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The TILT function phase modulates oscillator 1 with its own output. This results in a self-feedback loop which 
has the effect of ‘tilting’ the waveform, as shown in the diagram below. The amount of feedback, and hence 
the amount of tilting, is set by the TILT parameter. At large values of the TILT parameter the waveform may 
start to become distorted, and even chaotic.

To set the nominal value of the TILT parameter, press the TILT/DRIVE button. The TILT parameter value can then 
be adjusted with the rotary encoder and will be shown in the bottom row of the LCD display. 

The TILT parameter can also be modulated by the MOD B input, which is activated with a second press of the 
TILT/DRIVE button. When MOD B modulation is active the lower row of the LCD display will change to show 
both the nominal setting and the offset provided by the MOD B modulation.

TILT FUNCTION

TILT = 00

TILT = 07

TILT = 12

TILT = 25

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Summary of Contents for Cylonix Shapeshifter

Page 1: ...o includes the analog wave folder circuitry from the intellijel mFold II module to add analog warmth and metallic rasps to the digital output The module includes a sophisticated preset mode where pane...

Page 2: ...n of the MODA destination When the module is in PRESET mode indicated by the illumination of the red LED above the rotary en coder this button has a different function that of entering the MORPH mode...

Page 3: ...D CV adjusts the amount of waveform folding imposed by the analog wave folder MOD A audio rate modulation input with a number of different modulation targets SHAPE 1 modulates the shape of oscillator...

Page 4: ...presses of the button toggles the MOD B modulation on and off When the MOD B modulation is enabled the LCD display will change to show the offset to the selected mode TILT DRIVE BUTTON this button whe...

Page 5: ...through the enabling of LFO mode for oscillators 1 and 2 The first button press turns on LFO mode for oscillator 2 only The second button press turns on LFO mode for oscillator 1 only the third butto...

Page 6: ...lator 2 wave table oscillator 1 wave tables x 8 nonlinear waveform combiner envelope generator and amplifier 25MHz to 98KHz sample rate reduction 64 band Vocoder Comb Resonator Delay Line IFM PITCH2 P...

Page 7: ...lue If neither of these conditions holds then the output is set to 0 cmb inlv in this mode the digital bits representing the two oscillator waveforms are interleaved to provide the output of the combi...

Page 8: ...8 RING MIN PONG INLV...

Page 9: ...linear waveform combination process in the different waveform combination modes the osc1 mode is not shown The oscillator 1 and oscillator 2 waveforms are both sine waves with the frequency of oscilla...

Page 10: ...rising sawtooth waveform will become a falling sawtooth waveform This tends to provide a rather smooth sound useful for basses especially when INT SYNC is enabled Hold 1sh in this mode the output of o...

Page 11: ...11 Sync Off Hard Sync Soft Sync Reverse Sync...

Page 12: ...2 Sync mode not shown the output of oscillator 2 would look the same as in the Hard Sync mode but the output of oscillator 1 in this case would look similar to the output shown for oscillator 2 in th...

Page 13: ...be used to trigger other events in a modular system o2 in this mode the PULSE output is high 5 volts when oscillator 2 s output is positive Otherwise it is low 0 volts This mode can be useful as a tr...

Page 14: ...l source But one can feed in waveforms other than sawtooths in which case the effect will be similar to a waveshaper This could be used for distortion effects for example Voc MOD in this mode the MOD...

Page 15: ...nal setting and the offset provided by the MOD B modulation When CHORD MODE is first activated the top line of the LCD display will change to showing the currently selected chord type This can be sele...

Page 16: ...hed 7th 2nd inversion CH 7d3rd 12 15 18 9 12 15 18 9 diminished 7th 3rd inversion CH 7sus 0 5 7 10 0 5 7 10 suspended 7th CH 7s1st 12 5 7 10 12 5 7 10 suspended 7th 1st inversion CH 7s2nd 12 17 7 10 1...

Page 17: ...current multi setting for oscillator 1 The setting can then be adjusted with the rotary encoder to a value of 1 2 4 or 8 The number 1 2 4 8 indicates how many waves are strung together To change the...

Page 18: ...chaotic To set the nominal value of the TILT parameter press the TILT DRIVE button The TILT parameter value can then be adjusted with the rotary encoder and will be shown in the bottom row of the LCD...

Page 19: ...pping at higher feedback levels and means that the level of the input signal gets lower and lower as the DELAY parameter increases At the maximum DELAY setting the feedback is 100 and the input is 0 a...

Page 20: ...h a second press of the DETUNE DECAY button When MOD B modulation is active the lower row of the LCD display will change to show both the nominal setting and the offset provided by the MOD B modulatio...

Page 21: ...nnected to the cable This allows an exter nal signal to be acted on by the wave folder The action of the wave folder circuit is to bend or fold the input waveform back on itself This generates har mon...

Page 22: ...22 The wave folder output for a triangle wave input From top to bottom the FOLD level is increasing...

Page 23: ...g the rotary encoder SAVE While in preset mode the current parameter settings can be stored to the currently selected preset memory slot To do this first get into the state where the LCD display is sh...

Page 24: ...ton from the top to the left of the rotary encoder The stepping is done on presets in a user definable range of preset numbers the Begin and End presets The STEP mode has seven different settings acce...

Page 25: ...wavetable read rates drop to 700KHz per oscillator which is still high enough to minimize aliasing noise Linear interpolation is performed between successive samples providing smooth waveforms even a...

Page 26: ...oepfer format power supply The 12V pin of the cable usually the one marked in red must be oriented towards the bottom of the module The two wire red black in the photo above provides the 5V power to t...

Page 27: ...sion 1 03 Added 4 new MODA destinations swapping Osc2 by Osc1 in the Phase Combo and Shape destinations and swapping the Carrier and Modulator in the vocoder Changed The modulation range for the Phase...

Page 28: ...from the date of original retail purchase by the end user purchaser Warranty Period This warranty does not cover any damage or malfunction caused by incorrect use such as but not limited to power cabl...

Page 29: ...29 APPENDIX A BANK BY BANK GRAPHICAL WAVETABLE DISPLAY Basic1 Basic2 BasRec BiPuls BitCr1 BitCr2 BitCr3 BitCr4 Buzzer Cello1 Cello2 Chip1 Chip2 Chip3 Chip4 Chip5...

Page 30: ...30 Chip6 Chirp1 Chirp2 Chirp3 Chirp4 Chirp5 Chirp6 Chirp7 Chirp8 Chirp9 Chrp10 Chrp11 Chrp12 Chrp13 Chrp14 Chrp15...

Page 31: ...31 Chrp16 Chrp17 Chrp18 Chrp19 Chrp20 Clrnet Clav1 Clav2 Dstrt1 Dstrt2 Dstrt3 eBass1 eBass2 eBass3 eBass4 ePian1...

Page 32: ...32 ePian2 ePian3 ePian4 ePian5 Flute1 GapSaw Grain1 Grain2 Grain3 Gitar1 Gitar2 Gitar3 Gitar4 Harmo1 Harmo2 Harmo3...

Page 33: ...33 LFO1 LFO2 LFO3 LFO4 LFO5 LFO6 LFO7 LFO8 LFO9 LFO10 LFO11 LFO12 LFO13 LFO14 LFO15 LFO16...

Page 34: ...34 LFO17 LFO18 LFO19 LFO20 LFO21 Misc1 Misc2 Misc3 Misc4 Noise1 Noise2 Noise3 Noise4 Noise5 Noise6 Oboes...

Page 35: ...35 Ovrto1 Ovrto2 Raw1 Raw2 Raw3 ResPls ResSaw ResSqu Saxoph Symmtr Thrmin 2Tone1 2Tone2 2Tone3 2Tone4 2Tone5...

Page 36: ...36 2Tone6 2Tone7 2Tone8 2Tone9 VidGm1 VidGm2 VidGm3 VidGm4 Violin Vocal1 Vocal2 Vocal3 Vocal4 Vocal5 Vocal6 Vocal7...

Page 37: ...rev sync 21 tibetan throat singers 22 harsh chorale 23 multi minimum 24 multi minimum rev sync 25 multi minimum hold sync 26 resonant saws 27 resonant squares 28 2 tone 29 multi 2 tone 30 multi res w...

Page 38: ...of this writing 3 Select which operating system you want to work with either Windows or Linux 4 Select Direct Download If you have trouble downloading you could try to use the Akamai download manager...

Page 39: ...will be named something like QuartusProgrammerSetup 13 1 0 162 exe and run it 8 The Quartus II Programmer and SignalTap II installation window will appear 9 Go through all of the installation steps s...

Page 40: ...Blaster and select Properties c Select the Hardware tab and again select Properties d Select Change Settings go to the Driver tab and select Update Driver e In the pop up window select Browse my compu...

Page 41: ...ectory dialog window that appears select the Shapeshifter configuration update file the jic file not the bin file that you wish to install This file can be obtained from the Intellijel website The pro...

Page 42: ...yed out 17 Click on the Start button to begin the download of the configuration file to the Shapeshifter board The download process will take about 20 seconds The Progress bar will show the progress o...

Page 43: ...but can be programmed using the Terasic Control Panel program It requires that the entire EEPROM be erased and reloaded whenever changes are made So changing the wavetable data requires editing the fi...

Page 44: ...n little endian Intel format where the first byte is the least significant byte and the second is the most significant 7 It is most convenient to produce banks of 8 waves at a time in a sample editing...

Page 45: ...board on the rear of the Shapeshifter module Note that the board on the Shapeshifter takes in a MINI B plug You will need a USB cable with this type of connector Once the USB connection has been made...

Page 46: ...eep breath and then press the Chip Erase 30 sec button The erasing process actually takes about 2 minutes not 30 seconds 17 In the Sequential Write section click on the box File Length and then click...

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