Synthesiser Labels

 Synthesizer 

LFO - 

(Low Frequency Oscillator) provides repeating waveforms (usually between .1 and 250Hz) that may be used for control and timing in voltage-controlled modular synthesizer applications. LFO's are generally used to create slow modulations such as vibrato and tremelo in electronic music equipment.

OSCILATORS - 

Generate the basic signal. This is usually a waveform that is rich in harmonics (see Oscillators). Many synthesizers provide more than one oscillator, and almost all synthesizer oscillators can generate several waveform types.

FILTER ENVELOPE (ADSR) : 

Shapes the filters. It has 4 stages (Attack, Delay, Sustain, Release) which "Alters the way the filter behaves over time" - Steve

The 4 Filters : 

Attack : 

This filter rises the sound up to it's maximum level. When set to nothing, the sound roars straight away to a full blast, whereas if you set it quite high then the sound gradually fades.

Delay : 

This is how long the sound keeps going at the level the attack brought it up to. If it's set to the max, then it will stay at that level forever, it wont budge, if set low, it will be a very short sound. 

Sustain : 

This is the level that the sound stays at after the decay stage had passed (unless Delay is still set to the max, in which case it just keeps going...).

Release : 

This is how long the sustain level takes to quickly/slowly/etc die down to silence. It's similar to Reverb at the end of the sound. When set to nothing the effect wont react - it will be silent. 

AMPLIFIER:

an electronic device for increasing the amplitude of electrical signals, used chiefly in sound reproduction.

ARPEGGIO : 

The Arperggiator listen to the notes being played then it creates multiple intricate plucks (instead of just the one note) to create a far more complex pattern using those notes, played at a set master tempo - just hold down the notes you want or latch them.


Helpful Links! 

What is an Arpeggiator?