AnaMark Light&Free
Copyright 2001-2002 Mark Henning, Germany
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Contents
About AnaMark LF
AnaMark LF (Light&Free) is the freeware-light-version of the VST-synthesizer
AnaMark.
The included demosongs are available in three formats:
- Cubase VST file: The song can directly be loaded and played.
- MIDI file: You have to connect each track to his own instance of
AnaMark LF and to adjust the VST-mixer's volume-controls.
- MPEG3: This can be played on most PCs.
Differences between LF and the shareware version
The shareware version has the following additional features:
- 4-part multi-timbral
- Each instrument can be played polyphonic (12 voices) and monophonic
at the same time
- 2 oscillators
- Several ways to combine them
- More basic-waveforms (e.g. noise for creating percussions)
- More transformation-shapes
A free demo of the shareware version can be found at
http://www.anamark.de
AnaMark LF is compatible to the shareware-version. That means, all
presets of AnaMark LF can be used with the shareware version.
Order AnaMark
User-Licence (registered version)
Install / Uninstall
Please use the program setup.
If you want do install AnaMark LF manually:
To install AnaMark, simply copy the file AnaMark.dll to the
plugin-Folder of your VST-software. To uninstall AnaMark, simply delete
AnaMark.dll.
Used units
Some parameters are visualized graphically and numerically because it is
important to give them exact values. The following units are used:
‚H‘ means Halftones.
‚B‘ means Beats. The meaning of "beats" depends on the
settings in the Master-section.
Random presets
If AnaMark receives the MIDI-controller 118 with the value 127, a random
chosen parameter of the current preset changes randomly.
The following is a good way to use this:
A bar of a melody (e.g. a bassloop) is played in a continous loop.
Somewhere in this bar the above mentioned controller is sent. So, the sound
changes with each run. If you're satisfied with it, stop the playback and save
the preset.
It may happen, that the sound is far away from useful sounds.
Then it helps to switch briefly to another and back again.
Attention: You should enable the
Protected Mode
, to avoid unwanted changes of the presets!
OSC 1
Here you adjust the oscillator.
Wave
Wave is the oscillators's waveform.
Pulse
Perhaps you know the parameter "Pulse width" from other synthesizers. If yes:
The paramater Pulse has NOTHING in common with it, also if it - in
some cases sounds similarly.
Pulse adjusts the length of the zero-line added to the first and
the second half of the played waveform, respectively.
If you combine the both oscillators you may create interesting effects
by variation of the Pulse-parameter.
Symmetry
This parameter represents the well-known "Pulse width". Unlike other
synthesizers, this parameter affects all waveforms and is not restricted
to sqaure-waves.
OSC-Mod.
In the section OSC-Modulation you can modulate the frequency of the
oscillator.
Wave
Wave is the modulation waveform.
Speed
Time of a modulation period.
Amount
Amplitude of the modulation.
Delay
Delay between the beginning of the note an the beginning of the modulation.
OSC
Here you set the modulation-mode. The option
Once
means, that the modulation is done once until the end of the modulation-waveform
is reached.
Symm.-Mod.
The parameters in the section Symmetry-Modulation have the same meaning
than those in the section OSC-Modulation,
but here the symmetry of the oscillator-signals is modulated.
please note, that the symmetry is limited. It is impossible to
modulate behind the minimum/maximum values - values outside the limits are skipped.
Transformation
Here you can transform the signal the oscillator (this doesn't
change the pitch).
Pure square-signals keep unaffected.
Shape
This defines the transformation-algorithm. None means, that the signal
keeps unchanged.
(NOTE: To get an really unchanged signal you must turn the Gain-Controller to
the minimum!)
Param
The parameter modifies the above chosen Shape. The change of the
signal is reduced to the minimum if the controller is turned to the minimum.
This is not a mixing-parameter „Dry“:„Effect“, it really changes
the Shape.
Gain
Gain represents the volume of the signal before entering the
transformation-section. It is often better to set it too low than to
set it too high, because the occuring overdrive may result in a bad sound.
Post-Filter
Normally, the transformation of the signal will be done before entering the
Filter-Section. If you activate this button,
the transformation will take effect on the filtered signal.
Filter
Here you can filter the sound or put some resonance on it.
Type
The Type-Button shows a schematic amplitude-frequency-diagram of
the current filter. Just click it to walk through the different filter types.
Note: The horizontal line means „No Filter“.
Level
The level describes the gradient in the amplitude-frequency-diagram.
Param
If the Type-Button shows a P, you can manipulate the height of ripples
in the amplitude-frequency-diagram.
Freq
The filter's frequency, which is always the same as the resonance frequency.
Some filters tends to overdrive if the frequency is low and the level is
high. If you don't like that, lowering the
Master-Volume may be helpfull.
Filter : Res
Beside a filter, this section includes a resonator. Here you can adjust the
strength of the resonator-signal.
Resonance
This is the sharpness of the resonance.
It is also possible to do resonance effects while the filter-type is
"No filter".
Filter-Mod.
The parameters of the section Filter-Modulation are similar to those
of the section OSC-Modulation, but affect
the filter/resonance frequency. A separat switch turns the option Once
on and off.
Envelope
In the Envelope-Section you can adjust the shape of the volume-curve.
See the following picture for an explanation of the parameters:

ATL Constant
The Attack-Level (AT-Level) is relative to the velocity.
If you activate ATL Constant, the Attack-Level is
velocity-independent (it always the level which would be calculated if
the note has maximum velocity).
Master
 |
Portamento
If a note starts while another note is still playing, the pitch glides
from the first to the second. The time which is needed to do the complete
glide is adjusted here.
Panorama
To adjust the left-/right- portion of the sound.
Volume
This controller should be used to adjust the volumes of different sounds, so
that you can easily switch between them without having to adjust the volume.
This is not the channel-volume, you adjust by using MIDI-Controller #7!
There is a built-in limiter to create interesting overdrive-sounds.
If you note an disturbing overdrive, you should lower the volume here.
Clock
You can assign a constant time to the unit „beats“ or tell AnaMark
that beats are referred to the MIDI-clock.
Protected
If AnaMark is in the Protected Mode (the switch is lighted), all changes
(by MIDI, automation or manual) of a preset are lost, if you switch to another
preset. This means, changes are temporary
If you switch off Protected Mode, all changes are stored.
NOTE: It is impossible to load new presets as long as the
Protected Mode is activated.
Hint: To avoid, that changes done by MIDI-controllers are stored,
you should use the MIDI-controller
to activate/deactivate the Protected Mode. |
MIDI-Controller
AnaMark supports the following MIDI-Controllern:
Controller
Nr.
|
Function |
Value x |
Remarks |
5 |
Portamento time |
0-127 |
in 1/16 Beats |
7 |
Channel Volume |
0-127 |
- |
9 |
Filter-Parameter |
0-127 |
- |
10 |
Panorama |
0-126 |
x = 63 means exactly 1:1 |
10 |
Panorama |
127 |
Swapping Left and Right (Ping-Pong-Effect) |
11 |
Ratio Filter : Resonance |
0-126 |
x = 63 means exactly 1:1 |
12 |
OSC 1 Pulse-Width |
0-127 |
- |
13 |
OSC 1 Symmetry |
0-127 |
- |
14 |
Filter-Modulation Amount |
0-127 |
- |
15 |
Filter-Modulation Speed |
0-127 |
in 1/16 Beats |
72 |
Release Time |
0-127 |
- |
73 |
Attack Time |
0-127 |
- |
74 |
Attack-Level |
0-127 |
- |
75 |
Decay Time |
0-127 |
- |
76 |
OSC-Modulation Speed |
0-127 |
in 1/16 Beats |
77 |
OSC-Modulation Amount |
0-127 |
Nonlinear scale! |
78 |
OSC-Modulation Delay |
0-127 |
in 1/16 Beats |
80 |
Symmetry-Modulation Speed |
0-127 |
in 1/16 Beats |
81 |
Symmetry-Modulation Amount |
0-127 |
- |
82 |
OSC-Transformation Parameter |
0-127 |
- |
83 |
OSC-Transformation Gain |
0-127 |
- |
85 |
Resonance Sharpness |
0-127 |
- |
86 |
Filter/Resonance Frequency |
0-127 |
- |
118 |
Random Creation |
127 |
Changes a random parameter of the current preset randomly |
119 |
Protected Mode |
0-127 |
Protection OFF: x = 0; ON: x = 64 |