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Program Switching. - Continued

input the direction will be reversed.

To control program switching from an LFO or envelope

generator, use the VC-PRG input. A 0-5V voltage swing

on this input will switch the program under the same

terms as the TRIGGER input.

Note that switching time will vary from program to

program. For example, switching to a delay effect

takes longer than switching a filter effect. The delay

effect needs to have time to fill the data buffer before

passing the sound, and in some cases, this can take

more than a second to complete. Filters however take

a very short time to load and start working, since they

do not need to buffer any data.

Another common thing with switching is switching noise

(click). Switching noise is very much dependent on the

effect used and on the audio that is being processed.

The switching noise is more noticeable for example on

sine waves than with pulse waves because of the lack

of harmonic content.

Switching is a lot of fun and can add a rhythmic

dimension, for example switching between filters using

the Bat Filter card.