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sine & purest; single harmonic \tn 
% Row Count 1 (+ 1)
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saw & edgy; buzzy, thin low-end \tn 
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pulse & artificial sounding; heavier low-end \tn 
% Row Count 4 (+ 2)
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\seqsplit{triangle} & quiet; bigger, rounder low-end \tn 
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Mix & determines balance between OSCs \tn 
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\SetRowColor{white}
 & usually 50/50 \tn 
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Semi & one octave = 12 semitones \tn 
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 & fifth  = 7 semitones \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Waveforms usually set the same} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{For better bass, favor lower-pitched OSC (especially for triangle wave)} \tn 
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Pulse & edgy weight \tn 
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\seqsplit{Triangle} & big, round weight \tn 
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 & quieter than pulse \tn 
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 & often has attack transient; remove with increased attack env. \tn 
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Mode & high pass, low pass, band pass \tn 
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Cutoff & frequency that sound is attenuated \tn 
% Row Count 3 (+ 2)
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\seqsplit{Resonance} & provides volume boost at cutoff frequency \tn 
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\seqsplit{low-pass} & cutoff controls brightness \tn 
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 & lower cutoff decreases volume \tn 
% Row Count 3 (+ 1)
% Row 2
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\seqsplit{high-pass} & cutoff controls bottom-endI \tn 
% Row Count 5 (+ 2)
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 & increase cutoff to make thinner, lighter sound \tn 
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\seqsplit{band-pass} & cuts off highs and lows \tn 
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 & thinness of high-pass, roundness of low-pass \tn 
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 & at extreme settings, can sound like low-pass/high-pass \tn 
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\seqsplit{attack} & amount of time for control to change from initial to maximum \tn 
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hold & amount of time control remains at maximum setting \tn 
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 & Not always present; ADSR, AHDSR \tn 
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decay & amount of time for control to change from maximum to sustain \tn 
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 & short values can create attack transients \tn 
% Row Count 9 (+ 2)
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\seqsplit{sustain} & level of control after decay when key is held down \tn 
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Amp & modulates synth's volume over time \tn 
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 & low/fast attack = string "swell" \tn 
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LPF & Brightens -\textgreater{} Darkens \tn 
% Row Count 3 (+ 1)
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 & fast value = "fat", "horn-like" attack \tn 
% Row Count 5 (+ 2)
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 & Env. Amount controls how bright sound gets at end of attack \tn 
% Row Count 7 (+ 2)
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HPF & Cutoff = fullest state \tn 
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 & Env. Amount = thinnest state \tn 
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% Row 7
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 & Sounds with more low-end seem closer \tn 
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BPF & Cutoff = fullest/darkest \tn 
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% Row 9
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 & Env. Amount = brightest/thinnest \tn 
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% Row 10
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{If decay and release are equal, sound will be the same no matter how it is played} \tn 
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% Row 11
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Mix & controls wetness of sound \tn 
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 & usually not set above 50/50 \tn 
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 & at 50/50, volume reduction will be noticable \tn 
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Delay Time & determines how far apart the echos are apart \tn 
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% Row 4
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 & typically expressed in rhythmic values \tn 
% Row Count 8 (+ 2)
% Row 5
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Delay Feedback & determines how many echoes are created \tn 
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 & min = 1 echo, max = infinite echos \tn 
% Row Count 12 (+ 2)
% Row 7
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Delay Spread & spreads echos across stereo field \tn 
% Row Count 14 (+ 2)
% Row 8
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
 & 0 spread = delay down middle \tn 
% Row Count 15 (+ 1)
% Row 9
\SetRowColor{white}
 & medium spread = dry middle \& wet stereo extremes, rhythmically tight \tn 
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% Row 10
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
 & max spread = dry middle \& wet, rhythmically-off stereo extremes \tn 
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% Row 11
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Two OSCs doubled \& "fine" detuned in opposite directions} \tn 
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% Row 1
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{The farther they are detuned, the more pulsating there is} \tn 
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\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
Fine control & expressed in cents; 1 semitone = 100 cents \tn 
% Row Count 6 (+ 2)
% Row 3
\SetRowColor{white}
OSC Start: ON & OSCs starts when key pressed \tn 
% Row Count 8 (+ 2)
% Row 4
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
 & pulsating always the same \tn 
% Row Count 9 (+ 1)
% Row 5
\SetRowColor{white}
 & pointy attack transient \tn 
% Row Count 10 (+ 1)
% Row 6
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
OSC Start: OFF & when off, OSCs are free-running \tn 
% Row Count 12 (+ 2)
% Row 7
\SetRowColor{white}
 & softer, rounder attack transient \tn 
% Row Count 14 (+ 2)
% Row 8
\SetRowColor{LightBackground}
 & pulsating changes with every keypress \tn 
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% Row 9
\SetRowColor{white}
 & most obvious with 1-cent detune \tn 
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% Row 10
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% Row 11
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{For a slow flanging effect, detune 1 OSC only, by only 1 cent} \tn 
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