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TimewARP • User Guide
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4.1.14
Normalled Jacks
The most commonly used signal connections are “normalled” (i.e. defaulted). A default signal is identified by a
small icon at an input jack.
To see a simple example of this, note that the first input jack on the left, in the row of jacks running across the
middle of the TimewARP 2600, is an input to the Envelope Follower. The symbol underneath this jack indicates that
the default signal to this input comes from the Preamp. That means that the Preamp output is pre-wired to the
Envelope Follower input, except when a plug is inserted into the jack.
For another simple example, note that in the same row of jacks, the third one from the right is a mixer input, and
that the symbol just beneath it indicates that the default signal to this input comes from the Voltage-Controlled
Filter (VCF):
Note again that the fifth of the five audio inputs to the VCF is similarly defaulted from the Noise Generator (counting
across from left to right this is the 21st jack):
So you can listen to this input by opening the VCF input to the mixer, and the Noise Generator input to the VCF.
Now experimenting with the two horizontal control sliders at the top of the VCF panel will give you a wide range
of filtered sounds.
It will be worth your while to experiment thoroughly and systematically with the default signal connections at this
point, particularly if you are planning to use the TimewARP 2600 in live performance. In section 4, we will document
the behavior of each separate module, and in section 5 we give sample patches for further experimentation; here
we will only mention a few general principles to keep you from going out of your skull with complications:
Experiment with one signal at a time. With the VCF, for example, when you have listened to everything the filter
can do with a noise input, close that input and open the default VCO-3 sawtooth immediately to its left. Now you
can experiment not only with the VCF controls, but also with the manual frequency controls of VCO-3; and when
you have done that, experiment one by one with the control input signals to VCO-3.
4.2
Preamp/Gain Control
The Preamp section controls the gain of the audio signal(s) from the track in which the TimewARP 2600 is running.
A rotary knob labeled Gain adjusts the signal level.
If the TimewARP 2600 is running in full stereo configuration—as a plug-in to a stereo track—the preamp will
display two output jacks, one for each stereo channel. Use these signals for any purpose for which you might
ordinarily use an internally-generated signal. You can filter them, run them through the Ring Modulator, or use
one as an AM or FM program signal. The default input to the Envelope Follower, under these conditions, is taken
from the left channel.
