Specifications

PARAMETER REFERENCE MANUAL34
OSCILLATORS
¦ Semitone
-48 to +48 semitones: Adjust the pitch of oscillator1 in semitones. Modulation destination “Osc1 Pitch“.
¦ Key Follow
-64 to +31, Norm, +33 to +63: How much the pitch of oscillator1 follows the keyboard (i.e. MIDI note
number). Press both VALUE buttons at the same time for normal tuning (Norm).
¦ Balance
-64 to +63: Adjusts the relative levels of oscillator1 and oscillator2 (including FM), whereby -64 is oscilla-
tor1 only and +63 is oscillator2 only. Note that this parameter is mirrored in the oscillator2 menu.
Common
The Common pages contain parameters which affect more than one oscillator at the same time.
¦ Initial Phase
Value Meaning
Off The phase angle (see glossary) of each oscillator is reset to a random value at the start of each note.
This closely emulates the “free-running” oscillators found in real analogue synthesizers.
1 to 127 The phase angle of oscillator1 is xed at 0°, oscillator2 phase is shifted forward, oscillator 3 phase is
shifted backwards by the same amount. Because it ensures that the “click”at the start of notes always
sound the same, setting the Initial Phase to a value other than Off is particularly useful for percussive
sounds.
Modulation destination “Osc Initial Phase”.
¦ Key Mode
Value Meaning
Poly Polyphonic
Mono 1 Monophonic, multi-trigger, full portamento
Mono 2 Monophonic, multi-trigger, legato portamento
Mono 3 Monophonic, single-trigger, full portamento
Mono 4 Monophonic, single-trigger, legato portamento
¦ Key Follow
-64 to +31, Norm, +33 to +63: How much the pitch of oscillator1 follows the keyboard (i.e. MIDI note
number). Press both VALUE buttons at the same time for normal tuning (Norm).
¦ Balance
-64 to +63: Adjusts the relative levels of oscillator1 and oscillator2 (including FM), whereby -64 is oscilla-
tor1 only and +63 is oscillator2 only. Note that this parameter is mirrored in the oscillator2 menu.
Oscillator2(WavetablePWMOscillator)
¦ Mode
Classic, HyperSaw, WaveTable etc.: Selects the basic type of oscillator.
¦ Index
This determines the playback position within the currently selected Wavetable. Each of the 128 available val-
ues represents either a particular wave or the interpolation of the two nearest waves. Modulating the Index of
a wavetable with an LFO or Envelope will often result in a highly-dynamic variation in the timbre of a sound,
impossible via any other means.
¦ Wavetable
Selects the current Wavetable - each being a unique collection of different waves from which all manner of
different timbres may be achieved.
¦ PulseWidth
At zero position, all the even-numbered harmonics are cancelled out, creating a hollow sound similar to a
50% pulse wave - when the value reaches 127, the whole wave is almost entirely cancelled out, resulting in
a much thinner sound.
¦ Detune
As with traditional PWM, much of the fun comes from modulating the pulsewidth by an LFO, which creates
the characteristic warmth of detuned oscillators - the Detune parameter creates this effect automatically,
with no further modulation assignments.
¦ Interpolation
Use this parameter to determine how smoothly the different waves are blended you sweep the index param-
eter.