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107 SOUND PARAMETERS REFERENCE
OSCILLATORS
The Virus has a total of five internal sound-generation sources:
Three main oscillators, a sub-oscillator and a noise generator.
The levels of these sources can be adjusted using the knobs in
the MIX section (see “MIX” on page 137).
To enter the Common, Sub Oscillator, Noise and Ring Modula-
tor pages of the OSCILLATORS section, press EDIT once or
twice until its own LED flashes.
The Virus TI offers three fundamentally different oscillator
modes:
Classic (as in previous Virus models), HyperSaw (up to
9 layered, detunable Saw waves) and WaveTable (smoothly
interpolated, additive waves).
About HyperSaw and Sync
Unlike Classic oscillators where oscillator 2 can be synchro-
nized to oscillator 1, HyperSaws are always synchronized to
their own inaudible “master” oscillator. In HyperSaw mode, the
FM AMOUNT knob controls a frequency offset parameter
instead, controlling how much higher the pitch of the oscillator
is than its master. To differentiate this function from standard
oscillator synchronization, it is called
HyperSync .
Note that oscillator 1 allows HyperSync to be defeated via the
SYNC button.
About HyperSaw and Sub Oscillators
Similarly, HyperSaw oscillators also have their own integrated
sub oscillators – multiple square waves tuned an octave below
the main oscillator. To differentiate these from the Classic sub
oscillator, they are called
HyperSub .
The SUB OSC VOLUME control in the MIX section cross-fades
between the main HyperSaw oscillator and its HyperSub.