Intellijel Cylonix Shapeshifter v1.03 - Manual (Page 15)

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CHORD MODE
When CHORD MODE is activated, by pressing the CHORD MODE button, the LED above the button will light up.
More importantly, when CHORD MODE is active, oscillator 1 will be split into 8 separate oscillators, each out-
puting the same waveform, but with different frequencies. This allows chords to be played when the frequen-
cies are chosen to be at musical intervals, and provides a deep, rich, sound when the frequencies are chosen to
be the same (i.e. a UNISON chord), but with slight variations in tuning between them.
The amount of detuning between the 8 oscillators can be adjusted by pressing the DETUNE/DECAY button (as
long as PERC. MODE is not active). When this is done, the lower line of the LCD display will show the current
detuning value, expressed as a number from 0 to 99. This value can be changed with the rotary encoder. A
larger number means a greater detuning. The detuning is an offset to the oscillator frequencies rather than a
scaling, meaning that the effect for a given detuning is less at higher pitches. So you may want to increase the
detuning amount when playing mainly high notes and lower it when playing mainly low notes. The detuning
parameter can also be modulated by the MOD B input, which is activated with a second press of the DETUNE/
DECAY button. When MOD B modulation is active the lower row of the LCD display will change to show both
the nominal setting and the offset provided by the MOD B modulation.
When CHORD MODE is first activated, the top line of the LCD display will change to showing the currently
selected chord type. This can be selected using the rotary encoder. There are 64 different chord types that can
be chosen. The following table shows the label for each type shown in the LCD display, along with the interval
in semitones assigned to each of the 8 oscillators (0 is the root note). Negative numbers indicate suboctave
intervals (pitches below the root note).
CH:uniso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (unison)
CH: m2nd 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 (minor 2nd interval)
CH: M2nd 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 (major 2nd interval)
CH: m3rd 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 (minor 3rd interval)
CH: M3rd 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 (major 3rd interval)
CH: 4th 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 (4th interval)
CH:trito 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 (tritone interval)
CH: 5th 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 (5th interval)
CH:aug5 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 (augmented 5th interval)
CH: 6th 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 (6th interval)
CH: m7th 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 (minor 7th interval)
CH: M7th 0 0 0 0 11 11 11 11 (major 7th interval)
CH:octav 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 12 (octave interval)
CH:suboc 0 0 0 0 -12 -12 12 12 (suboctave + octave)
CH: 2oct 0 12 24 0 12 24 12 24 (octave + 2octave)
CH: min 0 3 7 0 3 7 0 3 (minor triad)
CH:minI1 12 3 7 12 3 7 12 3 (minor triad 1st inversion)
CH:minI2 12 15 7 12 15 7 12 15 (minor triad 2nd inversion)
CH: maj 0 4 7 0 4 7 0 4 (major triad)
CH:majI1 12 4 7 12 4 7 12 4 (major triad 1st inversion)
CH:majI2 12 16 7 12 16 7 12 16 (major triad 2nd inversion)
CH: sus 0 5 7 0 5 7 5 7 (suspended triad)
CH: aug 0 4 8 0 4 8 0 8 (augmented triad)
CH: dim 0 3 6 0 3 6 0 6 (diminished triad)