Vco Modulation - Alesis ANDROMEDA A6 Reference Manual

VCO M
ODULATION
ENV 1 AMOUNT, OSC 2 FM and NZEXT
Of major importance in many synthesizer sounds is the ability to modulate the
VCOs. The A6 provides each oscillator with several pre-routed and three custom
modulations. We'll cover the pre-routed mods accessible from the
ENV1 AMOUNT
DISPLAY
PAGE PANEL LABEL
ENV1
OSC 1, OSC 2
Button + 2 LEDs
ENV 1 AMOUNT
Using the ENV 1 AMOUNT Page
This page is displayed when you turn the
page by pressing soft button
This may appear to be a little confusing a first, but just keep in mind that there's one
page that applies to both oscillators and three ways to get there: turn the
ENV1
AMOUNT
from
3
So the first thing that you'll notice about this page is that it contains
parameters for both VCOs. Because each VCO has its own set of parameters (the four
on the left of the display are for
them independently.
The
ENV 1 AMOUNT
display – controls the amplitude of
frequency of
Pressing the button adjacent to the
possibilities: the first press routes
only, a third press activates both VCOs as
OSC 2
press turns
selected as a destination.
A A6 R
NDROMEDA
, (found in Osc 1 only) and
OSC 2 FM
PARAMETER
DISPLAY
ENABLE
OFFSET -100 ··· +100
-100 ··· +100
LEVEL
LIVE
(
ENV 1
3
knob, press soft button
's main display page.
OSC 2
knob – shown on the
, or both as destinations.
OSC 1 OSC 2
off as a mod source to the VCOs. The LEDs indicate which VCO is
ENV 1
M
EFERENCE ANUAL
Chapter 5: Oscillators and Filters
(Noise/External).
NZEXT
OPTIONS
or RANGE DESCRIPTION
OFF, ON This parameter is used to turn the selected
modulation on or off.
This parameter sets the offset for the selected
modulation level.
This parameter sets the amount of modulation
that will affect the selected VCO's frequency.
Keep in mind that negative values invert the
action of the selected source. For example, if
Velocity is the source and a negative value for
is used, playing harder will lower the
LEVEL
VCO's pitch.
OFF, ON This makes the front panel control
active ("live") for either oscillator.
AMOUNT
The soft knobs still work but the
parameter allows control from the single front
panel knob.
knob on
ENV 1 AMOUNT
tab) from either VCO's main display page.
from 's main display page or press soft button
3 OSC 1
, four on the right are for
OSC 1
ENV1 Page as the
as a mod source modulating the
ENV 1 (PITCH)
knob rotates among four
ENV 1 AMOUNT
to only, a second press routes
ENV 1 OSC 1
mod destinations, and a fourth
ENV 1
page first:
VIEW
ENV 1
LIVE
or enter the
OSC 2
ENV 1
ENV 1 AMOUNT
), you can set
OSC 2
LEVEL parameter on the
to
ENV 1
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