Expert Sleepers Silent Way v1.7.3 - Manual (Page 24)

Silent Way Quantizer
Introduction
Silent Way Quantizer is a CV processing plug-in that constrains the incoming (continuous)
CVs to a number of discrete values. For example, it can constrain a pitch CV to exact semi-
tone values. This is especially useful when combined with the
Step LFO plug-in in order to
accurately sequence musical notes, but it can also be used with e.g. the regular LFO plug-
in, or with the Voice Controller plug-in to turn portamentos into discrete glissandos.
The Quantizer plug-in is capable of loading the calibration data from the Voice Controller
plug-in, in order to output accurately calibrated pitches. It can also restrict the output
notes to those in musical scales (e.g. major, minor, pentatonic).
It operates as a stereo or mono plug-in. In stereo mode, the two channels are independent
and have identical controls. In mono mode, the ‘Right Channel’ controls are not used.
Loading Calibration Data
The ‘Load’ button is used to load a calibration data file saved from the Voice
Controller, as described
below . The same data is used for both Left and Right
Channels of the Quantizer plug-in.
The name of the last loaded calibration file is shown for reference, across the
middle of the UI. Please note that the calibration data itself is saved as part of the plug-in
preset, not just a reference to the external file. In other words, once you’ve loaded the cali-
bration into the plug-in, you can delete the calibration file and the plug-in will continue to
use the data. Also note that if you replace the calibration file on disk, the new content of
the file is not reloaded by the plug-in. The only time that the plug-in’s calibration data
changes is when you explicitly load a file via the plug-in’s UI.