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The monophonic ES M is a good starting point if youre looking for bass sounds that
punch through your mix.
The ES M (ES Mono) synthesizer features an automatic fingered portamento mode, making
bass slides easy. It also provides an automatic filter compensation circuit that delivers
rich, creamy basses, even when using higher resonance values.
The ES M produces sounds using subtractive synthesis. It features an oscillator that
generates harmonically rich waveforms. You subtract (cut, or filter out) portions of these
waveforms, and reshape them, to create new sounds.
If you’re totally new to synthesizers, it might be best to start off with Synthesizer Basics,
which will introduce you to the terminology, and give you a great overview of different
synthesis methods and how they work.
This chapter covers the following:
Getting to Know the ES M Interface (p. 20)
Using the ES M Oscillator (p. 21)
Using the ES M Filter and Filter Envelope (p. 22)
Using the ES M Level Envelope and Output Controls (p. 23)
Extended ES M Parameters (p. 23)
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