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1. RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O ENV ClO DE cM M 14 VOICES SECON GGe cem 15 Patch MEMO Varas da Es 16 Prev Next DUTCON Spider ina lo 16 Fe DUO Miura oi ainda a ON eed hd a cata aN aa Ne 16 IIE BULL Nros quura agrada e EM e me 17 Renaming PalCNCS TE I I MERE 17 ELEM ik Cc 18 eee e EE 18 ES Te E TEE 18 a de o OMER 18 A A 18 00 A AP O EN 19 SKIMMING SUDDOPL eesescasqeqmigd sut iD SERES P RRU IEIUNII UP ee erer eee er vr 20 HOW COCs IE old decer EET 20 Ky a Q 21 MIDE Control Change Messages ice Sensex d ovr pP READ De 21 SkiBhildg pathi Se EL M Sara yalama adl ala diil RA TI ERTEESESTINROU la li e C RIP POIDS PES 22 Parameter SE samba yine asi 23 Bitmap rererencs SE mame en em A A a Damal 24 Frequently Asked QuUe STIONS ccccccceuuesseceeuceescucueeeneuueutenteuceusenuueuresuutsacrenaersagns 25 Derault eee erip eee Me eee RM RM IND LIP IMEEM DD e e LEE 26 User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 2 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Introduction amp background RAGNAROK what it is and what it isn t RAGNAROK is a software reincarnation of an existing custom build and therefore one of a kind hardware analog synthesizer RAGNAROK is NOT the next big thing in digital synthesis nor is it a faithful2. Bitmap_Digits default User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 22 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Parameter list ID parameter ID parameter O Polyphony 30 Filter Envelope amount 1 Portamento 31 Filter LFO amount 2 Legato Portamento 32 Filter Key track 3 Pitch Bend Range 33 LFO Rate 4 Volume 34 LFO Ramp time delay 5 Master Tune 35 Envelope Trigger mode 6 Spread detune 36 Envelope Trigger length 7 Interval Tune 37 Envelope Re trigger on off 8 Vibrato amount LFO Pitch 38 Filter Envelope mode AD ADSR 9 Square 16 on off 39 Filter Envelope attack time 10 Square 8 on off 40 Filter Envelope decay time 11 Square 4 on off 41 Filter Envelope sustain level 12 Square 2 on off 42 Filter Envelope release time 13 Pulse 16 on off 43 Amp Envelope mode AD ADSR 14 Pulse 8 on off 44 Amp Envelope attack time 15 Pulse 4 on off 45 Amp Envelope decay time 16 Pulse 2 on off 46 Amp Envelope sustain level 17 Interval 16 on off 47 Amp Envelope release time 18 Interval 8 on off 48 Overdrive 19 Interval 4 on off 49 EQ1 Gain 20 Interval 2 on off 50 EQ2 Gain 21 Multivoice 16 on off 51 EQ3 Gain 22 Multivoice 8 on off 52 EQ4 Gain 23 Multivoice 4 on off 53 EQ5 Gain 24 Multivoice 2 on off 54 EO6 Gain 25 Osc Noise mix 55 EQ7 Gain 26 Filter Mode 56 Sync
3. meaning how the envelopes are being triggered Normal means that a note plays when a key is played or sequenced e Repeat sets the key trigger in repeat from the LFO The speed of the repeating notes is set with the LFO speed knob The length of the repeated notes is set with the len knob in the settings section e Host sets the repeat locked to the host tempo Same as repeat the length of the repeated notes is set with the len knob in the settings section Also the host sync can be set to several time signatures with the option in the settings popup menu button besides the len knob in the settings section NOTE The repeat and host sync options only sync the tempo of the repeated notes but NOT the exact timing of the notes this makes for the possibility of creating arpegiator like patterns in a performance based on the timing of the notes played or sequenced Try this with any slow repeat or host sync and playing notes with different timings use polyphony to hear the effect and experiment with the possibilities NOTE The mouse behavior of this knob is similar to the Filter dB oct Switch Retrig switch re trigger This switch determines if the envelopes are re triggered when a new note is played in legato mode Re trigger on means that any noted played will re trigger the envelopes off means that the envelopes will only re trigger when all previous notes are released NOTE Retrig also works in pol
4. The mod wheel adds or subtracts from the value set by the filter cutoff knob and the other modulation signals envelope and LFO There are four slopes available 25 50 75 and 100 Mod Wheel gt LFO to Osc This switches the mod wheel to control the LFO to Oscillator behavior This works in a specific way e If the pitch modulation amount is zero the mod wheel has no effect e If there is a certain amount of pitch modulation set the mod wheel modulates between zero and the set amount e If there is a ramp time set the mod wheel again will modulate between zero and the set amount of pitch modulation However the mod wheel takes the ramp time into account meaning there is zero mod wheel influence at the start of the ramp time going up to the full pitch modulation amount at the end of the ramp time Mod Wheel LFO to Filter This switches the mod wheel to control the LFO to Filter behavior This works in a specific way e If the LFO modulation in the filter section amount is zero the mod wheel has no effect e f there is a certain amount of LFO modulation set the mod wheel modulates between zero and the set amount e If there is a ramp time set the mod wheel again will modulate between zero and the set amount of LFO modulation However the mod wheel takes the ramp time into account meaning there is zero mod wheel influence at the start of the ramp time going up to the full LFO modulation amou
5. The typical ADSR envelope curve User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 9 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Dynamic Filter section Modulahan a n a Fy E gt gt m HP A a Fr eu p liv maT dBay act LP Cutoff key track Leo Envelope The dynamic filter is a traditional multi pole VCF architecture with several modulation options and variable key tracking In addition the filter has an overdrive stage on the output before going in to the 7 band static filter dB oct Switch You can set the filter between 1 and 4 poles meaning you can choose 6 12 18 or 24 dB slope for the filter cutoff The 24 dB filter sound was made famous mainly by the Moog synthesizers while 18 and 12 dB are more sounding like old Korg and Roland synthesizers Basically more poles gives a rounder sound while less poles gives a more aggressive and electronic sound NOTE Mouse action of this knob is horizontal because the rotation spans only the somewhat horizontal top part of the rotation scale Addionally you can click on the scale part for any option and the knob will jump to that setting HP LP switch You can choose between a high pass filter and a low pass filter default Both filter types cater for completely different sounds especially in combination with the envelope generator Cutoff The cutoff frequency determines
6. existing patch without overwriting the existing patch Paste Program This option is only active if the copy function was used and the internal clipboard holds a copied patch Using this option will write the copied patch into the currently selected slot NOTE you get a confirmation warning asking if you are sure to overwrite the currently selected patch Load Program If your DAW does not support patch management you can use this option to load an individual patch in FXP format Save Program This option let you save the currently loaded patch as an individual FXP file Make sure to name the patch first the FXP filename is NOT the same as the patch name although you would probably name them similar Load Bank This option will load a full RAGNAROK patch bank in FXB format This will replace the default patch bank in the currently loaded instance only Save Bank This option will save the complete patch bank from RAGNAROK into a standard FXB file Init Program This option will reset all controls to the default INIT setting The INIT setting is meant to help when creating new sounds from scratch and gives a clean slate to start from User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 16 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Reload Configuration RAGNAROK comes with a INI file that makes it possible to have a default mapping for MIDI controllers also see the ma
7. notes OO Ragnarok Big raw distorted lead sound Mod wheel changes timbre adds slight vibrato Add some delay reverb O01 Organo String Soft organ like pad sound 02 China Lead Eastern vibe lead sound Hold key longer for delayed vibrato 03 Elec Grand Electric Grand Piano Add light reverb 04 Bass Seq Kraftwerk TD style Bass Arpeggiate or sequence 05 Mini Lead Warm Moog style lead sound Add light delay reverb with a percussive attack 06 Rock Organ Slight distorted Hammond like Play single low note with higher sound open chords 07 Polar Wind Cold wind sound effect Play changing overlapping notes for better effect 08 Square Lead Eighties style hollow lead 09 TD Metallic TD style metallic sequencer Add fair amount of reverb to sound create a distant effect 10 Lucky Man ELP style Big Moog solo sound 11 Warp Drive SciFi sound effect 12 Kitaro Lead Kitaro style lead Hold notes for delayed vibrato add fair amount of delay reverb 13 Laser Gun SciFi sound effect 14 Mellow String Slow attack warm pad sound Add Roland style chorus for even fuller sound 15 Rust O Wobble Polyphonic delayed wobble Hold chord for effect 16 Plinker Plank Hold key for repeat Play different timed keys together for arpeggio style effect 17 Hammer of Thor Percussive dark lead sound Play mid lower octaves add slapback echo to taste 18 Ragna Strings Dark string pad Ragnarok style Add chorus amp reverb to taste 19 Steel Drum Metallic m
8. signal when set fully counter clockwise and only the noise signal when set fully clockwise In between you can mix both signals to the desired mix ratio Pitch Modulation This part of the oscillator section has the setting for modulating the oscillator pitch with an LFO low frequency oscillator Because the RAGNAR K synth is aimed at performance play and much less or totally not depending on your view at experimental sounds and or sound effects the LFO has only one waveform sine wave This is the traditional waveform used for vibrato LFO This sets the amount of LFO signal which is basically the depth of the vibrato effect also known as the modulation depth Oscillator modulation depth can be set from zero no modulation to 12 semitones one full octave up and down User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 5 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O LFO section 49995 3 ES Hz This is a delay time that makes the LFO signal fade in after a short delay This makes it possible to create mod wheel like vibrato and wah wah effects without actually using a mod wheel NOTE 1 As a side note the original RAGNAROK did not have a mod wheel and this functionality was used as a substitute for that NOTE 2 The LFO signal is also available in the Filter section for Filter Cutoff modulation Both Speed and Ramp are affecting the Filter modulation
9. RAGNAROK Custom build Performance Lead Synthesizer 32bit 64bit VST plugin for Windows OS 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt Full Bucket Music Hans Peter Willems CrimsonWarlock aka TechnoGremlin ings Custom Build Performance Lead Synthesizer nm meld E 0 9 foo IMIT patch ipii int Q Spr DSP Coding by Full Bucket Music Concept amp Layout by Crimsonwerlock aka Technocorernmlin Portamento Pitch 40177 a US YU WLS jue 410177 22 322 mL S s gt a a gt E v D v S amp osc noise Speed Legato Source LEO Speed Ramp Attack Decay Sustain Releose ADSR ADSR ij 38 Ep Sr 410177 410177 AD s gt E E v v 7 Attack Decay Sustain Relevse Envelope repeat Modulation Ie B HP E nim ly y Host EJ m mme jy 41177 YL 41177 qe US 41177 1177 m E E D F a s gt gt gt gt He HE THE TE TE E 7 7 7 Hn Hn H non a inv orm m ii gt Mode Retrig dB oct LP Cutoff Key track LEO Envelope Overdrive Volume Voices Square Wave Pulse Wave interval Mutivoce Pe dL IE SII 50 SK l2 K up pa os dwn I6 Bg ud e I6 m 2 I6 8 u 2 l6 8 m e ISO 400 IK 25 K VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Table of Contents IMNEFOGUEEION ec DACKOROUING rr 3 RAGNAROK isc what iti
10. ators you could stack for a solo sound the better it was A DIY synthesizer kit called the Chorosynth played into this idea by delivering the combined stacked and octaved oscillators into a pretty cheap package However to keep the price low there was only an amplitude envelope and no filters whatsoever It also had no real keyboard but used a stylus on an etched circuit board The first incarnation of the RAGNAROK synth was merely the Chorosynth with a bolt on real keyboard After about two years use on stage the first version was rebuild into a new case and augmented with several modules from the Elektor Formant Modular synthesizer It got a very complete multi pole filter section real envelope generators and several other goodies that where available as DIY kits Although the Formant Modular was well modular in the RAGNAROK synthesizer everything was hard wired for stage use After several years the synthesizer was decommissioned and replaced with a Teisco 110F another beautiful instrument The hardware RAGNAROK is still in Hans Peter s possession but sadly no longer in working order User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 3 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Collaboration When Hans Peter Known as CrimsonWarlock on the KVR forum asked on the KVR forum for a developer who would be interested to bring this eighties rarity back to life secretly he was hop
11. ax is straightforward cc lt controller number gt lt parameter ID gt Given the above example controller 7 directly controls the overall Volume parameter controller 44 the Delay Time etc As you can see comments are introduced by the Pound sign they are here just for description purposes and completely optional The parameter ID of one of the RAGNAROK s parameters is given in the section Parameters below Note that the controller number can run from O to 119 with the exception of 1 Modulation Wheel and 64 Sustain Pedal the latter two are simply ignored User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 21 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Skinning path settings You can add paths that point to specific graphics in any location that you have them as long as the complete path is given in the INI file Bitmaps that you don t want to replace can be set to default see example below or left out of the INI file completely The INI section should look like this Editor Bitmap_Back D alternate_skins myown 1 png Bitmap_Slider D alternate_skins myown 100 png Bitmap_Knob1 default Bitmap_Knob2 default Bitmap_Switch1 D alternate_skins myown 300 png Bitmap_Switch2 D alternate_skins myown 301 png Bitmap_Switch3 default Bitmap_Switch4 default Bitmap_Button1 default Bitmap_Button2 default Bitmap_Button3 default Bitmap_Button4 default
12. behaves as a normal graphic EQ The frequency response is flat when the sliders are at the mid position Above the mid position frequencies are boosted while below the mid position they are dampened NOTE Although there are no modulation options for the 7 band filter within RAGNAROK all parameters of the synthesizer are externally automate able NOTE There is only one 7 band filter that is shared by all the voices User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 13 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Performance section The performance section holds all the settings for keyboard Performance performance portamento legato and envelope re trigger and Portamento external trigger repeat options Portamento Speed This knob sets the time it takes to glide from one note to speed Legato another when portamento is active depending on the legato switch see below Envelope repeat Legato With this switched on you only have portamento when PUR dyes playing legato meaning holding the previous note while playing the new note This is most obvious when playing monophonic or with 1 voice set NOTE RAGNAR K has polyphonic portamento However this is pretty hard to achieve with more then 4 voices so legato should better be switched off in that case Made Retria Envelope Mode switch This sets the trigger behavior of the synthesizer
13. elodic percussion Quick alternate notes for that steel drum vibe 20 Power Lead 70s ProgRock style lead sound 21 Symphonic Brass Warm round synthbrass Play middle lower octaves 22 Power Brass Punchy lead chord synthbrass User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 26 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Nr Name Description Performance notes 23 Killing Joke Famous Love Like Blood eerie Play the right chords pad sound 24 Noise Percussion Slightly tuned noisy percussion 25 Simmons Kit Eighties style piow piow 26 Snare drum Basic snare sound 27 Bass drum Dark kick drum sound Play lower octaves 28 Highpass Sweep Highpass resonance sweep 29 Acid Bass Acid style filter attack bass Sequence sound 30 16 watt Lead Full registers organ like lead sound 31 Lowest Fi Pad Screaming distorted pad sound Play mid lower octaves open chords 32 6 Pole Drops Filter drop effect pad Release chord for drop filter effect 33 Solina Solina Eminent style stringpad Add Phaser for authentic 70s style swirly pads 34 Flute Lead Flute like lead sound Add fair amount of delay reverb for ambience 35 Phat Poly Eighties style polysynth sound 36 Autobahn Kraftwerk style reso sweeps 37 Vollenweider Chorused harp sound Add light delay reverb for that Vollenweider sound 38 Harmonic Bas
14. he square and pulse for that octave if in use to 3 oscillators that are slightly detuned for a big chorus effect The amount of detuning can be set in the settings section with the spr knob This setting is patch dependent User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 7 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Filter Envelope amp Volume Envelope sections ADS ADS ALLI N 39 y MALL 39 La uly MOLL 390p uly cd ESO LO ESA A 3 3 3 S 3 E S q 7 gt CM C CA CA C a E AL AD Attack Decay Sustain Release Attack Decay Ssustain Reale ose The filter envelope generator and volume envelope generator are identical and hard wired to their respective destinations The envelope generators are of the traditional ADSR type meaning Attack Decay Sustain and Release They can be switched from ADSR to AD mode for percussive sounds Attack Sets the attack time of the envelope This is basically the time it takes for the sound to go to full volume and or filter cutoff from the start of a note The decay is the time it takes to fall back to a lower level of sustain directly after the attack part reaches it s maximum level Decay is used for example for percussive and brass like sounds or anything that needs some sort of peak in the sound or volume NOTE This setting is obviously only doing something if sustain is set to less the
15. ing that Bjorn Full Bucket would take up the challenge As a user of VST instruments Hans Peter really liked the stuff Bjorn was doing but additionally it seemed that the RAGNAROK synthesizer was really fitting into the line of stuff Bj rn had made so far To cut a long story short Bjorn indeed saw this project as a nice opportunity and the resulting collaboration delivered what you are now looking at e DSP coding by Bjorn Arlt Full Bucket Music e Synthesizer concept GUI design and User manual by Hans Peter Willems CrimsonWarlock aka TechnoGremlin e Additional functional concepts by Bjorn Arlt e Patch programming default bank by Hans Peter Bjorn A x i The original RAGNAR K synthesizer Image courtesy of Hans Peter Willems User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 4 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Oscillator section Source The oscillators are actually found in the Voice Selection panels see next chapter However this section has some global setting for the oscillators Source Mix Besides the big stack of oscillators waves in this synthesizer there is additional white noise available as a sound source This caters to percussion sounds nature sounds water wind thunder and can add some character to oscillator based sounds when mixed in subtly The Source Mix knob will deliver only oscillator
16. ins How to install RAGNAROK 64 bit Simply copy the ragnarok64 dll and ragnarok ini files to your preferred VST directory and make sure your DAW is pointing to this directory for loading VST plugins How to install RAGNAROK on the V Machine 1 Make sure that you have installed the latest V Machine firmware and VFX software available from www smproaudio com RAGNAROK is known to work with version 2 0 20101204 2 I will not take any responsibility if the following install procedure does not work for you corrupts or damages your V Machine or bores you P I do have a V Machine and tested RAGNAROK against it Have faith 3 Export the files ragnarok dll ragnarok ini and ragnarok vfxwizard from the ZIP archive to a temporary folder on your PC Mac Run the VFX software and import the ragnarok dll plug in from this folder select the ragnarok vfxwizard under the Wizard File option this will ensure that the ragnarok ini is copied to the V Machine as well 4 Create a preset for your V Machine using RAGNAROK and you re done Why is there no saw and no triangle sine available The main component of the hardware RAGNAR K was a DIY kit called Chorosynth This was specifically aimed a doing large lead sounds with three slightly detuned oscillators The original designers of that synth coupled the fact that triangle sine waves where not at that time obvious choices for synth leads to the technical choice to use divide down c
17. ircuits which where cheap to implement and not implement wave shaping which was pretty costly in hardware back then and still is to recreate sine triangle waves This technical implication also regarded saw waves by the way As we decided that the new RAGNAROK should be close to it s hardware precedent it also has only square and pulse waves Why does RAGNAR K not use keyboard velocity and or aftertouch We have thought about implementing at least velocity but finally decided against it because it would have taken the software too far away from the original hardware specification The RAGNAR K logo takes up a lot of space This has been discussed on the KVR forum at least briefly The RAGNAR K GUI is not really that big there are much bigger VST GUIs around and the controls are already nicely spaced The GUI is certainly not crowded So taking it off to make space for something else didn t make much sense The choices made for the GUI and the logo are very much based on the original hardware knobs and switches are oriented very close to the original hardware faceplate and adding the patch management section simply created the place for the logo User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 25 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Default Preset bank Nr Name Description Performance
18. ly modeled equivalent of a real hardware analog synthesizer The RAGNAR K synthesizer is basically a standard architecture VA synthesizer consisting of an oscillator section running into a dynamically controlled filter that is followed by an envelope controlled amplifier or output section It has some additional sound shaping options by means of an overdrive on the filter output and an additional 7 band static filter also Known as a Graphic EQ Where RAGNAROK shines is in it s combination of 3 stacked and slightly detuned oscillators with a divide down array that replicates these 3 oscillators over four octaves This means it can do 3 slightly detuned oscillators AND 4 octave tuned oscillators AT THE SAME TIME the equivalent of 12 oscillators on one voice The oscillators offer square and pulse waves simultaneously so even those can be mixed up In addition to this there is yet another array of square wave oscillators available that are tuned to an interval default set at a fifth Although the original RAGNAROK was purely monophonic modern software technology has made it possible to have a polyphonic version now This adds tremendously to the usefulness of the instrument History The hardware version of RAGNAROK was build in the early eighties by Hans Peter and solely aimed at using on stage Hence the performance lead designation on the plugin instrument In those days Moog sounds where still in high demand and the more oscill
19. n 100 full right If sustain is set to full there is no level to decay to Sustain The sustain level is the level where the envelope will hold after the two previous stages when a note is held for a longer time You can set the sustain from 0 meaning no sustain but sometimes useful to 100 meaning the note is sustained at its maximum level of volume and or timbre Release The release time is the time it takes the envelope to fall back to zero after the release of the note It is used when we want a sound to slowly fade away when the keys are released instead of abruptly being switched off after the note ending User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 8 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O ADSR AD switch This switch sets the envelope to either ADSR mode default or AD mode ADSR mode The envelope behaves basically as described above When combined with a zero sustain level you can have a different release based on how long you hold a note Holding a note will give you the decay time releasing the note before the decay time is done will go to the release time AD mode This switches off the sustain level and gives you only the decay time When combined with a sustain level higher then zero this switch let you move quickly performance between a percussive or a sustained version of the sound Sustain ON OFF e Attack Decay Release
20. nt at the end of the ramp time User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 19 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Skinning support Ragnarok has rudimentary skinning support You can easily replace the background graphic the default graphic is bundled in the download and any of the graphics for the controls without the need to actually hack the plugin DLL file NOTE This functionality was implemented because several users wanted to alter the color scheme of the GUI But using specific tools to replace the graphics in the DLL isn t as easy and straightforward and might damage the DLL and prevent it from working IMPORTANT as of now release 1 1 0 it is no longer allowed to alter the DLL in any way simply because it is no longer needed The prohibition of changing the DLL from now on is meant to prevent from several hacked versions going around in any way or form which was prohibited anyway How does it work You simply put the edited graphics in any folder of your choosing so you know the patch to where they are stored Now by adding the specific path for any GUI graphics to the INI file see next section Ragnar k will load this graphic and overrule the default one with it Important the replacing graphics need to have the same size and control placement to work correctly Also knob slider graphics need to have the exact same size and number of frames to
21. nual section INI file This menu option will reload the INI file in case you made changes to it and want to use test it right away Init Button This button initializes the current patch position in the bank so you can start a new sound from scratch All synthesizer settings are set to a default position and the actual patch is renamed to INIT Renaming patches You can simply rename a patch by clicking in the name display ESC key while editing reverts to the name that was there ENTER key writes the changed name into the patch bank NOTE Writing the patch name into the bank does not mean storing on disk You need to save the patch bank to store any changes name and or parameters for later retrieval User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 17 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Settings Settings Q Turi Q len 9 int A Spr The settings section contains several options for performance host sync and basic settings for the synthesizer like pitchbend range and base tuning There are also setting that influence the spread detune and interval options in the voice selection panels Tuning This is the basic tuning of the instrument Default tuning is A 440Hz Tuning is stored for each patch so you need to re tune each patch that you want to use with that tuning Trigger length The knob sets the trigger length duty cycle of the repeat f
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23. s Bass with high overtones 39 Trucking Running engine sound effect 40 Wouw Synth Resonance sweep poly chords 41 Maxi Lead Slighty distorted lead sound Add some delay 42 Pluck EDM style percussive stab 43 Escape NY Inspired on the intro of an 80s Play open chords movie soundtrack 44 Acoustic Guitar Nylon string guitar sound Play low mid range melodies or strum like chords 45 Harmonic Bass 2 Even more aggressive Harmonic Bass 46 Oberheim ish The name says it all Play mid hi range chords amp open low range chords or bass notes 47 User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 27 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Nr Name Description Performance notes 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 28
24. tc User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 11 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Output section qu Pr Overdrive wolume Overdrive RAGNAROK has a nice overdrive stage at the end of the filter to add some grit and dirt if needed This gives traditional overdrive distortion like sounds but can also be used to get even more aggressive ring modulator like sounds when combined with the interval setting for the voice selection NOTE There is only one overdrive that is shared by all voices This is similar to having an overdive effect on the output of the synthesizer The hardware version of RAGNAROK was actually used in combination with an overdrive stomp box Volume This is just a final output level that sets the amount of signal that is coming out of the synthesizer With all the voice stacking filter options and distortion a sound can get pretty loud and you might want need to dial it down to prevent the input channel of your DAW from clipping User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 12 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Static 7 band Filter section The static 7 band filter is basically a tuned 7 band EQ Frequency bands are tuned for sound shaping as opposed to basic equalization duties although it can obviously be used that way as well The filter works and
25. the brightness or lack thereof of the sound In combination with modulation by the envelope and or the LFO all kinds of very characteristic sounds can be made The cutoff together with the envelope modulation basically define the fundamental character of a patch sound Resonance Reso determines how much the frequency at the cutoff point is hyped High resonance settings gives very aggressive and electronic sounding effects NOTE The filter is capable of self oscillation User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 10 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Key Track This knob determines how much the cutoff frequency is tracking with the keyboard When using key track the filter will adjust the cutoff frequency when playing higher or lower notes This is mainly used for lead sounds but can also be very effective when playing polyphonic with high notes and accompanying low notes that you want to sound lower Modulation LFO This knob sets the amount of LFO modulation for the cutoff frequency You can use this for wah wah effects and more subtle spectral movement in a sound Envelope This knob sets the amount of envelope modulation for the cutoff frequency This knob has two directions you can set the envelope signal as normal or as inverted When the envelope is inverted all envelope slopes move in opposite direction attack goes down decay goes up e
26. to host Rate 27 Filter Poles 57 Mod wheel to Pitch modulation Osc 28 Filter Cutoff 58 Mod wheel to Filter LFO modulation 29 Filter Resonance 59 Mod wheel to Filter cutoff User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 23 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Bitmap reference list Bitmap reference Actual graphic control Bitmap_Back Background graphic for the entire GUI Bitmap_ Slider EQ sliders Bitmap Knob1 Big knob e g Cutoff Bitmap Knob2 Small Settings knob Bitmap Switch1 On off switch e g Portamento Legato Bitmap Switch2 Toggle switch e g ADSR AD Mode Bitmap Switch3 Three state switch Envelope Retrigger Mode Bitmap Switch4 Four state switch Filter Poles Bitmap Buttoni Blue Octave switch Bitmap Button2 Green Octave switch Bitmap Button3 Pink Octave switch Bitmap Button4 Yellow Octave switch Bitmap Digits Digits font shown for Polyphony User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 24 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Frequently Asked Questions How to install RAGNAROK 32 bit Simply copy the ragnarok dll and ragnarok ini files to your preferred VST directory and make sure your DAW is pointing to this directory for loading VST plug
27. unction in the performance section This is equal to the time a key is pressed if you would repeat a note on a keyboard Interval This knob sets the note interval for the Interval voices in the voice selection panel Default interval is a fifth You can tune the interval back to center tuning and both above or under that for additional chorus like effects in addition to the Spread option see below Spread Detune This is where the RAGNAROK magic happens the knob sets the spread detune of the three oscillators for each octave that you can switch on in the multi voice section of the voice selection panels Detune goes from exact tune to 1 semitone detune where the three voices are detuned at equal distances between 1 semitone User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 18 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Leoad Synthesizer vl O Settings button The settings button opens a popup menu with several options These options are also patch dependant Sync to Host Rate This sets the timing interval in relation to the host sync trigger if used There are many options including triplets Pitch Bend Range This sets the maximum range of the pitchbend wheel in semitones Available options are 2 one whole note 3 5 7 and 12 one full octave Mod Wheel gt Filter This sets the amount of how much the mod wheel influences the filter cutoff frequency
28. when used there NOTE 3 When using the mod wheel options see Settings section the modulation will take the ramp into account so no modulation is heard when using the mod wheel before any set ramp time User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 6 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Voice Selection panels The voice selection panels is where the original architecture of the hardware and the underlying Chorosynth is most visible and specific for the sound character of RAGNAROK There are separate sections for the waveforms square and pulse interval tones and multi voice option Square Wave amp Pulse Wave There are four octaves available for both square waves and pulse waves You can mix both octaves and waves at will Stacking the same octave for both square and pulse gives a different timbre than either one of those apart Interval The interval octave buttons add an additional Square voice for the selected octave that is by default set to an interval of a fifth You can change the interval in the settings section with the int knob The interval can also be set to close to the base tuning for additional chorus phaser like effects Multi Voice This is the most important section of the voices it handles RAGNAROK s 3 voice spread detune option for all the square and pulse voices By switching on an octave in this section it will set both t
29. work correctly It is not possible to alter the placement of controls as that is handled by code in the plugin The specific syntax for putting graphic paths in the INI file can be found in the section below User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 20 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O INI file RAGNAROK is able to read some settings from a configuration file ragnarok ini located in the same directory as the RAGNAROK VST DLL ragnarok dll or ragnarok64 dll itself After you have edited this INI file in a text editor you have to reload it using the Reload Configuration command from the File menu see section Patch Memory NOTE If you don t want automatic MIDI CC mapping for example when you want to use the parameter learn function in your DAW simply remove or comment out all the mappings in the INI file MIDI Control Change Messages All parameters of RAGNAR K can be controlled by MIDI controllers or more precise Each MIDI controller except Modulation Wheel and Sustain Pedal can control one of RAGNAROK s parameters The mapping is defined in the ragnarok ini for example like this MIDI Control General Purpose controllers CC16 2 Synth Volume CC17 4 Strings Volume CC18 44 Delay Time CC19 45 Delay Feedback trying to follow GM2 definitions here CC7 1 d Volume CC8 3 Synth Pan CC10 5 d Strings Pan E The synt
30. yphonic mode but might be hard to use with more then 4 voices User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bj rn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 14 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Voices section The voices section sets the amount of available voices for the synthesizer Using less voices means using less CPU for the synthesizer Setting this to 1 voice means the synthesizer behaves as a monophonic synthesizer which activates all the portamento legato and re trigger options in the performance section Voices amount can be set to several presets 1 monophonic 2 4 8 16 32 and 64 User Manual v 1 2 Copyright 2013 2014 Bjorn Arlt amp Hans Peter Willems page 15 RAGNAROK Custom build Performence Lead Synthesizer vl O Patch Memory The patch management section makes it easy to manage and organize patches inside a loaded patch bank Especially when doing sound design or tweaks having patch management inside RAGNAROK makes it simple to name rename and organize patches Prev Next buttons Especially for auditioning patch banks these buttons make it easy to quickly step through the available sounds in a loaded patch bank Previous and Next are self explanatory File button Copy Program This option copies the current patch to an internal clipboard so you can paste it into another location in the bank Handy for rearranging and if you want to start a new patch based on an
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