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Page 2: ...ime before it passes the pulse on Each cell has two pulse transmission modes several control inputs and several outputs By commutating cells see below for definition in different ways you create a dynamic structure in which pulses that wander in the system are transmitted added and subtracted generating behavior that you can transform into various musical events and controlling voltages We can say...

Page 3: ...nect multiple ORNAMENTs to gether creating generative structures of 16 32 etc cells and accordingly more complex and diverse behavior The external CV control feature allows external devices to control the behavior of the ORNA MENT We achieved interesting self developing compositions when we combined PULSAR 23 and ORNAMENT with many connections where both ORNAMENT controlled PULSAR and PULSAR influ...

Page 4: ...ternal devices ORNAMENT is a fully modular sequencer and its various blocks do not have any internal connections In order for any behavior to appear in the system the user needs to create a patch by connecting the inputs and outputs of the cells The behavior arises from the fact that the system responds to events that occur within it and thereby generates future events that will again in their tur...

Page 5: ...ecreasing voltage 10 0v LYRA open PULSAR 0v Middle position all outputs are disabled In any state of the cell CV 0v LYRA open PULSAR 0v The position of the switch does not affect the operation mode of the TRIG input and TRIG output Actual voltage at the outputs of the cells may slightly vary from the indicated ones 10 5 Cell activity indicator Connected to PULSAR output With switch 4 in upper posi...

Page 6: ...olts In an inactive cell the output voltage is 0 volts With the phase switch in lower position the output behavior is inverted This output is designed to control the PULSAR and any equipment that can receive a CV signal from 0 to 10 volts HOW PULSE DELAY CELLS WORK Each of the eight identical cells consists of a capacitor and a circuit that charges and dis charges the capacitor In the inactive sta...

Page 7: ...t makes its effect on the operation of the ORNAMENT more complex at the time of removing the voltage from X2 and disconnecting the addi tional capacitor from the main capacitor some voltage may remain on it if the disconnection occurred during the phase of cell activity At the time of the next supply of voltage to X2 and the connection of an additional capacitor the charges of both capacitors will...

Page 8: ...d to each other By connecting the TRIG outputs and inputs in various ways a pulse distribution circuit is defined Multiple TRIG or PASS outputs can be connected to a single input In this case the appearance of a trigger pulse at any of the outputs activates the cell One TRIG or PASS output can be connected to several inputs thus activating seve ral cells at once LYRA output can also be used as a t...

Page 9: ...b When the control cell is active the controlled cell will have a delay time of 50 milliseconds to 25 seconds depending on the position of the TIME knob LYRA output of any cell can be connected to the input CV of any cell In this case activation of the control cell will cause an extension of the delay time activity of the controlled cell to 25 seconds 2 minutes depending on the position of the TIM...

Page 10: ...round to the GND ORNAMENT pin The ORNAMENT has four separate adapters along with four adapters combined with pulse converters The adapters combined with pulse converters can also work on their own If nothing is connected to input 1 of the pulse converter its output 2 is in a floating state and you can use it as an adapter input to a Eurorack system connecting any outputs and ORNAMENT inputs that y...

Page 11: ...s on ORNAMENT and 3 5 mm jack 6 3 mm jack cords or simply connect a crocodile clip to the pin on the end of the 6 3 mm jack connected to the LYRA CONNECTION TO PULSAR 23 The ORNAMENT offers perfect control of the PULSAR making its rhythmic patterns much more diverse and allowing you to create elegant generative compositions using only these two devices To trigger drum synthesis modules use ORNAMEN...

Page 12: ...We will say that during this time period this cell is active and this period itself will also be called the duration of the cell activity The ORNAMENT is able to hold LYRA s voices in a wide range of times from fractions of a second to several tens of seconds and even minutes under certain conditions The cell is active while the SET button is pressed if the duration of the press exceeds the value ...

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Page 14: ...ss and release the SET button on the first cell to activate it The ORNA MENT will hold the first voice during TIME 1 As soon as the first voice ceases to sound the second voice will begin to sound When the second voice is done the sound will stop This is the simplest cell connection At that moment when the first cell ceases to be active the ORNAMENT ceases to hold LYRA s voice and its output TRIG ...

Page 15: ...y flipping the switch up again TRIG inputs are capable of receiving a signal from any number of TRIG outputs TRIG outputs are able to transmit a signal to any number of TRIG inputs Using this property we will complicate LOOP a little but at the same time we will immediately go beyond the territory of ordinary linear sequencers Send a trigger with TRIG 3 not only to TRIG 4 but also to TRIG 5 Press ...

Page 16: ...re equal for all four cells then three cells or even all four can be active in the loop But such states will not be stable and soon enough the number of active cells in this loop will decrease to two In a sense this is the natural mechanism of the ORNAMENT which does not allow too many cells in the loop and therefore too many LYRA voices to be active at the same time As long as the cell is active ...

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Page 18: ...ttle In order to completely catch up with it and try to pass the trigger it needs to overcome the time TIME 1 For each cycle it overcomes dT So the collision will happen through TIME 1 dT cycles You can understand this in practice simply by observing the ORNAMENT This situation will be repeated always when the cell durations are at least slightly different As a result there will be only one active...

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Page 20: ...f sound will turn into pauses and pauses will sound instead The rhythmic pattern will not change in terms of the ORNAMENT cells and the interaction of its trigger outputs and inputs But the resulting sound of LYRA will change significantly For additional changes you can switch several cells at once to negative mode The patch that we created is the most basic and simply demonstrates the operation o...

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Page 22: ...of this cell doubles If you keep a high level at this input only part of the activity period then the behavior of the cell becomes more complicated Imagine a water tank As soon as the cell is activated it begins to fill with water Water fills it during TIME after which the cell turns off and the tank instantly empties and waits for the next activation A high voltage on X2 opens a valve connecting ...

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Page 24: ... other outputs you can create signals of a complex shape Input CV allows you to control the duration of the TIME generator Unlike X2 this input allows you to change the duration in the full range of the TIME control and even beyond Create LOOP and LOOP with all cells in positive mode Make the length of the first loop cells very short The duration of the fifth cell is 10 seconds and the sixth is ve...

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Page 27: ...hase Sensor overlay for LYRA 8 sensors Optional cable set with alligator clips THE PROJECT INVOLVED Vadim Minkin idea philosophy circuitry design texts video Valery Zaveriaev design and layout of the manual Victor Grigoriev assistance in the design development mechanical assembly Vitaly Zhidikov sales management commercial department Vlad Kreimer circuitry design texts video Vyacheslav Grigoriev c...

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