Oscillator-3 Edit Menu - Access VIRUS CLASSIC User Manual

Oscillator-3 Edit Menu

MODE
The Virus offers a third master oscillator per voice that you can activate whenever you need it. It lets
you come up with even more complex sounds by adding more oscillations and spectra to the sig-
nal. When Oscillator 3 is switched on, (i.e. Oscillator 3 mode is not set to the OFF position), the
polyphony of the Virus decreases by up to six voices, depending on how many voices use the third
oscillator in MULTI mode.
The second position of Oscillator 3 mode is called SLAVE. Here Oscillator 3 is active, but – just like
when it is set to the OFF position – no further parameters are available and visible. In this operating
mode, Oscillator 3 is the "twin" of Oscillator 2. It adds further oscillations, thus making the sound
fatter and more animated. Oscillator 2 and 3 are handled collectively using Oscillator 2's control fea-
tures just as if the two were a single oscillator. All settings that you dial in for Oscillator 2 apply to
Oscillator 3, with one exception – DETUNE. This parameter runs counter to that of Oscillator 2.
You can select the waveshapes individually for Oscillator 3 via the following Oscillator 3 mode
options: sawtooth, square (pulse width modulation), sine, triangle and all further spectral wave-
shapes. You have three further parameters available once you set Oscillator 3 to an individual wave-
shape. These are explained further below. All other parameters as well as the settings for the
oscillator modulations (LFO pulse width modulation and so forth) are dictated by Oscillator 2. This
doesn't limit the functionality of the third oscillator by much (if at all), but it certainly facilitates intui-
tive handling. The FM, Sync and Ring Modulator functions are not available for the third oscillator.
Like all other oscillators, the level of Oscillator 3 is controlled via OSCVOL.
VOLUME
The individual volume level of Oscillator 3. Additionally the level is controlled by OSC VOL. (Not
available if Oscillator 3 MODE = "OFF" or "SLAVE".)
SEMITONE
Transposes Oscillator 1 in semitone steps. Control range: +/-4 octaves. (Not available if Oscillator 3
MODE = "OFF" or "SLAVE".)
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