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User Manual - EN

Ver. 1.2

PHYSIS EX

SOUND EXPANSION BOARD

Summary of Contents for PHYSIS EX

Page 1: ...User Manual EN Ver 1 2 PHYSIS EX SOUND EXPANSION BOARD...

Page 2: ...eption which can be determinated by turning the equipment off and on the user is encuraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receivin...

Page 3: ...generation parameters 5 4 1 Sound Engine section 5 4 2 Compressor section 14 4 3 Amplifier section 14 4 4 Efx section 15 4 5 Equalizer section 19 4 6 Mixer section 20 4 7 Master Effect section 20 4 8...

Page 4: ...te this publication immediately All rights reserved the reproduction of any part of this manual in any form without the manufacturer s specific written permission is forbidden All the trademarks refer...

Page 5: ...inal instrument generating a different sound for each key as in an acoustic piano It is also able to produce a different sound at each subsequent pressure of the same key keeping in mind the previous...

Page 6: ...nd is generated by Physis EX through a dedicated synthesizing process this means that each sound has a different set of parameters Compr Compressor this section applies a compression effect to the sig...

Page 7: ...t point moreover the final result can vary along the keyboard according to the ratio between the mass of each hammer and the mass of the corresponding string HAMMER KNOCK Range 50 0 50 NRPN MSB 0 NRPN...

Page 8: ...added to the Stretch Tuning parameter and master tuning setting STRING STIFFNESS Range 50 0 50 NRPN MSB 0 NRPN LSB 6 Data Entry MSB Range 14 64 114 Allows you to control the string flexibility which a...

Page 9: ...ed therefore all piano strings are able to respond to the energy emitted from played notes as a result they start to slightly vibrate because of a physical phenomena known as sympathetic resonance Thi...

Page 10: ...ring this time the hammer greatly influences the sound timbre and loudness not only at the attack but for the entire sound evolution DAMPER FELT Range 50 0 50 NRPN MSB 0 NRPN LSB 1 Data Entry MSB Rang...

Page 11: ...nd decay time The effect of the TONE BAR SIZE parameter is more audible on bass notes TONE BAR BODY Range 50 0 50 NRPN MSB 0 NRPN LSB 3 Data Entry MSB Range 14 64 114 Allows you to change the initial...

Page 12: ...t and thus its influence on sound loudness and timbre With negative values you can get a duller sound while positive values give you brighter sounds DAMPING YARN Range 50 0 50 NRPN MSB 0 NRPN LSB 1 Da...

Page 13: ...changing the timbre of the sound Each time the mallet hits the bar the bar starts to oscillate at its resonant frequency with a timbre that depends on the hit position The hit position influences the...

Page 14: ...r the attack time BALANCE volume balance among differently sized pipes The higher the value the greater the number of large pipes BELL LEVEL the high pitched component during the attack time that conf...

Page 15: ...ar when a key is released The higher the value the louder the release noise STRETCHING TUNE deviation from ideal tuning corresponding to the equal temperament according to a frequency distribution kno...

Page 16: ...has returned below the threshold Signal Level Time Thres Input Signal Output Signal Attack Rel 4 3 AMPLIFIER SECTION Amplifier effect parameters AMPLIFIER ON OFF Range Off On NRPN MSB 2 NRPN LSB 0 Dat...

Page 17: ...ss filter This filter dampens the echoes with a frequency higher than the cutoff Assign a relatively high value to this value in order to imitate analogic delays with warmer and milder repetitions CHO...

Page 18: ...lating signals in antiphase NRPN MSB 3 NRPN LSB 1 Data Entry MSB Range 11 12 Select the Tremolo type DEPTH Range 0 127 NRPN MSB 3 NRPN LSB 3 Data Entry MSB Range 0 127 Sets the modulation depth SPEED...

Page 19: ...ofter effect WAH WAH Simulates the classic guitar effect that takes the name from its characteristic sound It is in short a filter which is shifted along the frequency so as to create a particular eff...

Page 20: ...gh pass filter passes high frequency signals and attenuates signals with frequencies lower thatn the cutoff frequency NRPN MSB 3 NRPN LSB 06 Data Entry MSB Range 0 2 Select the type of filter LP BP HP...

Page 21: ...LL Range 0 127 NRPN MSB 3 NRPN LSB 07 Data Entry MSB Range 0 127 Sets the transition time needed to switch between Slow and Fast modes 4 5 EQUALIZER SECTION Parameters to adjust the equalizer dedicate...

Page 22: ...ama Ping Pong echoes are generated alternating left and right channels NRPN MSB 6 NRPN LSB 1 Data Entry MSB Range 0 2 Selects the delay type DELAY Range 1 1500 msec NRPN MSB 6 NRPN LSB 3 Data Entry MS...

Page 23: ...ency of a low pass filter that dampens the reverberated signal with a higher frequency softening the effect LOW GAIN Range 0 6 0 0 6 dB NRPN MSB 7 NRPN LSB 4 Data Entry MSB Range 0 127 Sets the gain p...

Page 24: ...nge 52 64 76 Gain positive values or attenuation negative values of signals with frequencies below 180 Hz FREQUENCY Range 300 4800 Hz NRPN MSB 3 NRPN LSB 03 Data Entry MSB Range 0 127 Set the referenc...

Page 25: ...Electric Grand Piano 000 000 026 Electric Stage Piano X 000 000 027 E Grand Chorus Piano Chorus X 000 000 028 E G Funky Pluck Piano X Phaser X 000 000 029 Digit Piano Pop Piano X 000 000 030 Digit Pia...

Page 26: ...ap Rhody X 001 000 046 MKII Snap Rhody X 001 000 047 Psyco EP Rhody Wah wah 001 000 048 No Quarter Rhody Phaser 001 000 049 Joe Phase 80 Rhody Phaser X 002 000 001 Vibraphone Mallet 002 000 002 Vibrap...

Page 27: ...000 025 Flutes and Nazard C Organ X 003 000 026 Celeste C Organ X 003 000 027 Echo Flues C Organ X 003 000 028 Positive Organ C Organ X 003 000 029 Accordion Accordion 003 000 030 Musette Accordion 0...

Page 28: ...ss X 005 000 014 Synth Bass 2 El Bass X 005 000 015 Synth Bass 3 El Bass Vibrato 005 000 016 Nylon Guitar Ac Guitar Delay X 005 000 017 Steel Guitar Ac Guitar X 005 000 018 12 Strings Ac Guitar Delay...

Page 29: ...Balance Filter CutOff Detune Celeste Attack Time Detune Filter CutOff Filter Resonance Echo Flues Attack Time Detune Filter CutOff Filter Resonance Positive Organ Attack Time Balance Filter CutOff De...

Page 30: ...se Noise Filter CutOff Synth Bass 1 Filter Attack Decay Time Filter CutOff Filter Resonance Synth Bass 2 Filter Attack Filter Decay Filter CutOff Filter Resonance Synth Bass 3 Filter Attack Filter Dec...

Page 31: ...H 7FH 0 127 Data Entry MSB CC 6 Sets the value for the parameter specified by NRPN LSB MSB messages Data format BnH 06H vvH n channel number 00H 0FH 1 16 vv value 00H 7FH 0 127 The parameter is determ...

Page 32: ...witched off Data format BnH 7BH 00H n channel number 00H 0FH 1 16 vv switch 00H 7FH 0 127 Program Change Selects Sounds or Memories in combination with Control Change 0 Bank Select MSB Data format CnH...

Page 33: ...mmer 50 0 50 01H 1 0EH 14 40H 64 72H 114 Damper Felt 50 0 50 02H 2 0EH 14 40H 64 72H 114 Reed Size 50 0 50 03H 3 0EH 14 40H 64 72H 114 Reed Position 50 0 50 E PIANO PIANY SOUND EDIT SOUND ENGINE NRPN...

Page 34: ...7FH 127 Foot Control Type pedal 0 127 0BH 11 00H 0 7FH 127 Dry Wet 0 127 SOUND EDIT EFX ROTARY NRPN MSB 03H 03 NRPN LSB Data Entry MSB Range Parameter Par Range 01H 1 15H 21 16H 22 Type 2 1 Rotor 03H...

Page 35: ...03H 3 00H 0 7FH 127 Freq 300 4800 04H 4 00H 0 7FH 127 BW 0 50 3 00 05H 5 34H 52 40H 64 4CH 76 Gain 12 0 12 06H 6 34H 52 40H 64 4CH 76 Hi S 12 0 12 EQ GRAPHIC NRPN MSB 08H 08 NRPN LSB Data Entry MSB Ra...

Page 36: ...t applied to Zone 1 Sound DRIVE 1 gain of the APLIFIER effect applied to Zone 1 Sound CHARACT 1 character of the AMPLIFIER effect applied to Zone 1 Sound EFX 1 activate deactivate the EFX effect appli...

Page 37: ...ion 6 Data Entry MSB 7 Volume 10 Pan 11 Expression 64 Sustain 66 Sostenuto 67 Soft 91 Reverb Send 93 Efx Send 98 NRPN LSB 99 NRPN MSB 120 All Sounds Off 121 Reset All Controllers 123 All Notes Off PRO...

Page 38: ...2012 PHYSIS PIANO is a registered trade mark Viscount International SpA Via Borgo 68 70 47836 Mondaino Rimini Italy Tel 39 0541 981700 Fax 39 0541 981052 www viscountinstruments com...

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