Fine Tuning (Detuning); Spread Detuning; Resetting Pitch - 4ms Company Spherical Wavetable Navigator User Manual

Fine Tuning (Detuning)

Holding down the Fine button while turning the Transpose knob will adjust the frequency by
micro-tonal amounts, detuning the channel(s). Some common uses for detuning are: to tune
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the SWN to another instrument, to create beat frequencies and phasing effects, to utilize
microtonal scales, or to generate super-saw type waveforms.
Fine
Spread
The amount of detuning is 1/100th of a semitone (one cent) per click.
Holding down one or more Channel button(s), while holding down the Fine button and
turning Transpose, will detune just those channel(s).
Pressing Preset, Fine and Transpose at the same time will reset all detuning.
Channel C
(flat)
Channel B
(flat)
Channel A
(sharp)

Spread Detuning

Holding down the Fine button while pushing and turning the Transpose/Spread knob will
detune all six channels by a different amount for each channel. With every click of the knob,
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the outer channels (A and F) will detune by three cents, the middle channels (B and E) will
detune by two cents, and the inner channels (C and D) will detune by one cent. Channels A,
Fine
B, and C will detune downwards (flat) and channels D, E, and F will detune upwards (sharp).
Spread
The end result is that each channel's frequency will detune by a different amount. A common
use for this is to start with all six channels in tune; then, using similar waveforms, apply some
Spread detuning to create a lush, swirling stereo effect from the beat frequencies.

Resetting Pitch

Reset Transpose/Spread
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Spread
Save Preset
Reset Octave
Octave
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Save Preset Scale
Reset Fine Tuning/Detuning
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Fine
Save Preset
Channel D
(sharp)
Channel E
(not detuned)
Channel F
(not detuned)
Resetting Transposition and Spread
Press the Preset and Transpose/Spread knobs at the same time to set the
transposition of all channels to the default pitch. All Spread offsets will also be
cleared.
Resetting Octave
Press the Preset and Octave/Scale knobs at the same time to reset the
octave of all channels to the third octave.
Resetting Fine Tuning (Detuning)
Press the Preset knob, the Fine button and the Transpose/Spread knob at
the same time to reset the fine tuning of all channels. All Spread detuning will
also be cleared.
Spread
Detuning Display
The light ring displays the detuning by using red,
white, and blue lights. Each channel uses the same
group of three lights as in the Transpose display. A
pulsing red light indicates the channel is sharp; a
pulsing blue light indicates the channel is flat; a white
light indicates it's not detuned. The rate of the pulsing
is relative to the amount of detuning: faster pulsing
means more detuning.
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