The NOISE knob
(I)
lets you mix a balance between brown noise (low-pass 6db/oct)
and violet noise (high-pass 6db/oct). In the middle position it offers grey noise (notch
filtered) equally mixing both the low-pass filtered noise and the high-pass filtered noise.
The SYNC 2 button
(K)
synchronizes A OSC 2 to A OSC 1, and SYNC 3 button
(L)
syn-
chronizes A OSC 3 to A OSC 2, letting you add extra harmonics to the wave form.
Important to note, the OSC 1,2 FM, SYNC 2, and SYNC 3 buttons have no effect on
the digital oscillators. They only affect the analog oscillators.
2. The Filter
The Medusa comes with a switchable, 3
state filter, offering 2-pole (12dB/oct) low
pass (LP), 4-pole (24dB/oct) LP filter, and
1-pole (6dB/oct) high pass (HP) settings.
Both resonance and tracking settings offer
further control of the filter, and the filter can self-oscillate.
Use the CUTOFF dial to control the cutoff frequency of the filter, the RESONANCE
knob to apply resonance to the filter, and lastly use the TRACK knob to adjust how
much or how little the filter tracks to the keyboard.
3. The Envelopes
The Medusa offers 5 loop-able, Delay-A-D-S-R
envelopes, with the 4th (FILTER) and 5th (AMP)
envelopes being dedicated to the filter and
amplifier respectively. All the envelopes can
be assigned to modulate a list of targets (see
Appendix A - List of Modulation Destinations).
To activate and use envelope 1, 2, 3, or the FIL-
TER envelope (the AMP envelope is always on),
double click the corresponding button, and the
synth OLED will show the word “ON”. To turn off an envelope, simply double click it again.
To link the slider controls to a particular envelope, press and release the button for
that envelope (1, 2, 3, FILTER, or AMP). When you adjust the sliders, the light for the
envelope you’re controlling will blink, and the shape of the envelope will be dis-
played in the synth OLED.
The AMOUNT knob lets you control how much the envelope affects or modulates
the target, and the TARGET knob lets you choose what the envelope will modulate
(see Appendix A - List of Modulation Destinations). A short cut for linking an enve-
lope with a target is to press and hold the desired envelope button, and move the
knob or slider associated with the parameter. This also works for LFOs. Please, notice
that in order to add the FM modulator as a target for ENVs and LFOs you need to use
the choice of OSC 1,2 or Filter buttons instead of the AMOUNT knob.
Offering even more flexibility, by pressing the LOOP button, the envelopes can be
set to repeat or loop, behaving more like shapeable LFOs, where the LFO shape and
rate is defined by the Delay-A-D-S-R values and how fast or slow the envelope cy-
cles through each stage.
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