CCLFO

The CCLFO VST plugin was developed to be a very basic yet functional LFO that generates MIDI CC data. To use in energyXT, simply cable the output MIDI port to the device you wish to modulate.

Create a CC Map in a VST plugin you wish to modulate. Pick a parameter and a CC number.Set the LFO to the chosen CC number, and adjust the LFO rate and data rate controls.

For 'normal' use as a modulation source, the data rate should be set fairly high. Interesting stepped results occur when you lower the data rate; a fairly 'random' sounding modulation happens when the LFO rate is much higher that the data output rate.

To constrain the LFO range, simply adjust the MIN and MAX values in the CC Map. Of course, the LFO parameters can also be mapped to CC values, therefore the LFO rate could be modulated by a second LFO in the same way... etc...

For example- the LFO could be given an envelope by mapping a CC to the depth parameter, and cabling an envelope to the input. A 'spike' envelope could sync the LFO to a keypress if mapped to the RESTART button.

One feature not apparent on the interface is that if the DEPTH control is set to zero, the DATA RATE is also set to zero automatically. This ensures that the LFO does not keep sending MIDI CC data (at the data rate specified) to the plugin if it is not oscillating at all.