
Basic Sound Parameters
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This is what you see when you select
PCM
in the
OSC1
section and touch the
Pitch
pad, but the corresponding page for analog oscillators looks the same. If you touch each
of the other tabs in succession, you will see that they have a similar layout - except for
the
LFO
page of course.
PITCH (Analog or PCM)
This page is used for setting all parameters which affect oscillator pitch. Try turning up
the LFO
DP1
knob (DP stands for “depth”) to add some vibrato. If you like, go to the
LFO page (touch the LFO pad) and experiment with the parameters for a while.
Pitch modulation from the envelope is best demonstrated by turning
Env Depth
up to
something drastic like
+50
, setting
Sustain
to zero and then adjusting
Attack
and
Decay
to taste.
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Could you have made some of the adjustments much more quickly or precisely by using
the knobs, buttons and sliders on the panel? The answer to this question may only mean
5 seconds difference for each adjustment you make, but this can add up to many hours
in the long run!
PULSE WIDTH (Analog only)
This is where you can add automatic modulation and adjust various other pulse width
parameters, but you should first be aware of the different effects Pulse Width has on
each of the waveforms. Go back to the OSC Type page, select another waveform and
manually turn the
PW
knob in the
OSC1
section.
Note that
PW
has no effect on the
HQ-SAW
waves. Pulse width is normally defined as
the ratio between the upper and lower plateaus of a pulse wave, but in the
V-Synth
this
term is also used for similar effects available for most of the other waves. Now try adding
pulse width modulation from the LFO by turning up the LFO
DP2
knob in the
OSC1
section.
FAT (Analog only)
The Fat page looks almost exactly the same as the Pulse Width page. Go back to the
OSC Type page, select each waveform and turn the
FAT
knob in the
OSC1
section to
see what effect Fat has on the sound. If you return to the Fat page at any point, you will
see the value changing as you turn the knob. Note that
Fat
also has no effect on the
three waveforms:
HQ-SAW
,
HQ-SQR
and
NOISE
.