MIXING & EFFECTS
Fruity Peak Controller
 Fruity Peak Controller generates an automation signal based on the input sound. Its function is similar to a noise gate, but
with greater flexibility.
A common use of the Peak Controller is to create 'Sidechain' compression effects by placing the Peak Controller in a percussion mixer track and use the output signal to gate the volume
control of another sustained sound, e.g. a synthesizer playing chords. This will chop up the sound in time with the percussion, a classic trance effect. NOTE: Alternatively, Fruity Limiter's
compressor section has side-chain functionality.
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Setup
Place the Peak Controller in the Mixer Track that has the control signal (audio), i.e. the sound that will control the linked target parameter. If you need to hear the control audio make sure the
MUTE switch on the lower-right corner of the Peak Controller plugin is OFF. Once the Peak Controller is loaded it will appear as an 'Internal controller'
link option in the 'Link to controller' right-click dialog. To link: Right click the target control and select:
Peak Ctrl - LFO - This is an LFO controller and not affected by the input signal.
Peak Ctrl - Peak - The value of this controller is based on the volume peaks of the input audio signal to the plugin.
Peak Ctrl - Peak+LFO - This controller is the sum of the LFO and Peak controllers.
Parameters
Peak Section
Sets the options for the peak controller.
- Base wheel (BASE) - Sets the base value (offset) of the peak controller.
- Volume wheel (VOL) - This wheel sets how the volume peaks affect the peak
controller. The value you can set ranges from -200% (maximum to left) to
200% (maximum
to right). When using positive values for this setting, higher volume means
higher value for the peak controller. Negative values result in the opposite
effect.
- Tension (TNS) - Drag up and down to alter the shape of the curve used
to map the volume peaks to peak controller values. You can think for this
parameter
as peak's "tension".
- Decay wheel (DEC) - Turn to right for faster decay of the peak. Turn to
left for slower decay.
LFO Section
Sets the options for the LFO controller.
- LFO Shape - On the top of that section you can see a set of radio buttons
that allow you to set the shape of the LFO. The available choices are sine,
triangle, square, saw and noise (random values).
- Volume wheel (VOL) - This wheel sets the amplitude of the LFO. The value
you can set ranges from -100% (maximum to left) to 100% (maximum to right).
When
using positive values for this setting, LFO's value is summed with the base
value. For negative values, LFO's value is subtracted from the base value.
- Tension (TNS) - Drag up and down to alter the shape of the curve used
to map the LFO values to LFO controller values. You can think for this parameter
as
LFO's "tension".
- Speed wheel (SPD) - Sets LFO's speed. Turn to left to speed up the LFO.
Turn to right to slow down.
- Phase wheel (PHS) - This wheel sets the phase offset for the LFO. You
can use it to adjust the start position of the LFO.
Additional Options
- Ramp switch - Prevents abruptly changes in controllers' values. Turn this
option on if the parameters you link may cause clicks and pops when changed
too fast.
- Mute switch - When turned off, the signal
passes through the Fruity Peak Controller plugin. When turned on, the output
of the plugin is muted. Turn this option
on when the input signal is used only to generate peaks for the Fruity
Peak Controller and you don't want to hear it in the final composition.
Monitor Scales
In the top right corner of the editor window you can see three scales. The
input monitor (marked with "I") shows the value of the volume peaks
detected in the input signal. The peak output monitor (marked with "P")
shows the value of the resulting peak controller. The LFO output monitor (marked
with "L") shows the value of the LFO controller.
Plugin Credits: Didier Dambrin