Alesis 03D, Owner'S Manual

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Chapter 17—Other Functions
03D—Owner’s Manual
Using the Onboard Oscillator
The 03D features a useful, onboard audio oscillator, which can be assigned to the bus
outputs, aux sends, stereo output, and onboard effects. It can be used for calibration or
diagnostic purposes. Assigning a burst noise waveform to the onboard effects proces-
sors, for example, is a convenient way to audition reverb settings.
1. Use the [UTILITY] button to locate the Oscillator page shown below.
2. Use the cursor button to select parameters and the [ENTER] button to
turn them on or off. The PARAMETER wheel can be used to adjust the
LEVEL parameter.
WAVEFORM —These switches are used to select the type of waveform generated by the
oscillator: SINE 100Hz, SINE 1kHz, SINE 10kHz, PINK NOISE, or BURST NOISE,
which consists of 200 ms noise pulses at four second intervals.
OSC ON —This switch is used to turn the oscillator on and off.
LEVEL —This control is used to adjust the level of the signal generated by the oscillator
from 0 dB to –96 dB. This control can be adjusted using the PARAMETER wheel
regardless of the cursor position.
ASSIGN —These switches are used to assign the oscillator signal to the: buses, aux
sends, stereo output, and onboard effects. When the oscillator is assigned to a bus, the
oscillator signal has priority and other signals routed to that bus are muted.
The oscillator remains on even when other display pages are selected. When the 03D is
turned on, however, the oscillator is always set to off. Buses that are receiving the oscil-
lator signal cannot receive other signals.
The oscillator signal fed to the Aux buses is delayed by two samples.
Note: To prevent any sudden tone burst surprises in your monitors or headphones, set
the oscillator level, stereo output, aux sends, bus outs, or effects returns to a minimal level.