FireSledge Antiope-1
v1.0 - Build 2000/03/25
What is Antiope-1 ?

Antiope-1 is a plug-in for Buzz. It's a kind of effect that can be related to ring modulator. But it isn't one ! It produces weird sounds by shifting frequencies up or down, putting harmonics out of tune, and giving stange tones.
More, an external signal can modulate the effect. This signal accentuates or reduces the shifting according to its loudness.

Installation and connections

Just copy FireSledge Antiope-1.dll in your Buzz/Gear/Effects/ directory. Restart Buzz if it was still running. The effect uses AuxBus library, so make sure it is installed.
To put Antiope-1 into your song, go in the machine view and right-click on the background. Select New > Effect > Other Effects > FireSledge Antiope-1. If it can't be found here, try in Effect > Unsorted.
Antiope-1 can work with a single or dual input. In single input mode, the modulation is done using the main input loudness. To get an external modulation, you need the AuxSend machine, located in the Effects > Console menu. Connect the AuxSend output to the Master. Actually AuxSend does not send any sound to the master, but this fake connection is required to get it working. Connect the modulator to AuxSend, and the main source signal to Antiope-1.
Now you have to specify to Buzz that the two machines use the same bus. Right-click on AuxBus and select Set Channel option. Select a bus (i.e. 1) and click on Set Input icon. The right-click on Antiope-1 and select Set Modulator Channel option. Set the same bus as previously to output. Antiope-1 is now ready to work !

Parameters

Pitch Offset |  | This parameter indicates how the frequencies are shifted. Negative values lower frequencies and positive values raise them. It doesn't really change the pitch but the further from 0 is the value, the more the sound is mutated.
Sensitivity |  | Influence of the modulator volume envelope on frequency shifting. 0 means no modulation at all.
Decay Time |  | Duration of the modulator envelope decay. A small value gives quick changes in sound tone.
Dry/Wet Mix |  | Proportion of bypassed/processed signal getting out of the effect. 0% = pure bypass, 100 % = pure processing.

Miscellaneous infomation - Legal stuff

Antiope-1 by FireSledge. Program and data included in this package may be freely distributed, as long as the .dll is provided with this documentation. You're not authorised to sell it by any way. Source code available on demand.
To contact FireSledge :

Laurent de Soras
92 avenue Albert 1er
92500 Rueil-Malmaison
France
ldesoras@club-internet.fr

Buzz © Oskari Tammelin 1997-2000.