Cable Guys Curve 2 CM
> Step by step Instant fun with Macros in Curve 2 CM
1 As much as we like building sounds from scratch, there’s a lot to be said for a bit of instant gratification, and Curve 2 CM has this not only via its excellent oscillator designer, but also via its customisable Macros.
2 Let’s have a look at one in action, then create our own assignments. We’re loading up Basic MKnight LE. With the Library browser open, you can see that once you have a preset loaded, you can try out the Macros on the right.
3 Back in the main edit page, the three Macros are in the middle, and for our particular patch are labelled Sawish, Myth and Fatness. As we adjust the settings we can hear and also see from the other controls that each is influencing more than one parameter.
4 To view the assignments, click the magnify icon. The whole top panel then switches and you see a column for each of the three Macros. Assigned parameters are listed on the left and the amount (up to +/- 1.00) on the right. At the top you can give each its own name.
5 Now let’s make some assignments. We’ll start with a preset called Big Key. This has some quite basic Macros which we can either replace or modify. You’ll see that the Macros are called Vel-HP, HP and Fatness. With the preset loaded look at the assignments panel.
6 The first thing we’ll do is delete the high pass filter assignments. Simply click on the x next to each assignment and double click the amount to return it to zero. You’ll see the middle Macro knob is now greyed out on the display, as the macro is inactive.
7 Now assign some parameters by dragging the macro icons onto your targets. You’ll see as you grab the macro icons, the available target parameters light up with a halo. We’ve initially added the three parameters for Filter 1: Cutoff, Resonance and Drive.
8 The Macros control relative values. We’ve set two depth controls to positive max (Cutoff and Drive) and one to negative maximum (Resonance). We’ve then changed the target parameters to taste. As we sweep the Macro control, the target parameters move accordingly.
9 You can assign up to eight target parameters for each Macro. As a final assignment and to create a more edgy sound, we’ll add the Osc1/Osc2 phase modulation target to our Macro. We set the amount to 0.14 and 0 offset when the Macro knob is centred.