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Waves Element
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| Juan Paulino |
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Features
Powered by Virtual Voltage™ technology
Integrated chorus, delay, reverb, distortion and bit crusher effects
16-step arpeggiator / sequencer
Plugin and standalone components
Controls
Oscillators
OCT determines the pitch range.
TUNE determines the pitch.
FINE fine-tunes the pitch.
TYPE determines the waveform type.
PW determines the pulse width. (Pulse waves only)
VCO selects between virtual Voltage-Controlled Oscillation and virtual Digitally- Controlled Oscillation.
SINE MOD controls the modulation of OSC 1 using a sine oscillator. (OSC 1 only)
FM (Frequency Modulation) controls the amount by which the frequency of OSC 2 is modulated by OSC 1. (OSC 2 only)
PhM (Phase Modulation) controls the amount by which the phase of OSC 2 is modulated by OSC 1. (OSC 2 only)
SYNC synchronizes the triggering the OSC 2 waveform to the rate of OSC 1.
Additional Oscillators & Mix Section
SUB mixes in a triangle wave one octave below OSC 1.
NOISE mixes in white noise.
RING controls the ring modulation of OSC 1 and OSC 2.
OSC 1 / OSC 2 activate each oscillator.
MIX balances the mix between OSC 1 and OSC 2.
MONO toggles between monophonic and polyphonic modes.
RTRG controls envelope re-triggering.
UNISON activates a doubling effect which creates a richer sound.
PORT determines the glide time (portamento) between notes.
LEGATO determines whether glide will always occur, or only when the previous note is still held.
Voltage Controlled Filter
TYPE determines the filter type.
SLOPE toggles between two types of pole filters.
CUTOFF controls the VCF cutoff frequency.
RES controls the amount of filter resonance.
ENV determines the envelope’s cutoff modulation depth.
KBD controls keyboard tracking using C3 as its reference point.
FM controls the amount of frequency modulation on filter cutoff by OSC 1.
ADSR determines the filter’s envelope cutoff behavior after a note is triggered.
VEL sets the VCF cutoff in relation to the Note On velocity.
SHAPE determines the contour of the envelope time constants.
Voltage Controlled Amplitude
VCA envelope controls the note level from trigger to release.
VEL sets the envelope depth in relation to the Note On velocity.
SHAPE determines the contour of the envelope time constants.
PUNCH controls the dynamic transient enhancer.
Low Frequency Oscillators
TYPE controls the LFO waveform shape.
RATE controls the frequency of the free LFO.
TIME controls the rate of the synced LFO, locked to the project BPM.
LED displays pulsate at the same rate as the LFOs.
Envelope 3
VEL sets the envelope depth in relation to the Note On velocity.
SHAPE determines the contour of the envelope time constants.
Modulation Matrix
PHASE inverts the phase, per assignment.
SRC determines the modulation source.
DEST determines the destination of the modulation source.
MOD sets the amount by which the modulation source affects the destination.
Arpeggiator/Sequencer
MODE determines the operational mode.
OCT determines the range, in octaves, of the arpeggiator.
TIME (drop-down) activates the host BPM sync function, and sets the rate using note values.
RATE sets the arpeggiator rate when TIME is set to Free.
GATE determines the length of each sequencer step as a percentage of its note length.
STEPS determines the number of steps in the current sequence.
SWING pushes even-numbered notes/steps toward the next odd-numbered note/step, to create a shuffle/swing feel.
Effects
DIST controls the amount of distortion effect.
PRE/POST is a toggle control which determines the placement of the distortion effect in the signal path, either pre-VCF or post-VCF.
CRSHR is a distortion-like effect which simulates a reduction in the bit-depth and resolution of the sound.
DELAY is a stereo delay allows separate delay times for left and right channels, using note values.
LEFT sets the delay time for the left channel.
RIGHT sets the delay time for the right channel.
MIX determines the amount of delay effect in the mix.
FEEDBACK determines the amount of gain fed back to the delay input.
REVERB controls both the amount and size of the virtual plate reverb sound.
CHORUS determines the amount of chorus modulation.
EQ
HiPASS controls the high pass filter frequency.
LoPASS controls the low pass filter frequency.
100 controls equalization at 100 Hz.
600 controls equalization at 600 Hz.
1500 controls equalization at 1500 Hz.
9000 controls equalization at 9000 Hz.
Global and Out Sections
TEMPO displays the current tempo.
SOURCE determines the clock source.
VOICES determines the number of voices which may be played simultaneously.
HD activates High Definition mode, which extends the digital resolution, resulting in enhanced depth and greater high-end definition.
GAIN sets Element’s overall output volume, after all generators and processors.
METER displays Element’s overall output energy.
9000 controls equalization at 9000 Hz.
Read more: http://www.waves.com/content.aspx?i...1#ixzz2GvKwUSrS |
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| tehlord |
| I can see why they called it element. |
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| clay |
| almost like subtractor or synth1 then. do we really need any more VA/VSTIs of this kind? |
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| evo8 |
| Market is completely saturated with these types of synths and some of the existing ones are top quality already, cant see myself buying another softsynth for a very long time |
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| Teezdalien |
| quote: | Originally posted by clay
almost like subtractor or synth1 then. do we really need any more VA/VSTIs of this kind? |
Seems to be the general consensus... and I agree. We really don't need another VA softsynth unless it truly breaks new ground, which this does not.
The demos are just meh too....
What's with this bull "virtual voltage" crap? :haha: |
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| ChemTec |
| No matter how god/bad this synth is, people will still buy it for the waves brand. So I'm not surprised that waves eventually brought out there own synth. They are just trying to cover all markets really. |
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| clay |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemTec
No matter how god/bad this synth is, people will still buy it for the waves brand. |
thats what OP did, and has done for every gear he has acquired :p |
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| Juan Paulino |
| quote: | Originally posted by clay
thats what OP did, and has done for every gear he has acquired :p |
You've lost it |
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| mnw479 |
| so... has anyone actually tried this? How does it compare to others really |
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| Juan Paulino |
| i'll prob end up getting this |
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| alanzo |
I took some time to play around with it. The synth engine is quite solid, the envelopes are really nice, and the filters are as solid as the OSCs...
The included FX are really good, as you'd expect They're probably re-using the FX algorithms from their most popular plugins. The EQ in particular is really nice and full of character.
Here's a quick bass I did, it's 100% element and its FX: http://www.alanmarcero.com/element.mp3
That's real nice, I may have to save that patch :) |
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| Teezdalien |
I installed and tried the demo after much f***ing around with the license and that. For a demo? :wtf:
Anyway I think this synth really falls flat when pushed to extremes, there are noticeable steps in the filter cutoff with fast automation, but it's not all bad though, just another digital minimoog wannabe.
It's not bad value with the introductory offer but going up to $200 is just laughable when you compare it to stuff like zebra and synth squad.
I'll be giving it a miss. |
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