Oscillator 1 And 2 Section - Novation Super Bass Station Owner's Manual

This is were you adjust all the parameters that deal with the oscillators. These provide the
Oscillator 1 and 2
Pitched element to the sound and depending on the waveforms selected also effect the tim-
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bre of the sound as well.
Range - Switch
16' 8' 4' 2'
RANGE
This switch allows you to select the octave difference between the oscillators by switching oscillator 2 up or down. The
range is referred to in feet (16', 8', 4' & 2'), a convention which comes from the length of organ pipes.
Waveform - Switch
WAVEFORM
Each oscillator is a sound source producing the electronic equivalent of the vibration in the air which makes a sound The
loudspeakers you are using to listen to the Super Bass Station convert the electronic signal into an acoustic one you can
actually hear. Oscillation is a technical term for vibration. The actual timbre of each oscillator depends on its harmonic con-
tent which is determined by its Waveform. Each oscillator has this switch allowing you to switch between two different
waveform types which have their individual set of harmonics. The two waveforms are:
Sawtooth ( or Ramp )
So called because a series of Sawtooth oscillations resembles the teeth on a saw. The Sawtooth waveform contains every
harmonic in the harmonic series in decreasing volume. Sawtooth waveforms make a very rich sound.
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