Dave Smith Instruments PRO 2 - Manual (Page 30)

20 Oscillators Dave Smith Instruments
Oscillator 1
Oscillator 2
Oscillator 1
synced to
Oscillator 2
The following table shows how the oscillators are paired.
2
3
4
1 1
2
3
4
Master
Osc
Slave
Osc
controls
The effect of Sync is much more easily heard than explained. Here’s a
simple example of how to use Sync.
1. Load the Basic Program from the Global menu. Oscillator 1 S
hape
is
set to sawtooth and oscillators 2, 3, and 4 are off.
2. With oscillator 1 selected, press the
Sync
button to turn oscillator 1 sync
on.
3. Now turn oscillator 1 p
itch
while playing the keyboard.
The harmonic content changes, but not the fundamental pitch.
Now select oscillator 2 and do the same thing while turning oscilla-
tor 2
pitch
. (Remember: only oscillator 1 should actually be audible.)
The fundamental pitch changes, but the harmonic content is relatively
consistent. Oscillator 2 is the master and oscillator 1 is the slave.
Use glide, an envelope generator, an LFO, the mod wheel, or other modulation
source to sweep the pitch of a slave oscillator.
Of course, each of the four oscillators can be synced, so it’s possible to
have two pairs of synced oscillators or to sync oscillators in series (an
oscillator synced to a synced oscillator, synced to a synced oscillator…).