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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING - WHEN USING ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, THESE BASIC PRECAUTIONS SHOULD 
ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED.

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, 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. 

4. The product should be located so that its location does not interfere with its proper ventilation.

5. The product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other 
products that produce heat. 

6. The product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating 
instructions or as marked on the product.

7. The power-supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a 
long period of time.

8. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through 
openings.

9. The product should be serviced by qualified personnel when:
 

a. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged.

 

b. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled onto the product.

 

c. The product has been exposed to rain.

 

d. The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in  

 

       

performance.

 

e. The product has been dropped or the enclosure damaged.

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.

Summary of Contents for Sub Phatty

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Page 4: ...s 9 The product should be serviced by qualified personnel when a The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged b Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled onto the product c The product has...

Page 5: ...BUTTONS 10 SAVING PRESETS ACTIVATE PANEL 10 BASICS OF SOUND 12 SIGNAL FLOW 13 OSCILLATORS OVERVIEW CONTROLS OCTAVE WAVE 14 FREQUENCY HARD SYNC OSC 2 TRY THIS PATCH INITIALIZATION EXPLORE THE OSCILLAT...

Page 6: ...ELECTRONIC KICK DRUM 20 MODULATION OVERVIEW CONTROLS LFO RATE SOURCE PITCH AMT 21 PITCH AMT OSC 2 ONLY FILTER AMT WAVE AMT TRY THIS LFO WAVEFORMS PULSE WAVE MODULATION 22 GLOBAL PITCH CONTROLS MIDI IN...

Page 7: ...hesizer 2 Power cord 3 Owner s manual 4 Registration card What you will need 1 A stand or table sufficient to support the Sub Phatty 2 Either a 1 4 inch instrument cable and amplified speakers or head...

Page 8: ...adjust the audio level using Shift mode see page 25 or the plug in editor NOTE You must press a key to pass external audio through the Sub Phatty You also can use a Moog FS 1 footswitch or any 1 4 cab...

Page 9: ...store as many presets as you like and provides a graphical user interface for programming your own sounds Like other synths in the Voyager and Little Phatty families the Sub Phatty has syncable audio...

Page 10: ...rrent position of each knob and the status of four buttons determine the sound coming out of the Sub Phatty Dialing up sounds in Panel mode is exactly like dialing up sounds in a classic synth without...

Page 11: ...a specific shape which synthesists call a waveform Just as the frequencies and relative amplitudes of the sound s harmonics determine its waveform the waveform determines the sound s timbre Instead o...

Page 12: ...ctronically It s worth noting that a control destination can be modulated by more than one control source The diagram below illustrates how the Sub Phatty generates sound It shows the flow of audio si...

Page 13: ...y second and the result you hear is the pitch A above middle C Every pulse width has its own characteristic sound because each has a unique harmonic structure making a variety of basic timbres possibl...

Page 14: ...IN knobs all the way up and the remaining knobs all the way down 4 Set the OCTAVE knobs for both oscillators to 16 and center the OSCILLATOR section s remaining knobs The HARD SYNC OSC 2 and PITCH AMT...

Page 15: ...gnal to the filter OSC 2 Use this knob to control oscillator 2 s level Settings higher than 6 push the level beyond unity imparting gentle filter distortion A setting of 6 or below delivers a clean si...

Page 16: ...the cutoff frequency FILTER CONTROLS CUTOFF Use this knob to change the filter s cutoff frequency Its lowest setting is 20Hz which effectively closes the filter and doesn t allow any audio to pass thr...

Page 17: ...us more about how an instrument is played than any other characteristic Likewise when the sound ends it may take a moment to die away completely or it may stop suddenly This final drop in amplitude an...

Page 18: ...s maximum level which is determined by the filter s EG AMOUNT setting Its value ranges from 1 millisecond to 10 seconds When you use the filter envelope to modulate pitch or wave amount the ATTACK kno...

Page 19: ...hear the release stage after every note especially when you pause long enough for the envelope to return to zero Now play legato making sure you don t lift you fingers between notes Hear the differenc...

Page 20: ...synthesist uses an LFO to modulate oscillator frequency The LFO RATE knob controls the rate of modulation and the mod wheel controls its depth MODULATION CONTROLS LFO RATE By default this knob varies...

Page 21: ...H AMT up to 2 and turn LFO RATE to 6 Play a note and nudge the MOD wheel up slightly to produce vibrato Play a few more notes adding vibrato during sustained notes when it feels appropriate Adjust the...

Page 22: ...ne pitch to the next when you play the keyboard Although glide is normally applied to every note you play when it s engaged you can turn on legato glide using Shift mode see Hidden Parameters on pg 26...

Page 23: ...se before the onset of the attack effectively turning an ADSR envelope into a DADSR envelope By engaging Shift mode and turning the amplifier envelope s ATTACK knob you can vary the envelope s delay t...

Page 24: ...LOPE DECAY Adding a hold stage to the amplifier envelope lets you specify a fixed delay between the attack and sustain stages effectively turning an ADSR envelope into an AHDSR envelope During this st...

Page 25: ...son if you want a constant beat frequency at all pitches make sure that the regular OSCILLATOR 2 FREQUENCY control is centered If you want absolute unison between oscillator 2 and oscillator 1 make su...

Page 26: ...ve middle C transposes up by the interval you select Likewise pressing a key below middle C transposes down by the interval you select For example if you press A below middle C you will transpose the...

Page 27: ...en you select LCT by pressing the low C key the glide time will stay the same regardless of the interval And when you select EXP by pressing the low D key the glide rate will follow an exponential cur...

Page 28: ...WAVE AMT knob must be turned up for waveform modulation to have an effect LFO RANGE SELECTION The Sub Phatty s LFO has three selectable ranges 0 01 to 10Hz 0 1 to 100Hz and 1 to 1000 Hz Although the...

Page 29: ...c and press the C key to turn it off At the LFO RATE knob s fully counterclockwise position a single LFO cycle is 4 whole notes long 384 MIDI clocks At its fully clockwise position one cycle equals a...

Page 30: ...and press the C key Pressing the C key turns off filter envelope repeat FILTER ENVELOPE KEYBOARD AMOUNT When filter envelope keyboard tracking is enabled the filter s envelope times will respond to h...

Page 31: ...reset from zero so its output sweeps fully from zero to maximum with each attack By default with envelope reset turned off an envelope Attack sweeps the envelope output only from its current level to...

Page 32: ...routed from an external source to the GATE CV jack will trigger the envelope When you press D the keyboard a MIDI signal or an external gate signal will trigger the envelope default MIDI IN CHANNEL By...

Page 33: ...s the BANK 1 BANK 4 and PATCH 4 buttons Pressing the low C key will turn MIDI transmission off Pressing C will cause the Sub Phatty to send data through the MIDI OUT jack only Pressing D will cause it...

Page 34: ...at allow a much finer resolution range of values from 0 to 16 384 To enable the Sub Phatty to send MIDI CCs with 14 bit fine resolution engage Shift mode press BANK 4 and PATCH 4 and press the low C k...

Page 35: ...ER VOLUME s current setting or by the volume level that was saved as part of the preset Engage Shift mode and press the BANK 2 BANK 4 and PATCH 3 buttons Then press C if you want the current patch to...

Page 36: ...end on its mode To enter Knob mode engage Shift mode and press BANK 2 BANK 4 PATCH 3 and PATCH 4 Press the low C to engage Snap mode in which the value jumps to the knob s current position as soon as...

Page 37: ...d press BANK 3 BANK 4 and PATCH 4 Press C twice to run a full range note calibration routine for the two oscillators This will ensure that the oscillators remain in tune in every octave throughout the...

Page 38: ...Note Triplet 1 8 T 92 97 Dotted 1 16 Note 1 16 DOT 86 91 1 8 Note 1 8 80 85 1 4 Note Triplet 1 4 T 74 79 Dotted 1 8 Note 1 8 DOT 68 73 1 4 Note 1 4 61 67 1 2 Note Triplet 1 2 T 55 60 Dotted 1 4 Note...

Page 39: ...7 VCO 1 SUB LEVEL 0 16383 14 BIT CC 8 CC 40 8 NOISE LEVEL 0 16383 14 BIT CC 9 CC 41 9 VCO 1 WAVE 0 16383 14 BIT CC 14 CC 46 14 VCO 2 WAVE 0 16383 14 BIT CC 12 CC 44 12 VCO 2 FREQUENCY 0 16383 14 BIT C...

Page 40: ...0 16383 14 BIT CC 20 CC 52 20 WAVE MOD AMOUNT 0 25 107 PITCH BEND UP 0 OFF 64 ON 65 GLIDE ON OFF 0 25 108 PITCH BEND DOWN 0 OFF 64 ON 94 GLIDE LEGATO 0 16383 14 BIT CC 5 CC 37 5 GLIDE RATE 0 Linear Co...

Page 41: ...1 11 Semitones 12 0 Semitones 24 12 Semitones 119 KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE 0 OFF 64 ON 0 OFF 64 ON 0 OFF 64 ON 73 GATED GLIDE 0 127 86 FILTER EG VELOCITY TO TIME 112 FILTER EG REPEAT 0 127 0 Gate On 32 Keys...

Page 42: ...G MUSIC 160 Broadway St Asheville NC 28801 WHAT WE WILL DO Once received we will examine the product for any obvious signs of user abuse or damage as a result of transport If the product has been abus...

Page 43: ...Note 18 to 116 MOD SOURCES Triangle Square Saw Ramp SH Filter Envelope MOD DESTINATIONS Pitch Osc 2 Pitch Only Filter Waveshape FILTER Moog Ladder Filter 20Hz 20kHz AUDIO INPUT 1xTS AUDIO OUTPUT 1xTS...

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