Sonic Charge Microtonic User Manual

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• From the file browser you can now select to load only the patches or the patterns

from a preset.

• All filter algorithms have been replaced with a new custom design based on a

modified state-variable topology. It allows exact replication of the original filter re-
sponse, but with better accuracy, speed and stability when the frequencies are
modulated.

• Parameter smoothing improved to allow quicker unfiltered parameter changes as

well as slower filtered changes.

• You can optionally remap MIDI Controller Change values so that you can reach

zero exactly on bipolar parameters. Also, with this option turned on, MIDI CC on
the three frequency parameters will be quantized to whole semitones.

•

Microtonic

can execute simple script files

(written in

PikaScript

)

from a popup

menu. A script button will show in the top-left corner if

Microtonic

finds script-files

in a designated scripts folder.

• A write protect switch can protect the programs in memory by reverting any edits

as soon as you switch to another program.

• You can assign the same MIDI key or controller number to several different func-

tions. Useful for layering several channels on a single MIDI key or controlling many
parameters from the same knob.

• All existing presets (including those in our additional downloadable patch pack-

ages) have been modified to obtain a high degree of consistency concerning
which drum channels plays what type of sound. E.g. channel 1 plays bass drum
patches, channel 5 plays snare drum patches etc. Also, all presets have been vol-
ume normalized using an automatic RMS algorithm.

Minor Changes

•

Microtonic

3.0 uses a new registration key system. Registration keys for version

3.0 are not compatible with previous versions of

Microtonic

• All file formats have been upgraded

(using a cleaner and more consistent text for-

mat)

Microtonic

version 3.0 files are not downwards compatible with

Microtonic

version 2.0, so new file extensions have been chosen: “.mtpreset” and “.mtdrum”.

• Noise levels are much more consistent across different sample rates

(the levels at

44.1khz were used as reference)

• New WAV export code allows for 24-bit audio export and improved WAV-file com-

patibility.

• Improved timing accuracy of notes and parameter changes, especially when host

is using odd

(or just very large)

buffer sizes. This is at the expense of a constant

latency of 64 samples, but all major hosts should support latency compensation.

• The envelopes are slightly improved. E.g., they now go all the way down to level 0

exactly

(avoiding clicks if

Microtonic

is run through extreme compression)

• Changes to “Mod Amount” will affect the sound immediately.

(Previously, changes

to this parameter didn't have effect until the next note on.)

• Step buttons light up when notes are played

(Yeah, this is the minor changes sec-

tion.)