Operation Manual

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• The output of the two LFOs are never actually heard. Instead they are used for modulating various parameters.
The most typical application of an LFO is to modulate the pitch of a (sound generating) oscillator or sample, to pro-
duce vibrato.
The LFO section has the following parameters:
Waveform
LFO 1 allows you to select different waveforms for modulating parameters. These are (from the top down):
Destination
The available LFO Destinations are as follows:
Sync
By clicking this button you activate/deactivate LFO sync. The frequency of the LFO will then be synchronized to the
song tempo, in one of 16 possible time divisions. When sync is activated, the Rate knob (see below) is used for set-
ting the desired time division.
Turn the knob and check the tooltip for an indication of the time division.
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Waveform
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Description
Triangle This is a smooth waveform, suitable for normal vibrato.
Inverted
Sawtooth
This produces a “ramp up” cycle. If applied to an oscillator’s frequency, the pitch would sweep up to a set
point (governed by the Amount setting), after which the cycle immediately starts over.
Sawtooth This produces a “ramp down” cycle, the same as above but inverted.
Square This produces cycles that abruptly changes between two values, usable for trills etc.
Random Produces random stepped modulation to the destination. Some vintage analog synths called this fea-
ture “sample & hold”.
Soft Random The same as above, but with smooth modulation.
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Destination
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Description
Osc Selecting this makes LFO control the pitch (frequency) of the sample patch.
Filter Selecting this makes the LFO control the filter frequency.
Pan Selecting this makes the LFO modulate the pan position of samples, i.e. it will move the sound from left
to right in the stereo field.