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Xfd Width (Crossfade Width)
[0.00...100.00]
As the Position changes, the Wavetable changes from one waveform to another. When changing between two adjacent
waveforms, the transition can be gradual or immediate. Xfade Width controls the amount of the Position range spent
interpolating between neighboring waveforms vs. the amount playing single waveforms. Note that this does not affect
A/B Blend.
It may be helpful to think of the Position value range 0-100 as a ribbon, with the Wavetable stretched to fit, regardless
of how many waveforms it contains. Each waveform is a stripe on the ribbon. Xfade Width controls the amount of
blurring between the stripes. A given value for Position will always yield the same output, which will be either a solid
stripe or some amount of blurring between two stripes. When Position changes continuously, as with an envelope or
LFO, this causes crossfades between the waveforms.
Xfade Width
Waveform
1
Waveform
2
Waveform
3
Waveform
4
Waveform
1
Crossfade 1-2
Waveform
2
Crossfade 2-3
Waveform
3
Crossfade 3-4
Waveform
4
Crossfade 1-2
Crossfade 2-3
Crossfade 3-4
Waveform
1
Waveform
2
Waveform
3
Waveform
4
Crossfade 1-2
Crossfade 2-3
Crossfade 3-4
Waveform
1
Waveform
2
Waveform
3
Waveform
4
0
Position
100
0
Position
100
When Xfade Width = 50.00, half of the Position
range is taken up by crossfades, and the other
half is taken up by the single waveforms playing
unaltered. Note how the total length of the
three crossfade zones is the same as the total
length of the four single waveform zones.
Xfade Width = 0.00
Xfade Width = 50.00
Xfade Width = 100.00
B Offset
[0.00...100.00]
This appears only if Mode is set to
A/B
. It shifts the position of Wavetable B in relation to Wavetable A, allowing for
flexibility when combining Wavetables via A/B Blend. For example, you might want to blend the first half of Wavetable
A with the second half of Wavetable B.
From a technical perspective, the position of Wavetable B is the sum of Position and B Offset.
Sample Mode
(Multisample)
[List of Multisamples]
This selects a Multisample for the Oscillator. Use the < and > arrows to step through Multisamples one by one, or click
on the name to bring up a browser window.
Start Offset
[Off, 1st…8th, n/a]
In addition to simply starting playback from the beginning, Multisamples may have up to 8 different pre-programmed
alternate starting points, or “Start Offsets.” These skip part of the beginning of the samples, either to make them more