Vibrato

Lead · Lesson 2 of 3 · LD2

Exercise Route an LFO to pitch under the mod wheel.

Result Expressive vibrato on demand.

The 2nd step of the lead track in PatchPond's subtractive synthesis curriculum. One expressive voice — and this lesson is where you put earlier concepts into practice without introducing anything new.

▸Built on

Reuses Low-frequency oscillator

A hand slowly turning a knob back and forth, forever, while you keep playing.

An LFO is an oscillator that runs slow enough to feel — typically below 20 Hz — and is used as a control signal rather than an audible tone. Full definition →

First taught in PD3 Motion

Reuses Modulation source → destination

Patch cables on the back of an old synth — pick a source jack and a destination jack, and decide how much.

Modulation routing is the wire that connects a control signal to a parameter it changes. Full definition →

First taught in PD3 Motion

Build this lesson live in the PatchPond studio. Web MIDI in, on-screen keyboard otherwise. The patch you make here loads back into iOS later on — same patch format.

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LD1 One voiceLD2 VibratoLD3 Cut through

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