Question about the oscillator wave menu option.

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Originally Posted by Timo

An Osc Shape value of 0-64 will blend from PCM Wave to Sawtooth.

An Osc Shape value of 64-127 will blend from Sawtooth to Pulse.

The Wave Sel/PW knob is dual function and depends on the above Osc Shape value as to what mode is used.

With an Osc Shape value of 0-63 or less, the Wave Sel/PW knob will assume "Wave Select" mode and you will be able to select which PCM wave the Sawtooth oscillator will blend with. When in this mode, the Wave Sel/PW knob lets you choose from 128 different PCM waveforms.

With an Osc Shape value of 64-127 however, the Wave Sel/PW knob will assume "PWM" mode and you can use this to select a Pulse Width value of the Pulse. When in this mode, the Wave Sel/PW knob will let you choose a pulse width of 0 (Square) to 127 (0:100 Pulse [effectively silence]) for blending with the Sawtooth.

So, when using values of 0-63 or less, I am literally dialing in how much of the sawtooth wave I am blending with the PCM wave selected using the Wave Sel/PW knob? So, at 0, I should be getting the pure PCM wave, while, the higher I dial up to 63, the more of the sawtooth wave I'm getting? And, from 64 to 127, I'm dealing with a pulse wave and then the Wav Sel/PW knob now controls the pulse width? So, getting back to the Oscillator Wave menu option, it "should" reflect whatever PCM wave I dialed in using the Wave Sel/PW knob "before" exceeding the value of 64, correct? So, I'm guessing when they say that "the wave menu option is always available regardless of the shape setting", they're saying that I can change the oscillator using this menu option, thus overriding whatever setting I previously set using the shape knob? I'm still a little confused as to the purpose of this menu option, as you can tell, but, thanks for all the great insight, as always, Timo. I still say, w/o this forum, it would take me a good year to wrap my head around my Virus C's functions and capabilities. Access really should be paying guys like you to write their manual, honestly.