Spatial positioning in multi-channel systems
2002-04-19 by grantrichter2001
The Mixolator module can be used as two simultaneous pan units. These can feed the left and right channels (for front and rear) in a 4 channel quadraphonic setup or 5.1 system. Another Mixolator panner can be used to pan between front and rear. The combination of the two modules allows quadraphonic panning under voltage control. Route the Joystick X axis to both Mixolator ZMOD inputs for left and right positioning front and rear. Route the Joystick Y axis to ZMOD input on the mixolator panning between the front and rear L-R panners. The VCA mode in the Borg filter is a 6 dB/octave filter/attenuator tha mimics the acoustic effect of approaching and receding sound sources (Thanks to Don Buchla of course). Using a sumer and the triangle wave function in the Waveform City, you can make a "dome generator" which will automatically fade in the sound as it approaches the center and fade out the sound towards the corner joystick positions. Use some of the "dome" signal to shift the pitch of the oscillator to mimic doppler shifting (pitch shift up approaching, pitch shift down receding). You can also use the "dome" signal with the remaining Mixolator section to control the amount of reverberation, distant sound sources have more reverberation than nearby sound sources, so crossfade to the reverberated signal towards the joystick corners.