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Re: [elektron] Re: Flat LFO

2002-10-05 by Blake&Liz Smith

>grrrr... the stupid ad messed up my formatting! Let's hope this one works.
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>Alright... there is no LFO waveform available that I would refer to as 
>"flat". So
>let's clarify your question for everyone:
>which one of the following waveforms are you calling "flat"?
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>(make sure you're viewing this in a MONO font, otherwise it won't display
>correctly!)
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>.  1)      /\    /       a "triangular wave"
>.         /  \  /
>.        /    \/
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>.  2)  \  |\  |\        a "sawtoothed wave"
>.       \ | \ | \
>.        \|  \|  \
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>.  3)  _____        a "square wave"
>.     |     |
>.           |_____|
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>.  4)  *          "impulse with linear decay"
>.      * *
>.      *   *
>.      *     *
>.      *       *
>.     *           *     *     *
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>.  5)  *          "impulse with logarithmic decay"
>.      **
>.      * *
>.      *   *
>.      *      *
>.     *            *     *     *
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>--- In elektron-users@y..., "valladoliddiego" <valladoliddiego@y...> wrote:
> > Hi!
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> > No. I know what's a square wave LFO. I've been into electronic music
> > for years, too. I mean the Flat wave LFO. It's in the waveform menu
> > of every LFO. It's in the owner's manual too.
> >
> > Adeu!
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Well, its in the manual and on the menu. Ive never used it however the 
manual suggests it be used as a base for external midi control messages. I 
would interpret that as saying its a neutral setting designed as a starting 
point to be controlled by an external device or sequencer.


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