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Parameter:
Envelope 3 Touch Trigger
Displayed As:
E3TTrig
Default value:
Off
Range of adjustment:
Off, T1ReTrig...T8ReTrig, T1Triggr...T8Triggr,
T1Enable...T8Enable
Parameter:
Envelope 3 Multi-trigger
Displayed As:
E3MTrig
Default value:
Re-Trig
Range of adjustment:
Re-Trig or Legato
Parameter:
Envelope 3 Attack Slope
Displayed As:
E3AtSlp
Default value:
0
Range of adjustment:
0 to 127
Parameter:
Envelope 3 Decay Slope
Displayed As:
E3DcSlp
Default value:
127
Range of adjustment:
0 to 127
Parameter:
Envelope 3 Attack Track
Displayed As:
E3AtTk
Default value:
0
Range of adjustment:
0 to 127
Parameter:
Envelope 3 Decay Track
Displayed As:
E3DecTk
Default value:
0
Range of adjustment:
-64 to +63
Parameter:
Envelope 3 Sustain Rate
Displayed As:
E3SusRt
Default value:
Flat
Range of adjustment:
-64 to -1, Flat, +1 to +63
Parameter:
Envelope 3 Sustain time
Displayed As:
E3SusTm
Default value:
0
Range of adjustment:
0 to 126, KeyOff
Parameter:
Envelope 3 Level Track
Displayed As:
E3LvlTk
Default value:
0
Range of adjustment:
-64 to +63
Parameter:
Level Track Note
Displayed As:
LvlTkNte
Default value:
C3
Range of adjustment:
C-2 to G8
This parameter is common to all the envelopes.
See "Parameter: Amplitude Level Track" on page 22.
Edit menu - Submenu 7:
LFO
The MiniNova has three separate Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs). These are designated
LFO1, 2 and 3, are identical in terms of features, and can be used freely to modify many
other synth parameters, such as oscillator pitch or level, filters, panning, etc.
The assignment of LFOs 1 to 3 to other synth parameters is performed in the Modulation
Matrix Menu (see "What is Legato?" on page 21 for full details). In order to audition
their effects, you should first open the Modulation Matrix Menu and set a Modulation Slot's
Source to Lfo1+/- or Lfo1+* and the Destination to a parameter of your choice. Note also
that the Depth control on this menu determines the amount of LFO modulation applied to
the Destination parameter, and increasing this value will have a different effect depending
on what the Destination parameter is, but can generally be taken to mean "more effect".
The interpretation of negative values of Depth will also depend on the chosen Destination
parameter.
*Selecting Lfo1+ as the source makes the LFO vary the controlled parameter in a positive sense
(i.e., increasing) only. Selecting it as Lfo1+/- varies it in both a positive and a negative sense.
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With this submenu, it is first necessary to select the LFO whose parameters are to be
adjusted:
Displayed As:
LFO n (where n is 1 to 3)
Default value:
LFO 1
Range of adjustment:
LFO 1, LFO 2, LFO 3
A total of 12 parameters per LFO is available for adjustment. Because the three LFOs are
identical, only the functions of LFO1 are described.
Parameter:
LFO 1 Rate
Displayed As:
L1Rate
Default value:
68
Range of adjustment:
0 to 127
Rate is the LFO's frequency. A value of zero stops the LFO, and most musical effects are
likely to use values in the 40~70 range, though higher or lower values may be appropriate
for certain sound effects.
When the LFO Rate is set to zero, the LFO is "stopped", but will still apply an
offset to the parameter it is modulating of a magnitude dependent on where it
stopped in its cycle.
LFO RATE = X
Parameter:
LFO 1 Rate Sync
Displayed As:
L1Sync
Default value:
Off
Range of adjustment:
See Sync Values Table on page 34.
This control allows the frequency of the LFO to be synchronised to an internal/external
MIDI clock. When set to Off, the LFOs run at a frequency set by the L1Rate parameter. At
all other settings L1Rate becomes inoperative, and the LFO rate is determined by L1Sync,
which in turn is derived from the MIDI clock. When using internal MIDI clock, the rate can
be set using the TEMPO control [21].
Parameter:
LFO 1 Waveform
Displayed As:
L1Wave
Default value:
Sine
Range of adjustment:
See LFO Waveform Table on page 34.
The MiniNova's LFOs are able to generate not only the familiar sine, sawtooth, triangle and
square waveforms for modulation purposes, but are also able to produce a wide range of
preset sequences of various lengths and random waveforms. A common use of an LFO is
to modulate the main oscillator(s), and with many of the sequenced waveforms, setting the
Depth parameter in the Modulation Matrix Menu to either 30 or 36 (see table) will ensure
that the resulting oscillator pitches will be musically associated in some way.
Parameter:
LFO 1 Phase
Displayed As:
L1Phase
Default value:
Free
Range of adjustment:
Free, 0deg -357deg
This control is only active if L1KSync (same menu) is set On. It determines the start
point of the LFO waveform when the key is pressed. A complete waveform has 360º, and
the control's increments are in 3º steps. Thus a half-way setting (180deg) will cause the
modulating waveform to start at half-way through its cycle.
KEY "ON"
PHASE = 0
PHASE = 90
O
Parameter:
LFO 1 Slew
Displayed As:
L1Slew
Default value:
Off
Range of adjustment:
Off, 1 to 127
Slew has the effect of modifying the shape of the LFO waveform. Sharp edges become
less sharp as Slew is increased. The effect of this can be easily observed by selecting
Square as the LFO waveform and setting the rate fairly low so that the output when a key
is pressed alternates between just two tones. Increasing the value of Slew will cause the
transition between the two tones to become a "glide" rather than a sharp change. This is
caused by the vertical edges of the square LFO waveform being slewed.
LFO RATE = 0
OFFSET
KEY "ON"
KEY "ON"
PHASE = 180
O
O
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