User Manual

APPENDIX A: SYNTH TRACK PARAMETERS
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OSCILLATOR 2
The OSC2 pages control the second oscillator and the accompanying sub oscillator. Settings that will aect
both oscillators are found here as well.
OSC2 (page 1)
TUN (OSC2 Coarse Tune) sets the pitch of the os-
cillator in semitones. To jump a whole octave, press
the knob while turning it.
FIN (OSC2 Fine Tune) fine tunes the pitch of the
oscillator. This knob can be continuously tweaked
several turns. TUN is increased or decreased one
semitone for every turn on FIN.
DET (OSC2 Linear Detune) osets the frequency
of the oscillator by a certain number of hertz (unlike
FIN, which adjusts the pitch in cents). This unique
feature gives more detune in the bass notes and
allows for a dierent kind of chorus-like detune that
reminds of very old and big analog synthesizers.
TRK (OSC2 Keytrack) sets the oscillator pitch to
follow the notes you play or not. When o, the pitch
is constant, which can be convenient for drum or
eects sounds.
LEV (OSC2 Level) sets the oscillator level. The nor-
mal level is 100. The sound can get dirtier at higher
levels; lower levels gives a cleaner signal through
the filters and also makes filter resonances more
pronounced.
WAV (OSC2 Waveform) can be set to Sawtooth,
Transistor Pulse, Pulse, or Triangle. It is also pos-
sible to choose one of the two External Inputs
(to send external sounds through the filters) or to
activate Neighbor, which will route the audio of the
previous track to the currently active track. Select-
ing a waveform does not change the PW parameter,
which aects the waveshape of the waveform.
SUB (OSC2 Sub Oscillator) sets the waveform of
the sub oscillator or turns it o. The sub oscilla-
tor pitch is fixed at one or two octaves below the
oscillator.
PW (OSC2 Pulsewidth) sets the oscillator wavesh-
ape. The mid position (64) gives the default wave-
shape. Unlike on most synths, all four waveforms,
selected by WAV, have variable waveshapes.
SPD (OSC2 PWM Speed) sets the speed of the os-
cillator’s PWM LFO, which can be used to modulate
the waveshape back and forth around the set PW
parameter.
PWM (OSC2 PWM Depth) sets the amount of the
oscillator’s Pulsewidth Modulation around the set
PW parameter.
OSC 1&2 (page 2)
AM1 (Osc1 AM) engages Amplitude Modulation on
Oscillator 1, which means that its signal is switched
on/o (multiplied) by the pulse wave of Oscillator
2. This introduces new harmonics with frequencies
being the sum and dierence frequencies of the
harmonics of the two oscillators. The result is relat-
ed to ring modulation and can give metallic, hollow,
or disharmonic sound qualities. Note that the wave-
form and pulse width of Oscillator 2 also aects the
result, even if that oscillator is not heard.
SMD (Sync Mode) enables oscillator sync between
the two oscillators, either Osc2 synchronized to
Osc1, Osc1 to Osc2, or Metal Sync where both os-
cillators reset each other in a special manner.
SNC (Sync Amount) sets how hard the synced os-
cillator will lock to the syncing oscillator’s frequency.
Maximum value gives so-called “hard sync” with
the strongest sync sound. Lower values give “soft
sync” where the synced oscillator can also lock to
subharmonics of the syncing oscillator. The value
zero gives no sync at all.
BND (Bend Depth) sets the amount of auto bend.
The higher the setting, the more the pitch of a
trigged note will be oset. The sound will then glide
towards its right pitch. This parameter is particularly
useful in drum sounds or sync sweeps; if oscillator
sync is engaged (SMD) then only the synced oscilla-
tor will bend.
SLI (Note Slide time) sets the slide time of note
slides, set in the NOTE SLIDE menu, and also the
auto bend time (BND).
AM2 (Osc2 AM) engages Amplitude Modulation on
Oscillator 2, which means that its signal is switched
on/o (multiplied) by the pulse wave of Oscillator 1.
See AM1 above.
TRG (Oscillator Retrig) lets the two oscillators start
each note in phase with each other. This can give a
stronger and more consistent bass punch
FAD (Vibrato Fade) sets the fade-in or fade-out of
the vibrato. The mid position (0) gives a constant
vibrato. Positive values give a fade-out, negative
values give a fade-in.
SPD (Vibrato Speed) sets the frequency of the
vibrato LFO aecting both oscillators.
VIB (Vibrato Depth) sets the amount of vibrato.