ULTRAFUNK SONITUS:FX 2A (WIN)

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Modulation
Fx:modulator can produce various delay-related effects, such as flanging, phasing, chorusing, and doubling. It uses three modes of operation: Flanger mode mixes in one delay line per channel of the stereo signal; Ensemble mode uses three nonsynchronized modulating delays for fatter and more diffuse effects; and String Phaser re-creates the “sound of analog sweeping synth-strings” by modulating the signal’s phase instead of delaying it.

The plug-in provides a wide range of adjustable parameters, which are Phase, Depth, Delay, Feedback, Mix, Cross Mix, and LFO Rate. You can also set the LFO waveform to Triangle, Sine, Peak, Peak with inverted second half, Twin Peaks, or Peak/Dip. Just as with Fx:equalizer, a master gain enables you to normalize the amplitude of your output signal. A simple EQ feature offers Low Cut or High Cut and a single control, which is used to specify its cutoff frequency.

Fx:modulator provides added flexibility by letting you invert the feedback and the mixed (wet) signals either separately or together. Inverted feedback tends to produce a more “hollow” effect, and the inverted wet signal can produce a variety of sounds depending on the source material. In addition, Fx:modulator offers a Tape feature that emulates the sound of an analog tape flanger.

Compressor

FIG. 2: Fx:compressor offers two modes of operation: Normal and Vintage. In Vintage mode, you can emulate compression with more warmth and punch (click for larger image).

Fx:compressor provides variable-knee compression with built-in peak limiting (see Fig. 2). The controls include Attack (0 to 400 ms), Release (1 to 4,000 ms), Ratio (0.4:1 to 30:1), Knee (1 to 30 dB), Threshold (–60 to 0 dB), and Gain (–30 to +30 dB). You can adjust the controls by dragging with the mouse or by directly entering numbers. Depending on your settings, the Compression Curve Graph displays the signal level, compression ratio, and knee values over a 60 dB range. The graph also lets you alter the Ratio and Knee values with your mouse. Click anywhere within the graph and drag left or right to change the Knee; drag up or down to change the Ratio.

Fx:compressor includes a built-in peak limiting algorithm as well as a Transient Controlled Release algorithm that automatically adjusts the release time to eliminate fast compression changes that can cause “pumping.” The most notable aspect of Fx:compressor is its two modes of operation: Normal and Vintage. In Normal mode, Fx:compressor acts as you would expect, attenuating the gain above the threshold level using the ratio setting. In Vintage mode, however, the compression ratio is gradually reduced to a value of 1:1 as the signal goes above the threshold. This allows the loudest parts of the signal to pass without being compressed as much as the rest of the signal, giving it more warmth and punch, as you would find with a vintage compressor.

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