Digital Oscillator - LinPlug Albino 3 Manual

Digital Oscillator

The Albino 3's "Digital" oscillator outputs a waveform that is a combination
of two basic waveforms. These waveforms are constructed from harmonic
sine waves using a unique additive process which ensures a smooth, high
quality output signal.
The type of waveform is set by clicking on the Wave item on either side of
the Waveform Display. This opens a menu that allows you to select from
the available waveforms. See Appendix A for a complete list of all Digital
oscillator waveforms. The combined output waveform is shown in the
Waveform Display. The waveform's pitch range is set in a similar manner
using the Range item.
Below the Waveform Display is a slider that allows you to interpolate
between the two waveforms. When the slider is at its leftmost setting, the
waveform consists of purely the leftmost waveform. Similarly, if the slider is
moved all the way to the right the waveform consists of purely the rightmost
waveform. When in an intermediate position, the waveform consists of a
mixture of the two waveforms. It's probably easier to see this rather than
explain it, so try it for yourself. Set one wave to Sine and the other to a
different wave such as Sawtooth. As you move the slider from one end to
the other you can see the wave "morph" from one waveshape to the other.
The Waveform display shows a number of cycles corresponding to the
lowest waveform range setting.
The Digital oscillator has a range of controls for oscillator's pitch. These
are: Track, Free-Run, Cent, Semi and Oct. The Track button determines
whether the oscillator tracks the pitch of incoming MIDI messages. The
Free-run button determines the manner in which the oscillator is re-
triggered. When the Free-run button is Off, the phase of each note is reset
at each onset. When the Free-run button is On, the phase of each note
continues on from the phase of the previous note. The Cent control sets
the oscillator pitch in cents (a semitone is equal to 100 cents). A range of
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