Sound Parameters
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Semitone
Determines the pitch of the corresponding oscillator in
semitone steps. The standard setting for this parameter is
0, but there are cases where different values are required:
Most organ sounds include a quint, therefore one oscilla-
tor's semitone parameter must be set to +7. There are also
many lead sounds with an interval, e.g. a quart (+5 semito-
nes). When making ring modulated sounds, try to use +11
for the setting.
Octave
Determines the octave setting of the corresponding oscilla-
tor. The reference pitch for the oscillator is generated at
MIDI note A3 (note no. 69) when
Octave
,
Semitone
and
Detune
is set to 0. In this case the oscillator’s frequency
will be the same as set in the global
Master Tune
parame-
ter (normally 440Hz). Set this parameter to 0 if you are
creating a typical keyboard sound, set it to -1 for bass
sounds. If you are programming strings or other high pit-
ched sound, set Octave to +1 .
Detune
Fine-tunes the oscillator in increments of 64ths of a semi-
tone. The audible result of detuning oscillators is a flan-
ging. Use a positive setting for one oscillator and an equi-
valent negative setting for the other. A low value of ±1
results in a slow and soft flange effect. Mid- ranged settings
of ±5 are optimal for pads and other fat sounding pro-
grams. High values of ±12 or above will give a strong
detune that can be used for accordeons or effect sounds.
Env Amt (Envelope Amount)
Determines the amount of influence the wave envelope has
on the wavetable modulation for the corresponding oscil-
lator.
Sync Button (only available for Modern Mode)
Enables or disables oscillator synchronisation. When enab-
led, Oscillator 2 acts as a slave that is controlled by oscilla-
tor 1, the master. Each time Oscillator 1 starts a new peri-
od, it sends a trigger signal to Oscillator 2, forcing it to
restart the wave signal, too. As a result, interesting sound
effects may be generated, especially when both oscillators
are operating at different pitch settings. Using additional
pitch modulation by envelopes, LFOs or pitchbend will
bring further movement into sync sounds.
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