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CMX

STEREO MICROSHIFTER
VST / AU USERS MANUAL

CMX thickens and enhances monophonic audio by doubling the signal and
applying small amounts of pitch shift and/or time delay to each side.
This technique is often applied to vocals or lead lines. With a light hand,
CMX can add just enough fullness to give a part extra presence in a mix.
With a heavier hand, CMX can create a rich and polished expensive
production sound. The added presence is especially effective in musical
styles that make minimal use of reverb.
Pitch/delay doubling has long been a not-so-secret weapon of producers
with access to top-shelf hardware pitch shifters. Effective doubling
requires tiny, smooth pitch shifts, free from any hint of phase error, aliasing,
or cyclic artifacts.

CMX uses a new, unique pitch identification and shifting algorithm from
Schwa that is designed and optimized for small, precise pitch shifts, from
one cent to a quarter-tone, with perfect phase coherence and maximum
smoothness. You can use CMX on exposed, high-quality vocal tracks with
complete confidence.

NOTE : For maximum smoothness and total phase coherence, CMX

adapts its pitch shifting algorithm to the dominant pitch in the input audio.
For this reason, CMX is best suited for monophonic audio, such as vocals
and lead lines, as opposed to polyphonic audio such as choirs and chords.

B Y PA S S
This momentary switch is useful for a quick comparison of the CMX effect against the
dry audio. CMX can be very effective at light settings: because the audio will not sound
overly processed, the momentary bypass is helpful for an aural reminder that a little
C M X c a n g o a l o n g w a y.

CMX STEREO MICROSHIFTER

Each concentric knob controls one of the
doubled audio outputs. The inner knob
controls the pitch shift, and the outer knob
c o n t r o l s t h e t i m e d e l a y. N o t e t h a t a d j u s t i n g
the time delay will cause a momentary
b y p a s s o f t h a t s h i f t e r, t o a v o i d a t e m p o r a r y
chorus-like pitch distortion while the time
delay is moving.

COLOR
This rocker adds some tasteful
harmonic distortion to the output,
for uses where a more analog feel
is appropriate.

WIDE / NARROW
This rocker affects the stereo width of the doubled
signal.
Use narrow widths for a more focused,
tighter sound; at wider settings, the audio will take
o n a m o r e o p e n , b i g g e r, t r a n s p a r e n t f e e l .

DETECTOR HPF (advanced)

WET / DRY

Hidden on the generic user interface of CMX is a

control to set the lowest frequency (HPF) of the pitch
detection circuit. For most applications the default
setting (100 Hz) is appropriate.

This rocker controls how

much of the CMX output is
mixed with the unaffected
signal.
At the the middle
of this control, the doubled
CMX output is mixed in
equal measure with the dry
mono input.

T h e s e b u t t o n s d e t e r mine how the mouse controls CMXs knobs and rockers. The knobs and rockers can
each be set to either relative or absolute mouse control.
W h e n t h e k n o b s a r e set to relative mode (default), dragging upwards always increases the knob value and
d r a g g i n g d o w n w a r d s always decreases. In absolute mode, the knob will always point to the mouse cursor;
d r a g t h e m o use clockwise to increase the knob value and counterclockwise to decrease.
W h e n t h e r o c k e r s are set to relative mode (default), the rocker positio n will change only as you drag the
m o u s e . I n a b solute mode, the rocker will always snap to the mouse cursor on the first click.

CMX SCHWA MMIX

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