Specifications

NORD STAGE Eighty Eight V1.1x 6. The Instruments: The Synth section
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The T
IMBRE
knob does not have any effect on the sawtooth wave.
P
ULSE
The pulse wave contains only odd harmonics at 50% pulse width (square wave). This waveform is special
in that its harmonic content can be varied continuously, by adjusting the pulse width (PWM).
The T
IMBRE
knob controls the pulse width of the pulse wave, from 50% (square wave) to 1%. You can
modulate the Timbre using Morph (see page 54), Velocity or Mod Envelope. This waveform is suitable for
many type of sounds and has a more “hollow” character than the Sawtooth wave.
T
RIANGLE
The triangle waveform has only odd and not very strong harmonics. It is suitable for flute sounds and sim-
ilar.
N
OISE
The noise waveform is a chaotic waveform, it does not contain any harmonics, together with cutoff, reso-
nance and the effect section it can produce interesting atmospheres.
The pure square wave: a pulse wave
with 50% pulse width
The frequency spectrum of a pure square wave. The signal
contains only odd harmonics
The pulse wave at 10% pulse width
The pulse wave at 5% pulse width
The narrower the pulse width, the more harmonics are present
in the frequency spectrum
The frequency spectrum at 10% pulse width. Now, also even
harmonics are gradually introduced making the sound
“sharper” but also “thinner”