From faux filters and targeted removal of harmonics to modulation-style effects (flanging, chorusing, etc) and time-bending manoeuvres, it’s a spectacular array of processing possibilities right at the oscillator level. The HCM oscillators are the synth’s main defining feature, presenting a nuanced take on wavetable synthesis, as described in What exactly is HCM?Įach oscillator can apply one or two Modifiers to its morph-table waveform, selected from an extensive list of harmonics-shaping functions, and applied via their amount knobs. Gladiator’s signal flow starts with four Harmonic Content Morphing (HCM) oscillators, arranged in pairs, and a fifth sample playback oscillator that draws on a ton of noise, percussive and other sounds.
