User Manual
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Oscillators
Dave Smith Instruments
the oscillator select buttons show the modulator/carrier relationship
between the oscillators, as does the following table.
Carrier Modulator
Oscillator 1 Oscillator 2
Oscillator 2 Oscillator 3
Oscillator 3 Oscillator 4
Oscillator 4 Oscillator 1
Turning up FM for oscillator 1 causes it to be modulated by oscillator 2,
turning up FM for oscillator 2 causes it to be modulated by oscillator 3,
and so on.
Note: The indicated order of modulation is really just a handy short-
cut. In fact, you can route any oscillator to another using the modula-
tion matrix. See Modulation on page 32 for more information.
Amplitude Modulation (AM): 0…127—As with FM, AM uses the oscil-
lators as carrier/modulator pairs. But with AM, the modulator modulates
the carrier’s amplitude, not its frequency. As with FM, any oscillator
routing combination can be congured using the modulation matrix.
Glide Amount: 0...127—Sets the oscillator glide (portamento) amount.
Glide can be set independently for each oscillator. Low values are
shorter/faster. The gliDe switch must be on to hear the effect of gliDe
amoUnt. For a detailed explanation, see Glide on page 36.
Tip: To set gliDe amoUnt for all oscillators simultaneously, press
and briey hold any of the oscillator select buttons until all of them
are lit. Then adjust gliDe amoUnt. Press any oscillator select button
to exit.
Slop: 0…127—Adds random detuning to the oscillator to emulate the
tuning instability of voltage controlled analog oscillators, from subtle,
barely perceptible amounts to wildly out of tune.
Oscillator 1 Sub Octave: 0…127—Controls the level of a sine wave
oscillator pitched one octave below oscillator 1.