20
voltage (no sound at all). You can use this feature for some complex
patching.
On
XTOSC·X,
you can modulate the PW by connecting a wave (or any other
signal) to
PWM IN
. Experiment with LFOs, OSCs, envelopes,
S/H
, etc. The
results can be very interesting.
Tip:
attenuate the modulation signal by
inserting it to the mixer before going to the
PWM IN
.
Saw tooth waves
are very rich and bright. They have all the
harmonics and they decrease steadily. They are very good to be filter with
the
VCF
and produce all kind of sounds. Form classic basses and leads to
complex patches.
OSC or LFO?
Both
XTOSC·X
and
XTOSC·Y
have a button which is named “LFO”. When up
the oscillators will work like a normal oscillator, starting at 20Hz. When
down, they will work as an LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator). This means that
instead of sound, they will output something that is below and only used to
modulate other signals like oscs. The led will blink at each pulse “up”. This
way the synth can have 2 LFOs + 4 OSCS; 3 LFOs + 3 OSCS or 2 LFOs + 4
OSCS .
SYNC IN
At
OSC·Y
there is an input labelled as
SYNC
IN.
This refers to the osc synchronization.
When another wave is connected here the
triangle core of the
OSC·Y
will be reseted
each time that the MASTER wave (the one
that goes to the SYNC IN) is negative. This
is a very rare kind of synchronisation
offered by the
ANTS!
oscillators. You will
see it more clearly here (this is an
oversimplification of what happens inside
the oscillator. Use an oscilloscope if you
want to study it properly):
As you can see each time that the MASTER
osc goes down, the SLAVE (synced) osc is
blocked. When the MASTER oscillator goes
up the triangle wave starts again (always at
the same starting point).
The resulting wave has the period (main
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