Getting Started
MATHS is laid out top to bottom, with symmetrical features between CH. 1 and 4.
The signal inputs are at the top, followed by the panel controls and control
signal inputs at the middle. The signal outputs are at the bottom of the module.
LEDs are placed near the signal they are indicating.
Channels 1 and 4 are able to scale, invert or integrate an incoming signal. With
no signal applied, these Channels may be made to generate a variety of linear,
logarithmic, or exponential functions upon the reception of a trigger, or
continuously when the Cycle is engaged. One small difference between CH. 1
and 4 is in their respective Pulse Outputs; CH.1 having End of Rise and CH. 4
having End of Cycle. This was done to facilitate the creation of complex
functions utilizing both CH. 1 and 4. Channels 2 and 3 are able to scale, amplify
and invert an incoming signal. With no external signal applied, these Channels
generate DC offsets. The only difference between CH. 2 and 3 is that CH. 2
generates a +/-10V offset while Ch. 3 generates a +/-5V offset.
All 4 Channels have outputs (called Variable Outputs) which are normalized to a
SUM, Inverted SUM, and OR bus so that addition, subtraction, inversion and
analog logic OR manipulations may be achieved. Inserting a plug to these
Variable Output sockets removes the associated signal from the SUM and OR bus
(Channels 1 and 4 have unity outputs, which are NOT normalized to the SUM
and OR bus). These outputs are controlled by the 4 Attenuverters at the center of
the module.
Signal Input
These inputs are all Direct Coupled to their associated circuit. This means they are able to pass both audio and control signals.
These inputs are used to process external control voltages. CH. 1 and 4 Signal Input could also be used to generate Attack/
Sustain/ Release type envelopes from a gate signal. Channels 2 and 3 are also normalized to a voltage reference so that with
nothing patched to the input, that channel could be used for generation of voltage offsets. This is useful for level shifting a
function or other signal that is at one of the other Channels by adding the voltage offset to that signal and taking the SUM
Output.
Trigger Input
CH. 1 and 4 also have a Trigger input. A gate or pulse applied to this input triggers the associated circuit regardless of activity at
the Signal Inputs. The result being a 0V to 10V function, aka Envelope, whose characteristics are defined by the Rise, Fall,
Vari-Response and Attenuverter parameters. This function rises from 0V to 10V and then immediately fall from 10V to 0V. There is
NO SUSTAIN. To get a sustaining envelope function, use the Signal Input (see above). MATHS re-triggers during the falling
portion of the function but does NOT re-trigger on the rising portion of the function. This allows clock and gate division since
MATHS could be programmed to ignore incoming clocks and gates by setting the Rise Time to be greater than the time between
the incoming Clocks and/ or Gates.
Cycle
The Cycle Button and Cycle Input both do the same thing: they make MATHS self-oscillate aka Cycle, which are just fancy terms
for an LFO! When you want an LFO, make MATHS Cycle.
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