Midi Tempo Lfos - Korg Soundlink DRS OASYS PCI Patches & Effects Manual

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MIDI Tempo LFOs

Use the LFO's MIDI Phase Reset
The OASYS PCI's MIDI-synced LFOs can be triggered via MIDI. This ensures that
the LFO starts in phase with the music.You can include one or more triggers in the
MIDI sequence, so that the LFO sounds the same every time. To do this:
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"Any Note Gate" works well, unless there's also a Program on the same MIDI
channel. In that case, select another controller.
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This ensures that no matter where you start playback, the LFO will be reset
appropriately.
This is somewhat similar to triggering a loop on a sampler.
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Now, whenever the OASYS PCI receives the phase reset trigger, the LFO will reset
to the position set by the Initial Phase parameter.
Note that you can trigger as many different LFOs as you like, using different
triggers on different MIDI channels.
Adjust "feel" using the Initial Phase parameter
Using the LFO's Initial Phase parameter, you can start the LFO at any point of its
waveform - at the peak, in the trough, at zero, or at any point in between. You can
use this to subtly adjust the rhythmic feel of the LFO; this is especially useful for
smooth waveforms, such as triangle, sine, and saw up.
You can also set the Initial Phase to 180 to shift the waveform to the offbeat.
Start on measure 2
We've found that triggering LFOs on the downbeat of the very first measure may
not always work properly (probably because the sequencer sends the MIDI
message triggering the phase slightly after the actual downbeat). This can result in
OASYS PCI
Create a track in the sequence to use specifically for triggering the LFO.
Assign it to the same MIDI channel as the Effect or Program that you'll be
controlling.
In the control panel, assign a mod source for the LFO's Phase Reset.
Enter a single MIDI event in the sequencer at the start of measure 2, using
the mod source assigned to Phase Reset (from now on, we'll call this the
"phase reset trigger").
Duplicate the phase reset trigger at intervals at downbeats throughout the
sequence (such as every 8 bars or so).
Also, enter the phase reset trigger every time that the time signature
changes.
MIDI Tempo LFOs
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