Sample Timbre Control

The TIMBRE slider varies the harmonic tone quality of the Soundsource by shifting the tonal characteristics of the original samples. The center-point of this bi-directional slider is the null point—meaning no TIMBRE shift will occur.

TIMBRE transposes the mapping of the samples in one direction and changes the pitch in the opposite. This can result in significant harmonic changes in the Soundsource. Moving the TIMBRE slider to the right will transpose the sample mapping down and the pitches up and vise versa when moving it to the left.

When TIMBRE is applied in either direction, the character of the Soundsource can change significantly. When TIMBRE is used as a modulation target, the character of the Soundsource can change dynamically.

NOTE: Because of the way TIMBRE works, changes to the modulation of the TIMBRE slider must be retriggered to hear the effect. TIMBRE shifting can’t be heard on a sustained note.

NOTE: The more samples the Soundsource has mapped across the keyboard, the more effective that TIMBRE will be. Conversely, on a Soundsource that only contains a single sample, it will have no effect.