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EXPLORING YOUR SUBHARMONICON (Continued)

EXPLORING THE FILTER

As your sequence continues to play, you can rotate the

CUTOFF and RESONANCE knobs and listen to how changing

the ﬁlter settings can aect the timbre of your sequenced

sound. The VCF EG AMT knob deﬁnes how much eect the

VCF Envelope Generator (VCF EG) will have on the ﬁlter

settings. By turning the RESONANCE knob toward maximum

and experimenting with the CUTOFF knob, you can coax the

ﬁlter to “chirp” as it approaches a self-resonant state. Try it!

CHANGING THE WAVE

As you explore the ways dierent ﬁlter settings aect the timbre of each note,

you can also use the VCO 1 WAVE switch to hear how dierent waves aect the

overall sound.

TWEAKING THE ENVELOPES

As your sequence continues to play, you can change the

Attack and Decay rates for both the VCF EG and the VCA EG.

The VCF EG changes the Cuto Frequency of the Voltage

Controlled Filter (VCF) over time; the VCA EG changes

the Voltage Controlled Ampliﬁer (VCA) setting, or output

volume, over time. Using relatively quick attack and decay

rates can be best for percussive eects and punchy basses

or leads. Slower decay times can add more of a drone or

atmospheric feel to the sound.

And don’t forget, the VCF EG AMT knob is bi-directional,

with the center position creating no eect. Rotating the

VCF EG AMT clockwise adds a positive amount of envelope

control, while rotating this knob counter-clockwise adds a

negative amount of envelope control, creating some very

useful and unusual eects.