# AnaMark Light&Free

Copyright 2001-2002 Mark Henning, Germany
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# Contents

- About AnaMark LF
- Differences between LF and the shareware version / Order-Infos
- Install / Uninstall
- Used units
- Random presets
- OSC 1
- OSC-Modulation
- Symmetry-Modulation
- Transformation
- Filter
- Filter-Modulation
- Envelope
- Master
- MIDI-Controller

# About AnaMark LF

AnaMark LF (Light&Free) is the freeware-light-version of the VST-synthesizer AnaMark.
The included demosongs are available in three formats:

- Cubase VST file: The song can directly be loaded and played.
- MIDI file: You have to connect each track to his own instance of AnaMark LF and to adjust the VST-mixer's volume-controls.
- MPEG3: This can be played on most PCs.

# Differences between LF and the shareware version

The shareware version has the following additional features:

- 4-part multi-timbral
- Each instrument can be played polyphonic (12 voices) and monophonic at the same time
- 2 oscillators
- Several ways to combine them
- More basic-waveforms (e.g. noise for creating percussions)
- More transformation-shapes

A free demo of the shareware version can be found at http://www.anamark.de
AnaMark LF is compatible to the shareware-version. That means, all presets of AnaMark LF can be used with the shareware version.
Order AnaMark
User-Licence (registered version)

# Install / Uninstall

Please use the program setup.
If you want do install AnaMark LF manually: To install AnaMark, simply copy the file AnaMark.dll to the plugin-Folder of your VST-software. To uninstall AnaMark, simply delete AnaMark.dll.

# Used units

Some parameters are visualized graphically and numerically because it is important to give them exact values. The following units are used:
‚H‘ means Halftones.
‚B‘ means Beats. The meaning of "beats" depends on the settings in the Master-section.

# Random presets

If AnaMark receives the MIDI-controller 118 with the value 127, a random chosen parameter of the current preset changes randomly.
The following is a good way to use this:
A bar of a melody (e.g. a bassloop) is played in a continous loop. Somewhere in this bar the above mentioned controller is sent. So, the sound changes with each run. If you're satisfied with it, stop the playback and save the preset.
It may happen, that the sound is far away from useful sounds. Then it helps to switch briefly to another and back again.
Attention: You should enable the Protected Mode , to avoid unwanted changes of the presets!

# OSC 1

Here you adjust the oscillator.

### Wave

Wave is the oscillators's waveform.

### Pulse

Perhaps you know the parameter "Pulse width" from other synthesizers. If yes: The paramater Pulse has NOTHING in common with it, also if it - in some cases sounds similarly.
Pulse adjusts the length of the zero-line added to the first and the second half of the played waveform, respectively.
If you combine the both oscillators you may create interesting effects by variation of the Pulse-parameter.

### Symmetry

This parameter represents the well-known "Pulse width". Unlike other synthesizers, this parameter affects all waveforms and is not restricted to sqaure-waves.

# OSC-Mod.

In the section OSC-Modulation you can modulate the frequency of the oscillator.

### Wave

Wave is the modulation waveform.

### Speed

Time of a modulation period.

### Amount

Amplitude of the modulation.

### Delay

Delay between the beginning of the note an the beginning of the modulation.

### OSC

Here you set the modulation-mode. The option Once means, that the modulation is done once until the end of the modulation-waveform is reached.

# Symm.-Mod.

The parameters in the section Symmetry-Modulation have the same meaning than those in the section OSC-Modulation, but here the symmetry of the oscillator-signals is modulated.
please note, that the symmetry is limited. It is impossible to modulate behind the minimum/maximum values - values outside the limits are skipped.

# Transformation

Here you can transform the signal the oscillator (this doesn't change the pitch). Pure square-signals keep unaffected.

### Shape

This defines the transformation-algorithm. None means, that the signal keeps unchanged. (NOTE: To get an really unchanged signal you must turn the Gain-Controller to the minimum!)

### Param

The parameter modifies the above chosen Shape. The change of the signal is reduced to the minimum if the controller is turned to the minimum.
This is not a mixing-parameter „Dry“:„Effect“, it really changes the Shape.

### Gain

Gain represents the volume of the signal before entering the transformation-section. It is often better to set it too low than to set it too high, because the occuring overdrive may result in a bad sound.

### Post-Filter

Normally, the transformation of the signal will be done before entering the Filter-Section. If you activate this button, the transformation will take effect on the filtered signal.

# Filter

Here you can filter the sound or put some resonance on it.

### Type

The Type-Button shows a schematic amplitude-frequency-diagram of the current filter. Just click it to walk through the different filter types. Note: The horizontal line means „No Filter“.

### Level

The level describes the gradient in the amplitude-frequency-diagram.

### Param

If the Type-Button shows a P, you can manipulate the height of ripples in the amplitude-frequency-diagram.

### Freq

The filter's frequency, which is always the same as the resonance frequency.
Some filters tends to overdrive if the frequency is low and the level is high. If you don't like that, lowering the Master-Volume may be helpfull.

### Filter : Res

Beside a filter, this section includes a resonator. Here you can adjust the strength of the resonator-signal.

### Resonance

This is the sharpness of the resonance.
It is also possible to do resonance effects while the filter-type is "No filter".

# Filter-Mod.

The parameters of the section Filter-Modulation are similar to those of the section OSC-Modulation, but affect the filter/resonance frequency. A separat switch turns the option Once on and off.

# Envelope

In the Envelope-Section you can adjust the shape of the volume-curve. See the following picture for an explanation of the parameters:

### ATL Constant

The Attack-Level (AT-Level) is relative to the velocity. If you activate ATL Constant, the Attack-Level is velocity-independent (it always the level which would be calculated if the note has maximum velocity).

# Master

| ### Portamento If a note starts while another note is still playing, the pitch glides from the first to the second. The time which is needed to do the complete glide is adjusted here. ### Panorama To adjust the left-/right- portion of the sound. ### Volume This controller should be used to adjust the volumes of different sounds, so that you can easily switch between them without having to adjust the volume. This is not the channel-volume, you adjust by using MIDI-Controller #7! There is a built-in limiter to create interesting overdrive-sounds. If you note an disturbing overdrive, you should lower the volume here. ### Clock You can assign a constant time to the unit „beats“ or tell AnaMark that beats are referred to the MIDI-clock. ### Protected If AnaMark is in the Protected Mode (the switch is lighted), all changes (by MIDI, automation or manual) of a preset are lost, if you switch to another preset. This means, changes are temporary If you switch off Protected Mode, all changes are stored. NOTE: It is impossible to load new presets as long as the Protected Mode is activated. Hint: To avoid, that changes done by MIDI-controllers are stored, you should use the MIDI-controller to activate/deactivate the Protected Mode.

# MIDI-Controller

AnaMark supports the following MIDI-Controllern:

Controller Nr. | Function | Value x | Remarks
5 | Portamento time | 0-127 | in 1/16 Beats
7 | Channel Volume | 0-127 | -
9 | Filter-Parameter | 0-127 | -
10 | Panorama | 0-126 | x = 63 means exactly 1:1
10 | Panorama | 127 | Swapping Left and Right (Ping-Pong-Effect)
11 | Ratio Filter : Resonance | 0-126 | x = 63 means exactly 1:1
12 | OSC 1 Pulse-Width | 0-127 | -
13 | OSC 1 Symmetry | 0-127 | -
14 | Filter-Modulation Amount | 0-127 | -
15 | Filter-Modulation Speed | 0-127 | in 1/16 Beats
72 | Release Time | 0-127 | -
73 | Attack Time | 0-127 | -
74 | Attack-Level | 0-127 | -
75 | Decay Time | 0-127 | -
76 | OSC-Modulation Speed | 0-127 | in 1/16 Beats
77 | OSC-Modulation Amount | 0-127 | Nonlinear scale!
78 | OSC-Modulation Delay | 0-127 | in 1/16 Beats
80 | Symmetry-Modulation Speed | 0-127 | in 1/16 Beats
81 | Symmetry-Modulation Amount | 0-127 | -
82 | OSC-Transformation Parameter | 0-127 | -
83 | OSC-Transformation Gain | 0-127 | -
85 | Resonance Sharpness | 0-127 | -
86 | Filter/Resonance Frequency | 0-127 | -
118 | Random Creation | 127 | Changes a random parameter of the current preset randomly
119 | Protected Mode | 0-127 | Protection OFF: x = 0; ON: x = 64