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EUROPA SHAPESHIFTING SYNTHESIZER184
Amount
D Turn the Amount knob to change the intensity of the currently selected Harmonics algorithm.
The frequency spectrum is updated in real-time and shown in the Spectral Filter display.
The Unison section
The Unison function generates detuned duplicates of the signal in pairs on either side of the original signal’s pitch.
Unison On/Off
D Click the On/Off LED button to activate/deactivate the Unison section.
Unison display
The Unison display shows the unison characteristics, as set with the controls in the Unison section. Note, though, that
this display is not interactive like the Waveform and Spectral Filter displays.
Unison Type selector
D Click the Unison name box to bring up a menu of the available Unison types.
The available Unison types are:
•Normal
This generates duplicates of the signal on either side of the original signal’s pitch.
•Fourth
This generates duplicates of the signal on either side of the fourth above the original signal’s pitch.
• Fifth
This generates duplicates of the signal on either side of the fifth above the original signal’s pitch.
• Octave Down
This generates duplicates of the signal on either side of the original signal’s pitch - one octave down.
• Phase Only
This generates duplicates of the signal on either side of the original signal’s pitch. The Detune parameter (see be-
low) now controls the phases of the signal copies, instead of the detuning. This is great for creating wide stereo
sounds without lots of detuning.
If Phase Sync is active in the Oscillator (see “Phase Sync”), all signals in the Unison function get the same relative
start phases each time you play the same note. The original signal always has the phase 0 degrees.
Count
D Set the number of desired signals in the unison effect.
Range: 1-7.
Note that for even numbers, the original signal is represented by two duplicates.