GAIA Exploring Sound (PDF) - Roland Corporation Australia

Add Some Detune
For the moment switch off TONE 3 (leaving only two red lights
on), and follow these steps:
Select TONE 1 (top green light).
Raise the Detune (of TONE 1) to +5. Notice how it adds some
movement to the sound just by being slightly out of tune with
TONE 2. Let’s exaggerate that effect.
Select TONE 2 (second green light)
Lower the Detune (of TONE 2) to -5.
To make the sound a little more interesting select the third
variation of the Sawtooth wave for TONE 2. That is, press the
Variation button until the Wave button is green.
Note: Play chords on the keyboard, and you will learn to
appreciate the value of Detune. It adds a sonic richness to the
tone color. Also, because we slightly raised the pitch of one
TONE, while lowering the pitch of the other the overall tuning
appears correct.
Audio 8.2 Synth Brass 1 (Detune)
SuperSaw
Turn on TONE 3 (three red lights)
Turn off TONES 1 & 2 (third red light only)
Press the Wave button (of TONE 3) until you have the SuperSaw
waveform.
Now play similar chords to what you did above. You will find that
the tone color is quite similar to what we have created so far. The
SuperSaw is a single waveform, but it sounds very much like
many Sawtooth waveforms that have been Detuned.
As a result, the SuperSaw waveform can be very useful. Very
powerful. It has a warm sound, one that gives the impression of
having many Oscillators.
Audio 8.3 Synth Brass 1 (SuperSaw)
Most importantly, where we started with two Oscillators and
added some detuning for warmth, we could have just as easily
used the one Oscillator with the SuperSaw waveform to get the
same result, thereby freeing up the other Oscillators. A more
efficient approach. Add Some Panning
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