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Summary of Contents for Black & Gold Shared System

Page 1: ...Black Gold Shared System v1 11 ...

Page 2: ...rface 8 Signals 9 Types of Control Voltage 10 Tutorials Lesson 1 Hearing a Control Voltage 14 Lesson 2 Dual Prismatic Oscillator 19 Lesson 3 MATHS the voltage swiss army knife 23 Lesson 4 Patch Away 27 Module Overview MATHS 28 modDemix 29 DPO 30 Optomix 31 Echophon 32 Erbe Verb 33 CV Bus 34 Wogglebug 35 Pressure Points 36 Rene 37 Phonogene 38 Glossary 39 ...

Page 3: ...rate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in...

Page 4: ...ined by Make Noise to be the fault of the user are not covered by this warranty and normal service rates will apply During the warranty period any defective products will be repaired or replaced at the option of Make Noise on a return to Make Noise basis with the customer paying the transit cost to Make Noise Make Noise implies and accepts no responsibility for harm to person or apparatus caused t...

Page 5: ...ared System s core modules DPO MATHS and Optomix Later in the manual we ll show patches and basic descriptions for each module within the Shared System in order to further demonstrate potential patch techniques Finally at the back of the manual you will find a Glossary of Terms Throughout the manual you will also find links to a variety of educational resources we have made available including ind...

Page 6: ...ely Make Noise offers the Rosie module which has similar line level Outputs If you do not have a CV Bus or Rosie don t worry just remember to watch the sound levels when you first start a session It is also possible to connect audio outputs from modules within the system directly to inputs on a mixer or audio interface paying close attention to the advice listed above and using a mini to 1 4 adapt...

Page 7: ...presentations of the connections Continuing the example above SCOPE NOTATIONS Module Output Module Input DPO VCO A Sine Output OM Ch 1 Signal Input DPO VCO A Sine Output OM Ch 1 Signal Input Number of Cycles 1 Second Frequency in Hz 5V Figure 1 Anatomy of a Signal Diagram 5V Time in Seconds or Milliseconds 1 Period or Cycle 0V Amplitude in Volts In this manual patch examples are sometimes shown wi...

Page 8: ...can also operate under voltage control via gates or triggers see Signals section LEDs Light Emitting Diode With the exception of the Optomix each module within the Shared System utilizes LEDs to indicate a variety of behaviors and conditions Perhaps the most common use is to show the clock rate e g Wogglebug however LEDs may also display signal amplitude and polarity e g MATHS Unity Output the Act...

Page 9: ...e if amplified Instead you will hear the results of a CV changing an audible parameter Examples MATHS SUM Output René QCV 5V 5V One Cycle 5 Seconds 0V Figure 7 a Low Frequency Oscillator Triggers Gates and Clocks Triggers Gates and Clocks are used to initiate events and switch between states Instead of being continuous like CV they have only two states Gate High and Gate Low Gate High is usually a...

Page 10: ...st that it can be used for any voltage controllable parameter including but not at all limited to the initiation and shaping of discrete notes in fact oscillators and LFOs can also be considered functions See Figures 11 and 12 to see how to patch the typical Attack Release and Attack Sustain Release envelopes using a Channel of MATHS The ADSR Attack Decay Sustain Release and other longer envelope ...

Page 11: ...l BRAINS expansion module which does not come standard with the Shared System 7 7 0 1 2 3 Active Location Woggle Clock Rate 10V 0V 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Number of Clock Pulses Figure13 Stepped Random Voltage 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 5V 0V 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Active Location Number of Clock Pulses Figure 14 Sequential Voltage Sequential Voltage Sequential Voltage is a series of held voltage levels that are ...

Page 12: ...other words voltage that is positive only causes modulation that rises starting from the position of the Panel Control for the parameter that is being modulated Since you can set the bottom endpoint using the Panel Control unipolar voltage is easier to use for precision modulations For example for inputs with an Attenuator you can set the top endpoint for modulation depth On inputs with an Attenuv...

Page 13: ...tch Panel Control Figure 19 With the Pitch1 Input Attenverter set to 12 o clock no voltage is added to the Echophon s Pitch Panel Control setting and therefore does not move Figure 20 Subtracting the MATHS unipolar voltage to the Echophon s Pitch Panel Control Offset using the Pitch1 Input Attenuvertor to invert the signal s polarity The resulting range of movement is indicated by the crosshatched...

Page 14: ...n it up you ll see the LED light up next to it to show the value increasing For now let s turn it all the way down fully counterclockwise or CCW so that the oscillators are independent You ll see the FM Bus LED go dark as you turn it all the way down Now turn the VCO A FREQ knob to about 12 o clock a midrange frequency There s a button below this knob that allows you to select its mode Press it an...

Page 15: ...g Gradually turn up the Ch1 Panel Control and you shouldhear a clean constant tone a sine wave In case you missed the explanation above or need a refresher this diagram is instructing you to patch the SINE Output of VCO A it s a curvy wave as opposed to the pointy triangle and sawtooth into the Signal Input of Channel 1 of the Optomix the top left jack Now Adjust the Optomix s Ch 1 Panel Control t...

Page 16: ...it to indicate whether the Channel is Cycling If it s not PRESS the Cycle button The three Medium White knobs on the right side of the MATHS set the Rise time Fall time and Response i e the shape of Rise and Fall of the cycle Try setting Rise and Fall to 12 o clock and Response to Linear there is a tick mark indicating this around 11 00 You should hear the amplitude of your Sine wave going up and ...

Page 17: ...Random Stepped Voltage Figure 28 Wogglebug Random Stepped Voltage Attenuated by MATHS Ch 2 10V 0V Time Time 5V 5V Figure 26 DPO VCO A Sine Wave Exponential Frequency Modulation Figure 25 DPO VCO A Sine Wave Base Frequency No Control Voltage Applied 5V 5V TUTORIALS cont d 17 You should now hear the Sine wave changing frequency in time with the MATHS Cycle Figure 26 If you don t hear any change foll...

Page 18: ... positive going sequence Figure 30 results in a negative going sequence with the same intervals between steps When applied to a melody this is a classic technique of Counterpoint Inverting audio signals has no effect on their sound in most cases except for when mixing them with related signals or when inverting them multiple times per cycle ring modulation Inversion can be put under voltage contro...

Page 19: ...s frequency to move up and down at the same rate as VCO A s Sine wave Since it happens at audio rate the human ear will hear this modulation as an immediate difference in timbre rather than a continuous modulation of pitch As the Attenuator is turned up the Depth of Modulation gets higher and the timbral shift becomes more pronounced At maximum it is slightly overdriven which can actually start to...

Page 20: ...ationships VCO A will sound at the same frequency as VCO B even if the core is running at a different speed When VCO A s frequency is changed while VCO B s stays the same the result will be a timbral shift see sidebar To hear this in action monitor the SAW Output of VCO A engage Sync mode set both VCO frequency controls to about 10 o clock and try adjusting each of the two grey knobs independently...

Page 21: ...the same time the Amplitude of VCO B Sine bussed to VCO A Linear FM and Expo FM Inputs is increased Therefore you could have different amounts of Linear and Expo FM in BOTH directions all at once At greater than 90 Index all of the FM bus lines Linear Expo for both VCOs go into overdrive when the associated attenuators are set to beyond about 80 The FM overdrive combined with the Bi Directional Dy...

Page 22: ... on itself The ANGLE panel control changes the phase relationship of the folds Try setting FOLD to 12 o clock and then adjusting the ANGLE control slowly to hear the effect This parameter is designed to be modulated rather than to maintain a static parameter adjustment SHAPE determines the shape of the waveform that is sent through the Wave Folder Above we heard the Sine wave with SHAPE at counter...

Page 23: ... left of OR green to the right of INV They should both be dark if one of them is lit try adjusting the Ch 2 or Ch 3 Output attenuverter slightly These LEDs represent the SUM Output which unsurprisingly is the sum of all four signals present at each of the Channels with levels set by their associated attenuverters which are arranged vertically Start Ch 1 cycling and turn up its attenuverter gradual...

Page 24: ...m the SUM Output You may notice that negative voltages are not output from OR You may also notice that the voltages are not added together but rather all four channels are present in some way when their attenuverters are set to positive values What the OR does is look at the all four channels and at any given moment it outputs the maximum positive voltage present So whichever CHannel has the large...

Page 25: ...tage 10V 0V Figure 44 MATHS Processing Random Stepped Voltage 10V 0V Time Time Random Voltage w Negative Slew Rate is controlled by the MATHS Ch 1 Fall Control Notice the Angle or Curve of the Slew is constant with each of the MATHS Fall cycles completing before a new cycle begins The original Random Stepped Voltage for clarity Fig 43 Fig 44 MATHS Ch 4 EOC René XClk Set MATHS Ch 1 Rise and Fall bo...

Page 26: ...aking It The Rate is controlled by the MATHS Ch 1 Rise and Fall Panel Controls Again the Angle of the Slew is constant with each of the MATHS Fall Cycles completing before a new Cycle begins The on the graph represents a Rene step that never makes its way to the DPO as the previous function takes too long to complete Fig 45 ...

Page 27: ...tage controlled Inversion modDemix Mixing Addition Subtraction Slew MATHS Sample Hold variable Randomization of input Wogglebug Signal Manipulation INPUTS OUTPUTS Voltage Controlled Echo Looping and Pitch Shifting Echophon Modeless continuously variable Reverb algorithm Erbe Verb Recording Looping Granulation and Time Lag Accumulation Morphogene Signal Processors 27 The DPO s Expo FM inputs as sho...

Page 28: ...our Channel Voltage Generator Manipulator and or Combiner MATHS http makenoisemusic com maths shtml http makenoisemusic com content manuals MATHSmanual2013 pdf https www youtube com playlist list PLD1D44021D4F55A75 28 Figure 46 Sample MATHS Patch Basic use Generate repeating function LFO on either Ch 1 or Ch 4 by engaging CYCLE and patching the Unity Output Related Clock will be available at the E...

Page 29: ...oltage controlled amplification attenuation voltage controlled polarization or multiplication and of course ring modulation The modDemix is a specialized amplitude modulation circuit that could be thought of as a Thru Zero VCA meaning that in addition to the AM when the Carrier signal called Carrier CV changes phase the resulting signal s phase will flip as well The circuit used within the modDemi...

Page 30: ... Timbral shaping DPO http makenoisemusic com dpo shtml http makenoisemusic com content manuals DPOManual pdf https www youtube com playlist list PL0A7288CA7014AD4A 30 Figure 48 Sample DPO Patch Basic use Monitor Final Output and manipulate panel controls or sequence 1V OCT input with René ...

Page 31: ... com optomix shtml http makenoisemusic com content manuals optomixrev2manual pdf https www youtube com playlist list PLEBACF275D3560B36 31 Figure 49 Sample Optomix Patch Basic use Patch oscillator Output to a Channel s Signal Input function from MATHS to associated Control input Monitor Channel or SUM Output ...

Page 32: ...with smooth time Modulation Tempo Sync saturating Feedback and a unique algorithm inspired by the Springer Tempophon and lovingly engineered by DSP Guru Tom Erbe of soundhack Upon release it was called the most inspiring module of the year by Electronic Musician magazine 32 Figure 50 Sample Echophon Patch Basic use Patch any audio to input Use Pitch Feedback and Echo to control Delay Monitor Outpu...

Page 33: ...an a collection of reverb algorithms or presets it is a unique modeless continuously variable reverb algorithm with complete voltage control Typical reverb types such as plate room hall shimmer and others may be programmed by adjusting the knobs The continuously variable algorithm allows for hybrid and unreal spaces to be found Traveling between spaces is possible by modulating the algorithm or ma...

Page 34: ... of Control Signals External signal conditioner Output amplifier for Line Output or Headphones CV Bus 34 Figure 52 Sample CV Bus Patch Basic use Patch a signal to be Multed to any jack Take the Output from any other jack on the same color coded Channel ...

Page 35: ...Processors 1 Random Gate Burst Generator and 2 VCO Digital Ring Mod most of which are patchable via the instrument s panel in a system that is capable of CV and Audio Signal generation and processing Patch idea Sample and Hold Chaotic Clock Pitch to Voltage Conversion Bit Crush Patch Exciter Wogglebug http makenoisemusic com wogglebug shtml http makenoisemusic com content manuals WoggleBugManual p...

Page 36: ... proportional to the amount of pressure applied Press OUT and activating the corresponding Stage The Tuned Voltages for the activated Stage appear at their respective X Y and Z OUTs In this way Pressure Points is like an analog sequencer that is played by hand Patch ideas Latched toggling control signals Preset storage store four sets of 3 parameter values to be recalled at the touch of a finger T...

Page 37: ...utube com playlist list PL980BA0B8E062C7E0 37 René is the world s only Cartesian Sequencer for music synthesizers Named for the French philosopher mathematician René Descartes it uses his Cartesian coordinate system to unlock the analog step sequencer from the shackles of linearity Figure 55 Sample Rene Points Patch Basic use Patch clock to X and or Y CLK inputs patch QCV to DPO 1V Oct Input to se...

Page 38: ...ombined with creative tape splicing to pioneer new sounds and Microsound where computers allow for sound to be divided into pieces smaller then 1 10 of a second and manipulated like sub atomic particles Having voltage control over every parameter it is most dynamic as a digital audio buffer for the modular synthesist 38 Make sure to subscribe to the Make Noise YouTube Channel http www youtube com ...

Page 39: ...nd INV circuits When a patch cable is inserted in a channel Output it is removed from said circuits Offset A constant voltage whose level is set by a Panel Control OR A circuit that outputs only the highest voltage present at any of its inputs at a moment in time Panel Control A knob that sets the initial value of a parameter by generating an offset In many cases incoming CV can be added to or sub...

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