in realtime on a virtual turntable, such as the Scratcher plugin, here you can assign a scratch "phrase" to each note by drawing and fine tuning special "path" splines the generator follows to recreate the effect. Another closely related plugin is the Gross Beat audio-stream effect. You have a complete freedom on the spline forms, wave range and speed.
NOTE: The Piano Keyboard contains a Right-click menu. How to UseSelect a Sample to ScratchClick the Browse Sample button at the top left side of the window and select a sample to use. Select a Patch to EditEach note contains a separate patch, with its own settings and scratch phrase. To select a patch to display and edit, please click on the Patch Selector (2) or click the corresponding key on the preview keyboard. If the key is not visible, use the Keyboard View Scroll buttons (3) to display different octaves on the keyboard. Define a Phrase for the PatchThe phrase depends on the active region you select to use for the scratch, the speed and the path spline. You can also define a custom attack (fade in) and release (fade out after key release) for each patch. The region is defined by the Start and End button you can find at the bottom left and bottom right side of the Preview Panel (1). You can see in the preview panel the section which is going to be used for the phrase. The Speed knob and the T-A switch define the speed of the phrase (which also affects its pitch, like with a real vinyl). Read more about these settings in the Parameters section below. The path spline is defined in the Path Definition Panel (5). This is basically a spline which defines the way the generator "travels" back and forth on the sample as time progresses, i.e. horizontal dimension represents time, while vertical dimension represents the wave position (only in the region defines by the Start and End buttons). You can see the used section of the wave displayed vertically on the right side of the panel (as you can see in the screenshot above). The path spline itself it a set of basic spline section connected to each other. For more information on how to work with this panel, see the Parameters section below. NOTE: You can also define a spline to alter the volume over time in the same panel or mute certain sections of the phrase, see Parameters below for more information. Play a PatchTo play a patch simply use the Piano roll or Step Sequencer to trigger the note the patch is assigned to. ParametersPreview PanelThe preview panel displays a preview of the full wave, the range defined by the Start and End buttons and the path spline inside that region. Settings Panel
Preview KeyboardThe Preview Keyboard allows you to preview and select patch for editing (simply click a key to select/preview). If the key is not visible, use the Keyboard View Scroll Keys (3) to scroll the view to access it.
Path Definition PanelThe Path Definition panel allows you define the actual phrase"path" inside the wave region selected by the Start and End buttons. You can also adjust the volume envelope and mute certain section in the phrase. Working with the Spline EditorThe spline is a set of points connected by simpler spline types (sine, line , etc.), where the segment types, points number and positions are user defined.
Spline Segment TypesThe following spline types are available on Right-click:
Setting the Volume EnvelopeEach patch in fact contains two paths - "travel" path, displayed by default, and a volume envelope path you can see and edit by using the WAVE/VOL switch at the bottom right of the panel. The volume envelope can be defined using the same spline segments, where the bottom most position means volume 0% and the topmost - 100%. Mute Regions in the PatchYou can select specific regions to be muted inside the current patch. Left-click and drag in the Mutes Definition Area (5). Black regions show muted areas. To unmute a region, Right-click and drag instead. Notes & Tips
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