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ARTURIA – JUPITER-8V – MANUAL - EN 

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Choose the wave form triangle for the 

α 

 angle 

3.5 

The Effects 

The  interface  "EFFECTS"  offers  a  unique  treatment  possibility  to  route  the  effects  through  the 
synthesis chain of the JUPITER-8V, between the VCO, VCF and between the VCF and the VCA.  These 
combinations allow you to create a wide variety of new sounds.   

In this interface, you will be able to connect two effects "Patches" that will be situated at the audio 
output of the synthesizer.   

 

       The interface of the effects 

To familiarize yourself with this function, Click on the button "EFFECTS" situated with the other the 
tabs.   

 

Choose the preset JUPITER-8V /pad/jmb/FullPad » in the list of the presets.   

 

In order to enrich the sound, let us add an effect between the VCO and the VCF.  While 
clicking on the menu "No Effect" between the VCO and the VCF, choose the effect 
"Distortion". 

 

 

Choose the effect of "Distortion" in the effects menu.   

 

The interface of the effect of distortion is now on screen.   

 

Choose the option of distortion "Soft" that corresponds to a soft distortion (soft clipping).  

 

Adjust the distortion rate with to the knob "Drive".   

Summary of Contents for JUPIITER-8V

Page 1: ...U US SE ER R S S M MA AN NU UA AL L J JU UP PI IT TE ER R 8 8V V ...

Page 2: ...rved 4 Chemin de Malacher 38240 Meylan FRANCE http www arturia com Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non disclosure agreement The software license agreement specifies the terms and conditions for its lawful use...

Page 3: ...TER 8V Authorization Card Carefully store your USB key and your card The USB key will be required any time you run JUPITER 8V so your key is the real value of your product See chapter two for more information about how the key works We recommend that you register your product By registering you identify yourself as the legitimate owner and will be sure to receive the latest news and updates for yo...

Page 4: ...R GALAXY section advanced modulations 26 3 4 2 Create progressive modulations with the GALAXY unit 28 3 5 The Effects 30 3 6 The Patch section of the effects 32 3 6 1 The chorus 32 3 6 2 The delay 33 3 7 Realtime controllers and MIDI assign 33 4 A unique synthesizer Why 35 4 1 The Roland Jupiter 8 35 4 2 The Arturia Jupiter 8V 35 5 the interface 37 5 1 Tool bar 37 5 2 Using the presets 37 5 2 1 Th...

Page 5: ... FLANGER 66 6 5 2 STEREO ANALOG DELAY 66 6 5 3 REVERB 67 6 5 4 DUAL PHASER 68 7 The basics of subtractive synthesis 69 7 1 The basics 69 7 1 1 The main elements 69 7 1 2 The Noise generator 73 7 1 2 The Mixer 73 7 1 3 The filter or VCF 74 7 1 4 The amplifier or VCA 76 7 2 Other modules 76 7 2 1 The keyboard 76 7 2 2 The envelope generator or ADSR 77 7 2 3 The low frequency oscillator 78 7 3 Module...

Page 6: ...__________ ARTURIA JUPITER 8V MANUAL EN 6 9 3 2 Opening the instrument Sonar 95 9 4 Audio Unit Max OSX only 96 9 4 1 Installation 96 9 4 2 Use in Logic Audio 96 9 4 3 Use in Digital Performer 97 9 5 RTAS Pro Tools 98 9 5 1 Installation 98 9 5 2 Utilization of the plug in 98 ...

Page 7: ...usic into business It became legal at that time to have a short wave radio and to listen to foreign broadcasts While he scanned the airwaves for new music Mr Kakehashi learned the basics of how radios operated He then used broken sets to create working units His repair shop started to repair broken radios in addition to clocks and watches In 1954 Mr Kakehashi opened an electrical goods and repair ...

Page 8: ... sought after long after production stopped The System 100 consisted of five semi modular products These were the 101 Synthesizer the 102 Expander the 103 Mixer including a simple reverb the 104 Sequencer and the 109 Monitor Speakers These units fit together to produce a system that sounded really interesting The first results from 1976 s expansion in the development team led to an explosion in Ro...

Page 9: ... use In 1982 Roland released an upgraded Jupiter 8 the JP8A It upgraded the Jupiter 8 with a number of enhancements An improved DAC with a higher resolution of the auto tuning system from 12 to 14 bit plus a brighter LED screen The Jupiter 8 has become one of the most revered of all synthesizers The electro pop community became quickly convinced by the qualities of the Jupiter 8 Relax by Frankie G...

Page 10: ...ove boxes to their most expensive digital mixers and audio workstations Roland remains at the forefront of synthesizers and electronic music 1 2 TAE TAE True Analog Emulation is Arturia s outstanding technology dedicated to the digital reproduction of analog circuits used in analog classic synthesizers The Jupiter 8V is taking benefit of an enhanced version of TAE optimizing CPU allocation and mem...

Page 11: ...tor waveforms The waveforms produced by the oscillators in analog synthesizers are marked by the presence of a capacitor in the circuits The discharge of the capacitor results in a light bend in the original waveform notably for saw tooth triangular and square waveforms TAE allows the reproduction of this capacitor discharge This is the analysis of the Roland Jupiter 8 waveform and that of the Jup...

Page 12: ...wer the Jupiter 8V can now employ direct filter modeling techniques to achieve unprecedented accuracy in the emulation of a hardware synthesizer s filter By modeling the operation of the individual hardware components of the filter circuit the warm nuances synonymous with analog sounds are recreated This graph is a frequency domain plot as just a single example of direct circuit modeling in action...

Page 13: ...________________________________________________________________________ ARTURIA JUPITER 8V MANUAL EN 13 Comparison of Harmonics generated by the filter circuits of the Arturia Jupiter 8V and the Roland Jupiter 8 ...

Page 14: ...tically when the installation of the JUPITER 8V is complete You can also download the latest version at this address http syncrosoft com downloads Once you have installed the driver an application called License Control Center allows you to manage the installed licenses on your key On Windows this application and its documentation are available via the menu Start Programs Syncrosoft On Macintosh t...

Page 15: ...all The available options are The VST plug in The DXi plug in The RTAS plug in Choose your protocol For more information on those protocols please see to chapter 8 of this manual For the installation of the VST and RTAS protocols you should select the installation folder of these plug ins to allow the host application to use them If you don t know how to do this go to the Protocol Chapter Ch 8 ...

Page 16: ...rosoft drivers These drivers are necessary for the USB protection key for the Jupiter 8V to function properly the latest version of Syncrosoft must be installed If you are sure that your system possesses the most recent Syncrosoft drivers you can click on the Cancel button Otherwise click OK Syncrosoft Installation Dialogue box Next the installation program proceeds with installation of the Syncro...

Page 17: ... the CD ROM and double click on the icon called Jupiter 8V mpkg The installation program requiring administrative rights may have the system ask you to enter the login of an administrative user of the system In this case enter your login and administrative password and click on OK to continue the installation After the software license has been validated the installation program will select the sy...

Page 18: ...om Follow the instructions of the installer The standalone application will be installed in the applications folder and the different plug ins will be installed in folders reserved to each type of plug in 2 4 Registration Once your software has been installed we recommend to you to register online as a licensed Jupiter 8V user This registry isn t obligatory but it is highly advised It gives you th...

Page 19: ...ng of the JUPITER 8V This is a summarized presentation of the different parts of the synthesizer You will find specified descriptions and details of all the parameters and screenshots in the following chapters Chapter 7 entitled Some Elements of Sound Design is particularly aimed at users that have no experience with a subtractive synthesizer and wish to obtain basic knowledge in this domain The J...

Page 20: ... Program over the full range of the keyboard These three methods allow you to create very rich sonic combinations 3 2 Using the presets 3 2 1 Selecting the presets The Jupiter 8V has two kinds of presets The PATCHES The presets PATCH can save The configuration of the keyboard methods Whole Dual et Split The division zones of the keyboard split The types of playing SOLO UNISON POLY1 and 2 The midi ...

Page 21: ...he JUPITER 8V This screen presents the choice interface of the presets Click on the tab presets 2 filtering lists allow you to select the search options that will guide you to find your preset While clicking on the first one you will see an unfolding menu appear indicating the list of the available banks Choose the bank JUPITER 8V the name of the bank is checked When this menu is opened the sub me...

Page 22: ...tes to begin the programming of a sound The sound 1_Osc for example presents an oscillator going into a low pass filter next being routed toward the VCA It is also possible to show all the presets when choosing the option All in the bank For example to see the bass presets click on All in the selection of the bank and then click on Bass 3 2 3 Editing the presets To begin we will start with a very ...

Page 23: ...o give the name that you wish to this new Patch Saving a preset To save a user preset Users click on the save button Save on tool bar The new settings will be saved in the framework of the currently selected preset without changing the name Attention It is important to change the name of a preset in order to create a new one Then the name of the preset that has been edited will be modified If the ...

Page 24: ... triangle and allow the tuning of the sound the frequency A mixer to mix the 2 VCO s A non resonant high pass filter 6 dB oct A resonant low pass filter 24 dB oct An LFO 1 amplifier VCA Allowing to amplify the signal going out of the filter to direct it toward the stereo output Two envelopes ADSR to modulate the low pass filter and the VCA The synthesis parameters See how to quickly create a polyp...

Page 25: ... click on Mac Note that the cut frequency of the filter is modulated by an envelope ADSR Attack Decay Sustain and Release Lower the cut frequency of the VCF To hear the effect of the ADSR envelope on the cut frequency of the filter more clearly increase the value of the resonance That will amplify the filtering effect and the sound will begin to to whistle Increase the value of the resonance Chang...

Page 26: ...nvelope of the amplitude Don t forget to save your work 3 4 1 The SEQUENCER GALAXY section advanced modulations With the SEQUENCER GALAXY you attain sources of additional modulations allowing an extension of the playing possibilities and of the synthesis This section offers two types of interfaces SEQUENCER is accessible while clicking on the SEQ button 3 4 1 1 Creating a melodic sequence with the...

Page 27: ...SEQUENCER GALAXY tab and then click on the SEQUENCER tab to bring up the interface Click on the SEQUENCER button Connect the frequency of VCO1 to the first modulation output by clicking the Q button to activate the quantize factor by half tones for the frequency values Click on the Q button Set the Amt knob Amount to let it blend in to your likings Do the same for VCO2 to start the sequencer click...

Page 28: ...tes Click on the Accent button and apply it to the steps you want to accentuate Set the intensity of this modulation with the Level knob Set the attack time A and decay time D of the envelope to your convenience The accent settings There is also the option to add alternative quantization SWING to the sequence This quantization can be useful for the composition of a piece of house music for example...

Page 29: ... destination for the modulation of the X axis Choose a parameter for the Y axis take the Cutoff of the LP VCF for example then adjust the speed parameter of the LFO to your liking adjust the speed of the LFO of the Y axis See how to apply a modulation to automate the movements of the axis This will shift the position in a cyclic way You will obtain unusual and very progressive modulations thanks t...

Page 30: ...es that will be situated at the audio output of the synthesizer The interface of the effects To familiarize yourself with this function Click on the button EFFECTS situated with the other the tabs Choose the preset JUPITER 8V pad jmb FullPad in the list of the presets In order to enrich the sound let us add an effect between the VCO and the VCF While clicking on the menu No Effect between the VCO ...

Page 31: ... high medium and high frequencies Adjust the volume of the frequency band 3 with the knob G GAIN Set the volume of the frequency for band 3 Apply a modulation on the frequency of band 3 with the LFO To do that click on the button Mods situated on the right of the eq interface This one shows you the possibilities of connections of the modulations Click on the display situated next to Band3 F to ope...

Page 32: ...for the effects Voices Click on the display patch 3 6 1 The chorus The Chorus allows doubling and to make slightly out of tune sounds in order to make the sound deeper and more lively Three types of stereo chorus are available From simple to very wide Activate the button ON OFF of the Chorus in the effects section placed to right of the tool bar Activate the button ONE OFF of the Chorus Adjust the...

Page 33: ...bs TIME L TIME R to set the speed of the repetitions for the right and left side Time Right Time Left It is also possible to set the number of repetitions Feedback for every side Feedbk R and Feedbk L The settings of the delay 3 7 Realtime controllers and MIDI assign As its brilliant sounding ancestor The JUPITER 8V is particularly adapted for playing in real time One of the big evolutions in comp...

Page 34: ...UPITER 8V MANUAL EN 34 To save the setting that we have just carried out during this chapter click on the button Save situated on tool bar Attention The MIDI settings will only be saved when you quit the application of the JUPITER 8V This is the case with the stand alone version and the plug in ...

Page 35: ... of sliders and knobs is inviting for sound designers and producers Furthermore it was one of the first synthesizers that offered a keyboard split and layer possibility In fact the Jupiter 8 complemented its competition by bringing something different In 1982 Roland released an upgraded Jupiter 8 the JP8A It upgraded the Jupiter 8 with a number of enhancements The most noticeable changes where an ...

Page 36: ...a phaser Another addition is the sequencer which is a 32 steps step sequencer It allows the creation of several melodic lines as well as creation of dynamic modulations of different parameters such as the cutoff frequency of the VCF or the width of the square waveform of the VCO s There is a user friendly preset and patch structure for easy yet expandable management of the sounds It is possible to...

Page 37: ... legato between two notes high note gets the priority and Mono last in the context of a legato between two notes last note played gets the priority The choice of edit modes Presets JP8 SEQ FX Example to load a Jupiter 8V interface click on the buttons JP 8 Tool Bar 5 2 Using the presets The presets allow saving and recalling the sounds of the Jupiter 8V A preset contains all the new settings of th...

Page 38: ...vered with several factory sound banks Off course it is also possible to create sound banks yourself containing any number of banks and presets The factory sound banks are not directly modifiable Nevertheless it is possible to modify a sound based on a factory preset and save it in a bank user 5 2 2 Selection of a preset PATCH or PROGRAM The Preset PATCH banks of the Jupiter 8V are permanently sel...

Page 39: ...ibilities Click on the preset tab The left portion allows selection of presets by category PATCH PROGRAM Lower or Upper The right portion allows search with the help of two filter criteria Four buttons situated above the choice fields allow you to create save save as and delete a preset The Preset page To select a preset Patch from the same Bank click on the PATCH button situated on the center lef...

Page 40: ...choice of filters is the same as with PATCH presets In the unfolding menu the choice No filter is particularly useful to quickly pass trough presets of the same type If a preset is modified this symbol will appear next to the name of the preset 5 2 3 Creating a new preset To create a new preset PATCH or PROGRAM click on the button the name DEFAULT will appear Then you can work on the parameters of...

Page 41: ...ynthesis parameters To save a preset PROGRAM check Save as You can fill in the name of the project and the name of the patch to define the search criteria You can also click cancel to exit this menu without saving Save As and the save menu When you work from a factory preset It cannot be overwritten Clicking on the Save button will not replace the factory preset but will automatically open the Sav...

Page 42: ...bar Then select the type of export that you want to carry out bank sub bank or preset in the list A window appears allowing the choice of a destination folder and a file name for the bank to export Export a preset bank project 5 3 Using the controllers 5 3 1 Knobs Generally the sequencers offer several knob control modes The default mode of control for knobs with the mouse is the circular mode cli...

Page 43: ...alance programs for Lower and Upper keyboard for example or a set a parameter for an individual selection choices of the wave forms of the the oscillators or LFO for example Rotary knob 5 3 1 2 Sliders These controls are vertical and linear They set a continuous setting cutoff frequency of the filters VCF settings of the two ADSR envelopes for example Vertical slider 5 3 2 Buttons There are severa...

Page 44: ...en click again to stop it To adjust the rate of modulation set the linear potentiometer LFO mod situated on the left side of the pitch bend It is possible to control the rate of modulation on the frequency of the oscillators VCO to obtain an effect of vibrato or filter VCF to obtain a wah wah effect The modulation button 5 3 6 Virtual keyboard The keyboard lets you listen to the synthesizer sounds...

Page 45: ...ents transmitted on a given channel This reception channel is defined in a global manner for the synthesizer either through the sequencer or in the standalone Jupiter 8V application The Jupiter 8V can receive up to 120 different MIDI controls It is possible to choose a control for each knob For this click on the knob while holding down the Control key A configuration window appears and will allow ...

Page 46: ...___________________________________________________________________________________ ARTURIA JUPITER 8V MANUAL EN 46 ...

Page 47: ...ects section EFFECTS These four parts are accessible by clicking on the tabs situated above the synthesis part of the interface 6 1 The original Jupiter 8 The Jupiter 8V interface takes on all the original parameters and characteristics of the original synthesizer Likewise the 40 factory presets of the original machine are included these can not be deleted The Jupiter 8V The Jupiter 8V consists of...

Page 48: ...f 4 waveforms on each oscillator The two oscillators have some different waveforms E g OSC1 triangle square OSC2 white noise Sine These waveforms can be used simultaneously Whether tuned separately or when using several mixed waveforms the two oscillators allow you to quickly obtain a rich variety of sounds Two Oscillators 6 1 1 1 VCO 1 RANGE Switch of the frequency range for VCO 1 RANGE on four o...

Page 49: ...nob to fine tune with the range of a half tone or SHAPE Switch for the four waveforms Sine Saw Tooth Variable Pulse White noise The white noise waveform brings an interesting complement to the sonic possibilities It very useful to create breath effects flute tones for example or special effects as the noise of the wind for example SYNC knob to set the impulse width of the saw tooth square and tria...

Page 50: ...lows regulating the volume of the mix between oscillators 1 and 2 VCO 1 knob to set the volume for OSC1 LEFT VCO 2 knob to set the volume for OSC2 RIGHT VCO 1 et 2 knob to set the volume for both VCO s CENTRED The mixer 6 1 3 The filter FILTER The Jupiter 8V has a filter that is an emulation of the original Jupiter 8 filter It is composed by two independent filter units ...

Page 51: ...ring slope 12 or 24 dB octave ENV AMT knob to manually set the rate of the modulation of the filter by the envelope ADSR ENV1 ENV 2 Switch to choose the modulation destination of the cutoff by envelope 1 or l envelope 2 LFO MOD knob to set the level of modulation by the LFO use this parameter for the creation of a wah wah effect KEY FOLLOW knob to manually set the keyboard follow Notice For a conv...

Page 52: ...cut off frequency The resonance amplifies the frequencies near to the cut off frequency Turn this knob toward the right and the filter will become more selective At extreme settings the sound will eventually begin to to whistle as the filter begins to self oscillate Note that the filtering will be less strong with the filter type set on 12 dB instead of 24 dB Notice For hosts that allow linear con...

Page 53: ...R 6 1 5 The ADSR Envelopes The ADSR envelopes allow several parameters to be controlled with the help of the keyboard as a trigger You will find two envelopes on the JUPITER 8 one unit for the cut off frequency of the filter as well as the frequency of VCO2 and the other modulating the VCA amplitude The ADSR envelope consists of 4 different parameters A Attack time D Decay time S Sustain voltage a...

Page 54: ...ve WAVEFORM Switch of the waveforms Sine Saw tooth Square Random The LFO 6 1 7 LFO MODULATION PORTAMENTO and BEND The LFO MOD section shows the parameters that can be modulated by the LFO There is a white button to activate the LFO When it is pressed the modulation is activated When it is raised the modulation stops itself LFO MOD RISE knob to set the triggering time of the LFO LFO MOD Selectors o...

Page 55: ...aying indicate the distribution of the programs on the keyboard They are 3 selectable configurations able to set to ON OFF DUAL Two selected programs on the LOWER and UPPER part can be played simultaneously on the keyboard The polyphony is then divided by two SPLIT Two selected programs are assigned the LOWER and UPPER part of the keyboard The polyphony is then divided between the two selected pro...

Page 56: ...yboard assign section ASSIGN MODE This section allows to Play a monophonic patch SOLO When activated all the voices are regrouped to be played by one note of the keyboard The result is a rich harmonic sound It sounds similar to a chorus effect When the Unison mode is activated the synth patch is still polyphonic the amount of polyphony depends on the number of voices available RELEASE Button for s...

Page 57: ...ode It will sound a little like the effect of a chorus When the Unison is not active this parameter brings again a little more instability to the tune of the oscillators a typical characteristic of the original machine 6 1 12 The wheels The wheels situated to the left of the virtual keyboard allow to control the PITCH of the oscillators or the amount of modulation by the LFO MOD PITCH Controls the...

Page 58: ... clock Q Subdivision of MIDI tempo to adjust the speed of the sequencer in MIDI mode MIDIsync 1 2 1 4 1 4T 1 8 1 8T 1 16 1 16T 1 32 1 32T 1 64 1 128 Mode Playing mode of the sequencer FORWARD Playing the sequence forward BACKWARD Playing the sequence backward FORWD BACKWD Playing the sequence forward and backward RANDOM Playing the sequence randomly SMOOTH Amount of gradation between values of eac...

Page 59: ...eset Reset the sequencer STEPS The steps They contain bi directional values positive or negative LENGTH To set the length of the sequence 32 steps maximum LINK Link the selected step with the following step Legato GLIDE Place an effect of portamento between the selected step and the following step ACCENT Place an accent effect on the selected step The edit section of the sequencer 6 2 3 OUTPUTS Th...

Page 60: ...ects to the sequencer To do that go to the Effects Voice Effects page Then choose the source Sequencer among the choices of sources of proposed modulations for the parameters of these effects see paragraph Voice Effects for more details The connection section 6 3 Galaxy The galaxy module creates very complex modulations with interaction of 3 LFO s The first 2 LFO s can each modulate a different pa...

Page 61: ... effects These connections are able to be made inside the synthesis chain between the VCO and the VCF and between the VCF and the VCA These effects can be modulated by sources of modulations such as the LFO or the envelopes These combinations of effects and of modulations will bring an additional dimension to the original sound of the JUPITER 8 Connections of the voice effects The effects are acce...

Page 62: ... the sources of modulation KEY FOLLOW VELOCITY AFTERTOUCH ENVELOPE 1 ENVELOPE 2 GALAXY Y GALAXY X LFO SEQUENCER The BYPASS button allows deactivating the chorus flanger effect The Chorus Flanger 6 4 2 DISTORTION As his name indicates the distortion unit brings a soft or strong saturation to the sound on the output of the VCO or VCF Three modes of distortion are available Soft Soft distortion compa...

Page 63: ...mid are fully parametric Each of the parameters of the equalizer can be modulated by sources of modulations That allows for example to create effects of sweeping frequencies that result in a complex phasing or filtering effect BAND 1 bass frequencies FREQUENCY F knob to set the band of the bass frequencies GAIN G knob to set the gain for the band of the bass frequencies BAND 2 Mid low frequencies ...

Page 64: ...tion KEY FOLLOW VELOCITY AFTERTOUCH ENVELOPE 1 ENVELOPE 2 GALAXY Y GALAXY X LFO SEQUENCER The BYPASS button allows deactivating the parametric equalizer effect Parametric EQ 6 4 4 PHASER The PHASER effect provides a classic phasing sound similar to analog effects used in the 70 s SWEEP START knob to set the reference frequency FEEDBACK knob to set the feedback of the modulated signal SWEEP AMOUT k...

Page 65: ...D FREQ knob to set the speed of the modulation MOD AMOUT knob to set the amplitude of the modulation DRY WET knob to set the balance between the original signal and the output of the effect OUTPUT knob for the volume of the output of the ring modulator The MOD display allows accessing the modulation connections for each of the parameters of the RING MOD as well as the choice of the sources of modu...

Page 66: ...he modulation to achieve more of a flanged effect AMOUNT knob to set the depth of the modulation DRY WET knob to set the balance between the original signal and the output of the effect OUTPUT knob to set the output volume of the chorus The BYPASS button allows deactivating the CHORUS FLANGER effect Chorus Flanger 6 5 2 STEREO ANALOG DELAY The delay effect allows creating echo effects or doubling ...

Page 67: ...y effect The SYNC button allows synchronize the delay to MIDI The LINK button allows linking of the left and right channel of the delay to what effect Stereo Delay 6 5 3 REVERB The reverb effect creates a very dense series of decaying echoes in the sound simulating the sound s performance within a three dimensional space FEEDBACK knob to set feedback time for the reverb DAMPING knob to set the rat...

Page 68: ... 1 2 DEPTH 1 2 knob to set the depth of the modulation for Phaser 1 2 FEEDBACK 1 2 knob to set feedback time for Phaser 1 2 DRY WET knob to set the balance between the original signal and the output of the effect OUTPUT knob to set the output volume of the DUAL PHASER SWEEP SYNC button allows activating the synchronization of the two modulation frequencies INVERT button allows inverting the phase ...

Page 69: ...ve synthesis such as lowpass filtering As a basic overview to subtractive synthesis one may consider any sound created either in nature or on your synthesizer of choice as consisting of a number of sine waves or harmonics grouped together In subtractive synthesis we start with a harmonically rich sound such as a saw wave and through filtering we remove the sine waves or harmonics that we do not wa...

Page 70: ...e harmonic richness of the audio signal On the Jupiter 8V four waveforms are available The saw tooth wave presents the richest audio signal of the available waveforms it contains all of the harmonics at decreasing volume levels in high frequencies Its sound is ideal for brass sounds percussive bass sounds or rich pad sounds The square wave possesses a more hollow sound that the saw tooth it only c...

Page 71: ...r wave length This can be done manually with the help of a knob PW or by modulation with an envelope or LFO Pulse width variation creates a spectrum modification that cannot be duplicated with subtractive filtering The triangle wave can be considered like a very filtered and soft square signal It is very low in harmonics odd only and can be very useful for creating sub basses flute sounds etc Tria...

Page 72: ...ed to as the fundamental It can be used to reinforce the low frequencies of a bass sound or as a modulation of the frequency in order to create harmonic waveforms This wave form is available on VCO2 The synchronization of an oscillator with another creates more complex waveforms If for example you synchronize oscillator2 with oscillator1 oscillator2 will restart a new period every time the first o...

Page 73: ...l produces acoustic energy across a broad spectrum of frequencies with no discernible fundamental or harmonic signature For this reason the noise module is used to create different noises like the imitation of wind or special effects White noise is the richest of noises Pink noise is also regularly present on synthesizers It is less rich in the high frequencies than white noise In the Jupiter 8V s...

Page 74: ...und The removal of undesirable frequencies at the cut off frequency is not done suddenly but progressively depending on the filtering slope This filtering slope is expressed in decibels per octave or dB Oct Most filters used in classic analog synthesizers have 24 dB Oct or 12 dB Oct slopes The Jupiter 8V offers several types of slopes The removal of undesirable frequencies at the cut off frequency...

Page 75: ...esizers Low Pass Filter 7 1 2 3 The Resonance A second setting to compliment the cut off frequency the resonance you will also find it called emphasis or Q for Quality of filtering The resonance is able to amplify frequencies close to the cut off frequency Then the other frequencies remaining are either unchanged below the cut off frequency or reduced above the cut off frequency Resonance will als...

Page 76: ...e oscillators The filter settings of the Jupiter 8V 7 1 4 The amplifier or VCA The amplifier Voltage Controlled Amplifier receives the audio signal coming from the filter or directly from the oscillator if it is not being filtered to be adjusted before the volume is sent to the speakers Jupiter 8V VCA In conclusion here is a diagram that should help you to understand the composition of a basic sou...

Page 77: ...f a waveform of a fixed pitch in a continuous manner In the diagram above the only ways to control this sound is to lower the filter cut off frequency so that it becomes more and more damp until it finally disappears or simpler yet lower the volume of the amplifier The envelope generator connected to the VCA is used to sculpt the volume of the sound when we press a key on the keyboard and ends aft...

Page 78: ...other words you won t hear the pitch of its sound It will create a cyclic modulation on the setting to which it is connected For example If the sine waveform of an LFO modulates the volume of an amplifier the sound will increase in volume then disappear in a varying manner following the speed the frequency of this LFO This will produce a tremolo effect A sine waveform on an LFO modulating the freq...

Page 79: ... the Jupiter 8V The JUPITER 8V allows you to use VCO2 placed at a low frequency position LOFREQ to modulate the frequency of VCO1 7 3 Modules of the Jupiter 8V The essential elements of the Jupiter 8V consist of 2 oscillators 1 mixer 2 filters one low pass Selectable between 12 24 DB and a High pass without resonance 1 output amplifier VCA 2 envelopes ...

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Page 81: ...the voice effects and numerous possibilities of modulations that you have discovered before 8 1 A polyphonic violin preset made with the Jupiter 8 V To begin we will learn how to program a basic polyphonic sound It will be simply composed out of four elements Two oscilators VCO1 and 2 An high pass filter HPF A low pass filter VCF An ADSR envelope connected to the filter An ADSR envelope connected ...

Page 82: ...m on VCO2 Set VCO 2 slightly out of tune by turning the Fine tune knob a little bit The sound will become more alive Set VCO 2 slightly out of tune Lower the cut off frequency of the filter FREQUENCY while positioning the knob in the center take a situated value around 400 Hz That will allow you to return to a softer sound You will hear the effect that the envelope will produce on the filter Lower...

Page 83: ...itch to the right of the PWM selector on the position LFO Now it is set to modulate the width of the square with the LFO Increase the position of the PWM selector Increase the position of the LFO Rate slider to a position around 3 Hz The achieved effect will be comparable to a chorus effect Increase the position of the LFO Rate slider At this stage you can add a little Stereo Delay effect to your ...

Page 84: ...ame for the new preset Program for example Strings together and give characteristics to this preset for example Strings then Bright and Simple Save the sound 8 2 Sounds and arpeggiators Load the preset Short ADSR from the Template project We are going to use the galaxy module and the arpeggiator to modulate the sound This preset will contain Two VCO s An high pass filter HPF A low pass filter VCF ...

Page 85: ...and Mode UDN Then play a chord on your MIDI keyboard An arpeggio will be heard Setting of the arpeggiator If you work with a MIDI Sequencer and you wish to synchronize the arpegiator to the tempo of the sequencer click on the switch INT EXT situated next to the Rate fader of the arppegiator then place it toward the bottom into the position EXT Click on the selector Hold Up if you wish to hold the ...

Page 86: ...ur sound add chorus reverb or delay effects To do that click on Effects situated in the upper panel of the Jupiter 8V In the first one Voice effect slot at the top of the connection diagram of the effects choose Chorus Flanger This one will be placed between the VCO and the filters Set the speed of the chorus frequency with the Rate knob to your convenience You also can adjust the numbers of repet...

Page 87: ...hronize the arpeggiator to the tempo of the sequencer click on the Sync button You also can adjust the numbers of repetitions feedback to your convenience Setting of the St fx Delay Now you can save your preset to be able to use it later 8 3 A sequence with the Jupiter 8V In this example you will discover the basics of programming a sequence on the Jupiter 8V This can be done with the 32 Step sequ...

Page 88: ...VCF Cutoff choose VCF Cutoff Increase the value of the intensity of this modulation while turning the knob to the right Increase the amount of modulation Place the sequencer in MIDI SYNC mode by clicking on the button Sync The synchronization to the MIDI tempo allows regulating the speed of the sequencer Galaxy and St Delay precisely Select the speed of the sequencer by clicking on the list Q for ...

Page 89: ...ogramming window For example set it to 8 steps set it to 8 steps Set the values of the different steps to your convenience while clicking on each of the vertical bars and pulling them up for positive values or down for negative values Set the values of the different steps Click on the tool to create different values randomly for each note This way you will quickly obtain rhythmic sequences that yo...

Page 90: ...elect a value 1 8 Galaxy completes the sequence played by the step sequencer to finish your sound Setting of the Galaxy module Finally the preset consists of 2 VCOs VCO2 as a 7th A high pass filter HPF A low pass filter VCF An ADSR envelope connected to the filter An ADSR envelope connected to the amplifier The Galaxy module The Arpeggiator The step sequencer modulating the frequency of the VCF Th...

Page 91: ...Arturia Jupiter 8V and double click on the application icon Jupiter 8V You can also double click on a previously saved document in order to open the corresponding configuration of the Jupiter 8V application This will be described in Section 1 6 of this document 9 1 2 Preference Configuration In order to access the preferences window click on the menu Document PC Preferences or Jupiter 8V Preferenc...

Page 92: ...nt carries a utility bar allowing routing of MIDI input channel range and transpose parameters as well as the audio output channel selection The PC utility bar The Macintosh utility bar 9 1 3 1 MIDI configuration The first part of the utility bar allows selection of the incoming MIDI port and channel which controls the instrument First choose the MIDI port where your note controller data comes fro...

Page 93: ...f an instrument but also the tonal parameters as well as the MIDI configuration and audio routing To save a configuration simply select the document menu Save or document Save under for saving the configuration under a new name Attention This pertains to saving a configuration in the Jupiter 8V standalone application Saving the tonal parameters of the instrument has nothing to do with saving the t...

Page 94: ... the rack Jupiter 8V opening in Cubase 3 Connection to a MIDI track So that Jupiter 8V can play information coming from a MIDI track you have to choose a MIDI track and select Jupiter 8V as MIDI output of this track See the picture below for more detail on how this is accomplished Cubase 4 is asking you directly if you wish to create a midi track for the new inserted VSTi Connection of a MIDI trac...

Page 95: ...tomation The automation works the same with Jupiter 8V as with any VST plug in for more detail about automation refer to the VST sequencer documentation 9 3 Sonar VST Windows only Jupiter 8V is compatible with the VST protocol and thus can be used with Sonar and also with all other sequencers that accept the VST instruments 9 3 1 Installation During the installation select VST among the list of pr...

Page 96: ...thout saving them in the plug itself the next time you opened the piece Jupiter 8V would load the preset P1 plus the modifications Automation Automation with Sonar functions simply by the reception and saving of MIDI Control Change messages See your Sonar documentation for more details on the plug in automation 9 4 Audio Unit Max OSX only 9 4 1 Installation The Audio Unit plug in is automatically ...

Page 97: ...test their compatibility with Logic and to activate or de activate them If it happens that one of the Arturia plug ins poses a problem in Logic start by checking that this plug in has passed the compatibility test and that it is actually selected for use 9 4 3 Use in Digital Performer To add an instrument choose the menu Project Add Track Instrument Track Jupiter 8V Once you have added this instru...

Page 98: ...which the other RTAS plug ins are located Usually its access path is C Program Files Common Files Digidesign DAE Plug Ins 9 5 2 Utilization of the plug in Opening of the plug in Access to the Jupiter 8V plug in is like all other plug ins via an audio track insert Opening the Jupiter 8V in Pro Tools Jupiter 8V must be loaded on an audio stereo track We can now make Jupiter 8V sounds by playing with...

Page 99: ... open the session Jupiter 8V will charge the P1 preset plus the modifications The Librarian Menu of Pro Tools is able to be used with Jupiter 8V like with all other plug ins Nevertheless it is highly recommended to use the internal Jupiter 8V menu with the presets saved like this they are usable no matter which mode standalone or other sequencer and they can be exported exchanged more easily and w...

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