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ALM-011 - ‘Akemie’s Castle’

Further to this Chords may be inverted by applying a voltage to the Chord ‘Inv’ input. 

Increasing the voltage increases the amount of inversion.  

Multiple voice chords can increase levels quite dramatically and cause distortion. 

Be aware of operator level settings - the final one(s) may need lowering when chords 

mode is enabled.  

There are a wide array of parameters that can be changed leading to an almost 

endless palette of sounds to be discovered. However care should be taken it can be 

very easy to go from tonal bliss to hissing noise. Sounds can become inharmonic and 

untuned.  

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Summary of Contents for Akemie's Castle

Page 1: ...ALM 011 Akemie s Castle ALM 011 Akemie s Castle Operation Manual V0 1...

Page 2: ...Introduction 3 Technical Specifications 3 Background Caveats 4 Core Operation 5 Panel Layout 5 General Usage 7 Patch Ideas 13 Limited Warranty 14 Support 15 2...

Page 3: ...ltiplier and level control via both direct panel operation and voltage control Operators can be combined in various ways across both oscillators which together with independent feedback control on eac...

Page 4: ...operator parameters to both voltage and direct control It is able to produce multiple voice 2 or 4 operator FM based sounds from 6 algorithms and 7 selectable waveforms This is very similar in audio...

Page 5: ...as an offset to which any incoming control signals are combined with post attenuation All inputs with a grey knob i e wave selection act as an offset with no incoming control signal patched With a co...

Page 6: ...l Operator 3 Wave Multiplier Level Mult Level Operator 4 Operator waveform selection control Acts as attenuator when external CV patched Operator section Oscillator A section Includes frequency feedba...

Page 7: ...he current selected algorithm Each algorithm is represented by a small diagram showing the combination of Operators used and the VCO output routing With the first two operator algorithms you essential...

Page 8: ...inations of both serial and parallel connections For example the first of 4 operator algorithms all operators modulate each other whilst the next two group of 2 operators modulate each other before be...

Page 9: ...ator section is numbered as to match the algorithm diagrams Each Operator has 3 Settings Wave The selected waveform used by the operator There are 8 different waveforms Graphically represented they ar...

Page 10: ...r there can be some bleed Further to operator and frequency control the output sound can be further controlled by both feedback and chords Feedback As mentioned previously each VCO has a feedback sett...

Page 11: ...selected by the Chord control offset and or a control voltage at the associated Chord input The chord selection with number of voices are as follows 1 Fifth 2 2 1 Octave 2 3 2 Octave 3 4 3 Octave 4 5...

Page 12: ...levels quite dramatically and cause distortion Be aware of operator level settings the final one s may need lowering when chords mode is enabled There are a wide array of parameters that can be chang...

Page 13: ...activated try patching a slow moving LFO into the inversion input for some pseudo sequenced melodies Adding further modulation to other inputs will further excite the sequence Drum hits With a 4 opera...

Page 14: ...of ALM This does not apply to Physical damage arising for mistreating i e dropping submerging etc Damage caused by incorrect power connections Overexposure to heat or direct sunlight Damage caused by...

Page 15: ...port For the latest news additional info downloads and firmware updates please visit the ALM website at http busycircuits com and follow busycircuits on twitter Please send any questions or comments t...

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