Combining Waveforms To Create Rich Or Metallic Sounds (Mix/Mod); Type Button - Roland SH-201 Owner's Manual

Creating sounds
Combining waveforms to create rich or metallic
sounds (MIX/MOD)
You can combine the sounds of OSC 1 and OSC 2 to create more complex sounds.

TYPE button

fig.MIX-TYPE-button
This button selects how OSC 1 and OSC 2 are to be combined.
Press the button to light the indicator for the desired combination.
Pressing the button successively cycles you through the settings in this order: MIX –> SYNC –> RING –> MIX –> ... .
• MIX
The sounds of OSC 1 and OSC 2 will be heard together.
You can create a rich sound by slightly shifting the pitch of the two oscillators or by layering different waveforms.
• SYNC (oscillator sync)
OSC 1 will be forced to restart its cycle in synchronization with the beginning of each OSC 2 cycle, generating a
complex waveform.
This is effective when the OSC 1 pitch is higher than the OSC 2 pitch.
fig.OscSync.e
OSC 1 waveform
(output waveform)
OSC 2 waveform
• RING (ring modulator)
OSC 1 and OSC 2 will be multiplied to create a complex, metallic-sounding tone reminiscent of a bell.
It will be easier to produce a ring modulator effect if you set OSC 1 and OSC 2 to different pitches.
fig.RingMod.e
OSC 1 waveform
OSC 2 waveform
The two waveforms multiplied
(output waveform)
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