How Does It Work?#

Supersaw stacks multiple detuned voices into a stereo unison field, with selectable saw or square waveforms, per-voice phase randomization, and separate left, right, and mono outputs.

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Quick Overview#

• It can run from 1 to 16 voices.
• Detune spreads voices in pitch, while Spread pans them across stereo.
• Phase controls how much per-voice phase offset is used.
• L and R carry the stereo field, while M is the summed mono output.

Inputs And Outputs#

Port	Type	What It Does
V/Oct	CV	Applies 1V/oct pitch control.
FM	CV	Applies bipolar frequency modulation.
L	Audio	Left stereo output.
R	Audio	Right stereo output.
M	Audio	Mono sum of the unison stack.

Controls Reference#

Control	Values	Default	Behavior
Wave	SAW, SQR	SAW	Selects the base waveform for every voice.
Range	32', 16', 8', 4', 2'	8'	Sets the octave footage.
Pitch	-12..12 st	0	Coarse tuning.
Fine	-20..20 ct	0	Fine tuning.
Voices	1..16	8	Sets how many unison voices are active.
Detune	0..1	0.35	Spreads voices in pitch across the stack.
Spread	0..1	0.7	Spreads voices across the stereo field.
Phase	0..1	1	Scales the built-in per-voice phase offsets.
Level	0..1	0.8	Sets output level.

Unison Field#

• The panel visualizer shows the current voice layout.
• More Voices increases density.
• More Detune pushes voices farther apart in pitch.
• More Spread pushes voices farther left and right.
• With Phase at 0, voices start more uniformly. Higher settings increase the randomized start offsets between voices.

Output Behavior#

• L and R are the stereo-panned unison mix.
• M is the centered mono sum of the same voice stack.
• Output level is normalized across the active voice count, so adding voices does not scale volume linearly.

Patching Ideas#

• Use low Detune and moderate Spread for tighter unison chords.
• Push Voices, Detune, and Spread for wide trance-style leads and pads.
• Use the M output when the patch needs mono compatibility or a centered layer under the stereo pair.