Waldorf Edition - Manual (Page 68)

Waldorf Edition
User Manual 68 Waldorf
Quick Start
When you have set up D-Pole as a Channel, Insert or Master effect, read the following
section to find out what you can do with it. We recommend that you use a drum loop
and try out the methods described in this section to get an idea of how D-Pole works
and sounds.

Load the audio file and start playback. D-Pole should be set to neutral settings, thus
set Cutoff to its highest value, Resonance to 0, Panning to Centre etc. D-Pole auto-
matically gets these default settings when you select it in the Effect pop-up menu.
 The D-Pole controls are arranged in logical blocks, familiar from many synthesizers.
The blocks Filter, Delay and Amp represent the signal flow while Osc, LFO and Env
represent the modulation sources for the other blocks. The Sample Rate control is an
exception, as it doesn’t belong to any block.
The Filter
 Turn Cutoff down to approx. 2000 Hz. The filter lets the signal sound muffled.
 Slowly turn the Resonance dial to a value of approx. 65. Note the feedback that oc-
curs near the cutoff frequency.
 Change the Slope parameter from 12dB per octave to 24dB per octave, and vice ver-
sa. You can hear the damping effect change.
 Check out the available filter types (Low, Band and High Pass as well as Notch and
Resonator) and find out how they work. Experiment with Cutoff and Resonance to
get an idea of how they influence the respective sound spectrum. When done,
switch back to Low Pass and set Cutoff and Resonance back to their original settings.
The Amplifier
 Turn D-Pole’s Volume dial down to -12dB, to prevent that your ears hurt when you
make the next step.
 Slowly turn up Overdrive until you reach a value of ca. 30dB. The more you turn the
dial, the greater the distortion. Setting Overdrive to a value higher than 30 dB is not
useful when applied to a drum loop, but might well apply when you process guitars
or voices.
 You can use the Panning control to move the stereo position of the processed signal.
Check this out, then set it back to “Center”.
The Sample Rate
 We assume that you use your host software with a sample rate setting of 44,1 kHz or
48 kHz. You can use the Sample Rate parameter to give your audio material an addi-
tional edge. Slowly turn the dial down to ca. 800 Hz and listen to the increasingly
“digital” character of the signal.
The Oscillator
 D-Pole’s oscillator is exclusively used to ring modulate the filter input and output si-
gnals.