The STO music synthesizer module is a compact Voltage Controlled Oscillator designed for generating SINE waves, Variable wave-SHAPEs, SUB-Octaves, Oscillator SYNC and Linear FM in the analog domain. The Sub-Timbral Oscillator is the more subtle and melodic friend to the DPO's complex harmonic lattice.
The STO is Make Noise's classic VCO. It is similar to a single channel of the DPO, but with a few adjustments. It has three outputs, a dedicated Sine output, a square wave Suboctave output, and a waveshaped output, which morphs from a soft triangle to something in between a Triangle and Square wave. There are both Linear and Exponential FM inputs, as well as a Sync input. The Waveshaping circuit is also voltage controllable, providing timbral shifts without any filter. It tracks musically using the 1V/Oct input over 5 octaves. The Suboctave output is kept separate when the Sync input is used, so the suboctave has its own Sync input, S-Gate. For those wanting the sound of Make Noise without the price of a DPO, the STO is the perfect solution.
Width: 8hp
STO FEATURES
- Compact Voltage Controlled Oscillator
- Triangle Core with outputs for SINE, SUB and Variable SHAPE
- Unique Variable SHAPE circuit ripples Even and Odd harmonics for subtle timbral shifts
- Linear FM input with Depth control
- EXPOnential input for deep FM, SYNC sweeps or Transposition of sequences
- SUB-Oscillator yields max bass
- S-Gate input for gating or sync of SUB-Osc. independent of other outputs
- Hard SYNC circuit which combined with Linear FM and Variable SHAPE yields harmonically rich sounds
- Pairs well with the MMG or Optomix
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