Waldorf Pulse 2 - Manual (Page 19)

Sound Parameter
19 Pulse 2 User Manual
The Oscillator Section (OSC 1-3)
The Pulse 2 offers three oscillators that nearly use similar
parameters for editing.
All controls of the oscillators can be found in the OSC
parameter matrix.
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Selecting an Oscillator
Choose the desired oscillator with the button. The LED
of the corresponding Oscillator will light up.
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A detailled introduction of the oscillators can be
found in the chapter "Sound Synthesis Basics".
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Keep in mind that based on the selected Oscilla-
tor Shape some parameters are not accessible.
This will be remarked in the further sections!
Shape diverse
Sets the type of waveform to be generated by the Oscil-
lator.
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Keep in mind: Some shapes are not available for
all of the three oscillators.
The following shapes are currently available:
• PWM (only OSC 1 and OSC 2) selects the pulse
waveform. This waveform produces a hollow / me-
tallic sound. If the PWM waveform is selected, the
parameter Pulsewidth is used to change the pul-
sewidth of the waveform.
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SQR (only OSC 3) selects a square wave with a fix
pulsewidth of 50%.
• SAW selects the sawtooth waveform. A Sawtooth
wave has all the harmonics of the fundamental
frequency in descending magnitude.
• TRI selects the triangular waveform. The triangle
mainly consists of the odd harmonics with very
low magnitudes and sounds close to a sine wave.
• APW (only OSC 1) means "Alternate Pulse Wave".
The positive effect is that you get PWM like sounds