User guide

Meet the Gigmate v2’s oscillators
The Gigmate v2’s synthesizer section features two monophonic oscillators, VCO 1 & VCO 2; you can control
the pitch and basic wave-shape of each, from the oscillator panels shown above.
VCO 1 can produce either sawtooth or square waveforms - selected using the switch labelled ‘WAVESHAPE’ (1).
VCO 2 can produce either sawtooth or pulse waveforms.
VCO stands for ‘voltage controlled oscillator’.
Most other controls in the oscillator sections control pitch and are described below:
OSCILLATOR PITCH CONTROLS (2) (3)
WAVE SHAPE (1)
6 Programming - VCOs
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When playing a guitar, the sound produced originates from the strings. In the case of a synthesizer, the basic
sound comes from a section called the ’oscillator’. Just as a guitar can have twelve strings instead of six, so a
synthesizer may feature two oscillators instead of one. This is the case with the Manx Gigmate (synthesizer section).
Having two oscillators instead of one can give you a fatter sound, especially if the two oscillators are set two be
slightly out of tune.
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The pitch of the Gigmate’s oscillators is determined by a number of factors - key position on the keyboard,
pitch bend range & other external influences, and controls which feature directly in the oscillator panels.
Both oscillators have switches to select octave range (note that their ranges are staggered)(2).
In addition, VCO 2 has course and fine variable pitch sliders (3) so you can detune the oscillators to your liking.
A knob located at the top left of the instrument, labelled
‘TUNING -> TONE SOURCES’, gives you a continuous
‘master’ control of the two oscillators’ pitch.
Master Tune