Character Modes


Overview

Evoke includes a wide selection of Character Modes that shape the personality of the resynthesized output. Each mode uses a distinct internal process, so one may produce lush unison and choral textures while another creates futuristic, robotic effects.

On a technical level, these modes determine the timbre and harmonic structure used during resynthesis. They do not change the fundamental pitch or the spectral envelope; those are set by the retuning and vocal modeling stages, respectively.

Trying different character modes after loading a preset can produce interesting variations since they have such a large impact on the sound.


Character Modes are grouped into three categories:

  • Natural. Produce organic results that complement the human voice.

  • Synthetic. Emphasize modern synthetic timbres with complex frequency spectra.

  • Texture. Create non-pitched timbres such as noise, static, or liquid textures.

Character Modes

  • Unison. Thickens the sound by layering slightly detuned copies of the voice.

  • Choral. Emulates a small vocal ensemble for lush, harmonized textures.

  • Contour. Reminiscent of a bowed string instrument, for woody, organic sounds.

  • Oracle. Produces resonant overtones for deep harmonic effects.

  • Poly-Sync. Uses a hard-sync method to produce rich harmonics.

  • Harmonic. Produces chord-like effects based on the harmonic series.

  • Vocoid. A modern twist on classic vocoder and talkbox sounds.

  • Pulsar. Layers and spreads multiple oscillators to produce complex harmonics.

  • Droid. Uses spectral processing to create futuristic digital timbres.

  • Mecha. Produces resonant, robotic sounds reminiscent of sci-fi voices.

  • Corrupt. Glitchy, unstable effects that simulate digital audio corruption.

  • Static. Noise-based, with variable amounts of crackling and digital noise effects.

  • Liquid. Wet, fluid sounds with evolving textural movement.

  • Alloy. Metallic, spectral sounds with harmonic shifting and rich feedback.

  • Data. Digital textures reminiscent of futuristic user interfaces.

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