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LFOs
COBALT5S features two individual low frequency oscillators. LFO1 is global and LFO2 is
polyphonic.
All LFO’s can be set to Retrigger, Single and Free mode and have these parameters:
• LFO1 and LFO2: These switches select which LFO the above controls are representing.
• Rate: This parameter controls the speed of the LFO.
An LFO in a positive amount is a free rate meaning it will run independently from the
synths tempo / MIDI clock input. In negative amounts it is synced to the synths tempo /
MIDI clock input at various subdivisions.
• Shape: Holding the ‘Shift’ button and (or when latched in shift mode) turning this
encoder controls the given LFO Shape. The available shapes are Sine, Tri, Sqr, Sawtooth /
Ramp up, Sawtooth / Ramp down, S+H, Slewed S+H.
• Depth: This parameter controls the depth of the given LFOs modulation.
• Mode: Holding the ‘Shift’ button and (or when latched in shift mode) turning this
encoder selects the Retrigger Mode. The modes are:
Retrigger - In this mode, each new keypress restarts the LFO and it the continues to run -
particularly useful for Unison/Stack sounds.
Free - In this mode the LFO is never reset, so it could be at any phase when a note is
pressed.
Single - In this mode, the LFO will start when a new key is pressed, complete cycle and
stop, but will not retrigger when a new note is triggered and one is already held.
Arpeggiator
COBALT5S features an intuitive programmable arpeggiator. The speed of the arpeggiator is
controlled by the current clock which can either be received from the sync in port, external
MIDI or from the internal clock in COBALT5S.
For arpeggiator ‘hold’ functionality please use the Sustain ‘Latch Mode’ as described below.
• Arp: The Arp can be enabled / disabled by pressing this switch. Holding this and entering
notes using the keys or over USB or MIDI connection will input notes to the Arp. Rests
can be input by pressing the Preset/Edit button while entering notes, as indicated on the
screen during this process.
• Division: Turning this encoder allows you to select the clock division of the Arp.
• Mode: Holding the ‘Shift’ button and (or when latched in shift mode) turning this
encoder allows you to select the octave range and direction of the Arp.
• Swing: Holding the ‘Shift’ button and (or when latched in shift mode) turning this
encoder allows you to dial in swing to the Arp. This setting is bi-polar allowing us to
nudge every other note backward or forward in time.
• Arp Gate: Holding the ‘Patch’ switch and turning the Arp encoder allows you to set Arp
Gate length.
• Sustain ‘Latch Mode’: Holding ‘Oct-’ and holding the ‘Oct+’ button for one second will
enable Sustain ‘Latch Mode’ - press and release a note / chord to sustain it, press a new
note / chord to overwrite the existing one. This also provides the classic arpeggiator ‘Hold’
functionality.
Note. Programmed patterns in the arpeggiator are temporary and are not saved per patch.
They will remain until reprogrammed or until the unit is power cycled.