Oscillator Mix; Mix Knob; Oscillator Sync; Amplifier Envelope - Clavia Nord Wave User Manual

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Nord Wave User Manual v1.1
Oscillator mix (oSc miX)

miX knob

the oscillator Mix parameter
is used for setting the balance
in amplitude between oscilla-
tor 1 and oscillator 2.
With a setting of either oSc1 or
oSc2, only the corresponding oscillator will be heard.
range: 1:100% to 2:100%
Oscillator Sync (SyNc)
When oscillator 1 is set to produce either pulse, triangle
or sawtooth waveforms, oscillator sync is available by ac-
tivating the SyNc function (Shift + WAveform Selector
button).
When the SyNc function is activated an additional sync
oscillator is available. Each cycle of the waveform produced
by the additional oscillator will restart the waveform cycle
in the main oscillator.
only the output of the main oscillator is heard, but since
its waveform is constantly restarted, it produces a richer
harmonic content.
By altering the frequency of the additional oscillator, a dif-
ferent harmonic content is produced.
Use the ShAPe knob to change the frequency of the
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additional oscillator.
the illustration shows what happens when a sawtooth
waveform is synchronized to a sine waveform. the saw-
tooth restarts its cycle every time the sine passes "zero".
the image above illustrates the harmonic content of the
non-synchronized sawtooth waveform compared to the
synchronized sawtooth in the previous example.
Amplifier Envelope (AmP eNv)
the amplifier Envelope is used to control how the ampli-
tude of the sound changes over time. By modulating the
amplifier with an envelope, the sound can be given its
basic "shape". In fact, the "volume shape" is one of the most
important factors to how we identify the sound. By setting
up a proper amplifier envelope you can make a sound
"soft", "hard", "plucked" "static" etc.
When a key is pressed, the envelope starts at the zero
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level, and gradually reaches the maximum level during
the time set by the attack time (AttAck knob).
When it has reached the maximum level the envelope
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will gradually fade to the Sustain Level (SuStAiN knob),
during the time set by the decay time (decAy knob).
When the key is released, the sound will instantly start
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to fade to zero during the time set by the release time
(releASe knob). the release phase of the envelope will
begin as soon as a key is released.