Drag-and-drop modulation slots

One of the best features of FabFilter Volcano 2 is undoubtedly the ability to set up modulation connections with 'drag-and-drop'. There is no need to search through long drop-down menus containing dozens of sources and targets or to find your way in cluttered and obscure matrix views. This simple method of making modulation connections makes sound designing become fun, easy and, above all: fast. So how does it work?

Grab a source...	... drag it to a target...	... and drop it.

First, grab the source drag button that you would like to use as a modulation signal, for example XLFO 1. The moment you click on the source drag button, the interface dims and all modulation targets are highlighted.	The moment you start dragging, you will see a line from the source drag button to the icon that you are dragging. It will snap to any available modulation target.	Now drop the icon on the highlighted knob of the parameter that you would like to modulate, for example the Filter Frequency knob. That's all there is to it!

This way a modulation slot is created with the correct source and target selected. Once a slot has been added, you can edit it:

Use the Level knob to adjust the amount of modulation.
To the left of the Level knob, you can invert the modulation signal with the - and + buttons.
You can disable the slot with the Bypass button in the top-right corner of the slot.
To delete the slot, click the Remove button in the bottom-right corner.
To group all slots by modulation source and target, click the A..Z button to the right of the modulation slots. This can help you create an overview when there are many slots.

You can also modulate slot level knobs, which makes incredibly complex modulation setups possible.

Our new what-you-use-is-what-you-see interface includes a dynamic slot overview that makes programming Volcano 2 very easy:

Click on a source button in the source selection bar to activate that source. The modulation slot bar now only shows the slots that work with this source.
Click on any modulation target knob to activate that target. The modulation slot bar now only shows the slots that work with this target.
Click the Show All Slots button, or click on an empty area in the slots bar to go back to the full overview.

If you wish, you can also add a slot manually using the plus sign on the right side of the slot section. If you wish to change the source or target click on the name. A menu will appear with all available sources and targets.

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