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OP–XY features 8 synth engines. each synth engine has a unique sound, expanding the sonic palette of the device.
first enter instrument mode to view and edit the instrument tracks.
select the instrument track you wish to edit.
hold shift and press M1 to select the synth engine on that track.
you can then use the dark gray knob to scroll through the list and select an engine. click the encoder or press M1 to confirm your selection.
axis is an fm synth engine tailored for creating lush string sounds.
rotate the dark gray knob to adjust the tone of the sound. tone allows you to make the sound brighter or darker.
rotate the mid gray knob to adjust the ratio of the sound. this is the pitch of one of the oscillators and goes from a detune (from 0–50) to ascending fifths (from 51–100).
rotate the light gray knob to adjust the wave shape of the oscillators.
rotate the white knob to adjust the speed and amount of tremolo. tremolo oscillates the volume of the sound.
dissolve is a tonal noise synth engine, perfect for ambient pads and bright, noisy leads.
rotate the dark gray knob to adjust swarm. swarm modulates the oscillators with noise.
rotate the mid gray knob to adjust am. this modulates the amplitude of the sound, adding grit
rotate the light gray knob to adjust fm. this modulates the frequency and adds tonality to the sound.
rotate the white knob to adjust the detune of the oscillators. this changes the pitch of each oscillator subtly to create a richer sound.
epiano is an electronic piano emulation and can create plucky epiano sounds, powerful leads and thick basses.
rotate the mid gray knob to adjust texture. texture brings grit to the sound.
rotate the light gray knob to adjust punch. punch adds even more movement to your sound.
rotate the white knob to adjust tine. tine adds high frequencies to the start of your sound, emulating the sound of the tine within an electronic piano.
external allows you to turn an instrument track into a midi sequencing track for an external midi device.
rotate the dark gray knob to select the section of the device you wish to edit.
when in M1, the encoders will control the various synth engine, sampler or drum parameters
a maximum of four bars can be used. this in combination with the track scale allows for a maximum pattern length of 64 bars, or 1024 1/16th notes spread across four ‘bars’.
within M1 you will find the controls for channel, bank and program. in a typical midi set up, each device listens to a different channel. some devices may use banks and programs to select a particular sound.
rotate the dark gray encoder to select midi channel.
rotate the mid gray encoder to select the bank.
rotate the light gray encoder to select a program.
the battery settings page in system settings allows you to view the current battery level and input current limit.
rotate each of the encoders to edit the available CCs.
hold shift and rotate the encoders to turn on or select the CC message.
hardsync is perfect for stabs, jabs and solid basses.
rotate the dark gray knob to adjust the frequency. this adjusts the tone, shifting the harmonics.
rotate the mid gray knob to add a sub bass to the sound. perfect for thickening pads or doubling down your bass.
rotate the light gray knob to add noise, this is great for brightening the sound.
rotate the white knob to filter out low frequencies.
channel your inner bach with the organ. organ can create a wide range of amazing organ sounds from transistor to church with the twist of a knob.
rotate the dark gray knob to switch between different organ types.
rotate the mid gray knob to add or remove bass, thickening your sound.
rotate the light gray knob to adjust the amount of tremolo. the tremolo modulates the volume of the organ.
rotate the white knob to adjust the speed of the tremolo. turn it down to create slow swells or turn it up to create dizzying pads.
bend light with the prism. perfect for bread and butter basses, synth leads and everything in between.
rotate the dark gray knob to adjust the shape of the oscillators.
rotate the mid gray knob to adjust the ratio between the oscillators.
rotate the light gray knob to adjust the amount of detune, this is a subtle shift in pitch between oscillators.
rotate the white knob to adjust the stereo spread of the oscillators.
simple allows you to quickly craft basic patches, great for leads and plucks.
rotate the dark gray knob to adjust the shape of the oscillator.
rotate the mid gray knob to adjust the pulse width of the oscillator.
rotate the light gray knob to add or remove noise. this can help create buzzy leads or soft pads.
wavetables are waveforms arranged one after the other in a look up table, this allows you to smoothly transition between a range of predefined oscillator shapes.
rotate the dark gray knob to select the wavetable. wavetable comes with 9 different wavetables.
rotate the mid gray knob to adjust the position in the wavetable.
rotate the light gray knob to warp the shape of the waveform.
rotate the white knob to adjust the drift of the wavetable. this will make the warping drift from the note frequency to create inharmonic textures.
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