I'm wondering if something can explain how this is used. I know all 3 synths have this feature, but they call them slightly different names. I haven't got into using this feature a whole lot, but noticed on an Ace patch that it didn't use either the LFO2 'tapmod' waveform or the mod out on the bottom panel of the main screen. So I was wondering if there was something that I wasn't aware of besides these to options to use/trigger the Mod Mapper.
Also how is Diva's Mod Mapper setup/used? I've just starting reading about these in their manuals and wanted to make sure I understand them.
How is Mod Mapper setup and used (Ace, Diva, Zebra)?
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- KVRAF
- 26989 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
Diva does not have a mod mapper...
In ACE you either use the tapmap function on the lfo, or wire up the mapper outlet at the bottom (or both). If neither of those are used, then the preset is not using the mapper
In Zebra, read the manual because the functionality is quite extensive... there are 4 modmappers. You can use them as mod sources. A mod mapper can set a parameter to a specific value per key across the keyboard (key mode). It can set a value for each note played (alternate mode) or it can be a time based envelop using the map quantize or map smooth modes...
In ACE you either use the tapmap function on the lfo, or wire up the mapper outlet at the bottom (or both). If neither of those are used, then the preset is not using the mapper
In Zebra, read the manual because the functionality is quite extensive... there are 4 modmappers. You can use them as mod sources. A mod mapper can set a parameter to a specific value per key across the keyboard (key mode). It can set a value for each note played (alternate mode) or it can be a time based envelop using the map quantize or map smooth modes...
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- KVRist
- 182 posts since 13 Nov, 2012 from Northern California
Something that helped me was merely "control" clicking (on a Mac... or right button on a PC?) directly on the "Mapper" field to reveal somewhat hidden mapper settings such as how many bars are used (2-128), the order used... etc.
In ACE just open the page and option-click the map... in Zebra, once the mapper has been invoked, click on the map first (large view), then option-click to reveal the controls.
When I did this... a light went off in my head... changing the amount of "bars" was the one element of the mapper I had no clue about.
Routing is somewhat the same as for any other mod destination/source. (whatever you can make work)
In ACE the Mapper allows rough sequencing and filter fun... though as pdxindy indicated, kinda limited.
In Zebra, it can be a great resource for modulation, wave selection, filters... x4!... confusing but worth the effort
In ACE just open the page and option-click the map... in Zebra, once the mapper has been invoked, click on the map first (large view), then option-click to reveal the controls.
When I did this... a light went off in my head... changing the amount of "bars" was the one element of the mapper I had no clue about.
Routing is somewhat the same as for any other mod destination/source. (whatever you can make work)
In ACE the Mapper allows rough sequencing and filter fun... though as pdxindy indicated, kinda limited.
In Zebra, it can be a great resource for modulation, wave selection, filters... x4!... confusing but worth the effort
Retired, Bored and ready to WRECK the JOINT... gonna drop some OLD-STEP, ya'll!!
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 920 posts since 1 Mar, 2007
What is the Voice Map Modulator? There is a VoiceMap modulation source that can be used to modulate other things if I understood the manual correctly. I was thinking it was something similar to the other synths.pdxindy wrote:Diva does not have a mod mapper...
And yep, for a while the option+click got me in Ace, as I knew there were other parameters, but couldn't find where they were for the Mod Mapper.
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- KVRAF
- 26989 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
stikygum wrote:What is the Voice Map Modulator? There is a VoiceMap modulation source that can be used to modulate other things if I understood the manual correctly. I was thinking it was something similar to the other synths.pdxindy wrote:Diva does not have a mod mapper...
The Voice Map Modulator is a mod source that can set a value per voice. I suppose you could think of it as an 8 step mod mapper of much more limited capability. It does not advance through the steps in mono or legato mode so it has no affect unless you are using unison. If you stack 3 voices, then you can adjust a particular parameter individually for each of the 3 voices. Every key press will be the same. So you can do something like unison spread but for any modulatable parameter.
In Poly mode it will cycle through the voices with each key press. One by one without unison (voice stacking). Two by two with stacking at 2 and so on.
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- KVRAF
- 1617 posts since 11 Dec, 2008 from Minneapolis
[e: as mentioned in the quicker reply] It does equate to Zebra's MMap or ACE's TapMap on 'alternate', with the number of steps equivalent to however many voices Diva is cycling through. Probably fair to say it's a particular and relatively limited version of the same thing, and just as fair to say it's not the same thingstikygum wrote:What is the Voice Map Modulator? There is a VoiceMap modulation source that can be used to modulate other things if I understood the manual correctly. I was thinking it was something similar to the other synths.pdxindy wrote:Diva does not have a mod mapper...
Just what comes to mind, the more common uses in DIva would be panning for stereo spread, or chord stacks. There are innumerable ways to employ VoiceMap, though. Can remember, for example, spreading filter cutoffs with a BP filter, spreading LFO rates (effects range from subtle to strange ...), oscillator & noise mixing before the filter, nuanced and more logically complex detuning, step-sequencing drums. Somehow I always get a kick out of the quirkier things just on the weird factor (:oops:) but I also feel like it's legitimately, musically productive to goof around with.