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Operation Manual

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Page 3: ...Mopho SE Operation Manual Version 1 1 November 2013 Dave Smith Instruments 1527 Stockton Street 2nd Floor San Francisco CA 94133 USA 2013 Dave Smith Instruments www DaveSmithInstruments com...

Page 4: ...ved including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numerique de...

Page 5: ...rs 27 Miscellaneous Modulators 28 Clock 29 Miscellaneous Parameters 31 Modulation Sources 33 Modulation Destinations 34 Using USB 36 Using Audio In 38 Using Poly Chain 39 Support 42 MIDI Implementatio...

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Page 7: ...Param 1 to scroll quickly through the programs Param 2 changes banks There are 3 banks of 128 programs If you want to edit a program just turn any knob The new value will be displayed in the bottom li...

Page 8: ...ects the sound what an ADSR envelope looks like and so on Fortunately these days it is quite easy to find such resources on the Internet If you want to learn the lingo and the basics just try a search...

Page 9: ...e Poly Chain output simply mirrors the MIDI Out and transmits the same data Sustain Accepts a momentary normally open or normally closed footswitch to control sustain or to latch the arpeggiator See S...

Page 10: ...4 Left Out Right Out Mopho s unbalanced left and right outputs Phones A inch stereo headphone jack...

Page 11: ...y performance oriented are found in the Miscellaneous Parameters section The front panel is arranged so that the basic signal path components are in order from left to right in the row closest to the...

Page 12: ...n edit mode and global mode Also used to confirm or cancel abort an operation Push It Push It is a manual trigger Its behavior depends upon the Push It Mode Note and Velocity settings which are progra...

Page 13: ...yed on the LCD with the programmed value on the top line and the new edited value on the bottom line That is edit mode To exit edit mode and return to program mode just press Program To enter global m...

Page 14: ...N GAIN FEEDBACK EXT IN VOLUME FEEDBACK SUB 1 VOLUME SUB 2 VOLUME VCA PAN L R VOLUME AUDIO OUT NOISE VOLUME SUBOSC OSC 2 SUBOSC NOISE FILTER OSC MIX AUDIO IN MOPHO SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM Modulation routin...

Page 15: ...is received and transmitted MIDI Parameter Send NRPN CC Off Changes to the values of Mopho s front panel controls are transmitted via MIDI as Non registered Parameter Number NRPN controllers or as Con...

Page 16: ...reacts when the programmable parameters are edited Master volume is not programmable so these modes don t apply When set to Relative changes are relative to the stored setting In Relative mode the ful...

Page 17: ...transmit pressure from the keyboard to MIDI Out Velocity Curve 1 4 Sets one of the four velocity curves for the keyboard to adjust the velocity response to your playing style Pressure Curve 1 4 Sets...

Page 18: ...in all 3 banks Current Prog P08 Dump the current program in Prophet 08 format CurrentProgMopho Dump the current program in desktop Mopho format CurrentProgTetra Dump the current program in Tetra form...

Page 19: ...th oscillators Frequency C 0 C 10 Sets the base oscillator frequency over a 10 octave range from 8 Hz to 8KHz stepping in semitones C3 is middle C the first octave is 0 C0 C 0 etc the second octave is...

Page 20: ...or hard sync on With sync on whenever oscillator 2 resets oscillator 1 is forced to restart Tip Try routing an envelope or the mod wheel to oscillator 1 frequency for the familiar sync sweep sound Osc...

Page 21: ...ition time The glide rate is fixed FixRate A The same as FixRate but glide is only applied when playing legato That is glide only occurs when a note is held until the next note is played This effectiv...

Page 22: ...io In the feedback loop is broken and the audio is processed by Mopho s filter and VCA In conjunction with the gain control Audio In will accept a fairly wide range of signal levels from low level sou...

Page 23: ...esonance 0 127 Emphasizes a narrow band of frequencies around the cutoff frequency In 4 pole mode high levels of resonance can cause the filter to self oscillate In 2 pole mode resonance is much more...

Page 24: ...e time the envelope is gated on and when the Attack portion actually begins Attack 0 127 Sets the attack time of the selected envelope s Decay 0 127 Sets the decay time of the selected envelope s Sust...

Page 25: ...re Sample and Hold The waveshape of the LFO Sample and Hold generates a random value that changes once per cycle Frequency 0 150 Sets the LFO frequency Speed ranges from slow 30 seconds to very fast a...

Page 26: ...step 2 3 Step Two cycles every three steps 1 2 Step Two cycles per step 1 3 Step Three cycles per step 1 4 Step Four cycles per step 1 6 Step Six cycles per step 1 8 Step Eight cycles per step 1 16St...

Page 27: ...als that changes the value of one of the synth s parameters in discrete steps Because the four sequences play in parallel up to four parameters can be affected by each step one per sequence For the mo...

Page 28: ...Reset is set separately for each of the four sequences so it must be set at the same step in all four sequences to shorten all the sequences equally The following illustration shows an example in whic...

Page 29: ...rogramming the Sequencer Programming the sequencer is easy but there are a few things to consider before you start Most importantly what do you want the sequence to do and what modulation destinations...

Page 30: ...hen Yes to save the program and sequences More Sequencer Parameters The previous section covers the basics of sequencer programming but there are some additional parameters that affect the sound and u...

Page 31: ...duce the Slew value Sequencer Trigger Modes The Sequencer Trigger mode determines how the sequencer reacts to triggers and what constitutes a trigger Sequencer Trigger is found in the Miscellaneous Pa...

Page 32: ...ence is using an LFO with Clock Sync A setting of 16 Steps for LFO Frequency with a triangle wave selected and routed to the filter will provide a clean filter sweep over a 16 step sequence perfectly...

Page 33: ...additional mod sources available here such as Noise allowing a wide variety of possibilities To configure a general purpose modulation slot select Modulators and choose the appropriate modulator 1 2...

Page 34: ...o get started Source Mod Wheel MIDI CC 1 Pressure Breath Controller MIDI CC 2 Velocity Foot Controller MIDI CC 4 Selects the modulation source The source can also be changed using the 1 4 button thoug...

Page 35: ...d the same notes one octave higher from lowest to highest and back to lowest 2 Octaves Assign Plays a keyed note then the same note one octave higher in the order keys were pressed 2 Octaves Random Ra...

Page 36: ...the beat When syncing to an external MIDI clock source the BPM control has no effect Clock Divide Sets the note value for each sequencer or arpeggiator step relative to the BPM Also affects the LFO f...

Page 37: ...s selected a character blinks to indicate that it is active To edit the character use the Value knob the Param 2 knob or the Yes or No switches Use the Param 1 knob to edit another character Oscillato...

Page 38: ...ove a certain fixed level the gate will go on When it drops below that level the gate will go off Push It Note C0 C10 Sets the note that plays when Push It is pressed Push It Velocity 0 127 Sets the M...

Page 39: ...4 LFO 4 Filt Env1 Filter Envelope VCA Env 2 Amp VCA Envelope Envelope3 Envelope 3 PitchBend Pitch Bend Mod Wheel Mod Wheel Pressure Pressure Aftertouch MidBreath MIDI Breath Controller Midi Foot MIDI...

Page 40: ...equency LFOAllFreq All LFO Frequencies LFO 1 Amt LFO 1 Amount LFO 2 Amt LFO 2 Amount LFO 3 Amt LFO 3 Amount LFO 4 Amt LFO 4 Amount LFOAll Amt All LFO Amounts Env 1 Amt Envelope 1 Amount Level Env 2 Am...

Page 41: ...Amount Mod 4 Amt Modulator 4 Amount Fback Vol Feedback Volume Sub Osc 1 Sub Oscillator 1 Level Sub Osc 2 Sub Oscillator 2 Level Fback Gain Feedback Gain Slew Sequencer Slew Appears as a destination i...

Page 42: ...ction USB Notes Under Mac OS X Mopho will appear as a MIDI port when connected via USB and can be configured using the Mac s Audio MIDI Setup application typically found in Applications Utilities Unde...

Page 43: ...in while a program has the Mopho port open you may have to resync That usually means going to the USB Audio Device or DSI Mopho Properties as in the procedure above and clicking OK If Mopho is no lon...

Page 44: ...es but then you start to run out of hands There are two programs in Bank 1 demonstrating ways in which to use Audio In Ext In Env Filt Bank 1 Program 127 is a simple envelope filter VCA Level is turne...

Page 45: ...ck Gain control is not programmable and may need to be tweaked manually to match the Mopho Keyboard Programs that don t use feedback sound the same on both models The Prophet does not have feedback or...

Page 46: ...IDI clock set MIDI Clock Global menu on the master and any intermediate units to MIDI In Out Set the last instrument in the chain to MIDI In When Poly Chain is set to Off the Poly Chain MIDI out jack...

Page 47: ...ices Poly Chain Out Mopho Kybd Out 5 MIDI In Mopho 13 Voices Poly Chain Out Mopho Kybd Out 12 MIDI In Poly Chain Out Tetra InOut8 MIDI In Prophet In 13 Voices Poly Chain Out Mopho Kybd Out 12 MIDI In...

Page 48: ...MIDI connections MIDI and USB cables and see if the problem persists You can also monitor the MIDI traffic with MIDI Monitor Mac OS or MIDI OX Windows to see if Mopho is being overrun with duplicate...

Page 49: ...for getting your Mopho repaired For your own protection as well as ours please do not return any product to Dave Smith Instruments without a return authorization RA number To issue an RA number Techni...

Page 50: ...ived MIDIn Out MIDI clock is received and transmitted MIDI Parameter Send NRPN CC Off Changes to the values of Mopho s front panel controls are transmitted via MIDI as Non registered Parameter Number...

Page 51: ...ceived Controller Messages Status Second Third Description 1011 nnnn 1 0vvvvvvv Mod Wheel directly assignable controller 1011 nnnn 2 0vvvvvvv Breath Controller directly assignable controller 1011 nnnn...

Page 52: ...alue Transmitted Controller Messages Status Second Third Description 1011 nnnn 0000 0001 0vvvvvvv Mod Wheel 1011 nnnn 0000 0010 0vvvvvvv Breath Controller when assigned to Pedal CV 1011 nnnn 0000 0100...

Page 53: ...Amt 104 Filter Audio Mod 105 Filter Env Amt 106 Filter Env Vel Amt 107 Filter Delay 108 Filter Attack 109 Filter Decay 110 Filter Sustain 111 Filter Release 112 VCA Level 113 Amp Env Amt 115 Amp Velo...

Page 54: ...other for Program parameters The parameter numbers and the parameter values are broken into two 7 bit bytes for MIDI transmission the LSB has the seven least significant bits and the MSB has the seve...

Page 55: ...ed Global Parameter Data The following table shows the Global data that is sent and received on global parameter dumps and the corresponding NRPN number when sent received individually Param NRPN Rang...

Page 56: ...13 397 0 3 Damper Polarity 0 Sustain normally open 1 Sustain normally closed 2 Arpeggiator latch normally open 3 Arpeggiator latch normally closed 14 396 0 5 Pedal Destination 0 Foot Control 1 Breath...

Page 57: ...lator 1 Keyboard Off On 5 114 0 127 Sub Oscillator 1 Level 6 5 0 120 Oscillator 2 Frequency 0 120 in semitones 10 octave range 7 6 0 100 Oscillator 2 Fine Tune 0 50 cents 50 0 centered 100 50 cents 8...

Page 58: ...Voice Volume 42 37 0 166 LFO 1 Frequency 0 150 un synced frequencies 151 Sequence speed divided by 32 152 Sequence speed divided by 16 153 Sequence speed divided by 8 154 Sequence speed divided by 6...

Page 59: ...ttack 67 62 0 127 Envelope 3 Decay 68 63 0 127 Envelope 3 Sustain 69 64 0 127 Envelope 3 Release 70 98 0 1 Envelope 3 Repeat Off On 71 65 0 22 Mod 1 Source See Modulation Source list below 72 66 0 254...

Page 60: ...4 96 0 5 Key Assign Mode 0 Low note priority 1 Low note priority with re trigger 2 High note priority 3 High note priority with re trigger 4 Last note hit priority 5 Last note hit priority with re tri...

Page 61: ...tion list below 108 78 0 48 Sequence 2 Destination See Modulation Destination list below 109 79 0 48 Sequence 3 Destination See Modulation Destination list below 110 80 0 48 Sequence 4 Destination See...

Page 62: ...lter Frequency 9 Resonance 10 Filter Audio Mod Amt 11 VCA Level 12 Pan Spread 13 LFO 1 Freq 14 LFO 2 Freq 15 LFO 3 Freq 16 LFO 4 Freq 17 All LFO Freq 18 LFO 1 Amt 19 LFO 2 Amt 20 LFO 3 Amt 21 LFO 3 Am...

Page 63: ...quences 2 and 4 only Mod Sources Value Off 0 Sequence Track 1 1 Sequence Track 2 2 Sequence Track 3 3 Sequence Track 4 4 LFO 1 5 LFO 2 6 LFO 3 7 LFO 4 8 Filter Envelope 9 Amp Envelope 10 Envelope 3 11...

Page 64: ...erwise 0vvvvvvv Channel Number 0 15 0000 0110 Inquiry Message 0000 0010 Inquiry Reply 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0111 Mopho Keyboard ID Family LS 0000 0001 Family MS 0000 0000 Family Member LS 0000 0000 Fa...

Page 65: ...0000 System Exclusive SysEx 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0111 Mopho keyboard ID 0000 1110 Request Global Parameter Transmit 1111 0111 End of Exclusive EOX Mopho will respond by sending out the current value...

Page 66: ...ump is not recognized when received it is only transmitted when requested NRPN messages are used to change Globals Packed Data Format Data is packed in 8 byte packets with the MS bit stripped from 7 p...

Page 67: ...t to 0 try performing a wheel calibration To calibrate the pitch wheel 1 With the pitch wheel held all the way down hold COMPARE and press ARPEGGIATOR The display should read Wheels Calibrated Low 2 W...

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