Kiwi Technics Kiwi-30, User Manual

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Kiwi-30 Upgrade Notes
LFO Generators The Kiwi-30 has 3 independent
LFO generators. These each have
7 waveforms and can be free
running or sync'd with the master
clock with a divider. Each of the
LFOs have their own sync divider
with 16 possible divide ratios.
LFO 1 & 2 will continue to free run
when a new note is pressed after
all notes were lifted. LFO 3 will
restart its wave to a first note
played after all notes lifted.
When LFO's are running as sync'd
they need 2-3 cycles of the clock
to correctly measure the current
rate and generate a sync'd rate.
Until this is measured the LFO will
not run correctly. This can take a
few seconds with a slow master
clock and/or long division times.
Each LFO can be Normal or Plus
mode. Normal will move the base
above and below the normal
parameter level and plus mode
will only move the base level up.
Each section of the Kiwi-30 that
uses LFO input can select from
one of the 3 LFOs.
The Mode called FAST RANDOM
will generate a random output 256
times faster than the normal
RANDOM mode. This is a little
experimental and limited by the
MKS-30 hardware response time
but should allow the LFO to act as
a pseudo noise source.
Modes are
1) Sine Wave
2) Triangle Wave
3) Saw Wave
4) Reverse Saw Wave
5) Square Wave
6) Random
7) Fast Random
Envelopes The Kiwi-30 has three independent
Envelope Generators. The
Envelopes generated are also
available as Matrix sources.
Envelopes 1-3 are the traditional
ADSR type.
Write Protect The WRITE PROTECT switch on
the front panel of the MKS-30 must
be in the OFF position to write to
the Kiwi-30 memory. If a WRITE is attempted with the
Write Protect on an error
message will display.
Master Tune The MKS-30 front panel tune knob
has a limited range so we have
also put in a Global master fine
tune that has a slightly larger
range. Both the front panel and the
Global master tune are added to
effect the overall tune.
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