Sound Lock

Sound Lock lets you lock specific parameters of a Patch and apply them to other Patches as you browse. You can use the FX section of a Patch, the Arpeggiator pattern of another one, and the Modulation Matrix of a third one. This mix-and-match approach makes browsing a fun and creative experience. It’s easy to experiment with various combinations—this approach can be extremely valuable for creating new sounds that are far different from what you would normally come up with. You can save them as your own User Patches when you find combinations you like.

The Sound Lock menu is displayed by clicking on the lock icon in the top right corner of the Full Patch Browser and in the footer of the Patch Mini-Browser. The menu displays all the sections that can be locked.

For example, if you are browsing Patches in the ARP + BPM Category and select a sound that has an interesting arpeggiated pattern that you would like to apply to other Patches, select Arpeggiator from the Sound Lock menu. Now, any Patch you choose from any Category (including non-rhythmic Patches!) will have the same arpeggiated rhythm. If the next Patch you select has some interesting effects, you can lock the Effects section, as well, from the Sound Lock menu. Any Patch you select after that will have the arpeggiated pattern from the first Patch and the Effects section from the second one. Locking further sections of different Patches as you browse (Filter, Mod Matrix, LFOs, Envelopes, etc.) will produce new Patches. Any combination you create as you browse can be saved as a new Patch.

*Omnisphere is capable of creating rhythmic sounds using a variety of sources, including the Arpeggiator, LFOs, Mod Envelopes, etc., so if you are interested in locking the rhythm of a Patch, it is sometimes necessary to look at the Modulation Matrix to see how it was created.

*Working on a fast-tempo track and want to browse every Patch at double-speed? Set the CLOCK SPEED to “Double” from the Main Page and lock it from the Sound Lock menu. Want to browse Patches without any effects enabled? Make sure all the FX units in the Part’s FX racks are disabled and lock “Effects” from the Sound Lock menu.

NOTE: The Custom Controls in Sonic Extensions and Satellite Instruments (such as Keyscape and Trilian) will not be available when the following Omnisphere Sound Lock parameters are selected: Solo, Mod Matrix, Effects, Filters, Envelopes, and LFOs.