GLOSSARY

LFO

Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) - LFOs are used to modulate a control on a synthesizer or effect. It can be used to simulate natural instrument effects, such as vibrato (by applying LFO to pitch) and tremolo (LFO applied to volume), or can be used to change gradually a setting to create special effects, such as applying a LFO to a filter cutoff value, creating phaser-like effect.

LFO elements in FL Studio:

  • Speed - How fast the modulation is
  • Tension - Affects the shape of the modulation curve, rounding it to both directions
  • Skew - Makes the curve slanted left or right
  • Pulse Width - Affects the length of a pulse, adding time at zero (silence) between them

All the LFOs in FL Studio follow the same principle. For anything specific to a single tool, you can refer to that tool's individual manual page.