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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

 

 
WARNING

 – When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 

 

1) Read all the instructions before using the product. 
 
2) Do not use this product near water – for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet basement, or near a 
swimming pool or the like. 

 
3) This product should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer. 
 
4) This product, in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be capable of producing sound 
levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a 

level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in your ears, you should consult an audiologist. 
 
5) The product should be located so that its location does not interfere with its proper ventilation. 
 
6) The product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other products that produce 

heat. 

7) The product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as 
marked on the product. 
 
8) The power-supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time. 

 
9) Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. 
 
10) The product should be serviced by qualified personnel when: 

  a) The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or 
  b) Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled onto the product; or 
  c) The product has been exposed to rain; or 
 d) The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in    
    performance; or 

  e) The product has been dropped or the enclosure damaged. 
 
11) Do not attempt to service the product beyond that described in the user-maintenance instructions. All other servicing 
should be referred to qualified service personnel. 
 

DANGER: 

INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS: Do not open the chassis. 

There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel only.   
 
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS: 
This product must be grounded. If it should malfunction or breakdown, grounding provides a path of least resistance for 

electrical current to reduce the risk of electric shock. This product is equipped with a cord having an equipment grounding 
connector and a grounding plug.  The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and 
grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.  
 

DANGER

 – Improper connection of the equipment-grounding connector can result in a risk of electric shock. Check with a 

qualified electrician or serviceman if you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded. Do not modify the 
plug provided with this product – if it will not fit in the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician. 
 

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Summary of Contents for Monimoog VOYAGER ELECTRIC BLUE

Page 1: ...0 The product should be serviced by qualified personnel when a The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or b Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled onto the product or c The product...

Page 2: ...into a new breed of workhorse Acknowledgements Thanks to Bob Moog for designing yet another fantastic music making machine Thanks are also due to the Moog Music Team Rudi Linhard of Lintronics for his...

Page 3: ...ion for us to provide you with the best service Remove the Voyager from the carton Before you remove the Voyager from the carton make sure you have a space in mind to set it up Keep in mind that you w...

Page 4: ...ght is all the way ON Moog Music recommends running this at 33 intensity when in use and turning the lamp OFF when not in use A small amount of high pitched acoustic noise is transmitted from both the...

Page 5: ...mory When working with the Voyager keep in mind that many of the controls are interactive so there is frequently more than one way to control a single parameter For instance if the sustain level of th...

Page 6: ...w key terms that cover the basics Sound audible vibrations of air pressure Electronic sounds are delivered to the air through loudspeakers figure 2 Frequency The rate of vibration in sound measured in...

Page 7: ...is one in which the harmonics are mathematically related by what is called the harmonic series These sounds are typically pleasing to the ear and generally the consecutive vibrations have the same cha...

Page 8: ...voltages see below for more info Changes to these voltages correspond to changes in pitch An oscillator s vibration can have different shapes or waveforms which are described below The Voyager has th...

Page 9: ...lowpass filter is one in which frequencies above the cutoff frequency are removed and all frequencies below the cutoff are passed through A highpass filter is one in which frequencies below the cutof...

Page 10: ...th a VCO VCF lowpass and VCA Let s suppose that the VCO frequency and VCF cutoff frequency change one octave for every volt applied to their control inputs Let s also suppose that the VCA output level...

Page 11: ...the onset or transient of a sound With Volume for instance the sound might start suddenly as does a plucked string sound or fade in slowly like a bowed string crescendo Decay is also measured in time...

Page 12: ...O is a common way to trigger a sample and hold or S H circuit When an LFO is applied to the trigger input and a random signal such as white noise is applied to the CV input a random stepped voltage wi...

Page 13: ...ic analog synthesizer that is a descendant of the classic minimoog Its sound sources are an external audio input a noise source and three analog variable waveform oscillators The Voyager has front pan...

Page 14: ...n The output of the Mixer section goes to the Filter section An effect can be inserted between the Mixer and Filters by means of the Mix Out Filter In jack The Filter section contains two filters that...

Page 15: ...ig 15 Modulation is performed through the Modulation Busses There are two separate Mod busses One is controlled by the Mod Wheel while the other is controlled by the MOD1 CV input If nothing is plugge...

Page 16: ...A simultaneously and a gate is produced when the surface is touched The position of a finger on the touch pad generates a control voltage for horizontal X position and a control voltage for vertical...

Page 17: ...back of the unit where an external effect can be inserted in between the mixer and the filter This can also be used as direct output of the Mixer Note that this output is before the Volume envelope If...

Page 18: ...ut filter in is an insert point between the Mixer output and the filter input Using a standard insert cable an effect such as a moogerfooger MF 102 Ring Modulator can be inserted to add effects to the...

Page 19: ...d the oscillators to slow the changes between notes The Keyboard CV is mixed with the Octave switch CV the Frequency control oscillators 2 and 3 the Pitch Bend Wheel the Pitch CV In on the back panel...

Page 20: ...r wave so skinny that it becomes silent 3 KB CONT Oscillator 3 Keyboard Control On Off The 3 KB Control switch located below the oscillators disables keyboard control of oscillator 3 s pitch when in t...

Page 21: ...f glide The glide can vary from a very fast to a very slow glide CONTROL INPUTS FOR THE OSCILLATOR SECTION There are two inputs on the back panel that accept CVs or expression pedals that affect the o...

Page 22: ...the cutoff A bandpass comes from a lowpass and highpass filter put together The lowpass filter defines a maximum frequency that will pass through and the highpass filter defines a minimum frequency th...

Page 23: ...played As you play higher on the keyboard the cutoff frequency goes higher too The Voyager features two filter modes Dual Lowpass and Highpass Lowpass DUAL LOWPASS MODE The Voyager s dual Lowpass fil...

Page 24: ...off frequency of both of the filters in the both dual lowpass and highpass lowpass mode In Dual Lowpass the frequencies to the right of the indicator on the knob are the frequencies that are filtered...

Page 25: ...ce control is all the way down the lowpass filters act as a tone control rolling off high end as the Cutoff control is turned down As the resonance increases the filter begins to form a peak at the cu...

Page 26: ...ond stage in the evolution of a sound before it sustains or dies out For instance with a plucked string the sound begins with a burst of energy which begins quickly then drops back to a lesser level o...

Page 27: ...envelopes are triggered from the keyboard gate signal When the switch is set for On external the Envelopes are on if nothing is plugged into the external trigger input In this case the envelopes sust...

Page 28: ...l 5V triggers both envelopes when On External is selected by the ENV GATE switch RELEASE INPUT This input accepts a footswitch or gate signal Pressing the footswitch or applying a gate signal 5V enabl...

Page 29: ...output has a plug inserted into it both the left and right signals are summed to that jack in mono MASTER VOLUME This is the main Volume control Full clockwise is maximum output full counterclockwise...

Page 30: ...ations addition shaping of the amount of modulation and a maximum level The Mod busses are labeled Mod Wheel and Pedal On The performance controls for these two busses are the Mod Wheel and the MOD1 i...

Page 31: ...ble source for the mod bus with Noise as the default The programmable Mod sources are set in the EDIT mode menu items MOD WHEEL PGM SOURCE or PEDAL PGM SOURCE DESTINATION A modulation destination is c...

Page 32: ...eel Mod Bus and the Pedal On Mod Bus respectively They are the final stage in determining the amount of modulation sent to the selected Destination When at maximum the modulation amount is determined...

Page 33: ...e that appears at the output of the sample and hold is a random voltage that changes in time with the LFO If a plug is inserted into the sample and hold gate input on the back Panel it will disconnect...

Page 34: ...ack on the back panel to retrigger the LFO LFO RATE INPUT This jack accepts an expression pedal or control voltage from 5 to 5 Volts A positive voltage here adds to the position of the LFO Rate contro...

Page 35: ...ntrols and the glide and release switches PITCH BEND WHEEL This control affects the pitch of all three oscillators the Amount is determined by the Edit Mode function Pitch Bend Amount MOD WHEEL This c...

Page 36: ...be routed two ways Destinations are programmed in a preset in EDIT Mode using the Touch Surface Destinations item There are 32 possible destinations selectable for each axis and 13 possible destinati...

Page 37: ...be damaged refer servicing to qualified personnel only MIDI CONNECTORS These are connectors for MIDI in out and thru BNC LAMP CONNECTOR This is a 12 VDC BNC outlet for a gooseneck lamp CV EXPRESSION a...

Page 38: ...n will display the current active preset Note that the LED above the button labeled PANEL is lit The sound produced will be the last sound used before the Voyager was powered down previously There are...

Page 39: ...nce a line is selected the screen displays that option Press the MASTER CURSOR or ENTER button to return to the MASTER Menu 1 1 LCD CONTRAST When this is selected use the 1 1 buttons to change the LCD...

Page 40: ...NTER 3 1 SEND PANEL SOUND For outputting single presets as a SysEx file This function allows the export of a single preset from the Voyager s bank of presets The Voyager also has the ability to import...

Page 41: ...s powered on if this function is used If the Voyager is controlling a device such as a drum machine or sampler where drum sounds are mapped to low MIDI Note number values then Keyboard transpose can b...

Page 42: ...e Master Volume function is used to invert the stored Master Volume values of the Voyager s Presets This can be useful if you have a bank that has all the Master Volume parameters stored at 0 by perfo...

Page 43: ...ys the Moog logo and the software version To change the appearance of the Power on screen select Power On Screen and press ENTER The screen prompts Get the old Power ON Logo on the display screen Yes...

Page 44: ...Ex data in the many different MIDI programs available it is the user s responsibility to know and be familiar with this aspect of the upgrade If you have questions about your software s capabilities t...

Page 45: ...Preset Name 6 4 Save Preset 1 1 COMPARE TO PRESET The COMPARE TO PRESET function in EDIT mode can be used to compare the current Panel sound to any other preset in the Voyager s Preset bank Applicati...

Page 46: ...allows the user to set a pitch bend range for each preset Highlight the PITCH BEND AMT function in the EDIT Menu and press ENTER Use the 1 buttons to select the desired range for the pitch bend wheel...

Page 47: ...e Y 2 4 PGM PEDAL DEST PROGRAMMABLE PEDAL ON DESTINATION is a function that allows the user to program 1 of 8 additional modulation destinations to be used when the DESTINATION switch for the Pedal On...

Page 48: ...ontrol the Modulation amount Programmable shapers can make for some highly interesting and interactive presets The Possible shaping signals for both Programmable shapers 1 and 2 are Fixed Value Pitch...

Page 49: ...r each time a new note sounds the envelopes are triggered 4 1 FIL A POLE SEL This allows the configuration of the cutoff slope of Filter A Filter A is the Filter that is controlled only by the cutoff...

Page 50: ...the direction of control and the amount for X Y and A only To get back to the Touch Surface menu press ENTER To return to the Edit Menu then press CURSOR or EDIT DEST Voyager users can choose one of...

Page 51: ...Destinations If you are using the Touch surface to control other MIDI devices then you can choose the MIDI CC numbers appropriate to the parameters you wish to control in that device DIRECTION normal...

Page 52: ...h surface the last X and Y values are remembered until the next time contact is made with the touch surface 5 4 POT MAPPING SOURCE DESTINATION Pot Mapping is a new feature in Version 2 0 software that...

Page 53: ...e Available Pot Mapping Destinations are Pitch Bend Mod Wheel Pressure Velocity Attack Note On Velocity Velocity Release Note Off Velocity Foot Pedal 1 Mod 1 Input acts like Mod Wheel for Pedal On Mod...

Page 54: ...cutoff This creates a timbral transformation of a sound as its pitch is being altered The possibilities for expressive personalized presets boggle the mind 6 1 LFO MIDI CLOCK DIVIDER When the LFO syn...

Page 55: ...trl off touch surface x dir normal touch surface x amt 50 touch surface y dest filter spacing touch surface y ctrl off touch surface y dir normal touch surface y amt 50 touch surface a dest filter res...

Page 56: ...n two twelve character lines Characters are selected by moving the cursor to the desired character location and scrolling through the character list The cursor can be moved with the CURSOR button or b...

Page 57: ...ode and Preset Name to one of 128 Memory locations To save your edited sound enter EDIT mode use the 1 buttons to highlight SAVE PRESET and press ENTER The screen displays across the top line EDIT STO...

Page 58: ...e four items in this menu QUICK MODE PARAMETER DISPLAY HEADPHONE VOLUME MASTER VOLUME QUICK MODE QUICK MODE is used to determine whether the presets change by simply pressing the 1 or 1 button or by a...

Page 59: ...om the Voyager s preset memory buffer Using this function in conjunction with the Send single preset function in Master mode allows the mix and match of presets from different banks COMPARE Compare is...

Page 60: ...of Voyager parameters and CCs assigned to them The following is a list of the Voyager s Front Panel Controls and the corresponding MIDI CCs Voyager Control MIDI CC numbers Mod Wheel 1 MSB 33 LSB MOD...

Page 61: ...Osc 1 On Off 82 Value 0 64 Off 65 127 On Osc 2 Level 16 MSB 48 LSB Osc 2 On Off 83 Value 0 64 Off 65 127 On Osc 3 Level 17 MSB 49 LSB Osc 3 On Off 84 Value 0 64 Off 65 127 On Noise Level 18 MSB 50 LS...

Page 62: ...that has audible LFO modulation and a sustaining tone Switch the LFO sync switch to MIDI Make sure the Clock divider value is maximum Send a MIDI clock signal to the Voyager Now slow the LFO rate down...

Page 63: ...may easily extend beyond 10 000 hours When full counter clockwise the lamp is turned off We recommend turning the lamp off when the Voyager is powered up in conditions where it is not necessary to use...

Page 64: ...otes Off Note Number True Voice 0 127 0 127 0 127 Velocity Note On Note Off O O O O After Touch O O Pitch Bend O O Control Change O O Transmit CC1 31 MSB 33 63 LSB CC 65 127 Receives CC 1 31 MSB 33 63...

Page 65: ...oyager is based on the concept of the minimoog It is a portable analog synthesizer with all the basic connections for making great electronic sounds In fact from its front panel it has even more funct...

Page 66: ...d the optional rack mount kit for the VX 351 you ll need a 19 equipment rack with 3 available spaces Some patch cables for connections between the VX 351 and the Voyager the more the merrier choose le...

Page 67: ...tput in this case the LFO triangle wave and a Destination or Input in this case the Filter Control Input Now disconnect the cable from the Voyager s Filter Control and connect it to the IN of one of t...

Page 68: ...how much pressure is exerted on a key after it is depressed GATE This is the gate signal generated when a key is depressed WHEELS This group of outputs is generated from the Left Hand Controller Wheel...

Page 69: ...ts is generated by the Sample and Hold Circuit STEP This is the output of the Sample and Hold Circuit SMOOTH This is the Smoothed output of the Sample and Hold Circuit ATTENUATORS The VX 351 contains...

Page 70: ...list of the outputs with a space to document destinations like so Source Destination Touch X Touch Y Touch A Touch Gate KBD Pitch KBD Velocity KBD Pressure KBD Gate Pitch Wheel Mod Wheel MOD1 MOD2 LFO...

Page 71: ...trol Input Play a note and move the mod wheel forward You ll hear the LFO triangle wave modulating both the Voyager s Pitch and Filter A variation of this would be to insert an Attenuator in between t...

Page 72: ...r Cutoff as you play higher on the keyboard This is similar to certain acoustic instruments like a cello whose tone gets duller as higher notes are played Initialize the Voyager s parameters Turn the...

Page 73: ...effect Initialize the Voyager s parameters Set the Osc 1 waveform to Triangle wave Set the Filter Envelope to the following settings Attack 1 msec Decay 100 msec Sustain 0 Release can be Off Using a p...

Page 74: ...o add Roughness to a MF 101 s Filter Cutoff This list could go on and on As you can gather there are many many possibilities for exploring synthesis whether you are trying to duplicate a sound or effe...

Page 75: ...Nominal 1000 output impedance PEDAL Max Outputs 4 to 4 V Nominal 1000 output impedance ENVS FILTER 0 to 5 V 330 output impedance VOLUME 0 to 5 V 330 output impedance S H STEP Max 2 to 2 V Nominal 330...

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