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its maximum setting to provide the widest stereo field for
Dual Mode patches but you may wish to restrict the stereo
width the sound occupies in a mix by reducing the Pano-
rama value. The sweet spot for most Dual Mode sounds is
in the range 64 to 96.
Note that Dual Mode (including Dual Filter Mode) is the
only option that reduces Kyra's polyphony. Dual Mode
uses two voices for each note sounding. It's unlikely to be a
problem as Kyra has 128 dedicated contention-free hard-
ware voices but it's worth restricting Dual Mode to use on
just two or three Parts in dense compositions. Note that
when Dual Filter mode is engaged, Dual Mode is also swit-
ched on. This still only uses two hardware voices, not four.
When Kyra is configured for Wave Mode and Dual Mode,
the Dual Mode Detune control in Voice Control allows the
two stacked voices to be detuned to add extra depth. Dual
Mode Detune isn’t used in Hypersaw mode as the Hyper-
saw algorithm manages the detuning of all the partials. In
Wave Mode, be sure to apply at least some Dual Mode
Detune as it will improve the sound considerably. With no
detuning at all, Dual Mode Patches can sound synthetic and
mechanical – even a slight amount will be effective, even
for Patches where you don’t want an obvious detuning
effect.
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We recommend you always add some Dual Mode
Detune for Dual Mode wave Patches to avoid a ste-
rile, mechanical sound. Add a little Dual Mode
Detune even for a non-Dual Mode Patch so if you
choose to switch on Dual Mode later, the Patch is
‘Dual Mode Ready‘.
Dual Mode can have a significant improving effect on many
types of sound. If you're looking to simply add stereo
width or movement to a sound, consider using the Cho-
rus/Flanger module in the Part's Effects Unit with increa-
sed Effect Mix and feedback values to achieve this. On the
other hand, Dual Mode will often add substantial depth
and presence that can't be achieved purely with effects.
A particularly interesting use of Dual Mode is combining it
with stereo LFOs. When modulated by a stereo LFO, each
of the two voices in a Dual Mode configuration will have
different phases (either random, antiphase or quadrature
depending on the LFO mode). This can produce some
incredibly animated stereo effects as the phasing will be
different for each side of the stereo image.
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