User`s guide

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monophonic
A single melodic line without accompaniment; for example, solo
voice.
noise
1. A complex sound made up of a broad spectrum of non-
harmonically-related frequencies.
2. Any euphony-impaired sound, often arbitrarily discriminated
against on aesthetic grounds.
oscillator
A signal source that produces a specified waveform at a specified
frequency.
Ouroborus
Jungian archetype symbolizing feedback. Originally appeared in
Egyptian art of a snake consuming its own tail; more recently
reflected in Apple Computer’s street address, 1 Infinite Loop.
See “feedback.”
overflow
Overflow, or clipping, happens when a waveform exceeds the
maximum signal level. In SFX Machine Pro, the mix (or average) of
the outputs on a given channel will clip if it exceeds 100% (0 dB).
Excessive amounts of modulation, excessive output levels, and
filtering with high Q values can lead to overflow.
Pan
1. Goatlike Greek god after whom panpipes were named.
2. Parameter used to control the left/right (panoramic) movement of
a sound.
parallel processing
A method of computation in which multiple processing modules
operate in parallel, simultaneously controlling each other by
sending signals back and forth. The early electronic modular synths
may be viewed as analog parallel processing computers.