User Manual - Full Bucket Music
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1. Volume CC8 3 Synth Pan CC10 5 Strings Pan E The syntax is straightforward cc lt controller number gt lt parameter ID gt Given the above example controller 7 directly controls the overall Volume parameter controller 44 the Delay Time etc As you can see comments are introduced by the Pound sign they are here just for description purposes and completely optional The parameter ID of one of the RAGNAROK s parameters is given in the section Parameters below Note that the controller number can run from O to 119 with the exception of 1 Modulation Wheel and 64 Sustain Pedal the latter two are simply ignored User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt Hans Peter Willems page 17 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Parameters ID parameter ID parameter O Polyphony 30 Filter Envelope amount 1 Portamento 31 Filter LFO amount 2 Legato Portamento 32 Filter Key track 3 Pitch Bend Range 33 LFO Rate 4 Volume 34 LFO Ramp time delay 5 Master Tune 35 Envelope Trigger mode 6 Spread detune 36 Envelope Trigger length 7 Interval Tune 37 Envelope Re trigger on off 8 Vibrato amount LFO gt Pitch 38 Filter Envelope mode AD ADSR 9 Square 16 on off 39 Filter Envelope attack time 10 Square 8 on off 40 Filter Envelope decay time 11 Square 4 on off 41 Filter Envelope sustain level2. 12 Square 2 on off 42 Filter Envelope release time 13 Pulse 16 on off 43 Amp Envelope mode AD ADSR 14 Pulse 8 on off 44 Amp Envelope attack time 15 Pulse 4 on off 45 Amp Envelope decay time 16 Pulse 2 on off 46 Amp Envelope sustain level 17 Interval 16 on off 47 Amp Envelope release time 18 Interval 8 on off 48 Overdrive 19 Interval 4 on off 49 EQ1 Gain 20 Interval 2 on off 50 EQ2 Gain 21 Multivoice 16 on off 51 EQ3 Gain 22 Multivoice 8 on off 52 EQ4 Gain 23 Multivoice 4 on off 53 EQ5 Gain 24 Multivoice 2 on off 54 EQ6 Gain 25 Osc Noise mix 55 EQ7 Gain 26 Filter Mode 56 Sync to host Rate 27 Filter Poles 57 Mod wheel to Pitch modulation Osc 28 Filter Cutoff 58 Mod wheel to Filter LFO modulation 29 Filter Resonance 59 Mod wheel to Filter cutoff User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 18 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Frequently Asked Questions How to install RAGNAROK 32 bit Simply copy the ragnarok dll and ragnarok ini files to your preferred VST directory and make sure your DAW is pointing to this directory for loading VST plugins How to install RAGNAROK 64 bit Simply copy the ragnarok64 dll and ragnarok ini files to your preferred VST directory and make sure your DAW is pointing to this directory for loading VST plugins How to install RAGNAROK on the V Machine 1 Make sure that you have installed the latest V Ma
3. setting The INIT setting is meant to help when creating new sounds from scratch and gives a clean slate to start from Reload Configuration RAGNAROK comes with a INI file that makes it possible to have a default mapping for MIDI controllers also see the manual section INI file This menu option will reload the INI file in case you made changes to it and want to use test it right away Init Button This button initializes the current patch position in the bank so you can start a new sound from scratch All synthesizer settings are set to a default position and the actual patch is renamed to INIT Renaming patches You can simply rename a patch by clicking in the name display ESC key while editing reverts to the name that was there ENTER key writes the changed name into the patch bank NOTE Writing the patch name into the bank does not mean storing on disk You need to save the patch bank to store any changes name and or parameters for later retrieval User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 14 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Settings Settings Q Turi Q len a nt A Spr The settings section contains several options for performance host sync and basic settings for the synthesizer like pitchbend range and base tuning There are also setting that influence the spread detune and interval options in the voice selection panels
4. 0 001 Hz and 100 HZ Amount This sets the depth of the vibrato effect also known as the modulation depth Oscillator modulation depth can be set from zero no modulation to 12 semitones one full octave up and down Ramp This is a delay time that makes the vibrato effect fade in after a short delay This makes it possible to create mod wheel like vibrato effect without actually using a mod wheel As a side note the original RAGNAR K did not have a mod wheel and this functionality was used as a substitute for that NOTE The LFO signal is also available in the Filter section for Filter Cutoff modulation Both Speed and Ramp are affecting the Filter modulation when used there User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 4 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Voice Selection panels The voice selection panels is where the original architecture of the hardware and the underlying Chorosynth is most visible and specific for the sound character of RAGNAROK There are separate sections for the waveforms square and pulse interval tones and multi voice option Square Wave Pulse Wave There are four octaves available for both square waves and pulse waves You can mix both octaves and waves at will Stacking the same octave for both square and pulse gives a different timbre than either one of those apart Interval The interval octave buttons add an addit
5. Tuning This is the basic tuning of the instrument Default tuning is A 440Hz Tuning is stored for each patch so you need to re tune each patch that you want to use with that tuning Trigger length The knob sets the trigger length duty cycle of the repeat function in the performance section This is equal to the time a key is pressed if you would repeat a note on a keyboard Interval This knob sets the note interval for the Interval voices in the voice selection panel Default interval is a fifth You can tune the interval back to center tuning and both above or under that for additional chorus like effects in addition to the Spread option see below Spread Detune This is where the RAGNAROK magic happens the knob sets the spread detune of the three oscillators for each octave that you can switch on in the multi voice section of the voice selection panels Detune goes from exact tune to 1 semitone detune where the three voices are detuned at equal distances between 1 semitone User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt Hans Peter Willems page 15 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Button The settings button opens a popup menu with several options These options are also patch dependant Sync to Host Rate This sets the timing interval in relation to the host sync trigger if used There are many options including triplets Pitch Bend Range This s
6. carritos 5 Filter Envelope amp Volume Envelope sections AANEREN ENEE ENNEN 6 Dynamic Glen Le DEET 8 Static 7 Dalie Filter SECO Naci ia 10 Performance Seccional 11 VOICES SACHON EE 12 Patch MEMO EE 13 SNO Sanda 15 INIR Cesana ardido 17 E O 18 Frequently Asked Ouestions ANNE ANA ENNEN 19 REIEASS NOLES unid 20 User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 1 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performance Lead Synthesizer wl Introduction background RAGNAROK what it is and what it isn t RAGNAROK is a software reincarnation of an existing custom build and therefore one of a kind hardware analog synthesizer RAGNAROK is NOT the next big thing in digital synthesis nor is it a faithfully modeled equivalent of a real hardware analog synthesizer The RAGNAROK synthesizer is basically a standard architecture VA synthesizer consisting of an oscillator section running into a dynamically controlled filter that is followed by an envelope controlled amplifier or output section It has some additional sound shaping options by means of an overdrive on the filter output and an additional 7 band static filter also known as a Graphic EQ Where RAGNAROK shines is in it s combination of 3 stacked and slightly detuned oscillators with a divide down array that replicates these 3 oscillators over four octaves This means it can do 3 slightly detuned oscillators AND 4 octave tuned oscillators AT THE SAME
7. sound while less poles gives a more aggressive and electronic sound HP LP switch You can choose between a high pass filter and a low pass filter default Both filter types cater for completely different sounds especially in combination with the envelope generator The cutoff frequency determines the brightness or lack thereof of the sound In combination with modulation by the envelope and or the LFO all kinds of very characteristic sounds can be made The cutoff together with the envelope modulation basically define the fundamental character of a patch sound Resonance Reso determines how much the frequency at the cutoff point is hyped High resonance settings gives very aggressive and electronic sounding effects NOTE The filter is capable of self oscillation User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 8 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Key Track This knob determines how much the cutoff frequency is tracking with the keyboard When using key track the filter will adjust the cutoff frequency when playing higher or lower notes This is mainly used for lead sounds but can also be very effective when playing polyphonic with high notes and accompanying low notes that you want to sound lower Modulation LFO This knob sets the amount of LFO modulation for the cutoff frequency You can use this for wah wah effects and more subtle spectral moveme
8. RAGNAROK Custom build Performance Lead Synthesizer 32bit 64bit VST plugin for Windows OS 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt Full Bucket Music Hans Peter Willems CrimsonWarlock aka TechnoGremlin ings Custom Build Performance Leasad Synthesizer e Sett uy 9 9 foo INET pateh ee int Q Spr DSP Codina by Full Bucket Music Concept amp Layout by CrimsonsWarock aka TechnoCremiin Portamento mix Pitch modulation WLS RUS atta atti quo atti ROL RYO LIZA lt lt a wi lt lt E s T ap S S S S amp osc noise Speed Legato Source Speed Amount Ramp Attack Decay Sustain Releose ADSR YU Sr LIZ attr ADSR a s Y 2 E gt S AD Attack Decay Sustain Relevse Envelope repeat Modulation RUS YU WLS WS a UTS atti le 18 HP En E gt nem a y y Host a E 4 4 RUS e 4 E geb ox Ge CR Wu E e Ki mm x S Q S D ca Rn num mmm mmm es LP Mode Retrig dB oct Cutoff Key track LEO Envelope Overdrive Output Voices Square Wave Pulse Wave interval Muth Voice Pe Pe pe 14 o o 50 SK l2 K up SI o dwn I6 z u 2 I6 4 2 I6 D u 2 IS 8 u e I50 400 LK 25 K VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Table of Contents INtroquection DACKOFOUNG rara 2 OsScilator e e EE 4 VOICE Selection DanC lS
9. TIME the equivalent of 12 oscillators on one voice The oscillators offer square and pulse waves simultaneously so even those can be mixed up In addition to this there is yet another array of square wave oscillators available that are tuned to an interval default set at a fifth Although the original RAGNAROK was purely monophonic modern software technology has made it possible to have a polyphonic version now This adds tremendously to the usefulness of the instrument History The hardware version of RAGNAROK was build in the early eighties by Hans Peter and solely aimed at using on stage Hence the performance lead designation on the plugin instrument In those days Moog sounds where still in high demand and the more oscillators you could stack for a solo sound the better it was A DIY synthesizer kit called the Chorosynth played into this idea by delivering the combined stacked and octaved oscillators into a pretty cheap package However to keep the price low there was only an amplitude envelope and no filters whatsoever It also had no real keyboard but used a stylus on an etched circuit board The first incarnation of the RAGNAROK synth was merely the Chorosynth with a bolt on real keyboard After about two years use on stage the first version was rebuild into a new case and augmented with several modules from the Elektor Formant Modular synthesizer It got a very complete multi pole filter section real envelope generators
10. and several other goodies that where available as DIY kits Although the Formant Modular was well modular in the RAGNAROK synthesizer everything was hard wired for stage use After several years the synthesizer was decommissioned and replaced with a Teisco 110F another beautiful instrument The hardware RAGNAROK is still in Hans Peter s possession but sadly no longer in working order User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 2 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Collaboration When Hans Peter known as CrimsonWarlock on the KVR forum asked on the KVR forum for a developer who would be interested to bring this eighties rarity back to life secretly he was hoping that Bj rn Full Bucket would take up the challenge As a user of VST instruments Hans Peter really liked the stuff Bj rn was doing but additionally it seemed that the RAGNAROK synthesizer was really fitting into the line of stuff Bj rn had made so far To cut a long story short Bj rn indeed saw this project as a nice opportunity and the resulting collaboration delivered what you are now looking at e DSP coding by Bjorn Arlt Full Bucket Music e Synthesizer concept GUI design and User manual by Hans Peter Willems CrimsonWarlock aka TechnoGremlin e Additional functional concepts by Bjorn Arlt e Patch programming default bank by Hans Peter Bjorn d H The original RAGNAROK synt
11. chine firmware and VFX software available from www smproaudio com RAGNAROK is known to work with version 2 0 20101204 2 I will not take any responsibility if the following install procedure does not work for you corrupts or damages your V Machine or bores you P I do have a V Machine and tested RAGNAROK against it Have faith 3 Export the files ragnarok dll ragnarok ini and ragnarok vfxwizard from the ZIP archive to a temporary folder on your PC Mac Run the VFX software and import the ragnarok dll plug in from this folder select the ragnarok vfxwizard under the Wizard File option this will ensure that the ragnarok ini is copied to the V Machine as well 4 Create a preset for your V Machine using RAGNAROK and you re done Why is there no saw and no triangle sine available The main component of the hardware RAGNAROK was a DIY kit called Chorosynth This was specifically aimed a doing large lead sounds with three slightly detuned oscillators The original designers of that synth coupled the fact that triangle sine waves where not at that time obvious choices for synth leads to the technical choice to use divide down circuits which where cheap to implement and not implement wave shaping which was pretty costly in hardware back then and still is to recreate sine triangle waves This technical implication also regarded saw waves by the way As we decided that the new RAGNAROK should be close to it s hardware precede
12. e envelope This is basically the time it takes for the sound to go to full volume and or filter cutoff from the start of a note The decay is the time it takes to fall back to a lower level of sustain directly after the attack part reaches it s maximum level Decay is used for example for percussive and brass like sounds or anything that needs some sort of peak in the sound or volume NOTE This setting is obviously only doing something if sustain is set to less then 100 full right If sustain is set to full there is no level to decay to Sustain The sustain level is the level where the envelope will hold after the two previous stages when a note is held for a longer time You can set the sustain from 0 meaning no sustain but sometimes useful to 100 meaning the note is sustained at it s maximum level of volume and or timbre Release The release time is the time it takes the envelope to fall back to zero after the release of the note It is used when we want a sound to slowly fade away when the keys are released instead of abruptly being switched off after the note ending User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 6 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl ADSR AD switch This switch sets the envelope to either ADSR mode default or AD mode ADSR mode The envelope behaves basically as described above When combined wi
13. etria Envelope Mode switch This sets the trigger behavior of the synthesizer meaning how the envelopes are being triggered e Normal means that a note plays when a key is played or sequenced e Repeat sets the key trigger in repeat from the LFO The speed of the repeating notes is set with the LFO speed knob The length of the repeated notes is set with the len knob in the settings section e Host sets the repeat locked to the host tempo Same as repeat the length of the repeated notes is set with the len knob in the settings section Also the host sync can be set to several time signatures with the option in the settings popup menu button besides the len knob in the settings section NOTE The repeat and host sync options only sync the tempo of the repeated notes but NOT the exact timing of the notes this makes for the possibility of creating arpegiator like patterns in a performance based on the timing of the notes played or sequenced Try this with any slow repeat or host sync and playing notes with different timings use polyphony to hear the effect and experiment with the possibilities Retrig switch re trigger This switch determines if the envelopes are re triggered when a new note is played in legato mode Re trigger on means that any noted played will re trigger the envelopes off means that the envelopes will only re trigger when all previous notes are released NOTE Retrig also wo
14. ets the maximum range of the pitchbend wheel in semitones Available options are 2 one whole note 3 5 7 and 12 one full octave Mod Wheel gt Filter This sets the amount of how much the mod wheel influences the filter cutoff frequency The mod wheel adds or subtracts from the value set by the filter cutoff knob and the other modulation signals envelope and LFO There are four slopes available 25 50 75 and 100 Mod Wheel gt LFO to Osc This switches the mod wheel to control the LFO to Oscillator behavior This works in a specific way e If the pitch modulation amount is zero the mod wheel has no effect e If there is a certain amount of pitch modulation set the mod wheel modulates between zero and the set amount e If there is a ramp time set the mod wheel again will modulate between zero and the set amount of pitch modulation However the mod wheel takes the ramp time into account meaning there is zero mod wheel influence at the start of the ramp time going up to the full pitch modulation amount at the end of the ramp time Mod Wheel gt LFO to Filter This switches the mod wheel to control the LFO to Filter behavior This works in a specific way e If the LFO modulation in the filter section amount is zero the mod wheel has no effect e If there is a certain amount of LFO modulation set the mod wheel modulates between zero and the set amount e If there is a ramp time set
15. he patch bank load save options in Reaper s own patch manager Copy Program This option copies the current patch to an internal clipboard so you can paste it into another location in the bank Handy for rearranging and if you want to start a new patch based on an existing patch without overwriting the existing patch Paste Program This option is only active if the copy function was used and the internal clipboard holds a copied patch Using this option will write the copied patch into the currently selected slot NOTE you get a confirmation warning asking if you are sure to overwrite the currently selected patch Load Program If your DAW does not support patch management you can use this option to load an individual patch in FXP format Save Program This option let you save the currently loaded patch as an individual FXP file Make sure to name the patch first the FXP filename is NOT the same as the patch name although you would probably name them similar Load Bank This option will load a full RAGNAROK patch bank in FXB format This will replace the default patch bank in the currently loaded instance only Save Bank This option will save the complete patch bank from RAGNAROK into a standard FXB file User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 13 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Init Program This option will reset all controls to the default INIT
16. hesizer Image courtesy of Hans Peter Willems User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 3 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Oscillator section mb Pitch modulation 4i LUA Zo p ALL 15 nose Source Speed AMOLF The oscillators are actually found in the Voice Selection panels see next chapter However this section has some global setting for the oscillators Source Mix Besides the big stack of oscillators waves in this synthesizer there is additional white noise available as a sound source This caters to percussion sounds nature sounds water wind thunder and can add some character to oscillator based sounds when mixed in subtly The Source Mix knob will deliver only oscillator signal when set fully counter clockwise and only the noise signal when set fully clockwise In between you can mix both signals to the desired mix ratio Pitch Modulation This part of the oscillator section has the setting for modulating the oscillator pitch with an LFO low frequency oscillator Because the RAGNAR K synth is aimed at performance play and much less or totally not depending on your view at experimental sounds and or sound effects the LFO has only one waveform sine wave This is the traditional waveform used for vibrato Speed This sets the frequency of the LFO in effect the speed of the vibrato effect The speed can be set between
17. ional square voice for the selected octave that is by default set to an interval of a fifth You can change the interval in the settings section with the int knob The interval can also be set to close to the base tuning for additional chorus phaser like effects Multi Voice This is the most important section of the voices it handles RAGNAROK s 3 voice spread detune option for all the square and pulse voices By switching on an octave in this section it will set both the square and pulse for that octave if in use to 3 oscillators that are slightly detuned for a big chorus effect The amount of detuning can be set in the settings section with the spr knob This setting is patch dependent User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 5 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Filter Envelope Volume Envelope sections AOSE AOSE ALLI N LI MALL ML Li ULI MOLL uly uly cd ESO LO ESA A E 2 J 2 E E S 2 S gt M t lt lt A O S E AD AD A ack Decay Sustain Release Attack Decay Ssustain Reale ose The filter envelope generator and volume envelope generator are identical and hard wired to their respective destinations The envelope generators are of the traditional ADSR type meaning Attack Decay Sustain and Release They can be switched from ADSR to AD mode for percussive sounds Attack Sets the attack time of th
18. n duties although it can obviously be used that way as well The filter works and behaves as a normal graphic EQ The frequency response is flat when the sliders are at the mid position Above the mid position frequencies are boosted while below the mid position they are dampened NOTE Although there are no modulation options for the 7 band filter within RAGNAROK all parameters of the synthesizer are externally automate able NOTE2 There is only one 7 band filter that is shared by all the voices User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 10 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Performance section The performance section holds all the settings for keyboard Performance performance portamento legato and envelope re trigger and Portamento external trigger repeat options Portamento Speed This knob sets the time it takes to glide from one note to speed Legato another when portamento is active depending on the legato switch see below Envelope repeat Legato With this switched on you only have portamento when e ue playing legato meaning holding the previous note while playing the new note This is most obvious when playing monophonic or with 1 voice set NOTE RAGNAROK has polyphonic portamento However this is pretty hard to achieve with more then 4 voices so legato should better be switched off in that case Made R
19. nt it also has only square and pulse waves Why does RAGNAROK not use keyboard velocity and or aftertouch We have thought about implementing at least velocity but finally decided against it because it would have taken the software too far away from the original hardware specification The RAGNAROK logo takes up a lot of space This has been discussed on the KVR forum at least briefly The RAGNAROK GUI is not really that big there are much bigger VST GUIs around and the controls are already nicely spaced The GUI is certainly not crowded So taking it off to make space for something else didn t make much sense The choices made for the GUI and the logo are very much based on the original hardware knobs and switches are oriented very close to the original hardware faceplate and adding the patch management section simple created the place for the logo User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 19 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Release notes Version 1 0 e Initial stable release User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt Hans Peter Willems page 20
20. nt in a sound Envelope This knob sets the amount of envelope modulation for the cutoff frequency This knob has two directions you can set the envelope signal as normal or as inverted When the envelope is inverted all envelope slopes move in opposite direction attack goes down decay goes up etc Overdrive RAGNAROK has a nice overdrive stage at the end of the filter to add some grit and dirt if needed This gives traditional overdrive distortion like sounds but can also be used to get even more aggressive ring modulator like sounds when combined with the interval setting for the voice selection NOTE There is only one overdrive that is shared by all voices This is similar to having an overdive effect on the output of the synthesizer The hardware version of RAGNAROK was actually used in combination with an overdrive stomp box Output This is just a final output level that sets the amount of signal that is coming out of the synthesizer With all the voice stacking filter options and distortion a sound can get pretty loud and you might want need to dial it down to prevent the input channel of your DAW from clipping User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 9 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Static 7 band Filter section The static 7 band filter is basically a tuned 7 band EQ Frequency bands are tuned for sound shaping as opposed to basic equalizatio
21. rks in polyphonic mode but might be hard to use with more then 4 voices User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 11 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Voices section The voices section sets the amount of available voices for the synthesizer Using less voices means using less CPU for the synthesizer Setting this to 1 voice means the synthesizer behaves as a monophonic synthesizer which activates all the portamento legato and re trigger options in the performance section Voices amount can be set to several presets 1 monophonic 2 4 8 16 32 and 64 User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 12 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Patch Memory The patch management section makes it easy to manage and organize patches inside a loaded patch bank Especially when doing sound design or tweaks having patch management inside RAGNAROK makes it simple to name rename and organize patches Prev Next buttons Especially for auditioning patch banks these buttons make it easy to quickly step through the available sounds in a loaded patch bank Previous and Next are self explanatory Bank button IMPORTANT File related functions load save are not working when RAGNAROK is used in Reaper DAW and probably other DAW software that has it s own patch management In this case you need to use t
22. th a zero sustain level you can have a different release based on how long you hold a note Holding a note will give you the decay time releasing the note before the decay time is done will go to the release time AD mode This switches off the sustain level and gives you only the decay time When combined with a sustain level higher then zero this switch let you move quickly performance between a percussive or a sustained version of the sound Sustain ON OFF e Attack Decay Release The typical ADSR envelope curve User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 7 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl Dynamic Filter section fe HP Modulation Y ff PULL LA qttlr atl lr ALEA MALA MA A AO AO AO AO A D a 7 gt gt S S ca linn CNEL dB oct LP Cutoff Reso Key track LEO Envelope Overdrive Output The dynamic filter is a traditional multi pole VCF architecture with several modulation options and variable key tracking In addition the filter has an overdrive stage on the output before going in to the 7 band static filter dB oct Switch You can set the filter between 1 and 4 poles meaning you can choose 6 12 18 or 24 dB slope for the filter cutoff The 24 dB filter sound was made famous mainly by the Moog synthesizers while 18 and 12 dB are more sounding like old Korg and Roland synthesizers Basically more poles gives a rounder
23. the mod wheel again will modulate between zero and the set amount of LFO modulation However the mod wheel takes the ramp time into account meaning there is zero mod wheel influence at the start of the ramp time going up to the full LFO modulation amount at the end of the ramp time User Manual v 1 0 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 16 RAGNAROK Custom bulld Performence Lead Synthesizer wl INI file RAGNAROK is able to read some settings from a configuration file ragnarok ini located in the same directory as the RAGNAROK VST DLL ragnarok dll or ragnarok64 dIl itself After you have edited this INI file in a text editor you have to reload it using the Reload Configuration command from the File menu see section Patch Memory NOTE If you don t want automatic MIDI CC mapping for example when you want to use the parameter learn function in your DAW simply remove or comment out all the mappings in the INI file MIDI Control Change Messages All parameters of RAGNAROK can be controlled by MIDI controllers or more precise Each MIDI controller except Modulation Wheel and Sustain Pedal can control one of RAGNAROK s parameters The mapping is defined in the ragnarok ini for example like this MIDI Control General Purpose controllers CC16 2 Synth Volume CC17 4 Strings Volume CC18 44 Delay Time CC19 45 Delay Feedback trying to follow GM2 definitions here CC7 1
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