Hi
In modulation matrix of Hive 2 I have difficulties to understand what is SH ... If I have a link for example between LFO1 and Cutoff frequency, I see we may select SH with LFO1 too ... It seems very strange for me and I don't understand what happens...
Hive 2 Sample and Hold
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- KVRist
- 107 posts since 17 Oct, 2007 from Netherlands
SH = Sample and hold. It samples a given value and holds it. It is a more esoteric modifier I feel. Not all listed sources are clear to me how they work. But it can give interesting results. I recreated your link (LFO to Cutoff) and tried several SH sources. Most give me a static tone, defeating the purpose of the LFO imo. But try it with Vibrato LFO as source for SH and it gives me a stepped pulsing effect. Using LFO 2 as a source gives me different pulsing effects or 'two tones' depending on the rate of LFO 2. I'ld say experiment and see what's useful or not for you.
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- KVRAF
- 2296 posts since 23 May, 2012 from London
Gate is a particularly useful SH option as it converts the signal from the main
modulation source, for instance mod wheel or LFO, into discrete steps at the
onset of each note.
As per the manual try using Gate as a SH source. In your example with LFO1 modulating the Cutoff, whatever value the LFO is at the time you trigger a note, will be assigned to the filter cutoff and held for as long as the note is held down.
A more obvious sounding example would be to assign Mod Noise to Osc pitch and use Gate as the SH source and you'll hear a random pitch on every note.
modulation source, for instance mod wheel or LFO, into discrete steps at the
onset of each note.
As per the manual try using Gate as a SH source. In your example with LFO1 modulating the Cutoff, whatever value the LFO is at the time you trigger a note, will be assigned to the filter cutoff and held for as long as the note is held down.
A more obvious sounding example would be to assign Mod Noise to Osc pitch and use Gate as the SH source and you'll hear a random pitch on every note.
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- u-he
- 30188 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
Yeah, with Gate as trigger for S&H you can "freeze" the effect of the ModWheel for a note, or any other controller that may otherwise change over time. This can be used like Random, but more controlled, e.g. to change envelope times or LFO rates for particular notes.
The most common use is probably indeed using an LFO to sample & hold random or noise though, as that is possible in many vintage synths and thus has been popular.
But one can also make envelopes or other LFOs steppy, which is often used for generative music.
The most common use is probably indeed using an LFO to sample & hold random or noise though, as that is possible in many vintage synths and thus has been popular.
But one can also make envelopes or other LFOs steppy, which is often used for generative music.