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Thickening the ES2’s Sound with Sine Level
The Sine Level knob, located next to the Filter 2 section, allows a sine wave at the frequency
of Oscillator 1 to be mixed directly into the dynamic stage, independent of the filters.
Even if you have filtered away the basic partial tone of Oscillator 1 with a highpass filter,
you can reconstitute it with this parameter.
In cases where Oscillator 1 is frequency-modulated by Oscillator 2 (if you have turned
up FM with the waveform selector), only the pure sine wave is mixed into the dynamic
section, not the distorted FM waveform.
Any modulation of Oscillator 1’s pitch, set in the router, affects the frequency of the
sine wave mixed in at this stage.
Note: The Sine Level knob is useful for adding warmth and a fat bass quality to the sound.
Extra body can be added to thin sounds with this function, given that Oscillator 1 actually
plays the basic pitch.
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