The Super Oscillator uses the same set of waveforms as the analog oscillator, but can have up to 21 layers (voices) playing at the same time.

It is great for creating lead sounds, lush pads, or used to thicken up other oscillators.

Think of the Super Osc as being like a choir of people singing in a room. Some voices are slightly sharp or flat, and they are in different locations in the room, but combine to become a larger sound than an individual voice. In this case the choir is not made of people but of analog synthesizers.

Adding a Super Osc

You can load up to 3 Super oscs in an Ultra Patch. Click the small arrows on the first 3 Osc tabs and select Super.

Centre and side voices

There can be up to 21 voices.

If the number of voices is odd, one voice is considered to be the centre voice, with the others considered side voices. If the number of voices is even, there are two centre voices.

Each voice can be slightly sharp or flat in tune. The voices in the centre are the most in tune, and as they are spread towards the side, get more out of tune.

Voices can also be placed in the stereo spectrum. The centre voices are usually panned to the middle.

Super Osc Controls

• Pitch controls
  At the top of the screen are 4 pitch controls. Drag up and down to adjust the pitch of the Oscillator. Mod sources can be dragged to the various sliders to control them and automate them.
• Waveform screen
  Shows a representation of the current waveform, number of voices, mix, detune and stereo spread.
• Waveform Switch
  Choose between the 5 basic analog waveforms.
• Voices control
  Select how many voices will be playing each time you play a note. The more voices, the thicker and more complex the sound.

• Engine mode switch
  The modern 2025 mode plays back clean, anti-aliased waveforms.
  The 1996 mode emulates the JP8000 synth. In this mode, anti-aliasing is turned off, and the sample rate is locked to 44100. A high pass filter removes low frequency aliasing, leaving high frequency aliasing intact. The combined sound is slightly harsher than the modern mode.
• Engine screen
  This shows a rendering of the engine. The image below shows a 2 voice saw with a small amount of stereo and detune.

• Detune knob
  Controls how out of tune the side voices are. At 100% detune, the outer voices are one semitone flat or sharp. At 0% all voices are perfectly in tune.
• Stereo knob
  Controls the pan of the voices. At 0% all voices are in the center. At 100%, the outermost voices are panned hard left and right, with subsequent voices closer to the centre. At 200% width, all voices are panned hard left and right except for the centre voice.
• Mix knob
  Controls the level of the side voices. At 0%, only the centre voice can be heard. at 75%, all voices are the same volume. At 100% the side voices are slightly louder than the central voices
• Voices knob
  Controls the number of voices playing.

• Voices Screen
  Shows the stereo position and volume of each voice.
• Random Phases switch
  When enabled, each voice starts in a random phase. If this is disabled, all voices start at the same phase which produces a zapping laser-type sound.