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Synth section - basics

The two synth oscillators – Osc 1 and Osc 2 - have distinctive RGB colour coding for the

pads, which is reected in other Views and in LEDs elsewhere on the control panel, so you

always know which oscillator is being adjusted. Osc 1 uses purple and Osc 2 uses green. On

the playing pads, the high and low C notes in each octave show a different shade than the

intermediate keys.

Paraphonic voicing

A fundamental feature of Circuit Mono Station’s operation is its paraphonic voicing. This means

that the two Oscillators share the synth’s VCA, envelope generator and lter, and can play at

different pitches, but can only be heard together when the envelope is “open”.

Osc 1

Pitch

Trig

Pitch

Trig

Mixer

Pre-Filter

Distortion

Post-Filter

Distortion

VCF

VCA

Mode 2

Mode 1

PARAPHONIC MODE SWITCH

SIMPLIFIED BLOCK DIAGRAM

SHOWING PARAPHONIC MODE SWITCH.

Osc 2

In normal (default) operation only Oscillator 1 triggers the VCA. We call this mode Paraphonic

Mode 1, and it is the mode you will use when playing Circuit Mono Station in live performance

or for recording. This mode is conrmed by the Scales button

being lit dimly white when

Shift

is pressed. In Paraphonic Mode 1, every note played on the keys triggers both

Oscillators, but the VCA is triggered only by Oscillator 1. The contribution that each oscillator

makes to the overall sound can be heard provided the Osc 1 and Osc 2 level controls (

and

) are turned up in the Mixer Section, and the pitch and waveform of each oscillator can be

adjusted independently.

The important point about Paraphonic Mode 1 is that because it is Oscillator 1 that triggers the

VCA, Oscillator 2 will only be heard when a note in Oscillator 1’s Pattern is of sufcient duration

to trigger the VCA. This point is illustrated below:

Osc 1

Osc 2

This note will be heard fully

because Osc 1 has triggered

the VCA

This note will not be heard as the

VCA is not being triggered

Only the start of this note will be

heard because the release phase

of Osc 1’s note will close the envelope

before Osc 2’s note has completed

PARAPHONIC MODE 1

TIME