Audio Damage Discord3 Upgrade - Manual (Page 14)

Each pitch control also has an associated slider for the LFO which controls how much the LFO changes the
amount of pitch shifting. Moving the slider to the left causes the LFO to lower the pitch-shifting interval while
moving the slider to the right causes the LFO to raise the pitch-shifting interval.
5. Master Sliders
The INPUT slider controls the loudness of the signal entering Discord. Usually you’ll leave this slider at its
default setting of unity gain (0dB). You may want to decrease the level of the input signal by moving the slider
to the left if you hear undesired distortion in Discord’s output, particularly if you are using high feedback
settings.
The MIX slider varies the relative amounts of the original (dry) signal and the processed (wet) signal in the
plug-in’s output. The MIX slider is bidirectional. At its center position equal amounts of the wet and dry signal
are sent to the plug-in’s output. As you move the slider to the right from the center position, the amount of
wet signal is increased and the amount of dry signal is decreased. Moving the slider left from the center has
the opposite effect. If you move the slider to the extreme right or left position, the plug-in’s output will have
only the wet or dry signal, respectively.
The OUTPUT slider controls the overall output level (volume) of the plug-in. As you move the slider to the
right the output becomes louder. The slider has a range of -80dB, which turns the signal off for all practical
purposes, to +3dB, to provide a small amount of boost for weak signals. In most cases you’ll probably just
leave this slider at its default setting of 0dB, or unity gain, but you can use it to quickly reduce the output
level if Discord starts to get carried away with itself.
6. Master Switches
The LINK L + R switch, when turned on, links the operation of each left-channel control to its counterpart on
the right channel. When you manipulate a control on the left channel the corresponding control on the right
channel will move also. Moving controls on the right channel does not affect the left channel. For example,
you can use the left shift control to set the shift interval of both channels, then use the right shift control to
detune the right channel relative to the left. Note that turning this switch on does not immediately change any
of the plug-in’s parameters, nor does it cause the channels to process audio any differently. You won’t lose
any of the plug-in’s current settings when you turn this switch on or off. In other words, it’s not the same as
the channel-link control found on some stereo compressors. It merely provides a convenient way to set the
parameters of both channels to the same values when you manipulate the left-channel controls.
The MIDI SHIFT switch engages or disengages MIDI control of the shift amount. If the MIDI SHIFT switch is
turned on, the SHIFT controls are disengaged and incoming MIDI note and pitch-bend messages set the shift