N.I. Absynth Flashcards
The____page allows you to define the paths for the directories containing your samples and your templates, along with two additional options.
General
____: These three fields allow you to set paths to the directories contain- ing the samples used by your Sounds.
Samples Directories
____: This field allows you to set the path for the directory contain- ing your various Templates (Envelopes, Waveforms, modules, Channels…).
Template Libraries Directory
__: If this option is enabled, ABSYNTH 5 controls the output of the three individual Channels in the Patch Window so that the main output remains constant and do not clip. That is, if you were to increase the level of one Channel, ABSYNTH 5 would___.
Auto balance patch channels
automatically decrease the levels of the two other Channels
___: If this option is enabled, a Macro Control that has had a parameter assigned to it takes over the name of this parameter – but only if no other parameters have already been assigned to it.
Auto rename control macro on first assignment
The___page allows you to configure ABSYNTH 5’s surround output channels.
Surround
ABSYNTH 5 can have up to ____separate audio outputs. The fundamentals for configuring your audio and MIDI interfaces can be found in the Getting Started guide. The Surround page can then be used to assign your output channels to specific positions in the panoramic field.
eight
___ This standard configuration delivers typical two-channel stereo sound. In this setting, the speakers are situated at 45 degrees and -45 degrees.
2 Stereo:
___: This configuration is easy to distinguish from 2 Stereo: Both front speak- ers are arranged at 90° and -90°. This results in a wider stereo soundscape.
2 Stereo Wide
___: This configuration returns to analog Matrix surround sound. It is well known under the names of, for example, Dolby SurroundTM (home entertainment center) or Dolby StereoTM (movie theatre), but without a ____. Here, there is a central rear channel as well as left- and right front ch3 Front: This configuration replaces the central rear channel of the previous configuration with a center front channel, which leads to better distribution in the stereo soundscape than a classic stereo configuration.
3 Surround
front center channel
___: This configuration combines a 3 Surround configuration with a front-center channel and is also known under the name Dolby Surround Pro LogicTM.
4 Surround
____: This four-channel configuration is based on the quadraphonic systems that were popular with consumers in the 1970’s. The four speakers are arranged symmetrically in a square shape.
4 Quad
___: This five-channel surround sound configuration is comparable to top-of-the-line home theater arrangements and movie theaters systems, known as, for example, Dolby DigitalTM or DTSTM. This system provides you with three___ channels (left, center, right) and two ___ channels (surround left, surround right).
5 Music
front
surround
____: This configuration delivers five-channel surround sound, where the five channels are arranged symmetrically in a circle.
5 Pentaphonic
_____: This configuration corresponds to a 5 Music configuration, but contains an additional rear center channel. This arrangement is used by, for example, the surround sound systems Dolby Digital EXTM and DTS-ESTM.
6 Music
___: This configuration delivers six-channel surround sound where the six channels are symmetrically arranged in a circle.
6 Hexaphonic
___ This configuration delivers seven-channel surround sound as it can often be heard in films. Well-known surround sound systems of this type include SDDSTM and IMAXTM. This configuration combines the 5 Music configurations with two additional front center channels (center left, center right).
7 Cinema:
___: This configuration delivers seven-channel surround sound. It is comparable with the 6 Music configuration, but the surround center channel is divided between the two rear channels “surround center left” and “surround center right”.
7 Music
__: This configuration delivers seven-channel surround sound, where the seven channels are symmetrically arranged in a circle.
7 Heptaphonic
___ This configuration delivers eight-channel surround sound, where the eight channels are symmetrically arranged in a circle.
8 Octaphonic:
___
For all configurations but the last 8 Octophonic, you can activate an additional LFE / or Subwoofer channel. To enable it, click on the little LFE button at the bottom left of the Surround page.
Low Frequency Effect Channel
ABSYNTH 5 uses a dynamic voice allocation; voices that are not played do not_____ .The more notes are played simultaneously, the higher the CPU read-out will go. If the CPU overloads, it is recommended to____ in order to reduce the processing load. If your computer reacts sluggishly to incoming commands, it is probably because your CPU is____ and there is not enough resources available for generating the image on the screen. If this happens, try to decrease the load by___
contribute to the processing load.
leave out a couple of notes
leave out a couple of notes
releasing a few notes.
if ABSYNTH 5 overloads the CPU, the audio hardware installed on your computer might get out of step and no longer be able to accurately produce sound. In such a case, you have several options to restore operations back to normal:
► Release___.This releases resources used by ABSYNTH 5 for every voice.
► Click on the ___ button in order to reset the ABSYNTH 5 engine, and stop playing (see section 4.1.6 below).
► Click on the _____button to switch to another Sound (see section 4.2.3 below).
► Click on a_____ in the Patch Window to turn a Module on or off. This will also reset ABSYNTH 5’s audio engine.
all of the notes on your MIDI keyboard
Panic
Next or Previous Sound
Module Slot frame
The__and __ buttons are shortcuts for the Mutate button and Retry button of the Mutator in the Browser.
Mutate and Retry