Basic Sound Parameters
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OSC1
OSC2
Output
1
2
1
RING
Ring Modulation adds complexity to the sound by multiplying two input signals
(oscillators 1 and 2) together. When the waveforms of both inputs are fairly pure, you
can get bell-like sounds. Go to
512:INIT PATCH
and activate oscillator 2 – you can
press the lower of the two buttons next to the
VALUE
dial. Set both oscillators to
SINE
,
then change the Modulator Type to
RING
in the
MOD
section
. Take the Original
Level down to
0
. Experiment with both
PITCH
knobs and adjust overall pitch in the
Common / Tune page.
You might also like to experiment with the other knobs in the OSC sections. Of course
ring modulation is not only useful for bell-like sounds – you can use any oscillator types
you like, including external input. Remember that if the sound is too harsh, you can
mellow it with a Lowpass filter (in one of the
COSM
sections). We’ll get to that soon.
2
1
FM
Frequency modulation of one signal (oscillator 1 is the carrier) by another (oscillator 2 is
the modulator) is also a good source of complex sounds. Press
EXIT
and step down and
up a patch to remove all your edits. Activate oscillator 2 again and change both oscillators
to
SINE
. Select
FM
in the
MOD
section
and turn the
OSC2 PITCH
knob only. Because
this is the modulator and not the carrier, doing this won’t change the fundamental pitch of
your sound. Again, you should experiment with all the other oscillator types.
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The Mod Section
2
1
As well as standard mixing (
MIX
), the modulation section offers Ring Modulation (
RING
), Frequency Modulation (
FM
) or Synchronization
(
OSC SYNC
) between the two oscillators, as well as an envelope follower controlling oscillator 1 volume (
ENV RING
). Let’s experiment
with each of these algorithms in turn. For further details about each parameter, please refer to the
Owner’s Manual
under
“Creating a Patch – Mixing/Modulating Two Sounds”.
OSC1
OSC2
Output
OSC TVA (Analog or PCM)
This gives you control over individual oscillator volume. Because the “Hey” in your “Hey
You” patch starts rather abruptly, you can smoothen it here by changing the
Attack
to
around
30
. You will find that the
R
(
Release
) setting has no effect yet because the
main
TVA
release time is currently very short. Open the
TVA
section (by touching the
TVA
pad
) and change the
Release
value to
30
. Save the patch again.
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