User manual IMAGE LINE SOFTWARE POIZONE II OVERVIEW

[. . . ] Image-Line PoiZone II Overview PoiZone is a subtractive software synthesizer designed to bring you professional quality results, without a learning curve that hinders your creativity. The concept behind PoiZone was to design a synthesizer that had a great sound derived from the smallest number of controls, without sacrificing flexibility and features. Non-essential controls were ruthlessly removed so what remains is a user interface where every knob counts. Once you have spent some time auditioning the preset patches we are sure you will agree that PoiZone packs a lot of punch in what appears to be a simple package, enjoy! [. . . ] Controls MW DEST: Mod Wheel Destination, selects the target control for the mod wheel MIDI CC parameter CUTOFF: Cutoff of the filter frequency (pitch) of oscillator A. Note that this is not LFO amount, it is the amplitude of the LFO. For example, if your Mod Wheel is linked to LFO amplitude, and set your Mod Wheel to minimum, LFO will have zero amplitude and won't do anything. If you turn Mod Wheel to maximum the LFO will now have max amplitude. MW AMNT: The amount of modulation that the MOD Wheel will apply. PB RANGE: Pitch Bend Range. Image-Line PoiZone - LFO LFO LFO is a 'Low Frequency Oscillator' that is an Oscillator that creates an output changes at a rate less than 30 Hz. This generator is used to control parameters inside PoiZone to add motion or variability to sounds in order to make them more interesting or a 'human' feeling. LFO Controls LFO DEST: LFO Destination, select from CUTOFF: Cutoff of the filter frequency (pitch) of oscillator A. AMOUNT: Amount multiplier, 0% bottom 100% top. RATE: Determines the frequency of the LFO, faster is up. SHAPE: Select the LFO waveform shape (SAW, PULSE, TRIANGLE, SINE, RANDOM). RETRIG: Retrigger, when selected restarts the LFO cycle at the start of each note. TMP SYNC: Tempo Sync, synchronizes the LFO speed to the host tempo. Left click to show a dropdown menu of options from 1/16th to 32/16th. When the display shows 'no sync' there is no tempo sync and rate of LFO is defined by the 'RATE' knob. Image-Line PoiZone - Envelope Generator Envelope Generator The Envelope Generator is a user assignable Envelope that is used to control parameters inside PoiZone to add motion or variability to sounds. The envelope is triggered on a per-note basis at the start of each note. Envelope Generator Controls EG DEST: Envelope destination, select from CUTOFF: Cutoff frequency of the filter. A, D, S, R: Attack (ramp up speed), Decay (ramp down speed), Sustain (sustain level), Release (release rate) of the envelope. Image-Line PoiZone - LFO Master Level ADSR (Amplifier) Master ADSR (Amplifier) Envelope adds an envelope to the final output sound of PoiZone. The envelope is triggered on a per-note basis at the start of each note. Amplifier Controls A, D, S, R: Attack (ramp up speed), Decay (ramp down speed), Sustain (sustain level), Release (release rate) of the envelope. Image-Line PoiZone - Oscillators Oscillators Oscillators are the basic sound sources of a synthesizer, Poizone has 2 Oscillators (A and B) and one 'Noise' source. Oscillators A and B generate SAW or PULSE shapes that can be futher modified. All Oscillator modulations are applied to OSC A, so that OSC A is a carrier and OSC B is a modulator for RM and SYNC operations (as described below). [. . . ] Full-Left is 100% Dry + 0% Wet, FullRight is 100% Dry + 100% Wet). Image-Line PoiZone - Trance Gate Trance Gate The PoiZone Trance Gate chops the final output sound from the effects section according to the selected pattern. The gate has a 16 step pattern that is synced to host tempo. Controls TMP SYNC: Tempo Sync, this determines how quickly and in what time signature the Trance Gate will gate (chop) relative to the host tempo. 1/32 (32nd notes) is the fastest setting while 4/4 (whole notes) is the slowest. [. . . ]