Sylenth1 Flashcards
Oscillators
At its core Sylenth1 houses __ alias-free unison oscillators, which generate analog shaped waveforms. Oscillators:Each oscillator is capable of producing ___unison voices in full stereo, adding up to a total of __ voices per note.
4 8 32 16 512
Oscillators:At its core Sylenth1 houses 4 _____ free _____ oscillators, which generate _____ shaped waveforms.
Alias
unison
analog
Filters: there are __ filter sections. Each of these consists of_filter stages with ___incorporated, in order to emulate the warmth and drive of a real analog filter.
2
4
nonlinear saturation
Filters:The resonance control can be turned up to a level way beyond self-oscillation and combined with the drive control this makes it possible to let the filters __!
SCREAM
Modulation
Sylenth1 offers many modulation options to sculpture the sound any way you like. There are __ ADSR envelopes and__ LFOs which can be used to modulate a whole set of different parameters. Next to that, it is possible to use the extra _ amplitude envelopes, velocity, keyboard track or modulation wheel as a source for modulation.
2
2
2
Master FX:
The final part of this synth is the master effects section. A set of __ effects conveniently grouped into an LCD panel structure.
8
Sylenth1’s user interface is divided into__ main sections.
four
user interface: Each section has a different __ which makes them easy to distinguish
color
user interface:The first section contains __ oscillators and a __ and is called the Part section. Sylenth1 has two of these parts, __ and _, but ________on the user interface.
two
filter
Part A
Part B
user interface:Part A has a__ background color, Part B ___.
red
yellow
user interface:The second section, colored ___, contains the ___ control and __panels. They control the sound from____.
green
filter
mixer
both parts
user interface:The __ panel at the___ of the interface, the third section, contains all ____ ___
blue
bottom
modulation options.
user interface:Finally, the fourth section is formed by the ____and contains the ______
LCD display
master effects.
Signal flow:The outputs of the two oscillators on each part are ___, and run into the____ sections afterwards. It is also possible to run the output of the _____ from part A into the ___ of part B.
The outputs of the filters are then shaped by the ____ and enter the ___ afterwards. Finally, the _____ are applied and the audio output is ____
added together filter oscillators filter amplitude envelope generators mixer master effects sent to the host.
The master effects section consists of an __ and ___ stacked in series.
arpeggiator
seven sound effects
The master effects section signal flow:The first effect applied is ____, followed by the __, ___, ____, __, __ and finally the ____.
distortion phaser chorus equalizer delay compressor
Solo:
Right next to the __ buttons you’ll find a button named Solo. Whenever this button is activated, you will hear only the sound of the___
This is very useful if you are working on __
part select
currently selected part.
complex sounds.
Knobs and controls
Rotary knobs, as well as sliders and other controls, can be controlled by ___ and ___ in a _direction. If you need a higher accuracy, you can hold the __ key while dragging the mouse. You can also use knobs in rotary mode by holding down the __ key.
clicking the knob dragging up or down vertical Shift Alt
Center value:
Some knobs and controls have a centered default setting, like the pan knob or the octave and note values on the oscillators for example. ____ these controls will make them jump to their center value. Alternatively, all knobs can be centered by holding the ___key down while ___the knob.
Double-clicking
Ctrl
clicking
Parameter value display:
Whenever you change the value of a parameter by dragging a knob, the value of that parameter will be displayed on the ___.If you want to know the exact value of a parameter, but you do not wish to change it, you can simply ____. This will display its value on the screen without changing it.
LCD screen
click a knob once
Most knobs on Sylenth1 can be controlled by MIDI ____ (CC). Each knob has a ____ CC parameter, listed in the appendix. You can also very easily assign CCs to knobs by using the MIDI Learn buttons located on the ____on the user interface. When you press the MIDI Learn button, it will light up and wait for ___. Turn a knob on your ___, and drag a __ you want to control on the user interface with the ___. The MIDI Learn button will now go back to ___ and controller has been___.
Control Changes default top bar MIDI input MIDI controller knob mouse grey linked
Sylenth1 will store the CC parameters it learned ___, so they will still be active after you_____ your host.
permanently
close and restart
Right next to the MIDI learn button you’ll find a button named Reset All. Pressing this button will ____ as listed in the___
reset all learned MIDI CC values to the default settings
appendix.
Sylenth1 soundbanks contain ___ presets divided over____ of ___ presets each. The currently selected sub-bank and program are shown on top of Sylenth’s __
512
four sub-banks
128
LCD display.
There are several ways to change the program.
• By using the ___ functionality to change programs.
• By using the ___ on the LCD display.
• By clicking on the ___ on the LCD display.
You can switch sub-banks by clicking their number to the left of the____
• By sending a program change message via ____ only ___ prgrams are avaliable this way
host software Program Select arrows program name program name. MIDI 128
Sylenth1 is a ____ synthesizer, which means you can play multiple notes at the same time. The maximum number of simultaneous notes can be controlled by the ___located on the ____of the user interface. It can be set anywhere between __and__.
polyphonic
Polyphony control
top bar
0 and 16
Voices
The Voices indicator displays the number of ___ voices and the ____number of voices. Each oscillator can generate___voices. The maximum number of voices is equal to the sum of ____multiplied by the ___.
- active
- maximum total
- several
- the sum of voices generated by all oscillators,
- multiplied by the maximum number of polyphonic notes
The Sync button is located on the___ of the user interface. It forces several timing parameters like LFO rates and delay times to be ____.
top bar
synchronized with the host tempo
The Sync button:If Sync is turned___, various parameters will display their values in seconds or Hertz. When it is turned ___, they will show their values in bar parts.
off
on
Sync Button: One bar contains four beats, so a value of ___ means once every beat, and a value of ___means twice every beat. Triolic and punctuated values are also possible: __stands for triolic and___ for punctuated note lengths.
1/4
1/8
T
D
Loading, Saving and Editing Presets
You can load, save and edit presets and soundbanks using the ___button on the __
MENU
LCD display.
Loading and saving presets and banks:
Single presets can be saved using the ___ option. They are saved with the ___ file extension. To load a preset to the currently selected program number, choose ___ and select the preset file you want to load.
In a similar way you can load and save soundbanks containing 512 presets using the __option. Soundbanks are saved with the __file extension.
Save Preset (.fxp) .fxp Load Preset (.fxp) Load/Save Bank (.fxb) .fxb
Renaming presets:
The name of a preset can be changed by clicking the____. To cancel editing, press the ___ key or click ___. To apply the changes press__.
small dot on the left side of the preset name
Esc
anywhere outside the edit box
Enter
Editing presets:
You can copy a preset to another program number by clicking the ___option and using the ___or___ options at a different program number afterwards. ____ will delete a preset from the list.
Copy Preset
Paste Preset or Insert Preset
Delete Preset
Editing presets: If you want to create your own presets and start with a clean setting, you can choose the ___option that will___ all parameters of the currently selected preset.
Init Preset
initialize
Editing presets:The Randomize Preset option allows you to ____ which can be useful if you want to ____.
randomize all parameter settings
create new sound effects
Editing presets:With the Reset Preset option you can ___ the parameters of the currently selected preset to its original state. This way you can undo all parameter changes you made to the selected preset.
reset
Voices
Each oscillator on the Sylenth1 synthesizer can generate __ to __ voices in __. You can select the number of voices by _____. The oscillator can be turned off by setting the number of voices to_
0 8 unison dragging the Voices-selector up or down 0
Waveform
By dragging the Waveform selector up and down, you can _____. There are __ different waveforms emulating common___
select the type of waveform all oscillator voices will generate
8
analog wave shapes.
Pitch
On the_____, you’ll find the pitch control. Using the _____, you can tune the oscillator voices to any note you like. With the knob Fine the pitch can be_____ . Double-clicking these controls will _____.
- left part of the oscillator panel
- Octave and Note controls
- fine-tuned between two half notes
- reset them to their default 0 value
There are a set of rotary knobs which can be used to change the sound of the oscillator:
• Volume – ___
Sets the output volume of the oscillator.
Rotary knobs which can be used to change the sound of the oscillator:
•____ – This knob will change the starting point of the waveform. It will only function when _____ is enabled.
Phase
Retrigger
Rotary knobs which can be used to change the sound of the oscillator:
• Detune –Detunes the pitch of the____ _____with a certain amount around the______. This can be used to create ____ effects, ___, or add ____sounding effects.
individual voices center pitch supersaw/hover effects widen the sound analog
Rotary knobs which can be used to change the sound of the oscillator:
• Stereo – Sets the level of —— between the ——. If set to 0 it will generate a ___sound, if set to 10 the voices will be _____. This only has
effect if there are_____.
- stereo separation between the individual voices
- mono
- fully spread over the left and right channels
- more than 1 voices
Rotary knobs which can be used to change the sound of the oscillator:
• ___ – Pans the output of the oscillator to the left (__) or right (__)
channel.
Pan
0
10
Retrigger and Phase:
The Retrigger button can be used to _____ every time a new note is played. That location can be _____using the Phase knob. If Phase is set to 0, the voices will restart at the___of the waveform period. If it is set to 180 degrees, the voices will start ____ the period, while setting it to 360 degrees will make them start at the ____of the waveform, which is ___
force all voices to start at the exact same location on the waveform
changed
beginning
halfway
end
equivalent to the beginning.
The phase setting ____ if there’s only one oscillator active, but as soon as there are ___ oscillators running at the same pitch and both have the __ button enabled, you can create useful effects with it. You can accentuate the level of bass tones for example, or create PWM-like effects by____ of one of the oscillators.
cannot be heard
two or more
retrigger (?)
modulating the phase
