Alesis micron Reference Manual
6
Programs
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12. Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) settings
TempoSync (Tempo Synchronization)
fixed rate
The LFO rate is independent of the tempo set with the [tap]
button.
follow tempo
button.
follow tempo
The LFO’s rate is a multiple of the tempo set with the [tap]
button.
button.
If TempoSync is off, the rate is adjustable from 0.010 – 1000 Hz
(cycles per second).
If TempoSync is on, the rate represents a fraction of the tempo
set with the [tap] button. When the value is set to x 1 (“times
one”), the LFO will complete its cycle once per quarter note,
relative to the tempo setting. When the value is set to x 2, the LFO
will cycle once per eighth note. A value of x 16 results in an LFO
cycle of 1/64th note, and a value of x 1/ 16 results in an LFO
cycle equivalent to sixteen quarter notes.
Quick access to editing
To jump to the Low
Frequency Oscillator
category, hold down the
[programs] button and press
the key labeled “LFO.”
To jump to the Low
Frequency Oscillator
category, hold down the
[programs] button and press
the key labeled “LFO.”
It’s bipolar. (No it’s not.
Yes it is. No it’s not.)
Synthesizer LFOs can be
either “unipolar” (rising and
falling in the >= 0 range) or
“bipolar” (rising and falling
through both positive and
negative values).
The Micron’s LFOs are
bipolar. You can make them
act like unipolar designs by
programming a
counteracting positive offset
in the modulation matrix.
(Just don’t change the LFO
modulation amount once
you’ve done this, or your
offset won’t be accurate
anymore.)
Yes it is. No it’s not.)
Synthesizer LFOs can be
either “unipolar” (rising and
falling in the >= 0 range) or
“bipolar” (rising and falling
through both positive and
negative values).
The Micron’s LFOs are
bipolar. You can make them
act like unipolar designs by
programming a
counteracting positive offset
in the modulation matrix.
(Just don’t change the LFO
modulation amount once
you’ve done this, or your
offset won’t be accurate
anymore.)