Waldorf Largo User Manual
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Sound Parameter
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changes to a sine wave. This drive type is very
effective
in
combination
with
amplitude
modulation, ring modulation or noise.
•
Fuzz distorts nearly every input signal to a square
wave. Use this drive type for outlandish effects.
•
Pickup 1 simulates an electrostatic pickup. Use
amplitude modulations for more absorbing sound
effects.
•
Pickup 2 simulates an electromagnetic pickup. As
for Pickup 1 use amplitude modulations for more
absorbing sound effects. Think about a guitar or an
E-piano. The level of a string or a steel reed
influences the electrical conversion done by the
pickup.
Filter Type
miscellaneous
Selects the filter type.
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Bypass deactivates the filter. This is useful if you
want to disable the filter temporarily and listen to
the oscillators’ pure signals.
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LP 24dB / LP 12dB Low Pass are suitable for most
normal applications. Use the 24dB slope if you want
to create sounds with a typical audible filtered
character; use the 12dB slope if you want to get
softer results.
•
BP 24dB / BP 12dB Band Pass remove frequencies
both below and above the cutoff point. As a result,
the sound character gets thinner. Use these filter
types when programming effect and percussion-like
sounds.
•
HP 24dB / HP 12dB High Pass are useful to thin out
a sound’s bass frequencies. This may also give
interesting results in conjunction with cutoff
frequency modulation. By doing this you can e.g.
"fly-in" a sound starting at its high harmonics and
then coming up to its full frequency range. Use the
24dB slope if you want to create sounds with a
typical audible filtered character; use the 12dB slope
if you want to get softer results.
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Notch 24dB / Notch 12dB are the opposites of the
band pass types. They dampen frequencies around
the cutoff point. Frequencies below or above the
cutoff point are passed through. Use these filter
types for programming effect sounds. On Notch filter
types, the Resonance parameter is almost useless by
definition because the resonance frequency is
exactly the frequency that is blocked by the filter.
However, you will still be able to hear slight