CHAPTER 23. LIVE INSTRUMENT REFERENCE
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23.8.1
General Overview
The interface of Operator consists of two parts: the
display
surrounded on either side by
the
shell
. The shell offers the most important parameters in a single view and is divided into
eight sections. On the left side, you will nd four oscillator sections, and on the right side
from top to bottom, the LFO, the lter section, the pitch section and the global parameters.
If you change one of the shell parameters, the display in the center will automatically show
the details of the relevant section. When creating your own sounds, for example, you can
conveniently access the level and frequency of all oscillators at once via the shell, and then
adjust each individual oscillator's envelope, waveform and other parameters in its display.
Operator can be folded with the triangular button at its upper left. This is convenient if you
do not need to access the display details.
Operator Folded.
Each of Operator's oscillators can either output its signal directly or use its signal to modulate
another oscillator. Operator offers eleven prede ned
algorithms
that determine how the
oscillators are connected. An algorithm is chosen by clicking on one of the structure icons
in the global display, which will appear if the bottom right (global) section of the shell is
selected. Signals will ow from top to bottom between the oscillators shown in an algorithm
icon. The algorithm selector can be mapped to a MIDI controller, automated, or modulated
in real time, just like any other parameter.