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C.
CV / Trigger Inputs
All CV inputs respond to m5Volts, but will handle up to +/-10V.
CV inputs that are bi-polar are Rate CV and EQ CV, while the uni-polar CV inputs are Slice Select
(SL CV), ST/GM/POS CV, and END/SIZE CV inputs.
While the CV inputs aren't frequency limited, they do have an upper timing limit of 200Hz on the processor side.
This doesn't mean that a Rate modulation of 500Hz wouldn't be "seen", it's a guaranteed timing. Give it a try!
The Trigger/Gate inputs are filtered, but still capable of 100Hz reliably, but can respond up to 250Hz or as high as
400Hz if the trigger pulse width is < 100uS. (This is for PlayFX in Trigger mode. Slice Play trigger = max 100Hz)
Slices can be created at 100Hz, so it'd take 4 seconds to completely fill the slice memory with tiny slices.
*Minimum trigger input voltage is .7 volts.
The PlayFX/Slice Loop CLK pulse output has an impedance of 1K and is 5V for about 2 mS.
D.
Limits, Limitations, and Modular Serendipity
While the Reflex LiveLoop has been designed and engineered with care and the utmost of my abilities, there is still
a lot that is left to chance! I like to call this serendipitous surprise!
The Reflex is not a polished and predictable beast, as most things in the modular world are not, but care and
attention has gone into the way samples sound and interact when used in the various modes, both with predictable
use and unpredictable mayhem.
Some of the limitations you may have noticed while reading this manual were left intentionally, others were, and
still are beyond my control. That is what gives the Reflex a personality and certain "feel".
I'm going to be honest and list all of the Reflex's limitations here:
Limitation #1: Record handling
The way recording has no stops or boundries may be annoying to some, the fact that a Slice can be
over-written by a record gone rogue (left going), while others see it as a blessing.
Limitation #2: Slices limited to 400 instead of the original 500. To be honest, they were eating up too much
memory that was used to create some of the more advanced features, like the Slice sequencer
Limitation #3: Slice Sequencer limited to 200 steps, and 200 slices, see above. If there are more than 200 slices
and you start the Slice Sequencer, some of your slices (namely the ones above 200) will disappear, mostly.
Limitation #4: Inability to split the two channels into 2 separate samplers. The Reflex has this capability, but
no easy way to toggle between the two sides on the panel, which would need to be fast. This feature is
reserved for an expansion module planned for Fall 2016. (The same one as the SD Card module!)
Limitation #5: Power consumption has been hovering upwards of 200mA and without a 64mS recovery delay from
a DRAM standby condition, there's not much I can do about that. 64mS is an eternity on a trigger!
Some of these and any other limitations that pop up over time will be solved in a timely fashion and posted as
firmware updates. See Addendums at the end of this manual.
There is a "patches" page developing on the Reflex site at
http://www.freshnelly.com/reflex/methods.htm
most of them dreamed up by yours truly thus far, but we'd like more added by you the user!
It's the beauty of modular, there's so many ways to trigger, patch, route, and invent new sounds, it'd be crazy to
keep it under wraps.
So if you have discovered an amazing patch, don't hesitate to PM me on Muff Wiggler, or email me at
fresh@freshnelly
(A picture or two may be helpful too!) and I'll make sure it's on the Methods Page.
There's also a nice Patch Manual ever growing at
http://www.freshnelly.com/reflex/00-Reflex-Patch.pdf
