Wave - Square
Square is a triple wave-shaped square wave oscillator array featuring 3
configurations of 3 oscillators to help you control the harmonic content.
Its good for percussive piano sounds , distorted guitar and ring
modulated cymbal e
ff
ects. There are 3 configurations selected by the
Mode switch: mode I is 3 oscillators operating in parallel through a
distorted wave shaper, keeping things moving but gnarly. Mode II is
one oscillator with two side oscillators synched to it, a static sound
that can have harmonics added by twisting the detune control. Mode III
is a hybrid between synced and free running oscillators, again forced
through a wave-shaper to accentuate the harmonics.
Wave - Tonewheel
Tonewheel
is a blend of pure sine waves in 3 di
ff
erent classic drawbar
combinations. Furthermore the tonewheels are a threesome that can
be in unison or detuned 5ths or octaves apart. See where this is going
yet? It's an organ on top of an organ on top of another organ. A simple
tweak of the detune control at unison sounds like a Leslie speaker
speeding up and slowing down, a further tweak introduces 2
2/3
'
drawbars and further still 8 foot and 2 foot drawbars. And in-between?
Uncharted sonic territory.
Tip: If you want a click on your organ sound, turn the Decay|Sustain
control past 12 o'clock and set Release to 0. Add a bit of EnvDepth to
the filter.
Mode
Mode a
ff
ects each wave type in di
ff
erent ways, see note above on how
it applies to each wave type
Shift
Shift is used to access alternative functions on Poly Cinematic, of
which there are deliberately very few. In the oscillator section it controls
fine tuning in combination with the Pitch knob.
