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Oscillators

Control synthesis oscillator parameters for synth sounds.

Frequency and Pitch

"sine" s 440 freq .      ( set frequency in Hz )
"saw" s 60 note .        ( set MIDI note )
"square" s 0.01 detune . ( slight detune )
"lead" s 12 coarse .     ( coarse tune in semitones )
"bass" s 0.1 glide .     ( portamento )

Pulse Width

For pulse/square oscillators:

"pulse" s 0.3 pw .  ( narrow pulse )
"pulse" s 0.5 pw .  ( square wave )

Stereo Spread

"pad" s 0.5 spread .  ( stereo spread amount )

Harmonics and Timbre

For oscillators that support it (like mutable):

"mutable" s 4 harmonics .  ( harmonic content )
"mutable" s 0.5 timbre .   ( timbre control )
"mutable" s 0.3 morph .    ( morph parameter )

Multiplier and Warp

"fm" s 2 mult .    ( frequency multiplier )
"wt" s 0.5 warp .  ( warp amount )
"wt" s 1 mirror .  ( mirror waveform )

Sub Oscillator

"bass" s 0.5 sub .     ( sub oscillator level )
"bass" s 2 suboct .    ( sub octave down )
"bass" s 1 subwave .   ( sub waveform )

Words

Word Stack Description
freq (f --) Set frequency (Hz)
note (n --) Set MIDI note
detune (f --) Set detune amount
coarse (f --) Set coarse tune
glide (f --) Set glide/portamento
pw (f --) Set pulse width
spread (f --) Set stereo spread
mult (f --) Set multiplier
warp (f --) Set warp amount
mirror (f --) Set mirror
harmonics (f --) Set harmonics
timbre (f --) Set timbre
morph (f --) Set morph
sub (f --) Set sub oscillator level
suboct (n --) Set sub octave
subwave (n --) Set sub waveform