Microfreak/UG/06 Dig Osc/02 Param Controls

• 06.02 The Parameter Controls

  • The parameter controls bring the Digital Oscillator to life in different ways.
  • Type selects an oscillator model, each with its own character. Type can also be modulated: changing models rapidly with the LFO creates abrupt changes in timbre. The Envelopes, keyboard pressure, Sequencer, and Arpeggiator can modulate Type too.

  • Note/Info Oscillator Type can be modulated in single-voice and Paraphonic modes. In Paraphonic mode, all voices change to the same Type; Wave, Timbre, and Shape modulation can differ by voice.
    

  • Changing Type shows that model and its current values on the display.
  • Each model has three sound-shaping parameters: Wave, Timbre, and Shape. Their effects depend on the model. Turning a knob shows its current function on the display; the oscillator overview uses those display names and puts the model's screen name in parentheses.
  • Wave, Timbre, and Shape can each be a modulation destination in the Matrix, so a sound can change as the modulation changes.
  • Microfreak/UG/06 Dig Osc/02 Param Controls/01 Knob Speed

    • 06.02.01 Knob Tracking Speed

      • Wave, Timbre, and Shape knobs can track in Slow (the default) or Fast mode. Set the speed with Utility → Browsing → Osc Knob Speed, or on the Device Tab in Arturia's MIDI Control Center when the MicroFreak is connected.
      • Hold Shift while turning one of these knobs to use the opposite speed temporarily: Fast when set to Slow, or Slow when set to Fast.
      • Slow allows precise sound-design edits; Fast suits broader changes during a performance. In either mode, the knobs accelerate when turned more quickly.