User’s Guide

BEFORE WE GET STARTED

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INTRODUCTION
AudioElec is a synthesizer dedicated to the emulation of electrical sounds. The synthesizer is
based on Le Sound’s dynamic modeling technology and uses sampling only for very specific
modules. That is, it produces sounds by solving, on the fly, mathematical equations
modeling the different components of electrical approximations developed by Le Sound.
This complex synthesis engine responds dynamically to the control signals it receives and
exposes high-level controls carefully mapped to the low-level synthesis model.

Procedural audio

In the video game world, procedural audio refers to the computational process of
generating audio from nothing, or almost nothing. The goal is to use almost no .wav data
(pre-recorded audio files), but rather models that generate in real-time the equivalent audio
data that would be contained in pre-recorded files. Procedural audio has many advantages:
it saves memory by using code instead of .wav data; it’s flexible (computation can depend
on all game parameters); it can lighten the burden of specific tedious tasks (sounding
hundreds of interacting objects or animations) and it brings flexibility to the pipeline (since
sound is directly linked to game parameters, changes will modify audio generation
accordingly to keep it synced, avoiding the need for sound redesign).

System requirements

AudioElec is compatible with the following standard : VST, AAX, AU

*AAX 64bits is compatible with Pro Tools 11 and above. Please refer to Avid for precise
system compatibility.
INSTALLATION

Windows

Double-click on audioelec*.exe to launch installation wizard. Click on “Next” to go to the

next screen. You have to read and agree to the End User License Agreement before
proceeding. On the following screen you’ll be able to choose the components you want to
install:

● Common files regroup all documentation related to this product

● VSTi 64-bit will install the 64-bit VST instrument
● AAX 64-bit: the 64-bit version of the AAX plugin for Pro Tools 11 and above
exclusively.

The following screens of the installer will allow you to choose custom locations for common
files, VSTi and AAX. Default installation paths are as follows:

Common files and databanks: “C:\Program Files (x86)\LeSound”

64-bit VSTi plug-in: “C:\Program Files\Vstplugins”
64-bit AAX plug-in: “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins”

You may have to install Microsoft Visual C++ redistributables. If you don’t have them already
installed on your computer, select “Yes” when the installer asks you if you want to install the
package. Otherwise, you can click on “No”. The installation is then complete.

Mac OS X

Double-click on audioelec*.pkg to launch installation wizard. Please read and accept the End
User License agreement in order to proceed. By default, the installer is set on “automatic”
mode and you won’t have anything to do, but you can also choose a “custom” installation
mode and you’ll be able to select which component you want to install and where to install
it. The different choices are:

● Common files – regroups all documentation related to this product

● VSTi / 64-bit will install the VST instrument
● AudioUnit 64-bit will install the Audio Unit instrument
● AAX 64-bit will install the AAX plugin for Protools 11 (64-bit).

Default installation paths are:

Common files and databanks: “/Applications/LeSound”
64-bit VSTi plug-in: “/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST”
64-bit AUi plug-in: “/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components”
64-bit AAX plug-in: “/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins”

Activation

AudioElec uses iLok license activation. When you purchase AudioWind, an iLok license is
associated and you need to transfer it to your iLok. Please enter your iLok account name
while registering Le Sound.

If you encounter any problem with the activation process, please don’t hesitate to send us
an email at ​[email protected]​.
Table of Contents

BEFORE WE GET STARTED

INTRODUCTION
Procedural audio
System requirements
INSTALLATION
Windows
Mac OS X
Activation
Table of Contents
MODULES DESCRIPTION
Hum
Arc Impulse
Arc Sustain
HighVoltage
Sparks
Granulator
Telemetry
Generator 1
Generator 2
Generator 3
Mixing Module
OTHER FUNCTIONALITIES
Audio Options
Open Sound Control (OSC)
TouchOSC setup guide
How to know my computer’s IP address
AudioElec OSC Setup Guide
License
About
Random
Presets
Preset Manager
Factory Presets List
Automation
TROUBLESHOOTING
MODULES DESCRIPTION

Hum

Combining several oscillators, the ​Hum module uses modulations and randomizations to
synthesize the low sound of an electrical line, device or domestic appliance. It can typically
be used to recreate a humming fridge, a buzzing transformer or these electric drones that
you usually try to avoid in your recordings!

Base Freq​: Fundamental frequency of the sound.

50 Hz: Set base frequency to 50Hz.
60 Hz: Set base frequency to 60Hz.
Beat Freq​: Relative value for an typical beating
interference between two close frequencies.
Mod Freq ​: Frequency of an amplitude
modulation (0 deactivate the modulation).
LoCut​ : Cut of a low-cut filter.
Liveliness​ : Amount of randomization on the base
frequency through time.
Buzz​ : Volume of an additional buzz.
Mode​ : Sustain: continuous sound
Push​ : sound is triggered by clicking on the jack
logo right below. Use this mode typically to
simulate a finger touching a plugged jack.

Arc Impulse

Thanks to oscillators, wave shaping and sharp

envelopes, the ​Arc Impulse module synthesizes sound
of electricity arc which can for example accidently
appear in power distribution centers or when objects
touch high voltage lines.

Impulse Count​ : Numbers of Impulsions to trigger.

Impulse Length​ : Duration of each impulsion.
Base Freq​ : Fundamental frequency of the sound.
Harmonics​ : Volume of two harmonics of the base
frequency
Liveliness​ : Amount of randomization on the impulses
durations.
BandPass​ : Center frequency of a bandpass filter.
Arc Sustain

Using the same kind of process than the Arc Impulse module, the ​Arc Sustain module helps
you generate some continuous electric power noises like those in power relay stations

Base Freq​ : Base frequency of the signal.

Pulse Depth​ : Increases grainy aspect of the signal.
Liveliness​ : Adds fluctuations and irregularities in the
signal.
Harmonics​ : Set the volume of the harmonics of the base
frequency.
BandPass​ : Set the cut frequency of the bandpass

HighVoltage

The High Voltage module is based on a static highvoltage line sound and let the user shape a
periodic ramp on its frequency to create a flexible and lively hard electrical sound.

On/Off​ : Enable/Disable the module.

Length Randomization : Set the range of duration for ramps.
Each new ramp will see its duration chosen at random from this
Min-Max range.
Pitch Amplitude : Controls the width of frequencies along the
ramp

Sparks

The Sparks module synthesizes small sparks sounds by

quickly switching generators frequency through time.
Base Freq​ : Base frequency of the signal.
Density​ : Set the hardness of the sparks.
HiCut ​: Set the cut frequency of the High Cut filter.
Granulator

The Granulator module enables you to create new sounds from existing samples using
granular synthesis. Recombining small chunks of the original sound, you can generate a new
sample of any duration.

On/Off​ : Start/Stop the

player.
Speed Rate​ :
Increase/Decrease speed
with transposition effect.
Samples​ : List the available
samples for the module.

Telemetry

The Telemetry module synthesizes the sound of ​communications and measurements

process on computers or older electronic devices such as modems or radars. They are 3
different generators in this module each allowing different kinds of fine tuning.

Generator 1

Trigg push​ : Generates a 1-shot sample which duration is defined

by Trig length.
Infinite toggle​ : Generates sound continuously.
Trig Length​ : Define the sample duration triggered by the Trig push
button.
Freq Range​ : Increase the range of randomly chosen frequencies.

Generator 2

Trigg push​ : Generates a 1-shot sample which duration is defined by Trig length.
Infinite toggle​ : Generates sound continuously.
Trig Length​ : Define the sample duration triggered by the Trig push button.
Base Freq​ : Base (lowest) frequency of the signal.
Freq Range​ : Increase the range of randomly chosen frequencies, based on Base Freq.
Repeat Rate​ : Set the delay between each new frequency.
LoCut​ : Set the cut frequency of the Low Cut filter.

Generator 3

Trigg push​ : Generates a 1-shot sample which duration is defined by Trig length.
Infinite toggle​ : Generates sound continuously.
Trig Length​ : Define the sample duration triggered by the Trig push button.
Freq Range​ : Set the range (Min-Max) of randomly chosen frequencies.
Repeat Rate​ : Set the delay between each new frequency.
LoCut​ : Set the cut frequency of the Low Cut filter.

Mixing Module

With the Mixer module, you can control the volume of each modules separately.

TELE​: Telemetry SPARKS​: Sparks

HUM​: Hum HV​: HighVoltage
ARCI​: Arc Impulse GRANU​: Granulator
ARCS​: Arc Sustain MASTER​: Volume control of all the modules at once.
OTHER FUNCTIONALITIES

Click on the “AUDIOELEC” logo to see several options menu.

Audio Options 

Link to host ‘Play’

When the tickbox is checked, sound will be produced only when your host is playing. When
you hit “Stop”, sound computing will stop too. By default, this tickbox is unchecked so you
should always hear sound.

Speakers arrangement

Here you can select your favorite mapping for your outputs. Be sure to have configured your
host correctly if you have a surround system, so that your outputs are mapped correctly. If
your system only has two outputs, you will only be able to select “Mono” or “Stereo” for
instance. The combobox allows you to switch between “Music” or “Cinema” mapping for
surround systems.

Open Sound Control (OSC)

AudioElec is an OSC friendly plugin, meaning that you can use any OSC enabled device or
software you want to control it. We also provide a fully functional template for TouchOSC
users on iPad. You can find the file here: ​http://lesound.io/download/

TouchOSC setup guide

The following guide covers the installation and configuration of TouchOSC on iPad for
AudioElec.

TouchOSC is an OSC app available on the App Store. Search it in the App Store or go to
hexler.net to download it on your computer. Once the app is installed, please plug your
iPad, start iTunes and go to your device’s “Apps” tab Scroll to the File Sharing section where
you will find a list of Apps. Select TouchOSC from this list and a new list of TouchOSC related
document should appear. You can now add the AudioElec template by dropping it into that
list or by clicking the ​Add button.

Next you will need to start TouchOSC on your iPad and tap on the OSC row in the
Connections section of main menu and turn the ​Enabled switch on.
The host should be the IP address of the computer running AudioElec, please scroll to the
next section if you don’t know how to find your IP address. AudioElec is, by default,
configured to send on port 9000 and receive on port 8000.

You can of course customize the ports to be used. Please make sure that those ports are not
already occupied by any other process on your computer and to reflect your configuration in
the AudioElec preferences (see section “AudioElec OSC Setup Guide” below). Once the
configuration is done, go back to the main menu in TouchOSC and tap the ​Layout row. The
AudioElec template should appear in the list, tapping it will make it the current active
template.

The TouchOSC configuration is now over you can go back to the main menu and tap the
Done button in the upper-right corner of the iPad.
How to know my computer’s IP address

If you’re a Mac user click to the Apple icon on the upper-left corner of the screen and select
System Preferences. Go to the Network button which should be on the third row. Then in
the left-side list click on your WiFi connection and your IP address should appear.

If you’re a Windows user, click the ​Start Menu (right click if your are on Windows 8.1), open
the Control Panel and go to Network and Internet, then go to Network and Sharing Center.
You should see your network under ​View Your Active Networks. Click the name of your
network next to the ​Connections label on the right and then go to ​Details. Your computer’s
IP address should appear in the value column next to ​IPv4 Address.

AudioElec OSC Setup Guide

To enable OSC, open AudioElec preference by clicking the AUDIOELEC title of the plugin
interface. Go to the OSC line and check the Enable OSC box, the IP field and input / output
ports should now be editable. The IP should be the IP address of your iPad which can be
found in the configuration page of the TouchOSC we have seen previously. If you configured
TouchOSC with our default port values, you shouldn’t need to change anything else.
Otherwise, make sure you reflect the exact same port configuration on both the computer
and the iPad.

Click on the apply button to validate and come back to the plugin interface.

If you are having trouble finding the IP address to set you can open the Settings app on your
iPad, go to the Wi-Fi tab and tap the circled-blue i next to the network you’re currently
connected.

Congratulations! Now you should be able to control AudioElec with your iPad !

Random

Located in the upper right corner, the RANDOM button generates a new set of parameters
for all the modules of the plugin. You can click on the button as much as you want until you
hear a sound that suits you. If you need, you can reset to default parameters or other
configurations with the PRESET menu next to it (see next section).
Presets

Preset Manager

The PRESET button located in the upper right corner allows you to display the preset
manager which handles every basic preset operation.
There are two dropdown preset lists : ​Factory presets showing different usage of your
AudioElec and ​My presets containing the presets you will save. To unroll the lists, click on
the small white square on the left of the lists name. Then, load some factory preset by
double clicking a its name.
After getting mad and turning every single button from min to max value, you can go back
to the default state of the plugin by recalling the “Reset” preset.
Once you’ve sculpted the sound you were looking for, simply click on the SAVE button at the
bottom of the preset manager to add a new preset corresponding to the current state of the
plugin. The newly created preset will appear at the bottom of ​My presets list. You can
rename it by double clicking on its name to recall it then click once more on it to get the
typing cursor.
To delete a preset, double click on its name (which will recall it) then click the DELETE button
at the bottom of the preset manager.

Factory Presets List

The factory presets are organised by modules. Each preset of the list changes only the
parameters of the module involved, leaving the other modules intact except for the their
volume. Here is the list of all the factory presets :

● Hum module
○ Server Room
○ Mosfet Revolution
○ Idle Pod
○ Cheap Connector
○ Everlasting Generator

● Arc Impulse module

○ Fat & Crispy
○ Electric Needle
○ Entropic Com
○ Precision Welding
○ Faulty Terminal
● Arc Sustain module
○ Short Circuit
 ○ Electric Fryer
○ Grainy Router
○ Roomba Purr
○ Bytes Grinder
● HighVoltage module
○ Switchgear
○ Very Long Wire
○ Close to Surge
○ Bending the Line
○ Looped Fuse
● Sparks module
○ Electric Log
○ Ionized Discharge
○ Plasma Flame
○ Ignition Coil
○ Drone Circling
● Telemetry module
○ Generator 1
■ Chatty GameBoy
■ Instant Algebra
■ Data Monologue
○ Generator 2
■ Ancient Glitch
■ Access Granted
■ Faulty Drive
○ Generator 3
■ High Dial
■ Tattletale
■ RDroid
○ Generator 2 & 3
■ Swarming Radar
■ Singing Duet
■ HiLoWeen
■ Pac Mad
■ RJ45 Anthem
■ Jackpot

Automation

All the parameters from your AudioElec plugin are available for automation in your favorite
host including separate modules volumes and master volume. Simply go to the host
automation menu or panel and all of them should appear, ordered alphabetically.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If you followed this guide but still aren’t able to control your AudioElec, you can try the
following suggestions: - Try another port configuration. - Try closing other programs that are
currently using your network. - Try to reboot devices, maybe a process is still bound to the
port you’re trying to use. If you’re still experiencing troubles please do not hesitate to
contact us at ​http://lesound.io/support/
Thank you!