The Synthesizers of the POLYMORPH
In this chapter you will learn the POLYMORPH in more detail. To understand the different
synthesizer parameters, start with the simplest sound, the initialized basic sound. After this you will
learn everything about oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs etc. In this chapter it is helpful to control
the
POLYMORPH from a keyboard. The steps that are necessary are explained in the chapter "Playing
single sounds from a MIDI keyboard". With your keyboard controlling the POLYMORPH on MIDI
channel 1, we can first make a neutral single sound.
Initializing to a neutral single sound
1.)
Confirm [WRITE].
2.)
Chose menu page 4 using [PAGE <>]. This appears:
<4> Init Sound?
[Ok]
3.)
Initialize with the help of [F1].
4.)
Leave the write menu with [EXIT].
5.)
When you play on the keys, you should hear a simple boring tone.
Now everything is ready for a sound expedition.
The Oscillator section
If you are in an edit menu push [EXIT] twice. Push [EDIT] to reach the edit menu selection.
Select with the [PAGE<>] display page 1. In the display appears
Select Edit |1>
[Sequence] [Osc]
With [F2] you go into the oscillator menu. Many of the following parameters can be controlled
directly from the user surface. The top display line shows which part you are editing now.
Oscillator 1
Select menu page 1 of the oscillator edit menu:
WAVEFORM OF OSCILLATOR 1: MENU PAGE 1
Edit Part1 OSC
|1> Wave1:Sine0
With <VALUE> or <WAVE> you can now select the waveform for oscillator 1. While selecting
play on the keyboard. You should remark a distinct sound change. Right now, you hear only the
first oscillator. The other two are turned low with <LEVEL-2> and <LEVEL-3>. The first oscillator
produces simple waveforms. They are sorted as follows:
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The Synthesizers of the POLYMORPH
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