User Manual

OCILLATOR
Formant Spread •
By adjusting the spread of the formants, a very complex effect is achieved - something like an unholy alli-
ance between a sub-oscillator and a sync-sweep could be one way of describing it, although the depth of
the effect is highly-dependent on the current value of Formant Shift.
For an effective demonstration, try sweeping from 0 (default) through to 127, with Formant Shift set at 12
o’clock position.
This parameter can be modulated via the Mod Matrix and the LFO’s - please select Osc1/2 Spread from the
list of available destinations.
Local Detune •
Use this parameter to achieve the effect of two detuned oscillators an octave apart. Note that this parameter
is most effective when Formant Spread is set to a relatively low value.
Interpolation •
Use this parameter to determine how smoothly the different waves are blended you sweep the index param-
eter.
Semitone •
-48 to +48 semitones: Adjust the pitch of oscillator 1 in semitones. Modulation destination “Osc1Pitch“.
Key Follow •
-64 to +31, Norm, +33 to +63: How much the pitch of oscillator 1 follows the keyboard (i.e. MIDI note
number). Press both VALUE buttons at the same time for normal tuning (Norm).
Balance •
-64 to +63: Adjusts the relative levels of oscillator 1 and oscillator 2 (including FM), whereby -64 is oscilla-
tor 1 only and +63 is oscillator 2 only. Note that this parameter is mirrored in the oscillator 2 menu.
Hint: Use the ‘Simple’ modes where possible if polyphony is a concern - they eat a lot less DSP power than
the ‘Complex’ modes
Oscillator 1 (Simple Formant Table Oscillator)
The Simple Formant Table oscillator is similar in concept to the Simple Grain Table oscillator, only with one
crucial difference: the formants remain xed as you play up and down the keys. This effectively turns the
oscillator into a kind of lterbank, comprising up to 256 resonant bandpass lter poles, whereby the cutoff of
each pole is determined by the harmonics in the current wavetable index.