Ableton/Live/UG/31 Instrument Reference/10 Sampler/07 The Pitch-Osc Tab
31.10.7.1 The Modulation Oscillator (Osc)
- One modulation oscillator per voice performs FM or AM on the samples; it is never heard directly. Subsonic AM varies volume; audible AM creates composite waves.
- 21 waveforms in Type, a loopable amplitude envelope with the usual levels, and:
- Volume — modulation depth; Vol < Vel scales it with velocity.
- Fixed with Freq × Multi — a constant frequency.
- Coarse (0.125–48) and Fine (0–1000) — tuning when not fixed.
31.10.7.2 The Pitch Envelope
- A multi-stage envelope on the sample's pitch, and the modulation oscillator's; drag breakpoints or use sliders. Amount sets its range in semitones.
- Global controls on the right:
- Spread — two detuned voices per note; doubles CPU.
- Transp (semitones) and Detune (cents).
- Zn Shft — shifts which key zone plays without changing pitch, for interesting multisample artifacts.
- Glide — Glide is monophonic, Portamento polyphonic; Time sets duration.