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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the dvca1 dual VCA Eurorack module.

Like any Waldorf product, the dvca1 has been developed and produced
using milk from happy cows. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Reading this user manual, you will discover all the device features, learn
its basic use and benefits from tips & tricks we gathered during product
development.

Your Waldorf Team

Disclaimer

Waldorf Music GmbH is not liable for any erroneous information contained in
this manual. The contents of this manual may be updated at any time without
prior notice. We made every effort to ensure the information herein is accurate
and that the manual contains no contradictory information.

Waldorf Music

GmbH extends no liabilities in regard to this manual other than those required
by local law. This manual or any portion of it may not be reproduced in any form
without the manufacturer’s written consent.

Waldorf Music GmbH, Lilienthal Strasse 7, D-53424 Remagen,
Germany

For additional information / sound demos / software downloads, please visit our
website:

http://www.waldorf-music.info

Development Team

Development:

Rolf W ¨ohrmann, Frank Schneider

Design & Konzept:

Stephan Gries, Axel Hartmann

Betatest:

Dirk Krause, Falko Brocksieper

Manual:

Dirk Krause, Oliver Rockstedt

Revision: 1.0, 2016-09-15

We would like to thank :

Joachim Flor, Willie Eckl, Michael von Garnier, Stefan Stenzel, Karsten
Dubsch, Daniel Krawietz, Kurt ”Lu” Wangard, Echo Wu, Miroslaw ”Mirek”
Pindus, Thomas Brenner, Fr ´ed ´eric Meslin, Victor H ¨oller, Christian Bacaj,
Isabelle Kernhof, Roger Keller, Markus Erdmann, Holger Steinbrink, Juergen
Driessen, Christian Gritzner, Mic Irmer

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Summary of Contents for DVCA1

Page 1: ...WALDORF DVCA1 USER MANUAL Waldorf Music GmbH 2016 09 15 1...

Page 2: ...s no liabilities in regard to this manual other than those required by local law This manual or any portion of it may not be reproduced in any form without the manufacturer s written consent Waldorf M...

Page 3: ...y environments in order to preserve the device s surface finish Make sure that adequate ventilation is available for the device to cool down Do not place the device near heat sources such as radiators...

Page 4: ...sis Use only a soft cloth or brush to clean the device surface Never use cleaning chemicals as they will damage the device surface 3 Package Contents The dvca1 package contains the following parts dvc...

Page 5: ...eter 5 6 Audio output Individual audio outputs 7 Mix output Provides the sum of both output signals 12 20 Linear knob Controls the amount of VCA modulation 13 21 Exponential knob Controls the amount o...

Page 6: ...that the 12V supply line is located at the bottom The dvca1 module follows the same convention The red line of the ribbon cable should show to the bottom of your bus board and at the bottom of your mo...

Page 7: ...st VCAs Via the Colour control a two pole low pass filter is added to give the sound an extra timbre much like a traditional low pass gate but with much quicker reaction times and smooth filtering for...

Page 8: ...on the VCA delivers 13 5dB gain when the VCA is fully opened related to 5V CV input on either linear or linear inputs with respective knob fully opened This overall gain simply scales the level of the...

Page 9: ...llel Independent mode for every channel in left position of the switch In parallel mode switch is in middle position the linear and exponential controls i e panel knobs and its CV inputs of the right...

Page 10: ...ample hold or envelope signal to come up with some fundamental groovy patches Also the possibility to modulate the Colour in stereo setups with different amounts gives you some nice filter flavours 8...

Page 11: ...10 BLOCK DIAGRAM 10 Block Diagram 11...

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