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LFO parameters: page 2
Control
knob
Parameter Range Description
1 Steps (only visible when Wave = Step) 2-8 Specic LFO points can be
dened
2 Smooth 0-127 Slows waveform changes (hidden
for Triangle waveform)
3 One-Shot O, On On = LFO completes 1 cycle and
stops
8 Step Edit... (only visible when Wave =
Step)
(access) Enters the Step Edit page
The rst and last parameters are hidden for
most waveform selections, so we’ll describe
the other two rst.
Smooth
Also known as “slew”, this parameter softens
the transitions from one amplitude of an
LFO to the next. When a waveform with
abrupt changes is selected (Saw, Square,
S&H, Step) the Smooth parameter makes the
LFO “glide” between adjacent values. At the
highest setting the square and triangle LFO
waveforms are identical.
One-Shot
An LFO will run its course only once if this
parameter is set to On. For example, it could:
• allow a single warble from a sine wave LFO
• introduce a short burst of chaos from the
Noise waveform
• run the Step LFO sequence one time, etc.
“Step LFO sequence?” Let’s discuss that feature
next.
The Step LFO
The following parameters are only available
when the LFO Wave selection is set to Step.
When that is done, two more parameters
appear on Page 2. These unlock the features of
the Step LFO.
The Step LFO allows you to dene up to eight
stages through which the LFO will pass. The
number of steps is set by the Steps parameter
on Control knob 1, and Control button 8 is
used to enter the page where the step values
are chosen. Let’s walk through an example.
1. Press [INIT] twice to initialize the patch
2. Hold [LFO 1] and press [OSC 1] to create
a mod route
3. Use Control knob 6 to set Depth to 128.0
4. Access [LFO 1]
5. Use Control knob 1 to select the Step
wave
6. Use the Page down arrow to select
page 2
7. Use Control button 8 to access the Step
Edit page
8. Hold [SHIFT] and use Control knob 1 to
set Step 1 to 60.0
9. Do the same with Control knob 2 and set
Step 2 to -60.0
Note: These values provide specic
pitches, as described after the example.
10. Hold a note. Three octaves of the same
pitch will play. The third pitch is longest.
11. Keep holding the note and the sequence
will loop.
12. Press [EXIT] and try other LFO settings
(Rate, BPM = On).
13. Repeat steps 6-9 and set other steps to
exact multiples of 5. A melody will take
shape.
Intermediate values can be used, of course.
But increments of 5.0 provide chromatic
intervals when the other settings are observed
(mod route Depth and LFO Level both at
128.0). And since there are 12 chromatic steps
in an octave, for a full octave use values of +/-
60.0 (because 12 x 5 = 60).