Oscillators Edit Menu - Waldorf Q Keyboard User Manual

Sound Parameters – Oscillators

Oscillators Edit Menu

The following parameters can be accessed via the display menu. Press the Oscillators section's Edit
button to activate the display menu.
PitchMod (only Q Rack)
See Additional Controls on the Q Keyboard.
PitchMod Source (only Q Rack)
See Additional Controls on the Q Keyboard.
Keytrk
Determines how much the pitch of the oscillator depends on the MIDI note number. The reference
note for Keytrack is E3, note number 64. For positive settings, the oscillator pitch rises on notes above
the reference note, for negative settings the oscillator pitch falls up to higher notes and vice versa. A
setting of +100% corresponds to a 1:1 scale, e.g. when an octave is played on the keyboard the pitch
changes for the same amount. Other settings than +100% make sense especially when using ring
modulation, FM or oscillator synchronization. Try to use values in the range 0%...+75% or even
negative settings for one oscillator while leaving the second at +100% Keytrack.
BendRg
Determines the intensity of the pitchbend via MIDI Pitchbend messages in semitones.
Suboscillator
The parameters for the Suboscillator settings are only available when Alt1 or Alt2 are chosen as
Waveform. Therefore Oscillator 3 cannot create a Suboscillator. SubVol determines the volume of
the Suboscillator creating a Square Waveform. A setting of 0 corresponds to no volume. Please note
that the loudness of the Suboscillator also depends on the volume of the main oscillator. Frq.divide
determines the relative proportion of Sub- and Main oscillator frequencies. Higher values represent a
lower tuning.
When Alt-Waveforms are selected for the first two oscillators and the Suboscillators are
activated, the Q can create up to 5 (!) oscillators per voice.
Tune Mode
The Tune Mode determines if the sound uses the normal global tuning or the HMT tuning. For more
information about HMT refer to the page 156.
The following parameters are available:
Waldorf Q User's Manual
O1 Keytrk|O1 BendRg
+100% | +12
-200%...+197%
-24...+24
01Sub Vol!Frq.divide
127 | 24
Tune Mode
global
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