The modulator consists of the LFO (low-frequency oscillator), RANDOM and NOISE, and produces signals for controlling the OSC and FILTER sections.
Aside from this, the LFO can also output a sine wave, so that you can control OSC or FILTER when receiving MIDI modulation or pitch bend messages.

[WAVE FORM] knob

Use this switch to select the modulator output signal.
The waveforms from (sawtooth wave) to (square wave) are LFO output waveforms. These waveforms control the OSC or FILTER to create vibrato, trills, growling sounds and other effects.
With the RND (RANDOM) setting, the unit outputs a control signal that changes randomly, which is used to produce random notes (OSC) or random filter (FILTER) effects.
With the NOISE setting, the noise generator signal is used without change as a control signal, producing finely vibrating modulation (noise modulation).

[RATE] knob

This knob sets the LFO and RANDOM speed (frequency).

If “LFO Sync” is “OFF”, the LFO operates at a speed according to the value that’s set (0–255).
If “LFO Sync” is “ON”, the LFO operates at the selected note length, according to the tempo.

Note lengths

Display

Explanation

8_1

Octuple whole note

6_1

Sextuple whole note

8_1t

Octuple whole-note triplet

4_1

Quadruple whole note

3_1

Triple whole note

4_1t

Quadruple whole-note triplet

2_1

Double whole note

1d

Dotted whole note

2_1t

Double whole-note triplet

1_1

Whole note

2d

Dotted half note

1t

Whole-note triplet

1_2

Half note

4d

Dotted quarter note

2t

Half-note triplet

1_4

Quarter note

8d

Dotted eighth note

4t

Quarter-note triplet

1_8

Eighth note

16d

Dotted sixteenth note

8t

Eighth-note triplet

1_16

Sixteenth note

32d

Dotted thirty-second note

16t

Sixteenth-note triplet

1_32

Thirty-second note

64d

Dotted sixty-fourth note

32t

Thirty-second-note triplet

1_64

Sixty-fourth note

128d

Dotted 128th note

64t

Sixty-fourth-note triplet

128

128th note

When you change the RATE while you’re playing, the LFO may not be in time with your performance. If this happens, stop the sequencer and then start it again.


LFO Mode (MENU – LFO.N)

This selects how quickly the LFO changes when LFO Sync is “OFF”.
This is disabled when LFO Sync is “ON”.

Value

Explanation

norN

Normal mode.

This produces the regular LFO cycle.

FASt

Fast mode.

This emphasizes the sense of modulation by increasing the LFO cycle to an extreme degree.
LFO Sync (MENU – LFO.S)

Sets whether to sync the LFO cycle to the tempo.

LFO Key Trigger (MENU – LFO.K)

Sets whether to reset the LFO when a note sounds.