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Using Oscillator 2 in Ultrabeat
Oscillator 2 can also be switched between three different types of synthesis engines: phase
oscillator, sample, and model. Each mode offers different parameters and features.
Click the appropriate button on the lower edge of the Oscillator 2 section to enable each
mode.
Using Oscillator 2’s Phase Oscillator Mode in Ultrabeat
Oscillator 2’s phase oscillator operates in a nearly identical fashion to the phase oscillator
of Oscillator 1. The key difference is that Saturation can be modulated in Oscillator 2,
rather than Asymmetry (in Oscillator 1). This means that when both oscillators are in phase
oscillator mode, they can produce different sounds.
For details on parameters, see Using Oscillator 1’s Phase Oscillator Mode in Ultrabeat.
Using Ultrabeat’s Sample Mode
In Sample mode, Oscillator 2 uses an audio file as a sound source.
Max and Min sliders Playback Direction button
Layer sliders
Sample Name display
Sample Name display: Used to load and unload samples or to display the loaded sample
in the Finder. Click the arrow in the upper-left corner of the waveform display to open.
See Loading Samples into Ultrabeat Oscillator 2.
Max/Min sliders: Determine the start point of the sample—depending on the dynamics
(incoming velocity level) of the performance. To adjust, drag the max/min labels to the
left or right.
Min: Determines the start point of the sample at the minimum velocity level
(velocity = 1).
Max: Determines the start point of the sample at the maximum velocity level
(velocity = 127).
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