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USER MANUAL

_FARFISA V

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Page 1: ...USER MANUAL _FARFISA V...

Page 2: ...Hurwitz Clif Johnston Koshdukai Joop van der Linden Sergio Martinez Shaba Martinez Miguel Moreno Ken Flux Pierce Daniel Saban Carlos Tejeda Scot Todd Coates Chad Wagner ARTURIA SA 2022 All rights res...

Page 3: ...Product version 1 9 1 Revision date 18 March 2022...

Page 4: ...ubject to Change The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing However Arturia reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications or features...

Page 5: ...re to provide you with the classic sound and experience of a legendary keyboard and the effects and amplifier that often went with it But we didn t stop there we ve expanded on the original design wit...

Page 6: ...22 3 2 3 Advanced Features 23 3 2 4 Side Panel Settings 23 3 3 The Lower Toolbar 24 3 4 The Side Panel 25 3 4 1 Settings 25 3 4 2 MIDI Tab 26 3 4 3 Macro Tab 31 3 4 4 Tutorials 32 4 The Preset Browse...

Page 7: ...pedal 56 5 2 6 Chorus pedal 57 5 2 7 Analog Delay pedal 58 5 2 8 Overdrive pedal 59 5 2 9 The Swell pedal 60 6 Advanced Panel 61 6 1 The Voice Tune section 62 6 2 The Bass Wave section 63 6 3 Noise L...

Page 8: ...music from its creation in the mid 1960s It remains popular today for its unique character Since finding and maintaining a real Farfisa is both difficult and costly we re confident Farfisa V will bri...

Page 9: ...The Mini Compact was the smallest and the Combo Compact came in two different versions The Compact Deluxe the model recreated by the Farfisa V added significant features and the Compact Duo had dual...

Page 10: ...e Farfisa could be made to sound more like a synth than an organ It remains popular today though the age and scarcity of real hardware models plus the cost of maintaining them means that it s rare to...

Page 11: ...to create a new waveshape based on the graphic look of the sliders We have modeled the built in spring reverb and added more advanced reverb models as well We have added effect pedal units Analog Del...

Page 12: ...mbines major advances in the several domains of synthesis 1 5 2 Aliasing Free Oscillators Standard digital synthesizers produce aliasing in high frequencies especially when using Pulse Width Modulatio...

Page 13: ...TAE reproduces the result of this capacitor discharge in software Directly below is a plot of a waveform from one of the hardware instruments that Arturia has emulated followed by one generated by Art...

Page 14: ...instruments TAE accurately reproduces the inherent instability of vintage oscillators resulting in a fatter and bigger sound that captures the magic of vintage synths In the case of the Farfisa each n...

Page 15: ...ss that is done through a separate program called the Arturia Software Center The registration process will require you to enter the serial number and the unlock code you received with the product In...

Page 16: ...d to go to the menu and choose the Audio Settings option to get sound and MIDI flowing in and out You will then see the Audio MIDI settings window This works in the same way on both Windows and macOS...

Page 17: ...s or clicks in the sound If you are getting clicks try raising the buffer size a little The latency is displayed on the right hand side of this menu The Sample Rate menu lets you set the sample rate a...

Page 18: ...The difference here is that macOS uses CoreAudio to handle audio routing and within that your audio device will be available in the second dropdown menu Apart from that the options work the same way a...

Page 19: ...our DAW s host tempo so the organ s tremolo and repeat controls will quantize to the beat of the DAW when you turn on the SYNC buttons over those controls You can automate numerous parameters using yo...

Page 20: ...a glissando The Farfisa is actually velocity sensitive but in a very particular way It uses the velocity to vary the speed at which the different key contacts make There are 5 key contacts for each ke...

Page 21: ...your computer s alphanumeric keyboard The letters on the center home row of the alphanumeric keyboard correspond to the C Major scale sharps and flats are on the row above it as in this table Letter...

Page 22: ...l down menu with nine important features New Preset The first option lets you start from scratch to program a new preset starting with a default patch all effects off no split keyboard only STRINGS 8...

Page 23: ...ld which is handy for providing a more detailed description This can help you remember a sound or to provide context to other Farfisa V users you are collaborating with Save Preset As This works in th...

Page 24: ...ou can export any individual preset or an entire bank as a file using this command A computer desktop with a single exported Farfisa preset Exporting a User Bank 19 Arturia User Manual Farfisa V User...

Page 25: ...educe the interface size so it doesn t dominate the display On a larger screen or a second monitor you can increase its size to get a better view of the controls The controls all work the same at any...

Page 26: ...using Farfisa V as a plugin the host software handles all of the parameters in this menu including audio and MIDI routing buffer size settings and more Tutorials Farfisa V comes with tutorials that w...

Page 27: ...browser This is covered in detail in the next chapter The Preset Browser p 33 2 The Preset Filter set to Sound Effects in the image above helps you narrow down your selection For example you can narro...

Page 28: ...em you can have that with just one click The Advanced button on the right side of the Upper Toolbar opens Farfisa V s Advanced Features section This section is covered in detail in the Advanced panel...

Page 29: ...the Redo arrow and the macro knobs will change the display to PANIC and send a MIDI All Notes Off message silencing all notes and resetting MIDI signals in the event of stuck notes or other issues If...

Page 30: ...ains four useful tabs Let s take them from left to right 3 4 1 Settings This tab covers Global settings which in Farfisa V selects the MIDI channel s on which it will receive MIDI input You can select...

Page 31: ...nt to assign to it A typical example might be to map a real expression pedal to the Master Volume control or a physical fader on the MIDI controller or a virtual control in your Digital Workstation to...

Page 32: ...any lower than 30 or any higher than 90 no matter how far you turned it This is very useful for making sure you can t accidentally make the sound too quiet or too loud when performing Drag up or down...

Page 33: ...gned parameter in Farfisa V tracks the literal value your physical controller is sending out Relative The assigned parameter in Farfisa V will go up or down starting from its current value in response...

Page 34: ...here you can select templates for many Arturia MIDI controllers These map physical controls to many most wanted parameters in Farfisa V for a plug and play experience A Generic template is also provid...

Page 35: ...d all the assignments from scratch each time you swap hardware For example if you have multiple hardware controllers small live keyboard large studio keyboard pad controller etc you can create a profi...

Page 36: ...mes are Brightness Timbre Time and Movement but you can rename them by clicking in the name field at top center New macro names will also display in the Lower Toolbar In the illustration above the Tim...

Page 37: ...caling you can customize a curve that determines how each parameter under the Macro s control proceeds from its minimum to maximum value and back when you turn the Macro knob Click the icon next to th...

Page 38: ...and Playlists 3 Preset Info p 35 Summary of Bank and Tags Designer name and description info for current Preset 4 Macro Knobs p 43 Large size duplicates of Macro knobs in lower toolbar 4 1 Search and...

Page 39: ...To search all presets make sure that Explore is selected in the left sidebar Searching for Jazz Arturia User Manual Farfisa V The Preset Browser 34...

Page 40: ...and more With a clear search bar click the Types button to bring up a list of types Notice that each type also has several sub types Click any one of them and the results will show only Presets that...

Page 41: ...to de select it Notice that when you select a tag several other tags usually disappear This is because the browser is narrowing your search by a process of elimination De select any tag to remove that...

Page 42: ...ogo to the left of TYPE to bring factory featured Presets to the top of the list These will appear just under any Presets you have liked p 38 if the heart column is selected The third column has two h...

Page 43: ...of the Preset Browser under MY LIBRARY and in search results you can click on the heart icon column heading to put all of your favorites at the top of the Results list Use as many of the sorting and f...

Page 44: ...ve most recently played displayed most recent first This is great for when you can t remember the name of a Preset you were really enjoying a day or more ago Liked Presets you have liked using the hea...

Page 45: ...he sidebar displays any Playlists you have created or imported Playlists are a very powerful management tool for set lists for gigs Learn more about them in the Playlists p 44 section below Arturia Us...

Page 46: ...d under the 3 vertical dots in the upper right corner When you have done this you can change the information stored inside the preset Factory presets can t be overwritten To make the desired changes y...

Page 47: ...dit Style menu by clicking the X in its upper right corner to show the Search window again 4 5 1 Preset Info Mini menu In the upper right corner of the Preset Info menu is an icon with 3 vertical dots...

Page 48: ...ve search by Type and or Style the up down arrows to the right of the Preset name will step through only the results that conform to your search However All Types in the drop down menu always ignores...

Page 49: ...n at the bottom of the sidebar Give the Playlist a name and it will appear in the Playlists menu in the Sidebar 4 8 2 Add a Preset You can use all of the options in the Explore window to locate Preset...

Page 50: ...new location of the Preset you just moved A yellow line will briefly appear at the insert point 4 8 4 Remove a Preset To delete a Preset from a playlist right click on its name to bring up a pop up me...

Page 51: ...ts in it Revert changes when switching Preset If this is checked when you save a Playlist Farfisa V will save only the edits you have made to the current preset If unchecked all edits you ve made to P...

Page 52: ...ve two functions 1 Select one or more pitches 16 8 4 2 for each key 2 Select the filters Flute Strings etc to send the pitches through What do the numbers mean On a pipe organ a middle C pipe is 8 fee...

Page 53: ...nes while you re playing MT BOOST ON makes the Multi Tone Booster green tabs active and turns the treble voices white tabs off so you can easily switch to a different set of voices for a solo or choru...

Page 54: ...s REPEAT rate knob When Repeat SYNC is lit the repeat rate knob can be set between 2 whole notes 1 whole note half note triplet note 1 8 triplet 1 8th 1 16 triplet or 1 16 values When SYNC is off the...

Page 55: ...whole notes 1 whole note half note triplet note 1 8 triplet 1 8 th 1 16 triplet or 1 16th note In non sync mode the tremolo rate knob operates in Hz not note values and ranges from a minimum of 0 150...

Page 56: ...as follows The BASS MANUAL volume control lets you set the level of the bass keys Turned all the way to the right counter clockwise 2 00 position the bass keys are almost silent 21 dB and to the left...

Page 57: ...d BASS SHARP SOFT changes the tone of the bass section to either a sharper or softer character PERC ON OFF turns the percussive attack of the bass section on adding a little punch to the start of each...

Page 58: ...When you click the footswitch of any of the effects they begin to process the sound Active effects are shown with red LEDs You can swap the order of any of the effects in order from left to right by...

Page 59: ...E MIDDLE and BASS knobs let you sculpt the EQ of the amp s output just like on a real guitar amp The VOLUME knob acts as a channel volume control To get classic tube preamplifier distortion turn this...

Page 60: ...lation at multiple frequencies simultaneously At wider settings of DEPTH the delayed signal will be out of tune relative to the original signal Control Description DELAY Sets the initial delay time th...

Page 61: ...ng but is filter and phase based instead of time based It works particularly well on organ sounds like Farfisa The controls are Control Description RATE Controls the speed of the phaser effect DEPTH C...

Page 62: ...ds In combination with the AMOUNT control this determines the out of tune range of the chorus voices AMOUNT Controls how much of the RATE is applied to the DELAY time essentially LFO depth MIX Sets th...

Page 63: ...h of the delay output is fed back to the input increasing the number of echoes you hear MIX Sets the balance between the original signal and the delayed signal At full counter clockwise there are no d...

Page 64: ...s are Control Description DRIVE How much distortion is applied to the signal OUTPUT Output gain from 0 dB to 10 dB Use this to compensate for increased output gain caused by the other settings TONE Co...

Page 65: ...fects pedals or the amplifier It acts as a volume pedal for changing the volume during performance As such it s a perfect candidate for MIDI assigning to a real hardware expression or volume pedal so...

Page 66: ...to create a new waveshape based on the graphic look of the sliders Additional reverb type selections and reverb amount control Paraphonic Polyphonic mode for triggering envelopes in different ways At...

Page 67: ...s are phase locked You can use these controls to individually tune any of the 12 oscillators You can reset any one to its central position by double clicking on it If you reset all 12 tuning pots to 0...

Page 68: ...ubtle Use the SHARP position to hear the difference in waveforms The same is true if the TONE knob is set to a low value see below The icons next to the Bass TONE knob represent the moon dark i e 20 H...

Page 69: ...nd it won t retrigger until all treble keys have been released If you play legato no new attacks will be generated This is more or less like some string synths e g the ARP Solina Arturia Solina V and...

Page 70: ...re quickly and has a sharper feel With slower attack knob turned to the right the sound takes a little time to fade in which is better for string and pad style sounds A lower RELEASE value knob turned...

Page 71: ...e waveform is the same for all notes although output levels still vary per note so it s much more like a synth Note that when you switch User Wave modes the sliders are saved i e if you draw a nice sh...

Page 72: ...ntrols the instrument s whole output If you have both volume controls turned up high you will generate a very hot signal The BASS and TREBLE knobs work to shape the organ s overall tone Use them to ad...

Page 73: ...310 Unique organ spring reverb King Medium Bright Danelectro DSR 1 Spring King spring reverb Twin Fender Twin Reverb guitar amp spring reverb Boutique Boutique guitar amp spring reverb RV 1 Furman RV...

Page 74: ...like the spring loaded original AT After Touch The Knee Lever is controlled by MIDI Channel Aftertouch messages Again it automatically returns to 0 Note that the position of the Knee Lever in MIDI CC...

Page 75: ...s other than storage purposes You shall have no further right or interest to use the software other than the limited rights as specified in this Agreement Arturia reserves all rights not expressly gra...

Page 76: ...apply to you All programs and accompanying materials are provided as is without warranty of any kind The complete risk as to the quality and performance of the programs is with you Should the program...

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