User Manual

THOR POLYSONIC SYNTHESIZER
(RECORD+REASON)
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Multi oscillator
This versatile oscillator can simultaneously generate multiple detuned waveforms (of a set type) per voice. It is great
for producing complex timbres e.g. to simulate cymbal or bell sounds, but can also generate a wide range of harmonic
sounds.
D The following basic waveforms are available: Sawtooth, Square, Soft Sawtooth, Soft Square, Pulse.
You switch waveforms using the button in the lower left corner, or by clicking directly on the waveform symbol.
D The Amount (AMT) parameter governs the amount of detune.
Turn clockwise for more detune. This is also the modifier (Mod) parameter. Using low Amount settings can pro-
duce subtle detune variations that makes the sound shift and move endlessly, like an advanced chorus effect,
whereas higher Amount settings can produce wild, detuned timbres.
D The Detune Mode parameter sets the basic operational mode of the detuning.
If Amount is set to 0, only the “Octave” and “Fifth” Detune modes actually change the sound, as these modes start
off with dual waveforms tuned one octave and a fifth apart, respectively. The “Fifth Up” and “Oct UpDn” modes de-
tune waveforms as the names imply between zero to full Amount settings. “Linear” will change the amount of de-
tune according to where on the keyboard you play; in lower keyboard ranges the amount of detune is stronger
than in higher keyboard ranges and vice versa. The other modes (Interval and Random) basically add multiple
waveforms and detune them in various ways that will produce different results.
Noise oscillator
The Noise oscillator can not only produce white and colored noise, but can also be used either as a pitched oscillator
or as a modulation source.
It has the following basic parameters:
D There is a single Noise parameter (apart from the standard tuning and kbd track knobs).
This is the Noise modifier parameter, that controls different parameters depending on the selected Oscillator
mode, see below.