Waldorf Largo - Manual (Page 24)

Sound Parameter
Largo User´s Manual 24
[ The Sine shape can be used to produce basses and
electric organ sounds.
[ The Sine shape is also perfectly suited for ring
modulation or as FM Source.
[ The wavetables are perfect for very vivid sounds.
[ The tips listed here of course are only suggestions.
The variety of tones among all Waveforms in the
Largo are nearly inexhaustible.
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Left-click and hold on the Shape display and move
the mouse vertically to change the startwave of a
Wavetable or the Pulswidth of a Pulse shape.
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Left-click and hold on the Shape display and move
the mouse up or down to change the Oscillator
Startphase (see below).
Octave 128´...1/2´
Sets the basic pitch of the oscillator in steps of an octave.
The Octave setting is shown as register value, a common
measurement based on the length of organ pipes. The
reference pitch for the oscillator is generated at MIDI note
A3 (note no. 69) when Octave is set to 8’, Semitone and
Detune
are set to 0, Keytrack is set to 100% and no
pitch modulation is applied. In this case, the oscillator’s
frequency will be the same as set in the global Master
Tune
parameter (usually 440 Hz).
[ Set Octave to 16’ for bass sounds.
[ Set Octave to 8’ if you are creating typical keyboard
sounds.
[ Set Octave to 4’ if you are programming strings or
other high pitched sounds.
[ When you use an Oscillator to modulate other
Oscillators or the Filters, experiment with the Octave
parameter. Low settings might result in periodic
modulations while high settings might add a bell
character to the timbre.
[ Ultra-low settings like 128’ can create very nice
rhythmic changes when used with the ring
modulator. If this is still not low enough, you can
use the Standard Modulation Matrix to apply
MAXIMUM to the respective oscillator pitch with a
negative amount.