M-Audio Venom

Chapter 5: Advanced Synthesizer and Effects Editing
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Venom User Guide
Oscillator 3
Oscillator 3 has all of the exact same parameters as Oscillator 2.
Waveform Can be edited using NRPN 017CH (see “Oscillator 1” on page 43).
Keytrack (See “Oscillator 1” on page 43.)
Coarse Can be edited using MIDI CC 31 (see “Oscillator 1” on page 43).
Fine Can be edited using MIDI CC 63 (see “Oscillator 1” on page 43).
Osc2 Sync Synchronizes the waveform start of Oscillator 3 to the waveform start of OSC 1.
Start Mod and Drift Controls
The Start Mod and Drift controls apply to all three oscillators.
Start Mod Lets you set a range for the randomization of the start point in the waveform when a note is trig-
gered. The Start Mod parameter varies the sample start point for each oscillator randomly in order to emulate
the character of an analog synthesizer’s free-running oscillators. The larger the value, the greater the possible
range of start point modulation within the sample. This can be especially useful with percussive sounds to
vary the character of the attack.
Drift Lets you set a range for the randomization of the initial pitch of each oscillator when a note is triggered.
The pitch variances are fixed for the duration of the note, but they are all recalculated randomly for each new
note. This emulates the pitch variances of analog oscillators. The larger the value, the greater the possible
range of pitch variance.
Oscillator 3 controls
Oscillator Start Mod and Drift controls
Using a smooth sample and hold shape from one of the LFOs results in a constantly changing randomized pitch variance.