Shred
Overview
Shred comes with all new processing under the hood and the addition of a bite-sized 3 step sequencer in VocalSynth 2. The Shred effect takes chunks of audio and repeats them. The captured audio can be repeated at 3 different rates (each step has it’s own repeat rate), the rate and capture length values are always synced to the tempo of your session. Shred also allows you to choose from a number of sequence rhythms (based on Euclidean Rhythms) to vary the musical timing of switching between the different steps.
Controls
ENABLE
Enables/disables Shred effect processing.
LENGTH
Sets how often Shred captures new buffers of audio to repeat. This value is synced to the timing of your session and presented in musical note units (from 2 bars to 1/64T in length).
SEQ
Determines the Euclidean rhythm sequence used to switch between the different steps. There are 16 different rhythm sequences to choose from.
Tip
If you want Shred to repeat at one constant rate, set the Seq knob to 1. When Seq is set to 1, Shred will only repeat step A.
STEP REPEAT RATE
Sets how often the captured audio is repeated for the currently selected step when it is triggered by the sequencer. Each step has an independent Repeat Rate setting
Setting the repeat rate of the different sequence steps
The Repeat Rate knob only sets the rate value for the currently selected step. The currently selected sequence step will display a thin circle around the step’s activity light.
STEP ACTIVITY LIGHTS
The circles directly above each step label (A/B/C) turn white when the associated step is triggered to repeat. The rhythm used for triggering the steps is determined by the SEQ parameter setting.
MIX
Adjusts the balance of dry (unprocessed) and wet (processed) audio at the output of the effect. 0 = dry (unprocessed); 100 = wet (processed).