These two Modules at the lower part of the screen allow you to use an LFO to modulate (change) a number of parameters in the other Modules. It is just as if you yourself had changed the parameters, using the mouse while “playing” the IPS (which you of course can do).
You have two Modulators, which are identical. We said earlier that the IPS primarily doesn’t deal with randomness, but by using the Modulators you can make almost anything happen. For example, by Modulating Transposition and Rhythm Compression with a random waveform you’re generating true random music.
Setting up an LFO1. Use the pop-up menu to decide which parameter you want to modulate. Please note that the menu scrolls. Also note that you can Modulate the Modulators, and thereby even change what is being Modulated.
2. Select a waveform and a frequency just as with all other LFOs.The Amplitude (Ampl, range 1 to 1000) and Minimum (Min, range 1 to 200) values might need a more detailed explanation. These two decide the range of values in the destination parameter, and take into account the range of the parameter being modulated.
If you for instance modulate MIDI Channel (range 1 to 16), and wish to make sure that the MIDI Channel value never is lower than 2, you must take into account that this Min parameter has a range of 200, and therefore set it to 13 (approx. 200/16). If it should never be lower than 3 set it to 26, never lower than 4, set it to 40 and so on.
The same goes for the Ampl parameter. An Ampl setting of 500 (half the range) and a Min setting of 1 (lowest possible, would make it possible to have the MIDI Channel value vary between 1 and 8). If you raised the Min value it might be 2 to 9 or 3 to 10 and so on.
QuantizeAnd finally you may decide to Quantize the output from the Modulators, so that the changes happen on some even rhythmic values. This is done by selecting a Q value in the Modulator Module you are working with.
P You can see on the screen when a parameter is being modulated, the values also change in the window.