Reference Manual

423 Live Instrument Reference
Oscillators A-D Shell and Display
Osc On — This turns the oscillator on and off.
Osc Coarse Frequency (Coarse) — The relationship between oscillator frequency and note pitch
is defined by the Coarse and Fine parameters. Coarse sets the ratio in whole numbers, creating
a harmonic relationship.
Osc Fine Frequency (Fine) — The relationship between oscillator frequency and note pitch is
defined by the Coarse and Fine parameters. Fine sets the ratio in fractions of whole numbers,
creating an inharmonic relationship.
Osc Fixed Frequency On (Fixed) — In Fixed Mode, oscillators do not respond to note pitch but
instead play a fixed frequency.
Osc Fixed Frequency (Freq) — This is the frequency of the oscillator in Hertz. This frequency is
constant, regardless of note pitch.
Osc Fixed Multiplier (Multi) — This is used to adjust the range of the fixed frequency. Multiply
this value with the value of the oscillator’s Freq knob to get actual frequency in Hz.
Osc Output Level (Level) — This sets the output level of the oscillator. If this oscillator is modulat-
ing another, its level has significant influence on the resulting timbre. Higher levels usually create
bright and/or noisy sounds.
Envelope / Oscillator Switches — These switches toggle the display between the oscillator’s
envelope and its harmonics editor.
16/32/64 — These switches set the number of partials that are available for user editing.
Osc Waveform (Wave) — Choose from a collection of carefully selected waveforms. You can
then edit them via the harmonics editor.
Osc Feedback (Feedback) — An oscillator can modulate itself if it is not modulated by another
oscillator. The modulation is dependent not only on the setting of the feedback control but also
on the oscillator level and the envelope. Higher feedback creates a more complex resulting
waveform.
Osc Phase (Phase) — This sets the initial phase of the oscillator. The range represents one whole
cycle.