CMX Manual

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SCHWA

CMXSTEREO MICROSHIFTER

VST / AU USERS MANUAL


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CMX thickens and enhances monophonic audio by doubling the signal and

applying small amounts of pitch shift and/or time delay to each side.

This technique is often applied to vocals or lead lines. With a light hand,

CMX can add just enough fullness to give a part extra presence in a mix.

With a heavier hand, CMX can create a rich and polished expensiveproduction sound. The added presence is especially effective in musical

styles that make minimal use of reverb.

Pitch/delay doubling has long been a not-so-secret weapon of producers

with access to top-shelf hardware pitch shifters. Effective doubling

requires tiny, smooth pitch shifts, free from any hint of phase error, aliasing,

or cyclic artifacts.

CMX uses a new, unique pitch identification and shifting algorithm from

Schwa that is designed and optimized for small, precise pitch shifts, from

one cent to a quarter-tone, with perfect phase coherence and maximum

smoothness. You can use CMX on exposed, high-quality vocal tracks with

complete confidence.

NOTE: For maximum smoothness and total phase coherence, CMX

adapts its pitch shifting algorithm to the dominant pitch in the input audio.

For this reason, CMX is best suited for monophonic audio, such as vocals

and lead lines, as opposed to polyphonic audio such as choirs and chords.


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WIDE / NAR ROW

Th is ro ck er af fe ct s th e st er eo wi dt h of th e do ub le dsignal. Use narrow widths for a more focused,

ti gh te r so un d; at wi de r se tt in gs , th e au di o wi ll ta keon a more open, bigger, transparent feel.

DETECTOR HPF (advanced)

Hidden on the generic user interface of CMX is acontrol to set the lowest frequency (HPF) of the pitchdetection circuit. For most applications the defaultsetting (100 Hz) is appropriate.

CMX STEREO MICROSHIFTER

Each concentric knob controls one of thedoubled audio outputs. The inner knobcontrols the pitch shift, and the outer knobcontrols the time delay. N ote that adjusting

th e ti me de la y wi ll ca us e a mo me nt ar ybypass of that shifter, to avoid a temporarychorus-l ike pitch distortion while the timedelay is moving .

BYPASS

Th is mo me nt ar y sw it ch is us ef ul fo r a qu ic k co mp ar is on of th e CM X ef fe ct ag ai ns t th edry audio. CMX can be very effective at l ight setti ngs: because the audio wil l not sound

overly processed, the momentary bypass is helpful for an aural reminder that a l i tt leCMX can go a long way.

COLOR

Th is ro ck er ad ds so me ta st ef ulharmonic distortion to the output,

fo r us es wh er e a mo re an al og fe elis appropr iate.

WET / DRY

Th is ro ck er co nt ro ls ho wmuch of the CMX output ismixed with the unaffectedsignal. At the the middleof this control, the doubledCMX output is mixed inequal measure with the drymono input.


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CMX SCHWA MMIX

Th es e bu tt on s de te rm in e ho w th e mo us e co nt ro ls CM X s kn ob s an d ro ck er s. Th e kn ob s an d ro ck er s ca neach be set to either relative or absolute mouse control.

Wh en th e kn ob s ar e se t to re la ti ve mo de (d ef au lt ), dr ag gi ng up wa rd s al wa ys in cr ea se s th e kn ob va lu e an ddragging downwards always decreases. In absolute mode, the knob wil l always point to the mouse cursor;

drag the mouse clockwise to increase the knob value and counterclockwise to decrease.

Wh en th e ro ck er s ar e se t to re la ti ve mo de (d ef au lt ), th e ro ck er po si ti on wi ll ch an ge on ly as yo u dr ag th emouse. In absolute mode, the rocker wil l always snap to the mouse cursor on the first cl ick.

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