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XENOPHONE QUICK START  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   HYPERSYNTH 

 

CV/Gate: 

Determines the CV/Gate connector signal direction. Note that before connecting any device to 

this connector you must select the proper function of it. 
 

CV/GATE Setting 

CV Direction  CV Range 

   Gate Direction 

Gate Range 

OUT/--- 

OUTPUT 

 0…10V 

Disabled 

Grounded 

OUT/OUT-VTRG 

OUTPUT 

 0…10V 

OUTPUT 

0/5 V 

OUT/OUT-STRG 

OUTPUT 

 0…10V 

OUTPUT 

5/0 V 

IN/--- 

INPUT 

-5…+5V 

Disabled 

Grounded 

IN/IN-VTRG 

INPUT 

-5…+5V 

INPUT 

0…12 V 

IN/IN-STRG 

INPUT 

-5…+5V 

INPUT 

12…0 V 

 
CV Type: 

defines the desired CV-OUT mode: 

• Linear: CV-Out must be modulated by a modulator in MOD matrix.   
• V/OCT-OSCx: selects 1 Volt per Octave (exponential scale) in this mode CV follows OSCx pitch. 
 
CV-OUT  supports  both  formats  linear  and  Exp.  While 

CV-IN 

is  only  linear.  CV-In  must  be  set  as  a 

modulation source in Mod Matrix in order to modulate other parameters. 
 

Write Protect: 

(Off, On) 

When set to on, it won’t be possible to overwrite programs in the memory. 
 

BLED Brightness: 

(0…96%) 

Sets the brightness amount of the three blue LEDs which are dedicated to LFOs Rates and Arp Tempo. 
 

MIDI A-Touch: 

(On, Off) 

When [on] Xenophone receives MIDI after touch, When [off] it ignores the incoming after touch data. 
 

Calibrate  VCF:

 

If  the  filter  sounds  strange  or  out  of  tune  you  must  run  calibration  routine.  It  is  not 

necessary to run the calibration routine on a regular basis, as the VCF is calibrated at the factory. You 
should only run it if you are experiencing problems in filter section. Before doing calibration you must 
load  the  default  program,  mute  all  oscillators,  change  filter  slope  to  -24dB  and  put  the  filter  in  self-
oscillation. Then wait 10 minutes for internal circuits warm up. After 10 minutes rotate E1 knob in this 
menu  and  the  calibration  routine  will  be  started.  Calibration  takes  several  minutes.  DO  NOT  turn  off 
your device during this time.  
 
(Note: Oscillators, Ring Modulator and VCAs are calibrated at the factory. because they will not drift in 
any circumstances there is no option for user to calibrate them)   

 
Factory Reset: 

Rotate E1 to reset the global parameters to their factory defaults.  

 

 

Summary of Contents for XENOPHONE

Page 1: ...XENOPHONE Quick Start WWW HYPERSYNTH COM Rev 1 3 ...

Page 2: ...nel Turning On the Power Before turning on the Xenophone s power consider these two questions Are all peripheral devices connected correctly Have the volume controls of the Xenophone and all connected audio devices been turned to their lowest settings 1 Turn on the POWER switch located on the rear panel of the Xenophone 2 Turn on the power for any connected amplifiers or speakers 3 Wait for the Xe...

Page 3: ...view buttons to hear what the selected patch sounds like 3 To change to a different patch turn the Data dial 4 To change to a different Bank turn the E4 Bank knob Remember E1 E2 E3 and E4 are multi purpose knobs In every screen they function differently When you tweak one of these knobs it usually changes the parameter in the screen that is located on the top of the tweaked knob In Home page E1 ac...

Page 4: ...orkspace known as an edit buffer This allows you to edit the Programs without affecting the original stored version of the item If at any time you want to compare the edits you have made to the original Program press the compare button When you press the compare button its LED will light to return to the edited version press the compare button again Its LED will turn off and your edits will be res...

Page 5: ...ncreases or decreases program number and in other screens Global Submenu Edit it will show the next or previous page Submenu Submenus consist of 18 pages which include Rename menu and 17 parts of the synth engine SEQ Welcome STUVWYXZ _ ab Oscillator 1 Name Osc2 Oscillator 2 Osc1 Osc3 Noise Osc3 Osc2 Voic Voice osc3 Mix1 Mixer Ch 1 4 Voic Mix5 Mixer Ch 5 8 Mix1 FLTR Filter Mix5 ENVA Amp ENV FLTR EN...

Page 6: ...play Mode Jump Fixed Locked A setting of Jump means the Xenophone will respond immediately when you turn a knob and put that parameter s page on the display A setting of Fixed means the Xenophone will not update the display when you turn a knob In Fixed mode you should select the submenu edit page manually A setting of Locked will disable all the knobs it can be used in live performance to prevent...

Page 7: ...es a balance between Response to Move and Noise Rejection Slow and Slower increase noise rejection strength while decrease response to fast movement Enc response affects all encoders Panel TX MIDI Off On A setting of on means Xenophone transmits MIDI messages CC NRPN when you tweak a knob or button on the front panel Every parameter has a dedicated CC or NRPN number According to the settings Previ...

Page 8: ...BLED Brightness 0 96 Sets the brightness amount of the three blue LEDs which are dedicated to LFOs Rates and Arp Tempo MIDI A Touch On Off When on Xenophone receives MIDI after touch When off it ignores the incoming after touch data Calibrate VCF If the filter sounds strange or out of tune you must run calibration routine It is not necessary to run the calibration routine on a regular basis as the...

Page 9: ...efore sending a sysex dump the receiver device or software must wait for receive a sysex packet For sending a program dump First select your program in home page Press Store button turn Data dial one step to the right to show up the next page Press Enter to send the program or Exit to cancel For sending a bank dump Press Store button turn Data dial two steps to the right to show up the next pages ...

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