The Sync Menu - Novation X-Station User Manual

The Sync Menu

The Sync Menu
All of the settings associated with synchronising the Arpeggiator, LFOs
and Effects to the Arpeggiator clock are found here.
The Sync Menu is selected by pressing the GATE but-
ton in the Mod Env / Env 3 section on the front panel.
Use the BANK / PAGE up/down buttons to scroll
through the Menu functions available - See the table
below.
Sync Menu GATE BUTTON
Page Function
1 Sync Type
2 LFO1 Sync Del Time
3 LFO1 Sync Speed
4 LFO2 Sync Del Time
5 LFO2 Sync Speed
6 Delay Sync time
7 Chorus/Phaser Sync Time
8 Panning Sync Time
In all cases, when a feature is synchronized, the tempo is controlled by
the Arpeggiator TEMPO knob.
In all cases, when a features is synchronized to the Arpeggiator Clock,
its front panel controls (for example LFO SPEED) will have no effect.
These controls will only become effective once the feature's
Synchronization rate has been set to OFF, when the feature will no
longer be governed by the Arpeggiator's TEMPO knob setting.
SYNC Arp Tempo (Menu Page 1)
Allows Sets the basic timing division for the arpeggiator and also for
any parameters that are synced to the arpeggiator clock.
Arp Sync Setting
Value Display
0 32nd T
1 32nd
2 16th T
3 16th
4 8th T
5 16th D
6 8th
7 4th T
8 8th D
9 4th
10 2nd T
11 4th D
12 2nd
13 1bar T
14 2bar D
15 1 bar
SYNC Lfo1 Delay / SYNC Lfo2 Delay (Menu Pages 2 & 4)
Allows either LFO's delay time to be synchronized to arpeggiator clock.
A range of synchronization values are available up to 12 bars in length.
SYNC Lfo1 Speed SYNC Lfo2 Speed (Menu Pages 3 & 5)
LFOs may be synchronized to Arpeggiator Clock. As an example, a
very pleasing audio effect may be achieved when LFO 2 is modulating
the filter cut off frequency and this is synchronized to the tempo of an
arpeggio.
The synchronisation value selected is the period taken for the LFO to
complete one whole cycle of its waveform.
Top Line Display Value
SYNC Arp Tempo 32T...1 bar
SYNC Lfo1 Delay OFF...12bars
SYNC Lfo1 Speed OFF...12bars
SYNC Lfo2 Delay OFF...12bars
SYNC Lfo2 Speed OFF...12bars
SYNC Delay Time OFF...2 bars
SYNC Chor Rate OFF...12bars
SYNC Pan Rate OFF...12bars
THE KS SYNTHESIZER
To synchronize an LFO, alter this value until the desired musical timing
is displayed. See the synchronization table given below (for the LFO
Delay synchronization) for details on the settings available.
Sync Setting
Value Display Value
0 OFF
1 32nd T 18
2 32nd 19
3 16th T 20
4 16th 21
5 8th T 22
6 16th D 23
7 8th 24
8 4th T 25
9 8th D 26
10 4th 27
11 2nd T 28
12 4th D 29
13 2nd 30
14 1bar T 31
15 2bar D 32
16 1 bar 33
17 2bar T 34
SYNC Delay Time (Menu Page 6)
Enables the time of the Delay repeats to be synchronized to the tempo
of the arpeggiator clock. Synchronization rates up to 2 bars are
available for the Delay Effect.
Delay Sync Setting
Value Display
0 OFF
1 32nd T
2 32nd
3 16th T
4 16th
5 8th T
6 16th D
7 8th
8 4th T
9 8th D
10 4th
11 2nd T
12 4th D
13 2nd
14 1bar T
15 2bar D
16 1 bar
17 2bar T
18 1bar D
19 2 bars
SYNC Chor Rate (Menu Page 7)
Similar to Delay Sync, the Chorus internal LFO may be synchronized to
arpeggiator clock tempo.
The available Sync resolutions are the same as those available for the
LFO Delay time as shown in the earlier table.
SYNC Pan Rate (Menu Page 8)
A very pleasing audio effect may be heard when the Panning effect is
synchronized to the tempo of a the arpeggiator. The synchronization
table given earlier for the LFO Delay time describes the musical timings
available for the Pan.
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Display
1bar D
2 bars
4bar T
3 bars
5bar T
4 bars
3bar D
7bar T
5 bars
8bar T
6 bars
7 bars
5bar D
8 bars
9 bars
7bar D
12bars