D16 LuSH-101 User manual
User Manual
Multitimbral Polyphonic Synthesizer
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Overview
Overview
LuSH-101 is a polyphonic subtractive synthesizer. Its structure is based on “layers” (LuSH-101 has 8 of them). In fact,
each Layer is an independent synthesizer with its own parameters and own polyphony. Each of the layers can listen to
different MIDI channel and respond to a different keyboard zone. In consequence, the synthesizer may work as multi-
timbral instrument, in which each Layer is controlled by a different MIDI channel. It is also possible to conveniently
make keyboard splits, where Layers listen to the same MIDI channel, by responding to disjunctive keyboard zones.
You can also create complex sound textures by overlapping Layers (listening to the same MIDI channel and responding
to the same keyboard zone).
LuSH-101 allows for convenient mixing of Layers within a specially designed for this purpose Mixer (built into the
LuSH-101), in which we can make a nal touch to a sound through parametric equalizers, compressors (one per each
channel) and 3 send effects (built-in the Mixer). Each of the tracks corresponding to one Layer or each of 3 available FX
tracks corresponding to 3 send effects can be sent to any of 11 available outputs.
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General signal ow
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The GUI of plug-in looks as follows:
At the top of GUI there is a bar called Control section:
Below the bar we can see a part of GUI, which is responsible for editing a single Layer (this is the default view, after
opening the LuSH-101 in a host application).
Graphical user interface
Control section
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In the Control section we can distinguish the following groups of controls:
• Options button, which enables access to an Options panel. The entire global conguration is performed from there.
• MIDI section contains a Midi act. LED indicating any activity from the MIDI port and the Midi Learn button which
enables the Midi Learn mode.
• Preset management section (for Global presets – preset types are described later)
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Synthesis view containing layer's parameters
Options (about) button
Midi section
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• Three rows of buttons to select a Layer for editing (rst row - Select), turning the Layer on/off (second row -
Enable) and / or muting / soloing the Layer (third row - Mute / Solo). Above, there is a row of Padlocks for locking
individual Layers, thus preventing overwriting selected Layers parameters when the Global Preset is loaded.
• Buttons for switching the GUI's View:
• Synthesis – Editing selected Layer's sound parameters.
• Master mixer – Mixing and combining the sound from all Layers together.
• Modulation matrix – Editing selected Layer's modulation matrix.
• Master volume knob - controlling overall volume of the output sound coming from the LuSH-101
Preset management section for global presets
Layer selector
View (tab) selector
Master volume knob
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Layer
Layer
We access Layer parameters by clicking the Synthesis button in the Control section:
They are displayed in the main part of GUI:
We can select, which Layer (from the 8 available) we want to edit using Layer select buttons in the Control section:
View (tab) selector
Synthesis view containing layer's parameters
Layer selector
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Layer
In a single Layer we can distinguish the following groups of controls:
• Layer settings:
• Timbre preset browser:
• Voices (polyphony management):
• Insert effect:
Layer settings
Timbre browser
Voices section
Insert effect section
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Layer
• Layer master:
• Set of sound parameters:
Layer master
Layer's sound parameters
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Layer • Layer settings
• Arpeggio / Gater – set of parameters controlling Layer Arpeggiator
Layer settings
Parameters from Layer settings, Voices section, Layer Master are stored per each layer independently.
Layer's sound parameters
Layer control parameters
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Layer • Layer settings
We can distinguish:
• Audio output
It is the number of the plug-in output (1-11), to which the signal from the Layer will be sent to. In LuSH-101 we have 11
stereo outputs to our disposal. We edit the number by dragging the LED display with the mouse. Practically, each LED
display-like control shown on a GUI is draggable (editable this way).
Note: this parameter is NOT stored within the preset of any kind, it is stored within the host application project only!
• MIDI channel
A MIDI channel on which the Layer is listening out (1-16) or All (Omni). If All is set, then the Layer listens out on all
channels on a MIDI port redirected to a LuSH-101.
Note: this parameter is NOT stored within the preset of any kind, it is stored within the host application project only!
• Transpose
Layer's audio output
Layer's midi channel
Layer's transpose
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