Use the EXS24 mkII modulation router

The modulation router spans the center of the EXS24 mkII interface. If you are new to synthesizer modulation routings, see Modulation overview.

Figure. Modulation router, showing modulation targets, via sources, modulation sources; and modulation intensity sliders.

Any modulation source can be connected to any modulation destination, or target—much like an old-fashioned telephone exchange or a studio patch bay.

The modulation intensity—how strongly the destination is influenced by the source—is set with the vertical slider to the right of the modulation routing.

The intensity of the modulation can itself be modulated: The via parameter defines a further modulation source, which is used to control the modulation intensity. When via is active, you can specify upper and lower limits for the modulation intensity. See Use EXS24 mkII via sources.

Ten such modulation routings of source, via, and target can take place simultaneously, in addition to routings that are hard-wired outside of the router. It doesn’t matter which of the ten modulation routings you use.

You can even select the same destination in several parallel modulation routings. You can also use the same sources and the same via controllers in multiple modulation routings.

The following instructions apply to all ten modulation routings.

Create a basic modulation routing

  1. Choose the parameter you want to modulate from the Dest pop-up menu.

    Figure. Dest and Src pop-up menus.
  2. Choose the parameter you want to use to modulate the destination from the Src pop-up menu.

  3. Drag the intensity slider to set a fixed modulation intensity.

    Figure. Modulation intensity slider.

Bypass a modulation routing

Bypass disables individual modulation routings without losing settings.