ico1 Synth

HotSawz

Just like a synth, HotSawz is a musical palette for creating interesting sounds. HotSawz is based around classic subtractive synthesis using saw waves for all oscillators. We’re using 6 oscillators that follow a mono pitch tracker. The filter type is low pass.

HotSawz has three modulation sources: LFO, Envelope Follower, and a Gate, as well as four assignable modulation destinations: Filter Cutoff, Volume, Pitch, and Oscillator Depth. Each source can be assigned to any destination at a given time, so multiple sources can modulate the same destination. There are 64 combinations of source to destination assignments.

  • Mix: Knob has four ranges, each 0 to 100. Each range mixes the dry signal with various oscillator combinations.

    • Sub Mix: Mixes in lower octave oscillators only.

    • S + R Mix: Mixes in lower octave and current register oscillators together.

    • All Mix: Mixes in lower octave, current register, and octave above oscillators together.

    • R + U Mix: Removes sub octave oscillators. Mixes in current register and upper oscillators together.

  • Osc Depth: Mixes in 2nd oscillators for each register and adds detuning. Also spreads the oscillators across the stereo field. Modulation sources assigned to Osc Depth are additive.

  • Cutoff: Controls the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter. Filter is in series with wet signal. Modulation sources assigned to Cutoff are additive.

  • Resonance: Controls the low pass filter’s resonance.

  • Speed: Controls LFO’s wave shape and speed. This parameter has four ranges, each 0.1 Hz to 20 Hz or Whole note to 1/16 note divisions. Each range switches the LFO wave shape.

    • Tri Spd: Triangle.

    • Square Spd: Square.

    • Ramp Dn Spd: Decaying Ramp.

    • Ramp Up Spd: Rising Ramp.

  • LFO Amount: Assigns LFO destination and controls amount of modulation. Knob has four ranges. Each range assigns the LFO to a different destination for modulation.

    • Cutoff: Assigns LFO to modulate Cutoff frequency.

    • Volume: Assigns LFO to modulate wet output level.

    • Pitch: Assigns LFO to modulate pitch +/- 3600 cents.

    • Depth: Assigns LFO to modulate Oscillator Depth.

  • Attack: Gate Attack speed from 0 to 3000ms. When the Gate Sustain/Range knob is set to OFF, Attack knob has no effect.

  • Decay: Gate Decay speed from 0 to 3000ms. When the Gate Sustain/Range knob is set to OFF, Decay knob has no effect.

  • Gate: Assigns gate destination and controls amount of either Sustain or Range of the Gate. Knob has four ranges. Gate Sustain level occurs after both Attack and Decay of the Gate (There is no release in the Gate). Gate Range (for Pitch as destination) is how far from 0 pitch modulation is allowed to go at the end of Gate attack.

    • Off: Disconnects the Gate. Attack and Decay control will have no affect on signal.

    • Cutoff: Assigns the Gate to modulate Cutoff frequency.

    • Volume: Assigns Gate to modulate wet output level.

    • Pitch: Assigns Gate to modulate pitch Range +/-3600 cents. Returns to 0 modulation after Gate Decay.

    • Depth: Assigns Gate to modulate Oscillator Depth.

  • Envelope: This Envelope is triggered and drawn by dynamics of input level. This parameter assigns Envelope destination and controls amount of modulation. It has four ranges, each 0 to 100. Each range assigns the Envelope to a different destination for modulation.

    • Cutoff: Assigns the Envelope to modulate cutoff frequency.

    • Volume: Assigns the Envelope to modulate wet output level.

    • Pitch: Assigns the Envelope to modulate pitch.

    • Depth: Assigns Envelope to modulate Oscillator Depth.

Performance Parameters

  • Retrigger: Retriggers the LFO to the beginning of the cycle. Useful for re-syncing during playback, or creative effects.

Factory Presets

  • Analog-ish Lead

  • Camino

  • Choo Choo

  • Dark Castle Bass

  • Drop Out of Warp

  • Faux Horns

  • Funky Sauce

  • Hot Bass

  • Knife Walker

  • Knife Walker 2

  • Laser Gun

  • Major HotSwitch

  • Melting Tones

  • Mtumeday

  • Pass Out Bass

  • Peppery Rezo Bass

  • Picante Pluck

  • Pitchup Synth

  • Poblano Peril

  • Pulsar

  • Sahuaro Staccato

  • Serrano Sub

  • Seventies Spicy Lead

  • Siren

  • Sonic Boom

  • Space Chihuahua

  • Synth Filter Bass

  • Synth Surfing

  • Synth Wah Bass

  • Tabasco

  • Top Gumdrop

  • Venus Attacks

  • Wasabi Lead

Synthonizer

Synthonizer tracks the pitch of the note that you’re playing and generates a synthesized tone at the same pitch. Voice A is an additive synthesizer useful for creating organ or Theremin-style sounds; Voice B is a subtractive synthesizer for creating classic analog-style synth sounds.

  • Mix: Wet/dry mixer, 100% is all wet signal.

  • Vox Mix: Controls the ratio of the two synthesized voices A and B.

  • Wave Mix A: Controls the mix of the various added waveforms to control the tone and perceived pitch of voice A.

  • Octave B: Controls the blend between unison, 1 octave down, and 1 octave up synth voices to control the tone and perceived pitch of voice B.

  • Attack A: Controls the attack time for synthesized voice A.

  • Attack B: Controls the attack time for the filter on synthesized voice B.

  • Verb Level: Sets the reverb level.

  • Verb Decay: Sets the reverb decay time.

  • Shape A: Selects voice A waveshape:

    • Sine

    • Triangle

    • Sawtooth

    • Organ 1

    • Organ 2

  • Sweep B: Controls the sweepable filter on voice B. Values from 0 to 50 sweep a low-pass filter, values from 50 to 100 sweep a high-pass filter.

Performance Parameters

Flex: Shifts both voices up one octave.

Factory Presets

  • Bassic Synth

  • FluteFactor

  • Motorbike Lead

  • TromboneFactor

  • Welcome To The Machine