SINEVIBES Blend v2 Multi-Voice Chorus User Manual
- June 9, 2024
- SINEVIBES
Table of Contents
SINEVIBES Blend v2 Multi-Voice Chorus
INTRODUCTION
Blend is a multi-voice chorus comprised of up to 16 separate layers. Each of them actually is a chorus effect on its own – complete with a dedicated modulation generator and a feedback loop. Even with all 16 layers activated, the resulting mix is dense yet always silky smooth and musical – thanks to clever proportional modulation phase offsets. Blend also has three different interpolation algorithms, each giving it a slightly different sound character. And as much as it excels at creating delicious chorus and ensemble effects of many, many styles, Blend’s unusual flexibility allows it to easily go into much further territory, so effects like vibrato, tape wow, flanger, smear, dissonance, even reverb – are just a few tweaks away.
SOUND ENGINE
- Up to 16 chorus layers, each with its own individual feedback line
- Individual modulation generator per each layer, with phase offsets creating an ensemble effect
- Optional modulation generator host tempo and transport sync
- Variable modulation stereo phase offset
- Three selectable interpolation algorithms
- Adjustable input low-frequency cut filter
- Lag filters on all continuous parameters for smooth, click-free adjustment
- Supports mono › mono, mono › stereo, and stereo › stereo channel configurations
GRAPHIC INTERFACE
- Color-coded graphic elements
- Consistent name, mapping, value, and unit implemented for all parameters in both graphic user interface and host control/automation
- Built-in preset management functions
- Supports window size scaling up to 200%
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- 64-bit Mac computer with Intel or Apple processor, running macOS 10.9 or later, plus a host application with support for AU, AAX, or VST3 plugins
- 64-bit PC computer with x86 processor, running Windows 8.1 or later, plus a host application with support for AAX or VST3 plugins
INTERFACE
Blend features a fully vector-based interface, with color-coded elements for
effective visual grouping. The interface allows you to change its window size
from 0.8x to 2x in 20% increments. The last size you set is stored in a
preference file and is recalled the next time Blend is loaded.
- Hold shift and drag a knob to adjust the parameter with increased resolution.
- Use option-click (Mac) or alt-click (Windows), or double-click any knob to recall its default parameter value.
- To fully initialize all plugin’s parameters, load the preset named Default from either Factory or User bank.
PARAMETERS
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Voices 1 .. 16 Number of layers in the chorus engine
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Range 5 .. 25 ms Chorus engine time range
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Feedback 0 .. 100% Chorus engine feedback amount
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Low Cut 20 … 2000 Hz Cutoff frequency of the input high-pass filter
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Quality Interpolation type used in the chorus engine:
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Lo-Fi: quantized linear interpolation (darker sound character with subtle
stepping and aliasing noise) -
Vintage: linear interpolation (darker, warmer sound character)
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Modern: spline interpolation (full quality with no artifacts)
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Frequency 0.01 .. 10 Hz Modulation generator speed in Hertz (when the Sync switch is off)
Rate 1/16 .. 16/1 Modulation generator speed as a host tempo fraction (when the Sync switch is on) Sync On / Off Defines whether the modulation generator speed is set in Hertz or as a fraction of the current host tempo; when this switch is on, the modulator phase is also being continuously synchronized to the host transport location -
Depth 0 .. 100 % Amount of time modulation applied onto the chorus engine
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Stereo 0 .. 100 % Modulation generator phase offset between left and right channels
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Output 0 .. 100 % Wet output signal level of the chorus engine
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Mix 0 .. 100 % Balance between dry input and wet output
PRESETS
Blend features simple built-in functions for saving and loading presets, as well as for quickly switching between presets within the same bank. All these functions are accessed via the top toolbar..
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Preset Name Click the preset name in the top center to show open file dialog with the list of presets in the current bank. Use command-click (Mac) or control-click (Windows) on the preset name to reveal the actual file.
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Switch to the previous preset in the current bank. The current bank is automatically set to wherever the last preset was loaded from.
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Switch to the next preset in the current bank.
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Show open file dialog with the list of preset banks. By default, the plugin includes two banks: Factory and User. However, you can freely create additional banks – simply by creating new subfolders.
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Save current preset. Please note: due to the limitations of the typeface, you can only use latin letters when naming your presets
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