Malström Overview Overview (1c) Osc A / Osc B These are the two oscillators, where the graintable sounds originate. Graintables can be selected with the up/down arrows next to the graintable name display. Alternatively, you can click on the graintable name to select a table from a popup menu of all the graintables available in the Malström (they are listed alphabetically by category in the popup). The motion knob controls the rate at which the Malström sweeps through the grains in the table as a note is played; turning the knob all the way to the left (-64) turns off the sweeping altogether, which makes the oscillator repeat a single table grain as a note is played. The index slider determines the first grain in a table that the oscillator will output when a note is played (when motion is set to -64, this will be the only grain it will output). The shift control emphasizes harmonics above or below the center of the oscillator's output timbre. The octave, semi and cents controls work just like they do in the Subtractor. Unlike the Subtractor, the main "A-D-S-R" amplitude envelope controls are part of the oscillator module itself; there is no overall amplitude envelope at the last stage of the Malström output, as there is for the Subtractor. There is, like the Subtractor, a volume control for each oscillator. Global Controls | Mod A / Mod B | Osc A / Osc B | Filter A / Filter B | Shaper | Filter Envelope | Volume / Spread Overview (1) | Overview (2) | Overview (3) | Malström Tutorial Home