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Minimax
Oscillator Bank
The oscillator bank consists of three
oscillators. Each oscillator has controls to
adjust the octave and select the waveform.
Oscillators 2 and 3 also have Frequency
controls for detuning. Oscillator 3 can also
serve as a modulation source in which
case it ignores frequency input from the
keyboard and functions as an LFO. The
LFO rate is then controlled by the Range
and Frequency controls. Pitch modulation
can be turned on or off with a switch.
Range
Sets the octave of the oscillators. The
octaves available are Lo, 32’, 16’, 8’, 4’
and 2’. The values 32’ and 16’ are low
octaves suitable for bass while 8’ and 4’
are good for lead voices. To use oscillator
3 as an LFO, select the value Lo.
Waveform
Selects the waveform for an oscillator. Each
oscillator can produce one of six possible
waveforms: triangle, a mix of triangle and
sawtooth, sawtooth up, square, wide pulse,
and narrow pulse. In keeping with the
character of an LFO, oscillator 3
substitutes a sawtooth down waveform for
the triangle/sawtooth mix.
Frequency
Adjusts the tuning of oscillators 2 and 3 with
respect to oscillator 1. The scaling indicates
the amount of detune in intervals.The
maximum adjustment is about 9 semitones.
OSC3 Control
This switch sets oscillator 3 to ignore
keyboard frequency control. You can then
use oscillator 3 to provide a fixed frequency
as a sonic element, or to serve as an LFO.
When using oscillator 3 as an LFO, adjust
the coarse frequency with the Range
control and the fine tuning with the
Frequency control.
Oscillator Modulation
Enables pitch modulation for the three
oscillators. Select the modulation source
signal - which can be noise, oscillator 3,
or a combination of both - under Modulation
Mix. The intensity is controlled by the
modulation wheel and associated
parameters.
