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Summary of Contents for VPRTEX

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Page 2: ...lot of timbral shaping options useful normalizations CV inputs for every parameter and attenuators to control the amounts of both internal and external modulation Contents of the box width 26HP VORTEX...

Page 3: ...odule In doubt do not connect the module to your system MAKE SURE YOU TURN OFF THE POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE CONNECTING VORTEX The white line on the back of VORTEX next to the 10 pin header indicate...

Page 4: ...ts bipolar signals and the knob is an attenuator for this signal You can use any signal as the modulator by patching it into the MOD input This input is also normalized to the SINE of VCO2 SHAPE VCO1...

Page 5: ...ing ring modulated You can patch any signal into the MOD input jack it s normalized to the SINE of VCO1 You can further modulate the amount of ring modulation using a signal patched into the DEPTH inp...

Page 6: ...UARE OUTPUT This output is affected by the sync settings and FM VCO2 SQUARE OUTPUT This output is affected by the sync settings and FM VCO2 SINE OUTPUT This output is affected by the waveshaper ring m...

Page 7: ...he internal normalization V OCT inputs By patching a CV signal into either V OCT input it s possible to control the pitch of VCO1 and VCO2 seperately offsetted by the positions of the coarse and fine...

Page 8: ...is normalized to the FM inputs FM INPUTS You can patch any bipolar signal into the FM INDEX inputs The left input controls de global amount of FM for VCO1 the right input controls the global amount of...

Page 9: ...t s possible to modulate the SHAPE parameter using the SINE of VCO2 normalized The knob is an attenuator for this modulation You can override the normalization by patching a signal into the SHAPE inpu...

Page 10: ...You can override this normalization by patching a signal into the FOLD input This input accepts bipolar signals and the knob is an attenuator for this external modulation Maximum modulation is achieve...

Page 11: ...k the normalization by patching a signal into the MOD input This input accepts bipolar signals It s also possible to modulate the DEPTH with the SINE from VCO2 normalized The knob is an attenuator for...

Page 12: ...ll be capable of opening and closing the filter completely Although this filter has a really basic feature set it provides for plenty of additional timbral shaping of whatever is coming out of the MAI...

Page 13: ...e clean waveshapes are available at the dedicated SINE output next to the MAIN output as this output bypasses both the WAVEFOLDER and the LOW PASS FILTER It s possible to modulate the SHAPE parameter...

Page 14: ...ring modulation With the slider in the most upper position full range ringmodulation without amplitude loss or gain is achieved with signals from 5V to 5V You can however send 10V to 10V signals into...

Page 15: ...into the FOLD input This input accepts biploar signals The knob is an attenuator for this external modulation With the slider in the down position the maximum wavefolding is achieved with 5V Sending...

Page 16: ...e 20 Soft sync has a different sonic quality and is able to produce some octave switching effects when changing the relative pitch of the master and slave oscillators Using SYNC can be a method to mak...

Page 17: ...C indicated by the soft synced triangle icon This switch also works when using external SYNC signals SYNC INPUTS The SYNC inputs for VCO1 and VCO2 make it possible to SYNC either or both oscillators t...

Page 18: ...INDEX the resulting sound will lose it s clear pitch though Both VCO1 and VCO2 have a knob for setting the maximum amount of TZFM labeled THRU ZERO The big knob in the center labeled FM INDEX controls...

Page 19: ...ly 3 o clock This can be used to act as a quick and dirty way to transpose any pitch sequence patched into the regular V Oct inputs FM INDEX The big knob in the center of VORTEX controls the global am...

Page 20: ...itude modulation greatly resembles ring modulation but on top of the sidebands the pitch of the carrier is also present at the output This is the main difference between AM and RM PULSE WIDTH ANIMATIO...

Page 21: ...O1 or vice versa Don t forget to audition all the outputs to hear what the effects are There s really no limit to this Experimentation is the key to unlocking many exotic waveforms and interesting tim...

Page 22: ...ADDENDUM VCO1 FLOWCHART VCO2 FLOWCHART FM BUS FLOWCHART VORTEX Complex Oscillator 21...

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