PATCH EXAMPLES
WAVEFOLD MAKESHIFT VCA
Sending a negative voltage into the wavefolder on either VCO results in silence. This feature can be
used as a VCA. Slightly offsetting any envelope with a negative voltage and using this envelope to
modulate the wavefolder is all you need to do to achieve this. Using the same envelope to modulate
the LOW PASS FILTER creates a classic subtractive synthesis voice or a low pass gate emulation.
Alternatively you can use the internally normalized modulation, an external LFO or a VCO to create
AM sounds by using them to modulate the wavefolder. As the modulation goes into its negative range
the wavefolder will temporarily create silence.
Amplitude modulation greatly resembles ring modulation but on top of the sidebands the pitch of the
carrier is also present at the output. This is the main difference between AM and RM.
PULSE WIDTH ANIMATION
Syncing VCO1 to VCO2 (sync switch
to the left) while modulating the
frequency on VCO1 can result in
some PWM-style sounds coming
from the SQUARE output.
Keep in mind that the SQUARE and
SINE
output
on
VCO1
are
not
affected by the low pass filter, the
wavefolder, the phase modulation
nor the shape parameter.
This also works for VCO2.
FILTER FEEDBACK
Self-patching
the
MAIN
OUT
of
VCO1
back
into
the
LPF
input
(through a VCA) can produce some
interesting octave switching effects
when VCO1 is slaved to VCO2 (sync
switch to the left).
Using different outputs from VCO1
to patch back into the LPF leads to
interesting sounds as well.
This also works for VCO2.
VORTEX / Complex Oscillator
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