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Owners Manual

Issue 2

FEDERATION

BPM FX - PRO

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Page 1: ...Owners Manual Issue 2 FEDERATION BPM FX PRO TM...

Page 2: ...Mode Configuration Synchronisation Source I Synchronisation Indicator SUPERKILL FILTER LFO FLANGER CUTTER DELAY PANNING FX Mixer Joystick Control MIDI control Audio to MIDI sync Specification MIDI Im...

Page 3: ...these effects have been available in various forms before but never in such an easy to use and innovative form By triggering the filter in time with the music you can seriously alter the harmonic shap...

Page 4: ...TE REPEAT MIX REPRO MASTER FILTER FLANGER FILTER TYPE SPEED Min Dry Digital Max Max Wet Grunge Vintage Tape INPUT LEVEL INPUT LEVEL INPUT LEVEL INPUT LEVEL FILTER FLANGER DELAY CUTTER SPS PANNING SET...

Page 5: ...e this button also selects BAR LOOP mode This button is used to switch the activated or cued effects on and off This section features SPS 2 WAY SPLIT and SPEED controls for the panning effect The ACTI...

Page 6: ...ative when the IN OUT switch is set to ALL FX When the IN OUT switch is set to SINGLE FX use these connectors to process a signal through the DELAY effect only The terminals will be inoperative when t...

Page 7: ...ATS PATTERN SET Set Quantize BAR LOOP PATT TM TAP CLEAR BPM NUDGE PULL BPM DOWN BPM UP PUSH MASTER Max Off Min Max ALTERNATIVE SETUP 2 CD TAPE LINE LEVEL ONLY UNSUITABLE FOR PHONO LEVEL DJ MIXING DESK...

Page 8: ...TTER OUT OUT OUT IN IN IN POWER 9v DC OFF ON TM MIDI IN MIDI IN CHANNEL INSERTS OR SEND RETURNS MIDI OUT MIDI SEQUENCER OTHER MIDI DEVICE R R R R L L L L STUDIO MIXING DESK R R L L R R L L TO AC WALL...

Page 9: ...he FEDERATION are set to work with normal line level output signals therefore the level indicator should now be coloured green occasionally flashing red If the indicator is off or constantly red adjus...

Page 10: ...on the mixing desk see page 5 for full details Now all the effects are connected together and you can use whichever combination you like straight away Alternatively you can connect the FEDERATION in...

Page 11: ...ls for each channel are set correctly 0dB Turn up the Aux send controls on the relevant channels and observe the FEDERATION s input level indicator s for the connected effect e g If the channel 2 inse...

Page 12: ...vailable This feature allows the effects to continue operating through quite passages in the audio track synchronised ahead behind NOTE The synchronisation display will show a constant OK indication w...

Page 13: ...controlled by the external MIDI sequencer connected to MIDI IN totally independent of the BPM engine For Fazed Bass kill select FAZED button For full Fazed kill now select BASS button For Bass kill o...

Page 14: ...is control sets the basic cut off frequency of the filter The affect this has on the sound depends on the type of filter selected low band or high pass as detailed in the next section titled RESONANCE...

Page 15: ...lock positions the TRIANGLE shape will be selected Between the 10 o clock and 12 o clock positions the FALLING SAWTOOTH shape will be selected Between the 12 o clock and 2 o clock positions the RISING...

Page 16: ...between the 12 o clock position and 2 o clock position Flanger 1 will be selected Between the 2 o clock and fully clockwise position Flanger 2 will be selected the main display confirming the settings...

Page 17: ...is moved past each preset value with two LEDs on indicating a speed setting between any two values The Speed control can be used to set the Flanger to much slower rates than the maximum preset BEATS t...

Page 18: ...ing most of the audio signal to pass As the control is moved in a clockwise direction the open period becomes increasingly shorter allowing less and less of the audio signal to pass until at the fully...

Page 19: ...oduction will be selected Between the 2 o clock and fully clockwise positions GRUNGE reproduction will be selected The main BPM display will indicate the settings as follows This control sets the numb...

Page 20: ...and never jumps to a new BEATS setting which would result in sudden out of tune echos Therefore the BEATS indicators will not always light in full sequence as do the other effects To override any of t...

Page 21: ...tion Full the Spatial Panning effect will be at it s maximum When the SET button is pressed and held down LED flashing this control sets the low mid crossover point the dividing point that designates...

Page 22: ...r divided into preset zones each related to musical bars derived from the current BPM value The settings will be shown briefly on the main display as follows RANGE 01 02 03 04 08 12 16 BARS When the S...

Page 23: ...21 PAGE OWNERS MANUAL As the control is moved in a clockwise direction the crossover frequency rises increasing the width of the mid frequency band and squeezing the high band until at the fully clock...

Page 24: ...s the connected MIDI sequencer s pattern song see page 41 for further information The TAP feature can be used to set the BPM rate when there is no audio signal present or when the beat information bec...

Page 25: ...ne will override any manual changes made with these buttons The BPM UP and BPM DOWN buttons can also be used to quickly enter a default BPM value When the BPM engine is in IDLE mode no audio signal pr...

Page 26: ...for each single press as follows After the 11 setting the synchronisation will be pulled back exactly beat as indicated by the following display Further adjustments can be made beyond the PULL beat po...

Page 27: ...At the central upright position all the effect levels will be equal As the joystick is moved in the direction of an effect see diagrams over the audio level of the remaining effects will become incre...

Page 28: ...PANNING effect move the joystick to the South East position as in the following example FX MIXER FX MIXER FILTER LFO FILTER LFO CUTTER CUTTER PANNING PANNING DELAY DELAY Activated Activated Activated...

Page 29: ...ck to the FILTER LFO position Position the joystick over to the right in between the CUTTER and PANNING positions as shown below and ensure all effects are de activated Activate the FILTER LFO and DEL...

Page 30: ...ice the BPM rate to indicate Compare mode the effects setup reverting back temporarily to the pre edit condition You can switch from Edit to Compare modes as often as you like simply press the button...

Page 31: ...ows you to create your own customised trigger patterns for linking the effects to more complex rhythmical patterns within the music The two USER BEATS memories in each program store patterns of up to...

Page 32: ...he selected memory button and then press the LIVE REC button as in the following example The indicators of the selected memory 1 and LIVE REC buttons will now flash at the current BPM rate to indicate...

Page 33: ...LIVE REC indicators will change to on The FEDERATION gives you a 4 beat count in with audible beep if required before recording starts The POS beat position digit in the main BPM display will stop fl...

Page 34: ...n always displaying the events of the current bar within the pattern To input trigger events press the button s that coincide with your particular pattern The indicator s will come on and a trigger ev...

Page 35: ...in trigger events are rejected always select the sixteenth note QUANTIZE value for the finest resolution USER USER 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 4 BEATS BEATS Recording input a...

Page 36: ...r patterns 1 or 2 in pause or play modes to check the pattern activity and the current position To view the pattern press and the active memory button during normal Play mode BPM detected as in the fo...

Page 37: ...e 1 selected the display will alternate between SETTING RANGE 0 to 5 max This setting will only be applied to the ALL FX channel Use the NUDGE control BPM UP and BPM DOWN buttons to adjust the gain se...

Page 38: ...ur effects have been entered correctly the operating system will automatically exit Utility mode This is where you set the working range of the FEDERATION s BPM engine There are three operating bands...

Page 39: ...will rise fall at different rates depending on the trigger pattern activity This gives a more dynamic envelope feel to the trigger pattern much the same as from a keyboard synthesizer Use the NUDGE c...

Page 40: ...ernal MIDI storage device as a MIDI sysex dump With utility mode 7 selected the display will alternate between The program displayed ready for transmission will be the last selected program or edited...

Page 41: ...ike an edited program allowing you to use the effect setup in real time or store wherever you choose at a later stage You can use the buffer memory to receive multiple sysex program dumps on the fly f...

Page 42: ...with the control changes STOP the sequencer Now reset the MIDI sequence to the beginning and press PLAY to hear the changes re played precisely as you recorded them You can process the audio output o...

Page 43: ...he MIDI sequencer To pause the MIDI sequencer at any time the PROG button then press the MASTER ON OFF button again The MIDI sequencer s pattern or song will be held at the pause position and will onl...

Page 44: ...the MASTER ON OFF set to off indicator flashing try activating one or more of the effects You should now hear the effects in the headphones but not on the main amplifier system Setup the effects as re...

Page 45: ...nsions Weight Optional Accessories Rack 01 FEDERATION BPM FX PRO Audio Freq Resp nse S N ratio THD Input Levels BPM engine Ranges Lock in time Accuracy Filter LFO Controls Edit Speed range Flanger Con...

Page 46: ...lter Flanger BEATS Cutter BEATS Cutter Activate Delay BEATS Delay Repro Delay Level Delay Repeat Delay Panning BEATS USER BEATS 1 2 Live SuperKill FX Mixer joystick Y up down Nudge Pull Push MASTER ON...

Page 47: ...rect the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outle...

Page 48: ...es End Road Phone 44 0 1628 819191 Red Sound Systems Ltd Copyright Software Copyright Design Right 2001 RED Sound Systems Ltd Printed in England Patent Pending Fax 44 0 1628 819111 Bourne End Bucks SL...

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