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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................... 3
SAFETY AND WARRANTY .................................................................. 6
BEFORE STARTING ............................................................................... 7
1 Connecting the Power ............................................................... 7
2 Mounting the Module ................................................................ 7
3 Warm-Up and Working Temperature ............................ 7
MODULAR SYNTHESIS: CORE CONCEPTS ................................ 8
1 Voltage (and Current) ................................................................. 8
2 DC And AC .......................................................................................... 8
3 Audio and CV .................................................................................... 8
4 Timing Pulses ................................................................................... 9
5 Polarity .................................................................................................. 9
6 Audio and CV Processing ........................................................ 9
7 Audio Levels ................................................................................... 10
SUGGESTED READINGS .................................................................. 10
INTERFACES .......................................................................................... 12
1 Arrows (Input, Output) ............................................................ 12
2 Square and Round Shapes .................................................. 12
3 Lines (Solid, Dotted, Dashed) ............................................. 12
4 Color Coding .................................................................................. 13
5 Combinations ................................................................................ 13
CGM – CREATIVE MIXER SERIES ................................................. 14
1 Philosophy and Design .......................................................... 15
2 The Link System .......................................................................... 15
Linking Groups and Channels ........................................... 15
2.1.1 Older Group-to-Channel Link Cables ........................... 15
Linking Masters and Groups ............................................... 15
2.2.1 Older Master-to-Group Link Cables ............................... 16
3 Channel .............................................................................................. 16
Amplitude Controls and Direct Output ...................... 16
Effect Sends .................................................................................... 16
Pan ........................................................................................................ 16
Creative Functions ..................................................................... 16
3.4.1 Mute ..................................................................................................... 16
3.4.2 Solo in Place ................................................................................... 16
3.4.3 PFL ........................................................................................................ 17
4 Quad Stereo Channel .............................................................. 17
Amplitude Controls and Direct Output ...................... 17
4.1.1 Mono Auxiliary Input ................................................................ 17
Pan and Crossfade ..................................................................... 17
4.2.1 Pan ........................................................................................................ 17
4.2.2 Crossfade .......................................................................................... 17
Creative Functions ..................................................................... 17
4.3.1 Mute ..................................................................................................... 17
4.3.2 Solo in Place ................................................................................... 18
4.3.3 PFL ........................................................................................................ 18
5 Group ................................................................................................... 18
Amplitude Control ..................................................................... 18
Effect Sends/Returns ............................................................... 18
5.2.1 Sends ................................................................................................... 18
5.2.2 Returns ............................................................................................... 18
Group Output ................................................................................ 18
5.3.1 Group Jumpers Configurations ....................................... 18
Creative Functions ..................................................................... 19
5.4.1 Group Mute ..................................................................................... 19
5.4.2 Safe Solo ............................................................................................ 19
5.4.3 PFL ........................................................................................................ 19
6 Master (Discontinued) ............................................................. 19
Amplitude Control ..................................................................... 19
Auxiliary Stereo Input .............................................................. 19
Creative Functions ..................................................................... 19
6.3.1 Headphones ................................................................................... 19
6.3.2 PFL ........................................................................................................ 19
7 Masterone ........................................................................................ 20
Amplitude Control ..................................................................... 20
7.1.1 Pseudo-balanced TRS Outputs ........................................ 20
7.1.2 Balanced XLR Outputs ........................................................... 20
7.1.3 Mono Out ......................................................................................... 20
Creative Functions ..................................................................... 20
7.2.1 Headphones ................................................................................... 20
7.2.2 PFL ........................................................................................................ 21
8 Technical Data .............................................................................. 22
Flow Charts ..................................................................................... 22
Specifications ................................................................................ 24
SAPÈL ....................................................................................................... 25
1 Philosophy and Design .......................................................... 25
2 Noise Outputs ............................................................................... 26
3 Voltage Sampling ....................................................................... 26
Internal Clock and Clock Modulation .......................... 26
External Clock ............................................................................... 26
Clock Mix ........................................................................................... 26
Manual Sampling ....................................................................... 27
External Gate Sampling ......................................................... 27
Clock Outputs (Main and Random) .............................. 27
4 Random Voltages ....................................................................... 27
Non-Quantized Random Voltages ................................ 27
Quantized Random Voltages ............................................ 27
Fluctuating Random Output and Global Rate of
Change (random clock density control) .................... 28
5 Probability Distribution (Stored Random Voltages)
................................................................................................................. 29
6 Technical Data .............................................................................. 30
Flow Chart ....................................................................................... 30
Specifications ................................................................................ 30
FUMANA .................................................................................................. 31
1 Philosophy and Design .......................................................... 31
Spectral Transfer: A Brief History ..................................... 32
Panel Overview ............................................................................ 32
2 Audio Inputs ................................................................................... 32
3 Audio Outputs .............................................................................. 33
4 Audio Processing and Modulation Path .................... 33
Faders and CV ............................................................................... 33
Macro Spectral Editing ........................................................... 34
4.2.1 Tilt .......................................................................................................... 34
4.2.2 Parametric Scanning ............................................................... 34
Spectral Transferring: Modulation Filters and
Envelope Followers ................................................................... 34
The ‘Unvoiced’ Section ............................................................ 35
5 Filter Design ................................................................................... 36
6 Patch Examples ........................................................................... 36
16-Band Spectral Transfer ................................................... 36
Dual 8-Band Spectral Transfer ......................................... 36
Hybrid Spectral Transfer ........................................................ 36
Vocoder-Like Behavior ........................................................... 37
7 Technical Data .............................................................................. 37
Transfer Function ....................................................................... 37
Specifications ................................................................................ 38
FALISTRI .................................................................................................. 39
1 Philosophy and Design .......................................................... 39
2 Function Generators ................................................................ 39
Times ................................................................................................... 40
Shapes ................................................................................................ 40
Trig and Modes ............................................................................ 40
2.3.1 Green Alternative Retrig (On Rest) ................................ 41