Oscillator sync

1. What does sync do on an oscillator?
2. What is hard and soft sync?
3. What is hard sync in synthesis?
4. What is an oscillator in a synth?

What does sync do on an oscillator?

Oscillator sync is a feature in some synthesizers with two or more VCOs, DCOs, or "virtual" oscillators. As one oscillator finishes a cycle, it resets the period of another oscillator, forcing the latter to have the same base frequency.

What is hard and soft sync?

Hard is where the slave oscillator always resets when the master tells it to, no matter what. Soft is where the slave oscillator only resets when it is close to the end of its own wave, meaning it ignores the sync signal unless the two oscillators are tuned close to some octave interval.

What is hard sync in synthesis?

Oscillator sync, sometimes called 'hard sync', is achieved when one oscillator, called a master oscillator, is plugged into the sync input of second oscillator, known as the slave oscillator. Each time the master oscillator's cycle repeats, it resets the cycle of the slave.

What is an oscillator in a synth?

The synthesizer oscillators are used to generate one or more waveforms. You set the basic tonal color with the chosen waveform or waveforms, adjust the pitch of the basic sound, and set the level relationships between oscillators.