Clavia lead 3 Guida Utente
7. Panel reference: Oscillator 1 & 2
NORD LEAD 3 V1.2x
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On Nord Lead 3 two oscillators can be synchronized. In practice Oscillator Synchronization means that
you use the signal from one oscillator to restart another oscillator. This also means that you will only get
an output signal from one oscillator, even though you use two. This is why Nord Lead 3 has a “hidden”
sync oscillator in each oscillator group. This way you don’t have to sacrifice one audio oscillator just to
sync another. In Nord Lead 3 this also means that you can have two synched audio oscillators running at
the same time! Below is a block diagram of how the signals are routed when using Oscillator Sync in both
oscillators:
you use the signal from one oscillator to restart another oscillator. This also means that you will only get
an output signal from one oscillator, even though you use two. This is why Nord Lead 3 has a “hidden”
sync oscillator in each oscillator group. This way you don’t have to sacrifice one audio oscillator just to
sync another. In Nord Lead 3 this also means that you can have two synched audio oscillators running at
the same time! Below is a block diagram of how the signals are routed when using Oscillator Sync in both
oscillators:
If you synchronize an Oscillator to the sync-oscillator, the Oscillator will start over with a new period of
the waveform, each time the sync-oscillator does so. If the Oscillator then has a higher frequency than the
sync-oscillator, it will get a complex waveform that depends both on its own pitch and on that of the sync-
oscillator.
the waveform, each time the sync-oscillator does so. If the Oscillator then has a higher frequency than the
sync-oscillator, it will get a complex waveform that depends both on its own pitch and on that of the sync-
oscillator.