Akai UNIQUEST 4000S - Manual (Page 17)

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The following parameters are common to each oscillator:
Oscillator Tuning Parameters
OCTAVE
• Range is -2 to +2 octaves.
SEMITONE
• Range is -12 to +12 semitones.
FINE
• Range is -50 to +50 cents. 100 cents = 1 semitone, so this parameter lets you
detune the oscillator by as much as a quarter-tone either way. Great for thicken-
ing and doubling the sound.
BEAT
• Range is 0 to 100%. This is a musical fine detune control. When the two oscilla-
tors are detuned by a fixed amount with the FINE control, you will discover that
there is a subtle ‘beating’ effect between them. This beating will be faster for
higher pitched notes and slower for lower pitched notes, and this may not be
desirable. The BEAT control allows you to detune the oscillators so that the beat-
ing is constant for all notes played.
Oscillator Waveform Parameters
SAWTOOTH LEVEL ( )
•
Range is 0 to 100 %. Adjusts the oscillator’s sawtooth wave output level.
TRIANGLE LEVEL ( )
• Range is 0 to 100 %. Adjusts the oscillator’s triangle wave output level.
PULSE LEVEL ( )
• Range is 0 to 100 %. Adjusts the oscillator’s pulse wave output level.
PULSE WIDTH
• Range is 0 to 100 %.The oscillator’s pulse wave width is adjustable, where 0%
results in a narrow pulse wave, 50% results in a square wave and 100% results in
a wide pulse wave.
PWM FREQUENCY
•
Range is 0 to 100%. PWM stands for Pulse Width Modulation. Each oscillator
has a dedicated LFO to modulate or change its pulse width. This control sets the
speed (or frequency) of the PWM LFO.
PWM DEPTH
• Range is 0 to 100%. This control sets the amount (or depth) of the PWM applied
by the LFO.