Elements
A monophonic metallic synthesizer for tonal and percussive FM like sounds.
Overview
Elements is a single voice FM synthesizer capable of a wide array of bright, ringing, glitchy and percussive tones. From static blips and bleeps to hollow ringing bells and rich cymbal synthesis, this module provides a lot of texture and utility.
The combination of harmonic controls and a shared filter and amplitude envelope makes it well suited for creating sounds where the ringing tone and the amplitude contours are strongly correlated.
Character
Harmonics and Mod Index work together to shape Elements’ metallic tone. Harmonics changes the relationship of frequencies within the voice, while Mod Index changes the strength of its modulation. Adjusting them can make the note feel more clearly pitched or more complex and clangorous. Detune offsets the played pitch, while Glide connects successive notes with a slide.
Filter
The Filter section contours the FM amount. The Freq dial sets the base cutoff of a high pass filter, and Sweep sets how far the filter opens during the envelope attack phase.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Default polyphony | 1 |
| Maximum polyphony | 1 |
| Tonal scale support | Yes |
| Velocity support | Yes |
| Sustain support | Yes |
| Voice allocation | Single voice |
Controls
| Control | Description | Default | Minimum | Maximum | Units | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freq | Sets the high pass filter frequency. | 1000 | 20 | 7000 | Hz | |
| Sweep | Sets the amount in octaves that the filter opens from the frequency. | 2 | 1 | 8 | octaves | |
| Harmonics | Sets the harmonic relationship in the voice. | 5 | 0 | 10 | amount | |
| Mod Index | Sets the modulation intensity. | 32 | 0 | 32 | amount | |
| Detune | Detunes the voice in cents. | 0 | -1200 | 1200 | cents | |
| Glide | Sets the portamento time between notes. | 0 | 0 | 1 | milliseconds | |
| Envelope Attack | Sets how long the amplitude and filter frequency take to rise. | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | seconds | |
| Envelope Decay | Sets how long the envelope takes to fall to sustain. | 1 | 0 | 2 | seconds | |
| Envelope Sustain | Sets the sustain level. | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | Gain | |
| Envelope Release | Sets how long the envelope fades after release. | 1 | 0 | 5 | seconds |