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Based on the Deluge Manual – Amadeus Edition (draft). Being updated for community firmware up to C1.3.

7.4 Creating a New Synthesizer

Upon start up, the Deluge is loaded with a synth clip and default patch, however the option exists to create a new synthesizer clip at anytime.

Creating a new synthesizer row in a kit clip

  1. Press Clip to select clip view. This is indicated by the clip button illuminated blue.
  2. When in the KIT view, kit button lit red, a blank square wave synth can be added to a row.
  3. Press Audition + Synth to create a synth clip on the row selected by the AUDITION pad.

Selecting FM, ring mod or subtractive synthesizer

  1. Press Clip to select clip view. This is indicated by the clip button illuminated blue.
  2. Select a synth by pressing Synth if not already selected. The synth button illuminates red. A new synth clip can also be created which defaults to a subtractive synth mode using Shift + Synth.
  3. Press SelectSelect to enter the sound editor.
  4. turn Turn SelectSelect navigate to select SYNTH MODE
  5. Press SelectSelect to enter the MODE sub-menu and navigate by turning (SELECT] to select the synthesiser model to use:
    • SUBTRACTIVE (default)
    • RINGMOD (technically subtractive)
    • FM
    • Wavetable synths are not selectable directly in this mode, but are accessible by the subtractive option. Also set by assigning WAVE as the Type in an Oscillator
  6. Use Back/Undo to exit after changing mode. The Back/Undo button flashes red to indicate that the backup option is available.

Creating a wavetable synthesizer

  1. Press Clip to select clip view. This is indicated by the clip button illuminated blue.
  2. Create synth by pressing Shift + Synth. The synth button illuminates red.
  3. Press Shift + Browse for SAMPLE 1. The button flashes white. Sample 1 will apply to Oscillator 1. Both Oscillators can be setup as a wavetable synth.
  4. The display indicates ‘NOTE RANGE: BOTTOM - TOP’ to suggest that an audio file loaded will be applied across the entire note range, bottom to top. Wavetables can be assigned to user selected note ranges, but these cannot be mixed together with samples and waveforms across multiple note ranges.
  5. Press SelectSelect to select the entire note range and open the browser.
  6. Navigate the SD card files to select the wavetable to load. Press SelectSelect to load the desired wavetable file.
  7. Ideally an audio file formatted to a wavetable standard should be used. Deluge will recognise wavetable formatted files and will therefore assign TYPE as Wavetable to the Oscillator 1 automatically.
  8. If a file is loaded that is not in a wavetable format it will still load and Deluge will make assumptions on the format, cycle size etc. As such this may not behave or sound like a typical wavetable but nevertheless still delivers interesting results.
  9. The main wavetable specific parameter to control and set up is the wave navigation and is called WAVETABLE accessed from within the oscillator menu, the wavetable shortcut pads or CUSTOM 2 for Osc 1 and CUSTOM 3 for Osc 2. This sets the wave position and interpolation for the cycle used by the oscillator. Modulating this parameter can give interesting results, especially for both oscillators.