SOMA RoAT, User Manual

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To configure the synthesizer, you need to change the values of the registers.
Each register controls a certain property of the synthesizer, and a
total of 32 registers are available. In order to keep the instrument
compact and affordable, we decided to divide the settings into pages.
This significantly reduced the number of potentiometers and the size
of the synthesizer.
At any given time, you have access to one page with 4 registers, which can be changed with
the pots. To access the other parameters, you need to change the page by pressing the page
buttons. After changing the page you can configure the parameters available on that page.
There are 8 pages in total. Their number is set in binary code (three bits). The current page
is displayed on the LEDs; pressing the buttons will invert the bit values. The upper button
relates to the highest bit, the lower button to the lowest bit. When the page is changed, the
register values do not change. To set a new value, start turning the appropriate pot. Let's
look at the registers and the controlled parameters.
The registers are located according to the following table:
Page Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
0
Channel 1
Frequency
– 2 – 3 – 4
1
Channel 1
Waveform
– 2 – 3 – 4
2
LFO 1
Frequency
– 2 – 3 – 4
3 LFO 1 Amplitude – 2 – 3 – 4
4 LFO 1 Type – 2 – 3 – 4
5 Attack Release Filter Cut
Filter
Resonance
6
Summation
type in node 1
– 2 – 3
Summation
diagram
7 Tempo
Metronome
and sum.
bypass
Random 1
(amount)
Random 2
(speed)
According to this table, if you need to change, for example, the amplitude of the LFO of
channel 2, you need to go to page 3 (011) and start turning the second potentiometer.
Next, let's take a closer look at all the registers.