Sonic Charge Microtonic - Manual (Page 3)

Introduction
I N T R O D U C T I O N
Welcome to Sonic Charge Microtonic , the synthetic rhythm generator.
Microtonic is a VST and AudioUnits compatible plug-in featuring a powerful
drum and percussion synthesizer combined with a pattern based drum
machine engine. You can use it as a conventional sound module to play drum
sounds from your MIDI keyboard or sequencer, or you can use the built-in
pattern engine to play drum patterns in sync with your sequencer.
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In Microtonic , a single universal sound architecture is used to simulate a wide
variety of sounds. The parameters and the configuration of this architecture
has been carefully chosen to be as versatile as possible while still keeping
Microtonic simple and straightforward.
The sound of Microtonic is 100% synthetic and rendered in real-time. No
samples or pre-rendered waveforms are used. This means that you can modify
the sound in real-time with instantaneous response by turning and dragging
the knobs and faders of
Microtonic . If your host supports parameter
automation, you can record all parameter changes in your host sequencer for
later playback with high accuracy.
Much work has been put into achieving optimal sound quality for Microtonic .
There are virtually no compromises to the sound it produces. The oscillators
are “over-sampled” and produce a clean sound without distortion or “aliasing”
even at extreme frequency settings. The filters and equalizers have a full
frequency response range and parameter changes are smooth and responsive.
The sound synthesis in
Microtonic is based on a proprietary technique that
eliminates the need for low-resolution approximations and quantization. (This
technology also gives all parameters virtually unlimited resolution.)
Furthermore, the triggering of drums is sample-accurate 2 and envelope
generators and modulators work at highest possible rate to give the sound a
distinct sharpness.
Microtonic works in any sample rate of your choice. In
short, Microtonic delivers a quality that sets the standard for what synthetic
drums and percussions should sound like.
Thank you for choosing Microtonic , I trust that you will find it a valuable
addition to your palette of sounds.
/ Magnus Lidström
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1 Some hosts do not support synchronization of plug-ins and in this case, the built-in pattern engine will be
disabled.
2 Timing accuracy may be affected by the precision of the host preset.