FL Manual 24 PioZone Flashcards
FL STUDIO - PioZone
What is PioZone?
- PoiZone is a subtractive software synthesizer designed to bring you professional quality results, without a learning curve that hinders your creativity.
- -The concept behind PoiZone was to design a synthesizer that had a great sound derived from the smallest number of controls, without sacrificing flexibility and features.
- –Non-essential controls were ruthlessly removed so what remains is a user interface where every knob counts.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - 3 Sub-Displays -
Program Name
- To browse the preset list click on this part of the display.
- -To step through the list click on the < > arrows immediately to the right.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - 3 Sub-Displays -
Last tweaked parameter
- Displaying last tweaked parameter.
- -Name - value - label [CC number assigned]. [N/A] means no CC is assigned.
- –When PoiZone is opened for the first time, there will be no values (— —- —), meaning that no CC has been touched.
- —As soon as you tweak something the value updates. CC (Continuous Controller) data is MIDI data used to communicate between hardware/software controllers and Poizone.
- —-128 different continuous controllers can transmit values between 0-127. CCs are commonly used for things like MIDI controlling volume (#7), pan (#10), data slider position (#6), mod wheel (#1) or other user-assigned parameters.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - 3 Sub-Displays -
Last CC number and value
-Shows the last CC number to be received and the value.
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Master Display - OPTIONS
Import CC Map
-Imports all CC links from saved FXP. This is used to load Midi Learn settings from FXP saved from your host.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - OPTIONS
Import gate pattern
-Import a saved FXP containing Gate Pattern data.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - OPTIONS
Save Program
-(.FXP): Save current patch to a file .FXP format.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - OPTIONS
Load Program/Bank from HD
-Opens a load-file dialog so that you can load either .FXB or .FXP files. NOTE: Loading banks (.FXB) will overwrite all the 256 programs in the current bank.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - OPTIONS
Clear All CC Links
-Unlinks all parameters from all CC’s.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - OPTIONS
Initialize Program
-Resets PoiZone to a default starting condition, useful for patch authors.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display
LINK
-Link the last tweaked MIDI parameter to the selected target in PoiZone.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display
UNLINK
-Unlink the displayed link-relationship.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display
MIDI learning features in PoiZone
- When you send a CC to PoiZone, it updates number and value of that CC.
- -Tweak any parameter (second display updates), send any CC (third display updates), push LINK button and last sent CC is linked to last tweaked parameter.
- –Or push UNLINK is you want last tweaked parameter to be not linked to any CC (then it will display [N/A] )
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
UNISON
- Set the number of unison voices from 1 to 16. 1 = No unison.
- -Unison is similar to chorus in that multiple copies of the final output sound are detuned and panned to create a thicker audio texture.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
POLY
- Number of voices that will play with the current patch. 1 to 32 voices are available.
- -Select lower values to emulate monophonic analog synths with voice-stealing.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
UNISON DETUNE
-The relative detuning of the unison voices. Higher levels creates a more discordant sound.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
UNISON PAN
-The relative stereo panning of the unison voices. Higher levels create a wider stereo field.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
OCT
- Even numbered UNISON voices are shifted up one octave.
- -It’s useful to create ‘human voice-like’ patches if a narrow bandpass filter is applied to the patch and UNISON is set to 2 with OCT on.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
MONO
-Monophonic playback mode.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
HELD
- OFF: All notes will glide.
- -ON: Only held (overlapping) notes will glide.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
STATIC
-ON: All notes will glide at a variable rate so that glide-time is independent of the jump size.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
GLIDE TIME
-Controls the slide-rate between notes.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
TRANSP
-Controls the global pitch in semitones.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
MICRO TUNE
-Controls the global pitch in cents. The range is -100 to +100 cents with 0 in the middle position (vertical knob).
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Master Controls
Master Display - Voice Controls
GAIN
-Overall, final output level from PoiZone.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - MIDI
MIDI
- The MIDI section provides the ability to route a MIDI controller to a range of targets in PoiZone.
- -NOTE: In order to link your controller to specific MIDI CC values you will need to do this via your hosts plugin wrapper.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - MIDI
MW DEST
-Mod Wheel Destination, selects the target control for the mod wheel MIDI CC parameter -
FL STUDIO - PioZone - MIDI
MW DEST -
CUTOFF
Cutoff of the filter frequency (pitch) of oscillator A.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - MIDI
MW DEST -
LFO
- LFO amplitude.
- -Note that this is not LFO amount, it is the amplitude of the LFO.
- –For example, if your Mod Wheel is linked to LFO amplitude, and set your Mod Wheel to minimum, LFO will have zero amplitude and won’t do anything.
- —If you turn Mod Wheel to maximum the LFO will now have max amplitude.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - MIDI
MW DEST -
FREQ A
-Frequency of OSC A.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - MIDI
MW DEST -
PW A
-Pulse-width of OSC A.
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MW DEST -
PW AB
-Pulse-Width of OSCs A and B.
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MW DEST -
MW AMNT
-The amount of modulation that the MOD Wheel will apply.
PB RANGE: Pitch Bend Range
FL STUDIO - PioZone - LFO
LFO
- LFO is a ‘Low Frequency Oscillator’ that is an Oscillator that creates an output changes at a rate less than 30 Hz.
- -This generator is used to control parameters inside PoiZone to add motion or variability to sounds in order to make them more interesting or a ‘human’ feeling.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - LFO
LFO DEST
-LFO Destination
FL STUDIO - PioZone - LFO
LFO DEST
CUTOFF
-Cutoff of the filter frequency (pitch) of oscillator (OSC) A and B.
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LFO DEST
FREQ A
-Frequency of OSC A.
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LFO DEST
FREQ AB
-Frequency of OSC A and B.
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LFO DEST
PW A
-Pulse Width for OSC A.
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LFO DEST
PW AB
-Pulse Width for OSC A and B.
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LFO DEST
PAN
-Stereo Panning.
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AMOUNT
-Amount of LFO effect applied to the signal. This is a bi-polar control: -100% at the top (inverted effect), 0%/no effect in the middle, & 100% at bottom.
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RATE
-Determines the frequency of the LFO, faster is up.
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LFO DEST
SHAPE
-Select the LFO waveform shape (SAW, PULSE, TRIANGLE, SINE, RANDOM).
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LFO DEST
RETRIG
-Retrigger, when selected restarts the LFO cycle at the start of each note
FL STUDIO - PioZone - LFO
LFO DEST
TMP SYNC
- Tempo Sync, synchronizes the LFO speed to the host tempo.
- -Left-click to show a drop-down menu of options from 1/16th to 32/16th.
- –When the display shows ‘no sync’ there is no tempo sync and rate of LFO is defined by the ‘RATE’ knob.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Envelope Generator
Envelope Generator
- The Envelope Generator is a user assignable Envelope that is used to control parameters inside PoiZone to add motion or variability to sounds.
- -The envelope is triggered on a per-note basis at the start of each note.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Envelope Generator
EG DEST
-Envelope destination, select from -
CUTOFF: Cutoff frequency of the filter.
FREQ A: Frequency of OSC A.
FREQ AB: Frequency of OSC A and B.
PW A: Pulse Width for OSC A.
PW AB: Pulse Width for OSC A and B.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Envelope Generator
EG DEST
CUTOFF
-Cutoff frequency of the filter.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Envelope Generator
EG DEST
FREQ A
-Frequency of OSC A.
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EG DEST
FREQ AB
-Frequency of OSC A and B.
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EG DEST
PW A
-Pulse Width for OSC A.
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EG DEST
PW AB
-Pulse Width for OSC A and B.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Envelope Generator
AMOUNT
-Amount can be -100 to +100%. The middle value of the slider is zero.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Envelope Generator
A, D, S, R
-Attack (ramp up speed), Decay (ramp down speed), Sustain (sustain level), Release (release rate) of the envelope.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - ADSR (Amplifier)
Master Level ADSR (Amplifier)
- Master ADSR (Amplifier) Envelope adds an envelope to the final output sound of PoiZone.
- -The envelope is triggered on a per-note basis at the start of each note.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - ADSR (Amplifier)
A, D, S, R
-Attack (ramp up speed), Decay (ramp down speed), Sustain (sustain level), Release (release rate) of the envelope.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
Oscillators
- Oscillators are the basic sound sources of a synthesizer, PoiZone has 2 Oscillators (A and B) and one ‘Noise’ source.
- -Oscillators A and B generate SAW or PULSE shapes that can be futher modified.
- –All Oscillator modulations are applied to OSC A, so that OSC A is a carrier and OSC B is a modulator for RM and SYNC operations (as described below).
- —OSC B always generates an unmodulated sound - for example, this is why OSC B has controls for pitch while OSC A does not.
- —-These features together with ‘Unison’ in the Master Controls section and the Effects Section allow PoiZone to quickly and easily create thick, lush textures or cutting leads.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
BALANCE
-The knobs in the ‘BALANCE’ section are used to mix between Oscillator A, B and the Noise source.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
BALANCE
OSC
-Controls the balance between Oscillator A and Oscillator B, turn fully left to hear OSC A and fully right to hear OSC B, the 12 O?clock position is a 50% mix of OSC A and OSC B.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
BALANCE
NOISE
-The output of the OSC knob is then sent to the NOISE mixer, fully left is 100% Oscillators and 0% NOISE, fully right is 100% NOISE and 12 O?clock is a 50% mix of the Oscillators and the Noise source.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
OSCILLATOR A
PW
-(Pulse Width): Controls the ‘width’ of the Oscillator waveform when the PULSE button is enabled and Oscillator is in PULSE mode. When fully left and the original waveform will be a narrow ‘spike’ shape, when fully right the waveform will be equal to the original PULSE waveform (100% width).
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
OSCILLATOR A
PULSE
-Pulse switches between Saw and Pulse shapes of the Oscillator.
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OSCILLATOR A
RING
-(Ring Modulation): Ring modulation multiplies the output of OSC A and OSC B. The result is passed to OSC A (e.g. A = A * B) while OSC B remains unchanged (has its original sound). Ring can be used to produce extra harmonics that are characteristic of struck metal.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
OSCILLATOR A
SYNC
-When selected synchronizes the phase of OSC A to B. In other words, every time OSC B completes its cycle OSC A is forced to reset and start its cycle from the beginning.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
OSCILLATOR B
PW
-(Pulse Width): Controls the ‘width’ of the Oscillator waveform when the PULSE button is enabled and Oscillator is in PULSE mode. When fully left and the original waveform will be a narrow ‘spike’ shape, when fully right the waveform will be equal to the original PULSE waveform (100% width).
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
OSCILLATOR A
PW
- (Pulse Width): Controls the ‘width’ of the Oscillator waveform when the PULSE button is enabled and Oscillator is in PULSE mode.
- -When fully left and the original waveform will be a narrow ‘spike’ shape, when fully right the waveform will be equal to the original PULSE waveform (100% width).
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
OSCILLATOR A
RING
- (Ring Modulation): Ring modulation multiplies the output of OSC A and OSC B.
- -The result is passed to OSC A (e.g. A = A * B) while OSC B remains unchanged (has its original sound).
- –Ring can be used to produce extra harmonics that are characteristic of struck metal.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
OSCILLATOR A
SYNC
- When selected synchronizes the phase of OSC A to B.
- -In other words, every time OSC B completes its cycle OSC A is forced to reset and start its cycle from the beginning.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Oscillators
OSCILLATOR B
PW
- (Pulse Width): Controls the ‘width’ of the Oscillator waveform when the PULSE button is enabled and Oscillator is in PULSE mode.
- -When fully left and the original waveform will be a narrow ‘spike’ shape, when fully right the waveform will be equal to the original PULSE waveform (100% width).
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OSCILLATOR B
PULSE
-Pulse switches between Saw and Pulse shapes of the Oscillator.
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OSCILLATOR B
PITCH
-Changes the pitch of OSC B by +/- 24 Semitones.
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OSCILLATOR B
DETUNE
-Changes the pitch of OSC B by 0 to + 50 Cents.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Filter
Filter Section
- The PoiZone filter can be used to shape the output from the Oscillators transforming the sound into something completely new.
- -The PoiZone Filter operates in LowPass, HighPass and Band Pass modes as described below.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Filter
CUTOFF
-Determines the cutoff frequency of the filter.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Filter
RESO
-Determines the Resonance (Or Bandwidth) of the filter.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Filter
KEYTRK
- This knob controls how closely the filter cutoff frequency will be tied to the MIDI key number pressed by the user.
- -Lower keys will result in lower cutoffs, while higher keys will have the opposite affect.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Filter
VELTRK
-Determines how much velocity will effect the filter cutoff frequency.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Filter
MODE
-Toggles the filter between -
LP - Low-Pass, frequencies below the cutoff are allowed to pass, those above are filtered out.
BP - Band-Pass, a band of frequencies are allowed to pass, those above or below are filtered out. Cutoff controls the center position of this band.
HP - High-Pass, frequencies above the cutoff are allowed to pass, those below are filtered out.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Arpeggiator
PoiZone Arpeggiator
-The PoiZone Arpeggiator can sync the playback of various patterns to the host tempo allowing you to create complex melodies while holding down notes or chords, instant gratification is yours!
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MODE
- Select from one of 5 modes -
- -OFF: The arpeggiator is turned off.
- –UP: Notes are played back from the lowest to the highest held and then the arpeggiator loops back to the start (e.g. 1,2,3,4 - 1,2,3,4, etc).
- —DOWN: Notes are played back from the highest to the lowest held and then the arpeggiator loops back to the start (4,3,2,1 - 4,3,2,1, etc).
- —–UP/DOWN: The note sequence runs up and down those held (e.g. 1,2,3,4,3,2,1 - 1,2,3,4,3,2,1, etc).
- ——RANDOM: Notes are played back in random order from among those held.
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MODE
OFF
-The arpeggiator is turned off.
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MODE
UP
-Notes are played back from the lowest to the highest held and then the arpeggiator loops back to the start (e.g. 1,2,3,4 - 1,2,3,4, etc).
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Arpeggiator
MODE
DOWN
-Notes are played back from the highest to the lowest held and then the arpeggiator loops back to the start (4,3,2,1 - 4,3,2,1, etc).
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MODE
UP/DOWN
-The note sequence runs up and down those held (e.g. 1,2,3,4,3,2,1 - 1,2,3,4,3,2,1, etc).
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MODE
RANDOM
-Notes are played back in random order from among those held.
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RANGE
-Select the number of octaves the pattern will be played over. Select from 1 to 4 octaves.
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TMP SYNC
- Tempo Sync, this determines how quickly and in what time signature the Arpeggiator will play relative to the host tempo.
- -1/32 (32nd notes) is the fastest setting while 4/4 (whole notes) is the slowest.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
Effects
- The effects are important to add ‘polish’ to your sounds.
- -PoiZone offers a DELAY and CHORUS effect bank, To activate the effect, click on the ‘ON’ button (it will light-up red).
- –Values for controls may be seen in the top left display of PoiZone.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
DELAY
-Delay is an echo-based effect. Very short values of the delay time controls can produce a ‘reverb’ like sound.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
DELAY
ON
-Turn the effect ON/OFF.
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DELAY
LEFT
-Delay time for the left channel. Changes in 1/16th note tempo-synced units.
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DELAY
RIGHT
-Delay time for the right channel. Changes in 1/16th note tempo-synced units.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
DELAY
FDBK
-Feedback, the level of the delay feedback. Greater levels produce more echoes.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
DELAY
MDPTH
-Delay Time Modulation Depth. The delay has an internal LFO that can control the delay time.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
DELAY
LO-CUT
- Low Cut, determines a high-pass filter amount applied to the delay feedback loop.
- -That is, the longer the tail of echoes, the less low frequencies they will contain.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
DELAY
HI-CUT
- High Cut, determines a low-pass filter amount applied to the delay feedback loop.
- -That is, the longer the tail of echoes, the less high frequencies they will contain.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
DELAY
WET
-The amount of wet (effect) added to the dry sound (i.e. Full-Left is 100% Dry + 0% Wet, Full-Right is 100% Dry + 100% Wet).
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
CHORUS
- The Chorus effect results from the interaction of several copies of the original sound that are detuned by a very small and constantly variable amount.
- -It is called ‘Chorus’ because it can make a single voice sound like that of a chorus of singers (all slightly out of tune relative to each other) to create a thick and lush texture.
- –The Chorus in PoiZone does not have delay time control, rather delay time is modulated with the main LFO, so it varies from zero to “depth” in range. With rate at which the pitch variations occur is controlled by “rate” knob.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
CHORUS
ON
-Turn the effect ON/OFF.
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CHORUS
DEPTH
-Depth of the chorus effect.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
CHORUS
RATE
-The speed at which the chorus voices change pitch (in Hz).
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CHORUS
WET
-The amount of wet (effect) added to the dry sound (i.e. Full-Left is 100% Dry + 0% Wet, Full-Right is 100% Dry + 100% Wet).
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effefts
Trance Gate
- The PoiZone Trance Gate chops the final output sound from the effects section according to the selected pattern.
- -The gate has a 16 step pattern that is synced to host tempo.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effefts
Trance Gate
TMP SYNC
- Tempo Sync, this determines how quickly and in what time signature the Trance Gate will gate (chop) relative to the host tempo.
- -1/32 (32nd notes) is the fastest setting while 4/4 (whole notes) is the slowest.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effefts
Trance Gate
WET
-The balance between the wet (gated) and dry sound. Right is 100% gating, left is 0%.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
Trance Gate
WET
-The balance between the wet (gated) and dry sound. Right is 100% gating, left is 0%.
FL STUDIO - PioZone - Effects
Trance Gate
SMOOTH
-This controls the aggressiveness of the gate attack, similar to the attack of an envelope. Left is a faster gate while right is slower gate.
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Trance Gate
GATE PATTERN
-Each step in the row of 16 squares represents 1 unit of the TMP SYNC selection. Selected steps (black) is gate OFF, deselected steps (orange) is gate ON. Left-click with your mouse to select/deselect steps.
