11
0
5000 10000 15000 20000
Frequency [Hz]
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
Amplitude
0
5000 10000 15000 20000
Frequency [Hz]
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
Amplitude
EXPANDABILITY
The shrouded expansion header is dedicated
to the universal Xaoc Hel expander mod-
ule which offers paraphonic generation of
3-voice and 5-voice chords in Odessa. Please
refer to the manual of Hel for details.
Odessa also offers integration with the Leib-
niz Binary Subsystem via another expansion
header at the back of the unit. Connecting
an expander like Xaoc Lipsk, allows one to
enable and disable the individual groups
of partials as defined by the bank length
parameter. To engage this control, press and
hold the voices button for 1 second until it
starts to blink. At this point, a high state of
each binary line (for example, a button acti-
vated on Lipsk) turns one group on. The low-
est bit (B
0
) affects the first group (eg. 2
nd
, 3
rd
,
and 4
th
), the next higher bit (B
1
) affects the
second group (5
th
, 6
th
, and 7
th
), and so on. The
highest bit (B
7
) affects all remaining partials
(from 23
rd
up).
note:
the result of switching individual par-
tials may be subtle. For a more radical effect
use longer bank lengths. •
Amplitude
5 10 15 20 25 30
Partial number
0
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
Amplitude
5 10 15 20 25 30
Partial number
0
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
fig. 9
signal spectra at the odd partials and even partials
outputs for length=3 and factor=2
fig. 8
inharmonic spectra resulting from positive (upper)
and negative (lower) values of tension
