Arturia Moog Modular V, User Manual

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ARTURIA – MOOG MODULAR V – USER’S MANUAL 69
Frequency : General tuning of the 3 slave oscillators
State : General tuning mode choice (by 1/2 tone, by octave)
Impulse width : Signal impulse width “Sawtooth”, “Square”, “Triangle”
FM Inputs : Frequency modulation input connection jacks
WPM Inputs : Pulse width modulation connection jacks
Keyboard follow : Keyboard follows choice tuning the master oscillator
(off, no, follow 1,2,3 or 4).
Sequencer Choice : Choice of the sequencer output tuning the master oscillator
(no sequencer, sequencer 1,2,3 or 4).
The general tuning of the 3 slave oscillators is done with the “Frequency” potentiometer. Depend-
ing on the position of the “State” interrupter, the range of the knob is +/- an octave by semitone or
+/- six octaves par fifth and quarter.
The impulse width affected to the “sawtooth”, “triangle” and “square” signals of the 3 slave oscil-
lators is modified with the “Width” potentiometer.
Three frequency modulation inputs and 2 impulse width modulation inputs allow the control of
these parameters thanks to the outputs of the other modules.
When one of these inputs is connected, a click on the Jack will modify the amplitude of the modula-
tion. The Jack knob functions like a rotating dial where the position for inactivity (no modulation) is
at the center. The modulation can thus be positive (button turned to the right) or negative (button
turned to the left).
Attention! The first two frequency modulation inputs work in an exponential mode, while the third,
“Lin” works in a linear mode.
Connected directly to a generator (envelope, oscillator, sequencer…), the maximum amplitude of
the modulation is of +/- 4 octaves. When it is necessary to have a stronger modulation, an amplifier
module must amplify the signal of the generator.
A certain number of internal connections simplify the use of the keyboard follow, sequencer, por-
tamento and pitch bend.
To avoid having to manage the tuning of the keyboard follow with the amplitude of the modulation
input, with a visualiser we can choose which keyboard follow (from 1 to 4) is to be used. This key-
board follow is directly configured to tune the oscillator in function to the note played.
The functioning is the same for the sequencer outputs (1 to 4) controlling the tuning of this group of
oscillators. In the “no” follow position, the oscillator is set to the note C3, irrespective of the key-
board notes. In the same manner, when set to the “no” sequencer position, this group of oscillators
is disconnected from the sequencer output.
A keyboard follow can of course be connected to modulation input. In that way, the pitch of each
notes can be adjust very fine. We can then simulate the non-linearity of analog keyboard.
The, “LFO” position of the display indicates that the oscillator group is no longer dependant of the
keyboard. That is to say, it permanently functions on a monophonic voice. This function is especially
useful when we want to use this oscillator group as source of low frequency modulation.
Furthermore, each of the keyboard follows can activate the response of oscillators and filters to
portamento and pitch bend.