Oscillator Page

In addition to the classic synth wave shapes, such as sine, triangle, saw, and square, the three oscillators provide additional sync versions with integrated master oscillators.



Activate the oscillators by clicking their On/Off buttons.

Note

Deactivate the oscillators when they are not needed, because they use CPU cycles even if they are not heard, such as in a situation where the level is set to 0 %.

OSC 1/2/3 Type

The Oscillator Type defines the basic sound character of the oscillator. The pop-up menu lists the wave shapes, followed by the type of algorithm. The following algorithms are available:

  • The PWM (pulse width modulation) algorithm is only supported by the square wave shape. The Waveform parameter sets the ratio between the high and low of the square wave. A setting of 50 % produces a pure square wave. With settings below or above 50 %, the oscillator produces rectangular waves.

  • The Sync algorithm provides different hard-sync oscillators where each is a combination of a master and slave oscillator. The wave shape of the slave oscillator (sine, triangle, saw, or square) is reset with each full wave cycle of the master oscillator. This means that a single oscillator can already produce a rich sync sound without utilizing other oscillators as slave or master. The waveform parameter adjusts the pitch of the slave oscillator producing the typical sync sound.

Waveform

Modifies the sound of the oscillator algorithm. Its effect depends on the selected oscillator type.

Note

This parameter is only available for oscillator types that allow waveform modulation.

Filter Envelope Wave Amount

Specifies how much the modulation of the filter envelope influences the oscillator waveform.

Note

This parameter is only available for oscillator types that allow waveform modulation.

Level

Adjusts the output level of the oscillator.

Octave

Adjusts the pitch in octave steps.

Coarse

Adjusts the pitch in semitone steps.

Fine

Allows you to fine-tune the pitch in cent steps.

Filter Envelope Pitch Amount

Here you can specify the modulation amount of the filter envelope on the oscillator pitch.