Table of Contents
Section 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE ANDROMEDA TIPS AND TRICKS
ARCHIVE..................................................................................................................................8
1.1 welcome!.....................................................................................................................................................8
Section 2: OSCILLATORS AND PRE-MIX......................................................................10
2.1 the square bug:.........................................................................................................................................10
2.2 thickening up oscillator sound:..............................................................................................................10
2.3 using vco intervals to get huge sounds:................................................................................................10
2.4 negative vs. positive sawtooth:..............................................................................................................10
2.5 the fat, deep sawtooth sound:................................................................................................................10
2.6 the fat, deep square squelch:..................................................................................................................11
2.7 another interesting sawtooth shape:.....................................................................................................11
2.8 pwm tricks for thicker sounds:..............................................................................................................11
2.9 tinkly pad sounds....................................................................................................................................11
2.10 thinner pwm method from mike peake .............................................................................................11
2.11 modulating lfo with key scaling:.........................................................................................................11
2.12 a nice thick oscillator method:..............................................................................................................12
2.13 a trick to get lower frequencies in an oscillator:................................................................................12
2.14 square level note – setting the same as the sawtooth........................................................................12
2.15 sub oscillator mixing note:....................................................................................................................12
2.16 sub oscillator level note:........................................................................................................................12
2.17 phase cancellation:.................................................................................................................................12
2.18 pwm lfo setting fun:...............................................................................................................................13
2.19 pre-mix levels:........................................................................................................................................13
2.20 a possible cause for clicks – and a solution........................................................................................13
2.21 changing the voice rotation:.................................................................................................................13
2.22 oscillator sync:........................................................................................................................................14
2.23 a way to modulate ring mod patches:.................................................................................................14
2.24 hints for creating a punchy pwm sound:............................................................................................14
2.25 stepping notes in unison with unique arpeggiator patterns each:..................................................15
2.26 external audio, noise, filter feedback:..................................................................................................15
2.27 another way to do unison-x:.................................................................................................................16
2.28 mike peake explains the unison x (unison detune) basics:...............................................................16
2.29 mike peake explains chord mode:.......................................................................................................16
2.30 modulating oscillators with noise:.......................................................................................................17
2.31 pwmod, fmmod page:...........................................................................................................................17
2.32 keep in mind – osc frequency limit and filter keytracking limit:....................................................17
2.33 keep in mind – pitch wheel...................................................................................................................17
2.34 keep in mind – osc fm (tuning and using)..........................................................................................17
2.35 keep in mind – portamento modulation.............................................................................................17
2.36 keep in mind – ring modulation..........................................................................................................17
2.37 keep in mind – the octave light............................................................................................................18
2.38 keep in mind – vco semitone knob will step......................................................................................18
2.39 more than you wanted to know about soft sync:..............................................................................18
Section 3: FILTERS AND POST-MIX................................................................................20
3.1 the two filters explained:.........................................................................................................................20
3.2 serial vs. parallel:......................................................................................................................................20
3.3 a note if you do not like the filter knob sweep range:.........................................................................20
3.4 getting a better filter sweep:...................................................................................................................21