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DIVIDER BITS

DATA

MUX1

MUX2

CLK

INH

CONN 1

RESET

CLK OUT O

XOR

CONN 2

–

LFO

LFO CV

HFO

MODE

ILI

VOLUME

VCO

RATE

LEFT RIGHT

ADVENTURE BITS

BIT8

BIT3

/16

/128

/25

/10

2048

/4096

FREEZE

BEND

HARD

VCO

HFO

HFO CV

VERRIDE

SYNC

OVERRIDE

INSTRMNTS

CASPER ELECTRONICS

VCO CV

Use the bits as voltage
sources to control the
frequency of the three
voltage controlled
oscillators.

1 CV
(control voltage) [inputs]

The inputs in each of these sockets are
“weighted” from left to right, meaning
that the left most input (per socket) has
the weakest efect while the rightmost
has the strongest.

LFO:

Change the rate of the LFO.

Higher voltage = higher rate.
Works best with low frequency signals
(such as /64 and up from the divider bit
section).

VCO:

Change the pitch of the VCO.

Higher voltage = higher pitch.
This is a slewed input meaning that
changes to the pitch will be gradual.

CV PATCHING

cv input

pitch change

Summary of Contents for bitRanger

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Page 2: ... switch A battery or wall power supply may be used to power the bitRanger Plugging the supply into the power jack will disconnect the battery Battery Install a 9volt battery into the open battery compartment on the bottom of the unit Power supply Use a 9 or 12VDC 100mA or more negative ring supply 2 1mm pin 5 5mm barrel 2 AUDIO Onboard speaker and stereo head phone output Plugging a cable into the...

Page 3: ...hape inversion AII slight wave shape randomization BII noise randomization 7 LFO low frequency oscillator knob Controls the rate of sound modulation when the data mod switch is on and more discussed later The LFO range is set with the LFO RATE switch 8 BEND sockets input output Plug light sensors included into any of the bend sockets to control each oscillator with light Plug in other stuf See wha...

Page 4: ...EEZE BEND BEND BEND HARD VCO HFO HFO CV VERRIDE B E Y T SYNC SYNC IN OVERRIDE INSTRMNTS CASPER ELECTRONICS VCO CV 3 3 2 1 Patch outlined sockets into non outlined sockets to create sequences and other audio hijinks o o o o d d o o 1 DIVIDER BITS outputs T d d o et o 1 o of diferent speeds which are subdivisions of the LFO These outputs can be patched to any of the input sockets to create sequenced...

Page 5: ... the center VCO CV input socket 2 RESET button Resets all of the divider output clocks 3 MUX1 2 multiplexer inputs Wave shape and pitch modulation Each Mux has 4 inputs A B C and INH inhibit mute Patching a square wave divider bit outputs etc to any of these inputs will create changes to the wave shape of the audio oscillator and sends two diferent versions of that signal to the left and right out...

Page 6: ...oltage sources to control the frequency of the three voltage controlled oscillators 1 CV control voltage inputs The inputs in each of these sockets are weighted from left to right meaning that the left most input per socket has the weakest efect while the rightmost has the strongest LFO Change the rate of the LFO Higher voltage higher rate Works best with low frequency signals such as 64 and up fr...

Page 7: ... as shown into the BYTE socket to get a ramped arpeggio like the one shown in the drawing below Switch the bits around to get diferent patterns The BYTE input jacks can also work as outputs when you have several TECH NOTE The byte section is a standard R2R digital to analog converter When multiple bits are fed into the R2R you get a stepped voltage at the output bits connected Patch a cable into a...

Page 8: ...cycle when it receives a positive signal This works well with the DATA output 2 and ADVENTURE BITS 3 Read section 3 below before using the adventure bits LFO Freeze holds the LFO low when it receives a positive signal This is intended primarily for use with external signals Because the signal causes the LFO to freeze it is very likely that patching a signal from within the bitRanger will cause the...

Page 9: ...ht 5 XOR GATE socket input and output The XOR gate can be used as a binary bufer or an inverter with bit controlled inversion This can be useful for utility purposes as well as experimental patches The XOR gate has 3 terminals non inverting inverting and O out Bits patched to the terminal will appear at the O terminal unchanged TIPS The impact of patching the DATA and ADVENTURE BITS will change de...

Page 10: ...ave controlled by the LFO Use the CLK OUT switch to determine if the output is the LFO divided by 2 or divided by 32 The CLK OUT OVERRIDE input socket can be used to override the switch and send alternate signals to the output 2 CONN2 BYTE CV OUT jack switch and socket The CONN2 BYTE CV OUT switch sets the functionality of the 3 5mm jack BYTE CV OUT mode BYTE voltage routed to jack Bits patched to...

Page 11: ...from the CONN1 socket to the VCO sync input socket Try syncing the HFO and LFO as well Set the LFO rate switch low when syncing to an LFO and high when syncing to an audio range oscillator Patching Cvs and Gates into the BitRanger Set the CONN1 switch to CONN mode Plug the desired signals CV audio gate trigger into the CONN1 jack Patch a jumper from the CONN sockets to an input socket on the bitRa...

Page 12: ...LFO LFO synced LFO synced LFO synced LFO VCO CV IN CONN1 CLK IN DIVIDER BITS DATA MUX1 MUX2 CLK A A B B INH INH C C CONN 1 RESET CLK OUT O XOR CONN 2 o LFO LFO CV I II A B HFO MODE UTILITY BELT VCO RATE ADVENTURE BITS M UX1 BIT8 B I T 3 MUX2 6 4 32 1 6 8 4 2 128 2 5 6 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 2 0 4 8 4096 FREEZE BEND BEND BEND HARD VCO HFO HFO CV VERRIDE B E Y T SYNC SYNC IN VCO CV 4 MULTIPLICATION SYNC SWIN...

Page 13: ...the LFO will go out of phase with the down beat of the drum machine sequence Use the reset button to bump your sequence back into phase 1 CLK OUT clock out jack and switch Connect the CLK OUT jack to the clock input of any drum machine with a clock input such as the Korg VolcaBeats or Teenage Engineering PO12 The LFO sets the clock speed The CLK OUT switch sets if the clock is divided by 2 or 32 2...

Page 14: ... HFO R A T E P I T C H SYNC SYNC SYNC O U T O U T O U T PITCH P I T C H PITCH RATE BEND BEND BEND HIGH LOW VCO SYNC HFO SYNC HARD CLK IN LFO CV CONN2 CONN1 BYTE CV OUT CONN2 VCO CV IN CONN1 B Y T E VCO CV HFO CV SYNC FREEZE ...

Page 15: ... RIGHT DATA out DATA mod 2 32 CLK OUT MODE A B I II MUX 1 MUX 2 MUX1 MUX2 clk in clk in data in BIT 3 OVERRIDE 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 4096 RESET reset button ancient data cave ADVENTURE BITS DIVIDER BITS OVERRIDE VOLUME inh a b c inh a b c BIT 5 ...

Page 16: ...END HARD VCO HFO HFO CV VERRIDE B E Y T SYNC SYNC IN OVERRIDE INSTRMNTS CASPER ELECTRONICS VCO CV DIVIDER BITS DATA MUX1 MUX2 CLK A A B B INH INH C C CONN 1 RESET CLK OUT O XOR CONN 2 o LFO LFO CV I II A B HFO MODE UTILITY BELT VOLUME VCO RATE LEFT RIGHT ADVENTURE BITS M UX1 BIT8 B I T 3 MUX2 6 4 32 1 6 8 4 2 128 2 5 6 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 2 0 4 8 4096 FREEZE BEND BEND BEND HARD VCO HFO HFO CV VERRIDE B ...

Page 17: ...D HARD VCO HFO HFO CV VERRIDE B E Y T SYNC SYNC IN OVERRIDE INSTRMNTS CASPER ELECTRONICS VCO CV DIVIDER BITS DATA MUX1 MUX2 CLK A A B B INH INH C C CONN 1 RESET CLK OUT O XOR CONN 2 o LFO LFO CV I II A B HFO MODE UTILITY BELT VOLUME VCO RATE LEFT RIGHT ADVENTURE BITS M UX1 BIT8 B I T 3 MUX2 6 4 32 1 6 8 4 2 128 2 5 6 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 2 0 4 8 4096 FREEZE BEND BEND BEND HARD VCO HFO HFO CV VERRIDE B E ...

Page 18: ...10 S SOUND ALCHEMY SYNAPSIS CASPER ELECTRONICS BASTL INSTRUMENTS ...

Page 19: ...ts rate knob and bend points Divider Bits section use clocks at diferent speed to create patterns Adventure Bits section adds irregular rhythmical elements MUX 1 and MUX 2 input sections to modulate data loops and waveforms stereophonic output from MUX 1 and MUX2 sections BYTE CV section is R2R DAC converter which takes bits and converts them to CV DATA modulation section witch a switch adds more ...

Page 20: ... worlds ranging from data noise to melodic arpeggios Extensive connectivity makes it so lexible that it can connect to almost anything CV control its unique sound sync it with drum machines and sequencers or use it as an algorithmic CV GATE pattern generator THE BITRANGER ...

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