Arturia 2 manual Low frequency oscillator

The envelope generator of the Jupiter-8V

8.2.3 The low frequency oscillator

The LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator – or LFO on the Jupiter-8V) possesses more or less the same characteristics of the classic oscillator but it only produces frequencies lower than 20 Hz. In other words, you won’t hear the pitch of its sound.

It will create a cyclic modulation on the setting to which it is connected. For example:

•If the sine waveform of an LFO modulates the volume of an amplifier, the sound will increase in volume then disappear in a varying manner following the speed (the frequency) of this LFO. This will produce a tremolo effect.

•A sine waveform on an LFO modulating the frequency of an oscillator would produce a vibrato effect.

•With an LFO sine wave modulating the cut-off frequency of a lightly resonant low- pass filter, you will obtain a “wah wah” effect.

The LFO modulating an VCA volume for a tremolo effect

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