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scaled: With this setting, the PortaTime parameter determines the amount of time it takes to glide
a distance of one octave.

gliss fixed: Identical to fixed, but with the glide stepping chromatically (C, C#, D, D#, etc.) rather
than smoothly.

gliss scaled: Identical to scaled, but with the glide stepping chromatically (C, C#, D, D#, etc.)
rather than smoothly.

PortaTime:

Set the base time for portamento to slide from note to note.

(PITCH) Wheel:

When set to bend all notes, moving the

(PITCH)

wheel will bend the pitch of all voices

that are sounding, even if they are being sustained by a sustain pedal or are in their release stage.
When this parameter is set to bend held notes, only voices for which the keys are still depressed will
allow their pitch to be bent by the

(PITCH)

wheel.

AnlgDrft:

Set the amount of simulated analog drift, up to 100%. Analog synthesizers have circuits that

drift out of tune over time. Adding a touch of drift can increase the realism of the MINIAK's analog
emulation.

Osc Sync:

Set how the oscillators synchronize to one another.

off: The oscillators sound independent of one another.

hard 2 to 1: Hard sync resets oscillator 2 to the beginning of its waveform whenever oscillator 1
hits the beginning of its waveform. This has the effect of forcing oscillator 1's fundamental
frequency onto oscillator 2. This behavior is called "hard sync" because the slave waveform is
"snapped" to zero at the frequency of the master oscillator, which can create a harsh, rough
sound even out of sine waves.

hard 2+3 to 1: Oscillators 2 and 3 are forced to "hard sync" to oscillator 1.

soft 2 to 1: Every time oscillator 1 begins its cycle, oscillator 2 reverses direction. The resulting
wave has no sharp edges, as it does with hard sync, but exhibits a mixture of harmonics that can
have interesting sonic properties.

soft 2+3 to 1: Oscillators 2 and 3 are forced to "soft sync" to oscillator 1.

FM Amount:

FM, or "frequency modulation," allows you to use one oscillator to control the frequency

of another. Set the percentage by which the target oscillator's frequency is affected by the master
oscillator's waveform.

FM Type:

A. Linear FM types

lin 2 > 1: Oscillator 2 is added to the phase of oscillator 1. Linear FM is the style used by typical
FM music synthesizers. Modulating a sine wave with another, higher-frequency sine wave
produces a fundamental frequency with a variety of overtones, and this can be used to reproduce
the sounds of many physical musical instruments.

lin 2+3 > 1: Oscillators 2 and 3 are added to the phase of oscillator 1.

lin 3 > 2 > 1: Oscillator 3 is added to the phase of oscillator 2. The resultant waveform is added
to the phase of oscillator 1.

With linear FM, the FM Amount controls the "modulation index", with a level of 100% providing an
index of 32.

B. Exponential FM types

exp 2 > 1: Oscillator 2 modulates the pitch of oscillator 1.

exp 3 > 2 > 1: Oscillator 3 modulates the pitch of oscillator 2. The resultant waveform modulates
the pitch of oscillator 1.