There's also a white noise generator that can be added to the input to dramatically alter the results, or even used as the sole input source. The resonators can be made to act like an additive synth, creating entirely new tones from existing ones by adding harmonics (partials). So, what does this all amount to sonically? Kaleidoscope offers two functional 'modes': signal processing and sound generation (albeit based on an input signal). Kaleidoscope operates like all of the components of a piano (or any musical instrument), but with the ability to customise those components to a great extent. The hammer hits the string, and while this force has no tuning, panning or complex envelope of its own, the physical properties of the strings, the cabinet and the surrounding room create musical tones with harmonics that resonate and decay in ways that have no obvious relationship to the initial strike. To visualise this, imagine pressing a key on a piano. The resonator setup then works on the input signal in a tempo- synced loop from left to right.
These images (the supplied ones are pixelated abstract patterns, rather than 'pictures' in the conventional sense, though any image can be used) can be non-destructively manipulated using various front panel controls - including changing their position and rotation - and by applying specific range values to their operation, all of which affects their modulating effect on the resonators. Kaleidoscope uses images to control the various types of modulation.
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