Libertine Lush
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Hi everyone,
I have a simple question about a specific sound behavior.
On a synth with 2 oscillators and Oscillator Retrig. turned off, when you repeatedly press the same note, it will sound just slightly different some of the time. What's the reason for this?
I understand that with Osc. Retrig. on the phase of the 2 oscillators are always in phase at the beginning of key depression, and so the same note played repeatedly will sound the same. I also recall reading somewhere that most synths set the 2 oscillators to be slightly out of phase by default. Does that mean that they are always out of phase by the same amount, because if they are, should the same note played repeatedly always sound the same, with the same amount of out-of-phase difference each time?
I figure I must be missing some crucial foundational info which is why I can't understand this behavior.
Thanks for any help.
I have a simple question about a specific sound behavior.
On a synth with 2 oscillators and Oscillator Retrig. turned off, when you repeatedly press the same note, it will sound just slightly different some of the time. What's the reason for this?
I understand that with Osc. Retrig. on the phase of the 2 oscillators are always in phase at the beginning of key depression, and so the same note played repeatedly will sound the same. I also recall reading somewhere that most synths set the 2 oscillators to be slightly out of phase by default. Does that mean that they are always out of phase by the same amount, because if they are, should the same note played repeatedly always sound the same, with the same amount of out-of-phase difference each time?
I figure I must be missing some crucial foundational info which is why I can't understand this behavior.
Thanks for any help.
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