Plug-in Reference

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The included VST Instruments
OSC 2 parameters
Oscillator 2 has the following parameters:
OSC 3 parameters
Oscillator 3 has the following parameters:
Parameter Value Description
Osc 2 0–100 This controls the output level of the oscil-
lator.
Coarse +/- 48
semitones
This determines the coarse pitch for Osc
2. If FM is enabled, this determines fre-
quency ratio of the oscillator regarding
Osc 1.
Fine +/- 50 cent Fine tunes the oscillator pitch in cent in-
crements (100th of a semitone). If FM is
enabled, this determines the frequency
ratio of the oscillator regarding Osc 1.
Wave Mod +/- 50 This parameter dial is only active if the
Wave Mod button is activated beside the
waveform selection box. Wave modula-
tion works by adding a phase-shifted
copy of the oscillator output to itself,
which produces waveform variations. For
example if a sawtooth waveform is used,
activating WM will produce a pulse wave-
form. By modulating the WM parameter
with for example a LFO, classic PWM
(pulse width modulation) is produced.
Wave modulation can, however, be ap-
plied to any waveform.
Ratio 1–16 This parameter dial (which is only active if
the Freq Mod button is activated) adjusts
the amount of frequency modulation ap-
plied to oscillator 2. See “About fre-
quency modulation” on page 45. Is
normally referred to as FM index.
Sync button On/Off When Sync is activated, Osc 2 is slaved
to Osc 1. This means that every time Osc
1 completes it's cycle Osc 2 is forced to
reset (start it's cycle from the beginning).
This produces a characteristic sound,
suitable for lead playing. Osc 1 deter-
mines the pitch, and varying the pitch of
Osc 2 produces changes in timbre. For
classic sync sounds, try modulating the
pitch of Osc 2 with an envelope or a LFO.
The Osc 2 pitch should also be set higher
than the pitch of Osc 1.
Tracking
button
On/Off When Tracking is activated, the oscillator
pitch will track the notes played on the
keyboard. If Tracking is deactivated the
oscillator pitch remains constant, regard-
less of what note is played.
Freq Mod
button
On/Off This switches frequency modulation on or
off.
Wave Mod
button
On/Off This switches wave modulation on or off.
Waveform
selector pop-up
See “Selecting
Waveforms” on
page 42.
Sets the basic waveform for the oscillator.
Parameter Value Description
Osc 3 0–100 This controls the output level of the oscil-
lator.
Coarse +/- 48
semitones
This determines the coarse pitch for Osc
3. If FM is enabled, this determines the
frequency ratio of the oscillator regarding
Osc 1/2.
Fine +/- 50 cent Fine tunes the oscillator pitch in cent in-
crements (100th of a semitone). If FM is
enabled, this determines the frequency
ratio of the oscillator regarding Osc 1/2.
Ratio 1–16 This parameter dial (which is only active if
the Freq Mod button is activated) adjusts
the amount of frequency modulation ap-
plied to oscillator 3. See “About fre-
quency modulation” on page 45. Is
normally referred to as FM index.
Sync button On/Off When Sync is activated, Osc 3 is slaved
to Osc 1. This means that every time Osc
1 completes it's cycle, Osc 3 is forced to
reset (start it's cycle from the beginning).
This produces a characteristic sound,
suitable for lead playing. Osc 1 deter-
mines the pitch, and varying the pitch of
Osc 3 produces changes in timbre. For
classic sync sounds, try modulating the
pitch of Osc 3 with an envelope or a LFO.
The Osc 3 pitch should also be set higher
than the pitch of Osc 1.
Tracking
button
On/Off When Tracking is activated, the oscillator
pitch will track the notes played on the
keyboard. If Tracking is deactivated the
oscillator pitch remains constant, regard-
less of what note is played.
Freq Mod
button
On/Off This switches frequency modulation on or
off.
Wave Mod
button
On/Off This switches wave modulation on or off.
Waveform
selector pop-up
See “Selecting
Waveforms” on
page 42.
Sets the basic waveform for the oscillator.