Brainworx Knifonium, Manual

Page 1: ...1 Knifonium Plugin Manual Developed by Brainworx Audio in partnership with Knif Audio and distributed by Plugin Alliance...

Page 2: ...It sounds like nothing else In an in depth process we have modelled the complete circuits including all 26 tubes applying our Tolerance Modelling Technology TMT TMT introduces the variations caused b...

Page 3: ...Sets the VCO s oscillator type The pulse oscillator is available on VCO1 only 3 Pulse Width VCO 1 only Sets the pulse width of the pulse oscillator 4 Pulse Width Modulation Source VCO 1 only Switches...

Page 4: ...e set to 0 However the KB tracking is referenced to the note C3 like in the hardware 2 Mod Amount Sets the general amount of modulation that is applied to the VCO s pitch This needs to be set above 0...

Page 5: ...s pitch a higher ext signal raises the pitch a higher ext signal lowers the pitch Off ext signal does not modulate the pitch 3 Spread Aplugin onlyfeature thisadjuststhestereowidthofeachoscillatorsepa...

Page 6: ...tes the pitch of VCO 1 Slave The amount of modulation can be set via the FM Level parameter 2 FM Level Setstheamountoffrequencymodulation FM VCO1pitchisalwaysmodulated by the sine output of VCO 2 inde...

Page 7: ...hardware unit thus giving it a non linear type character Tip Dial back VCO1 VCO2 Noise RingMod to get an overall cleaner sound whilst raising level via the Master Vol output 2 VCO 2 Sets the VCO 2 ou...

Page 8: ...uch or disengaged Off 2 Noise Type Select between White Pink and Red noise 3 Ring Mod Sets the ring modulation output level There will be no audible output if Drive Vols or Ring Mod Level are set to 0...

Page 9: ...r synth modulating a Sine tone Try the lowest octave possible for this example inaudible please be careful with your volume here select the sidechain in on the Knifonium track and route the tracks Nex...

Page 10: ...hes the LFO speed by a factor of approx 10 per step In sync mode 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 3 Speed Fine Sets the LFO speed in combination with the Speed Coarse parameter Given frequencies are...

Page 11: ...ice triggered the gate This function differs from the hardware as the hardware is only monophonic 2 Symmetry Sets the symmetry of the LFO waveforms This changes durations of the first and second half...

Page 12: ...FO output from symmetric to asymmetric behaviour A positive 2 5V offset is applied to the LFO output It ranges from approx 0 to 5 volts No offset is applied The LFO output is symmetrical It ranges fro...

Page 13: ...filter completely Turningtheknobclockwisefromthispositiongraduallysendsmoresidesignal through the filter and bypasses less In the 12 o clock position the entire M and S signals pass through the filte...

Page 14: ...the cutoff frequency 3 Mod Source LFO Switches how the CV output of the LFO influences the VCF s cutoff frequency a positive LFO voltage raises the cutoff frequency a positive LFO voltage lowers the c...

Page 15: ...e the cutoff frequency 2 Mod Source Ext 2 Switches how the ext 2 voltage influences the VCF s cutoff frequency a higher ext 2 voltage raises the cutoff frequency a higher ext 2 voltage lowers the cuto...

Page 16: ...fonium Plugin Manual Envelope 1 2 VCA 1 Trigger Selects the gate trigger 2 Attack Sets the attack time 3 Decay Sets the decay time 4 Sustain Sets the sustain level 5 Release Sets the release time 2 1...

Page 17: ...ill act as a mod amount scaling but not changing the output volume On Velocity is applied to the amplitude volume 1 2 Lowers the velocity s dynamic range Low velocities will be raised high velocities...

Page 18: ...drive of both signal sources input and carrier There will be no audible output if Drive Vols or Ring Mod Level are set to 0 2 Input Switches the input signal source for the ring modulation 3 Carrier S...

Page 19: ...arameter found at the right corner of the toolbar 2 LFO to VCA If engaged LFO output controls the VCA The LFO signal is summed with the other VCA control voltages Env 2 AT Feedback 3 VCA Mode Boost mo...

Page 20: ...e is only applied when playing legato Off Glide inactive Glide is only usable in mono mode 1 voice or Unison engaged 3 Glide Dest Osc 1 Selects if glide is applied to VCO 1 4 Glide Dest Osc 2 Selects...

Page 21: ...pitch 3 Osc 2 Selects if the Pitchbend should modulate VCO 2 s pitch 4 Pitchbend Adjust Sets the pitch offset for the adjustable mode The maximum range is 2 semitones 200 cents 5 MW Scale Sets the sca...

Page 22: ...sample 3 Destination Sets the destination to which the held sample is applied 4 Pitch Quantization A plugin only feature when active and S H destination is set to pitch the S H output is quantized to...

Page 23: ...erances of audio components found in audio circuits into account and offers voices of the synthesizer which have realistic variances in frequency time constants etc The result is a digital synthesizer...

Page 24: ...wo different continuous values This is modelled on HW circuits One is an Aftertouch voltage from around 0 to 5 Volts the other is a control voltage for optocouplers 2 Velocity Mode AT Amount Sets the...

Page 25: ...Pulse Width If engaged aftertouch modulates the pulse width 3 Quantize With Quantize engaged there are two thresholds in the pressure sensitivity detection The voltages can then only have 3 discrete...

Page 26: ...ctaves are played before repeating the pattern Note that at least one setting has to be active 3 Trigger Legato adding or releasing a note will not retrigger the Arpeggiator while other notes are stil...

Page 27: ...Stereo Panning Activates or deactivates the Stereo Panning mode Stereo Panning is only active when the arpeggiator is engaged 3 Arp Stereo Panning Mode Sets the order in which the audio gets panned L...

Page 28: ...norama is divided into 11 11th linearly spread across the whole panorama etc When Intensity is set to 100 3 steps gives you hard left centre hard right 16 steps give you 8 positions left of centre and...

Page 29: ...fects section is left to right and the order of the effects is variable By simply clicking the effect name and dragging it into a different spot you can alter the signal flow to your liking 1 Digital...

Page 30: ...he hold function to a MIDI input like a button or pedal 2 Flanger Modelled after the sound of classic Flanger pedals this gives the Knifonium an additional set of possibilities Speed can be dialled in...

Page 31: ...current pedal in selection Attention The Mono mode will give a more intense modulation effect but will destroy the stereo width of the signal This is best used for monophonic lead sounds where no Ste...

Page 32: ...e folded signal is too distorted at a very low fold value already try to lower the input level 2 Mode The module contains two different wavefolding processors which can be mixed via the Mode knob Turn...

Page 33: ...e details of the selected preset ataglance Youcanalsoquicklymakechangestothepresetdetailsinthiscolumn 2 Preset Dropdown The preset dropdown menu shows you several menu items Each item holds a list of...

Page 34: ...or the number of bars selected and then jumps to the next preset in the current category list So if you are looking for a nice pad dial in the number of bars you would like to hear select a pad from t...

Page 35: ...without changing this section This will give you many new ideas for sounds and opens endless possibilities NKS compatibility Knifonium is fully NKS compatible Internally Knifonium uses the papreset f...

Page 36: ...rn button again switches off the MIDI Learn mode MIDI mappings can be stored in two ways They are saved within a preset and can additionally be saved as a file 2 Assigning To assign a MIDI CC to a con...

Page 37: ...ed controller assignment 3 Storing You can use the Store button to save the controller assignment in an xml file This is particularly useful if you use different hardware controllers or if your contro...

Page 38: ...onium plugin atanytime TheUndo Redowillworkforasmanyas32steps Thismakesexperi menting and tweaking knobs easy If you don t like what you did just undo it 3 Global Tune Adjust the global tuning of the...

Page 39: ...gies like sampling This is why a plugin like the Knifonium and any plugin aiming at a faithful reproduction will need hardware resources CPU Memory We have made sure that any somewhat modern hardware...

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