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A Short Overview
21 Quantum Quickstart
Oscillator Section
The Quantum offers three oscillators with different capa-
cities:
Wavetable Oscillator , Waveform Oscillator , Par-
ticle Generator , and Resonator .
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If you press an active oscillator model button, the
current oscillator is switched off completely. This gi-
ves you a better overview when editing sounds be-
cause you can use it as a mute function.
The Wavetable Oscillator
Quantum offers wavetable oscillator.
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Press the Wavetable button to acti-
vate the Wavetable oscillator for the
corresponding oscillator 1, 2, or 3.
The whole oscillator section lights
up in turquois.
A wavetable is a table consisting of single waveforms. Each
waveform is classified by its own special sound character.
The main difference of wavetable synthesis in comparison
with other sound-generation principles is the ability to not
only to play one waveform per oscillator but also to step
through the wavetable via different modulations, thereby
creating wavetable sweeps. The results can be dramatic –
much more so than anything any sample playback-based
system could ever produce.
This principle offers powerful capabilities. To give some
examples:
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Each note on a keyboard can access a different wave of
a wavetable.
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The Travel parameter allows a cyclic run through all
waves of a wavetable.
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An LFO can modulate the position within the wave-
table. You can create subtle to drastic sound changes.
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User-selected controllers, such as the mod wheel, can
change the position within the wavetable. When you
turn the wheel while playing a chord, each note’s wave
will be modified instantly.