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Fine Tune

This parameter is for tuning Oscillator 2, just as the Tune control is. The difference is that this parameter

operates within one semitone.

If you set the two oscillators to equal volume (see Balance below), make sure Sync and Ring Mod is

turned off, set the two oscillators to the same Tune value, and raise or lower the Fine Tune Parameter

slightly, the slight difference in Pitch will make the sound “richer”.

▼ The LED above the Semitone knob will flash briefly when you set Fine Tune to 0.

Keyboard Track

When this parameter is activated, Oscillator 2 will have different pitches when you play different keys,

just as Oscillator 1 always does.

When this parameters is turned off, Oscillator 2 will always play the same pitch. There are mainly three

situations when this is useful:

▼ When Sync is activated (in this mode, the basic pitch of the sound is determined by Oscillator 1 anyway).

▼ When FM or Ring Modulation are used, to get inharmonic sounds with very varying timbre across the

keyboard.

▼ For special effects and percussion sounds, which are supposed to sound the same all across the key-

board.

Settings For Both Oscillators

FM Amount

This is classic “deep linear FM” as used in pure FM-based synthesizers. The FM function is a bit of depart

from the “analog” concept of the Nord Lead 2, but as you will find, it is a very useful addition.

In this FM implementation, OSC1 is being modulated by OSC 2. In FM speak, OSC 1 is the carrier and

OSC 2 is the modulator. This, means that changing the pitch of OSC2 basically does not affect the pitch

of the sound, but the timbre.

For classic FM sounds, use sine wave on oscillator 1 and triangle wave on oscillator 2.

KBD TRACK

DEMO

SYNC

OSC

RING MOD

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Clavia Nord Lead 3 User Manual Page 39