6.1 Oscillators Overview:
The sounds generated by the three Taiga oscillators are the culmination of years of research
and design. The cascading wave shaping circuitry we have created is the foundation of our
organic analog synthesis concept.
The unique sound of Taiga starts with a rened version of our temperature stabilized, analog
VCA saw wave oscillator core. The internal signal path of the Taiga oscillators passes the core
saw waveform through up to 4 additive wave shapers before reaching the output. Waveform
names should be thought of as more of a guide to harmonic density than the denitive shape
of the output wave. During the design phase, we began calling the initial clean geometric
waveforms (sine, triangle, saw, pulse) seed waves because the shapes of the waveforms
available at the output are very different than the internal source wave. As an example, if all
the wave shaping is turned down, the output of the triangle wave looks more like a sine wave
from the output of the sine wave on an oscilloscope. Because of the intensive wave shaping,
the seed wave is simply one of several factors that determine the shape and sound of the
output.
The internal signal path of the Taiga oscillators is more complex than typical oscillators. The
waveform passes through up to 4 wave shapers on its way to the output. All of the wave
shapers before the wave folder circuit are designed to manipulate the waveform in ways that
allow it to interact with the wave folder in different ways. Let’s take a close look at each stage
of the signal path in the order they occur.
6.2 Oscillator MIDI Control Overview:
All three oscillators have access to the Taiga internal midi bus. Press and hold the [Edit Button]
then press the [Seed Button] to enable or disable this connection.
6.3 Oscillator MIDI Control Enabled:
When MIDI response is enabled, the oscillators respond to MIDI pitch information. Incoming midi
notes set the pitch of all MIDI enabled oscillators. The Control module [Octave Up Button] and
[Octave Down Button] can be used to shift the octave of all MIDI enabled oscillators.
6 Oscillator Modules
lfo 2
sine
fm
out
sync
pitch
shape
oscillator 1
shape
shape cv
coarse
ne
fm
seed
lfo 1
fm
oscillator
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