Synplant bulb – Sonic Charge Synplant User Manual

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Synplant Bulb

In the center of the user-interface you will find the

Synplant

bulb that contains the

sound plant.

Seed and Branches

The seed contains a certain sound. By clicking and dragging inside the bulb, you
grow branches from the seed. Each branch has a unique timbre. Closest to the seed,
all the branches sound exactly the same. The farther out you pull the branch, the
more different it will sound from the original seed.

If you find a branch that you like, you can cut it off and re-plant it as a new root-seed
by simply clicking the Seed button in the center of the bulb. If you cannot find a
branch that you like, simply retract one of the branches entirely to make it sound as
the original seed, then re-plant it and you can grow 12 new branches.

An easy way to fully retract a branch to its root is to click the branch with the control-

key

(Windows)

or command-key ⌘

(Mac)

held down. In case it is hard to pin-point the

exact desired length, hold down the shift key while dragging to obtain a finer resolu-
tion.

Whenever you click and drag a branch,

Synplant

will automatically trigger a note to

play it. If this is undesirable you can turn it off using the

MIDI Config Dialog

which is

described in detail later in this manual.

Key Ring

Each branch corresponds to a note in an octave on your MIDI keyboard, so when
you grow branches different keys will trigger different sounds. Again, the longer you

Key Ring

Seed

Selected Branch

Mod Wheel Ring

Rotation Control

Figure 1 Synplant Bulb