LFO

The LFO generates a low-frequency oscillator waveform signal to modulate parameters for each entity that is connected to it via a Modulator Link.

LFOs can quickly be placed in 3D space by pressing the "D" hotkey.

LFO Properties#

• Mode: The type of Modulator being used. Each type has its own parameters and effects.
• Shape: The type of waveform that the LFO will generate. Options are Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square, White Noise, Sample & Hold, Sample & Interpolate Smooth, and Sample & Interpolate Linear.
• Monopole: By default, LFOs are bipolar, meaning that their unbiased range extends from -Depth to +Depth. Enabling this option forces the range to instead be from 0 to +Depth.
• Tempo Sync: Enable tempo syncing for the LFO frequency to use a specific multiple of the tempo instead of an arbitrary frequency.
• Frequency: (When Tempo Sync is disabled) the rate at which the LFO will modulate parameters for connected Objects according to the selected waveform.
• Rate: (When Tempo Sync is enabled) the rate at which the LFO will modulate parameters for connected Objects according to the selected waveform, relative to the current tempo. Divisions range from 2 down to 1/32, including dotted and triplet variants.
• Pulse Width: When the waveform is set to Square, this is the duty cycle of the wave, or the fraction of time that it is positive.
• Retrigger: Enable MIDI note retriggering, which will restart the LFO at a specific phase when a selected MIDI note is pressed.
• MIDI Note: (When Retrigger is enabled) the MIDI channel/note used to retrigger the LFO.
• Retrigger Phase: (When Retrigger is enabled) the state of the phase that the LFO will be reset to.
• Use Dilated Time: Normally, the LFO's frequency is kept constant regardless of what MIDI note is being played. With this option enabled, the LFO's frequency will instead be scaled based on what note is being played, with higher notes having higher frequencies. One use for this feature is to scale the LFO frequency for FM synthesis.