Alesis micron Reference Manual

 

 
AnlgDrft 
Set the amount of simulated analog drift, up to 100%. 
 
Analog synthesizers have circuits that drift out of tune over time.  
Adding a touch of drift can increase the realism of the Micron’s 
analog emulation.   
  
Osc Sync 
Set how the oscillators synchronize to one another.   
 
off  
The oscillators sound independent of one another. 
 
hard 2 to 1 

 

Hard sync resets oscillator 2 to the beginning of its waveform 
whenever oscillator 1 hits the beginning of its waveform.  This has 
the effect of forcing oscillator 1’s fundamental frequency onto 
oscillator 2.  This behavior is called “hard sync” because the slave 
waveform is “snapped” to zero at the frequency of the master 
oscillator, which can create a harsh, rough sound even out of sine 
waves.  
 
hard 2+3 to 1 

 

Oscillators 2 and 3 are forced to “hard sync” to oscillator 1.  
 
soft 2 to 1 

 

Every time oscillator 1 begins its cycle, oscillator 2 reverses 
direction.  The resulting wave has no sharp edges, as it does with 
hard sync, but exhibits a mixture of harmonics that can have 
interesting sonic properties. 
 
soft 2+3 to 1 

 

Oscillators 2 and 3 are forced to “soft sync” to oscillator 1. 
 
FM Amount 
FM, or “frequency modulation,” allows you to use one oscillator 
to control the frequency of another.  Set the percentage by which 
the target oscillator’s frequency is affected by the master 
oscillator’s waveform.