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Program Parameters
Osc 1 [edit]: FM Config
Page:
Soft Button:
Range:
Default:
This parameter lets you choose what the source and target oscillators are
for FM. In the 3->2->1 configuration, Oscillator 3 modulates Oscillator
2, and Oscillator 2 in turn modulates Oscillator 1. With the 3->1<-2
configuration, Oscillators 2 and 3 combine to both modulate Oscillator
1. In the 2->1 configuration, Oscillator 2 modulates Oscillator 1, and
Oscillator 3 does not participate in FM. In the configurations with
multiple modulation routes, all modulation uses the same FM Level and
FM Type.
Osc 1 [edit]: Sync Osc
Page:
Soft Button:
Range:
Default:
Whereas FM lets you use Oscillators 2 and 3 to affect Oscillator 1, Ion's
Osc Sync feature allows you to turn around and use Oscillator 1 to
affect Oscillators 2 and 3. The Sync Osc parameter determines which
oscillators are synced to Oscillator 1 when the Osc Sync feature is
enabled. If set to osc 2, only Oscillator 2 will be affected by Osc Sync.
If set to osc 2 + 3, then both Oscillators 2 and 3 will be slaves to
Oscillator 1.
Osc 1 [edit]: Sync Type
Page:
Soft Button:
Range:
Default:
This parameter determines the style of syncing that the Osc Sync
feature uses. Hard sync resets the slave oscillator to the beginning of its
waveform whenever the master oscillator (Oscillator 1) hits the beginning
of its waveform. This has the effect of forcing the master's fundamental
frequency onto the slave. This behavior is called "hard sync" because the
slave waveform is "snapped" to zero at the frequency of the master
oscillator, which can create a harsh, rough sound even out of sine waves.
Soft sync, on the other hand, reverses the direction of the slave oscillator
whenever the master hits the beginning of its waveform. The resulting
wave has no sharp edges, as it does with hard sync, but exhibits a mixture
of harmonics that can have interesting sonic properties.
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3
3
3->2->1, 3->1<-2, 2->1
2->1
4
1
osc 2, osc 2 + 3
osc 2
4
2
hard, soft
hard
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