SymptohmPE Reference Manual (English)

Symptohm PE Reference Manual
Symptohm PE Manual v1.07

c OHM FORCE 2000-2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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NO PART MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION.
VST TECHNOLOGY BY STEINBERG MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES AG. ALL TRADEMARKS ACKNOWLEDGED.
CHAPTER 1 Getting Started

Thank you for purchasing Symptohm PE.
Contents
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Structure of this book . . . . .

Features and Requirements .
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.
Installing on Windows
3.2.
Installing on MacOS X
First Use . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1. Structure of this book

This manual is divided into 7 sections:
explains how to install
Symptohm PE and get it working,
Getting Started
User Interface Features rounds up the user
interface features of Symptohm PE and

covers Automation and MIDI topic,
shows you how to
manage meta-patches,
Managing the Settings
Using the Effect shows you how to operate

with Symptohm PE,
Melohman describes how to interact with
but MacOS 10.2 at least is strongly recommended. It is available on VST/DirectX

for Windows, and VST/AU/RTAS for MacOS X.
3. Installing
3.1. Installing on Windows
Run the installer, which is an .exe file
whose exact name depends upon the version you received. Follow the on-screen instructions carefully. Select the interface
skin you would like to use; its possible
to change the interface skin by installing
again.
You will be prompted to enter both your
User Name and Key Code, which have either been sent to you by e-mail, or can
be found within your printed manual if
you bought a boxed version. Please enter the two codes carefully, preferably using
copy/paste to avoid typos. You will then
be prompted to choose one or more installation paths, depending upon the plug-in
version you are installing.
Melohman technology,
3.2. Installing on MacOS X
summarize the difference

from one version of Symptohm PE to another,
Almost every internet browser will open

the file automatically, presenting a disk image on your desktop. If not, please locate
the .dmg file and double click it.
Version Notes
FAQ
gives you some helpful informations

on how to troubleshoot your plugin.
The disk image contains:

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This manual,
The installer named Symptohm PE Installer,
2. Features and Requirements

Symptohm PE is a sync grain with filter
bank synth. It is available in two interfaces, the Classic Skin and the Funky Skin.
You will need at least 64 MBytes of RAM,
25 MBytes on your hard-drive, a Pentium
II-compatible PC or a G4-compatible CPU
on Apple Macintosh. On PC, it requires
Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000 or XP. On
Mac, it requires MacOS 10.1 or higher,
To install Symptohm PE, double click the

installer icon. Before the installer can copy
its file to your disc, it needs to have permission from your system to do it.
The first window will ask for your admin
password:
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4. First Use
If you dont know the admin password

please contact the system administrator,
generally the owner of the computer, who
should know it.
The next screen is the plug-in installer.
Please follow the on-screen instructions
carefully. You will have to choose between
Classic Skin and Funky Skin (they cannot be both installed), and you will be
prompted to enter your User Name and
Key Code.
Open your favorite audio host and put

Symptohm PE as an insert effect on an audio track. A good way of getting a feel for
Symptohm PE is to try the factory Presets.
You will find a frame with buttons in it, either numbered or laid out like a keyboard
octave. Click on each button to audition a
factory Preset.
Turn the knobs by clicking on them and
dragging the mouse vertically.
If your mouse suddenly goes mad, dont
call the cat, stay calm and locate the Setup
button. Click on it to open the menu
and deselect Enhanced Mouse Mode. This
behaviour may happen with some mice,
graphic tablets or trackball devices.
They have either been sent to you by email, or can be found within your printed
manual if you bought a boxed version.
Please enter those two codes carefully,
preferably using copy/paste to avoid typos.
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CHAPTER 2 User Interface Features

Each Ohm Force plug-in shares several
common features. These are explained below.
Contents
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Preset Panel . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1.
Presets / Memorise . . . .
1.2.
Transition time . . . . . . .
1.3.
Load / Save Bank . . . . .
Using Knobs and Faders . . . . .
2.1.
Direct action . . . . . . . .
2.2.
Side-clicks . . . . . . . . .
2.3.
Linked Knobs . . . . . . .
Parameter Information and
Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.
Parameter . . . . . . . . .
3.2.
Tempo Control . . . . . . .
3.3.
LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) . . . . . . . . . . .
Automation . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.1.
Support . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2.
DirectX Limitations . . . .
4.3.
VST and AU Limitations . .
MIDI Support . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.1.
Selecting MIDI Ports . . .
5.2.
Binding Parameters to
MIDI Controls . . . . . . .
5.3.
Saving and Loading the
MIDI Configuration . . . .
5.4.
About Control Change
(CC) Messages . . . . . .
5.5.
Unbind . . . . . . . . . . .
5.6.
Old erroneous NRPN behaviour . . . . . . . . . . .
Presets in Host Format on Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.1.
Audio Unit .aupreset . . .
6.2.
Protools .tfx . . . . . . . .
6.3.
VST .fxb and .fxp . . . .
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1. Preset Panel
Preset-Banks are multi-platform, thus enabling you to load Presets into any sequencer on any computer. You can also
adjust the speed at which the knobs and
sliders move between Preset selections using the Time function.
1.1. Presets / Memorise
To activate a Preset
simply click on any
of the eight Preset
buttons. Having edited the on-screen parameters you may wish to memorise your
new settings. To do so, click once on the
Store (or M) button; it will light-up. Then
click on the Preset button in which you
wish to store your new settings to save your
Preset. To return to Preset select mode,
turn off the Store (M) button by clicking it
once.
1.2. Transition time
This knob enables you to vary
the time the plug-in will take
to Morph between two Presets. The time, measured in seconds, is
displayed beside it. By default, the duration is set to 1 second. Set it to 0 if you
want the Preset applied instantaneously
without Morphing.
The Melohman plug-ins will not
morph between Presets when using the Presets buttons. The
morphing between Presets is done
using the Melohman octave instead.
1.3. Load / Save Bank
There are eight Preset memory allocations.

A group of eight Presets can be saved as
a Preset-Bank to your hard disk. These
Use these two buttons to

Save and Load your PresetBanks to and from the hard
disk. A Preset-Bank contains eight Presets. Loading a Preset-Bank will not modify the current settings until you select a
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new Preset. There are many Presets bundled with your plug-ins. Use the Presets as
the basis from which to create your desired
sound.
2. Using Knobs and Faders
All the knobs and the faders work the same
way. There are two modes: direct action
and side-clicks.
2.1. Direct action
You can move a
Knob by clicking on
it (click on the slider
part of a Fader)
while keeping the button pressed and moving the mouse up or down. Each button
has a preferred direction for the mouse
movement: vertical for Knobs and, according to orientation, for the Faders. If you
move the mouse in the preferred direction,
the Knob will turn quickly. However, if
you move your mouse in the perpendicular
direction e.g. horizontally for Knobs, the
movement will be slow and very accurate.
Some Knobs have notches which lock to
certain values. It is possible, however, to
set the Knob position between two notches
by moving the mouse in the perpendicular
direction, as mentioned above.
2.2. Side-clicks
The Knob is divided into two
zones on which you can click to
turn it to the right or to the
left. For Faders, the two zones
are on either side of the slider. For Knobs,
they are positioned at 4:30 and 7:30 on the
dial. The Knobs will move slowly if you
click and hold on these zones without moving the mouse. This enables you to make
very small adjustments with ease.
If you click on this zone, then move the
mouse without releasing it, the Knob will
move automatically and keep moving even
after you have released it. The further you
move the mouse, the faster the Knob will
move. To stop the movement, just click on

the Knob again. This is especially useful
during live sessions, as you can have many
parameters shifting at the same time without having to use the Preset Morphing feature.
2.3. Linked Knobs
Most Ohm Force plug-ins allow some
Knobs to be linked as they control similar
parameters. For instance the parameters
of the two OhmBoyzs delay lines can be
linked. This means that you can alter a
parameter in both Line 1 and Line 2 at the
same time with a single click.
To do so, you have to click on the parameter with the right mouse-button (click
while holding the Control key on Mac systems with a single-button mouse). The
Knobs in both channels will now move in
unison.
If you hold the Shift key and click on the
right mouse-button, both Knobs move at
the same time but keep their own original
gap. For instance, if the original value of
the first Knob is 10% and the original value
of the second Knob is 50%, when you increase the value of the first Knob to 30%,
you will increase the value of the second
knob up to 70% at the same time.
You can undo the movement of the slave
Knob(s) by performing a right mouse
click while holding the Control key (the
Command key on Macintosh).
3. Parameter Information and Modulation
3.1. Parameter
This contextual display
shows details of the selected parameter.
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Value
Name of the selected parameter.
This is the parameter value expressed in the selected unit (BPM or

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You can edit this value by clicking on it.

Press Return to validate your change or
Escape to cancel it.
Period
Amplitude
Waveform
Sine
Triangle
Square
Ramp up
Ramp down
Cos up
Cos down
3.2. Tempo Control

Because many plugin applications are related to music and
therefore rhythm, it is necessary to be able
to synchronise with the tempo of the host
application. Some host programs can automatically synchronise the plug-ins internal tempo with their own tempo. Alternatively, you can change the tempo by
clicking on the buttons to the right of the
numeric display. You can also type into
the numeric display itself.
When the host controls the
tempo, you wont be able to set
the plug-in tempo
Tempo control is available on most Ohm
Force plug-ins. Frohmage and Predatohm
have no time-sensitive parameters therefore there is no requirement for this feature.
3.3. LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)
Most of the Ohm Force plug-ins have a

modulation unit: the LFO. This is an oscillator producing a signal usually below
the audio frequency range. This signal
additively modulates the parameter with
which it is associated, causing it to oscillate
around a central value. This is useful for
creating vibratos, tremolos or panoramic
rotations, along with more unusual effects.
Like the Parameter display, the LFO display is activated when a parameter that
has an associated LFO is selected.
This is the time taken for one

LFO oscillation (the length of the wave).
LFOs are synchronised to the tempo
value to keep them in time with the music.
This is the amplitude of the

oscillations (the height of the wave). A
0% setting means that the LFO will not
affect the sound.
This parameter defines the
shape of the oscillations. Seven of the
shapes are classic, the three others are
random oscillators.
It is the default waveform. LFO
sweeps smoothly back and forth.
LFO travels linearly between
two extreme points.
LFO stays for one half-period at
the maximum point, then for the other
half-period at the minimum point.
Travels from the minimum
point to the maximum one in a linear
fashion.
Like Ramp up, but in the
other direction.
A bit like Ramp up, but the LFO
goes and arrives more gently at the extreme points (a kind of shelf).
Like Cos up, but in the other
direction.
When a period starts, the
LFO generates random values which it
keeps constant until the end of that period.
Random steps
Brown noise
LFO value changes randomly, combining wide, slow moves with

small, fast oscillations. With a very long
period, this kind of LFO is perfect for
giving a parameter a natural, nervous,
random variation.
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Somewhat like Brown Noise,

but fast variations are damped, generating even smoother random walks.
Red noise
4. Automation
4.1. Support
Every parameter, including modulation
settings (LFOs, etc. . . ) is potentially automatable on the RTAS, MAS, VST and
AudioUnit platforms. However depending
on your hosts capabilities, you may be restricted to a fixed number of parameters,
or even have no automation capability at
all. Check the hosts reference manual for
details about parameter automation.
Digital Performer and ProTools display the
automated parameters on the plug-in interface itself. A green triangle on a Knob
indicates that the automation is playing,
and a red disc shows automation data being recorded.
4.2. DirectX Limitations
The DirectX version does not support automation and DXi features yet, please use
MIDI automation instead.
4.3. VST and AU Limitations
Some host applications, such as earlier versions of Steinberg Cubase VST, have several limitations regarding plug-in automation. They can handle only a few parameters, which is unfortunate as some Ohm
Force plug-ins have hundreds. As a consequence, some important parameters cannot
be automated. It is possible to get around
this by using MIDI commands.
To alleviate this problem, we give you the
option of changing the order in which the
parameters are presented to the host. We
should warn you that this section is rather
technical.
You have two ways to proceed: you can either use the provided configuration file or
make your own from scratch.
To load the provided configuration

file, activate the Settings/Load item
in the Setup menu.
Locate the file
easy vst automation.cfg.txt in your effects installation folder and open it. The
configuration file was developed so you can
move the most important parameters to
the top of the list so that they can be
automated.
You can change the provided configuration file or make your own: first save
the current plug-in configuration using Settings/Save (eg. my settings.cfg.txt).
Then load it into a text editor, along
with easy vst automation.cfg.txt so
you have a reference to work with. You
can see that a configuration file is made of
keys. They have a name and a content,
which can be made of other keys, a recursive structure known as a tree in scientific
circles. Key name and content are separated by an equals sign (=), and complex
key contents are enclosed by brackets.
The provided configuration file will be a lot
smaller than your own one. This is because
it is a partial configuration, whereas yours
is a complete one. Suppress some irrelevant
subkeys (the MIDI section, for example) in
order to make the two files look more alike.
Yours will inevitably remain longer.
Lets look at what else we can do with
parameter reorder mapkey. Youll see
several parameter names as the file you
have just saved contains all the potential
plug-in parameters. Move the parameters
you want to automate to the top of the
list. You can specify a particular order
for the other parameters if you want to,
or you can simply suppress them. This
does not mean that they will not appear
any more, or become unavailable for automation. When loading the configuration
file, the plug-in will automatically find the
best mapping for the suppressed parameters. Once you have finished sorting the
parameters, save your work and load your
configuration file into the plug-in. Activate Settings/Autoload so that the settings
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file you just loaded is automatically loaded

each time the plug-in is opened.
If you created settings before

applying the Mapping file, you
should save them into an internal
Preset, as described in the Preset
section of this manual.
You should not use the hosts Presets anymore because they will be completely reordered after the change. Instead, apply
your saved internal Ohm Force Preset to
restore your sound. Fortunately, new Presets you make after the change can be
stored in hosts format and reloaded.
Some hosts, such as Apple Logic,

require that the Plug-in is instantiated as a Midified-FX in order
to receive MIDI commands. For
example in Logic, you need to instantiate the Plug-in on a MIDI
track as an input, choosing the
Midified-FX version of the Plugin. Then you have to sidechain
the audio signal from the plug-in
window toolbar.
5. MIDI Support
You can also use MIDI commands to control the plug-in parameters. MIDI can even
replace automation, because not only can
the plug-ins receive MIDI commands, they
can also transmit them. The effects are
in Omnimode, meaning they can receive
MIDI commands from any channel. However, all commands are sent via Channel 1.
Commands can be regular CC (Continuous Controllers), or RPN and NRPN (NonRegistered Parameter Numbers). The decision as to whether to use CC or NRPN
will depend upon the capabilities of your
MIDI device. CC is commonly used by
hardware devices, but NRPN has a higher
resolution. The factory MIDI settings use
NRPN, but it is possible to change the
mapping at any time. The default mapping
for Symptohm PE is listed in the Symptohm PE default MIDI mapping chapter of
this manual.
Some hosts, such as Mackie

Tracktion or Ableton Live auto
connect the MIDI ports of audioconnected plug-ins. This can result of strange behaviour. However you can disable the MIDI
ports in the plug-in Setup Menu.
5.1. Selecting MIDI Ports

Depending on your host, your MIDI devices and your system settings, you may
have more than one MIDI port available
for MIDI input and output. It is possible
to select which virtual port you wish to
use for receiving and sending MIDI events.
To choose the input port the one from
which MIDI data is received by the plugin click on the Setup button, go to the
MIDI/Input device menu and select the
one you want. Do the same thing to select the output port, except, of course, you
will need to click MIDI/Output device. The
selected MIDI port will be ticked in the
menu. You can only use one input and one
output port at a time.
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Only one MIDI Input device is

available for AudioUnit plug-ins.
No MIDI output device is available for AudioUnit plug-ins.
If the connection fails, it is usually because
the port you selected is already in use by
another application most likely the host
itself. In this case, check your hosts operating manual to see if it is possible to free
up the port.
5.3. Saving and Loading the MIDI

Configuration
If you have numerous parameters to Bind
each time you want to use the plug-in, you
can save the configuration for later use.
Currently selected ports will also be saved.
To do so, select Settings/Save in the Setup
menu. You can restore the settings at any
time by selecting Settings/Load.
5.2. Binding Parameters to MIDI Controls

The easiest way to Bind a parameter with
a specific MIDI controller knob or fader
(or any MIDI Control Change) is to use
the Auto-bind feature. First, activate the
Auto-bind mode by checking MIDI/Autobind in the Setup menu.
If you have already selected a parameter
its name will be displayed in brackets in
the menu, like this:
Auto-bind [target:
Volume]
If not, click on the Knob you want to bind

to a MIDI control message. Only the last
one selected will be taken into account for
Binding.
Once you have chosen the parameter, send
a MIDI event to the plug-in (for example,
turn a knob on your external MIDI controller). It can be a simple CC, an RPN or
an NRPN command. As soon as the event
is received, the connection is created automatically, and the MIDI command will remain associated with this parameter. Only
one parameter can be bound to each MIDI
command, and visa versa. If you want to
Bind more parameters, repeat the procedure: select another parameter, and send
another MIDI event. Do not forget to exit
the Auto-bind mode, by un-checking the
corresponding entry in the Setup menu,
when you have finished.
The MIDI configuration is not

stored in Presets, and therefore
is not saved with the host song.
You will have to load the settings
manually after having loaded a
song on your host application.
The true tech freaks among you will notice
one can open the saved file in a text editor
and tweak the configuration from there. It
is also possible to build partial configurations by only keeping a couple of the keys.
The content syntax is covered in the Settings File Reference chapter of this manual.
5.4. About Control Change (CC) Messages
Although you can assign most of the CC
numbers to plug-in parameters, there are
things to consider:
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Data Entry (6 and 38), Data Button Increment (96), Data Button Decrement
(97), nor you can use RPN and NRPN
Parameters 98, 99, 100 and 101, because
they are used for RPN and NRPN coding.
It is possible, but not advisable, to use

the fine tuned section at the lower end
of the controller range (32 to 63). This
will work, but if plug-in parameters are
assigned to coarse parts of the low controller range (0 to 31), the plug-in will
also output the fine commands, resulting
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in possible interference. For example, if

you assigned Knob A to CC 20 and Knob
B to CC 52 (= 20 + 32), twisting Knob B
would output CC 52 messages, whereas
twisting Knob A would output both CC
20 and 52! Trying to record automation
in this manner could result in a host of
unnecessary complications.
5.5. Unbind
Select the parameter you want to unbind.
Open the Setup menu. You can see that
the Un-bind menu item shows which MIDI
control the parameter is binded to. To unbind it, simply click on the Un-bind menu
item.
The Un-bind menu item is handy
to know which MIDI control is
currently binded to the selected
parameter.
5.6. Old erroneous NRPN behaviour
This option is unchecked by default, and
exists for historical reasons. Our plug-ins
used to interpret RPN and NRPN controls
erroneously. As a consequence, automation
recorded using old versions cannot be interpreted by the recent versions unless this
option is checked. You are advised to uncheck this option if you are a new Ohm
Force user.
6. Presets in Host Format on Macintosh
Ohm Force delivers its presets in its own
.pbk format which is a collection of individual presets put together into a bank
preset file. We also have translated them,
when possible, to host specific formats.
Those presets have been assigned an automatic name, reflecting the original name
in the bank. Since some presets have been
contributed by our users, some may not

have a special name.
All Melohman plug-ins do not
have preset in the host specific
format.
6.1. Audio Unit .aupreset
Presets
in
the
.aupreset
format have been installed in the
/Library/Audio/Presets/Ohm Force/
folder starting from your hard drive root,
which is the standard path for presets in
the Audio Unit format.
Presets detection should be automatic in
about all Audio Units hosts, and are generally available through the host part of the
plug-in window. Please refer to your host
manual for more details.
6.2. Protools .tfx
Presets in the .tfx format have been
installed in the /Library/Application
Support/Digidesign/Plug-Ins Settings/
folder starting from your hard drive root,
which is the standard path for presets in
the Protools format.
Presets detection is automatic in Protools,
and are available through the host part of
the plug-in window. Please refer to your
Protools manual for more details.
6.3. VST .fxb and .fxp
Presets in the .fxb (bank) or .fxp format
(individual preset) have been installed in
the /Library/Application Support/Ohm
Force/ folder starting from your hard drive
root.
Since there is no default path for VST presets, you might need to tell your host where
to find them, if possible. Please refer on
your host manual for more details.
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CHAPTER 3 Managing the Settings

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Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meta-Patches . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.
Presets / Memorize . . . .
2.2.
Rename . . . . . . . . . .
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Browsers Content . . . . . . . . .
4.1.
Changing the Samples .
4.2.
Root Directory . . . . . . .
4.3.
Refresh . . . . . . . . . . .
Browsers File Operations . . . .
5.1.
Load . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2.
Save As . . . . . . . . . . .
5.3.
Save . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.4.
P.C. Auto-assign . . . . . .
5.5.
Preset Load Exclusion Filter
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1. Preset
A Preset, on a standard sounds, correspond to a given configuration of the sound
engine. The Melohman technology added
the concept of Meta-patch.
2. Meta-Patches
A Meta-patch should be
considered as a single
virtual instrument. It
contains 12 preset slots
which are variations of
this instrument, giving different timbres
or behaviours. You can change the preset
while you play, using your mouse or your
MIDI keyboard through the Melohman feature.
This Meta-patch allows you to memorize
your instrument settings, as it can be saved
on your hard disk. Those meta-patches are
multiplatform; therefore, you can use your
presets on another computer or with another sequencer.
The Symptohm PE configuration is actually composed of:
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The current preset of the Symptohm

(the one that actually make the sound).
You can activate a preset from the builtin meta-patch, or store the active preset in
one of the built-in meta-patch slots. Using the browser, you can save the built-in
meta-patch as a file on your hard drive, or
load a given meta-patch in the Synth from
a file on your hard drive.
The Symptohm PE wont let you modify
by hand the content of the meta patch
(thats the purpose of the Symptohm [full
edition]). However, as you will see later,
you can combine preexisting meta patches
together, try your own samples on the existing patches or use the Melohman keys
to create new sounds you can store in the
meta patch.
2.1. Presets / Memorize
To memorize the active preset
in one of the meta-patch slot, click once on
the STORE button; it will light up. Then
click on the button of the slot in which you
wish to memorize the preset.
To apply a preset, make sure the
STORE button is off. To turn it off, click
it once. Then click on the button you want
to activate the corresponding preset.
You can memorise the current settings in all presets simultaneously by
clicking on STORE, then on the ALL button. In this case, a dialog will warn you
that you are going to erase the whole meta
patch.
if you store a preset in the metapatch, the sample set and MIDI
mapping will be changed for the
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2.2. Rename
4.1. Changing the Samples
Once you have stored your preset, you can

rename it by clicking on the display screen.
Press Return to validate your change or
Escape to cancel it. Note that the name
applies only to the last selected or memorized preset. (not shown on the funky skin)
Click on the OSC STATUS leds to change

the samples.
You can check the names in the

preset menu by clicking on the
small down arrow. This menu
acts exactly like the preset buttons; you can apply or record a
preset by selecting an entry in the
menu.
3. Browser
The browser is the place where you can
manage your Symptohm meta-patches. It
has two operating modes; Normal and Expert. You can configure it in the SETUP
menu. Browser controls can be found in
the BROWSER tab.
4.2. Root Directory

This is the base directory for the browser.
Click on the box to change it. The plugin will scan the disk; the operation usually
takes a few seconds but may take longer
if you located the browser directory at the
root of your disk.
4.3. Refresh
If you have manually changed,
deleted or added files or directories while
the plug-in is active, it is wise to click this
button to scan the disk again and refresh
the display. Again, it may take seconds or
minutes depending on the tree size.
5. Browsers File Operations
5.1. Load
You can either load an entire metapatch or a single preset.
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first sub-preset will be selected, the
sound is immediately modified)
Select (single left click) the meta-patch,

and press the Load button (the metapatch is simply loaded, but the sound is
not modified.
4. Browsers Content
The browsers main window shows you the
meta-patches stored on your local disc.
They are showed as a tree with their containing directories. Directories are displayed with a small triangle at their left.
Click on it to expand or shrink the directory content.
In Normal mode, you can see all the metapatches, but not their content. In Expert mode, you can also browse the metapatches content (each meta-patch is shown
as a directory containing the 12 presets).
There are also more load/save possibilities.
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5.2. Save As
This button opens a file selector to let
you save your meta-patch. The browser
content is automatically refreshed.
5.3. Save
This button saves the current metapatch into the selected meta patch in
tree.
If you select a preset instead of the whole
meta patch, then the active preset is
stored, replacing the selected preset in the
meta-patch file.
5.4. P.C. Auto-assign
This button automatically assigns the
meta-patches contained in the browser
directories to MIDI Program Changes.
The directories are scanned recursively
in the background, so there is no need to

press 100 times on the button. You can see
the precise assignation by saving a configuration file in the SETUP menu and opening it in a text editor. You will find the
prog_change_to_metapatch_file section
at the end of the file. Each meta-patch is
given a MIDI program number that follow
the list order.
5.5. Preset Load Exclusion Filter
It is possible to load only
parts of the selected metapatch. Thus you can for
example extract the MIDI
configuration from a meta-patch without
altering the current oscillator settings. You
have the choice to exclude the synthesis parameters (oscillators without samples, and
mixing), the samples, the filter bands settings and the MIDI configuration.
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CHAPTER 4 Using the Effect
Contents
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Overview . . . . . . . . . .
Interface Top . . . . . . . .
2.1.
Setup Menu . . . .
2.2.
Midi Panic . . . . .
2.3.
Polyphony . . . . .
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MIDI Channel . . .
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Master Volume . .
Virtual Keyboard . . . . .
3.1.
Pitch Bend . . . . .
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Modulation Wheel
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1. Overview
Synthesis core is made up of two SyncGrain oscillators, a Sub-Oscillator and a
noise generator. The filter bank contains
four identical modules, known as bands.
Each one has a one-tap delay, synchronisable to the song tempo, a multi-mode filter
and an optional distortion.
You can get an in-depth explanation of
whats going on inside the synthesizer in
the Symptohm [full version] documentation. Also refer to 6.1 for a detailed
schematics.
2. Interface Top
Register: Register your plug-in
Updates: Access to the latest versions,

for registered users
Documentation: the latest electronic

version of this document
Presets:
patches
Settings: to manage the current plug-in

configuration
Load: Load a configuration file
Save: Save the configuration
Autoload: Select a configuration file to

load at plug-in start-up
Enhanced Mouse Mode: Disable it if you

encounter mouse problems
MIDI
Autobind: Toggles the MIDI-learn option to affect CC to parameters.
Input device: Select here the MIDI-In

device
Output device: Select here the MIDIOut device
High Quality: Toggles higher quality

mode. It uses more CPU.
Select Sample Directory: A user-defined

directory for sample lookup.
Melohman Settings
Submit or download meta-
2.1. Setup Menu

You will find some functions to configure your plug-in or interact with the Ohm
Force website here. They are described in
detail in the sections of this manual referring to these very functions. However, you
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About: Information on your plugin (current version)
Sensitivity: How the morphing time is

sensitive to velocity.
Ohm Force on the web: Lets you access

the Symptohm PE pages on the Web.
Density: Selects how smooth is the

Melohman morphing.
Product info: Information on Symptohm

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Channel: Allows selecting a specific

channel for Melohman commands.
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2.2. Midi Panic
3. Virtual Keyboard
Sometime you may encounter

stuck notes for whatever
reason (MIDI keyboard unplugged while a key is being pressed, for
example). This button is helpful for stopping any stuck note and starting again on
a safe base.
You can play on the keyboard on the bottom of the plug-in interface by clicking on
the keys. The note is played as long as you
hold down the mouse button.
2.3. Polyphony
Select here the maximum synthesiser polyphony, i.e. how
many voices can play simultaneously.
The polyphony is preset-dependent. The
Symptohm uses a voice-stealing algorithm
in which, if there is not any free voice, the
latest played note is replaced by the new
one. Thus it is possible to hold a long
chord and play a solo at the same time
without affecting the chord.
The coloured octave indicates the position

of the Melohman keys, which are described
in the Melohman chapter.
2.4. MIDI Channel
Selects the range of the pitch bend in semitones. You have the choice of 2, 12 or
24 semi-tones.
Selects the MIDI channel filter

for the synthesis engine MIDI
input. You can set it Omni if
you want the Symptohm to react to notes
and controllers coming in on any channel.
The Melohman section MIDI input is also selectable, but is independent from the audio engine.
You can set it in the Setup menu.
3.1. Pitch Bend

This is the pitch bend wheel, which is
mapped to the pitch bend MIDI signal.
It transposes played notes by the amount
given in the PITCH BEND RANGE.
3.2. Pitch Bend Range
3.3. Modulation Wheel

This wheel is mapped to MIDI Continuous
Controller #1. It is often used to add vibrato of some form to the sound. The exact
effect depends on how CC #1 is mapped to
parameters in the current settings.
3.4. Hold Mode
2.5. Master Volume

Controls the master volume, which is the
result of the band mix.
When this mode is active, keyboard behaves differently: clicking on keys acts like
a toggle instead of having an effect only
when mouse button kept clicked.
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CHAPTER 5 Melohman
Contents
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using Melohman . . . . . . . .
Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Melohman Mode . . . .
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Octave . . . . . . . . . .
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Morphing Back & Forth
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LFO Modifier Note . . . .
4.5.
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well get back on this matter later.
3. Parameters
Here is a list of the basic controls.

1. Overview
3.1. Melohman Mode
This is probably the most innovative part

of the Symptohm PE. With Melohman,
you can assign an octave of your MIDI keyboard to control the sound of your synthesiser. There are many functions available,
such as preset morphing or parameter mutation.
This big knob allows you to choose the

current Melohman mode. We will explain
later the functioning of each mode.
2. Using Melohman
This is the simplest part:
when you play the MIDI
notes corresponding to
the coloured keys on the
synth, you will vary the
sound in various way.
You can assign the Melohman octave to
a particular MIDI channel, so that you can
use the whole key range on another channel
to actually play the synth.
This octave is velocity sensitive, and some
melohman also use the mod wheel.
The colour of the keys vary depending on
the mode. This is useful to remember
which mode you are in. If some keys have
the same colour, it means they have similar
3.2. Octave
Select the Melohman octave with this
knob. It should appear on the virtual keyboard if it is in the displayed range. Note
that clicking on the Melohman keys on the
virtual keyboard make Melohman work.
3.3. Time
This is the time parameter for Melohman
functions. Its effect may vary from one
mode to another, but generally it sets the
maximum time it takes to morph between
different settings. The meta-patch section
also uses this parameter to set the transition time, i.e. when you want to change
presets manually.
3.4. Sensitivity
This parameter is located in the SETUP
menu.
It sets the sensitivity of the
Melohman to key velocity.
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3.5. MIDI Channel

menu. It sets the MIDI channel for the
Melohman feature.
3.6. Density
menu. It sets the smoothness of the DSP
based morphing. A hi value can result in
very CPU hungry morphing, particularly if
there is a lot of parameters that are varying.
Be careful when you change a

Melohman parameter while playing notes; some of them may become stuck. If it happens, use the
MIDI PANIC button on the top
of the interface.
4. Modes
4.1. Preset Morphing
Each key is assigned to
one of the twelve presets
of the active meta-patch.
You can refer to the layout of the preset buttons
to check how the keypresets are assigned.
When you press a key, the sound starts to
morph to the preset corresponding to the
key, and stops morphing when you release
a key. You can play with more than one
note: if you press a second key, the synthesiser morphs to the newly selected preset,
but morphs back to the previous one if you
release this second key while keeping the
first one pressed.
The TIME knob controls the morphing
speed. The morphing time can vary with
the pressure depending on the SENSITIVITY setting. When SENSITIVITY is null,
the morphing occurs at a constant rate the
value of the TIME parameter. When sensitivity is not null, the morphing is quicker
if you press the key stronger. When SENSITIVITY is set to 100%, maximum velocity will lead to instant morphing. This
minimum morphing time increases as the
SENSITIVITY decreases.
There are dozen of ways to use preset morphing. For example you can press a long
time on a key to morph smoothly to a preset, or repeat rapid key hits. In this case,
morphing will slow down as current settings approach the destination preset. Or
you can start a morphing, interrupt it and
morph to another preset, circulating between settings without reaching them completely.
The LEDs give a feedback of the position
in the morph. The brighter is the LED,
the closer you are from the corresponding
preset.
The morphing do not change the
sample or MIDI configuration. So
that you can change them and
test the whole meta-patch with
the new samples/MIDI mapping.
However, the meta patch is not
modified. So dont forget to store
the preset in the meta patch before saving it on disk. You will
then overwrite the sample set and
MIDI config of the meta patch.
If you want to go back to the original meta patch sample set/MIDI
config, press one of the presets
buttons on the meta patch section.
4.2. Morphing Back & Forth
This mode is quite similar to the previous one, excepted that the synthesiser will
morph back to the state it was in when the
first key was pressed. This means you will
not play this mode exactly the same way:
if you have chosen a long morphing time,
releasing all the keys will result in a morphing back to the original state.
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Now, if you press again a key while this

morphing is happening, the current settings will be memorized when you hit again
a key (a kind of double-hit), which could
not be the original one.
The color of the keys reflect the keys functions: violet keys are selectors, the green
key is a switch, the red keys are the active
keys.
The Modulation Wheel is not
captured by the Melohman,
which means that if some parameters are assigned to the MW, they
will still respond to it.
4.3. LFO Modifier MW

This mode uses the Melohman keys and the
Modulation Wheel (MW) to control some
of the synthesiser LFOs.
Each white key corresponds to a group of
LFOs. You can select more than one group
by pressing simultaneously several white
keys.
The black keys are used to change the rate
of the selected LFOs. The middle black
key is a switch (up: factor 2, down: factor
3), the two lower black keys slow down the
LFO, the two upper ones increase the rate.
If the middle black key is not pressed, the
factors are 4, 2, 12 and 14 ; otherwise they
are 6, 3, 31 , 16 .
The modulation wheel is used to increase
or decrease the amplitudes of the selected
LFOs.
Since there are 7 white keys, 7 groups were
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D - Oscillator VCF
E - The frequencies of the four band filters
F - The slave pitch of the two SyncGrain

oscillators
G - Brightness of the Sub Oscillator
A - SGO Spread, Sub Oscillator and

IVRM mix
B - The panning position of the four

band filters
4.4. LFO Modifier Note

In this mode, you control the Symptohm
PE LFOs as in the previous mode, but here
only using the keyboard. We have 5 LFO
groups, corresponding to the 10 first keys.
Each group has two control keys. The keys
are grouped this way: the two first white
keys, the two first black key, the two next
white keys, the two next black keys, and
finally the two remaining white keys.
If you press the upper key of a group, you
will increase the corresponding LFOs frequency, and lower the LFOs frequencies if
you press the lower key.
There are two more free keys on the keyboard. The upper white key is a switch
to change the LFO amplitude instead of
the frequency (displayed in orange on the
screen). The upper black key is a switch to
change the LFO frequencies by multiples of
3 instead of multiples of 2.
The group keys respond to the velocity:
the harder you press, the more the value
will change.
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C#/D# - Oscillator VCF (pink keys)
E/F - The frequencies of the four band

filters (green keys)
F#/G# - The slave pitch of the two

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and brightness, and IVRM mix (yellow
keys)
The color reflect the global action on the

sound: violet keys act mainly as spectral
modifiers, while green keys act as volume
and pan modifiers.
4.5. Multi-parameter Control
4.6. Mutation
This mode is quite straightforward: each

key corresponds to a group of parameters.
Use the Modulation Wheel to change (relatively) the value of the selected groups.
This mode is equivalent of grabbing a
group of knobs and turning them simultaneously.
The groups are defined this way:
This mode is a kind of preset randomisation that stays around a given reference
setting. This means that newly generated
presets are more or less variations around
the original one.
When you select this mode, the current settings are saved internally as the reference
setting, and you can resave the new current settings at any time by pressing the
A# (green) key.
The nine lower keys of the Melohman keyboard violet are dedicated to the mutation process. When you press a key, a
new setting is computed, and the synthesiser morphs to it, as it would do in the
Preset Morphing mode (with optional velocity sensitivity). If you release the key,
the morphing stops.
The higher the mutation key is, the more
mutated the preset will be. Also, a given
parameter has more chance to be mutated
if the key is higher. If you press low
mutation keys, some parameter will never
change, for example all the discrete parameters (as this could induce glitches in the
sound).
You can also go back to the reference preset by pressing the B (red) key, then morph
back to the last mutated preset by pressing
the A (pink) key.
C - VCF cutoff frequency + Band filter

frequencies
C# - VCF cutoff frequency ADSR

amount
D - SGO slave pitch
D# - VCF cutoff frequency ADSR

amount + Sub Oscillator Brightness
ADSR amount
E - Sub Oscillator Brightness
F - Mix Bus 1 to Bands 1, 2, 3 and 4
F# - SGO Spread and Balance LFO

amount
G - Mix Bus 2 to Bands 1, 2, 3 and 4
G# - Mix (all) LFO Depth
A - Mix Bus 3 (Sub Osc) to Bands 1, 2,

3 and 4
A# - Mix (all) LFO Period
B - Mix Bus 4 (IVRM) to Bands 1, 2, 3

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Parameters are intelligently managed. For

example, LFO and ADSR timed parameters are always bound to tempo values. If
an LFO or an ADSR amplitude is set to
0, its chance of being mutated are smaller.
However, use the morphing function with
care, it can lead to high output levels sometimes.
4.7. Partial Mutation
The Partial Mutation mode is quite close
to the Mutation mode. The only difference
is that each mutation key corresponds to a
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D - the noise generator parameters
D# - VCA and VCF parameters
E - mix parameters, spread, balance
F - QF filter bank band 1
F# - QF filter bank band 2
G - QF filter bank band 3
G# - QF filter bank band 4
C - the Sync Grain oscillators parameters
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CHAPTER 6 Version Notes
Contents
v1.04 (2005.10.10) .
v1.03 (2005.06.23) .
v1.02 (2005.05.13) .
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Automation to host fix
Wave shaper correction
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AUValidation fixes (mono to stereo

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Automation to host fix.
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AUValidation fixes (mono to stereo
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CHAPTER 7 FAQ
Contents
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Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ive lost my password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How can I update my plug-ins? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How can I register my plug-ins? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ive lost my plug-in registration key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plug-in installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
When I try to install the plug-in, the installer tells me that my key is invalid. . . . . .
The installer reports an error while installing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
When I double click the installer .bin file, it opens Toast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
My host does not let me automate some parameters. What can I do? . . . . . . . .
My plug-in does not seem to receive MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
When I load a Preset from the Load button, the sound does not change. . . . . . .
Whats the best way to save my Presets? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Im finding that the VST-AU wrapped versions (using FXpansions VST-AU wrapper)
of the plug-ins seem to change Presets when I save in Logic 7.1 and Logic
6.4.3 usually to some extreme setting that creates a horrible noise and
endangers my speakers and ears! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Can I share my Presets with the other customers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How can I get the Muse Receptor version of the plug-ins? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macintosh Specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Will the plug-in work in MacOS X Tiger? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The plug-in will fail validation ! - I have a line in the report which states: ERROR:
Parameters min value is greater than max value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The plug-in does not pass AU validation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The plug-in crashes validation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The plug-in crashes my host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I bought the Ohm Force Experience boxed version, and the AU plug-ins wont work.
The plug-ins make Digital Performer crash while using them in mono to stereo mode.
Hosts Related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under Logic, the plug-in will not receive MIDI commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under Tracktion, the plug-in settings change when I save my project! . . . . . . . .
My plug-in installed fine, but Cubase SL3/SX3 does not recognise it (the plug-in is
not in the plug-ins list). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
My Plug-ins do not follow Cubase 4 tempo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Touch automation doesnt work in Cubase 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I experience clicks in EnergyXT while morphing Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OhmBoyz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Can I synchronise one of the LFOs to my song? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
QuadFrohmage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I experience clicks in EnergyXT while morphing Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ohmygod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The plug-in makes no sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Melohman Synthesisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The plug-in uses too much CPU when morphing using the Melohman octave. . . .
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1. Website
Please dragndrop the installer .bin file on

Stuffit Expander.
Ive lost my password.

Click on the Login button at the top right
of the web-site main page, leaving the
name and password fields blank, and follow the instructions. Alternatively, click
here.
How can I update my plug-ins?
Open the plug-in you want to update, and
select Update in the Setup menu. You will
be directed to the update page, where the
new versions will be highlighted. Alternatively, you can log on the site and go to the
My Software section, Download Files.
How can I register my plug-ins?
Open the plug-in you wish to register, and
select Register in the Setup menu of the
plug-in.
Ive lost my plug-in registration key.
Log on the site, go to the My Software section, and click on the Mail Personal Key
button.
2. Plug-in installation
When I try to install the plug-in, the installer tells me that my key is invalid.
Be sure to enter Username and Keycode
as they were sent to you. If you received
authorisation by e-mail, please copy/paste
the two codes. If you are using a boxed version, check for letter O and number 0, as
well as letter I and number 1.
The installer reports an error while installing.
Please find the installer log for the plugin located in your /Library/Logs/ folder.
Then send this log here.
When I double click the installer .bin
file, it opens Toast.
3. Product
My host does not let me automate
some parameters. What can I do?
Some hosts limit the number of automatable parameters but you can reorder them
so that the most important to you are
shown. Please read the section about reordering parameters in the plug-in manual.
Also the file easy vst automation.cfg.txt is
an example of basic configuration (and
most likely the one youll need). This file
will work on VST, AU and RTAS.
My plug-in does not seem to receive
MIDI.
In the plug-in Setup menu, check the MIDI
input device. It should be set to VST (or
AU) MIDI in if you want to receive MIDI
from the host. You can choose any other
MIDI device as long as its not used by another application (or the host).
When I load a Preset from the Load
button, the sound does not change.
Our Preset files are in fact Presets Bank
files and you will need to click on a Preset
button to activate a Preset
Whats the best way to save my Presets?
Using the Ohm Force system to save your
Presets will allow you to:
I
Save them by banks (so that you can

then morph between related Presets)
Use them on any other platform (be it

AU, VST, DirectX, Mac, PC. . . )
If you reorder your parameters in the

configuration file, then you can be sure
that previously saved Presets will still be
correctly configured
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Im finding that the VST-AU wrapped

versions (using FXpansions VST-AU
wrapper) of the plug-ins seem to
change Presets when I save in Logic
7.1 and Logic 6.4.3 usually to some
extreme setting that creates a horrible noise and endangers my speakers and ears!
Use the native AU versions.
Can I share my Presets with the other
customers?
Yes, simply write us a mail along with
the Presets (under the Ohm Force format).
Well add them to the Presets section of the
site.
How can I get the Muse Receptor version of the plug-ins?
You can buy Receptor versions on the Plugorama web-site. In case you already own a
Pack version of some plug-ins, or a bundle
with multiple platform support, you can
get those for free, also on the Plugorama
web-site.
4. Macintosh Specific
Will the plug-in work in MacOS X
Tiger?
Please download the demos. That way you
can easily check that everything will work
correctly with your audio environment.
The plug-in will fail validation ! - I have
a line in the report which states: ERROR: Parameters min value is greater
than max value
Please go to your home folder, then Library/, then /Preferences/ then locate the
Ohm Force/ folder and finally the folder
which is named after the plug-in name.
Trash the latter folder.
This error is caused when the plug-in is
put in the old incorrect linear automation
mode. If you need this mode to be the
old one (mainly for backward compatibility with your older projects), you can put
this option back on from the setup menu
after validation.
As stated in our manuals, new users of
Ohm Force plug-ins are strongly recommended not to use this option (that is leave
the Linear Automation not checked in the
setup menu)
The plug-in does not pass AU validation.
Please download the latest version of the
plug-in. If it still does not pass validation,
please send us the validation report here.
The plug-in crashes validation.
plug-in. If it still crashes validation, please
send the validation report and the crash
log here. The crash log can be found
in your /Library/Logs/Crash Reporter/
folder. The file you need to send us contains a reference to auval in its name.
The plug-in crashes my host.
Please download the latest version of
the plug-in.
If it still crashes your
host, please send us the crash log here.
The crash log can be found in your
/Library/Logs/Crash Reporter/ folder.
The file you need to send us contains the
host name in its name.
I bought the Ohm Force Experience
boxed version, and the AU plug-ins
wont work.
Please download the latest version
of the plug-ins.
You will have
to create an account on our site
(http://www.ohmforce.com), and then
register your OFE on our site here.
The plug-ins make Digital Performer
crash while using them in mono to
stereo mode.
plug-in which will resolve this issue.
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5. Hosts Related
Touch automation doesnt work in

Cubase 4.
Under Logic, the plug-in will not receive MIDI commands.
Please update to the latest plug-in version.
Some hosts, such as Apple Logic, requires that the Plug-in is instantiated as a
Midified-FX in order to receive MIDI commands. For example in Logic, you need to
instantiate the Plug-in on a MIDI track as
an input, choosing the Midified-FX version
of the Plug-in. Then you have to sidechain
the audio from the plug-in window toolbar.
I experience clicks in EnergyXT while

morphing Presets.
Under Tracktion, the plug-in settings

change when I save my project!
Can I synchronise one of the LFOs to

my song?
This may happen when two Ohm Force

plug-ins are following each others in a
track. This is because Tracktion connects
the two plug-ins via MIDI. When you save
your project, the upstream plug-in sends
MIDI controls to the downstream plug-in,
changing its setting! So, what can you do?
Disable the MIDI output of the plug-in by
default. First select None as MIDI out device in the set-up menu, then save your
configuration (Settings Save), and set
this file to Auto-load.
Yes, this is possible by sending a specific

MIDI NRPN to the plug-in. Its also possible to change the MIDI mapping, and assign a Control Change message for this.
Refer to the documentation for more information.
My plug-in installed fine, but Cubase

SL3/SX3 does not recognise it (the
plug-in is not in the plug-ins list).
It seems that Cubase does not always
properly scan the VST plug-in folder, and
misses some plug-ins. Re-install the plugin in a new folder (for example tempVSTPlugin), and in Cubase register this directory as a VST plug-ins directory. This is
done in the Device Plug-in information
menu of Cubase. Then restart Cubase and
check the plug-in is correctly listed. Otherwise, contact us.
My Plug-ins do not follow Cubase 4
tempo.
Update to the latest plug-in version.
Disable the plug-ins MIDI output in the

plug-in Setup menu (select none instead
of VST). This happens only with Quad
Frohmage as far as we know.
6. OhmBoyz
7. QuadFrohmage
I experience clicks in EnergyXT while
morphing Presets.
Disable the plug-in MIDI output in the QF
Setup menu (select none instead of VST).
8. Ohmygod
The plug-in makes no sound.
Check the playing mode of the filter. If
its set to MIDI poly, it will only output
something if you send it MIDI notes. Set it
to Classic or MIDI mono to hear something without playing.
9. Melohman Synthesisers
The plug-in uses too much CPU when
morphing using the Melohman octave.
Lower the Melohman density in the Setup
menu of the plug-in.
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Symptohm PE Manual v1.07

CHAPTER 1 Getting Started

Structure of this book . . . . .

1. Structure of this book

User Interface Features rounds up the user

interface features of Symptohm PE and

Managing the Settings

Using the Effect shows you how to operate

Melohman describes how to interact with

but MacOS 10.2 at least is strongly recommended. It is available on VST/DirectX

3.2. Installing on MacOS X

summarize the difference

Almost every internet browser will open

gives you some helpful informations

The disk image contains:

The installer named Symptohm PE Installer,

2. Features and Requirements

To install Symptohm PE, double click the

Symptohm PE Manual v1.07

If you dont know the admin password

Open your favorite audio host and put

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CHAPTER 2 User Interface Features

There are eight Preset memory allocations.

Use these two buttons to

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move. To stop the movement, just click on

Name of the selected parameter.

This is the parameter value expressed in the selected unit (BPM or

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You can edit this value by clicking on it.

3.2. Tempo Control

Most of the Ohm Force plug-ins have a

This is the time taken for one

This is the amplitude of the

LFO value changes randomly, combining wide, slow moves with

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Somewhat like Brown Noise,

To load the provided configuration

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file you just loaded is automatically loaded

If you created settings before

Some hosts, such as Apple Logic,

Some hosts, such as Mackie

5.1. Selecting MIDI Ports

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Only one MIDI Input device is

5.3. Saving and Loading the MIDI

5.2. Binding Parameters to MIDI Controls

If not, click on the Knob you want to bind

The MIDI configuration is not

You cannot use certain CC numbers like

It is possible, but not advisable, to use

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in possible interference. For example, if

contributed by our users, some may not

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CHAPTER 3 Managing the Settings

The current preset of the Symptohm

The built-in meta-patch,