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User guide

VERSION 1.3.2

JANUARY 30, 2019

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Summary of Contents for Sylphyo

Page 1: ...User guide VERSION 1 3 2 JANUARY 30 2019 www aodyo com...

Page 2: ...www aodyo com...

Page 3: ...rtual instruments and apps to work with the Sylphyo 29 Default MIDI mappings and general recommenda ons 31 The Link receiver 33 Overview 33 Pairing with a Sylphyo 35 Playing wirelessly using the inter...

Page 4: ...Online support 83 Updates 83 Troubleshoo ng and technical support 84 User com munity 84 Complementary informa on 85 Repairing the Sylphyo 85 Using the ba ery 85 Cleaning 85 Using the connectors and t...

Page 5: ...yo plug it to your head phones amp or any other sound system Your Sylphyo also allows you to control any hardware synthesizer or virtual instrument on your com puter1 Your Sylphyo becomes wireless whe...

Page 6: ...be yZnmMfIc1EI T Unboxing Two accessories2 are included along with your Sylphyo 5W charger Plug the 5W charger into a mains socket in order to charge the ba ery of the Sylphyo using the USB cable 2 Be...

Page 7: ...sec on First steps When you unbox your Sylphyo its ba ery might not be fully charged Before turning it on for the rst me make sure you charge it for up to 8 hours This ensures that the ba ery is not i...

Page 8: ...ns that appear on the display Select a language using the three octave keys just below the display The middle one acts as a OK bu on while the other two act as and bu ons Hold the key using your le in...

Page 9: ...ck recap of your performance pa rameters such as the base key the current sound or the currently played note You can also have a quick glance at important informa on about your Sylphyo such as ba ery...

Page 10: ...ements What is there to touch The following explains the di erent keys and touchable elements you can interact with c d e a b a The Aodyo key allows you to enter Quick se ngs which you enter as soon a...

Page 11: ...he Quick se ngs and the Se ngs menu During your performance they act as supplementary octave keys going down by two or three octaves e The slider allows you to nuance the played sound by sliding your...

Page 12: ...ceiver through radio waves typically in less than a millisecond and the Link receiver turns that into sound and into MIDI messages that it then passes on to your computer smartphone tablet or hardware...

Page 13: ...mpared to acous c instruments it has been designed to be played just like one If you are familiar with wind instruments feel free to skip the rst few subsec ons BEFORE YOU START PLAYING FOR THE FIRST...

Page 14: ...with two di erences there is an addi onal le pinky hole and you don t need to cover the keys en rely just to touch them VIDEO youtu be HTyGKMpCDoM T Holding the Sylphyo Breath control Now place the mo...

Page 15: ...changing the volume Even if the sound some mes seems to linger or reverberate for a bit a er you stop blowing your breath is its fuel it provides it with energy makes it exist and keeps it going Using...

Page 16: ...le naturally do fuu while others do tuu duu or kuu but all have a di erent e ect on your sound Try them all to see how they more or less de tach each note from the other frrrrrrrrrrrrr Flu er tonguing...

Page 17: ...in the front except the one under your le li le nger Also touch the middle octave key on the back of your Sylphyo using your le thumb To represent this par cular ngering we ll use the nota on or Xxxx...

Page 18: ...semitone for example C3 will become Db3 NOTE If you are used to another wind instrument you might want to try out another n gering mode You will nd ngerings adapted from the saxophone the ute the cla...

Page 19: ...you can control all aspects of your vibrato Just vary the speed at which you shake the instrument Iner al mode Using iner al mode you can also make music without blowing into it just by moving your Sy...

Page 20: ...aria ons but you can also pro duce fast a acks using the same gesture that ac vates iner al mode shaking the Sylphyo from top to bo om The intensity of the a ack will be propor onal to the velocity of...

Page 21: ...d compass control which behaves like roll but takes the direc on you re heading to when the Sylphyo is horizontal in stead of the roll angle It can be useful to control a third kind of sound modula on...

Page 22: ...d bo om edges and then move your thumb along the en re surface the Sylphyo modulates its mbre The actual e ect depends on which sound you re using and the mbre will stay that way when you stop touchin...

Page 23: ...you re done selec ng your sound just release the key and start playing VIDEO youtu be idKUUZ91uyo T Changing sounds Having di erent sounds is exci ng because you ll no ce it can com pletely change ho...

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Page 25: ...B MIDI peripheral To allow you to get playing as quickly as possible we created Sylphyo Bench a small applica on for Windows and macOS1 with ve di er ent sounds that are setup to respond well with the...

Page 26: ...u on before selec ng the MIDI input again If the applica on reacts to your Sylphyo but doesn t make any sound you might have to select appropriate audio se ngs at the bo om of the window First verify...

Page 27: ...our iDevice iPhone iPod or iPad However you will need to get Apple s o cial Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter First connect the adapter to a power source such as a USB charger or a portable power bank...

Page 28: ...band you can nd other iOS apps that work out of the box with the Sylphyo such as Yamaha Synth Book free select AN2015 to access 128 synth sounds such as 07 Odyssolo and bismark bs 16i paid In addi on...

Page 29: ...s sent by the Sylphyo See the documenta on of your virtual instrument or plugin host to learn how to control parameters through MIDI Usually a MIDI Learn func on will allow you to visually select a pa...

Page 30: ...truments com paid demo available Use MIDI Learn to assign breath intensity and other controls to sound param eters Live ableton com paid 30 day trial available Many Live instruments can be controlled...

Page 31: ...pression Slider control CC 1 Modula on Slider control from top edge CC 12 E ect Controller 1 Slider control from bo om edge CC 13 E ect Controller 2 Eleva on angle CC 75 Sound Controller 6 Roll angle...

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Page 33: ...it to an amp a mixer or a hi system while you play a few meters away without being bothered by wires In addi on it makes your Sylphyo a wireless MIDI controller for your computer smartphone tablet or...

Page 34: ...a Sylphyo but is not connected to it b Power on switch Turns the Link on and o c and bu ons When using the Link as a synthesizer without being connected to a Sylphyo press the or the bu on to switch t...

Page 35: ...a wireless MIDI controller to control virtual instruments on your computer smartphone or tablet Pairing with a Sylphyo Connect the Link to the mains using the included USB cable and charger The cable...

Page 36: ...nk A few moments a er you should see the light changing to green on your Link and the icon changing to on your Sylphyo your Sylphyo and Link are paired If not just restart the pairing process again Fr...

Page 37: ...ently convey what you play on your Sylphyo Playing wirelessly with a computer Connect the included USB cable to the smaller USB power supply port of the Link connect the other end to a USB port on you...

Page 38: ...htning to USB 3 Camera Adapter First turn o your Sylphyo if it is powered on Connect the adapter to a power source such as a USB charger or a portable power bank Then connect the powered adapter to th...

Page 39: ...con gura on of the Sylphyo in the MIDI Mappings sec on of the Se ngs menu We have successfully used the following synthesizers with the Sylphyo Dynasample XPression Waldorf Blofeld Korg Kronos Arturi...

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Page 41: ...lider or the se ngs keys There are two places from which you can setup the Sylphyo in various ways Quick se ngs allow you to quickly change the base key the MIDI channel and other parameters the Se ng...

Page 42: ...y Change the base pitch of the Sylphyo C3 by default Sound and program change Change the current sound and send a MIDI program change message for the current MIDI channel MIDI Channel Change the MIDI...

Page 43: ...ipe the slider from top to bo om To exit the Se ngs menu repeatedly tap the key or swipe the slider from top to bo om while holding the key The following will recapitulate the di erent sec ons of the...

Page 44: ...te Set the rate at which breath MIDI messages are sent This does not a ect the response me of the Sylphyo but it does a ect the e ec veness of advanced breathing techniques You usually want the highes...

Page 45: ...or select Dynamic if you want the Sylphyo to set velocity based on the intensity of your breath Default 127 MORE OPTIONS Capture delay The me the Sylphyo takes to determine the velocity of a note begi...

Page 46: ...Bo om edge slider func on is set in the Slider sec on Default CC 13 Eleva on ctrl Set the MIDI CC sent when varying the eleva on angle of the Sylphyo if the Eleva on control op on is set in the Movem...

Page 47: ...ct sent as MIDI CC 0 Default 0 Bank LSB The least signi cant byte of the bank to select sent as MIDI CC 32 Default 0 Breath This sec on allows you to setup the breath sensor of the Sylphyo Minimum Set...

Page 48: ...with a plug or cover some of the exhaust hole you do not need this se ng and we recommended to disable it so that fast advanced techniques such as u er tonguing and growling can be reproduced without...

Page 49: ...fault Disabled Replay same note Whether to play the same note twice when performing two consecu ve ngerings that lead to the same note Default Disabled Reac on me Set the me taken to react to changes...

Page 50: ...Default Disabled Key noise BETA Generate MIDI note on note o messages even without breathing into the Sylphyo This is used to hear key noise with the Audio Modeling SWAM virtual instruments Default Di...

Page 51: ...bend same but bend downwards Default Nothing Bo om edge Select the func on of the slider if you start sliding by touching its bo om edge at the end of the sliding surface See above for a list of func...

Page 52: ...movements Default 43 Threshold A higher threshold makes it di cult to accidentally trigger the vibrato Default 9 Eleva on control Allow the Sylphyo to send MIDI CC messages de ned in the MIDI Mappings...

Page 53: ...messages de ned in the MIDI Mappings sec on corresponding to the roll angle of the Sylphyo around its axis when it is almost horizontal Default Enabled MORE OPTIONS Bidirec onal When ac ve the value i...

Page 54: ...sabled MORE OPTIONS Bidirec onal When ac ve the value is bidirec onal i e it is di erent depending on whether the Sylphyo heads towards your le or your right In this case the central MIDI CC value is...

Page 55: ...the Sylphyo Default C3 Output Select the MIDI channel to which the Sylphyo sends its MIDI messages Default MIDI Channel 1 Invert display Select this item to switch between a white on black and a blac...

Page 56: ...as the version of the internal so ware and various sensor values that our technical support might want to get in order to troubleshoot your Sylphyo Reset Perform a factory reset This changes all the...

Page 57: ...ven the most trancey of anthems when least expected SLIDER Timbre Thickens the sound in a trance fashion SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the me to smoothly transi on to another note E...

Page 58: ...bient music and huge bass lines SLIDER Bass voice Adds a bass voice SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Fife voice Adds a high pitched voice ELEVATION Reverb Emphasizes the reverbera on e ect ROLL Less air Re...

Page 59: ...SLIDER Chord Play a chord instead of a single note min min7 min9 7 5 7 maj9 maj7 maj 5 detune SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the me to smoothly transi on to another note ELEVATION T...

Page 60: ...n starts meowing when move ment is involved SLIDER Brilliance Adds brightness to the sound SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the me to smoothly transi on to another note ELEVATION Harmo...

Page 61: ...ossibili es at your nger ps SLIDER Sync envelope Controls how the sync e ect evolves SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the me to smoothly transi on to another note ELEVATION Sync amount...

Page 62: ...res and movement SLIDER Brilliance Adds brightness to the sound SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the me to smoothly transi on to another note ELEVATION Reverb Timbre Emphasizes the rev...

Page 63: ...percussion a spirit catcher or a hardcore kick SLIDER Overdrive Adds distor on to the sound SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Reverb di usion Turns reverbera on into echoes ELEVATION Reverb Emphasizes the r...

Page 64: ...ore psychedelic sounds SLIDER Reed s ness Makes sound richer but harder to control SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the me to smoothly transi on to another note ELEVATION Brilliance Ad...

Page 65: ...Brilliance Adds brightness to the sound SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the me to smoothly transi on to another note ELEVATION A ack and Timbre Controls how a acks evolve and in uenc...

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Page 67: ...pa bility with soprano recorders and includes most Baroque and Ger man ngerings and trills up to C at the third octave as well as some ute compa ble ngerings All half open holes in soprano recorder n...

Page 68: ...et This ngering has been designed for close compa bility with Bb so prano Boehm System clarinets mainly in the Clarion register with adap ta ons to the keys of the Sylphyo C C D Eb E F F G G A Bb B C...

Page 69: ...apta ons to the keys of the Sylphyo It in cludes most usual ngerings from the rst octave In addi on it ex tends ngerings of the beginning of the second octave without the le index nger up to the high...

Page 70: ...Fingerings Saxophone This ngering has been designed for close compa blity with saxophones with adapta ons to the keys of the Sylphyo C C D Eb E F F G G A Bb B C C 70...

Page 71: ...one alt This alterna ve saxophone ngering changes the right li le nger key from a low C key to a low Eb key In other words performing will not result in a C but in an Eb note C D Eb E F F G G A Bb B C...

Page 72: ...s Oboe This ngering has been designed for close compa bility with oboes with adapta ons to the keys of the Sylphyo It includes most usual n gerings from the rst octave C C D Eb E F F G G A Bb B C C D...

Page 73: ...rumpet here controlling what would be the valves To compensate for the lack of a brass embouchure the le index nger key can be pressed to go down by 5 semitones The le middle and ring nger keys are al...

Page 74: ...dle nger key 1 valve 2 pressing the right ring nger key 3 valve 3 pressing the right pinky nger key 2 The EVI le y beta ngering works exactly like the EVI ngering but it inverts the roles of the hands...

Page 75: ...2 2semitones 1 2 2 4 1 ifbothpressed 4 ifbothpressed While it is based on familiar tradi onal woodwind ngerings it allows for addi onal exibility in the choice of alternate ngerings which might ease...

Page 76: ...compa bility with the hulusi In addi on the le pinky key on the Sylphyo acts as a universal sharp key adding a semitone to any ngering and the right pinky key acts as a universal b at key removing a...

Page 77: ...agpipe players to quickly adapt their playing style and ngerings to the Sylphyo C C D Eb E F F G G A Bb B C C In addi on to the base ngerings removing the le index nger or the octave key adds an octav...

Page 78: ...ned for close compa bility with modi ed Albert System oriental clarinets with adapta ons to the keys of the Syl phyo It can be used to play middle eastern music and more generally world music repertoi...

Page 79: ...Saxophone old This ngering corresponds to the former Saxophone ngering in the rst few versions of the Sylphyo internal so ware C C D Eb E F F G G A Bb B C C D 79...

Page 80: ...bility with the Irish n whistle in C C C D Eb E F F G G A Bb B C In addi on the le pinky key on the Sylphyo acts as a universal sharp key adding a semitone to any ngering and the right pinky key acts...

Page 81: ...crian 6 ionian 5 dorian 4 phrygian dominant lydian 2 ultra locrian major har monic dorian b5 phrygian b4 lydian diminished harmonic minor ly dian augmented 9 locrian b13 harmonic major double harmonic...

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Page 83: ...e Sylphyo is available Thanks to updates your Sylphyo will keep evolving for years We list all the available updates for the Sylphyo at www aodyo com updates Regularly check this page or subscribe to...

Page 84: ...support If this doesn t help to solve the issue shoot us a mail at support aodyo com and pre cisely describe your problem1 We ll try to answer you as soon as pos sible User community You might also wa...

Page 85: ...our instrument could occur during teardown Please contact Aodyo or an authorized service provider Using the ba ery Your Sylphyo contains a lithium ion ba ery that can only be replaced by Aodyo or an a...

Page 86: ...ng the mouthpiece Do not try to play your Sylphyo without a mouthpiece The mouthpiece of your Sylphyo can be easily removed and replaced You can order new mouthpieces at our usual resellers A er repla...

Page 87: ...We do everything we can to provide our users with high quality products and documenta on However Aodyo does not guarantee that this documenta on exactly re ects the state of the product Aodyo is not...

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