
 Orangator 1.1 Documentation.
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 Contents:
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 1.What is Orangator?
 2.How does the Orangator work?
 3.Creating sound with Orangator.
 4.What's new.
 5.Disclaimer.
 6.Visual Orangator?
 7.Contacts.


 1. What is Orangator:

  Orangator is a program that lets you create sounds without sampling, it is
very useful for people who want to make their own samples, but don't have an
analogue synthesizer or a professional sampler. With Orangator you can make all
types of techno 303-like sounds, synth-strings, sweeps, 808-like drums and
even some acoustic-like bells and organs. Orangator features some cool effects
like resonance (of course!), phaser and delay. Sorry - no hall or room are
implemented due to the lack of hardware speed.


 2. How does the Orangator work:

  Simply, it has some mathematical formules inside, controlled with envelopes,
processed with filters and then saved on disk as a sample.


 3. Creating sound with Orangator:

  To create a sound you have to begin with "Mixer" menu. There choose the
length and frequency of playing, you may load two 16-bit samples (can be useful
for drum-loops) in file menu, and set leght to Sample 1, Sample 2 or custom.
I do not recommend you to set long length (more than 20-30k) for the first time
because you should wait too much while computer renders the sound. The sample's
frequency can be controlled separately with frequency slider, envelopes, LFO
(Low Frequency Oscillator) and anything you select (To select two or more
controllers at one time just hold the "Ctrl" key while pressing a mouse button).
  After selecting some length and frequency you should go to "Oscillators" menu.
Oscillator is a thing that generates sound. There are 10 oscillators, to
activate one of them simply select "active". You can choose different waveforms,
noise or samples as a sound source. The frequency, relative frequency, shape
and volume are controlled with sliders, envelopes and anything you select.
Also you may want to make some more complex and rich sound - then you should
use "Harmonics", a panel that looks like a very big equalizer and acts like this.
  Selecting a "Custom" waveform in oscillator lets you draw it yourself. Do it
in "Waveform" menu with mouse.
  If you want to generate some melody or bassline with your sound you should go
to "Sequencer" menu. There is some kind of  a very unfriendly tracker ;). Set
the needed pattern length and enter some notes. Edit the "Sequencer Envelope" -
it is kinda instrument's settings - attack, decay and sustain, while editing it
is very helpful to look at the WaveGraphic showing "SeqEnv". After tracking the
cool progression of notes go to "Oscillators" menu, lower the "Frequency" slider
to zero and select it to be controlled by "Seq" (sequencer), also you need to
hang volume controller on "SEnv" (Sequencer Envelope) to have your notes'
volumes sound properly.
  After choosing waveform and entering notes you have to visit the "Filters"
menu (it will take effect only if "filter" is selected in "Oscillatiors").
Here you can find the mighty "Resonance", not very useful "Average Filter",
"Average Resonance Filter" and "Cut Off".
Resonance is the main thing that lets your buzz sound like cool 303, hang it
on LFO (don't forget to set big Amplitude in "LFO" menu), envelope or Graphic
Envelope which is very useful thing in this way.
  If you want to add some echo, overdrive or just adjust the main volume - go
to "Amplifiers" menu. To make a cool echo turn "FeedBack" active, lower its
volume to 50-70% and set the legth of delay to some hundreds of milliseconds,
also you may add silence to make the echo smooth coming down to zero and turn
on "Cyclic" to make cyclic echoes in arpegio or bassline grooves.
  After creating such a wonderful sound you may want to save it ;). I hope you
are clever enough to press "Save" button for that.

 4. What's new.

  Version 1.1:
              Reverb (Extremely slow).
              Progress bar.
              Graphic envelope quality is now higher.
              LFO is more accurate.
              2xSaw waveform.
              Scrolling in zoomed view.
              Some minor bugs are fixed.
              More .ORP examples =)

 5. Disclaimer

  This program is to be distributed freely and widely. But it cannot be sold
and used in any commercial way. If you are interested in commercial use of
this program, first off contact us & get our approval. It is freeware but only
for non-commercial use. We're also not responsible for any kind of hardware
or mind damage caused to you by this program. Use it on your risk. :) If you
use this program, send greets to us, 'cause it's not only a freeware, but it's
also a GREETWARE. :)

 6. Visual Orangator?

  Visual Orangator is the next generation of Orangator, and the reason of it is
that Orangator has fixed number of Filters, Oscillators and Envelopers.
It means that you can't use different resonance filters for different
oscillators, and you can't use one oscillator as a frequency modulator
of another one. Visual Orangator breaks all this limitations and with it you
can use as many oscillators as you want, and connect them as you wish!
You don't have to search for unused envelope anymore! Now you're able to
write complete song only with orangator (but will anyone dare?). =) So, for
now it works any have all the basic units (oscillators, envelopers, mixer,
iterator and something else). Wait for the release!
  Also view VORAN.JPG! It's kinda of screenshot from Visual Orangator. =)

 7. Contacts:

  If you have any suggestions, want to become a beta-tester, could give me
some interesting ORPs, VOPs or just modules, contact me [Agent Orange]:

  2:5020/740.17@fidonet.org
  or call +7(095)376-9073 (ask for Oleg)

 Text written by:
 Tangerine//trx//lkr
 Agent Orange // trx
