Majella IMPLEXUS, User Manual

Page: 8 / 29

EXPLORING IMPLEXUS
In this chapter, you will be guided through the most basic features whilst exploring the sound of IMPLEXUS. This is
helpful when you are new to the world of hardware (West Coast) synthesis, but also if you would like to have a deeper
understanding of your new synthesizer! To follow upcoming steps, connect the power cord and your headphones or
speakers. Set all controls to the positions shown in the figure below:
MAJELLA
ENGINEERING
IMPLEX
MADE IN THE NEHTERLANDS
Listening to the Complex Generator:
The complex generator is the feature that is the most characteristic for the
sound of IMPLEXUS. It is a very accurate voltage-controlled oscillator that
produces a sine wave. You can shape this sine wave using the harmonics and
folder controls.
Starting at center position (sine wave), slowly turn the HARMONICS knob
counterclockwise. You will hear that you are adding odd harmonics, which
sounds a bit like opening a low pass filter on a square wave. Slowly turn the
HARMONICS knob fully clockwise. You will now hear that you are adding
even harmonics, which sounds like opening a lowpass filter on a saw wave.
Now turn the HARMONICS knob back to its center position (sine wave). This
is the part where things get rather interesting! Slowly turn the FOLDER knob
fully clockwise, the sine wave will now start clipping and folding. While the
FOLDER knob is fully clockwise you can play with the HARMONICS knob. You
will hear some interesting growling and phasing sounds.
Keep the FOLDER knob turned fully clockwise and turn the HARMONICS
knob back to mid position. Slowly turn the BIAS knob fully clockwise and
back. BIAS causes the sine wave to clip and fold asymmetrically.
You have now explored the very basics of the complex generator. Things get
even more fun when you start playing in different octaves and use modulation
sources like the LFOs and Envelope Generators (EG), to control the FOLDER,
HARMONICS and BIAS.
MAJELLA
ENGINEERING
IMPLEX
MADE IN THE NEHTERLANDS
MAJELLA
ENGINEERING
IMPLEX
MADE IN THE NEHTERLANDS
15 14.