Korg EX-800 Owner's Manual

3.4.3 DCO 2 (DOUBLE Mode only)
DCO 2 can be combined with DCO 1 to produce a wide vari
ety of warm, thick sounds. The DCO 2 parameters are only
active in DOUBLE Mode (see description of MODE Parameter,
above).
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DCO 2
PARAMETER NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
OCTAVE
Similar to DCO 1. The three octave range includes
High, Middle and Low.
WAVEFORM
Similar to DCO 1. There is a choice of square wave
( F L ), or sawtooth ( f \ )■
HARMONICS (16' 8' 4' 2 )
Similar to DCO 1. Each of the four squarewave har
monics may be individually turned ON or OFF.
LEVEL
Similar to DCO 1. DCO 2 is controlled by DEG 2, not
by DEG 1.
LEVEL
VALUE
Max.
31
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Min.
0
INTERVAL
The pitch of DCO 2 may be transposed or “offset” so
that it sounds at a constant interval above DCO 1. The
range of this parameter is a full octave in semitone
steps (8-
• When Interval Value equals 8, DCO 1 and DCO 2
are in Unison. When the Value equals 1, DCO 2
will be a perfect 5th (7 semitones) above DCO 1.
• With a Value of !.? , DCO 2 will be an octave higher
than DCO 1. This is useful for extending the range
of the Keyboard, or for tuning the two DCOs to be
three octaves apart.
INTERVAL
VALUE
1 Octave
12
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Perfect Dominant 0
NOTE:
The Octave and Harmonics parameters also affect the rela
tive tuning o f the DCOs. For example, if Interval equals 7
but DCO 1 Octave equals ‘Low’ and DCO 2 Octave equals
‘Middle’, then DCO 2 will actually be a perfect 4th BELOW
DCO 1, not a perfect 5th above D C Q 1. This would also hap
pen if both DCOs were set to the same Octave, but the DCO
1 16' Harmonic was turned OFF
DETUNE
The Detune parameter provides fine pitch adjustment
of DCO 2 relative to DCO 1. Detuning DCO 2 creates
a ‘fatter’ sound because of the slight pitch differences
between the two oscillators.
• Detune Values can range from ‘ [: ’ (no detuning)
to ‘ 3 ’ (full detuning).
DETUNE
VALUE
Pitch difference from DCO
Max.
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Same pitch as DCO 1
0
^3.4.4 Noise
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The White Noise Generator can be used for a variety of spe
cial effects, either by itself or mixed with the DCOs. Unlike
any other synthesizer, the EX-800 can “envelope” or articu
late Noise SEPARATELY from the oscillators, which can be
used to add small amounts of “ breath noise” to simulated
acoustic instrument sounds.
• The LEVEL parameter sets the MAXIMUM noise level over
a range of S (off) to IS (full).
• Noise level is also controlled by Digital Envelope Genera
tor 3 (DEG 3), which also controls the VCF. The Noise LEV
EL parameter actually determines how loud Noise will be
when DEG 3 reaches its Attack peak.
LEVEL
LEV EL
VALUE
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Min.
0
NOISE
15

Korg EX-800 Specifications

General

Brand	Korg
Model	EX-800
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English