Tiptop Z3000 Smzrt VCO - Manual (Page 15)

FM - Continued: Input Types
The
Z3000
is
equipped
with
two
exponential
FM
inputs
and
one
linear
FM
input.
The
FM1
and
FM2
jacks
are
exponential
but
FM2
is
summed
with
the
Linear
FM
input
and,
as
such,
share
the
FM
knob.
Generally
speaking,
when
employing
FM
theory,
linear
modulation
provides
the
only
true
form
of
modulation
and
has
more
predictable
results
and
produces
less
inharmonic
material
than
exponential
FM
does.
To
implement
a
basic
FM
patch,
plug
the
sine
wave
from
one
Z3000
into
the
Linear
FM
input
of
a
second
Z3000.
Frequency
modulated
sounds
become
more
complex
as
more
modulators
and
carriers
are
added
to
a
patch,
whether
in
series
or
in
parallel.
Pairs
of
modulators
and
carriers
are
called
“operators”
and
usually
include
VCAs
and
envelope
generators
to
dynamically
vary
the
modulation
index
over
time.
(Continued...)
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
LOW HIGH
SYNC HSM
1V/Oct 1V/Oct
Linear FM
INPUT
PWM FM 1
LOW HIGH
Hz
Oct
FM 2
INPUT
CV IN INPUT
CV IN CV OUT
INPUT INPUT
+
+ +
+
EXT IN
FREQUENCY/NOTE/OCTAVE
Tipt
p
A u d i o
Z 3 0 0 0 Z 3 0 0 0
Smart VC-Oscillator FREQUENCY
FINE TUNE
PULSE WIDTH
PWM
FM
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
LOW HIGH
SYNC HSM
1V/Oct 1V/Oct
Linear FM
INPUT
PWM FM 1
LOW HIGH
Hz
Oct
FM 2
INPUT
CV IN INPUT
CV IN CV OUT
INPUT INPUT
+
+ +
+
EXT IN
FREQUENCY/NOTE/OCTAVE
Tipt
p
A u d i o
Z 3 0 0 0 Z 3 0 0 0
Smart VC-Oscillator FREQUENCY
FINE TUNE
PULSE WIDTH
PWM
FM
modulator carrier