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Summary of Contents for Harmonic Synthesizer

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Page 2: ...us a Pulsar brsed Codinator for each of these extra patches in the ner Codinators l 1 Prtchcs s6 foldcr Signature patches have bcaa duped into the rypropriete type folders for easier oby type brorsing ADDENDTJI I 1 1 1 Fix lle velocity vrluc of CY 6atc inputr nory rrsults in corect notc velocity ADDE IDU I ITU FFAT 1 2 0 I EUI FEATURE Pitch Bend Ranges can nse be autmted via seguencer autsmation R...

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Page 4: ...h comprising voltage controlled envelopes low frequency modulation frequency modulation and a triple output filter The tlvo oscillators provide a nearly infinite variety of permutations through rnanipulation of uptosixteenindividua harmonicsandshapingcontrolsperoscillator Eachosci latorcan also sjmultaneously produce up to six preset waveforms for a big rich sound PS HAFIME FI E llFI HE I EF ...

Page 5: ...ned left or right from the front of the instrument itself to a true stereo output II1P0RTANT N0TE DSP Usage a The Harmonic Synthesizer can scale to use a great deal of resources in terms of sample rate and polyphony For best results tve recomend setting the mjnjmum values durjng sonq construction untjl you need to render your track when you can turn the values up b Polyphony can be extended from 1...

Page 6: ... to the 1 or 2 label to ili a tti t o it1uto is belng edited All controls in the Digital ff a i Generators section are available to adjust uniquely for each i ft ror ttre rins modulation controL Rins which is onlv available for oscillator 2 NOTE Markings on the panel beside the tuning sLider are a good pp J f i aflation of A440 tuning set the Tune for the two Digital u u roai Generators then proce...

Page 7: ... 1ute Horn Reed and Strings These can all be used on their own or in combinatlon Oscillator 2 can produce five additional voices Pulse F1ute Horn Reed and Complex oscillator 2 can also be synced to Oscillator 1by pressing the Sync preset button and Oscilfator 1 can ring modulate Oscillator 2 by pressing the Ring button below the DHG Edit Select switch At least one Oscillator l voice must be engage...

Page 8: ...mdr s td PIICH BEND WHEET PA Es SEOUENCEE 00 The JPS Harmonic Synthesizer utilises the original 5 bit circuitry of the original RMI when using a shaped sine value of 6 and the Binary Adder is set to its default S position The naturally 1ow resolution of the tone generators does create some quantisation noise which may be noticeable when using pitch bend or vibrato functionality This is expected be...

Page 9: ... i ORING I U a i o l v nED Et LDowN a j a iJ s 0a o E E n tl o o a l OSC 2 ENVEIOPE REL r 4 ra 6 J 1 o o 4 t Yl _ o o A 4 l oFF i 7 E ar Y r e After you have arrived at a setting desire a slight attenuation of highs accomplished with the manual filter the slider attenuates the highs on the Harmonic Generator should you for a more mel1ow tone it is easily without resetting the harmonics Raising ITP...

Page 10: ...L tu rcLi z FFEE vr 6 6 r 1 l 1 BE 5 PITCH BENO wsEEr i tl 6 C ll i Y r cr 7sro r 1 Eqr gffi f_uP cv LoowN l ll srArc OYNAMIC FILTER ArH rFEMuuNr ra t 7 a Biig f1 1 p p HI p JPS enveloDe Attack Sustain RMI envelope I Decav I Release J r J r Attack I The JPS synthesizer features a full analogue ADSR envelope control TomimictheoliginalRMl Normal envelopemode youshouldonlyadjustthe Attack and Release...

Page 11: ...lAr vs pp rrPs HAEMEA VFl HE trEE tooo m l 7 ENVELOPE CENERATORS PERCUSSION the original Rl lI Percussion envelope mode you should just use the stages and leave Attack and Sustain stages set to their 1eve1 Set the Re1ease stage to the sane position as the Decay a1low the sound to decay at the same rate even after the note is earIy Set Decay curve to a non linear value see page 22 10 To mimic Decay...

Page 12: ...or 2 This Provides with Osclllator 1 a three stage release triggering capability on some amazing possibilities when used together Switch the Trig button from 0n to Re and oscillator 2 will be t a ien tl e note is pressed but when that note is released Note iir i tir functions of the osc 2 envelope controls change Attack is the i when the note is released to a set 1evel determined by the ii u ii or...

Page 13: ...n If keys are teing trela the light will putse when the sequence resets In the seqientiai mode this pulse of light will serve as a downbeat i rai to for most rhythnic patterns or bass lines ln the random mode it will pulse with each note The speed can be switched via sequencer Rate to sync to host or be free running In addition the sequencer can play polyphonically by gating the chords at the set ...

Page 14: ...any or all of these in order i t1 modulations at different rates or for additional t rriu rt shapes thus vastly expanding the sonic p ilifiii of ifr 4iEio TMo o Ee o o oE o Tr 12l2irod ooo00 instrument The internal LFO can be set to Mono 60 that it starts from zero when the instrument is first turned on and does not reset ifris i p eferatfe for vibrato effects I hen moved to po1y tfre r rO av ioii...

Page 15: ...a 1 l oFFP o _ o _ o _o 1111 I ttiE EFr ooo o Pitch Deviation Upon Attack Depth control determines the point the s1ide begins Setting Depah controt to ff t i iii u to start flat and slide up to the correct pitch Sha wo k8 as you would expecr Se ring the Dep h control aI 12 0b in the rrs rave1 wlIl cause no deviation Time control determines the wilt take to travel from the deviated pitch to tfru o ...

Page 16: ... A l 4 o l r l o ru t o g A ti Noise Modulation Either oscillator can be frequency modulated by noise in infinitely variable degrees Noise frequency or color can be controlled from pink to whlte Pink noise can be interesting for creating sample ho1d type effects Most useful however is the white turned fu11y clockwise To maintain a sense of pitch do not adjust the depth beyond the 12 00 position No...

Page 17: ...osition when requiring Chorus and set fully to the right when using Ensemble 3 FLANGER A f anger pedal effect Set the Rate Hz or sync the Range and the co or to taste Leavethecolorcontrolto12o clockpositionfornocolor tothe eftfor negative or right for positive coloration feedback The offset sttitch applies an offset to the right channel for a stereo flanging effect 4 5 6 PIIASEBT A big s stage pha...

Page 18: ...ulations from the starting Frequency Envelope Speed and Depth are controllable you can connect a monophonic external envelope to the Filter Sweep Dnv and setting the sweep control to Cv mode The sine tremulance can be over ridden using the Filter Trem Mod input for using different moduLation shapes or rates from the internal options Mod W position activates modulation wheel control of the filter f...

Page 19: ...ecause of two features of the portarnento independent controls for each oscillator and follow through effect causing the final desired pitch to be achieved without having to hold the key down In most cases you witl find the 9 o clock setting the most trlusically useful To activate the portamento affect play the first note required then play the note to which you want to slide If you set a fairly l...

Page 20: ...o ffi o _ o _ o _ REMEMBER EXACT ANAIOG SETTINGS may vary from instrument to instmment not to mention the varying taste of the individual owners Therefore you should set your panel controls to look as closely as possible to the presets then EXPERIMENT with each variable control by adjusting it to either side of the initial setting You will note that noise modulation VCF outputs and sine modulation...

Page 21: ...XrEB AI CoNrmrllPs trIOD WiEEL FILTER FREOUENCY AFTERIOITH VIBMTO D PTII FJORESSION AI IPIITLJDE s K f OVERSC ITPI AINARYADDER In addition to the key triggered Pitch Bend envelope you can also use the i a i Jtii n wrr i uilix other synthesizers each oscillator can be i t1y set to different ans s up to 24 semitones and in iin ai tio iol both the up and the down pitch wheeL positions i pi g some uni...

Page 22: ...ning Exp to the on position Remember to record and store the expreision vaiue or you Tay find the output level is lower than expected next time you turn the device on You can control the finat output 1eve1 using the Master Output control Three voice modes are available to the Harmonic Synthesizer using a three_ position_ switch In the down position the instrument is monophonic one voice per oscill...

Page 23: ...cers or alternative modulation souices Envelop mO connections to Internal Over rides wilt automaticalfy ai o rrr tfri inter ral sou ce except for the Filter SveeD which requires i fi g th Dynuri c Filter s S eep controt ro rhe cv serring vorrug uii inio n synthesizer should be carried out at lhe modulirio ori The DHG1 and DHG2 harrnonic CV inputs do include a oscillator but individual inputs shoul...

Page 24: ... faster rise or fa1l time is desired on the envelopes the voltage adjustment of the attack and decay can be easily performed without voiding the warranty Set the Attack to 12 00 for a liuear rise or turn to the left for a slower rise Exp or to the right for a faster rise Log For Decay turn completely to the left for a linear fal1 and turn to the right for a steeper fa1l Note this adjusts both deca...

Page 25: ...oesn t you must te1l it through the controls Now read that page and 1et s get on with the best part _ making the sounds Now go through the folder Set Up Sheets pages 24 55 NqlE When referring to the Set Up Sheets ANY CONTROLS NOT APPLIED SHOULD BE IN TI E OFF OB UINIMUM POSITION DOING YOUR O N THING The most exciting thing about synthesis is creating your own voices Having tried several Set UpB cr...

Page 26: ...l control while Osc 2 remains static thus sounds that require filter can go to the Osc 1 voice osc 2 can be tuned differently When you have set sounds in both 0sci11ators their relatio ships wilt falI into two categories Doubling or Contrasting Doubling Creating the same sound or instnaent in both oscillators Bichness of sound is enhanced by subtleties in differences of attack and re1ease paramete...

Page 27: ...sts I IAVEFORII AI IPLITUDE FREQUENCY ENVELOPE 1 l Javeform mellow vs rich odd harmonics vs even harmonics etc Horizontal rapid changes can be made tvith the preset Voices or gradual changes can be made l ith the Harmonic Generator sliders Vertical create contrasting instruments on oscillator l and oscillator 2 and set to an opposabl e pan position 2 Amplitude loud vs soft Horizontal use volume pe...

Page 28: ...ion not in effect if noise modulation is not being used the most eommon use will be white noise therefore have the Noise Frequency control set fully clockwise in advance have the Harmonic next usage speed set in advance example example if only one voice is being used al1 of voice should be set in advance of their if the Dynamic Filter is not being used it should be set up for all the parameters of...

Page 29: ...keep them a seeret Instead send them to JPS and we may add them in a future update and we d like to include some new ideas Don t forget to fill out your WABRANTY CARD so that sre have a record of you Thanx Now go enjoy the world of harmonic synthesis Should y e have somehow inspired you to such heights of creativity that you can t help but share your success drop us a line Here s where we are Jigg...

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Page 31: ...rmonic I DNG I Harnonic 2 DHG l Hamonic 3 DHG I Hamonic 4 DHG l Harmonic 5 DHG l Harmonic 6 DHG l Harmonic 7 DNG l Harmonic 8 oHG l Harmonlc 9 DHG l Hanionic 10 ohc l Harmonic 11 DhG l Harmonic 12 DhG l Harmonic l3 DHG l Harmonic l4 DHG l Hannonic 15 oHG l Harmonic 16 DhG 2 Harmonlc 1 oHG 2 Harmonic 2 DHG 2 Harmonic 3 oHG 2 Harmonic 4 oHG 2 Hdrmonic 5 oHG 2 Harmonic 6 DNG 2 Harmonic 7 DHG 2 Hamoni...

Page 32: ...Reed osc 2 Complex osc l Decay osc I Sustain osc 2 Trigger ilode osc 2 Attack osc 2 Decay 0sc 2 Sustain osc 2 lote off Attack osc 2 ltote off Hold osc 2 lote off Level osc 2 tote off oecay osc I Pitchbend Ti me 0sc l Pitchbend Depth 0sc 1 Portamento Speed osc 2 Pitchbend Time osc 2 Pitchbend Depth osc 2 Portamento Speed osc I oise oepth osc 2 oise oepth LFo Hode LFo Sync LFo Rate Hz LEo Rate Sync ...

Page 33: ...r Speed Sync Distortion Enable Distortion Hode Clean Gain 0irty Gain 0rive Chorus Enable Chorus Type Chorus Iix Flanger Enable Flanger Sync Flanger Range Flanger 0ffset Flanger lii x Delay Enable Delay Type Delay Sync Delay Left Time U2 Delay Left Iime Sync Del ay Right Time Hz Del ay Rjght Time Sync Del ay Iix Reverb Enable ap ap ap Map l lap l ap ap l lap Map iiap ilap fiap liap tlap ap tiap tla...

Page 34: ...e AB All commercial symbols sre protected lrade names of lheir holder and lheir inclusion wiihin this guide and the associaled Reason Rack Extension product are merely indicativo and do not constitute ondors mont ofihis producl by any pariy Produced and Designed by Mait Black Coded by ScuzzyEye Spec al lhanks 1o the JPS Bela and Demo leam O 2015 Jiasery Pokery Sound All riahts reseryed Ema suppoar...

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