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the oscillator types can be described as follows:
Multi saw produces a typical synthesizer sound
on the basis of sawtooth waveforms. the term
"Multi" stands for the possibility to layer multiple
waveforms.
the setting Pulse uses square waveforms. again, the
use of two differently tuned waveforms results in a
fatter sound.
oscillator sync synchronises two oscillators with
each other. the variation of pitch and tone of the
second oscillator leads to characteristic changes in
the harmonics.
ring Modulation multiplies the signals of two
oscillators. the targeted detuning of the pitch of the
second oscillator produces a metallic sound.
the oscillator type frequency Modulation is similar
to the sound generation of the dX7 and other
Yamaha fM synthesizers. one oscillator having a
base frequency is modulated by a second oscillator
whose frequency is variably adjustable.
filter & envelope
reface cs is equipped with
a resonant low-pass filter
(18 db). the sliders for cutoff
and resonance adjust the
respective values between
0 (lower slider position) and
127 (upper slider position).
the envelope (eg) is set by the
adsr principle (attack, decay,
sustain, release) with four
sliders.
again, the range of values is from 0 to 127.
Multi saw
teXtUre
adds a sub-oscillator that is detuned by minus one octave
Mod
layers multiple sawtooth waveforms to make a thicker sound. in addition, the detuning of
the waveforms is increased, which leads to a more undulating sound
Pulse
teXtUre
changes the pitch of the second square wave
Mod
changes the pulse width
oscillator
sync
teXtUre
changes the pitch and tone of the second oscillator
Mod
sets the degree to which the second oscillator is detuned
ring
Modulation
teXtUre
changes the pitch of oscillator 1
Mod
changes the pitch of oscillator 2
frequency
Modulation
teXtUre
sets the degree to which modulation is applied
Mod
changes the pitch of the modulating oscillator (osc2)
advanCed osCillator parameters
there are two more sliders available for the direct modulation of the oscillators in addition to
the selection of the waveform: texture and Mod.
the following table provides an overview of the functions of these two sliders depending on
the selected oszllator type.
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