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Output controls

Besides the MIDI learn button, the bottom bar controls various options and settings for the output signal of Volcano 2.

• Auto Mute Self-Osc
  The Auto Mute Self-Osc option reduces the resonance of the filters if there is no incoming audio signal. Depending on the filter characteristic you can push the filter into self-oscillation with increasing peak values. The auto-mute feature will make higher peak settings possible while the filters will not be howling continuously when you stop playback in your host.
• Audition
  The audition switch (recognizable by its headphones icon) lets you listen to either the normal output signal (default setting), the input signal (bypassing the entire plug-in) or the side chain signal. When setting up side chaining in your host this is very useful to confirm that the correct side chain signal is routed to the plug-in.
• Input
  The input button shows the current input gain and lets you adjust it from -36 dB to +36 dB. To change the gain, simply drag the button up and down. For precise adjustments or to change the panning, click the input button once to open a pop-up window with the actual input/pan knobs. Click the button again to let the pop-up window disappear. The input and pan knobs are also modulation targets.
• Output
  The output button shows the current output gain, also adjustable from -36 dB to +36 dB. It works the same as the input button and is also a modulation target. Note that you can overdrive the filters by increasing the input gain and reducing the output gain at the same time.
• Mix
  You can use the mix button to mix some of the original (dry, unprocessed) input signal back into the output signal, reducing the amount of filtered (wet) signal. Like the input and output buttons, this is also a modulation target.

Next: MIDI learn

See Also
Overview
Modulation