Elektron Sidstation - Manual (Page 30)

SIDSTATION
Owners Manual
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• CTRL1 to CTRL4 - Mapped MIDI control messages (20 to 23)
• LFO1 to LFO4 - Output of LFO1 to 4 is used to modulate the selected parameter.
Dest selects the destination LFO parameter to be modulated by the external control. The
different destinations are:
• None - No external control for this LFO
• Dpth - LFO Depth
• Spd - LFO Speed
• S/H - LFO Sample and hold
• Lace - LFO Interlace rate.
Val sets the maximum value of the external control modulation influence on the selected LFO
parameter. A minimal value of the external control sets the original value for the destination.
An example to clear this out a bit:
CTRL=ModWh, Dest=Spd, Val=0 (In CTRL menu) Spd=127 (In Shape menu)
This will make the Modulation Wheel control the speed of the LFO from 127 (slow) (Modulation
wheel at zero) to 0 (fast) (Modulation wheel at its maximum).
The LFO synchronisation control menu (Sync)
The NoteOn switch selects re-synchronisation of the LFO when a new note is played. If sync is
not selected the LFO runs independent from any new notes played. The ramp waveform is
always synced to Note On, as it would not make any sense to have it non-synchronised
The NOff switch controls if the LFO should be restarted each time a new Note Off message is
received.
The FadeIn parameter controls the time of the LFO fade in effect. This allows a LFO modulation
to start at zero and then gradually fade in during the time specified by FadeIn. A very useful
feature for making automatic smooth transitions on Note On without having to use the
modulation wheel to control the LFO depth manually.
Naming and managing patches
When you are done with your patch editing, it is time to name the patch. This is done from the
edit mode screen:
To start editing the patch move the focus up so that that it changes to an arrow pointing right:
Pressing [ENTER] changes the focus marker into the character input mode cursor: