Vibrato Module Question (and Maybe Feature Request)

[dmbaer]

I'm trying to create a device in MXXX that offers vibrato and tremolo courtesy the vibrato module, plus another LFO-modulated filter operation in sync with the vibrato module LFO. I can easily get both LFOs (the one in the vibrato module and the other in a modulator) to run at the same speed, but the phase relationship is random.

There's an LFO Overide option in the vibrato module that:

LFO override lets you override the LFO and control the modulation value directly. This feature may offer several creative possibilities. You can then either automate it or even better, use the modulators (if the plugin provides any) to follow the input level, pitch, randomize etc.

This might give me what I need (all modulation from an MXXX modulator in LFO mode). But I cannot see what I'm supposed to modulate in the vibrato module (i.e. what parameter to be the modulation target). Can someone point me in the right direction?

Also, it occurs to me that adding a Sync Group parameter to all MXXX modules that have an embedded LFO would occasionally be quite useful, just as it's useful to coordinate multiple modulators.

[jmg8]

Hey, I can think of 2 options:

1. Right-click on the Vibrato module. There, you can set the sync group. This should keep it in phase with the global modulator (of course, you must also set that to the same sync group)

2. Use the global mod to modulate Vibrato's LFO override parameter. When it is at 0% it will start running, so you must type in the value from -100% to +100%. This will essentially replace the internal LFO with the global LFO.

Personally, I think option 2 is better.

[dmbaer]

1. Right-click on the Vibrato module. There, you can set the sync group. This should keep it in phase with the global modulator (of course, you must also set that to the same sync group)

I did not know of this trick (or at least never noticed that setting the sync group was part of what could be done with a right click).

2. Use the global mod to modulate Vibrato's LFO override parameter. When it is at 0% it will start running, so you must type in the value from -100% to +100%. This will essentially replace the internal LFO with the global LFO.

Aha, now I understand what this parameter is all about - the documentation could be a little more explicit, but I probably should have figured it out. Many thanks!