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Synth [SYN]
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The Axe-Fx II
Synth
block contains a 3-voice monophonic
synthesizer that can be used as a tone generator or to track the
pitch of your playing for synth leads with a guitar or other
instrument. Each voice has its own resonant filter and may be set
to produce any of seven different oscillator waveforms. The global
ADSRs or LFOs may be used to modulate a variety of functions.
Each Axe-Fx II preset can use two fully independent
Synth
blocks.
Parameters
Each synth has two voices with the following parameters:
TYPE
– Sets the waveform to Sine, Triangle, Square, Sawtooth, Random, White Noise, Pink Noise, or OFF.
(Setting a synth voice to OFF helps conserve CPU usage).
TRACK
– Selects the type of input tracking.
OFF
– Allows the frequency and level to be set manually via the FREQ and LEVEL controls.
ENV ONLY
– Selects the level to be controlled by the envelope while frequency is set manually.
PITCH+ENV
– Selects the frequency and level to be controlled by the pitch and envelope of the input.
FREQ
– If input tracking is set to “OFF” or “ENV ONLY,” this parameter sets the oscillator frequency.
SHIFT
– Shifts the frequency of the oscillator up or down in semitone steps.
TUNE
– Detunes the oscillator slightly. The oscillator can be d/- 50 cents.
DUTY
– When using the TRIANGLE or SQUARE waveforms, this parameter controls the symmetry or pulse
width of the waveform.
LEVEL
– Controls the output level of the oscillator.
PAN
– Controls the panning of the oscillator.
FILTER
– Sets the cutoff frequency of a low-pass filter after the oscillator.
Q
– Sets the Q or resonance of the post-oscillator filter.
ATTACK
– Sets the attack time of the envelope follower on the input.
Synth Mix Parameters
The
Synth
block has a
MIX
page with
MIX, LEVEL
,
BALANCE
,
BYPASS MODE,
and
GLOBAL MIX
parameters.
Figure 5-40 –- The Synth Block
