Plug-In User Guide / Owners Manual

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THE PHASEMISTRESS CONTROL PANEL - LFO MODE
LFO Mode stands for Low Frequency Oscillator Mode. An LFO creates a
repeating waveform that oscillates at a rate between 0 and 20Hz. This
is why it is referred to as a “Low” frequency oscillator as 20Hz is still
considered pretty slow in comparison to an audio signal. However, the
PhaseMistress LFO has a slightly wider (and more useable) range that
can go as fast as 100 Hz. LFO Mode modulates the phase position by
repeating a wave pattern at a specific rate. LFO Mode utilizes all of the
common controls mentioned earlier on pages 8-11.
LFO MODE RATE / SHAPE
Since LFO Mode is based around the repetition of a waveshape, we only
require two additional controls to manage it: Rate and Shape.
Rate controls the frequency at which the modulation occurs. This
control ranges from 1Hz (or one cycle per second) up to 100Hz (100
cycles per second).
Shape is a selection menu that includes several common types of
waveshapes (Sine, Triangle, etc.), but also allows for custom shape
presets to be loaded. From the Shape Menu we can also edit shapes
in the Shape Editor found in the slide-out Tweak Menu which we will
discuss starting on the next page.
PhaseMistress — Version 5
Figure 6: LFO Mode Control Panel