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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated ìdangerous voltageî within the
productís enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.

The exclamation point within a equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the uset to the presence of importat
operating and maintenance (sevicing) instruction in
the literature accomanying the product.

INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSON

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WARNING - When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following:

1. Read all the instructions before using the product.
2. Do not use this product near water - for example near a bathtub,
washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool,
or the like.
3. This product should be used only with a cart or stand that is
recommended by the manufacturer.
4. This product, either alone or in combination with an amplifier and
headphones or speakers, may be capable of producing sound levels that
could cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for long period of
time at high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you
experience any hearing loss of ringing in the ears, you should consult
an audiologist.
5. The product should be located so that its location or position does
not interfere with its proper ventilation.
6. The product should be located away from heat sources such as
radiator, heat registers, or other products (including amplifiers) that
produce heat.

7. Clean only with a damp cloth. Before cleaning the unit, turn off the
power and unplug the power cord from the outlet.
8. The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the
wall outlet during lightning storms or when left unused for a long periods
of time.
9. Use only with attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
10. The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
B. Objects have fallen, or liquids has been spilled into the product; or
C. The product has been exposed to rain; or
D. The product does not appear to be operate normally or exhibits a
marked change in performance; or
E. The product has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

11. Do not attempt to service the product beyond that described in the
user maintenance instructions. All other servicing should be referred to
qualified service personnel.

This product may be equipped with a polarized line plug ( one blade wider than the other). This is a safety feature. If you

are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet, Do not defeat the

safety purpose of the plug.

For Polarized Line Plug:

Caution:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

Attention: 

POUR …VITER LES CHOCS …LECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE

DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JASQUí AU FOND.

IMPORTANT:

THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE:

BLUE: NEUTRAL
BROWN: LIVE

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying
the terminals in you plug, proceed as follows.
The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK.
The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED.
Under no circumstances must either of the above wires be connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug.

For the USA

For Canada

For the U.K.

Summary of Contents for WARPFACTORY

Page 1: ...THE ULTIMATE VOCODER English v1 1 ...

Page 2: ... cleaning the unit turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet 8 The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the wall outlet during lightning storms or when left unused for a long periods of time 9 Use only with attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 10 The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when A The power supply cord or th...

Page 3: ...u can use other inputs such as a drum machine turntable or well get creative Unlike traditional vocoders WarpFactory uses a powerful DSP Digital Signal Processor to run a proprietary physical modelling algorithm instead of traditional multiband analog filtering WarpFactory s unique future retro case was designed to allow both desktop and rackmount installation This concept makes WarpFactory s cont...

Page 4: ...ct 2 1 Front Panel 8 2 2 Back Panel 9 3 Performance Guide 3 1 Setup 1 Pre Mixer 11 3 2 Setup 2 Mixer with Aux Send 12 3 3 Setup 3 Post Mixer 13 3 4 Artist Applications 14 4 MIDI Applications 4 1 Recording Performances to a Sequencer 16 4 2 MIDI Implementation Chart 16 5 Specifications 17 6 Safety Conformity 18 Français 21 Deutsch 39 Español 57 ...

Page 5: ... here Phono Inputs Use these line level outputs to connect to your mixer or power amplifier Turn on the phono pre amp Turn it on Set Gender Q and Order like this WHAT TO PLUG IN 1 QUICK START Here s the simplest way to get sound out of your Electrix WarpFactory 1 1 ...

Page 6: ...s better for effecting drums and bass Freezes the vowel Warp soun while allowing tweaking wi the other contro Introduces boadband noise to the source signal Effects the Resolution of the Warp effect from clearer to granular Introduces a synth waveform to t source input Try this with the MIC inp and no music for the classic Vocoder sound Works like an automatic gate for th mic input When source kil...

Page 7: ...r vocal based formant signals Line Ess off Best for non vocal inputs Auto Routes the source input to the formant input so that the music is warping itself Band High Low This control has the effect of favoring the upper or lower harmonics of the source Select Low for Drum and Bass types of sound Use High for keyboard pads and full range source material Gender control The Gender control moves the ha...

Page 8: ...se Effect Mix This controls the Mix of the Warp effect in relation to the dry signal 0 is totally dry or the same as bypassing WarpFactory 100 is totally wet with none of the dry signal audible Bypass THis will bypass the Warp Effect BACK PANEL 2 2 Power input This input will accept an IEC standard power cable The internal power supply can be used in any country The fuse drawer can be rotated to a...

Page 9: ... connected to the RCA input the output should still be connected to a line input on the mixer 1 4 stereo TRS Balanced This input is optimized for 4 dBu input signal When using the 1 4 inputs be sure to use the 1 4 outputs also to ensure there is no signal loss Formant Input This is the signal input to shape or Warp the sound 1 4 unbalanced input 4 10 Switch This sets WarpFactorys input level sensi...

Page 10: ...ry The output is then fed into the audio mixer The level of the Warp effect is controlled using WarpFactory s wet dry Effect mix The advantage of this setup in a live situation is that the WarpFactory effect can be auditioned cued through the mixer while other sources are playing Line In or or Front Panel Input ...

Page 11: ...s The primary advantage of this setup is that it allows for any or all of your sound sources to be routed to the source or formant input The Effect Mix control should be set to 100 wet in order that the dry source signal is only heard through the mixer If the mixer has enough aux sends you can create some interesting sounds by sending one source or mix of sources to WarpFactory s left input and an...

Page 12: ... have explored all the sonic possibilities of WarpFactory because cueing is not possible The cueing limitation can be minimized by bringing in the effect gradually with WarpFactorys mix control and then making any adjustments from there The 1 4 output has a survo driver circuit which is capable of driving longer cables to the power amp Line in Line Out to Crossover Power Amp Phono in SET UP 3 POST...

Page 13: ...ut sweeping the Order knob when the Q is set to high values is cool too Robot Pitch Off Noise Mix Off Effect Mix To taste Source Kill Off Percussion Warp With this setup a percussion source applies Warp formants to another non percussive source Two audio sources are required percussion for the Formant input and a sustained synthesizer pad sound for exapmle for the Source input When using a rhythmi...

Page 14: ...onnect a microphone to the Formant input and a keyboard into the Source input Select a string pad patch on the keyboard and talk into the microphone Set the Effect Mix wet dry control to 100 wet This effect works best with buzzy sounding synthesizer pads for the Source input and a mic Experiment with different vocal sounds such as growls or squeals or a sustained ooooeeeeeeaaaaaa for example Singl...

Page 15: ...25 0 off 107 0 0 Freeze 0 63 off 64 127 on 108 0 0 Warp Band 0 63 low 64 127 high 1102 0 0 Source Kill 0 90 111 0 0 Effect Mix 0 127 1123 0 0 Bypass 0 63 off 64 127 on 1134 0 0 Ess On Off 0 3 1155 0 0 Formant input select 0 2 116 0 0 Dump request Program Change X X System Exclusive X X System Common Song Position X X Song Select X X Tune Request X X System Real Time Clock X X Commands X X Aux Mess...

Page 16: ...K0Ω 210Ω Max Output Level 16 0 dBu 16 0 dBu 13 0 dBu PERFORMANCE 1 4 PHONO RCA MIC BYPASS Dynamic Range 90db 78db 85db 115db THD 0 04 0 05 0 05 0 001 Frequency Response 10Hz 14 3kHz 10Hz 14 3kHz 10Hz 14 3kHz 10Hz 30kHz A to D Conversion 18bit 31 250 kHz Sampling rate CMRR 50db D to A Conversion 18bit 31 250 kHz Sampling rate POWER CONSUMPTION 30 watts VOLTAGE FREQUENCY FUSE 100 V 50 60 Hz 250mA 25...

Page 17: ...interference Problems This booklet is available from the US Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 0034 4 Caution You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your warranty For customers in Canada This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appare...

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