Waldorf Edition - Manual (Page 70)

Waldorf Edition
User Manual 70 Waldorf
 Activate the Reset switch to the right of D-Pole’s LFO block and wait for ca. 2 se-
conds, then your start host application again. The LFO will now run with a time si-
gnature of 4/4 and in sync to the rhythm. One way to use this feature in a piece of
music is to leave a two second pause, if you want the LFO to be in sync with the
beat.
 Check out the various LFO shapes, but remember to stop your host application and
wait for two seconds after having selected a new shape, to make sure that the LFO
always runs in sync to your host application playback.
 In the Osc block turn up the Ring Mod control.
 In the LFO block turn the Osc Mod control right or left and notice how the LFO
changes the pitch of the oscillator.
Der LFO, set to a fast speed
In the following section we will make a more extreme use of the LFO, and you will see
how thrilling high LFO speeds can be.

Set Panning Mod and Osc Mod to 0.
 Set Ring Mod in the Osc block to 0.
 Activate the Free switch to the right of the LFO block. This makes sense, as – when
set to high speeds – it is impossible to find the start of the LFO cycle, anyway. In ad-
dition, each Reset would need valuable processor power, which you don’t want to
waste.
 Set LFO Shape to Sine or Triangle.
 Set Cutoff Mod to approx. 20% to 40%.
 Slowly turn the LFO Speed dial to the right until its display changes from bpm to
Hertz. Carry on turning up to ca. 3000 Hz. Surprised? You probably expected some-
thing, but not this effect, did you?
 Slowly turn the Cutoff dial and observe how the timbre of the drum loop changes.
 Check out various filter types and Resonance settings.
The Envelope Follower
 In the Env block set the Decay control to a value between 90 and 98 to get a rela-
tively long Decay phase.
 Turn the Cutoff Mod dial in the Env block slowly to the right and notice how the fil-
ter characteristics change if the audio material contains volume peaks.
 Adjust Decay according to your preference. The settings may vary, depending on the
audio material used. If set to very short Decay time, the filter can easily start to flut-
ter, as the Envelope Follower starts to interpret the original signal waveforms as
changes in volume. This can especially occur with drum loops that contain a very
deep bass drum. If you experience this, turn the Decay dial to the right until flut-
tering stops.